Flash Video Added to Retouching course

[jgilbert]

We have added a Flash Video option to Dave's Retouching course.

This is a test of the emergency Flash Video System. (insert annoying sound here)

THIS IS ONLY A TEST. Had this been an actual emergency - Flash Video broadcaster in your area would have would have alerted us all to something really important. (But I'm 36 years old and have never actually seen this happen)

Enough of my bad humor attempt. :roll:

Please give it a try and let me know what you think. The reason we are trying it is that way too many people are having trouble accessing our Widnows Media and Quicktime Videos.

Research shows that 90+ percent of people have a fairly new Flash player. This streaming Flash video is coming from a brand new Flash Communication Server with a big fast connection to the internet. (Sorry - no you can't save it to your hard drive.)

Please be kind,
Jim
"One of the PET Web Guys"

[RonH]

The video ran and did not hang. But I could only seee part of the movie image the screen was to small and I had to keep moving the sliders to see all of it.

I have plent of monitor 17" but could not enlarge the movie window????

[whaycock]

Please at least keep the Window Player as an option! It is important to many of us that we be able to download the video for future use and refreshing a particular technique!

Bill

[MikeH]

I've tried a few of the videos... all downloaded fast and started quickly. I have a 17" monitor but didn't have any problems with the screen size... it opened in the same full size as the QT version...

Mike

[Pauline]

It worked fine for me. No problems, BUT I really like the ability to be able to save the video after watching it. I like to be able to stop the movie and do some work and then play it again. I never have a problem with quicktime so I hope you will always use them also.

[MikeH]

I can see a number of reasons for switching to Flash... if the other formats are replaced maybe the 60 day expiry could be extended.. or even lifted..?

Mike

[Wendy]

Well I don't know what you did but there were no pauses and I was able to watch it ....

However, I am with Pauline I like being able to stop the Video do a little work on my image and then wind it back when I get stuck ... so on that basis I much prefer Quicktime ...

Wendy

[whaycock]

for some reason I do not have the ability to pause when using the flash player! This is not good! One should be able to watch the video - pause and follow along within their Editor - then re start the video.

I hope the "powers to be" consider keeping windows player available for the majority of us who use windows - and the player.

Bill

[Carbone]

I don't have access to the classes, but then I'd probably agree with the others, no pause is NOT a good thing. I often stop, research (or try) something, then get back.

Ray

[Dorrie H.]

While the Flash movie played without a hitch, and I was able to pause it and back up and go forward, the fact that it cannot be saved to one's hard disk is a real downfall. I personally would not want to have that as the only source for online classes.

I, like other people, rely on being able to have a copy on my hard disk so I can refer to it many times and serval months later.

My vote is for still having either QT or W/Media. I don't believe I would sign up for any future class that only had the flash video.

Dorrie