Introductory Concept:

Creating an internet slide show with music is achieved with a single SWF (flash) file

that is attached by hyperlink into a FrontPage based web site.

   Input:

       Images:  JPEGs  (prefer 900 pxl ht)

       Music:  MP3 and WAV

   Output:  (SWF'n Slide creates 2 kinds of output files)

       Save as:  SNS file that SWF'n Slide can reopen and make changes

       Output:  Adobe Macromedia Flash (SWF) for Windows

                     QuickTime for Apple but latest version, flash has been disabled

I.    START PROCESS:

     1.  Create a folder in Library and place all JPEGs in it.   (include MP3)

                a)  Open TIFF ...  watermark ... reduce to 900 pxlht 

                b)  add 15 pxl wide PShop border

                        IMAGE...CANVAS SIZE...select PIXEL first ... 15 in width & height boxes, white border.

                c)  Save as JPEG-5  

                        (Don't need term "flash" in file name because SWF file created in Library directory.)  

                 (image JPEG files should be between 100-200 kb)

     2.  Place a music MP3 file in the same folder.        

 II.   OPEN SWF'n SLIDE PRO:

            (before starting, make sure there are only JPEGS and MP3 files in the folder)

     a.  Create slide show from folder ...ok

     b.  Double click directory ...ok

                (all JPEGs in folder will be loaded)   

                (if image blacked out, jpeg file name is too long)

     c.  Left click on 1st slide.        

 III.  SLIDE SHOW PROPERTIES ICON:  (4th icon from left)

         - GENERAL TAB:

               800 x 600 ... check  PROTECT ... check  DISABLE PRINTING

         - SWF TAB:

               check  PRELOAD ... PLAY FOREVER

         - SOUND TAB:

      check PLAY SOUND...browse MP3 file...quality: HIGH...STREAM...PLAY FOREVER

                 (If don't want to play sound ... don't check anything.)

            - Exit (X)   

 IV.  SLIDE PROPERTIES ICON:  (5th icon from left)

          - FX TAB:

            transition: FADE IN... duration: LONG ... click icon APPLY TO ALL SLIDES

                 (tip: on first slide, no fade in)

             - Exit (X)

   V.  Save Project as SNS Icon:  (optional)

  VI.  EXPORT SWF ICON:  (2nd icon from right)

           - select original library directory ...  (file name convention) "surfing-swf.swf"   

           - When close will ask to save ... NO   (already saved when exported)

 VII.  PREVIEW SLIDESHOW ICON:  (3rd icon from right)

               (move SWF file to web directory or will be included in next SWF file creation.)

VIII.  ADDING TO WEB SITE:

     1.  MOVE SWF file into FrontPage directory.

              (SWF file up to 6,000 kb)

     2.  Create hyperlink from FrontPage.

IX.  CONVERT SWF TO NON FLASH:  (note: makes the conversion while playing the show) 

     Apple no longer supports FLASH (SWF files)

           Smartsoft SWF Converter will convert to video format (but too large)

                  SWF - 6,811 kb   (flash)

                  AVI - 66,886 kb

                  WMV - 17,725 kb   (awful results)

                  MP4 - 66,950

     Conclusion:  no conversion method currently exists