Stu wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcg...@...> > wrote: > >> A while back, someone posted this link: >> >> http://www.spiritualregeneration.org/Flash/AccrossTheUniverseFionaAppleV >> er.swf >> >> >> I have a presentation for my business that I would like to set up on >> the internet like this. That is, a slide show accompanied by a vocal >> track, in sinc with the slides. >> >> Does anyone know what this process is called? >> >> I thank you in advance for your attention to this query. >> >> > Looks like a JPEGs strung together in iMovie, FCP, Premiere, or Avid > and converted to a streaming flash video. Its pretty easy to do. A > little harder to do well. > > s. It's a Shockwave Flash presentation and those are often NOT streaming files with video. They actually have the pictures, audio and code for transitions in the file. That makes for a very small file compared to a streaming video. Apparently proprietary and Adobe charges a lot for the software to do it though I think they used to have a "basic" version for less. If Shemp is taking any classes like at a college (or teaching any for that matter) he could get a student discount. Adobe is hurting and I don't think raising their prices was the solution. They just had layoffs too. Then there is a open source initiative to replace Flash which probably includes Shockwave presentations. If it wasn't proprietary companies like Ulead, Nero, Magix and Pinnacle would have released similar products.
Big problem is many lame web designers go wild with Flash and bog down browers. I've seen one Flash add running on a website the maxes out everyones CPU. Users found if they used Flash block and turned off that ad the CPU max out went away. I guess it is time to add performance modules to web design software with warnings that tell the hair-brained that there design will cause problems.
