Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will work only with the "Snow Leopard" and "Lion"

Late last month, Adobe announced a test version of the platform for creating applications AIR 3 and Flash Player 11. Yesterday took their official release. Applications sure to work with 3D-graphics and are characterized by significantly improved performance.

In particular, the Flash Player 11 has support for Stage 3D technology when 2D--and 3D-content is displayed using graphics accelerator features, which reduces the load on the CPU. In addition, there is support for 64-bit mode (as in the medium OS X, and other platforms). Another important factor is a function of video encoding in H.264 / AVC format using webcams. And with Flash Access content providers were able to work with the Android platform, that is, the expanded range of users, where you can earn extra money.

AIR 3 development platform has become even more versatile. For example, can be packed in a single file the application for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS. There is also support for a number of other important features, such as hardware-accelerated video, Stage Video, coding camera in H.264 / AVC format, the native text input for mobile gadgets, digital surround sound for TV devices, play audio in the background in iOS and the encrypted local repository.

Download as Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 from the official Adobe website. Mac users should be aware that new software enchanted by Snow Leopard and Lion. On older versions of OS X, it does not work.

[Electronista]