Flash animation, music and videos, virtual reality 3D, and morein a PDF? Yes!
Acrobat documents converged with audio, video, and interactive content its the wave of the future and its called rich media. Do you want to get your video and audio content out into the world in a more convenient way than on the Web? Are you looking for a way to share rich-media content with the broadest possible range of readers? Print publishers, advertisers, educators, and anyone else whos ready to leverage the power of PDF and Adobe Reader can benefit from learning about the possibilities of this new convergence technology. In the first book of its kind, rich-media PDF pioneer Bob Connolly presents an eye-opening overview of the world of PDFs that contain video, audio, and interactive elements. Dozens of case studies illustrate the nearly limitless potential of rich media. And the best part about the book is that it practices what it preaches, with a fully interactive rich-media version of the book on the accompanying CDROM. Readers can experience first-hand the power of rich-media PDFs through interactive animation, videos, and audio.
Walk through the process of constructing rich-media PDFs on the fly using a Web server
Learn which applications work together for building rich-media PDFsand which dont
See how some of the worlds most forward-thinking artists and designers are pushing the boundaries with rich-media PDFs
Learn why PDF documents are more compelling than Web sites for reaching your target audience
Understand how best to translate print material into online PDF documents
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The Internet is replacing traditional forms of media, and next-generation media isnt limited to online-only. PDF files can deliver a full-screen rich media experience that rivals broadcast television! The worldwide adoption of Adobe Reader (over half a billion) and the amazing ease and accessibility the PDF format in general has provided an ideal opportunity to deliver formerly printed materials via the Internet or DVD, with all new opportunities for reader interactivity. This book will explain a process whereby animation, video, and audio can be embedded or converged into electronic books, brochures, magazines, training manuals, catalogues, corporate reports, and more. It will detail how to make this content available on demand and converged so that the material comes alive with text, images, and videoall in a single PDF. Readers will learn how to easily merge a variety of media content, customize it on the fly, and then download it to their computer!
Bob Connolly, an accomplished musician, writer, record, television and movie producer, has a vast experience with advanced PDF workflows and in the print publishing industry. He is president of BC Pictures, a full service production company that specializes in convergence technologies. For the past 16 years, BC Pictures has been producing award-winning DVDs, TV series, music videos, records, commercial and educational CD-ROMs, Web sites and most recentlyInteractive Rich Media PDF documents. Their clients include: General Motors, NASA, Jaguar, Apple Computer, Benjamin Moore, Pfizer-Parke Davis, and many more!
