Adobe Flash reaches EOL (End Of Life) by the end of 2020. To be able to use Flash templates in CasparCG after that deadline the following things need to be done.
- Update Flash Player ActiveX (.ocx) to the most recent version. That is version 32.0.0.445 or above.
- Update CasparCG to a version that corrects issue 1352.
- Add a mms.cfg file to your Flash installation. This will keep Flash installed after the deadline and will let Flash player show CasparCG's templates.
Read the full text before proceeding and be aware of the Disclaimer bellow.
Windows 10 does not allow you to install Flash Player ActiveX from an old installation file. To be able to install the ActiveX anyway you download FlashInstaller.zip and unzip it in a folder on your harddrive. Then "run as Administrator" FlashInstaller.exe. It will create the necessary folders and copy the necessary Flash.ocx files into them. Then it will register everything in Windows.
In Windows 7 you can use an old Adobe Installer or try the same as above.
The list bellow shows where you can download the different versions, that fix the issue and will be updated when other versions become available.
This is the tricky, but most important part. You can either read through Adobe Administration Guide and create the files yourself or you can download and Run As Administrator this little program
It has three buttons. The "Browse..." button let you browse to your CasparCG's template folder, as this folder must be added to the allow-list of Flash Player. The "Write Config" button let you write the mms.cfg files to the folders where they belong. The "Check Version" button shows the version of the installed Flash Player ActiveX.
Be aware, that if you add this mms.cfg files to your installation and NOT use a supported CasparCG build, Flash templates will not work anymore. So, if that applies to you, please only update Flash Player ActiveX, as this needs to be done asap, to make sure you do not miss it, before it gets unavailable.