What
is Flash
Flash is based on a file format called Shockwave. Shockwave files will
play in a web browser if the browser has the Flash plug-in. Almost all
browsers from version 3 onwards have this plug-in therefore almost all
users can see a Flash movie running within a web page. Although Flash
movies can run as a standalone exec file, they are often embedded within
HTML pages. A movie can cover the whole web page or only a small part
alongside normal HTML output. Flash has quickly become established as
the premiere vector-based design and animation technology on the
Internet. Flash is used to create high impact animated websites with
sound and independent movie clips. Many businesses such as clothing
designers, musicians and movie corporations have already exploited the
full potential of Flash by creating stylized, exciting and innovated
websites.
What
can Flash do
A Flash movie can provide animation, sound and interactivity to a page.
Text and graphic animation is possible with slide, zoom and fade
effects. Movies can play in a linear fashion or can be directed to
different scenes depending on a user's mouse movements.
If movement is required in a web page, GIF files can be animated but
there is a drawback. Since each frame of animation requires a separate
image, the resulting file size needs to be very large and this slows
download. With Flash, the animation is created in real time so very
small file sizes are possible. With spectacular animation and
interaction Flash is a clear winner over animated GIFs.
Flash
Website Design
In creating innovative website design there is nothing better than using
Flash Web Design. Flash is the very important for creating scalable,
interactive animation on the web, whether you are creating animated
logos, website navigation controls, long form animation, or entire Flash
websites. You will find the power and flexibility of Flash, an ideal
medium for creativity.
Flash websites leave long lasting impression on viewer as it contains
animation with sound. It has the power to invoke an emotion or
excitement. Flash web pages are dynamic, highly graphic and full of
multimedia content. The user is given more than just informational
content.
Flash produces very small file sizes, particularly when the contents of
the animation are restricted to basic shapes, such as text and drawn
images. Flash has become a universal standard for the delivery of
animations on the Internet. In Flash Website effective flash intros;
custom flash animations, corporate flash presentations etc are possible
using excellent animation effects.
In website you can use flash for:
Flash
Buttons
Flash
Menus
Flash
Animated Marketing Banners
Flash
Introductory Page
Flash
animated Logo Design
Flash
Photo galleries
Animation
with background Music
Flash
Auto/interactive Presentation with Audio
Flash allows you to create rich internet content and applications -
complex animations with interactive programming, for the home page of
websites to display a more dramatic introduction to the company. Flash
Intro in your website enables you to create simple as well as complex
Flash animations whereby you can combine different fonts and effects and
an unlimited number of text lines within a single Flash animation.
In flash website one can combined a number of powerful ideas and
technologies into a single program that allows users to deliver full
multimedia presentations over the Web.
What
do I need to see Flash
You will need to have the Flash Player installed to view Flash movies
(like the animation above)-over 100 million Web users already have Flash
Player installed. If you do not have the player you can download it at
www.macromedia.com
or click the icon to the right.
ACS has a skilled team of Flash Designers that can offer you different
applications of Flash.
Full
Flash Website
This site gives you the ultimate power of creativity in terms of
animation and sound. The site is built completely with Macromedia Flash
and is usually preceded by a preloaded that loads the entire site and
then plays it out smoothly similar to a movie. These types of sites do
not use separate HTML pages that have to load apart from one another.
Semi-Flash Website
Flash can also be used to created smaller presentations that can be
placed on specific HTML pages as part of the design or to spice up a
homepage.
Are there any drawbacks to using Flash in a web page
If Flash is used as a means to add movement and interest to a web page
by embedding small movies instead of perhaps using animated GIFs, then
Flash has no real drawbacks and has the advantage of very fast download.
However, if Flash is used for site navigation links, for example, then
there can be drawbacks.
The obvious one is that if a user's browser can't display Flash then the
user won't see the links to other pages on the site - although this
might not be considered so problematic since almost all browsers can
display Flash.
Another difficulty can arise with search engines. Most search engine
spiders 'crawl' a web site by using the site links to move from one page
to the next, indexing each page as they go. If site links are within a
Flash movie they will be invisible to a search engine spider and the
spider will crawl no further than the opening page. However, page links
can be duplicated on another part of the page as HTML links in order to
overcome this problem.
Avoid The Trap!
Don't make the mistake of
creating your website for yourself,
create it for your customers...
ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED ON YOUR FLASH WEBSITE...???
