Macromedia Flash is a robust and flexible software
package that can be programmed to run comprehensive
applications and multi-media online movies.
Flash is the most efficient means of animation
on the Internet today. The software is primarily
Vector based for animation. Vector based means
mathematical equations work out the shapes for
text and images rather than the rational pixilated
bitmap images, like GIFs and JPEGs.
Flash is a multi-platform application. Any movie
created using Flash will appear the same on all
browsers and platforms as long as the plug-in
has been downloaded, which only takes a minute
on the slowest internet connection.
One of the biggest advantages of using Flash
is it is consistent across platforms and browsers
- if you have the correct plug-in you will have
no problems viewing the movie as the designer
intended.
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