# Using the StageVideo class for hardware accelerated presentation

Flash Player optimizes video performance by using hardware acceleration for
H.264 decoding. You can enhance performance further by using the StageVideo API.
Stage video lets your application take advantage of hardware accelerated
presentation.

Runtimes that support the StageVideo API include:

- Flash Player 10.2 and later

> **Note:** In Flash Player 11.4/AIR 3.4 and higher, you can use camera input
> with StageVideo.

![](../../img/byline.png) Downloadable source code and additional details for
the stage video feature are available at
[Getting Started with Stage Video](hhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150228093631/http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/stage_video.html).

![](../../img/byline.png) For a StageVideo quick start tutorial, see
[Working with Stage Video](https://web.archive.org/web/20150306015537/http://corlan.org/2010/12/01/working-with-stage-video).

More Help topics

[About hardware acceleration using StageVideo](./about-hardware-acceleration-using-stagevideo.md)

[Using the StageVideo APIs](./using-the-stagevideo-apis.md)
