What Is Flash Animation?
Flash animation can be used to add moving elements and sound to a web site. It is also often used for simple welcome/intro movies. The main advantage of Flash is that there is a lot more scope for creativity – it can be good for creating an impact. The main disadvantage is that it increases loading time of the web page. Macromedia Flash or Flash refers to both a multimedia authoring program and the Macromedia Flash Player, written and distributed by Macromedia, that utilizes vector and bitmap graphics, sound and program code and bidirectional streaming video and audio. Strictly speaking, Macromedia Flash is the authoring environment and Flash Player is the virtual machine application used to run the Flash files, but in colloquial language these have become mixed: “Flash” can mean either the authoring environment, the player or the application files. The Flash files, which usually have an SWF file extension, may appear in a web page for viewing in a web browser, or standalone Flash play
“Flash animation” is a way to manipulate items on a Website, including, text, images and photographs so that they move in designated ways. A series of pictures may fade in and out like a slide show. Images can appear to come at you, growing larger on the screen. Text can be manipulated to roll or twist until finally placing itself to be read. Examples may be found on the “Some Frills!” section of this Website.
Flash (developed by Macromedia) is the leading vector graphics technology for designing high-impact, low-bandwidth web sites. SWF (ShockWave Flash) is the file format used by Macromedia Flash to deliver graphics, animation and sound over the Internet. These techniques are rapidly changing the way we play, work, or just browse online. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has quickly become established as the premiere vector-based design and animation technology on the Internet-over 100 million Web users already have Flash Player installed. To further Flash as a Web standard, Macromedia has undertaken many initiatives, including opening the Flash file format, releasing the Flash Player code for free licensing, and allowing redistribution of the Flash Player. More widely viewable than Java or any other vector format, Flash has arrived as the solution for high-impact, vector-based Web design. What are vector graphics? Vector graphics, which manipulate coordinates and mathematical formulas
Flash® animation refers to an animated movie or clip created using Adobe® Flash® software (formerly Macromedia® Flash®). Flash® animation can be created using Timeline in the Flash® workspace or with the help of ActionScript® code. The most basic example of a Flash® animation is the tweened animation method. In the tweened method, the appearance of movement is created using the start and ending keyframes. The user creates an animation effect by varying the size, color and rotation of the object between the keyframes. Tweened animations in Flash® have several options including motion tweens, shape tweens and traditional frame-by-frame animations. In a motion tween, Flash® tweens the size, color and rotation of an object between two keyframes. The shape tween effect makes one shape appear to change into another between two keyframes. The effect is similar to morphing and also allows users to tween multiple shapes at one time. A frame-by-frame Flash® animation is used for creating complex
