Flash MX

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Flash is one of the fastest growing technologies on the Web today. Flash is used to make Web movies but now with this latest version it is also able to communicate back and forth with a database. To play a Flash movie, the user needs to have the Flash plug-in, but that's no problem these days because it ships with most browsers and operating systems. You can find Flash graphics and movies all over the Web. Customers today are demanding more engaging interfaces with great graphics and sound. Using Flash, you can provide a rich user experience with small file sizes.

One of the great advantages of using Flash is that fact that you can provide engaging content with a minimal wait time. You can reduce file sizes by using reusable content, such as symbols. Most multimedia formats can be integrated into Flash. You can use vector formats, such as EPS, and files from FreeHand and Illustrator. You can even use bitmaps, such as GIF, TIF, JPEG, and PNG. PNG files even maintain their alpha transparency in Flash. You can use sound formats, such as WAV, AIF, and MP3, and AVI and MOV movie formats.

An exciting addition to the Flash capabilities enables you to communicate with a database to display text and movies images. You can send information from a database to the movie and vice versa. You can also save Flash MX files as Flash 4 or 5 files to make it backward compatible.

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