History of Flash

Over 414 million Web users can now use Macromedia Flash Player to seamlessly view content created with Macromedia Flash, the professional standard for producing high-impact, vector-based Web experiences.

422,653,436 people, as of January 24, 2002, have the ability to view Flash animations over the web.

Macromedia Flash 5 fuses the precision and flexibility of vector graphics with bitmaps, audio, animation, and advanced interactivity to create brilliant and effective Web experiences that attract and engage visitors.

A designer-friendly application, Macromedia Flash 5 easily integrates with existing Web production workflow, supporting direct import from Macromedia FreeHand and Fireworks.

Macromedia Flash 5 also provides powerful development tools for creating advanced Web sites and applications, including tight integration with Macromedia Generator.