P5 - Describe factors that need to be taken into account when creating animations for the web

Introduction

Animations are used in lots of web pages and are saw all over the web. Animations can be used as animated buttons with rollover effects and adverts. Animated buttons with rollover effects are when for example there is a heading on a webpage and you hover over it, it will change how it looks depending on what the webpage wanted it to look like for example the writing could change colour or the text could be highlighted or the box might get bigger. Here is a video on how to create a rollover effect on Flash and also an example of what one would look like.



Small File Size
When creating animations for the web, you need to bare in mind that there are people watching the animation with both fast and slow internet connections. If you want more people to watch it, it's important that you have a small file size so people on a slow connection can watch it as well.

Easy To Load
Having an animation on a web page, it is vital for it to be easy to load with no buffering during it and being able to download it in the correct format. This is why GIF's are good because you don't need to download them, they just pop up on the screen.

Accessibility
Not everyone will be using a computer/laptop. Many people would be looking on their phones. Therefore, the animation needs to be compatible to be able to work on smart phones and tablets.