Download Opera 12 for Windows and Mac OS X hardware-accelerated graphics

Opera 12 is supported by experimental hardware-accelerated rendering graphic content of Web pages and interface of the program. By default, however, hardware acceleration is not enabled. To activate it, you must go to the menu opera: config and include two options - separately for hardware acceleration and WebGL.

 

Hardware acceleration of graphics and, in particular, the technology WebGL essential for developers who want to create online games and multimedia Web-based applications. Despite the fact that Opera was one of the first players on the market and start this trend, the ultimate realization of this browser was one of the last.

In Opera Software said that in some cases, hardware acceleration is slower than the software component of Vega, when the content is responsible for drawing the processor. That's why a new feature in Opera 12 is disabled by default.

Among other innovations in the browser is the support for 64-bit systems, blocking advertising campaigns, tracking network activity audience the isolated execution of plugins in separate processes. In Opera 12 introduces a new, simpler format for designers to design and claim to support an API for working with external devices - web cameras and microphones.

According to Lars Boylsena, head of Opera Software, the new browser is the fastest and most "smart" web browser. "We believe that you deserve" - ​​appealed to the users of the Norwegian company CEO.

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