While the popularity of Flash is well established in the web design community, it’s functionality in the online marketing community is heavily argued. This argument has made a lot of web developers ponder upon its use. The highlight of Flash is a dynamic interface, one that is constantly changing and at times interacting with the user. A lot of websites who take the Web 2.0 meme really seriously go for complete user interaction with the help of Flash templates and Flash animations. Critics of Flash state that Flash animations and splash screens deflect the visitors to a website from the content that they are looking for. It is also true that browsing the Internet for websites that incorporate Flash as opposed to regular HTML or CSS is rather useless as the keywords, anchor text and other searchable features are rendered useless when included in Flash content. When web developers develop a website for the purpose of Internet marketing, they encode a website using either HT
Parece que los usuarios de Apple iPhone y presumiblemente los usuarios del iPod Touch, muy pronto podrán disfrutar del contenido Flash en sus dispositivos, ya que finalmente los iPhone soportarán el formato Flash Player. Se especula que la liberación puede venir junto con el kit de desarrollo de software (SDK), y que puede estar disponible a finales de este mes. Personalmente no tengo ni idea por que no se incluyo este formato inicialmente, muchos dicen que Apple no quiso depender de los programadores, mientras que otros calculan que tanto las animaciones, como los vídeos Flash afectarían gravemente la vida de la batería. El plug-in Adobe Flash es necesario para desempeñar el contenido que se utiliza comúnmente en muchos sitios que manejan animaciones web bajo ese formato, o vídeos en línea como Youtube por ejemplo, que le ha tocado convertir una buena cantidad de vídeo de su biblioteca a un formato H.264 para que el iPhone pudiera acceder a ella.
Tags: Antipixel Blogbabel, Blogbabel, Blogbabel Rank, Internet, Wordpress Tempo addietro avevo pubblicato un Post (Statistiche personali: chi ha installato Blogbabel Rank?) dove chiedevo di lasciare un commento a chi aveva installato l'antipixel di BlogBabel realizzato in Flash. Pura curiosità dell'autore, a dire il vero.
Ora, inserendo alcune righe di codice, ho la lista - in [...]
Tags: ActionScript 3.0, disegno, Flash CS3, Grafica & Design, paint, paint application, painter, Sviluppo, TutorialsEcco una dimostrazione di quanto è semplice sviluppare applicazioni in Flash CS3. Dopo le varie discussioni sullo sviluppo di uno strumento "erase", propongo una semplice applicazione che implementa in modo completo alcune delle cose dette nei precedenti Post. In questo esempio [...]
Tags: Bug, Difetto, Flash CS3, Inclina, Skew, Software, TextInputLavorando con il testo statico ho scoperto un cuorioso difetto su Adobe Flash CS3 Professional. Inserendo un testo statico in un filmato e inclinandolo (skew), si ottengono risultati diversi, quando si manda in esecuzione il filmato, in base all'impostazione dell'antialiasing:
Nell'ambiente authoring di Flash, invece, l'anteprima è [...]
Tags: ActionScript 3.0, Bitmap, BitmapData, draw(), erase, fillRect(), Flash CS3, Grafica & Design, Grafica & Design, Internet, Shape, Sprite, Sviluppo, TutorialsPartendo dai codici forniti in Creare un’applicazione Paint in Flash CS3, ed eseguendo piccole modifiche, si può migliorare notevolmente lo strumento di "erase". Aggiungendo una Shape non visibile, è possibile usarla come "piano" per eseguire [...]
Tags: ActionScript 3.0, Bitmap, BitmapData, draw(), erase, fillRect(), Flash CS3, Grafica & Design, Internet, Shape, Sprite, Sviluppo, TutorialsCome esposto in Actionscript Flash contest: erase tool non è possibile "cancellare" una particolare zona di uno Sprite, MovieClip o Shape su cui sono state tracciate linee o rettangoli tramite il puntatore graphics. Esiste, infatti, il solo metodo [...]
