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Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages.
With the introduction of HTML5, features and functions formally exclusive to Flash are now available to users without the need of an extra plugin. Developers and designers continue to create content for Flash and are beginning to explore into HTML5. Recently, there has been debate on whether or not Flash is viable in the future and the question of the need of Flash has been raised.▼
▲With the introduction of [[HTML5]], features and functions
== Current Uses and Availability ==
Flash is used for many reasons but mainly, it is known as the go-to technology for creating the following:
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ActionScript is the programming language behind Flash and allows for vector shapes, animations, events and any other Flash capability to be created and modified through coding rather than a graphical user interface. The script also allows for custom functions to be built, just like any programming language would, and can incorporate other technologies, such as XML. Because Flash makes use of this Object-oriented language, the medium is powerful, flexible and malleable.
Although still in development and constantly evolving in its functions and capabilities, HTML5 is already live on parts of the Internet. The advancements made thus far include features that were once only possible via Flash. So far, HTML5-created content is mainly for the purposes of experimentations and demonstration, though the average user can still find the result useful. More and more sites are incorporating new features as they come. For example, video and audio playbacks have their own standard tags using HTML5. Youtube.com made a use of this by allowing an opt-in trial in which some of their videos will be played through HTML5, rather than a Flash player. Currently, more interactivity between the user and an HTML5 site is also possible, with the addition of a drag-and-drop feature. This will open up the door for designers to create a site that involves more than mouse-clicks. The new markup language includes a canvas element as well, allowing drawing to happen natively within the browser.
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