With the rapid development of Flash, the involvement of Microsoft has made the industry pay great attention to the newly born Flash software (and the used Shockwave Flash plug-in). Since then, the great changes brought by this software and its supporting programming language ActionScript have attracted many loyal developers.
I haven't found any information about Flash2.0 for the time being. A considerable amount of internet information said that FutureSplash was renamed Flash2.0 after being acquired. But I'm not sure yet. Macromedia introduced Flash4.0.
Since Flash entered version 4.0, the original Shockwave player has been used only by directors. Flash 4.0 began to have its own dedicated player called "Flash Player", but in order to maintain downward compatibility, the animation made by Flash still uses the original version. SWF file name (Shockwave Flash). Macromedia released Flash5.0 (the supported player is Flash Player 5).
ActionScript in Flash 5.0 has made great progress and started to support XML and Smart Clip. The syntax of ActionScript has begun to develop into a complete object-oriented language, which follows the standards of ECMAScript (just like JavaScript). Macromedia introduced Flash MX (beta version 6.0, later officially named MX to match MX product line, supported by Flash Player 6).
Falsh6 began to support the call-in of external jpg and MP3. At the same time, more built-in objects (such as direct drawing controls) have been added. Provides more precise control over HTML text. The concept of SetInterval overclocking framework. At the same time, the compression technology of swf file is improved. Macromedia introduced Flash MX 2004 (the version of the player supported by SWF created by Flash MX 2004 was named Flash Player 7).
Flash MX 2004 increased the support for mobile devices, mobile phones and Pocket PC (and the clear display of pixel fonts), which improved the runtime performance of Flash Player by 2 to 5 times. Support HTML text and embedded images in swf (independent swf in swf); FLV external video support (integrated with QuickTime), etc.
At the same time, we began to control the software made by Flash and open the plug-in JSFL (Macromedia Flash JavaScript API), and Macromedia undoubtedly began to mobilize the great power and collective wisdom of Flash customers on the Internet.
As the last version of Macromedia before it was acquired by Adobe, Flash 8 has added many new functions, such as gradient enhancement, object drawing model, FlashType, script assistant mode, extended stage workspace, Macintosh document tab, improved Preference dialog box, improved Preference dialog box, single library panel, improved publishing interface and object-level undo mode.