INTRODUCTION TO FLASH

WHAT IS FLASH?

Not this flash Nor this flash And definitely not this flash

WHAT IS FLASH?

But this FLASH

Flash is a stand-alone piece of software for producing and delivering high-impact multimedia and web experiences.

Developers use Flash to create beautiful resizable, and extremely smalland compact navigational interfaces, technical illustrations, animations,And other dazzling effects for presentations and web sites.

WHAT IS FLASH?

Why have this? When you can have this one instead?

WHAT IS FLASH?• Adobe Flash, or simply FLASH, refers to both the Adobe Flash Player

and to the Adobe Professional multimedia authoring program. Simply speaking,

Adobe Flash Professional Adobe Flash Player

WHAT IS FLASHFlash technology was first introduced on 1996

Purpose: adding animation and interactivity to web pages, etc

WHAT IS FLASHFlash files are traditionally called “Flash movies” or “Flash games” that have

.swf file extension.

Flash video files have .flv file extension.

HISTORY OF FLASHJonathan Gay in 1980

Charlie Jackson and Michelle Welsh

HISTORY OF FLASH

HISTORY OF FLASHShockwave - Shockwave, developed by Macromedia, is a family of multimedia players. Web users with Windows and Mac platforms can download the Shockwave players from the Macromedia site and use it to display and hear Shockwave files. Shockwave is especially popular for interactive games.

HISTORY OF FLASHFutureSplash Animator

HISTORY OF FLASHDecember 1996

RELATED FILE FORMATS AND EXTENSION

.swf – small web file

.fla – flash application

.flv – flash video

.swt – small web templatized

.spl – splash

.avi – audio video interleave

.gif – graphic interface format