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2025

Version 5.4

March 21, 2025
  • AddedRAD Studio 12 is supported.

2022

Version 5.3

November 2, 2022
  • FixedRAD Studio displayed an error when a user dropped TTransparentFlashPlayerControl to a form.

Version 5.2

March 14, 2022
  • AddedImproved samples to better show how to embed Flash ActiveX.

2021

Version 5.1

December 19, 2021
  • AddedRAD Studio 11 is supported.

Version 5.0.0

January 20, 2021
  • FixedFailed to play flash movies after the Flash EOL date.

2020

Version 4.9

June 18, 2020
  • AddedRAD Studio 10.4 is supported.

2018

Version 4.8

November 22, 2018
  • AddedRAD Studio XE 10.3 is supported.

2017

Version 4.7

April 12, 2017
  • AddedRAD Studio XE 10.2 is supported.

2016

Version 4.6

December 23, 2016
  • AddedAdded precompiled binaries for Delphi XE8, XE10, XE10.1 and Builder C++ XE8, XE10, XE10.1.
  • FixedCrashes if a file was replaced using a function installed by SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandlerAsync.
  • AddedSources are compatible with XE10.

Version 4.5.1

August 10, 2016
  • AddedBetter support of 64-bit versions of new Flash player versions.

Version 4.4.0

January 2, 2016
  • FixedCrashed under Flash 20.0.0.267 on Win 8.1.

2015

Version 4.3.0

December 30, 2015
  • FixedCrashed under Flash 20.0.0.267 on Win 7.
  • FixedCrashed under Flash 20.0.0.228.

Version 4.1.0

September 28, 2015
  • FixedCrashed under Flash 19.0.0.185.

2014

Version 4.0.1

November 10, 2014
  • FixedFixed drawing issues under Flash 11.9.

Version 4.0

September 16, 2014
  • Added64-bit version of Flash ActiveX is fully supported.
  • AddedDelphi and Builder C++ XE, XE2, XE3, XE4, XE5, XE6, XE7 are fully supported.

2010

Version 3.5.3

February 21, 2010
  • FixedFlashPlayerControl didn't switch to full screen mode.

2009

Version 3.5.2

December 9, 2009
  • FixedRemoved .Playing := True from the code. Sometimes it showed wrong movie frame.

Version 3.5.1

November 20, 2009
  • FixedFixed floating-point error if Flash 10.1 prerelease is used.

Version 3.5

November 2, 2009
  • AddedDelphi 10 is fully supported.

Version 3.4.2.9

July 19, 2009
  • FixedFixed memory allocation error in InternalFPCGetCurrentDirectory.

Version 3.4.2.8

July 17, 2009
  • FixedCrashed on Vista sometimes.

Version 3.4.2.7

July 1, 2009
  • AddedLabel "demo version" placed at the left-top corner; when it was at the center, it was impossible to work with Flash security dialog.

Version 3.4.2.6

May 7, 2009
  • FixedFixed sample Sample9_SoundRecording: it produced wrong WAV files.

Version 3.4.2.5

May 2, 2009
  • AddedNew event OnUnloadExternalResourceAsync.

Version 3.4.2.4

March 10, 2009
  • FixedLoadFlashOCXFromStream crashed if Flash was not installed.

Version 3.4.2.3

March 2, 2009
  • FixedCrashed if a movie used sockets.

Version 3.4.2.2

February 7, 2009
  • FixedFixed incorrect working of Chinese input boxes.

2008

Version 3.4.2

December 1, 2008
  • AddedAdded precompiled binaries for Delphi / Builder C++ 2009 with Update 1.

Version 3.4.1

November 23, 2008
  • FixedChanged OnLoadExternalResourceEx and OnLoadExternalResourceAsync declarations for Builder C++.

Version 3.4

November 19, 2008
  • AddedNew event OnLoadExternalResourceAsync.
  • AddedNew function SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandlerAsync.
  • AddedFlash 10 is fully supported.
  • AddedDelphi 2009 and Builder C++ 2009 are fully supported.

Version 3.3.4

October 4, 2008
  • FixedFixed processing WM_IME_* messages.

Version 3.3.2

July 9, 2008
  • FixedIf SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandler was called, the movies were not being loaded correctly from external URLs.

Version 3.3.1

July 3, 2008
  • FixedFixed the preloader problem.
  • AddedAdded AllowFullscreen property.

Version 3.3

April 1, 2008
  • FixedSome movies crashed under Flash 9 + Windows Vista + DEP Enabled.

2007

Version 3.2

August 23, 2007
  • AddedSound capturing (see new example Sample9_SoundRecording that records flash sounds to a WAV file): SetAudioOutputOpenHandler, SetAudioOutputWriteHandler, SetAudioOutputCloseHandler.
  • AddedNew event OnUpdateRect.

Version 3.1.2

August 18, 2007
  • FixedThere was a problem with OnLoadExternalResourceHandler. If you provided content using OnLoadExternalResourceHandler, Flash didn't receive notification when all data is provided.
  • AddedNew event OnPreProcessURL.
  • AddedBuilder C++ 2006 is supported.

Version 3.1

January 1, 2007
  • AddedUNICODE is fully supported now: the signatures of the following functions/events have been changed (AnsiString -> WideString): OnLoadExternalResource, SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandler, OnLoadExternalResourceEx, SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandlerEx.

2006

Version 3.0.2

September 1, 2006
  • FixedGDI leaks in TTransparentFlashPlayerControl fixed.
  • AddedBuilder C++ 2006 is fully supported.

Version 3.0

August 1, 2006
  • AddedStreaming is added.

2005

Version 2.2

November 1, 2005
  • AddedFlash 9 is supported.
  • AddedExternal API is supported.
  • AddedAll versions of Builder (3, 4, 5, 6) are supported.
  • AddedDelphi 2006 is supported.

Version 2.0

July 14, 2005
  • AddedFlash Transparent is fully supported.
  • AddedAbility to play Flash Video (FLV) from stream.
  • AddedNew functions: IsFlashInstalled and SetGlobalOnLoadExternalResourceHandler.
  • AddedBuilder 6 is supported.

Version 1.3

July 1, 2005
  • AddedFlash 8 is supported.

Version 1.2

April 20, 2005
  • AddedNew function: CreateFrameBitmap — create a bitmap from the current frame of a movie.
  • AddedNew functions: SetAudioEnabled/GetAudioEnabled — enabling/disabling all Flash sounds.
  • AddedNew property: StandartMenu — enabling/disabling the standard Flash context menu.
  • AddedDelphi 2005 is supported.

2004

Version 1.1

August 11, 2004
  • AddedNew events: OnDblClick, OnMouseMove, OnMouseUp, OnClick, OnMouseDown.
  • AddedNew functions: GetUsingFlashVersion and GetInstalledFlashVersion.
  • AddedNew event: OnLoadExternalResource. The event OnLoadExternalResource is called when a movie tries to load an external resource (xml, jpeg, etc.) using a relative path. The event is called only if the movie is loaded from a stream.
  • AddedFlash 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are supported.
  • AddedThe property SWRemote and the property FlashVars are not supported for Flash 6.
  • FixedCrashed on access to the property SWRemote and the property FlashVars under some subversions of Flash 6.
  • FixedThe hand cursor disappeared under Win98/Me.
  • FixedSound was interrupted sometimes if movie size is being changed.

Version 1.0

January 8, 2004
  • AddedFirst version.