Macromedia Flash authoring tool was originally an animation tool, but it’s so much more than today. From the time when he was known FutureSplash the Flash version 8 today, has always stood as a flash vector drawing and animation tool. Even if the animation still is a big part of what is flash it now only a fraction of the Flash toolset. Here are the main categories are created in Flash 8:

Vector Graphics – Vector graphics are composed of many lines and curves and fills, each defined by a set of coordinates and trails that border. This way vectors are described by mathematical functions. Because mathematical formulas are used to store and create the image that they are independent of the resolution and the size smaller or larger to be changed arbitrarily without losing quality. In addition, the images are generally based on the calculation of small file size than bitmap images, which is an advantage for transmission over the Internet with limited bandwidth.

bitmap graphics – bitmap (aka raster) images are composed of a grid of pixels. Each pixel of color and position in the network must be stored individually, which usually (but not always) means larger files as images in vector calculations. Although Flash handles bitmap images, the program is not designed for manipulating images directly on a pixel level, but Flash is primarily an image browser. Flash imports save JPEG compression of JPEG files and use lossless or lossy compression custom bitmap images

Animation imported -. Flash is a great tool for vector animation, because the native file format is vector based. The effects of color and alpha can be applied over time with Flash integrated interpolation, with a series of keyframes manually changed by controlling symbols or ActionScript. Time-based animations can also be so widespread that playback can begin before the entire movie is downloaded in Flash Player Flash

Multimedia Design -. Flash can import a wide range of media formats, in addition to the standard vector and bitmap image formats. For example, Flash movies directly imported into the design environment. Flash can also import audio files in popular formats to the author or MP3 audio stream dynamically at run time. Both can be used to improve your productions and animations. You can manipulate to add these assets with ActionScript and interactivity to />
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Rich Internet Applications are sent -. Since the release of Flash MX, Macromedia, the term Rich Internet Application or RIA, a new generation of Web applications that use Flash Player technology to complex applications of enterprise server access point marked. Various technologies have been developed by Macromedia, including Flash Remoting and Flash Communication Server (FlashCom or FCS as known) by the enterprise features of Flash content. Flash Remoting is the fastest way to send and receive data from a Flash movie to server-side applications and Flash Communication Server, a simultaneous interaction between multiple users to enable real-time. FlashCom can live or recorded audio / video and Flash animations. The above list is only an overview of some of the possibilities of Flash. Do not think you have to be limited by this list. Flash is an excellent tool for rapid prototyping applications, it is often an easy way to simple applications for utilities (data viewers / parsers, slideshows, etc.) to build, and you will probably find a use unusual Flash.


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