Adobe flash also known as Macromedia. Macromedia originated in the 1992 merger of Authorware Inc. (makers of Authorware) and MacroMind-Paracomp. By 2002 Macromedia produced more than 20 products and had 30 offices in 13 different countries.Macromedia used for the creation of vector graphics, animation, games, and rich internet applications. Is used to add streamed videos, music. Vector and raster graphics to provide to provide animation of text, drawings, and still images.