Monthly Archives: June 2008

Adding Closed Captions To Video

Posted on 6/30/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Yesterday I learned how to add closed captioning to online videos. This would only be useful if you hosted a video yourself because most video sharing sites don’t support closed captions. To add closed captions to Flash videos you just … Continue reading →

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Animated GIFs And ActionScript

Posted on 6/29/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Last night I spent a lot more time on research and skill building! LOL. I picked up a tip that you can stop an animated GIF from animating in the browser by pressing the ESC key. So in order to … Continue reading →

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Technology Skill Building

Posted on 6/28/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Yesterday I read an article that contained a perfect description of the work habit concern I’ve been trying to express: “You could potentially get caught up in research and skill building rather than doing or seeking paid work.” That is … Continue reading →

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Download Progress Bar and Flash + After Effects

Posted on 6/26/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Today I added a progress bar to my ASP.NET page for downloading YouTube videos. I’ll probably blog about this later at http://weblogs.asp.net/rrobbins/.  I moved the code that does the file download to a web service. It makes more sense to … Continue reading →

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Studying Vector Graphics Technology

Posted on 6/25/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Today I received the Adobe Illustrator CS Wow! book I ordered. I really like the Wow books because they demonstrate the real creative possibilities of graphics software instead of just serving as technical how to books. The Adobe Illustrator CS … Continue reading →

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Getting Into Flash Animation And Flash Video

Posted on 6/23/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve been focusing more on creative work as I’ve been planning to. I gathered together my books on Flash and ActionScript which I will finally get around to reading. I’m interested in Flash now because it can be used for … Continue reading →

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New Book On How To Become A YouTube Star

Posted on 6/14/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

There is a new book available on YouTube. Unlike previous books, the author seems to have been heavily involved in the community and therefore knows more about the social networking aspects of the web site.  15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming … Continue reading →

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Redefining My Focus

Posted on 6/12/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve decided that I’ve been wasting too much time on stuff that serves no purpose or provides no benefits to me. I keep trying out new technology and add pages to my notes but most of it is just idle … Continue reading →

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iBook Video Production

Posted on 6/2/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I finally got my iBook to work with my wireless network. I have a Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 wireless access point and my PCs connect automatically without any configuration so I did not learn anything about manual settings. I had to … Continue reading →

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