Re: [flasher] Flash vrs Shockwave plug-in

[John Dowdell]

At 8:51 AM 2/27/1, Arnold Gregory wrote:

> Where can I find good sources of pros and cons between Flash

> and Shockwave plug-ins....


Searching the Macromedia site with terms like "director flash differences"

pulls up a number of articles.


Recap: The Macromedia Flash Player is optimized for small footprint, and

hence easy distribution and portability. The Shockwave Player is larger,

but takes deeper advantage of full computers.



> including current (Macromedia's latest is 6 mo.

> old)  statistics on the deployment of each.


The last Media Metrix consumer audit was performed in December 2000, and

the next one will occur in March, and likely be published in April.


http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/

http://www.macromedia.com/software/shockwaveplayer/


(Hmm, the Shockwave Player doesn't seem to have the Dec00 audits

published... I've dropped a note to the Shockwave staff asking what's up.)



> How do I convince a client that visitors will take the time

> to download another plugin to view their materials.


One good way is to figure out what the client is seeking. If they're just

presenting text information and aren't qualifying their audience, then HTML

can do. If they'd rather give a richer experience to their audience, or

their target audience likely visits other rich-experience sites, then that

tilts the balance a bit.


jd






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