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Flash Animations
 Why use Flash animations?
Because
Flash animations take more time than straight HTML, they
are generally more expensive to have on your site.
For a lot of sites Flash simply does not make a lot of
sense from the cost perspective. However, in some cases,
Flash animation adds a great deal to the appeal of a site
and keeps your visitors interested.
As with anything you
place on your site, evaluating your reasons for wanting
a feature--what will it do for you--is an important part
of deciding whether or not to use it. Flash animations
on a children's site, for instance, make a lot of sense
in order to keep young, quickly distracted minds interested
in what you have to say.
Flash Animations can make it possible to describe your services
in a movie presentation.
Because of the way Flash can compress its files,
a Flash animation generally takes up a lot less "bandwidth",
i.e., the length of time that it takes your computer to
download the Flash file so you can view it on your computer,
than many other image forms. Because it can load a movie
completely before playing it, or just load some of it and
continue to download while the visitor begins to view the
movie, it allows a great deal more flexibility in how you
present your information.
Flash can make your site
dynamic and let you offer more.
While most of the Flash animations we create are simple
ones, there are other uses for Flash that can add a great
deal to your site. Here
are some of the Flash items we have put into place:
- An MP3 player that loads the music clips one at a time, reducing
the load time on the page, and that also allows you to move through
the clips if you want to hear a particular one.
- A Flash viewer rotates through a series of images, also one at a time
to reduce the load time of the page
- Menus created in Flash so that as one choose a menu item, sounds or
more advanced animations can play.
Most of the time the Flash animations we produce are very
simple ones and are not as expensive as you might think.
Flash movies can be a worthwhile addition to your
site, IF it makes sense to have them there. This is something
we will be glad to discuss with you, should you feel Flash
would add to your site.
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