Timeline-based Vs AS for Flash Ad

I know a lot of people would think that this question is too basic to answer. But yes i still need a justification which one is better for building IAB standard flash banner ads. Can anyone give me enlightenment which one between timeline-based and AS-based animation is ideal for building Flash ads acceptable by standards? I simply want to understand if it is necessary to use AS for standard flash banners.
I am currently heading a production team of flash designers who build IAB standard Falsh banners. We are used to using timeline for animating our elements and would like to explore the possiblities of moving further to using AS for animating objects. Or is it advisable considering that we are not building dynamic and interactive flash banners?
This forum's help is greatly appreciated.

MarketInk wrote:
> Quick "flash" question. I need to supply a flash
animation map of the US, where
> the user clicks on individual states... afterwhich the
state color changes to a
> 2nd color and the data is ported to a website/dbase.
Based on that info, can
> this be done in Fireworks or does it need to be Flash?
Any help is greatly
> appreciated.
Those are easiest to do in Flash, where all you need to do is
create
buttons of each section of the map.
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