Re: Using Demos in Online Help

[Tom Herme <hermet -at- DNINEVADA -dot- COM>]

Leanne:

I have seen some nice demos done using Macromedia Flash and Aftershock,
Microsoft Agent, Java applets, and a product called Thingmaker. I haven't used
them myself, but supposedly many of these are designed with the non-programmer
in mind.

Hope this helps.

Tom

Leanne Gerth wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate demos in HTML help. By demos
> I mean animated scenes from the product. I've tried the avi route, but
> I'm really not happy with the lossy compression and it seems almost
> impossible to resize the avi to a manageable screen size within the help
> file.
>
> Three questions:
> 1. Does anyone know how to resize an avi without compromizing the
> quality? (I don't mean compression-I mean display size) Has anyone added
> avi's to their help files effectively?
> 2. Is there any proof out there that this type of screen scam actually
> adds value to the documentation. Do the users really process the
> information?
> 3. Can anyone recommend a program/utility to create interactive demos,
> rather than just viewed screen cams?
>
> I'd appreciate any help I can get!
>
> Leanne Gerth
> Lone Technical Writer
> Mitra Imaging Inc.
> Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
>
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