Adobe Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player 10.3

System Requirement:

Adobe has tested Adobe® Flash® Player 10.3 software extensively on the following minimum hardware configurations:

	Microsoft® Windows®	Mac OS X	Linux®	Solaris™
Processor	Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent)	Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor	Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent)	1600 MHz Sun™ UltraSPARC® IIIi
Memory	128MB of RAM	256MB of RAM	512MB of RAM	2GB of RAM
Graphics memory	128MB of graphics memory

Flash Player 10.3 is supported on the following desktop operating systems and browsers:

Platform	Operating systems	Browsers
Windows	Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2003	Internet Explorer 6.0 and above Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above Google Chrome Safari 4.0 and above Opera 9.5 and above AOL 9.0 and above
Mac OS	Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel)	Safari 4.0 and above Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above Google Chrome Opera 9.5 and above AOL Desktop for Mac 1.0 and above
Linux	Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later, openSUSE® 11 or later, Ubuntu 9.10 or later	Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above Google Chrome
Solaris	Solaris™ 10	Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above

1. Recommended for GPU hardware acceleration–dependent features. Flash Player will use software mode for systems that do not meet the system requirements.
2. Flash Player supports browser versions listed when run on operating systems supported by the browser vendor.
3. Beginning with Flash Player 10.2, Flash Player is integrated as part of Google Chrome.
4. ATI Rage 128 GPU does not support full-screen mode with hardware scaling.
5. Only Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is supported. Systems using OSS/ESD will not play audio. Only GTK2-based browser versions are supported.
6. Content protection using Adobe Flash Access is not available on this platform.

Note

PowerPC® based computers are not supported with Flash Player 10.3.

VIDEO HARDWARE ACCELERATION SUPPORT

Flash Player 10.3 supports hardware-accelerated decoding of H.264 video on Windows and Mac computers with supported hardware and drivers, providing enhanced video performance. For the latest information on supported hardware and drivers, visit the following vendor sites:

AMD/ATI drivers

AMD/ATI hardware decoding of H.264 video in Flash Player 10.3 is supported on AMD/ATI products with UVD2 with the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite, starting with version 9.11 for the ATI Radeon™ family of products, and driver release 8.68 for the ATI FirePro™ family of products. Supported GPUs include Radeon HD 4xxx and higher; Mobility Radeon HD 4xxx series and higher; Radeon HD 3xxx and higher; and FirePro V3750, FirePro V7750, FirePro V8700, and FirePro V8750 and higher.

Broadcom drivers

Broadcom hardware decoding of H.264 video in Flash Player 10.3 is supported on the Broadcom BCM70012 as well as the BCM70015 video decoding chipsets, found in systems with Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator hardware. Systems using Broadcom video decoding should use a Windows Aero theme for optimal full-screen playback performance.

Intel drivers

Intel hardware decoding of H.264 video in Flash Player 10.3 is supported on the Intel 4 Series chipset family and the 2010 Intel Core processor family with Intel HD Graphics, starting with graphics driver version 15.16.5.2021 (8.15.10.2021) for 32/64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7.

For the Atom/GMA 500 chipset, hardware decoding is supported starting with graphics driver version 5.2.1.2020 (8.14.10.2020) for 32-bit Windows 7. Systems using GMA 500 video decoding should use a Windows Aero theme for optimal full-screen playback performance.

NVIDIA drivers

Flash Player 10.3 offers GPU acceleration of H.264 video on NVIDIA ION and supported NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro-powered computers. View the latest list of supported GPUs

Mac OS X hardware decoding support

On Mac computers, hardware decoding of H.264 video in Adobe Flash Player software is available with Mac OS X v10.6.4 and later on hardware supported by the Mac OS Video Decode Acceleration Framework (such as the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M, and GeForce GT 330M). Whether hardware decoding will engage for a specific video is determined by the Mac OS Video Decode Acceleration Framework. View hardware used by different Mac models

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR SD AND HD VIDEO PLAYBACK

The following minimum hardware configurations are recommended for an optimal playback experience:

Resolution	Windows desktop/laptop	Windows netbook	Mac OS	Linux
852x480 (480p), 24–30 fps	2.33GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 2800+, or faster processor 128MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory	1.6GHz Intel Atom or faster processor 1GB of RAM Windows 7 or Windows Vista and supported GPU/media accelerator (NVIDIA ION, Broadcom Crystal HD Media Accelerator, Intel GMA 500)	1.33GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor 256MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory	2.33GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 2800+, or faster processor 512MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory
1280x720 (720p), 24–30 fps	3GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 3400+, or faster processor 128MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory	1.6GHz Intel Atom or faster processor 1GB of RAM Windows 7 or Windows Vista and supported GPU/media accelerator (NVIDIA ION, Broadcom Crystal HD Media Accelerator)	1.83GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor 256MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory	3GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 3400+, or faster processor 512MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory
1920x1080 (1080p), 24–30 fps	1.8GHz Intel Core Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, or faster processor 128MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory	1.6GHz Intel Atom or faster processor 1GB of RAM Windows 7 or Windows Vista and supported GPU/media accelerator (NVIDIA ION)	2.66GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor 512MB of RAM 128MB of graphics memory	1.8GHz Intel Core Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, or faster processor 512MB of RAM 64MB of graphics memory

1. CPU requirements may be much lower using H.264 hardware video acceleration on supported systems. Supported GPUs or media accelerators listed in the section above can significantly decrease processor requirements for optimal viewing of HD video.
2. Windows systems using Broadcom or Intel GMA 500 graphics should use a Windows Aero theme for optimal playback performance.LANGUAGES

Flash Player 10.3 is available in the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

MOBILE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Following are the general minimum hardware and software requirements for Flash Player 10.3 on mobile devices:

	VGA	WVGA
Hardware requirements	Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 550MHz App Processor with Neon for A8 only Hardware Vector FPU	Dedicated Cortex A8 (ARMv7) 800MHz App Processor Hardware Vector FPU
Operating system	Android™ 2.2*

Features:

Media measurement (new in desktop only)

Measure video more easily. Media Measurement for Adobe® Flash® allows companies to get real-time, aggregated reporting of how their video content is distributed, what the audience reach is, and how much video is played. With Adobe Flash Player 10.3 and Adobe SiteCatalyst®, powered by Omniture®, developers can implement video analytics for websites with as little as two lines of code. Analytics solution providers can use a set of new open APIs to easily implement consistent video analytics regardless of implementation or delivery protocol.

Acoustic echo cancellation (new in desktop only)

Create real-time online collaboration experiences with high-quality audio, such as telephony, in-game voice chat, and group conferencing applications for desktop PCs. Developers can take advantage of acoustic echo cancellation, noise suppression, voice activity detection, and automatic compensation for various microphone input levels. End users will be able to experience higher quality audio, facilitating smoother conversation flow, without using a headset