Si chiama DRAW PHYSICS e non si tratta di un vero e proprio videogame ma più che altro di un esperimento da parte di XAVIER ENIGMA , una società che ricerca e sviluppa nuovi software nell'ambito della piattaforma flsh, tutto quello che dobbiamo fare è disegnare sullo schermo qualsiasi cosa ci venga in mente.....essa diventerà miracolosamente solida e si abbandonerà alla forza di gravità rispettando tutte le leggi fisiche in natura.....insomma.....hanno infilato un motore fisico sulla piattaforma flash......VI PARE POCO?VIAtutte le news dal mondo dei retrogames
Tags: ActionScript 3.0, Flash CS3, Grafica & Design, Matrix, Sprite, Sviluppo, transform, TutorialsGiocherellando con il potente e versatile oggetto Matrix (matrice), legato alla trasformazioni, è possibile fare cose bizzarre. Questi strumenti sono utilizzati per applicare particolari trasformazioni ad un oggetto visivo, come ad esempio un Sprite. È possibile, ad esempio, scalare, ruotare o distorcere (skew) [...]
The integrated LED blinks to the music earphones, you can get these hear phones Clear, blue and pink. The flash hear phones will blinks the LED type hear phones. The LED On/Off switch is there to...
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Version portable del Windows xp para USB, extra pequeño, ideal para mantenimiento, para respaldar información o realizar imagenes del S.O. Esta version a comparacion de otras que circulan por la red es 100% funcionable y probada por mi. El S.O. esta en Ingles y Solo pesa 47Mb ya instalado y contiene un grabador de Cds y Norton Ghost.Capacidad de USB Recomendada 256Mb.Bootear desde la USB.No todas la tarjetas madres soportan dicho booteo.Instrucciones:1.- Descargar el Zip y descomprimirlo.2.- Ejecutar PeToUSB.exe.3.- Insertar la USB.4.- Dejar la opciones por defaults en el el PeToUSB.exe5.- Seleccionar Source Path To BarthPE/WinPE Files y seleccionar la carpeta que se descomprimio.6.- El programa realizara la instalación automática.Descargar
Portal: the flash version is an excellent platform game based in the valve's "portal" game. The goal is reach the exit opening portals on the walls or floors and traveling across this portals the character can reach unreachable places and evade enemies. Play Portal: the flash versionPortal: the flash version is a refreshing platform logic game, give it a try.Because this game is really hard here you can watch the walktrough:from level 1 to level 29:from level 30 to level 36:from level 37 to level 38:From level 38 to the end:Technorati Tags: portal , flash , version , platform , game
Portal: the flash version es un excelente juego de plataformas basado en el juego "portal" de Valve. El objetivo es abrir portales en las paredes o pisos para teletransportarse a lugares que de otra manera sería imposible llegar.Jugar a Portal: the flash versionEn definitiva, Portal: the flash version es un juego de logica y acción que refresca el genero de las plataformas, vale la pena probarlo.Ya que este un juego muy dificil, aquí pueden ver los videos que muestran como completar el juego:Desde level 1 hasta level 29:Desde level 30 hasta level 36:Desde level 37 al level 38:Y desde el 38 hasta el final:Technorati Tags: portal flash version plataformas ingenio
Tags: ActionScript, ActionScript 3.0, api, Contest, Flash, Flash CS3, Grafica & Design, Graphics, Internet, MovieClip, Shape, SviluppoPremetto subito: non si vince nulla! A parte l'orgoglio - caso mai - di aver risolto il problema.
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Come si realizza un tool per cancellare, eliminare, ripulire, una "porzione" della grafica disegnata con le API di Actionscript 3.0?
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Tags: ActionScript, ActionScript 3.0, Componenti, Components, Flash, Flash CS3, Flex, Internet, Sviluppo, yahoo! Yahoo! ha appena rilasciata ASTRA, una suite di componenti per Adobe Flash e Flex. Devo dire che, almeno per quanto riguarda i componenti per Flash, ho avuto una mezza delusione (se non totale). Il più interessante, forse, è il TabBar... il resto [...]
