FLASH: Flash appropriate for school reunion site? (was:B&W Photographs and Flash)

[DeJarnett, Gary]

Thanks for the reply John,


It�s refreshing to have someone from Macromedia question whether I should

even be using their product for the project.  Too many times companies see

their products as the only solution to many problems, when in reality their

product isn�t even the best solution for a particular situation.


In my case, I do believe Flash is the best solution for what I�m needing to

accomplish.   The photo fades are just one piece of the project.  One

purpose of the site is to facilitate entering address data for ex-students

who are now scattered all over the country.  Beyond that, however, is the

need to create a site that brings back memories and evokes an �old school

spirit� feeling.  We want the students to remember the pleasant memories

from high school and decide to attend the all-school reunion later this

year.  For people who graduated 40 years ago, a list of names might be

meaningless, where an old picture or two of someone back then might jar the

memory.  I�ve been pleased with Flash 4�s new data entry capabilities, and

coupled with the other things Flash can help us with (playing the school

song, show pictures on cue, etc�), I felt that this should be a Flash site,

possibly with an HTML alternative. 


We�re still in the design phase right now, so if anyone has any ideas or

suggestions, they are welcome.  I�ve never seen a list group with as many

creative, innovative people on it as this list has.  We have tons of old

school yearbooks available, but have not honed in on a good �theme� for the

site.  Our mascot is the owl (Hale Center Fighting Owls) and it�s been

difficult for me to come up with anything the owl could be doing to help

navigate the site or add interest.


Thanks again for the suggestions,


Gary (

dejarnettttu [dot] edu

)


		Subject:	Re: FLASH: B&W Photographs and Flash


*	Remember, though, that fixed-resolution photographs aren�t

necessarily the best thing to use in 

*	resolution-independent interactive animations... it�s *possible*,

but it can often be a little like 

*	eating a five-pound can of beans.   Is the only reason you�re

looking at a Flash wrapper for the 

*	fade-ins?   If so, and if you can ditch the fading, then HTML might

be faster to develop a 

*	data-driven photo gallery.

*	(Rephrased, Flash can be very useful for high-impact presentations,

or for standardized interactivity 

*	across platforms, but if the main visual asset is just a bunch of

photographs, then the Flash wrapper 

*	may not be necessary.)

*	Your call, though... you know the context of that project better

than we do.

*	Jd

*	John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support, San Francisco CA US




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