Aren't we just talking about using cuepoints with the video? You can use cuepoints to trigger events in Flash like play a movie or call a function - even move a frame where a new movie clip sits. Or what is it that has you intrigued about the presentation?
Jason Merrill >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe >>Cutting >>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:55 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] the tool used to make this presentation >> >> >> >> >>I'd say "by hand"... Maybe you think it's too boring to be made >>manually? ;-) >> >>Making me download over 20mb (!) to see some "speaking heads". >>Here's another link: >>"Talking-Head Video Is Boring Online" >>http://www.useit.com/alertbox/video.html >> >>I'm curious if any of you have patience to listen the whole thing. As >>for me, I drop after 5 minutes. >> >> >>Isn't this done using "Breeze" - Adobe's tool for making this >>kind of thing? >>Its a pretty clever piece of technology and it must be pretty >>hard for the >>Adobe guys to have to stand up in front of camera and talk about this >>kind of thing. >>Which is a real shame because I completely agree with Gregory (and >>Jacob Nielson) that the end >>result is really frustrating because the speed at which you get the >>information is >>much slower than reading - and its difficult to skip ahead to the >>bits you're interested in. >>In the last few years the standard of writing and >>communication on Macromedias >>site had really improved but every so often I click on a useful >>looking link which >>takes me straight to a breeze presentation and I give up >>straight away. >> >>While I was writing this it occured to me that a tool which >>automatically >>created a "photo-story" might solve this problem - you'd still get >>the visual impact but >>you'd be able to skim ahead to the bits you want. >> >>Do other people find these Breeze presentations useful? - I'd be >>really interested to >>know if you do. >> >>Joe >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
