Flash animation - moving animated pictures and vector graphics animation. Even if technological advances sphere are constantly growing, there will always be some limits of comfortable preview of basic Internet websites, not even saying about animated ones.

Using vector graphics, it is possible not only to include simple and small graphic elements of 40-100 Kb, but also long movies, presentations, and advertisement texts. It brings a huge advantage to those users who have slow Internet connection.

Another advantage of using vector graphics is that it is possible to change vector file, keeping its quality as high as it is possible. Additionally, all vector objects could be created using various vector graphics applications (CorelDraw, others…). After that, they could be transformed to Flash animation application.

Flash technologies use not only JPEG, GIF, PNG picture formats, but also audio formats WAV, MP3 and movie formats MOV, AVI. It is also possible to create games using Flash technologies.

Using Macromedia Flash application, we can create:

- Internet sites
- Design elements, objects, intros for Internet sites
- Advertisement headings
- Presentations
- Video clips for ACM street displays
- Games
- Video clips

The main advantage of Flash applications is special and original design for Internet site. It is possible to include audio or video materials in your Internet site.