MS PowerPoint is a powerful and attractive tool to express your ideas to others. You can convey these ideas in more effective ways, if you are using movie files with your simple slides. The Flash movies are normally the best choice to add into PowerPoint due to its small file size.Follow the given steps to insert the Flash Movies into PowerPoint Slides:Make sure before inserting the Flash Movies into PowerPoint slides that you have installed the Flash Player on your computer.First of all open the presentation in which you want to insert Flash movie file.Now click on "Toolbar" option from the "View" menu and choose the option "Control Toolbox". Here a small floating menu will appear with the title "Control Toolbox".Using "Control Toolbox" toolbar, click on the icon that looks like hammer for more controls and scrolling the objects then choose the object "Shockwave Flash Object" Now using your mouse pointer, draw the box size and position where you want to play a flash movie.Now right
Tags: ActionScript 3.0, addEventListener, Adobe Flash CS3, Event, eventi, Flash CS3, Internet, SviluppoNe avevo già parlato in Flash CS3: la nuova gestione degli eventi. Torno sulla questione per sottolieare la differenza di questo nuovo approccio rispetto alle precedenti versioni di ActionScript. Schematizzando abbiamo una situazione generale di questo tipo:
Ogni oggetto che supporta degli eventi, in [...]
http://www.Musicdon.blogspot.com http://www.yaaryaar.blogspot.com Lucky Ali Song Lyrics, Lucky Ali Songdownload, Hindi song Lyrics Blog, English and Punjabi song Lyrics Blog Jag soona soona laage English Translation - Jag soona soona laage English Translation - When a dream shatters in a flash-The world seems an empty place - Om Shanti Om Song :Jag Soona Soona Lage ( Lyrics )Movie : Om Shanti Om - 2007Music : Vishal-ShekharSinger(s) :Richa Sharma, Rahat Fateh Ali KhanLyricists :Javed Akhtar watch this on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_TI-5bZE1MJag soona soona laage English Translation - When a dream shatters in a flash-The world seems an empty place - Om Shanti OmMain toh jiya na maraI’m neither dead nor aliveHai ve das main ki karaOh lord, what do I do?Dil jude bina hi tut gaye hath mile bina hi chhut gayeHearts broke before they could join, hands partedbefore they could meetKi likhe ne lekh kismet neWhat has fate written for me?Baar baar rod akhiyan tainu jo na vekh sakiyanTears
Flash este o tehnologie care nu este agreata de motoarele mari de cautare. Flash-ul este bun pentru prezentari interactive, pentru aplicatii multimedia, pentru design-uri avangardiste etc, dar in nici un caz pentru un blog. Vrei sa fii in prima pagina pentru diverse cuvinte cheie, sa te gaseasca lumea, sa stie de tine, iar cu flash [...]
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Google ha reso disponibile le API - in Javascript - per inserire le sue mappe in qualsiasi sito Web. Viediamo come realizzare la stessa cosa con Flash!
Partiamo da un componente gratuito, UMAP (Universal ActionScript [...]
Oil prices point to hefty profits, but refining margins to temper results and the crude prices that hovered at or above $90 through most of the last three months of 2007 are expected to mean pumped-up quarterly profits as the largest oil companies report their earnings in coming weeks.
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Kenro Press ReleaseFor digital photographers who aspire to shoot studio pictures like a true professional, Kenro has put together a portable flash kit that won't break the bank!Comprising two powerful 300w mains or battery operated flash heads, lightin...
Haha, don’t you just love simple animations like this. Its so cool to watch
I think. These kinds of videos are called “Pencilmation” if you didn’t know
by the way. Will be posting some more of these later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nN-dEFQ-0s
When a black hole erupts, part of the light may have to orbit the black hole once, twice or even thousands of times until it can be released from the massive gravitational force of the black hole. Because of this a number of small “ghost” eruptions can be seen after the eruption. According to [...]
iRiver's new DAB-sporting B20 pulls into shore with a high price. With only 4GB of memory makes it one of the most expensive flash-based players we've ever seen, and £80 more costly than a video-playing 8GB iPod nano. Slightly cheaper 1GB and 2GB version are available as well.The big question is: Does the inclusion of DAB radio make this player worth such a premium over iRiver's 2nd-gen Clix?Well, if you liked the look of iRiver's new Clix -- the Clix 2 to some people -- then there's a good chance you'll like the B20. It's basically a fatter version of the Clix. The innovative four-way Direct Click control lets you browse the player by physically clicking the screen. It's a nice feature, but a rough hand could pull the screen away from the player.The plastic-coated 56mm (2.2-inch) screen has a glossy finish and because of the Direct Click controls, fingers frequently touch the screen. Despite this, greasy fingerprints aren't as noticeable as they are on the iPod touch.The 170mm telesc
Lindsay Lohan is up to her old tricks again, but it looks like she's learned something new. Yes, she's wearing a ridiculously short skirt, but when that skirt flew up, revealing Lindsay Lohan's ass, and a very perky one at that, I might add, it also revealed a little something else: Lindsay Lohan is actually wearing underwear!Seriously, how pathetic is it that we are now praising celebrities for actually keeping their clothes on?
