Update on Flash Player vulnerability
The Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team is reporting that the latest version of the Flash Player (version 9.0.124.0) is not affected by the vulnerability that was reported earlier this week. “The exploit appears to be taking advantage of a known vulnerability that was resolved in Flash Player 9.0.124.0.”, the PSIRT says.
Symantec confirms:
The malicious SWF file found in-the-wild has been found to affect Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, not the latest version 9.0.124.0. Originally this issue was believed to be unpatched and unknown, but further technical analysis has revealed that it is the previously reported Adobe Flash Player Multimedia File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (BID 28695), discovered by Mark Dowd of IBM.
To verify your Adobe Flash Player version number, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on Flash content and select “About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player” from the menu. We encourage you to always download and install the latest version of the Flash Player.
MAX 2008 San Francisco registration now open
Registration for MAX 2008 San Francisco is now open. Registrations for Milan and Tokyo are following shortly. With over 200 sessions and 50 hands-on labs, MAX 2008 offers an unrivaled opportunity to broaden your expertise and get inspired by the work of industry leaders and Adobe experts. More info on http://max.adobe.com/
[via Ben Forta]
Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Soundbooth in public beta
It’s always nice to wake up to some goodies to play with. This morning (depending on where you are obviously) we released beta versions of the next versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth on Adobe Labs. These betas should give you some idea of the direction that CS4 is taking.
Notable new features:
New user interface
You’ll see this one across other components of the next version of Creative Suite and I like it very much!
Photoshop Smart Objects
You could already drag and drop PSD files into a Dreamweaver page in CS3 but now these are actual Smart Objects.
Subversion integration
I’m sure some of you will say: “Finally”.
WebKit preview
Dreamweaver now uses WebKit to preview pages in design view. Hoorah!
More new features on http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/dreamweavercs4/.
Notable new features:
AIR authoring
Make an interactive prototype of your AIR application directly within Fireworks and deploy it as HTML with CSS, Flex or Flash.
Adobe type engine
Fireworks now has the Adobe type engine to produce superior type design in a way that is familiar to Photoshop and Illustrator users.
More new features on http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/fireworkscs4/.
UPDATE: Alan Musselman has an in-depth presentation online where he walks through all the new features Fireworks has to offer.
Notable new features:
Multitrack
This must have been the most requested feature! And yes… Soundbooth is now multitrack!
Matching volume levels
With just one click, Soundbooth analyzes and adjusts the audio levels
More new features on http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/soundboothcs4/.
Go get them at labs.adobe.com! All betas are available for Windows and OSX and will work alongside your CS3 installations. These betas provide you an opportunity to give feedback on the next versions of these applications. If you find a bug or have feedback, make sure you file it on the beta forums.
The weekly blend – Flash Player 10 examples
This week a collection of remarkable Flash Player 10 examples. Some of these I showed at Flash Forum Konferenz in Koln and Multi-Mania in Kortrijk. Obviously, you need Flash Player 10 installed to view these examples. Can’t wait to see what else the Flash community will come up with! If you found a cool example, don’t hesitate to leave a comment with the URL.
- Alternativa3D: 3D platform created in Eastern Europe Russia. Mind you, this is not even using the GPU acceleration yet! [link]
- Pixel Bender: Eric Dolecki shows off the performance of Pixel Bender [link]
- Flanger effect: Joa Ebert experiments with audio effects in FP10 [link]
- 8Bit audio: FP10 now does 8-bit audio. Again from Joa Ebert. No MP3s playing! This is all generated on runtime [link]
- 3-band EQ: Flash Player 10 can do live equalizing [link]
- Dynamic sound: Keith Peters making some noise [link]
- Cut and edit MP3: Benjamin Dobler also got bitten by the FP10 virus. This example allows you to edit MP3 files in the browser [link]
- Mix WAV files: Another example from Benjamin. [link]
Get a complimentary code signing certificate
If you’ve already published an AIR application, chances are you did that by using a self signed code certificate. When you installed the app, the AIR installer told you that the publisher’s identity is unknown.
If you get a code signing certificate from a company like Thawte.com and use that to sign your application, it’s obvious that your identity has been verified. The AIR installer will show that your identity is known.
If you upload your application to the Adobe AIR Marketplace now, you are eligible to receive one Thawte code signing certificate (1 year Class 3 code signing certificate) from Adobe. As this is purely available on a first-come, first-served basis and supplies are limited, you might not want to wait too long to upload your app.
Read details here and then go upload your app on the Adobe AIR Marketplace.
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