[November 21, 2009] AMD Boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream Technology Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- AMD announced that the beta Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta released on November 17 supports platforms powered by Vision Technology from AMD to deliver high definition (HD) on Flash platform -based video and other rich Web based content and applications. According to the company, Flash Player 10.1 leverages ATI Stream technology and a balanced approach using both AMD CPUs and GPUs. Flash Player 10.1 targets the standard DXVA APIs in Windows to take advantage of available hardware acceleration from supported AMD products running the appropriate ATI Catalyst driver on Windows-based PCs1, AMD said. AMD worked closely with Adobe to leverage the DirectX application programming interface and ATI Stream technology to decode H.264 video with the GPU, according to a release. "AMD and Adobe have collaborated to enable ATI Stream technology through Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to help end users more easily experience , create and share their visual media," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president of AMD's Products Group. "Adobe Flash Player is one of the world's most pervasive multimedia platforms and the number one video platform on the web today. By taking advantage of both the CPU and GPU resources available on AMD platforms, the new player delivers video that looks and performs better than ever before." "AMD has been at the forefront of utilizing both the CPU and GPU on x86-based platforms to improve the performance of popular runtimes like the new Adobe Flash Player 10.1," said David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president, Platform Business Unit at Adobe. "Consumers will be able to enjoy a smooth viewing experience when accessing rich, HD video content built with the Adobe Flash Platform on AMD based Windows PCs." More Information: www.amd.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]