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| Flash |
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Flash is a tool for creating interactive and animated Web sites. |
| What you should already know |
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
- WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web pages
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| What is Flash? |
- Flash is a multimedia graphics program specially for use on the Web
- Flash enables you to create interactive "movies" on the Web
- Flash uses vector graphics, which means that the graphics can be scaled to any size without losing clarity/quality
- Flash does not require programming skills and is easy to learn
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| Flash vs. Animated Images and Java Applets |
Animated images and Java applets are often used to create dynamic effects on Web pages.
The advantages of Flash are: |
- Flash loads much faster than animated images
- Flash allows interactivity, animated images do not
- Flash does not require programming skills, java applets do
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