Adobe har netop frigivet Flash Player 10.2 beta. Playeren kommer med en række nye features, bl.a. Stage Video som er en ny form for hardware accelereret video, der givet en markant bedre performance.

Her er nyhederne sakset fra labs:
Stage Video hardware acceleration — A new method for video playback in Flash Player will allow developers to leverage complete hardware acceleration of the video rendering pipeline, enabling best-in-class playback performance. Stage Video can dramatically decrease processor usage and enables higher frame rates, reduced memory usage, and greater pixel fidelity and quality.

Internet Explorer 9 hardware accelerated rendering support — Flash Player takes advantage of hardware accelerated graphics in Internet Explorer 9, utilizing hardware rendering surfaces to improve graphics performance and enable seamless composition.

Native custom mouse cursors — Developers can define custom native mouse cursors, enabling user experience enhancements and improving performance.

Support for full screen mode with multiple monitors — Full screen content will remain in full-screen on secondary monitors, allowing users to watch full-screen content while working on another display.

Kender du ikke til Stage Video, så bør du ikke snyde dig selv for at se Tinic Uro's (iført en Star Trek uniform?) præsentation fra Adobe MAX 2010