Do you still show your old Flash work on your website?

[AnotherMe]

I am thinking of showing the Flash work I have done in years passed on my new website. It can be sort of a "tribute to Flash" section.

Does anyone here still show their old Flash work on their portfolio website?

[kglad]

i do, but i also have a mobile website for non-swf capable browsers (that obviously does not display any swf's):  http://www.kglad.com

[Nancy OShea]

No.  For all practical purposes, Flash is dead.  The leading browsers are doing everything possible to keep you from installing and using Flash Player in the browser.

Windows 10 users cannot even get Flash player except from Windows updates.   Chrome has it's own native Flash player now.  And Safari disables Flash by default.

Officially Flash Player will end in 2020.  But unofficially, it's already happening.

[AnotherMe]

It's so sad that Flash is dead. 

I wonder if showing old high end Flash work is a way to let potential clients see the depth of my experience. But if they can't even play it anymore what's the use.

[Joseph Labrecque · Accepted solution]

Old Flash Player based work is absolutely still relevant in a portfolio or as a showcase. I would take the approach of having a screenshot or even a video demonstration of the project - with a link to the SWF. As Nancy mentions - people will increasingly not be able to view the SWF itself on a web browser - but that doesn't mean your work has no value.

Also - Windows 10 users can absolutely get Flash Player in all the ways they normally do - Windows Updates only applies to Microsoft browsers like Edge or IE11. It is part of Chrome and you can install for FF and others.

[marjantrajkovski]

Flash SWF is Animate HTML without filters 🙂

[AnotherMe]

I still have to come up to speed with Animate HTML.  Can I convert my old Flash SWF to work with the new Animate HTML?

[Joseph Labrecque]

You can convert between .fla file types in Animate or even just copy and paste any assets and animations between document types. The one thing that doesn't convert on its own is any code.

[AnotherMe]

Will the embedded movie clips be an issue? I know embedded movie clips will not work when I tried to export my .fla files to video. I know this is another avenue I am touching upon...

[Nancy OShea]

HTM5 <video> with  MP4 files works in all browsers.  

<video width="320" height="240" controls>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>

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