Scaleform GFx

Scaleform GFx is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Game_development/bzbpfYJd">game development</a> <a href="/facts/Game_middleware/lojx7lTG">middleware</a> package, a <a href="/facts/Vector_graphics/y8ok7M2P">vector graphics</a> rendering engine used to display <a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash/3Lrp9JuH">Adobe Flash</a>-based user interfaces and <a href="/facts/HUD_(video_gaming)/ldS9nKfe">HUDs</a> for video games. In March 2011, <a href="/facts/Autodesk/6aydGFN5">Autodesk</a> acquired <a href="/facts/Scaleform_Corporation/snBG8koa">Scaleform Corporation</a> and Scaleform GFx became part of the <a href="/facts/Autodesk_Gameware/FKCThdk1">Autodesk Gameware</a> line of middleware. On July 12, 2018, Autodesk discontinued Scaleform GFx, and it is no longer available for purchase.
Authors created user interfaces using Adobe Flash authoring tools, such as <a href="/facts/Adobe_Animate/zxVXv0mQ">Adobe Animate</a> (formerly Adobe Flash Professional); the resulting <a href="/facts/SWF/5qwLlUC5">SWF</a> files were used directly by the GFx libraries, providing similar functionality to the <a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash_Player/IvnaoU7v">Adobe Flash Player</a> but optimized for use within <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engines</a>.
Scaleform GFx supported all major platforms, including game consoles, mobile and PC operating systems. Scaleform provides APIs for direct communication between Flash content and the game engine, and pre-built integrations for popular engines such as <a href="/facts/Unity_(game_engine)/GsM1fEUG">Unity</a>, <a href="/facts/Unreal_Engine/0ghxRQl8">Unreal Engine</a>, and <a href="/facts/CryENGINE/jbgUIbGr">CryENGINE</a>. Scaleform GFx could also be licensed for use as a standalone Flash <a href="/facts/Runtime_system/YmCuC4xP">runtime system</a> on mobile platforms, competing with <a href="/facts/Adobe_AIR/oV2TPXJP">Adobe AIR</a>.

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Scaleform GFx