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{{Short description|Discontinued desktop media player}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2008}}
{{Infobox Software
{{Infobox software
| name = Adobe Media Player
| name = Adobe Media Player
| logo = [[Image:Adobe Media Player icon.png|64px|Adobe Media Player icon]]
| logo = Adobe Media Player icon.png
| logo_size = 100px
| screenshot = [[Image:AdobeMediaPlayer.png|260px]]
| screenshot = AdobeMediaPlayer18win.png
| caption = Adobe Media Player 1.0 on Mac OS X
| caption = Adobe Media Player 1.8 on Windows 7
| developer = [[Adobe Systems]]
| developer = [[Adobe Systems]]
| latest_release_version = 1.6
| discontinued = yes
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2009|01|30}}
| released = {{Start date and age|2007|April|16|df=yes}}<ref name="released" />
| operating_system = [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Adobe AIR]]
| latest_release_version = 1.8
| genre = [[Media player (application software)|Media player]], [[Internet_television|Internet TV]], [[List_of_feed_aggregators|Media Aggregator]]
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2010|05|17|df=yes}}
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| operating_system = [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]
| website = [http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/ Adobe Media Player]
| platform = [[Adobe AIR]]
| genre = [[Media player (application software)|Media player]], [[Internet television]], [[List of feed aggregators|Media Aggregator]]
| license = [[Freeware]]
| website = {{URL|www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/}}
}}
}}


'''Adobe Media Player''' is a desktop media player that allows users to manage and interact with their media content, and allows content publishers to define branding and advertising in and around their content. The Adobe Media Player will be one of the first [[Adobe Integrated Runtime|Adobe AIR]] applications from [[Adobe Systems]]. It was announced at NAB show in Las Vegas and was released in April 2008.
'''Adobe Media Player''' was a desktop media player that allowed users to manage and interact with their media content, and allowed content publishers to define branding and advertising in and around their content. The Adobe Media Player was one of the first [[Adobe Integrated Runtime|Adobe AIR]] applications from [[Adobe Systems]]. It was announced at NAB show in Las Vegas and was released in April 2008.<ref name="released">{{Cite web
| url = https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200704/041607AMP.html
| title = Adobe Unveils Next Generation Internet Video Solution
| work = Adobe Press Room
| publisher = Adobe Systems
| date = 16 April 2007
| access-date = 20 April 2007
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070418180906/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200704/041607AMP.html
| archive-date= 18 April 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live
}}</ref> It used [[Digital rights management|DRM]] and enforces advertisement viewing, when watching videos both online and offline.


The player was designed to allow users to subscribe to [[webcasts]] from various providers to be either streamed or download for viewing offline. Adobe had signed [[CBS]], [[PBS]], [[MTV Network]]s, [[Universal Music Group]], [[CondeNet]], and [[Scripps Networks]] as partners. Adobe had planned to release other features to support various business models, such as the ability to rent videos.<ref name=CNET>{{cite web
The software uses [[Digital rights management|DRM]] and enforces advert viewing, when watching videos both online and offline.
| last= LaMonica
| first= Martin
| title= Now playing: Adobe Media Player 1.0
| url= http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9914286-7.html
| access-date= 16 August 2012
}}</ref>


Adobe Media Player was discontinued on 16 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web
==Features==
| url = https://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/
{{Advert|date=June 2008}}
| title = Adobe Media Player
| work = Adobe Website
| publisher = Adobe Corporation
| access-date = 29 December 2010
| quote = Effective September 16, 2010, Adobe Media Player software will no longer be available for download from the Adobe TV website. In addition, as of November 25, 2010, Adobe Media Player will no longer be available for download from Adobe.com.
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101228195612/http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/
| archive-date= 28 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live
}}</ref>


