What follows is a description of Flash, how it is used, and its strengths and limitations. This information may help if you are planning to incorporate Flash into your multimedia project. But first, you'll probably want to silence the barking dog by clicking on the speaker icon above. Flash is a multimedia tool from Macromedia. It is used to produce interactive animations that are especially well suited for use on the Web.
Flash uses vector graphics, which are far more compact than the bitmap images often used on the Web.
Vector graphics also have the advantage of scaling to any size with no loss of clarity. Short sounds are easily built into Flash to create a true multimedia experience. Flash can store elements as symbols and re-use them to conserve file space. Flash allows user interactivity. For example, complex events and animations can be triggered by clicking or mousing over a graphic.