Summary
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| Name |
Macromedia Flash |
| Version |
1 |
| Other names |
SWF (1) |
| Identifiers |
MIME:
application/x-shockwave-flash
PUID:
fmt/104
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| Family |
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| Classification |
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| Disclosure |
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| Description |
The Adobe Flash format, SWF, previously known as Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Shockwave Flash, and alternatively known as the Small Web Format, is a file format primarily designed for creating interactive multimedia applications. The format iterates rapidly, often in line with new releases of Adobe Flash or Adobe Air. Prior to version 6 all SWF files were uncompressed, however version 6 introduced the option of using zlib compression. Version 13 introduced the option of using LZMA compression. |
| Orientation |
Binary |
| Byte order |
Little-endian (Intel) |
| Related file formats |
Has priority over MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3
Is previous version of Macromedia Flash (2)
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
 Macromedia, Inc.
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| Supported by |
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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| Source |
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
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| Source date |
11 Mar 2005 |
| Source description |
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/swf/pdf/swf-file-format-spec.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html |
| Last updated |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Note |
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Details: File format summary
: detailed report on file format 
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