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Tranquil Moments

As I’m developing the Flash Video (FLV) Bitrate Calculator, I’m adding more reference material which is linked from the tool. My first reference page is titled, “Optimal Frame Dimensions for Flash Video”. This document specifies a range of frame widths and heights that you should use with Flash Video content using the On2 VP6 or Sorenson Spark codec. Here’s a direct link to the page:

http://www.flashsupport.com/books/fvst/files/tools/video_sizes.html

So, for the second year in a row now, Phillip Kerman, author of Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS3 Professional in 24 Hours, has inserted a puzzle into his newletter. Can you find it? I found it after about 45 minutes. I did harass him a bit over IM, but he did tell me, “The only hint I can think of… and in retrospect I shoulda done… is that you should remove that first sentence ‘this is a great tip…if only it existed’ “.

You can download Phillip’s newsletter at:

www.phillipkerman.com/newsletter

The Adobe MAX North American conference was held this past week in Chicago, and I had a great time hanging out with my co-workers from Schematic and other friends that I routinely see at various web conferences. The multitude of new information was a lot to take in