
Using Alternate Image Formats
Delivering Movies to Your Audience
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Using Alternate Image
Formats
Most end users will have access to the
Flash Player plug-in required to view your
Flash content, but some may not. You can
make at least part of your site available to
them by providing alternate image les for
their browsers to display. If you’re using
Flash animation for a simple Web banner,
for example, you can use an animated GIF
to re-create that banner for viewers who
lack the Flash plug-in. Flash can publish
alternate GIF, JPEG, and PNG. Of course, you
need a le with the proper HTML coding
to direct the viewer’s browser to display the
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