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Does anyone use Flash for product images?

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Brendang Light Poster Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 35 Location: New Jersey	Date: Thu May 03, 2007 10:53 am   Subject: Does anyone use Flash for product images? I've been debating using this cool little app that produces a simple image display for my product images(product image with scrollable thumbs underneath). The .swf file is a container, and it calls images in from a directry as it needs them, so it isn't heavy download wise. Plus, I can add or delete images at will. It looks nice and is easy to use, but, it's a flash file. I was concerned about people who don't have flash on their computer, but figured, there will be flash images and banners throughout the site. Has anyone run into major issues with the use of flash images/content? Grumpy customers or folks that can 't see things properly? I'm curious about other folk's experiences. Hi, I've been debating using this cool little app that produces a simple image DELETED for my product images(product image with scrollable thumbs underneath). The .swf file is a container, and it calls images in from a directory as it needs them, so it isn't heavy download wise. Plus, I can add or delete images at will. It looks nice and is easy to use, but, it's a flash file. I was concerned about people who don't have flash on their computer, but figured, there will be flash images and banners throughout the site. Has anyone run into major issues with the use of flash images/content? Grumpy customers or folks that can 't see things properly? I'm curious about other folk's experiences or opinions. I would still be using gifs for the thumbnails in the categories and related products. This feature would be for product pages only. Thanks, Brendan G.
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kabucas Light Poster Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 70	Date: Sun May 20, 2007 10:07 pm   Subject: flash is a major hog.. if your customer base is more on the side of high speed.. it can be ok to use.. but make sure you have an alternative plan for the rest of the world.. it also depends a lot on your product line.. diamonds work well with high quality images/flash.. than do lets say concrete blocks
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