# How to show JPG instead of Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906 "2006-03-31T02:42:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CayoHueso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906/1 "2006-03-31T02:42:42Z")

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Hi everybody,

Could anyone please help me finding a tutorial on how to show a static image if the user does not have installed the Flash plugin?

I have a banner that will use Flash, but if the user does not have the plugin I would like the page to show a JPG version of the banner.

Thanks a lot,

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**Author:** ![darc10222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@darc10222](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darc10222)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906/2 "2006-04-01T03:23:28Z")

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I would highly doubt it. Flash is Flash. You need Flash Player to see Flash. End of story. In PHP you MIGHT be able to get it to check if the user has Flash Player and if they dont then make it show the JPEG version instead.

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**Author:** ![devonair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@devonair](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/devonair)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906/3 "2006-04-01T11:22:15Z")

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Check out Geoff Stearns’ Flashobject: [http://blog.deconcept.com/flashobject/](http://blog.deconcept.com/flashobject/)

the Macromedia Flash detection method is similar: [http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fp8\_detection\_04.html](http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fp8_detection_04.html)

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**Author:** ![prototype](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@prototype](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prototype)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906/4 "2006-04-01T12:53:27Z")

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Thanks for the link devonair! I’ve been looking for something better than MM’s.

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**Author:** ![devonair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@devonair](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/devonair)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-jpg-instead-of-flash/183906/5 "2006-04-01T16:44:47Z")

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no problemo, prototype… it’s the only thing I’ve found so far that will easily defeat the stupid IE update being released on the 11th…