SPA File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name FutureSplash Movie (Adobe Flash)
File Extension .spa
MIME Type application/x-futuresplash
Developed By FutureWave Software (later acquired by Adobe Systems)
Initial Release Year 1996
Binary Format Yes
Vector Graphics Support Yes
Animation Support Yes
3D Graphics Support No
Scripting Support Yes, via ActionScript
Audio Support Yes
Video Support No
Compression Yes
Open Format No
Used For Animations, web games, interactive graphics
Predecessor to Format FLA (Adobe Flash Authoring File)
Replaced By SWF (Small Web Format/Adobe Flash)
Browser Embedding <embed src="filename.spa" width="xxx" height="yyy">
Security Has known security vulnerabilities when executed in browsers
Accessibly via Adobe Flash Player Yes, until its end-of-life in 2020