Two Types of Flash
Vector Based
Uses clip art/cartoon like images for immediate load times. All
flash animations will typically use vector based images
as the samples listed above. For vector based flash see - Flash
Animation
Image Based
Uses images and sound for presentation. These increase load times
significantly. Images and sounds are optimized to speed up
the loading process. For image based flash see - Flash Intros
Myths About Flash
Takes Too Long to Load.
This is correct if it is not developed in the proper fashion.
Vector based flash loads extremely fast.
Negatively Affects Search Engine Rankings.
Flash files can be embedded inside the html file which does not
affect rankings. Search engines use link relevancy more than
anything else to rank pages
