Flash is a multimedia software used to create animations, games, and interactive content for websites. It allows developers to build resizable and compact interfaces. Flash files have the .swf extension and were first introduced in 1996 to add interactivity and animation to web pages. Flash technology is used by both the Adobe Flash Player for viewing content and Adobe Flash Professional for authoring multimedia applications.

1. INTRODUCTION TO FLASH

2. WHAT IS FLASH?
Not this flash Nor this flash
And definitely not this
flash

3. 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 small
and compact navigational interfaces, technical illustrations, animations,
And other dazzling effects for presentations and web sites.

4. WHAT IS FLASH?
Why have this? When you can have this one instead?

5. 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

6. WHAT IS FLASH
Flash technology was first introduced on 1996
Purpose: adding animation and interactivity to web pages, etc

7. WHAT IS FLASH
Flash files are traditionally called “Flash movies” or “Flash games” that have
.swf file extension.
Flash video files have .flvfile extension.

8. HISTORY OF FLASH
Jonathan Gay in 1980
Charlie Jackson and Michelle Welsh

9. HISTORY OF FLASH

10. HISTORY OF FLASH
Shockwave - 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.

11. HISTORY OF FLASH
FutureSplash Animator

12. HISTORY OF FLASH
December 1996

13. 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