{"id":37,"date":"2009-02-19T17:23:59","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miradamedia.com\/blog\/en\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2009-02-20T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T15:59:50","slug":"adobe-flash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.miradamedia.com\/blog\/en\/digital-signage-design-tutorials\/adobe-flash","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Created by Macromedia and now developed and distributed by Adobe, the Flash<\/strong> platform is the multimedia and interactive technology of choice for websites. Although Microsoft is trying to grab a share of that market with its SilverLight<\/strong> platform, Adobe’s Flash is the clear leader and is installed in most browsers.<\/p>\n

So what does this have to do with digital signage<\/strong>? Well firstly, Flash is relatively easy was to create light-weight animations and files. Secondly, its a good way adding dynamic content. SWF’s (the Flash file format) can read from XML, text files & PHP so its an easy way to have your content change on the fly or based on events.<\/p>\n

Since it was primarily designed for websites (although now Adobe’s Open Screen Project aims at getting the techonology in most consumer electronics) its a great tool for interactivity and creating kiosks. No need to have a special kiosk software, Flash authoring can help you create a media-rich interactive experience all on its own.<\/p>\n

Lastly, since the technology is so ubiquitous, getting designers and programmers that work with the Flash Creative Suite is no sweat.<\/p>\n

We’re going to be posting tutorials or links that will help you in your Flash design for digital signage. Here’s the list:<\/p>\n