It allows streaming of audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera input.Īrtists may produce Flash graphics and animations using Adobe Animate (formerly known as Adobe Flash Professional). outside ChinaĪdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich internet applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players.įlash displays text, vector graphics, and raster graphics to provide animations, video games, and applications.
Glossing over the unavailability of some programs and channels, Adobe Media Player is making all the right strides to becoming the best place to watch TV online.Active only for enterprise users and all users in China, discontinued everywhere else, i.e. Fine if you live there, of course, but for those of us in other lands it's so frustrating to see a show you want to watch only to discover it's not available (of course, you don't find this out until after an advert has played in the player).
One of my main qualms with Adobe Media Player though, is that many of the episodes are not available outside the USA. I was also impressed by the speed and quality of the videos. Adobe has even partnered with Sony Pictures to offer some movies through the service, such as Jerry Maguire and Men in Black. At the time of writing, Adobe estimates that there are around 25,000 episodes available through its media player. You can also now subscribe to RSS feeds that tell you when new episodes are online.Ĭontent is king though, of course, and version 1.1 of Adobe Media Player adds a lot more episodes and channels from a broad range of genres. For instance, you can create a list of favorites, and keywords add ratings to Flash video, build playlists and use the Dashboard-style interface to check out the latest episodes of your top shows.
Navigation is very smooth and feels natural and there are a number of features and services that make it easier to eyeball TV more effectively. Now out of beta release, the app provides an interesting and immersive way of watching videos online.
The result is basically a version of Joost as seen through the eyes of Adobe.
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