Performance Improvements in Flash Player 8
Maybe it's not as sexy as alpha video or a drop-shadow filter effect but the improved performance of Macromedia Flash Player 8 is a feature you can immediately benefit from—without doing a thing. One of the biggest contributors to the overall performance boost is the new garbage collection scheme, which improves ActionScript execution while reducing player memory usage.
Additionally, several changes to Flash Player 8 that are specific to the Macintosh platform result in greater parity between Windows and Macintosh performance. With these changes, you could see up to a 50% increase in the overall performance of Flash Player 8 when viewing content and applications.
The overall effect of the performance features and optimizations in Flash Player 8 makes for a smoother, faster experience for your content and applications.
