About FlashAdobe Flash(Macromedia Flash)
It is a multimedia authoring program used to
create content for the web applications,
games and movies.The Flash Player, developed
and distributed by Adobe Systems,is a client
application available in most web browsers.
Flash features support for vector and raster
graphics, a scripting language called ActionScript
and bi-directional streaming of audio and video.
Adobe Flash is an integrated development
environment (IDE) while Flash Player is a virtual
machine used to run, or parse, the Flash files.
Flash technology has become a popular method for
adding animation and interactivity to web pages.
several software products,systems,and devices
are able to create or display Flash. Flash is commonly
used to create animation,advertisements,various
web page components, to integrate video into web
pages.The Flash files have a .swf file extension.
New versions of the
Flash Player have strived to
improve on scripting capabilities.
Flash MX 2004
introduced ActionScript 2.0, a scripting programming
language more suited to the development of Flash
applications. As seen in the image to the right, it's
often possible to save a lot of time by scripting
something rather than animating it.
Compared to other plug-ins such as Java, Acrobat Reader,
QuickTime or Windows Media Player, the Flash Player has a
small install size and fast initialization time.