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Animation gives any site a rich, deep presence on the World Wide Web. Visitors tend to be more engaged and are likely to return to your site again and again.
Animations are generally created using Adobe Flash, but a significant amount is created using Adobe's ImageReady, which is packaged with Adobe PhotoShop.
Adobe Flash is designed to help you deliver content that has a high impact and is rich in presence. It attracts users and gives them a reason to stay on your site longer. Visitors that come to your site usually need to have Flash Player installed on their computers in order to be able to experience the Internet at its best. Visit Adobes Player Download Center to take advantage of security updates.
How & When to Use
Animation has taken a prominent place on the Internet, as many developers have now honed their skills to create animated pieces on webpages. Therefore, it is safe to say that animation is safe to use whenever you want to drive a focal point on a webpage.
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Fast Facts
Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.
The program Flash was the brainchild of Jonathan Gay, who developed the idea while in college and extended it while working for Silicon Beach Software and its successors.
Adobe says that its Flash Player is the "world's most pervasive software platform, used by over 2 million professionals and reaching 99.0% of Internet-enabled desktops in mature markets as well as a wide range of devices. "