Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Beta Available for Download

Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Beta is available for download. This update includes graphics data query and full screen permission dialog UI improvements as well as access a preview of the Stage3D extended profile.

Flash Player 11.6 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and videos across devices. This beta release provides access to the Flash Player 11.6 runtime for Mac OS and Windows desktop environments.

Important note: The Flash Player 11.6 beta is designed for evaluation purposes only. Adobe do not recommended that this release be used on production systems or for any mission-critical work.

What's new in Flash Player 11.6 Beta?
Flash Player 11.6 beta provides access to the Flash Player 11.6 runtime for Windows and Mac OS. The key features and benefits of Flash Player 11.6 are:

Full Screen Permission Dialog UI Improvement:
Changed the location of the the permission dialog to the middle of the screen. Also improved the user experience when going into full screen mode by adding the "Cancel" button.

Graphics Data Query:
Developers will be able to read the structure of the display object and read vector data at runtime. For example, game developers can create complex Sprite Sheets or they can create exporters at runtime to any file format (SVG as an example).

Additional feature details available in the release notes.

Download Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Beta (January 15, 2013)
Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Beta is available here: Adobe Lab Download Center. Download the files appropriate for you:

Note: The ActiveX Flash Player in this release is not compatible with Windows 8. Flash Player for Windows 8 is available as part of the Windows 8 release preview.

What's new in Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Beta?
This release includes the following updates and fixes:
  • Full Screen Permission Dialog UI Improvement:
    Changed the location of the permission dialog to the middle of the screen. Also improved the user experience when going into full screen mode by adding the "Cancel" button.
  • Graphics Data Query:
    Developers can read the structure of the display object and vector data at runtime. Game developers can use this feature to create complex Sprite Sheets, or exporters for any file format (e.g. SVG) at runtime.

Notable Fixes and Enhancements:
  • 3430032 - On Windows XP, Flash Access content is throwing an erroneous Output Protection Error (3338).
  • 3428748 - Fixes an issue where random 3321/3330 errors are thrown when playing Flash Access protected content using Chrome on Windows XP.
  • 3434197 - Fixes an issue where users upgrading from Flash Player 11.3.375.10 to 11.6.602.124 experienced Error Code 3322 (DeviceBindingFailed) on Windows 8 running SurfaceRT with EPM enabled.
  • 3398415 - Fixes an issue where Error code 3338 was thrown during playback of Flash Access protected content with Analog Required, Digital Required, Analog Noplay, or Digital Noplay flags on Chrome for Windows with the Flash Player PPAPI Plug-In.
  • 3428081 - Corrects a problem where the web page of a played video would occasionally be closed when resizing the page in Safari.
  • 3444724 - Setting a mask via ActionScript that contains a nested mask works again.
  • 3473230 - Corrects an issue where the loader for some Starling Demos would not load on Windows with IE10.
  • 3434205 - Corrects an performance problem on Windows 8 desktops where users would experience a delay when dragging a browser window running Flash content across multiple displays.
  • 3368015 - Camera now works as expected on Chrome OS 20 with the PPAPI Flash Player plug-in.
  • 3369826 - Video captured with the front camera now renders correctly on the Google Nexus 7.
  • 3373425 - Videos are now rendered correctly on http://www.briggs-riley.com/ when viewed on Windows 8 with IE 10 in both Classic and Metro modes.
  • 3429524 - YouTube Flash Objects embedded in Office 15 Word Documents now render correctly when Windows Update KB2777166 is installed.
  • 3407575 - Memory usage is now reported correctly by content played in Chrome on Mac using the PPAPI Flash Player Plug-In.
  • 3365525 - Fixes an installation problem introduced in Flash Player 11.4 that caused Flash Player to not work for Windows users running with User-level permissions when Flash Player was installed from an Administrative Account.
  • 3376775 - Corrects an issue introduced in Flash Player 11.0.1.50 where Bitmap Data memory was not being properly culled during long-running playback of Flash content.
  • Multiple stability and security fixes.

References:
Adobe Labs Downloads
Announcement: Flash Player 11.6.602.146 Available For Download

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