Flash

Flash

Flash is a multimedia program developed by software developer Macromedia (who were recently bought by Adobe). Its initial primary purpose was to enable animated images to be small enough in file size, so as to download quickly over the internet. Flash achieved this by using vector graphics to build its animations, as opposed to bitmap animation.

Flash has quickly developed into a full-blown vector animation program. With the growth of broadband, some web designers are using Flash to create whole web sites, with embedded video graphics, games and other complicated interactive features. Interactivity is built into Flash, by web developers, using a form of scripting called ActionScript. [1]

Flash elements can include simple text or button animations, scrolling text, slide show pictures and even flash movies, complete with sound. Flash is not appropriate for all web sites as it can only be viewed in a linear fashion and therefore may restrict a visitor's interactivity with the web site. Also, many flash elements take time to load and require a special plug in to be installed on a user's computer before they can be viewed [8]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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