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Pretty much anytime the topic of using Flash comes up in a group of techies an argument will follow. One camp usually argues that Flash is a great creative tool, remarkable information-delivery system and outstanding communications vehicle for almost 95% of Web users. The other camp considers Flash suitable only for the most egregious excesses of advertising and other commercial fripperies.
We reviewed Macromedia's Studio 8, which includes Flash 8, and are really impressed with what can be achieved, though there is a steep learning curve to get the best out of the system.
We also looked at various basic third-party tools for creating Flash content, such as banners (these are, in the main, simple programs), right through to Xcelsius, which creates remarkable Flash presentations derived from Excel spreadsheets (see our review of the previous version).
Today we have another third-party Flash-construction system that attempts to be more sophisticated than a simple banner builder and more general than Xcelsius. The product is WildPresenter Version 2.008, published by Wildform.
WildPresenter is designed to: record on-screen activity and convert it to a Flash presentation; edit PowerPoint presentations and templates; convert PowerPoint files to Flash; convert video content to Flash; create animated text along with animated graphics; and capture video and audio and then generate output for the Web, CD-ROMs, screensavers and e-mail.
Given that impressive range of features, it isn't surprising that WildPresenter has a serious learning curve (though nowhere near as steep as that of Flash 8).
WildPresenter provides a number of wizards to simplify such tasks as animating text and importing video as well as managing output formats (HTML, screensaver and so on).
Another option is to create a player for your Flash content. Wildform provides a large number of "skins," and you can select which controls (such as play/pause, stop and rewind) are available at run-time.
Within a few hours of getting our hands on WildPresenter, we had some pretty cool Flash movies, which included a Gearhead screensaver for Windows. (Drop us a note with "screensaver" as the subject and your screen resolution in the message and we'll send you a copy.)
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