Graham Perrin wrote: > easiest navigation, between episodes
OK, I found the examples that I was seeking: <http://macenterprise.org/content/view/60/42/> <http://macenterprise.org/content/view/29/42/> et cetera. I visualise one Plone training episode per (QuickTime) chapter. The example <http://tinyurl.com/prolearn-tv-intro-flash> given in my previous post is also great, but I slightly prefer the QuickTime productions for three reasons: 1) The combination of movie controller and menu of chapters is highly effective * scrubbing the QuickTime movie controller presents clear and synchronous navigation through the menu of chapters * no movie controller in the Flash production (maybe not possible in 2004? — I don't know Flash). 2) QuickTime requires fewer clicks * QuickTime menu of chapters can be navigated from top to bottom with a single mouse click (press-move-release) * KMi Stadium XO 2004 example require multiple mouse clicks if there are more than a few items in the menu. 3) Faster delivery (greater network compatibility) * the normal route to the Flash production <http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?s=32&whichevent=461> may require a few minutes' wait ("trying port 443 please wait…", " trying port 80 please wait…", "trying HTTP Tunnelling please wait…", "trying port 1935 please wait…") — depending on one's network environment and most noticeable when (as now) I work from home * shortcut <http://tinyurl.com/prolearn-tv-intro-flash> works first time (for me; YMMV) * I guess that more modern Flash will be more compatible. The two QuickTime examples were also produced in 2004 -- before the change of organisation from MacOSXLabs.org to MacEnterprise.org. Anomalies, if any, with these examples might be attributed to their age or to the site/server reorganisation. Regards Graham References: <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/chaptertracks.html> and I suspect that (a) already the routine is easier than what's described, and (b) there exist tools complementary to QuickTime Pro† to further simplify chaptering + streaming. <http://cnm.open.ac.uk/projects/stadium/> <http://cnm.open.ac.uk/projects/xo/> and I'll draw attention of an XO person to comments within this thread. † Maybe an example application free from Apple Developer Connection, I'm sure I've seen a very user-friendly tool somewhere… -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Plone-video-manual-tp1340323p1367396.html Sent from the Evangelism mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Evangelism mailing list Evangelism@lists.plone.org http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/evangelism
