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What is Flash

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What is Flash

1. What is Flash?
* Flash is a multimedia graphics program specially for use on the Web
* Flash enables you to create interactive "movies" on the Web
* Flash uses vector graphics, which means that the graphics can be scaled to any size without losing clarity/quality
* Flash does not require programming skills and is easy to learn


2. Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to Web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements and games. More recently, it has been positioned as a tool for "Rich Internet Applications" ("RIAs").
Flash manipulates vector and raster graphics to provide animation of text, drawings, and still images. It supports bidirectional streaming of audio and video, and it can capture user input via mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera. Flash contains an Object-oriented language called ActionScript.
Flash content may be displayed on various computer systems and devices, using Adobe Flash Player, which is available free of charge for common Web browsers, some mobile phones and a few other electronic devices (using Flash Lite).

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