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A vector graphics animation software program developed by Macromedia (based on an earlier program by Macromedia purchase FutureWave) and later added to Adobe's series of professional graphic applications under their merger. Initially called Shockwave Flash, it was designed to create smooth line-art animations and interactivity for web-based projects (basically, Illustrator, but with the 4th dimension added). It introduced its own coding language, Actionscript, and has its own standalone player software as well.▼
[[File:Adobe Flash Player 32.svg|350px|thumb|right]]
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The "Shockwave" brand was something of an [[Artifact Title]] even from the beginning. See, Macromedia had an existing product called "Director" that was more mature and did some of the same things, and they had developed a browser plugin called "Shockwave" to let people view Director movies directly in their browser. After Macromedia bought FutureWave, they positioned Flash as something of a "Director Lite", most likely to protect Director sales. Flash proved popular, however, and eventually they dropped the Shockwave branding.
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Flash has not been without its competitors. [[Toon Boom]] has been competing against it in the entertainment industry for years now, and has actually been used in big-scale feature films. Both programs have developed to the point where it is nearly impossible to determine which show was made with which program just by watching them. Silverlight is a direct competitor to Flash on the Web, developed by [[Microsoft]] and based on .NET classes. Also, HTML 5 adds video capability to the HTML standard, though it's still new and isn't available in all browsers, much less the older versions people are likely to keep around for the next few years. Apple has a turbulent relationship with the software due to its rudimentary video performance- their iPad originally could not play Flash Player videos, and Flash games are nowhere to be found in the games that are available for their hardware.
In November 2011, Adobe announced it will no longer develop Flash software for iOS games past the
The Flash Player was deprecated in 2017, and officially discontinued on December 31, 2020 in almost every territory save China, with most browsers and operating systems disabling it shortly afterward (or, in some cases, beforehand). Some projects to emulate Flash with the purpose of keeping access to the enormous library of web content created with the software; the best known is the Ruffle emulator, which is used by the [[Internet Archive]] and other preservation projects.
Not to be confused with the [[A Worldwide Punomenon|brick-walled]] [[Flash|superhero of the same name.]]
See also [[Web Animation]], [[Web Games]] and [[Thick Line Animation]]. If you're looking for a list of websites that require Flash in order to work at all, see [[:Category:Flash Content]].
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Awkward Zombie]]''▼
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120105043552/http://as.crowdedstreet.net/Something/ Burning Stickman Presents...Something!]'' was a [[Sprite Comic]] made in Flash, with animated comics occasionally, typically on 100 comic milestones.▼
* Most of the ''Dumm Comics''▼
* ''[[Gastrophobia]]''▼
* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]''▼
* ''[[Knite]]''▼
* ''[[Homestuck]]'', which releases Flash animations every 50 comics or so. (Originally the writer planned for every panel to be a Flash comic, but it was deemed to be too time consuming.)▼
* ''[[VG Cats]]'' used Flash to smooth its line art earlier in its run.▼
* ''[[Bob and George]]'' occasionally incorporated Flash segments.▼
* ''[[Newheimburg]]'' has made the transition from hand-drawn to fully Flash-based drawing recently.{{when}}▼
== Web Original ==
* ''Arj and Poopy'', by former Disney Australia animator Bernard Derriman▼
* ''Bitey of Brackenwood'', by former Disney effects animator Adam Phillips.▼
* ''Non Sequitur Sceneimation]]''▼
* ''[[Brain POP]]'' (The first season of the show was done with cut-out animation, however)▼
* ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]''▼
* ''[[Gotham Girls]]''▼
* ''Happy Harry'', by [[Harry Partridge]].▼
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]''▼
* ''[[Leo and Satan]]''▼
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' web series exclusively on the Warner Bros. website during the Nineties. They're now buried in its archives.▼
* ''[[The Masked Girl]]''▼
* Many shows by the studio ''Mondo Media''▼
* ''Thomas Timberwolf'', [[Chuck Jones]]' last animated project ever.▼
* ''[[Weebl and Bob]]'' and the other series on their site▼
== Western Animation ==
▲{{examples|Series/Films that used this program}}
* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]''
* ''[[Atomic Betty]]''
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
* The non-Steve/Joe characters in ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', after the very early episodes where they were made of paper cutouts, switched to Flash animation (becoming probably the first show to use this), until switching to puppets in 2004.
