Swfdec
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| developer | Benjamin Otte, David Schleef, Eric Anholt |
| Current version | 0.8.4 (December 21, 2008) |
| operating system | Unixoids |
| category | Media player |
| License | LGPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
| swfdec.freedesktop.org | |
Swfdec (pronounced “swiff deck”) is free playback software for the Adobe Flash format (SWF) under Unix systems, which was published under the LGPL software license .
Features from SWF version 7 and ActionScript are supported, as well as some of the video features of the Flash 9 Player. The software is in an early development phase and cannot yet be used as a full replacement for Adobe Flashplayer. It is already possible to play Flash videos (e.g. from the portals Youtube , DailyMotion, Yahoo, CNN, AOL etc.). A blog entry by the main developer indicates that development has now been discontinued, and there has not been a newer version since December 2008 (as of December 2014).
technology
The software consists of a program library for which there is an expansion module for Mozilla browsers (and those with compatible plug-in architecture) and a separate playback program for the GNOME desktop as a surface. It uses the Cairo graphics library for rendering and PulseAudio , OSS , or ALSA for audio playback.
- Swfdec can be compiled for different system architectures and thus enables native support for 64-bit systems, for example
- Swfdec is based on the multimedia framework GStreamer and thus has audio backends for e.g. B. OSS and ALSA
commitment
Debian GNU / Linux 5.0 (Lenny) uses Swfdec by default as the Flash plug-in for Iceweasel . Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) already offers Swfdec in the installation assistant for missing Firefox plugins. With Fedora 9, too , Swfdec is offered as a replacement for proprietary solutions. Ubuntu version 9.10 and higher still has it installed in the repository, but no longer installed by default.
See also
Web links
- Official homepage of the project
- Screenshots of some games and videos
- Interview with the main developer Benjamin Otte