I’m not necessarily encouraging it, but I’ve got some interest in the latest beta version of the Flash player. (Here’s the link to download the browser plug-in.) The press release (again, [URL=“http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/releasenotes.html”]link) mentions some neat stuff:
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[]A strengthened connection to JS through the ExternalInterface API
[]Vector graphics acceleration for multi-core machines
[*]“Hardware scaling” in full-screen mode, “for improved video performance and quality”
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What, pray tell, does “hardware scaling” mean? It sounds like it could be a feature limited to video in full-screen mode. But do you think it could pave the way for hardware acceleration?