| Athough some animations on the web use the Flash format (swf), most images that move are created via animated GIF files. Though Flash files can sometimes be smaller, users need to have a plug-in to view them. Animated GIF files can be read by any browser without a plug-in. This graphic was created in Photoshop's companion ImageReady, and weighs in at a little over 32K. Also check out this animation - it looks like a "movie".This image also has been properly coded with an "Alt" tag, so that users who have images turned off in their browsers would have an idea of what the graphic is. |