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Name Macromedia Flash
Version 2
Other names SWF (2)
Identifiers MIME:  application/x-shockwave-flash
PUID:  fmt/105
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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 (3)
Is subsequent version of Macromedia Flash (1)
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Released  
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Developed by Macromedia, Inc.
Supported by Adobe Systems Incorporated
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
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
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