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An
introduction to flash
i
suddenly had the urge to write about flash. friend had been
asking me about flash because of its awesome animation and
capability to produce wonderful results be it used on the
web or as a stand-alone version.
the
flash interface enables the user to create a movie quickly
with it's time line and layers. it has frames just like any
other movies in editing mode. and it's tweening technology
causes simplicity in animation.
it
has also incorporated interactivity with the integration of
ActionScript. this script allows as to create a program which
can handle variables and databases. a one big step to revolution.
now, flashers are able to create games and highscore tables
to chat rooms and online multiplayer games with flash -- that's
the big thing.
although
some say SMIL (synchronised multimedia interface language)
is going to threaten the survival of flash in the HTML world,
i personaly don't agree to it. flash has it's plus points
which SMIL cannot replace. one of which would be creating
beautiful graphics. moreover you can convert the save the
file in a variety of formats from the gif and jpg to quicktime
movies. so that it can also be run on a VCD player.
being
a multi-purpose program, i guess flash would continue to live
on if Macromedia continues to improve the functionality. perharps
the only bad point is it's compatibility with older browsers
and the requirement of a plugin.
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