Adobe Flash Lite
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For manufacturers and developers
Adobe® Flash® Lite™ software is a powerful runtime engine for mobile and consumer electronics devices that benefits both device manufacturers and content developers.
By enabling manufacturers to provide customers with complete web browsing experiences, video, and compelling interactive content, Flash Lite 3 delivers an effective means of differentiating products. Additionally, Flash Lite 3 allows developers to quickly create engaging mobile applications, speed time to market, and increase customer adoption.
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Features
Key features in Flash Lite
Flash Lite 3 brings engaging experiences like web content and streaming video (FLV) to mobile and consumer electronic devices.
- FLV support—including H.264, On2 VP6 and Sorenson video codecs
- Enables a more complete web experience on mobile devices by providing access to content and video created with Adobe Flash
- Faster performance
- Object-based extension mechanism for accelerated UI design
- Integrated authoring environment
- Multiplatform support
Designers and developers
Getting started with Flash Lite
Adobe is committed to providing mobile content designers and developers of all levels of expertise with the knowledge and support they need to increase their business. Explore the following links for additional resources.
To create Flash Lite content, you will need one of the latest versions of the Flash authoring environment, Flash CS3 Professional or Flash Professional 8. Adobe Device Central CS3, a new component in all of the Adobe Creative Suite® editions and several point products including Flash CS3 Professional, enables you to more easily design, preview, and test mobile content.
How can I create Flash Lite 3 content?
Author, test, and publish mobile content for the latest release of Adobe Flash Lite, now supporting FLV and rendering of SWF files for Flash Player 8 when integrated within a mobile phone or embedded web browser. Authoring support for Flash Lite 3 requires both an update to Adobe Flash Player Update for Flash CS3 Professional software and an update to Adobe Device Central CS3.
Flash Lite 3 web browsability guidelines
There’s no need to create a separate web experience for the desktop and mobile devices. Learn how you can optimize and extend your existing Flash enabled web content to mobile devices.
Downloads
- Adobe Flash Player Update for Flash CS3 Professional (includes support for Flash Lite 3.0 authoring)
- Flash Lite 3 update for Device Central CS3
- Flash Lite 3 Developer Edition
Developer resources
Mobile and Devices Developer Center
Take advantage of extensive online resources and information on Flash Lite and mobile design and development, tips and tricks, samples, and more.
Adobe Mobile Developer Program
Get free access to a broad range of services, information, and support to help design, develop, and market Flash Lite applications and content for mobile devices.
Additional resources
Events
Adobe mobile podcast series
Watch or listen to this podcast series aimed at creative professionals new to mobile, as Adobe host John Agger walks you through tutorials on mobile content creation. The Adobe Mobile Podcast series is created in partnership with Terry White's Creative Suite Video podcast and includes the following episodes:
2007 Flash Lite Game Contest: Call for Entries
Submit your Flash Lite game to one of the three regional categories (Americas, EMEA, Asia) by February 15th, 2008. Prizes include $5,000, an Adobe Creative Suite 3 software license, and three O’Reilly books.
Flash Lite Online Live Seminar Series
Attend this free eSeminar series and learn how to create engaging mobile experiences with Adobe Creative Suite 3 products.
Customers and Press
Customer stories
Chumby
Chumby Industries, Inc.
Chumby Industries, based in San Diego, California, is making consumer-electronics history with the release of the chumby. About the size of a grapefruit, the chumby is the first device, based on Adobe Flash Lite technology, created to deliver a continual stream of personalized web content from multiple sources.
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In Italy, where mobile commerce is booming, MTV Italia has placed its service directly in the hands, pockets, and purses of brand-passionate consumers. In addition to a multitude of websites, portals, and television channels, Italians can now “have their MTV” on mobile phones enabled with Adobe Flash technology.
Moket
Moket
Within just a few months of startup, Moket became a self-sustainable company working 100% in the Flash Lite ecosystem. Moket’s focus is on games and personalization content for handheld devices.
