10 Fast Facts about the Flash

Fast Facts about the Flash talk about a freeware software in Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is labeled as Shockwave Flash. The software is used to stream video and audio, execute internet applications and view multimedia. The content for the software is made on Adobe Flash platform. Let us find out other interesting facts about the Flash by reading the following post.

Fast Facts about the Flash 1: the creator

Macromedia is the creator of Flash Player. You can run it in mobile devices and a web browser. After Macromedia was acquired by Adobe, Adobe Systems becomes its distributor and developer.

Fast Facts about the Flash 2: free software distribution

You do not have to pay to install the flash for it is free to use.  There is no need to wonder that the major operating systems and web browsers feature the flash.

Fast Facts about the Flash 3: the operating systems

Windows 8, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge feature Adobe Flash plug-in.

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Fast Facts about the Flash 4: the users

Flash Player is very popular among users for it enables them to access graphical user interface, animations and games.

Fast Facts about the Flash 5:  the new version of Flash Player

The new version of Flash Player was installed by 400 million of 1 billion connected desktops within six weeks after its first release according to the report of Adobe in 2013.

Fast Facts about the Flash 6: criticism

Even though it is popular among readers, criticism still occurs on this software.  The security of the flash is vulnerable to the computer. The critics try to encourage the users to uninstall or disable it.

Fast Facts about the Flash 7: the support

The raster graphic, vector, streaming audio and video and ActionScript are supported by Flash Player.

Fast Facts about the Flash 8: hardware devices

The users will be able to access the hardware devices like microphones and web cameras using this Flash Player.

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Fast Facts about the Flash 9: AIR

AIR stands for Adobe Integrated Runtime. It employs Flash Player internally, which supports Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Fast Facts about the Flash 10: the data formats

The data formats supported by Flash Player include AMF, JSON and XML.  The former one enables the users to store the data in their computers.  The latter one will be stored as an XML Document Object Model in the memory.

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