Hell Froze Over - 64 bit Flash Preview

Broken Hope · 15 Sep 2010 at 21:49

Never thought Adobe would ever get around to doing this.

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

Adobe® Flash® Player "Square" is a preview release that enables native 64-bit support on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows operating systems, as well as enhanced support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 beta.

We have made this preview available so that users can test existing content and new platforms for compatibility and stability. Because this is a preview version of Flash Player, we don’t expect it to be as stable as a final release version of Flash Player. Use caution when installing Flash Player "Square" on production machines.

The key new capabilities in the Flash Player "Square" preview are:

* 64-bit support — Native support for 64-bit operating systems and 64-bit web browsers on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.
* Internet Explorer 9 hardware accelerated rendering support — Enhanced support for Internet Explorer 9 Beta. It takes advantage of hardware accelerated graphics in Internet Explorer 9 Beta, utilizing hardware rendering surfaces to improve graphics performance and enable seamless composition.

hohum · 15 Sep 2010 at 22:17

Yep, I was amazed aswell. Will give it a shot in IE9 tomorrow, as claims of 35% faster will need to be tested.

peterattheboro · 15 Sep 2010 at 22:42

Has Flash always been available on Macs?

It's a pain not having it on my iPhone!!

Broken Hope · 15 Sep 2010 at 22:44

peterattheboro said:
Has Flash always been available on Macs?

It's a pain not having it on my iPhone!!

For Macs yes, Steve Jobs won't allow it on the iPhone though.

Cosimo · 28 Sep 2010 at 10:21

Preview 2, 32/64 bit is now available for download:

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

asim18 · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:24

How do you get it working with firefox?

I installed it, but when I go to youtube it tells me there's a missing plugin.

EDIT: Woops, silly me :rolleyes:

. Firefox isn't 64 bit.