<s>
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
or	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
cartoon	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
,	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
cartoon	I-Operating_System
,	O
FutureSplash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
FutureSplash	B-Operating_System
cartoon	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
an	O
animation	O
that	O
is	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
)	O
platform	O
or	O
similar	O
animation	O
software	O
and	O
often	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
SWF	O
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
refers	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
file	O
format	O
and	O
the	O
medium	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
has	O
enjoyed	O
mainstream	O
popularity	O
since	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
Adobe	O
Flash-animated	B-Operating_System
television	O
series	O
,	O
television	O
commercials	O
,	O
and	O
award-winning	O
online	O
shorts	O
being	O
produced	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
when	O
bandwidth	O
was	O
still	O
at	O
56	O
kbit/s	O
for	O
most	O
Internet	O
users	O
,	O
many	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
artists	O
employed	O
limited	O
animation	O
or	O
cutout	O
animation	O
when	O
creating	O
projects	O
intended	O
for	O
web	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
artists	O
to	O
release	O
shorts	O
and	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
experiences	O
well	O
under	O
1	O
MB	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
stream	O
both	O
audio	O
and	O
high-end	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
hallmarks	O
of	O
poorly	O
produced	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
are	O
jerky	O
natural	O
movements	O
(	O
seen	O
in	O
walk-cycles	O
and	O
gestures	O
)	O
,	O
auto-tweened	O
character	O
movements	O
,	O
lip-sync	O
without	O
interpolation	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
abrupt	O
changes	O
from	O
front	O
to	O
profile	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animations	I-Operating_System
are	O
typically	O
distributed	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
they	O
are	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
,	O
online	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
web	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animations	I-Operating_System
may	O
be	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
often	O
created	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
is	O
distinguished	O
from	O
a	O
Webcomic	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
comic	O
strip	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	O
Web	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
animated	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prominent	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
format	O
was	O
by	O
Ren	O
&	O
Stimpy	O
creator	O
John	O
Kricfalusi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Kricfalusi	O
produced	O
more	O
animated	O
projects	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
several	O
online	O
shorts	O
for	O
Icebox.com,	O
television	O
commercials	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
web	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
began	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
more	O
regularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
major	O
milestone	O
for	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
popular	O
web	O
series	O
WhirlGirl	B-Operating_System
became	O
the	O
first	O
regularly	O
scheduled	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animated	I-Operating_System
web	O
series	O
when	O
it	O
premiered	O
on	O
the	O
premium	O
cable	O
channel	O
Showtime	O
in	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
telecast	O
and	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Showtime	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
David	O
B	O
.	O
Williams	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Visionary	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
he	O
founded	O
,	O
WhirlGirl	B-Operating_System
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
super-heroine	O
fighting	O
for	O
freedom	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
ruled	O
by	O
an	O
all-powerful	O
"	O
mediatech	O
empire	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
gaining	O
online	O
syndication	O
partners	O
including	O
Lycos.com	B-Application
and	O
WebTV	B-Device
,	O
the	O
series	O
first	O
adopted	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Joe	O
Cartoon	O
launched	O
the	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
animation	O
"	O
Frog	O
in	O
a	O
Blender	O
"	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
"	O
viral	O
hits	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
gaining	O
more	O
than	O
90	O
million	O
views	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
popular	O
portal	O
sites	O
featured	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
during	O
the	O
dot-com	O
boom	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
including	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
,	O
Icebox	O
,	O
MondoMedia	O
,	O
CampChaos	O
,	O
MediaTrip	O
,	O
Bogbeast	O
and	O
AtomFilms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
many	O
adult-only	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
cartoon	I-Operating_System
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
production	O
began	O
on	O
what	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
Adobe	O
Flash-animated	B-Operating_System
feature	O
film	O
,	O
the	O
ill-fated	O
Lil	O
 '	O
Pimp	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
began	O
life	O
as	O
an	O
Internet	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
another	O
major	O
milestone	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
animation	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
broadcast-quality	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
aired	O
on	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
recording	O
companies	O
experimented	O
with	O
releasing	O
animated	O
music	O
videos	O
to	O
promote	O
their	O
artists	O
 '	O
releases	O
online	O
,	O
including	O
Madonna	O
,	O
Beastie	O
Boys	O
and	O
Tenacious	O
D	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
none	O
became	O
the	O
hit	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animated	I-Operating_System
