Technologies

Flash

Every Internet user probably have seen something created in Flash. This technology is often used to develop animated banners. It's obvious, since Flash movies are less in size (than Gif), objects have rich colors, movements are smooth and have various effects. But Adobe Flash is not only about creating banners - it is a powerful tool for developing interactive, cross-platform applications.

Flash is used in:

Animation;
Games - simple or 3D;
Charts;
Video chats, recording and playback directly in browser;
Image rendering online;
Online casino;
Promo-sites, multimedia presentations;
Maps and location tools;
Various web tools and applications.

Adobe Flash advantages:

Cross-platform, cross-browser;
Widespread. More than 97% users have Flash Player plug-in installed ;
Direct communication with camera and microphone;
Powerful image handling, including vector graphics;
Comfortable animation framework;
Powerful and fast programming language - ActionScript.

Disadvantages:

Dynamic Flash content is not indexed by search engines.