FAQ
Product information
- What is Adobe® Flash® Lite™?
- Adobe Flash Lite software is a runtime engine that provides users a rich, engaging experience across mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Flash Lite enables OEMs and operators to differentiate their devices via customized user interfaces, a more complete web experience and the ability to access video and mobile content across devices.
- What are the key new capabilities of Flash Lite 3.1 ?
Flash Lite 3.1 includes the following new capabilities:
- H.264 support
- Improved web browsability with support for most Flash 8 content
- Object oriented extension mechanism for device APIs
- Red Hat Linux reference port `
For detailed information on the capabilities of Flash Lite 3, visit the features page.
- When is Flash Lite 3 available?
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Flash Lite 3.1 was released to OEMs on March 31, 2008.
Flash Lite 3 Developer Edition was made available for noncommercial distribution in the Mobile and Devices Developer Center in November 2007. The Developer Edition is optimized for Symbian OS™ v3 devices and has been certified by Adobe for the Nokia N95 handset.
- When will Flash Lite 3 devices begin shipping?
- Flash Lite 3 devices are available in the market today. Flash Lite 3.1 devices are expected to hit the market towards the end of 2008.
- How do Flash Lite 2.1 and the Flash Player 7 SDK compare to Flash Lite 3?
- The following table contains a comparison of primary features. For a complete comparison, see the comparison chart.
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Flash Lite 3 Flash Lite 2.1 Flash Player 7 SDK Web browsing compatibility Yes (Flash 8 or earlier) No Yes (Flash 7 or earlier) Video codecs (FLV, device video) Device dependent Device dependent No Audio codecs Device dependent Device dependent Yes Flash Media Server connection support Yes No Yes XML socket support Yes Yes Yes SOAP API Yes Yes No Language support (including right-to-left) Yes Yes No Optimized for ARM Yes Yes No MMI APIs Yes Yes No - What reference platforms are available for Flash Lite 3?
- Symbian OS v3, Microsoft® Windows® XP and Redhat Linux 2.6.
- What is the client footprint of Flash Lite 3?
- 380KB is the size of the core library without video codecs. As a reference, Flash Lite 2.1 has a footprint of 450KB.
- How much memory is required for Flash Lite 3 to run?
- Adobe recommends allocating 4-6MB for UI, 2-4MB for standalone content (excludes video), and 32MB of RAM for web browsing for optimal performance.
- What is the required memory usage for playing FLV files?
- A one-minute video consumes 2–3MB of RAM, while a five-minute video consumes an average of 3–4MB. Longer videos play without requiring a linear increase in memory. Note: This is true for progressive, streaming, local, and/or remote.
- What features of Flash 8 does Flash Lite 3 not support?
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- Filters (blur, drop shadow, etc.)
- Blend modes (add, subtract, multiply, etc.)
- Enhanced strokes (miter, square, etc.)
- Text as Link
- setTimeout
- _target
- Encoding per pixel alpha with Flash 8 video (On2 VP6)
- Bitmap caching
- ActionScript Objects, or methods
- Flash Remoting
To learn more about optimizing your website and content for Flash Lite 3, review the Flash Lite 3 web browsability support guidelines.
- Are there plans to add support for the Flash 8 features that are not currently supported by Flash Lite 3?
- We are currently evaluating support for the remaining Flash 8 features in future releases.
- Does Flash Lite 3 support H.264?
- Yes. Flash Lite 3.1 includes H.264 standard video support, the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray® and HD-DVD® high definition video players and HD web videos. Playback of H.264 video is dependent on the device’s capabilities for seamless play back existing H.264 web video content.
- Does Flash Lite 3 support Flash 9 content?
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Flash Lite 3 broadcasts itself as a Flash 9 compatible player and will play back SWF content created with Flash 9 (Flash CS3 Professional) as long as it DOES NOT use ActionScript 3. Flash Lite 3 will display a Flash icon to indicate instances where content is not supported.
- I am currently using an older version of Flash Lite. What do I need to do to upgrade to Flash Lite 3?
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If you are an OEM, contact your Adobe representative or complete the Flash Lite license request form. If you are a developer, visit the Mobile and Devices Developer Center to download Flash Lite 3 Developer Edition.
- How can I author Flash Lite 3 content for mobile devices?
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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 Flash CS3 Professional software and an update to Adobe Device Central CS3.
- I am currently a Flash Player 7 SDK customer. Should I upgrade to Flash Lite 3 or wait for the Flash Player 9 SDK?
- The migration path for the Flash Player 7 SDK is Flash Lite 3. There are no current plans to release a Flash Player 9 SDK.
