Macro Media Flash

Macro Media Flash

Software to create animation which is usually used for various purposes on the Internet. For example, to create a site, banner ads, animated logos, and other complementary animation. Flash was developed from an application called Smart Sketch. Smart Sketch itself is an application for the draw which was launched in 1994 by Future Wave, not by Macro media. This application is quite successful in drawing applications market dominated by Illustrator and Freehand. In the summer of 1995, Smart Sketch obtain input from users for Smart Sketch can be used to create animations. Future Wave very interested in making an application for creating animation. However Future Wave somewhat pessimistic about the market, because at that animation is only distributed by VHS or CD-ROM. Then the World Wide Web began to spread their wings, where the graphics and animation to be vital. Future Wave see this opportunity to market applications that are capable of producing two-dimensional animation. Then Smart Sketch be modified so as to produce an animation using the Java programming as a player. His name is also slightly modified into Smart Sketch Animator. However, the name Smart Sketch Animator perceived less to sell, so the name was changed to Cellmate. But then, for fear of being labeled as a cartoon maker application, Cell Animator converted into Future Splash Animator. Although the idea is quite revolutionary, hard Future Splash popular. Therefore Future Wave approaching Adobe. However, because the demo Future Splash less than satisfactory with animation, Adobe refused to produce Future Splash. New in November 1996, Macro media approached Future Wave to cooperate. Future Wave approve the bid Macro media. Later renamed Future Splash Animator Macro media Flash 1.0.