Flash
Kaylene Klingenstein
Sasha Frankhouser
What can you do with it?
MAKE YOUR OWN!
Animated movies
Web-based banner advertisements
Games
Web-based applications
Special Effects
Examples
Animated movie clip
www.m082256.it452.cs.usna.edu/demoFlash.html
Web-based banner advertisements
http://www.neteffects1.net/mainsite/examples.html
Games
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/bluebutton
http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html?skin=original
Web-based applications
http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=50603
http://www.bytescout.com/swfscout_flash_demo_slidesho
w_src.html
Basics
Adobe Flash refers to the Adobe Flash Player and
multimedia program, which creates animation,
games, movies, etc.
Available in most web browsers
Uses vector based graphics (won’t lose clarity of
image with sizing)
Scripting language ActionScript
Flash files -- .swf extension
May be implemented in several ways:
Object of a webpage
Played in the Flash Player
Self-executing Flash movie
Can have user interaction
What is Action Script?
Java-like object-oriented scripting language
Creates most of the interactivity in Flash apps
First introduced in 2000 with Flash 5
Adds interactivity to applications
Predefined constants
ENTER, BACKSPACE, SPACE, TAB
Example ActionScript Code
onClipEvent(load)
onClipEvent(enterFrame)
{function reset()
{
if(this._name=="face") {
{ this._x-=this.speed;
this._visible=false;
} if(this._x
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