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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Using Flash Sites |
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Written by WebUniver
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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 Flash - based sites have been a craze since the past few years, and as Macromedia compiles more and and great features pursuit Flash, we can only predict practiced will exemplify more and more flash sites around the Internet. However, Flash based sites have been disputed to be bloated and unnecessary. Where exactly do we draw the line? Here's a simple breakdown.
The good:
Interactivity
Flash's Actionscript opens up a vast field of possibilities. Programmers and designers have used Flash to create interactve features ranging from very lively feedback forms to attractive Flash - based games. This full untrodden level of interactivity will always leave visitors coming back for more.
A standardized site
With Flash, you do not have to worry about touchy - browser compatibility. No more woes over how a certain css code displays differently in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. When you position your site elements in Flash, they will always appear as they are as long as the user has Flash Player installed.
Better image through animation
In Flash, one can make use of its rousing features to convey a message in a much more efficient and effective way. Flash is a lightweight option for animation because it is vector based ( and hence smaller file sizes ) as opposed to real " movie files " that are raster based and in consequence much larger in size.
The premium and the ugly:
The Flash entertainer
People have to download the Flash player in advance before they can view Flash movies, so by using Flash your visitor range will underage in fact because not everyone cede be willing to download the Flash player just to view your site. You'll also have to install in additional work in redirecting the user to the Flash download page if he or she doesn't have the player installed.
Site optimization
If your jubilant was presented in Flash, most search engines wouldn't be able to list your content. Hence, you will not be able to rank well in search engines and there will be less traffic heading to your site.
Loading time
Users have to wait longer than usual to load Flash content compared to regular text and images, and some visitors might just lose their patience and click the Back button. The longer your Flash takes to load, the more you risk losing visitors.
The best way to go is to use Flash only when you positively need the interactivity and motion that comes with it. Antithetic, use a mixture of Flash and HTML or use pure text if your site is purely to present simple textual and graphical information.
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