Re: FLASH: Flash making QuickTime--why so little support

[Phillip Kerman]

Just to clarify... this example was authored in Flash 4--but it was exported

as Flash 3.


> Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 12:30:56 -0400

>

From: "Phillip M. Torrone" <philliplbraincraft [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash making QuickTime--why so little support

> and development?

>

> so what exactly would ya'll want to see as far a documentation? i've done

> presentations about flash and quicktime authoring. would a 20 page pdf

> work? with examples?

>

> the tools i like to use are a combination of flash, livestage,

> and finalcut

> pro, media cleaner pro, sorenson...

>

> as far as cool stuff...here's an example, we actually use it for tons of

> projects....this was created in flash 4 and quicktime pro.

>

> http://www.braincraft.com/nasa/bcnasa.mov

>

> it's 30 megs, so download it...don't view in your browser, it's intended

> for local or cd-rom viewing.

>

> cheers,

>

> Phillip M. Torrone

> Director of New Media

> B r a i n c r a f t

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>

>

> At 12:16 PM 5/2/00 -0700, you wrote:

> >The first time I saw the Flash layer in QuickTime I thought it was pretty

> >cool... but that was a long time ago and to date, I've seen no

> significant

> >documentation, support, or advancement for this feature.  For

> example, you

> >can only output Flash 3 files into QuickTime!

> >

> >In my opinion, other tools will be used instead of Flash because

> there's no

> >action from Macromedia.  On the one hand, if we all were using

> it more maybe

> >MM would develop more support--on the other hand, we can't use it until

> >there are more features.

> >

> >I remember at UCON99 some folks from the QuickTime team saying that Flash

> >will (someday) be given access to some of the controls within a

> QuickTime 4

> >file (via action scripting).  Well, I've either missed it or something

> >because I've seen nothing.

> >

> >Sorry to complain, but to turn this into a positive email let me

> ask this:

> >Has anyone been doing cool stuff with Flash on QuickTime?

> >Does anyone have stories to share about the use of LiveStage from

> >http://www.totallyhip.com ?

> >

> >Other tools... like "Electrifier"?

> >

> >Please show and tell.

> >

> >Phillip

> >



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