2. USING FLASH IN HTML

3. Topics Include: What is Flash? Why use Flash? Flash VS Other Methods What are some things I can do with flash? How can I start using flash? Examples Questions?

4. What is Flash? Flash uses vector graphics and more recently a scripting language similar to Javascript called Action script to render dynamic content on websites. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various web- page components, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop rich Internet applications and gaming.

5. What is Flash? Since its intro in 1996, Flash technology has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages. Macromedia, who was purchased by Adobe systems in 2005 reports that by January 2002 more than 400 million browsers were able to view Shockwave flash movies. That is about 98% of all browsers on the web.

6. Why Use Flash? There are limits to what can be done with: - Animated GIF’s - Java applets - Javascript

7. Flash Vs. GIF’s - Can be used in some animation, but does not support interactivity - Limited to a 256 color palette - Flash loads much faster in a browser than would a GIF of equal quality.

8. Flash Vs. Java Applets and Javascript - Flash movies are more stable in web browsers than Java applets - It is fairly easy to create custom animations in flash without any programming skills

9. JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG Flash PowerPoint ExampleFlash PowerPoint Non-Flash / Flash Site ExamplesNon-FlashFlash Flash Site ExamplesFlash