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An Introduction to Adobe Flash. A Brief History of Flash…. Developed in April of 1996 Adopted by Macromedia New version every to every other year Adopted by Adobe between version 8 and 9. What is Flash? . Flash is based on Vector Animation
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A Brief History of Flash… • Developed in April of 1996 • Adopted by Macromedia • New version every to every other year • Adopted by Adobe between version 8 and 9
What is Flash? • Flash is based on Vector Animation • Popular method for adding animation and interactivity to websites
Why use Flash? • Flash easily livens up web pages • Very easy to use • Fast • Loading • Reloading • User interaction
How Flash works • Key Frames are HUGE factors • Tweening is used in conjunction with key frames.
Issues to consider… • Will Flash help in communicating with the audience? • Will the audience have the plug-in? • Is additional download time acceptable? • Can the same task be accomplished in regular HTML • Search Engine Exposure? • Am I relying on non-vector graphics?
Prominent Usage… • YouTube • Google Video • Game websites • Addictinggames.com • Newgrounds.com • Miniclip.com
Demo/Practice • Download and install: • Adobe CS4 Design Premium • Demos • Tutorials