[thelist] Flash experts?

> At 1:24 PM 1/3/0, Shelley Sherman wrote:
> > I have a client who would like Flash animation for a "Tour
> > of the Company Plant" sort of thing.  There are 40-50 frames.
> > The photos will be supplied.
>
> I can't provide an accurate quote either, but I'm curious why Flash would
> be used here... is most of the content in the photographs? If so, then why
> not use regular HTML?
>
> (Flash can greatly help with streaming vector art, hi-fi audio and
advanced
> interactivity, but it doesn't do anything particular with a series of
fifty
> photographs.)
>
> Could this project be done just as well in straight HTML...?
>

Sound kinda strange coming from you, but I do agree. HTML can also be
"streamed". Flash might be useful if there are a lot of "surrounding"
special effects, but otherwise I'd suggest plain HTML to them. I'd prefer
that myself (cuz I'd put it into a database and pull it out with a CGI :)