The player had been praised for its [[Usability|user-friendliness]] and compared to the [[internet TV]] service [[Joost]].<ref>{{cite web
Adobe Media Player allows viewers to stream, download, manage, and play rich media content. Users can queue and download favorite content for Internet TV shows and video podcasts, and manage a personal video library. For consumers, Adobe Media Player features:
| last= Thornton
| first= James
| title= Navigate online videos using this multimedia player
| url= http://adobe-media-player.en.softonic.com/
| access-date= 16 August 2012
}}</ref>


==See also==
*'''FLV on Desktop''' - Stream, download, manage, and play rich media content in the [[Flash Video|FLV]] format
*[[Open Source Media Framework]] (OSMF)
*'''Favorite Shows''' - Automatically download episodes of Internet TV shows and video podcasts
*'''What's New''' - Organize and play a list of episodes from Internet TV shows and video podcasts
*'''Library''' - Gather and manage collections of Flash videos
*'''Tags & Ratings''' - Add keywords and ratings to Flash videos
*'''Smart Playlists''' - Filter Library and Favorites based on tags and ratings
*'''Catalog''' - Find Internet TV shows and video podcasts

Adobe Media Player is also designed for media content publishers to distribute, track and monetize their media contents. It features:

*'''Branding''' - Deliver backgrounds and badges that are displayed dynamically around the distributed contents
*'''Advertising''' - Deliver banners, in-rolls, and bugs that are displayed dynamically in and around the distributed contents
*'''Usage Statistics''' - Anonymously tracks and asychronously reports content usage
*'''Content Protection''' - Ensure that advertisements cannot be replaced or removed, and that content cannot be reused or remixed
*'''Media RSS''' - Increases viewership by delivering new content on an automatic and periodic basis via [[RSS]] technology

==Criticisms==

*Unless you have a modern computer the start-up time can take as long as 10 seconds.
*The video window is only a small part of the interface. The rest of the space is taken up by advertisements for partner content. However, full screen video can be selected.
*No option to open a local file. However, local files will open in Adobe Media Player if it is associated with their type.
*Process continues to run, even after it is closed by the user, sometimes failing to close opened media files.
*It sometimes remains offline, even with the end user is connected to the internet.<ref>http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5862e</ref>
*Shows are not available in any other country than the USA (The message stating this is shown ''after'' the advertisements).


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/ Adobe Media Player]
* [http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200704/041607AMP.html Adobe Press Release: "Adobe Unveils Next Generation Internet Video Solution"]. April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.


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Latest revision as of 03:32, 24 April 2024

Adobe Media Player
Developer(s)Adobe Systems
Initial release16 April 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-16)[1]
Final release
1.8 / 17 May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-17)
Operating systemMac OS X and Microsoft Windows
PlatformAdobe AIR
TypeMedia player, Internet television, Media Aggregator
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/

Adobe Media Player was a desktop media player that allowed users to manage and interact with their media content, and allowed content publishers to define branding and advertising in and around their content. The Adobe Media Player was one of the first Adobe AIR applications from Adobe Systems. It was announced at NAB show in Las Vegas and was released in April 2008.[1] It used DRM and enforces advertisement viewing, when watching videos both online and offline.

The player was designed to allow users to subscribe to webcasts from various providers to be either streamed or download for viewing offline. Adobe had signed CBS, PBS, MTV Networks, Universal Music Group, CondeNet, and Scripps Networks as partners. Adobe had planned to release other features to support various business models, such as the ability to rent videos.[2]

Adobe Media Player was discontinued on 16 September 2010.[3]

The player had been praised for its user-friendliness and compared to the internet TV service Joost.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Adobe Unveils Next Generation Internet Video Solution". Adobe Press Room. Adobe Systems. 16 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  2. ^ LaMonica, Martin. "Now playing: Adobe Media Player 1.0". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Adobe Media Player". Adobe Website. Adobe Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010. Effective September 16, 2010, Adobe Media Player software will no longer be available for download from the Adobe TV website. In addition, as of November 25, 2010, Adobe Media Player will no longer be available for download from Adobe.com.
  4. ^ Thornton, James. "Navigate online videos using this multimedia player". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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