ABOUT FLASH

Background Basics

Macromedia Flash contains tools for creating and animating vector and bitmap graphics and has tools to generate HTML.

• Flash files are often referred to as "movies".
• Flash creates movies with the default .fla extension.
• Web-ready Flash movies use the .swf extension.

Pros and Cons of Using Flash

• Faster download speed
• Visual control
• Enhanced interactivity
• Combine vector and bitmap
• Scalability
• Streaming content
• Plug-in required*