* ''[[Bobinogs]]'' (Although the first couple of seasons complex animations were done on paper, then scanned and traced into Flash.)
* ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
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* ''[[El Tigre]] ''
* Esurance's insurance commercials pre-2010, starring Erin Esurance.
* ''[[Family Guy]]'''s
* ''[[Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman]]''
* ''[[Fish Hooks]]''
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* ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''
* ''[[Home Movies]]'' - Season 2 and onward.
* ''[[Huntik: Secrets &
* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]'' - in combination with Toon Boom Harmony
* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' - the later episodes were made in Flash.
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* ''[[Mucha Lucha]]''
* ''[[My Life Me]]''
* ''[[My Little Pony:
* ''[[Neighbors From Hell]]''
* ''[[Out of Jimmy's Head]]'', and the television movie it was based on: ''Re-Animated''. The cartoon characters were made in Flash in both cases, but the TV show was done by another studio.
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': The show is usually traditionally animated with digital ink and paint instead, but there are rare moments where the animation is instead animated with Flash, such as in "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted by Kelly Osbourne." ''Take Two with Phineas and Ferb'', a talk show hosted by the title characters where they interview various real-life celebrities, also uses this program.
* ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' (2010 series)
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' used it for the final episode, ''The Powerpuff Girls Rule!''. This episode was noticeably different from the entire rest of the series, partly because of the animation, and partly because of the [[Non Sequitur Scene|fast-paced, random gags.]]
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* ''[[Spaceballs]]: The Animated Series'' (and boy, does it ever look it)
* ''[[Speed Racer: The Next Generation]]''
* ''[[Superjail]]''
* ''[[Supernews]]''
* ''[[Spliced]]''
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* ''[[Three Delivery]]''
* ''[[Time Warp Trio]]''
* The ''[[Total Drama Island|
* ''[[Ugly Americans]]''
* ''[[Unsupervised]]''
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''
* ''[[Wakfu]]''
* ''[[Wayside]]''
* ''Where Ma' Dogs At''
* ''[[Wilbur]]''
* ''Wild Animal Baby Explorers''
* ''[[Word Girl]]''
* ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!|Wow Wow Wubbzy]]''
* ''Yakkity Yak''
* ''[[Yin Yang Yo!
* ''[[Carl Squared]]''
▲* ''[[Awkward Zombie]]''
▲* ''[http://as.crowdedstreet.net/Something/ Burning Stickman Presents...Something!]'' was a [[Sprite Comic]] made in Flash, with animated comics occasionally, typically on 100 comic milestones.
▲* Most of the ''Dumm Comics''
▲* ''[[Gastrophobia]]''
▲* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]''
▲* ''[[Knite]]''
▲* ''[[Homestuck]]'', which releases Flash animations every 50 comics or so. (Originally the writer planned for every panel to be a Flash comic, but it was deemed to be too time consuming.)
▲* ''[[VG Cats]]'' used Flash to smooth its line art earlier in its run.
▲* ''[[Bob and George]]'' occasionally incorporated Flash segments.
▲* ''[[Newheimburg]]'' has made the transition from hand-drawn to fully Flash-based drawing recently.
▲* ''Arj and Poopy'', by former Disney Australia animator Bernard Derriman
▲* ''Bitey of Brackenwood'', by former Disney effects animator Adam Phillips.
▲* ''Non Sequitur Sceneimation]]''
▲* ''[[Brain POP]]'' (The first season of the show was done with cut-out animation, however)
▲* ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]''
▲* ''[[Gotham Girls]]''
▲* ''Happy Harry'', by [[Harry Partridge]].
▲* ''[[Homestar Runner]]''
▲* ''[[Leo and Satan]]''
▲* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' web series exclusively on the Warner Bros. website during the Nineties. They're now buried in its archives.
▲* ''[[The Masked Girl]]''
▲* Many shows by the studio ''Mondo Media''
▲* ''Thomas Timberwolf'', [[Chuck Jones]]' last animated project ever.
▲* ''[[Weebl and Bob]]'' and the other series on their site
{{reflist}}
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