
20 Introduction
Improved text anti-aliasing You can now apply new anti-aliasing
settings that make normal and small-sized text much clearer and easier to
read onscreen. For more information, see “Setting anti-aliasing options for
text” in Using Flash.
New video encoder A new video encoder application is included with
Flash Professional 8. It is a separate application that provides an easy way to
convert video files into the Flash Video (FLV) format. The application also
allows you to perform batch processing of video files. For more
information, see “Encoding video” in Using Flash.
Video alpha channel support You can now use an alpha channel with
video objects, allowing you to create transparency effects. For more
information about using video in Flash, see Chapter 11, “Working with
Video” in Using Flash.
Installing Flash
The following sections describe the process of installing Flash.
System requirements
Complete product system requirements and recommendations are available
on the Flash system requirements web page at www.macromedia.com/go/
sysreqs.
Installing and activating Flash
Installing Flash is an automated process. After installation, you can choose
to run the 30-day trial mode, or you can choose to activate either Flash
Basic 8 or Flash Professional 8. You must activate both editions of Flash
over the Internet or phone before use, and you need your serial number to
activate either edition of Flash unless you want to select the trial mode.
Windows 98 SE users must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or later in
order to activate Flash over the Internet.
NOTE
Installing Macromedia Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 does not
overwrite earlier Flash versions that you might have installed.
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