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== About Flash == | == About Flash == | ||
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| + | '''Adobe Flash''' is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich Internet applications, desktop applications, mobile applications, mobile games and embedded web browser video players. Flash displays text, vector graphics and raster graphics to provide animations, video games and applications. It allows streaming of audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone and camera input. Related development platform Adobe AIR continues to be supported. | ||
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| + | Although Flash was previously a dominant platform for online multimedia content, it is slowly being abandoned as Adobe favors a transition to HTML5. Flash Player has been deprecated and has an official end-of-life at the end of 2020 | ||
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| + | == Security Warning == | ||
Enabling Flash may open your computer to security vulnerabilities. You are encouraged to enable Flash only when necessary, and to use your browser's exception lists to selectively allow Flash whenever possible. | Enabling Flash may open your computer to security vulnerabilities. You are encouraged to enable Flash only when necessary, and to use your browser's exception lists to selectively allow Flash whenever possible. | ||
== Enabling Flash == | == Enabling Flash == | ||
| − | To enable Flash, visit one of the | + | To enable Flash, visit one of the pages below: |
* Windows | * Windows | ||
** [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6258784#OnWindowsbr Chrome] | ** [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6258784#OnWindowsbr Chrome] | ||
| − | ** Firefox | + | ** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/why-do-i-have-click-activate-plugins#Windowsbr Firefox] |
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| + | * Mac | ||
| + | ** [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6258784#OnMac Chrome] | ||
| + | ** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/why-do-i-have-click-activate-plugins#MacOS Firefox]] | ||
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| + | == Supported Operating Systems == | ||
| + | [[File:Win10-logo.png]][[File:Macos-logo.png]][[File:Linux-logo.png]] Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. | ||
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| + | == VPN requirement == | ||
| + | [[File:Vpn-no.png]] Connection to campus VPN is not required. | ||
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, 12 April 2022
Contents
About Flash
From wikipedia:
Adobe Flash is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich Internet applications, desktop applications, mobile applications, mobile games and embedded web browser video players. Flash displays text, vector graphics and raster graphics to provide animations, video games and applications. It allows streaming of audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone and camera input. Related development platform Adobe AIR continues to be supported.
Although Flash was previously a dominant platform for online multimedia content, it is slowly being abandoned as Adobe favors a transition to HTML5. Flash Player has been deprecated and has an official end-of-life at the end of 2020
Security Warning
Enabling Flash may open your computer to security vulnerabilities. You are encouraged to enable Flash only when necessary, and to use your browser's exception lists to selectively allow Flash whenever possible.
Enabling Flash
To enable Flash, visit one of the pages below:
Supported Operating Systems
Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
VPN requirement
Connection to campus VPN is not required.
