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The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the [[PenPoint OS]] and [[EO Personal Communicator|EO tablet computer]]. When [[pen computing]] did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] platforms.<ref name="KaplanMilbourne2009">{{cite book|author1=Chris Kaplan|author2=Paul Milbourne|author3=Michael Boucher|title=The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2Lly4j0BpMC&pg=PA6|date=10 March 2009|publisher=Apress|isbn=978-1-4302-1812-8|pages=6–}}</ref>
The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the [[PenPoint OS]] and [[EO Personal Communicator|EO tablet computer]]. When [[pen computing]] did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] platforms.<ref name="KaplanMilbourne2009">{{cite book|author1=Chris Kaplan|author2=Paul Milbourne|author3=Michael Boucher|title=The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2Lly4j0BpMC&pg=PA6|date=10 March 2009|publisher=Apress|isbn=978-1-4302-1812-8|pages=6–}}</ref>


As the Internet became more popular, FutureWave realized the potential for a vector-based web animation tool that might challenge [[Macromedia]] [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave]] technology.<ref name="hs"/> In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and re-released it as [[Adobe Flash Professional|FutureSplash Animator]] on Macintosh and PC.<ref name="The Dawn of Web Animation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page04.html|title=Macromedia - Showcase : The Dawn of Web Animation|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Adobe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717071243/http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page04.html|archive-date=2006-07-17|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref><ref name="hs"/> By that time, the company had added a second programmer Robert Tatsumi, artist Adam Grofcsik, and PR specialist Ralph Mittman.<ref name="hs"/>
As the Internet became more popular, FutureWave realized the potential for a vector-based web animation tool that might challenge [[Macromedia]] [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave]] technology.<ref name="hs"/> In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and re-released it as [[Adobe Flash Professional|FutureSplash Animator]] on Macintosh and PC.<ref name="hs" /><ref name="The Dawn of Web Animation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page04.html|title=Macromedia - Showcase : The Dawn of Web Animation|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Adobe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717071243/http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page04.html|archive-date=2006-07-17|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref> By that time, the company had added a second programmer Robert Tatsumi, artist Adam Grofcsik, and PR specialist Ralph Mittman.<ref name="hs"/>


In December 1996, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, who renamed the animation editor [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]].<ref name="The Dawn of Web Animation"/>
In December 1996, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, who renamed the animation editor [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]].<ref name="The Dawn of Web Animation"/>

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FutureWave Software
Company typePrivate
FoundedJanuary 22, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-01-22)
FounderCharlie Jackson
Jonathan Gay
Michelle Welsh
DefunctDecember 1996 (1996-12)
FateAcquired by Macromedia
HeadquartersSan Diego, California, U.S.
Area served
United States

FutureWave Software, Inc[1] was a software development company based in San Diego, California. The company was founded by Charlie Jackson, Jonathan Gay, Daniel Escobar, and Michelle Welsh on January 22, 1993.[1][2] VP of Marketing was Michelle Welsh who also came from Silicon Beach Software, then Aldus.[3][4][5][6]

The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the PenPoint OS and EO tablet computer. When pen computing did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh platforms.[7]

As the Internet became more popular, FutureWave realized the potential for a vector-based web animation tool that might challenge Macromedia Shockwave technology.[3] In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and re-released it as FutureSplash Animator on Macintosh and PC.[3][8] By that time, the company had added a second programmer Robert Tatsumi, artist Adam Grofcsik, and PR specialist Ralph Mittman.[3]

In December 1996, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, who renamed the animation editor Macromedia Flash.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "FUTUREWAVE SOFTWARE, INC. :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. ^ The History of Flash: Back to Graphics Archived 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash, Cold Hard Flash
  4. ^ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK, Digital Archaeology
  5. ^ PC Graphics & Video, Volume 6, Issues 1-6, Advanstar Communications, 1997
  6. ^ Personal Computer Magazine, PC Communications Corporation, 1995
  7. ^ Chris Kaplan; Paul Milbourne; Michael Boucher (10 March 2009). The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript. Apress. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-4302-1812-8.
  8. ^ a b "Macromedia - Showcase : The Dawn of Web Animation". Adobe. Archived from the original on 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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