FutureWave Software
FutureWave Software, Inc. was a software development company based in San Diego, California. The company was co-founded by Charlie Jackson and Jonathan Gay on January 22, 1993. The VP of Marketing was Michelle Alsip-Welsh, who also came from Silicon Beach Software, then Aldus Corporation. 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. As the Internet became more popular, FutureWave realized the potential for a vector-based web animation tool that might challenge Macromedia Shockwave technology. In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and re-released it as FutureSplash Animator on Macintosh and Windows. By that time, the company had added a second programmer Robert Tatsumi, artist Adam Grofcsik, and PR specialist Ralph Mittman. In December 1996, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, who renamed the animation editor Macromedia Flash.
 The FutureWave Software logo, used from 1993 until being acquired by Macromedia | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 22, 1993 |
| Founder | Charlie Jackson Jonathan Gay |
| Defunct | December 1996 |
| Fate | Acquired by Macromedia |
| Successor | |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Area served | United States |
| Website | http://www.futurewave.com (archived 1996-11-05 from the original) |
FutureWave Software, Inc.[1] was a software development company based in San Diego, California. The company was co-founded by Charlie Jackson and Jonathan Gay on January 22, 1993.[1][2] The VP of Marketing was Michelle Alsip-Welsh, who also came from Silicon Beach Software, then Aldus Corporation.[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 Windows.[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
[edit]- ^ a b "FUTUREWAVE SOFTWARE, INC. :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "The History of Flash: Back to Graphics". Archived from the original on 1 Jan 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash". Cold Hard Flash. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
- ^ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK, Digital Archaeology
- ^ PC Graphics & Video, Volume 6, Issues 1-6, Advanstar Communications, 1997
- ^ Personal Computer Magazine, PC Communications Corporation, 1995
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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