1. Today’s Lineup More Flash: Video Conversion, Templates Consult on Final Projects

2. More Flash By now you should know: The basic Flash interface How to use the drawing tools How to create “tweens” More Advanced: (See tutorial) Buttons Action script

3. More Flash: Video Two ways to add video: 1.Import it directly into a Flash project 2.Encode it using Flash Video Encoder

4. Why Use the Encoder? Saves a step when importing into a Flash project. Faster upload to YouTube, blip.tv, other sharing sites. More control: Tweak settings for size, compression, etc.

5. Example See Video

6. More Flash: Templates Reuters/Media Storm: Recycle, Reuse Economic Crisis Iraq Anniversary

7. Using Templates: Concept Knight Digital Media Center (Berkeley), Ventura County Star Most reporters aren't designers. Staff designers don’t have time to do it all. Web-focused stories relegated to special projects. Remedy: Create free templates that cover “70-80 percent” breaking news, features.

8. Result: Flash Templates The Templates Student Project

9. Finally…Flash Can Be: Really Simple CNN Heath Care Bill Heath Care Bill Really Engaging Media Storm Homepage