Re: Flash??

Actually Macromedia was not the original creators of Flash - There is an
interesting article about the development in general from the initial
creator of what we today call Flash.  It is from TechTV (ZDTV) website.

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/showtell/story/0,23008,3317749,00.html

Check it out if you like to read about the old days.  I'm from the old days,
so I like reading about stuff like 40MB hard drives!! :-)

Don Haller


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggi & Ben Rodgers" <woodduck(at)mbay.net>
To: "HWG Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Flash??


> Hi Ellie,
>
> You can find the answers to your question and, I think, download a demo
> version of Flash (not sure on that though) from the Macromedia web
> site  http://www.macromedia.com.  They are the creators of Flash and also
> make Dreamweaver & Fireworks.
>
> I can give you some brief answers to your questions:
>
> >How browser compatible is flash?
>
> Any browser can handle it if it has the player.  A greater worry is the
> length of time a download will take.  If you have a slow modem some of the
> Flash files will take a while to load.  They can be quite large.  You can
> create little loading movies to entertain your audience while they wait,
> however.
>
> >How many people really download the flash plugins?
>
> I think Macromedia has a running tally on their web site.  It's up in the
> millions and the download & installation only takes a few seconds.
>
>
> >Do I need a specific type of webhost to use flash?
>
> Not that I know of.
>
> >What do I use to create flash??
>
> The software is called Flash.  One caveat might be that it is not an
> intuitive program to learn.  The first time you open the application and
> look at the stage you'll gasp and wonder how anyone can possibly
understand
> it!   But it's not as daunting as it looks. HWG offers some good online
> classes and I've found them to be invaluable for learning this
application.
>
> HTH
>
> Peggi
>
>
> Peggi Rodgers
> Flash Programmer
> Tide Pool Enterprises
> Pacific Grove, CA
> prodgers(at)tide-pool.com
> www.tide-pool.com
>

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