Date: 2004-12-01
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printWhat is flash?
Macromedia Flash or Flash is a multimedia graphic program invented specifically for the web. Flash allows us to create interactive animated vector graphics for the webs as well as for desktop presentations.
Flash has rapidly become significant animated graphic software for the web. The reason behind its success is due to its ease of use, bandwidth friendly and browser independent vector graphic technology.
> "Ease of use" Simple animation in flash can be done without any knowledge of programming.
> "Bandwidth friendly" Flash movie is mainly vector-based, so flash animation is relatively smaller in size and hence large animation can be viewed on the web relatively quickly.
> "Browser independent vector graphic" Flash movie delivers the same quality in all platforms.
To be able to display flash movie in the browsers, you need a special piece of software call
"plug-in" or "Flash Player". This "Flash Player" can be downloaded from macromedia site at no cost.
What are flash applications?
The power of flash is unquestionable. Its application ranges from simple cartoon animation to whole e-commerce site. Below are some common flash applications:
> E-card and animation : http://www.hallmark.com
> Gaming : http://www.miniclip.com
> Movie industry :http://www.terminator3.com/main.asp
> E-Commerce : http://www.footjoy.com
> Website : http://www.hello-sexy.com
In summary, flash's ability for interactive web and desktop content is limitless. Although, flash can do almost everything, some applications require knowledge of programming in
JSP, ASP, PHP and ColdFusion etc.
