Futuresplash

FutureSplash Animator was an animation tool originally developed for pen-based computing devices, but due to the small size of the FutureSplash Viewer, it was particularly suited for download over the Web.

Macromedia In November 1996, FutureSplash was acquired by Macromedia, and Macromedia re-branded and released FutureSplash Animator as Macromedia Flash 1.0.

The program got its start in the mid-1990s as FutureSplash Animator before being acquired by Macromedia.

Disney Online used FutureSplash animations for their subscription-based service Disney's Daily Blast.

Fox Broadcasting Company launched The Simpsons using FutureSplash.

In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and released this new product as FutureSplash Animator on Macintosh and PC.

Microsoft wanted to create an "online TV network" ( MSN ) and adopted FutureSplash animated content as a central part of it.