Re: FLASH: Flash - barrier to entry?

[dickson chow]

Just a little info, Windows 98 comes with the flash/shockwave plugins and

Netscape 4.5 comes with the flash plugin also.


Matt Irwin wrote:


> >

> >Hi everyone,

> >

> >I just joined the list today and I have what I hope is a simple

> question.

> >

> >I'm reasonably new to Flash and have had the opportunity to bid on a

> couple

> >of jobs.  The most recent of which I was turned down because they said

> that

> >Flash had too much of a "barrier to entry".

> >

> >Basically I was supposed to create an animated menu system for a site.

> The

> >barrier, according to the client, was the plug-in issue.

> >

> >Can anyone point me to any good articles that could bolster my position

> when

> >this issue comes up again?  I did some research and found some numbers

> on

> >the amount of 3.0 and 4.0+ browsers out there, but I think it would be

> good

> >if I had more information about ease of installation, file size

> advantages,

> >Flash as an open standard, etc. etc.

> >

> >Thanks!

> >

> >Paul

> >

>

> Hey,

>

>   I can't provide you with any articles I can think of, but as I'm sure

> you know Flash is very well distributed.  My solution, as others have

> posted, would be to use a Flash detection script and some form of

> alternate image w/ an image map.  Aftershock will generate this code,

> which is ok, but it never seems to make the image right (at least in my

> version) so I export images straight from flash.  While Aftershock does

> work, I would recommend writing or getting a better script yourself

> because the code I've gotten from aftershock has done some weird stuff.

> I also wanted to point out you can write script that will install the

> plug-in when people come to the site, I know this works with IE,

> although I'm not sure about Netscape, and Aftershock will do this as

> well.  I hope this is some fuel for your fire, or future fires.

>

> Matt Irwin

>

matttechnomarketing [dot] com

>

black_scarabhotmail [dot] com

>

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