Mérignac, France – 18 January 2008 PNY Technologies has announced the launch of a new member of the Optima family, the 8GB Compact Flash Optima, a high capacity card for digital reflex cameras. With standard digital cameras now offering a minimum of five mega-pixels, and higher performance models becoming increasingly more affordable, consumer needs in terms of flash card performance have changed. In particular, SLR digital camera users now require larger storage capacities with faster data transfer rates, to match the speed and performance of the camera. Compatible with SLR cameras only, the PNY OPTIMA Compact Flash™ offers a minimum writing speed of 9MB/sec and 8GB storage capacity: the end-user will enjoy their digital device performance without any constraint! The PNY Optima Compact Flash™ 8GB retails for £89.88 and comes with five year manufacturer warranty. It is available in PNY retail and retail channels, including Argos. About PNY TechnologiesEstablished in 1985 in
Success for your Blog is holding a contest! To enter the contest, write a post on the best blogging tip you can think of, also linkback to the original post and email contestpost@successforyourblog.com to enter the contest. The winner get the 8 GB USB Flash drive, and all participants get a linkback.This is the first time I am taking part in a blogging contest. The best blogging tip that I can think of is "Blog about something you love, and you'll never run out of things to say about it, and your blog will flourish". The blog reflects the blogger, readers enjoy reading blogs that have a personality. The last day of the competition is 10th Feb 2008, and the winner will be announced on 11th Feb 2008. Best of luck!To your success
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PopPhoto Flash: Tip of the Day: 5 Simple Steps to Save Your ShotsSimple, clear, and accurate, the only qualification that I have is when in doubt shoot, you might be surprised with an interesting photograph. Know and use your technique, but do not let ...
Get up and running on the newest version of ActionScript, which is included with Flash CS3. If you are new to ActionScript 3.0, this series shows you how to make your Flash applications more dynamic by using the scripting language to add interactivity and control effects. If you are already familiar with ActionScript 2 from Flash 7 or 8, our video tutorials help you make the switch with minimum effort with updates about the new changes in naming, syntax and Class structure.Running Time: 8.5 Hrs, 2 DVDsProject Files: IncludedHighlights- Review the Panel basics in ActionScript 3 and see how to set up the ActionScript preferences using the Reference Library and the Script Selection panel. - Learn how to use dot syntax notation and how to write ActionScript 3 structures, and find out how to debug them when things go wrong. - Discover how to use properties and methods for ActionScript 3 built in classes for complete control of MovieClips, TextFields and Sounds. - Build event handlers for Ac
Give your website a new look! Now is the time to give it a zap of creativity with animated objects and sound effects. Whether you are a web designer or game developer, you will learn the necessary techniques to get your project rolling. Discover how to design fun, creative, interactive websites through structured and easy to follow lessons. With help from a pro, you'll be able to expand your knowledge as you learn to utilize all of the amazing techniques with Adobe Flash CS3.Running Time: 8.5 Hrs, 2 DVDsProject Files: IncludedHighlights- Explore the wondrous capabilities of the Pen tool.- Discover how to import existing materials from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.- See how easy it is to work with Flash Video, plus create and control animations on the timeline.- Create added interest with buttons and interactivity.- Learn how to publish your new Flash Site to the web.Here are the download links:http://rapidshare.com/files/38616426/TTFlash_3.part01.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/38668
Go beyond the basics with this in-depth look into timeline animation in Flash CS3. With your host John Ulliman, you'll learn how to create nested MovieClip animations, techniques for setting up and controlling a Shape Tween, how to build and control your characters including facial animation and walk cycles, and how to apply animation practices to your characters. Plus, you'll explore features and settings in the Flash toolkit and discover all the different ways you can animate using the timeline.Running Time: 9.2 HrsProject Files: IncludedHighlights- Go beyond the basics of Shape and Motion Tweens taking a look at all the properties of both.- Discover how to nest your animations using multiple timelines for more advanced movement and control.- Understand Easing controls – from the basic easing to the advanced custom easing feature.- Learn how to apply traditional animation techniques like squash and stretch or anticipation to your characters.- Build your own characters and set up ad
Advance your knowledge and use of ActionScript 3 by taking a specific look into Animation and Game Design. Instructed by John Ulliman, this series which is available online and on DVD-ROM, goes step-by-step through the new ActionScript 3 structure and classes. You'll also get some hands-on experience by building several typical games using Flash CS3 and ActionScript. Plus, you will also learn how to build your own ActionScript 3 custom class files.Here are the download links:http://rapidshare.com/files/71964859/agttf3ag_rif-attack.nfohttp://rapidshare.com/files/71966492/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part01.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71968199/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part02.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71969917/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part03.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71971802/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part04.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71973776/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part05.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71975653/agttf3ag_rif-attack.part06.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/71977337/agttf3ag_rif-attack.p
Entren a la siguiente liga: Juego en flashy traten de acabar el juego. Consiste en crear en el orden correcto para que lleguen a su máximo nivel, es decir, deben de porder convertir esto:en esto------------------->la solución la pondré el próximo jueves 17Visita http://blogtaco.blogspot.com
À l'approche de la Macworld les rumeurs les plus folles apparaissent ainsi que
les accessoires.
