It’s MAX time

If someone believes this is a corresponding post to this, no it’s not. MAX is the Adobe conference and there are some updates out there.

“Codename ASTRO” (new Flash Player) will support simple 3D effects(nothing similiar to Paperviersion i think), some enhanced text layout components and last but not least, support for GPU rendering. What does this mean, that in near future everyone is able to create a new HalfLife based on the Flash Platform.

No.

It means that Adobe is going to get the most out of our systems so that every content will run smooth even on CPU’s with less power. GPU’s are very powerful today and most of them implements OpenGL specification. There is a new project on Adobe Labs, called Hydra. Hydra is part of the “Adobe Image Foundation Toolkit” and will be a powerful, C-similiar programing language to create native effects and blendmodes.

No Worries for those who haven’t a compatible graphics card, there will be a software rendering mode too.

Welcome to the future (*hint*).