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Splash and Multimedia

You may have seen some sites that have sound, motion and interaction. Sites that have this often use a program called Macromedia Flash to create these effects. These effects are sometimes called shockwave files. Initially many web designers did not want to use flash because not everyone was able to see Flash and Shockwave files but today nearly 97% of viewers can see these movies. If you can see "Flash OK" in green below, then you have the shockwave plugin installed.

Flash is most commonly used to create an introduction or "splash page". The function of the splash page is to make an exciting entrance to the web site. A good splash page will automatically detect whether or not the user has the shockwave player installed. A splash page is included in the silver and gold web packages and it is something that can be added at any time for a reasonable cost.

Here are some real simple examples of possible splash pages for the Trailhead Web Design site.

Space | Photocopy | Blinds | Globe

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