C'est ainsi que Fastmac
by iLounge propose un accessoire qui fait office de flash, de batterie et
d'amplificateur audio et le tout dans un même et uni...
Non je ne suis pas devenu fou, c’est bien ce que fastmac propose pour votre iPhone avec seulement 1 accessoire :
- 1 batterie
- un flash pour l’APN
- des haut-parleurs
Voyons cela de plus prêt …
Get your feet wet with an introduction to the Flash Lite player and understand some of the basic differences between mobile specific issues and the desktop Flash player. Then, move onto how to develop the user interface, work with class-based development techniques and use external data and XML socket connections. Dale wraps up the lessons by teaching you how to work with external media and platforms, as well as explains some of the wider issues for developers starting out with Flash Lite and mobile content development.Here are the download linkshttp://rapidshare.com/files/33030798/Total_Training_-_Adobe_Flash_Lite_2.1_Creating_Mobile_Applications.part01.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33042651/Total_Training_-_Adobe_Flash_Lite_2.1_Creating_Mobile_Applications.part02.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33052612/Total_Training_-_Adobe_Flash_Lite_2.1_Creating_Mobile_Applications.part03.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33062573/Total_Training_-_Adobe_Flash_Lite_2.1_Creating_Mobile_Applications.pa
To fully take advantage of Flash CS3, it's necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of ActionScript 3.0. From manipulating movie clips and responding to user actions with variables to writing functions and conditional operators, ActionScript 3.0 in Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training covers the vital skills necessary to master ActionScript 3.0. Instructor Todd Perkins uses numerous hands-on examples--including two game-building exercises--to explore ActionScript's powerful features. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.Here are the download links:http://rapidshare.com/files/33579134/laf.part1.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33583870/laf.part2.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33588502/laf.part3.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33592309/laf.part4.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/33574167/laf.part5.rarorhttp://depositfiles.com/files/917796http://depositfiles.com/files/917798http://depositfiles.com/files/917799http://depositfiles.com/files/917801http://depositfiles.com/files/917802
Taking the principles and skills taught in ActionScript 3.0 in Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training, Adobe Certified Instructor Todd Perkins demonstrates how to put them to practical use in this course. Todd fully explores ActionScript's most powerful features, including creating advanced navigational interfaces and special effects using XML data and adding accessibility to files via closed captioning. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.Here are the download links:http://www.filefactory.com/file/45788a/http://www.filefactory.com/file/f80d21/http://www.filefactory.com/file/c5002f/http://www.filefactory.com/file/bca367/http://www.filefactory.com/file/8005b9/
Flash CS3 for Designers was created and produced by Colin Smith. We are honored to host his material in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.Flash CS3 for Designers is more than just a primer on the workings of Flash CS3. Instructor Colin Smith takes fellow designers step-by-step through the workings of Flash CS3, using his unique professional perspective. He teaches drawing, editing, transforming, and filtering graphics; working with bitmap images; basic and advanced animation techniques; adding sound and video; and putting the whole project together with ActionScript 3. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.Here are the download links:http://rapidshare.com/files/72915915/v-lfcs3fd_rif-attack.nfohttp://rapidshare.com/files/72916466/v-lfcs3fd_rif-attack.r00http://rapidshare.com/files/72916417/v-lfcs3fd_rif-attack.r01http://rapidshare.com/files/72916404/v-lfcs3fd_rif-attack.r02http://rapidshare.com/files/72916501/v-lfcs3fd_rif-attack.r03http://rapidshare.com/files/72916529/v-lfcs3fd
Some have cruelly called her turbulent life a car crash and now it seems Britney Spears' can add motor troubles to her list of growing woes.
