Macromedia Flash Player 8.0

Macromedia Flash Player is the standard for delivering high-impact, rich Web content. Designs, animation, and application user interfaces are deployed immediately across all browsers and platforms, attracting and engaging users with a rich Web experience.

Highly Expressive

Deliver low-bandwidth, high-quality video with advanced compression technology.

Create innovative media compositions with 8-bit video alpha channels.

Create pixel-perfect text using the advanced text rendering engine.

Add real-time dynamic effects with filters for Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution, and Color Matrix.

Expand your creative options with blend modes, radial gradient and stroke enhancements.

Dynamically import additional image formats: GIF, Progressive JPEG and PNG.
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Robust Application Runtime

Architect applications with ActionScript 2.0, the powerful object-oriented programming language based on ECMAScript and JavaScript.

Create sophisticated applications with client-server file upload and download APIs.

Integrate Flash with HTML, DHTML and AJAX applications with the powerful External API.

Build language-specific experiences with APIs for controlling Input Method Editors (IMEs).
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High Performance

Improve rendering performance through more efficient, cached vector graphics.

Enjoy performance boosts for frequently-used features such as text scrolling and video playback.

Deliver more consistent performance with platform-specific optimizations.
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Secure

Safeguard sensitive data on the client with an enhanced local security model.

Depend on guaranteed authenticity of Flash Player update and installation payloads.
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Pervasive

Upgrade visitors with a smooth, in-context experience using Express Install.

Benefit from strong adoption through improved auto-update experiences.

Take advantage of wide distribution with leading hardware,