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The Content Conversion Cause - Abhijit Kadle

Aptara

The Content Conversion Cause - Abhijit Kadle. Since the advent of e-learning, Macromedia products were popular, and enormous quantities of content were generated using platforms like Director and Flash. How conversion is managed determines the success of the project and the quality of the output. Flash to HTML5.

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A Conversation with Michael Allen–ADDIE, SAM & the Future of ID

Kapp Notes

He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems. Subsequent prototypes led to a design that challenged learners to handle customer conversations effectively with appropriate dialogue and awareness of verbal and non-verbal cues.

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How to Prepare for the End of the Flash

Magic EdTech

These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 In 1996, Macromedia bought FutureSplash and renamed it Flash. During its heyday, Flash was the “be all and end all” for web interactivity and it was at this time that Adobe bought Macromedia. Review the Flash source code.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

promises a two-way conversation where users can contribute, collaborate and create through several platforms like social media, blogs, wikis and forums. In 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and transformed it into Adobe Flash. From the read-only environment of Web 1.0, emphasizes on how we learn—how we interact with content online.

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Cultivating capability with Walmart’s Brandon Carson

CLO Magazine

He’s somebody that you can have a conversation about learning about, without necessarily needing to know the language of learning.” ” Over 20 years in California, Carson worked with tech companies such as Google, Macromedia and Adobe. “The conversation is changing. He is not an orthodox or doctrinaire person.

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Flash: an End of an Era – What You Need To Know

Aptara

In 1996 Macromedia first introduced the Flash Player, developed to play videos, animations, and audio and to support enhanced interactivity in web browsers. The end of support from Adobe by 2020 will require conversion of Flash-based eLearning courses into an alternative technology, such as HTML5, to be future-ready.

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It’s time for upgrades, and a Poll

eLearning Development

This is a huge upgrade, and the first time Adobe has released a unified upgrade for all the Adobe and former Macromedia products. Articulate Presenter is arguably the most popular PowerPoint to Flash conversion tool available. They’ve also changed the bundles - thank you Adobe. Flash CS4 Professional. Photoshop CS4 Extended.

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