The volatile singer, whose silky camisole top barely covered her cleavage, was seen hitching a ride with a photographer (not her rumoured boyfriend Adnam Ghalib) after her vehicle broke down in Los Angeles last night.
The 26-year-old, who spent the weekend
Se siete web designer o più semplicemente avete un sito web personale o un blog e siete in cerca di ottimi template già pronti per essere usati di tutti i tipi e altri servizi web 2.0, allora questo è il post che fa per voi.
Infatti in questga mega-lista troverete delle raccolte di siti: 1000 e più template grafici pronti per essere scaricati per abbellire il vostro sito web/blog e non solo, anche 101 risorse per il web 2.0. Una volta scelto il layout o il servizio che fa per voi, basta cliccare su download per scaricare il codice sorgente ed il gioco è fatto. Il tutto completamente GRATIS.Ci sono templates di tutti tipi che soddisfano i palati anche più esigente. Oltre ai classici temi per siti web in HTML con uso di fogli di stile CSS, troverete anche template modificabili e personalizzabili completamente in Flash, PHP, ASP, DHTML, XHTML e di piattaforme particolari quali MAmbo, Joomla, XOOPS, PHPbb, vBulletin, e107, PHP-Fusion, Dreamweave
The first flash mob was organized in Manhattan in May 2003, by Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper's Magazine. The origins of the flash mobs were unknown until Wasik published an article about his...
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Use flash outdoors for effects that keep the spotlight on the natural world.Taking the perfect photograph is like creating the perfect pastrami sandwich: You pile on the pastrami higher and higher, and just when you think it's enough -- you add one more slice. In nature photography, your flash can be that extra slice.It isn't surprising that outdoor shooters often overlook the humble flash. Perhaps it's the abundance of natural sunlight, or fear of the overly artificial look.It wasn't so long ago that I had the same flash aversion, until a little boredom (the true mother of discovery) led me to some experimentation. Before I knew it, foregrounds were popping, shadows became tools for adding depth, and a new style began to emerge in my images. Finally, I had enough slices stacked up for that perfect pastrami sandwich.To get the job done, you need at least one accessory strobe. I use the Canon 580EX Speedlite, which is powerful enough to mimic studio-quality lighting and more than enough
Diamond Bar, Calif.—January 2, 2008-- Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufacturer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company is introducing the first Smart Compact Flash TM Cards at CES 2008. Featuring high-speed access to reading and writing and up to 16GB of storage capacity, the self-monitoring CF card is ideal for virtually any flash media storage application.“We are pleased to introduce the RIDATA SMART CompactFlash Card, which is the first of its kind in the industry,” stated Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president. “The flash memory market is growing quickly due to the number of new applications that use flash media for storage. As capacity continues to increase, RIDATA saw the need for an internal data monitoring system to ensure the safety of your data.”The new rugged, reliable, RIDATA memory cards are available in two series of “Supreme 150X (up to 8GB capacity-SLC forma
THE risk of a few raindrops landing underneath a pop-up flash-mounted above the prism has always been a worry.It's certainly a great place for a pop-up -- out of the way of fingers and high enough to reduce red-eye -- but the weather-seal issue is a concern.At the launch of the new Olympus E-3 digital SLR, Akira Watanabe, the brand's deputy general manager for product strategy, popped up the flash and poured a jug of water right into the gap between the prism and the flash.You can imagine the surprise.The collective response from the gathered media cannot be re-produced in this publication.The latest DSLR from Olympus is so weatherproof (they call it "splash-proof") that the punishment was taken without any harm.You wouldn't want to take it scuba diving, but with this model there's now far less reason to fear a sudden downpour or a drink being knocked over your precious camera. Jay Townmore : news