Now his name is Adobe Flash, previously known as Macromedia Flash. This software is one of the most common program used to create animated web pages, video player and audio streaming applications. Flash file extension. SWF, or Shockwave Flash, although many other types of files that can be viewed or manipulated with this software.
Early History
Flash history can be traced back to the 1980's, when Jonathan Gay high school students using Apple II computers that are old age to create a computer drawing program. He entered a program known as SuperPaint in the school science fair. After he won, the program caught the attention of local software developers Charlie Jackson. Jackson was in the process of starting a company known as Silicon Beach Software, which will produce programs for the Macintosh computer. With little funding available to hire experienced developers, Jackson Gay hired to help create programs.
FutureWave launch.
Gay worked at Silicon Beach to finish college. He developed a computer game for the company, including the popular "Dark Castle" and also an illustration program called Intellidraw. By using animation and graphics skills he learned to develop its programs, Gay decided to start his own company and making computer software for pen / pen (an electronic tablet that can be used to write with a special pen). He founded the Software FutureWave January 1993 and immediately created SmartSketch. The program allows users to draw electronically on their computers and had little success due late entry into the market so that it loses a rival to the senior-senior
Creating a Flash
In 1995, the developers at FutureWave aware of the potential for use as a tool SmartSketch animation. At that time, the Internet and World Wide Web is a relatively new concept. Gay and his team added a feature animation and Java on SmartSketch and renamed it as FutureSplash Animator. This program is the first version of the Flash program that we use today. Prior to the launch FutureSplash, Gay decided he would be more success by partnering with larger companies. He spoke with Adobe and Fractal Designs. But they were not interested and impressed with the program made by Jonathan Gay. In the summer of 1996, the first unit sold to the public FutureSplash Animator.
Macromedia
FutureSplash animator who was so successful in the computer market and Microsoft approached the developers just a few months of the release program. Microsoft is planning an online version of MSN and believe that FutureSplash will provide the smoothest and highest quality graphics. Disney Online also uses the program to develop their website. In November 1996, Macromedia offers to buy the program and in December, Gay accepted. Macromedia shorten the product name to Flash and hired Jonathan Gay as Vice President of Technology.
Adobe
Over the next decade, Macromedia released the eighth version of Flash. In 2005, this program is equipped with various features / tools to stream music and video and is widely used for various applications of animation and graphics. At the end of 2005, Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia, including those Flash programs that have been running more than a decade earlier. In 2007, Adobe launched a new version known as Flash CS3, which began as part of Adobe Creative Suite package.
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