[tag]Adobe[/tag] today announced the latest version of its Adobe Flash Player 9. This new version supports H.264 video support, the same standard used in Blu-Ray and HD6DVD high definition video players. Codenamed Moviestar this update is avialable as a free download from Adobe Labs later today.

According to Adobe this new player also supports High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support, as well as hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced full screen video playback. H.264 playback enabled Adobe Flash Player will be supported by the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and applications developed with Adobe AIR software, including Adobe Media Player.

Publishers now can deliver high quality video content on the web and viewers can enjoy this high quality with this latest update. [Adobe Press Release]