Re:Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, s...
by bsder on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @11:44PM
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> Bitmap filters and blending modes?
This, in particular, is limited by manpower and reverse engineering. Simply documenting what Flash actually does would be a huge help. Volunteers welcome.
Rendering flash requires that you be pixel compatible to something that is not documented anywhere. That requires someone to do a lot of experiments on something that barely runs anywhere anymore, document what they find, and then have someone convert that into code.
This, in particular, is limited by manpower and reverse engineering. Simply documenting what Flash actually does would be a huge help. Volunteers welcome.
Rendering flash requires that you be pixel compatible to something that is not documented anywhere. That requires someone to do a lot of experiments on something that barely runs anywhere anymore, document what they find, and then have someone convert that into code.
As for Actionscript 3, here is the tracking issue: https://github.com/ruffle-rs/ruffle/issues/1368