IntroductionAdobe Flash, also called Macromedia Flash or Shockwave Flash, is an increasingly popular program commonly used to create animations, web pages, presentations and advertisements since its introduction in 1996. years have passed, Flash has evolved to now program games and Internet applications. This incredibly useful tool uses a scripting language called “Action Script”. Flash was developed by Jonathan Gay, a student. He had this idea while he was already working for Silicon Beach Software. Adobe Flash is essentially an authoring tool that uses animation to create movies. These movies can be streamed not only on your computer but also on the Internet using the Flash player. Adobe Flash is now one of the most commonly used forms of software for creating interactive animated advertisements. Flash introduces a more effective advertising technique than a simple static advertisement due to the enhanced animation as well as sound that accompanies it. Not only can Adobe Flash create an entire web page, it's more vibrant than plain HTML. The applications you can create with Macromedia Flash are vast. An example is that you can create your own cartoon show, simply for your own enjoyment and entertainment. You can share them with your friends, other Internet users. You can even create an interactive classroom to teach students a range of subjects, from math to biology. You can create standalone interactive games that can be played over the Internet and program interactive games. Macromedia Flash offers a wide range of possibilities and uses. Macromedia Flash is pretty basic at grade level and relatively easy to learn. As you move forward... middle of paper ...... TML5 Video Playback in 2011) - 97% of businesses rely on Flash Player and over 3 million developers use Flash technology - 86% of most - the websites visited use Flash in one form or another. Flash users also raised an outcry, claiming that 99% of browsers supported the technology. On top of all this, since all Flash "code" is compiled into a SWF file, anyone looking to view the source would have to decipher two different levels of encryption to get what they were looking for. This is certainly appreciated by many developers. Flash is owned by a single company, Adobe completely controls the rate of innovation of the technology. Proponents of HTML5 argue that there are many more pros than cons to Flash and point out the importance of it being controlled and owned by a single company, allowing it to go into many different directions. The specification for HTML is