Public tests new version of Flash player

Iria · Jul 12, 2005, 10:04 PM

Three months after promising big changes in its signature Web animation software, Macromedia has released a public test version of the Flash player.

Macromedia published on Tuesday morning the first public test, or "beta," version of the Flash 8 player, code-named "Maelstrom," on its Web site.

"This public beta is a prerelease version of the next major release of Flash Player," read the download site. "It is being made available for developers and consumers to test their content to ensure existing content plays back correctly and that there are no compatibility issues....Please help us ensure that this release will be of the highest quality by installing and using these players. Please let us know as soon as possible if you encounter any issues."
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EcPercy · Jul 12, 2005, 11:13 PM

Already uninstalled. Once I installed this I was not able to get any flash videos to work. I ran their uninstall utility and it had one section where it was removing an "active-x" control. Now, I am using firefox 1.0.4 so that would probably explain why nothing was working.

To see if this also happens with flash 7, I uninstalled it with the same tool and nothing was mentioned about any "active-x" control.

I will sit this one out. I am not installing active-x support in firefox.

YAYitsAndrew · Jul 13, 2005, 12:10 AM

The new player installs and works great in opera 8.01.

If you're looking for a flash game to test flash player 8 with, why not play battalion

www.urbansquall.com

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 13, 2005, 01:38 AM

It Borked DH on ie6

Nice side menu

Jul 12, 2005, 10:04 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Public tests new version of Flash player Three months after promising big changes in its signature Web animation software, Macromedia has released a public test version of the Flash player. Macromedia published on Tuesday morning the first public test, or "beta," version of the Flash 8 player, code-named "Maelstrom," on its Web site. "This public beta is a prerelease version of the next major release of Flash Player," read the download site. "It is being made available for developers and consumers to test their content to ensure existing content plays back correctly and that there are no compatibility issues....Please help us ensure that this release will be of the highest quality by installing and using these players. Please let us know as soon as possible if you encounter any issues." __________ Read More / Source: News.com

Jul 13, 2005, 12:10 AM	#3
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	The new player installs and works great in opera 8.01. If you're looking for a flash game to test flash player 8 with, why not play battalion www.urbansquall.com __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Jul 13, 2005, 01:38 AM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	It Borked DH on ie6 Nice side menu __________________

Jul 12, 2005, 11:13 PM	#2
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 64	Already uninstalled. Once I installed this I was not able to get any flash videos to work. I ran their uninstall utility and it had one section where it was removing an "active-x" control. Now, I am using firefox 1.0.4 so that would probably explain why nothing was working. To see if this also happens with flash 7, I uninstalled it with the same tool and nothing was mentioned about any "active-x" control. I will sit this one out. I am not installing active-x support in firefox.