music	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
popular	O
online	O
series	O
were	O
produced	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Emmy	O
Award-winning	O
Off-Mikes	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
ESPN	O
and	O
Animax	O
Entertainment	O
;	O
Gotham	O
Girls	O
and	O
Lobo	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
;	O
Crime	O
Time	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Future	O
Thought	O
Productions	O
and	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
produced	O
by	O
Mike	O
and	O
Matt	O
Chapman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wubbzy	O
!,	O
The	B-Application
Powerpuff	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
Total	O
Drama	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
Three	O
show	O
Monkey	O
Dust	O
,	O
the	O
Channel	O
Four	O
show	O
Modern	O
Toss	O
,	O
Yin	O
Yang	O
Yo	O
!,	O
Alejo	O
&	O
Valentina	O
,	O
Angry	O
Birds	O
Toons	O
,	O
Aaagh	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
the	O
Mr.	O
Hell	O
Show	O
,	O
Jake	O
and	O
the	O
Never	O
Land	O
Pirates	O
,	O
The	O
Mr.	O
Men	O
Show	O
,	O
The	O
Lion	O
Guard	O
,	O
My	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Pony	I-Application
:	I-Application
Friendship	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
on	O
The	O
Hub	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
show	O
uses	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Flash	O
8	O
)	O
,	O
Cinemax	O
's	O
Eli	O
's	O
Dirty	O
Jokes	O
,	O
Queer	O
Duck	O
from	O
Showtime	O
,	O
The	O
Mr.	O
Peabody	O
and	O
Sherman	O
Show	O
from	O
Netflix	O
,	O
The	O
Loud	O
House	O
on	O
Nickelodeon	O
,	O
Smiling	O
Friends	O
on	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
and	O
Shorties	O
Watching	O
Shorties	O
on	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Home	O
Movies	O
,	O
Harvey	O
Birdman	O
,	O
Attorney	O
at	O
Law	O
,	O
and	O
Ballmastrz	O
:	O
9009	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
's	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
programming	O
block	O
,	O
switched	O
to	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
from	O
other	O
animation	O
technology	O
and	O
on	O
Disney	O
XD	O
with	O
Kick	O
Buttowski	O
:	O
Suburban	O
Daredevil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
animation	O
film	O
festivals	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
by	O
adding	O
separate	O
categories	O
in	O
competition	O
for	O
"	O
web	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
"	O
or	O
"	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
cartoons	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
to	O
both	O
more	O
accurately	O
reflect	O
its	O
market	O
position	O
then	O
,	O
since	O
over	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
all	O
content	O
created	O
in	O
Animate	O
uses	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
confusion	O
between	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
since	O
they	O
are	O
completely	O
different	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
even	O
after	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
's	O
end-of-life	O
deadline	O
by	O
2020	O
,	O
hence	O
all	O
animations	O
produced	O
in	O
Animate	O
will	O
survive	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
after	O
2020	O
,	O
animators	O
will	O
instead	O
share	O
their	O
animations	O
in	O
either	O
video	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
or	O
WebGL	B-Library
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Adobe	O
's	O
'	O
Evolving	O
Brand	O
Identity	O
 '	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
unveiled	O
a	O
complete	O
redesign	O
of	O
its	O
logo	O
in	O
which	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
almost	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
color	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Red	O
to	O
Purple	O
,	O
ending	O
any	O
association	O
of	O
Flash	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
animation	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
much	O
easier	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
traditional	O
animation	O
techniques	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
skill	O
required	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
project	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
chosen	O
content	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
distribution	O
is	O
considerably	O
easier	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
television	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
and	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
provide	O
free	O
hosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animations	I-Operating_System
are	O
created	O
by	O
individual	O
or	O
amateur	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
that	O
are	O
first	O
distributed	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
became	O
popular	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
broadcast	O
on	O
television	O
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
such	O
networks	O
as	O
MTV	O
and	O
G4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
production	O
is	O
enjoying	O
considerable	O
popularity	O
in	O
major	O
animation	O
studios	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
animators	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
organize	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
assets	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
characters	O
,	O
scenes	O
,	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
props	O
)	O
for	O
later	O
re-use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
files	O
are	O
in	O
vector	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
animation	O
to	O
35mm	O
film	O
without	O
any	O
compromise	O
in	O
image	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Drawn	O
Together	O
Movie	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
!,	O
a	O
straight-to-DVD	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Drawn	O
Together	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
discarded	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
animation	O
and	O
used	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
are	O
Vyond	O
,	O
Toon	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
,	O
Xara	B-Application
Photo	I-Application
&	I-Application
Graphic	I-Application
Designer	I-Application
,	O
Serif	B-Application
DrawPlus	I-Application
,	O
Toufee	O
,	O
Express	O
Animator	O
,	O
CelAction	O
2D	O
and	O
Anime	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
.	O
</s>
