Create an Interactive CD-Rom with Flash MX

By Brian Dino Computer Magnet Program North High School Denver, CO

TIE Conference !!" Contact# Brian$Dino%&p'() *org

Session Focus
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ho, to create an interactive CD-rom that promote' your 'chool, program, or pro.ect* By u'ing /la'hM0, you1ll learn ho, to com2ine te3t, graphic', au&io, vi&eo, an& internet into an interactive CD-rom pre'entation*

Flash MX Features
t r a i n g w e b p a g e s L e a r n i g I n t e r a c t i o n s

T r u e I n t e r a c t i v y
e x a m p l e s m e n u s v o l u m e c o n t r o l

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V e r s a t i l e P r o j e c t A p l i c a t i o n s
I n t e r a c t i v e s h o p i n g c a r t s ' d v e r t i s n g M a p s

F l a s h M X
L e s W a i t n g n l i e ! " l i n e # a p b i l t i e s

k n o b s

s l i d e r s

M u l t i m e d i a I n t e g r a t i o n

B a n d w i d t h F r i e n d l y

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g r a p h i c s , t e x t , v i d e o , s o u n d

Learning FlashMX

/la'hM0 ha' a 'teep learning curve

4No,, in ca'e you thin( that an authoring program ,ith thi' many capa2ilitie' i' a fla'h to learn, thin( again* Macrome&ia /la'h &oe' have a 'ignificant learning curve for the groovy 'tuff, 2ut it1' not out of reach for in'tructional &e'igner' an& &eveloper'* My 5uic(Boo(' program, for in'tance, i' har&er to un&er'tan&* Developing &ecent Macrome&ia /la'h learning content 6non-linear an& interactive7 re8uire' 'ome 'tu&y an& practice* But if you1re ,orrie& that Macrome&ia /la'h i' too har& for the average 9oe to learn, chec( out thi' math 8ui: &evelope& 2y a 'even-year-ol&* 4
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Patti Shank is an instructional technology consultant (and faculty member). She can be reached through her website: http://www.learningpeaks.com.

Learning resources for FlashMX

Many avenue' to learn /la'hM0

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<'e the 2uilt-in Help file' in /la'hM0 =nimate& tutorial' on fla'h(it*com Numerou' 2oo(' from Macrome&ia an& other'

Printe& gui&e# /rom Macrome&ia# Digital Narrative Pro.ect 6>)?7

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Nice, 'tep-2y-'tep tutorial on 2uil&ing a /la'h Narrative Be't metho&# u'e tutorial' an& learn from e3i'ting /la'hM0 file

Programming nee&e&@ Ae', 2ut reu'e of =ction'cript 6co&e7 'implifie' effort If you canBt ma'ter programming 2utton'Cnavigation, u'e the /la'hM0 !!" template' ,ith 2uilt in navigation

Good FlashMX websites

/la'h(it*com-great tutorial' an& 'ample pro.ect', co&e, mu'ic

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Dreat u'er community at /la'h(it*com

,,,*Dere(fran(lin*com Some goo& tutorial' for ne,2ie'# 6'earch for the'e title' on the fla'h(it*com tutorial page7
Buil&ing Button' <'ing +ayer' Perfect Ne,2ie 'tarter tutorial Intro&uction to fla'h u'a2ility /la'hM0 Scrollpane component

Flash MX !!" #ew Features

/or the fir't time /la'h i' offering a collection of template' to 'implify the pro&uction of 'tan&ar& Ee2 &ocument' 'uch a' a&', 'li&e 'ho,', an& tutorial'* In a&&ition, the template' are 'martF for e3ample, a photo al2um template inclu&e' all the programming nece''ary for a photo 'li&e'ho,* = lot of <I component', li(e 'croll 2ar', chec( 2o3e', an& li't 2o3e', that previou'ly ha& to 2e la2oriou'ly create&, are no, inclu&e& in /la'h M0* The appropriate 2ehavior' are 2uilt into the'e o2.ect', 'o a&&ing functional interface element' to an application i' a 'imple &rag-an&-&rop operation* One of the 2igge't change' in /la'h M0 i' the integration of vi&eo* The integrate& vi&eo 'upport, provi&e& 2y the Soren'on Spar( co&ec, can import 'tan&ar& vi&eo format', 'uch a' =GI, MPED, or 5uic(Time, an& convert them to a 'treaming format that i' &i'playe& natively 2y the /la'h M0 player* The import filter can al'o re'i:e the vi&eo or 'ync the frame rate to the /la'h movie ,hen converting a file*

Flash $%am&les

Stu&ent E3ample'
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'utting Flash File on CD-Rom

Aou mu't create an =utorun for your *e3e Pro.ector' Thi' tutorial ,ill 'ho, you, 'tep 2y 'tep, ho, to create an autorun for your *e3e pro.ector ,hen &i'tri2ute& on c&-rom* In or&er to &o thi'#
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Open up ,in&o,' Notepa& an& type in# JautorunK openLintro*e3e iconLicon*ico Ieplace 1intro*e3e1 ,ith the file name of your *e3e movie, an& 1icon*ico1 ,ith the name of your cu'tom icon if you have one* If not remove the line 1iconLicon*ico1* Save type a' an N=ll /ile' 6O*O7N ,ith the filename autorun*inf* Burn your c& ,ith the autorun*inf, icon*ico 6if any7, an& pro.ector *e3e in the root &irectory of the c&* Ehen you enter the c& into the &rive, it ,ill automatically run your *e3e file*

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