Adobe Connect 8, do you we still need to download and install the add-in

Yes, the Adobe Connect Add-In is for Hosts and Presenters always. However, even attendees may be required to install the Add-In if the Host has used the Enhanced Audio option preference to improve VOIP audio. In that case the Attendees need the Add-In to get that functionality.

Understand the Add-In is required because Adobe Flash Player does not have the feature set as native code. The Adobe Connect product team needs to add those features to the Flash player so Adobe Connect will have those capabilities. Maybe one day the Flash player will include those capabilities as native functions but that is a deeper discussion for another day.

The new Adobe Connect Add-Ins were posted a few weeks ago for Adobe Connect 8 SP1 and all versions of Connect. It is recommended those be used and significant improvement has been made in the features of the Add-in. They are posted here:

http://www.adobe.com/special/adobeconnect/migration/index.html

Looks to me llike it does:

http://www.adobe.com/support/connect/updaters.html

Available November 19, 2010

These installers install the Adobe Connect 8 Add-in for Windows, Mac and Linux. These installers are only required for organizations that do not allow their end-users to install the Adobe Connect Add-in via lightning download from the adobe.com website.

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