Flash Vs HTML * Please Help

[savvasgr]

Hi all!

I am reasearching the differences (advantages/disadvantages of each) between Flash and HTML and i was wandering if there is someone that can advise me on any resources that might help me...anything will help....

Thanks a lot....

 

[datalinks]

Not quite sure how you are comparing these 2 technologies.

But something worth noting - Flash does not get indexed by search engines. I always suggest keep flash to a minimum, and use wisely.

 

[savvasgr]

Not quite sure how you are comparing these 2 technologies.

But something worth noting - Flash does not get indexed by search engines. I always suggest keep flash to a minimum, and use wisely.

Thanks that helps

basically i want to do an extensive report on which is better and for what reason..specify advantages and disadvantages of each and possibly make recommendations...

do you have any resources that i could use for academic reference?

 

[adam_uk]

html
1. the text and images in html pages are stored seperatly so thus it appears to load quicker

2. as the text and images are stored seperate search engines can spider it since they can understand plain text

3. html does not require any plugins (if you exlude javascript) to view

4. because html / images are static they provide a low level of interactivity

flash
1. with flash all the text / images are stored in the flash file so if a user needs to view one section of a website they need to load the entire movie (i know with flash you can preload sections as you need but them but the majority ive found dont do this) so because of this html / images are faster

2. to view flash files you require a seperate plugin most users have this installed but not all do

3. because everything is stored in the .swf (flash file extention) search engines and other spiders cannot read this content. so this means you have no search engine ranking.

4. because flash is an actuall move and set of animations you can provide more interaction to your users which could make it more interesting if done correctly.

hope this helps in some way

 

[PoorDoggie]

I think a good way to utilise both would be to have separate flash movies, and the rest HTML. There is no point building your whole site around flash. Static images and static text would be in HTML, and any fancy animation could be in Flash, if needs be.

Flash is a great tool for animations, like on rathergood[dot]com, but it isn't really meant to be a web based object (although more often now products come bundled with a Flash Player. I know mozilla and opera and firefox did! )

 

[Zubair1]

Well i dont think that flash should be consider a tool for making sites
its good for only making movies. logos, animations, chat systems but not a
complete website.

 

[RTM]

I really despise FLASH as "whole site" technology platform. It's heavy, it's visually overbearing, and I have yet to encounter a pure flash design that works - both for SEO and the end-user experience.

How many times have I visited a site where the main entrance is a flash intro (without a clear way to skip it)... and get to the clean, uncluttered HTML material.

Flash is great... when properly exploited (as others have said) for multimedia demos, intros, etc. But I would never do a pure Flash site...

All my $0.02 of course.

Rob

 

[swimjenni]

Flash is not always friendly for all users... I think html is better.

 

[bhyraj]

first step is html also. flase is best. but no best usefull without each other. jointly is best

 

[Fataqui]

Ya, HTML is the way to go. The web is about content, it's about learning understanding, and getting answers you are looking for! It's about other things to, but Flash is not one of them! Sure it has it's place but not as a standard that should be included in ever design!

When I create high end back ends for big companies they always like the idea of using Flash, but they soon find out that most business professionals are interested in the content their site has and not some fancy wasteful movie that does nothing to help the visitor find the information they came for!


Sonia

 

[adam_uk]

to me the argument that total flash sites are not good are a load of tripe to be honest

ive seen some beatiful websites (and popular!) that just use flash

an example of this for me http://www.2advanced.com/ amazing site! and pure flash

 

[bhyraj]

flash site is loading site. not use only flash in site. some one not install flash in his computer so he is not display correctly. so use html with flash.

 

[Dr. Domaining]

It all depends on the project. There are cases when HTML is better to use and there are instances where Flash is better to use.