Wired Movies and Sprites

Support For Macromedia's Flash in QuickTime 4

Introduced in 1996 by Macromedia, Flash is a vector-based graphics and animation technology designed for the Internet. As an authoring tool, Flash lets content authors and developers create a wide range of interactive vector animations. The files exported by this tool are called SWF (pronounced `swiff') files.

SWF files are commonly played back using Macromedia's ShockWave Plugin. In an effort to establish Flash as an industry-wide standard, Macromedia has published the SWF File Format and made the specification publicly available on its Web site at http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/open/spec/ .

The Flash Media Handler