Files whose ending is SWF They are those files of multimedia format, of vector graphics, and of ActionScript code, which are devised based on the Adobe Flash program and precisely their name comes to be an abbreviation of the term Shockwave Flash, although it also comes to refer to Small Web Format.
To all this we understand that it is a vector graphics file format that also supports bitmaps and can create animations and the actionscript language. Viewing its history was created by the company Adobe Systems when it was still called Macromedia.
You will be interested to know that SWF files can be generated by various Adobe products: such as Flash Builder and After Effects, to name a few. Other programs that can produce SWF files are Multimedia Fusion 2, Captivate, or Max SWiSH.
For SWF-type files to work, a special plugin known under the name of Adobe Flash Player is required, they are usually positioned on web pages for animations or activities that have more interaction. It is common to be able to find it as a much more striking method to achieve publicity in many cases.
All these characteristics make it possible that they occupy a minimum bandwidth and thus do not interfere too much with our use of the network, also working perfectly with all kinds of web browser and operating system, being installed the plugin that makes it work in approximately 98% of the computers that have Internet access worldwide.