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“Django 1.0 Template Development” book review
Ultimately, buying Django 1.0 Template Development comes down to what kind of learner you are: Django’s official documentation, the Django Book, and the Django users Google Group, should give most Web developers and template authors enough to learn most of the template system, but the book can be a handy reference and walk-through that will hold your hand in a lot of sticky points. The examples in the book are bound to teach something to even the most seasoned Django developers.
How to Create a Multimedia Promo Widget
After being inspired by the Globe and Mail’s promo embed for their latest package “Behind the Veil,” I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Knight Digital Media Center has an easy tutorial teaching users how to create a publication widget. While the Globe and Mail built a separate flash file with corresponding embed code, this tutorial will teach you how to use Widgetbox to make a customizable widget for a blog/twitter feed, photo/video gallery, and much more. So, while in the mood to learn a new trick, I followed the simple steps to make a widget for II.
Maintaining aspect ratio when exporting stills in Final Cut Pro
One of the downsides to being out of the field for awhile is that you come across problems that you either forgot how to solve or have yet to figure out. Since this is my first attempt at an audio slide show using my Canon HV30 for the audio, I realized that some vital photos were only taken with the video camera while recording audio. Alas, a handy work-around allows you to utilize high-quality video images in your next audio slide show.
Graphic designr blog brings wealth of info to your fingertips
Erica Smith, multimedia producer at St. Louis Post Dispatch, has been on a roll this week posting invaluable tips on her blog graphic designr. I just stumbled across this blog within the last week, and I am already highly impressed by the content. Take some time this weekend to go through her posts, you will not be disappointed!
NewsU seminar on Wednesday to cover interactive data visualization
I just received an email for an upcoming News University seminar which caught my attention: “Picture This: Interactive Data Visualization: An ONAvation Webinar with Poynter/NewsU.” I have been a Poynter fellow, have friends who work at News University, and have taken previous seminars and online courses from them. Therefore, I highly recommend this upcoming seminar for journalists hoping to add interactivity and data visualization into otherwise mundane multimedia packages. It’s free for ONA members and $29.95 for everyone else, so why not take advantage of such a great training experience?
Example files and tips for deeplinking with Flash SWF Address
Back in October I wrote a tutorial on how to utilizing deep links in Flash files. This post has consistently been the most viewed page on the site and I have been receiving several emails asking for help fixing bugs. Although I am happy to help individual cases, I decided it might be best to provide my files as well as publish other II reader’s trials, tribulations and success stories to help everyone out there who is also working with SWF Address.
Flash Tip: Migrating from AS2 to AS3
Actionscript 3.0 is fundamental to integrating more robust interactive applications into your Flash presentations. I have been putting it off for some time now (aren’t we all a bit resistant to change?), but today I took the giant leap and taught myself AS3. And, now I wish I would have done it sooner. Here are the major differences between AS2 and AS3 and what you need to know to start learning AS3 today.
Flash Tip: Detecting end of videos
I finally sat down today to watch “Remember Me,” a great multimedia project by Concord Monitor. Brent Foster of Visual Journalist posted the behind-the-scenes story, and I knew I wanted to spend quality time with it. As I ate lunch, I watched the presentation. The only problem was that nothing happened at the end of each of the six videos, disrupting my viewing experience as I had to manually start the next. For those who want to sit back and watch, it would have been nice to add a feature that detects the end of one video to immediately start the next. Here’s how to do it …
Flash tip: SWF intercommunication
Have you ever had multiple swf’s load into a main .fla and wanted to “communicate” a command from one to the other? Intercommunication between .swfs can be tricky, but with a little bit of code, you’ll be on your way to creating a more clean and robust package.
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