Category: Free Downloads

Using the JW player to run javascripts at specific time points in the video

Posted on June 1, 2008 by ellen

Note: this tutorial is still very much in draft form. Additional instructions for those not familiar with javascript and more examples will be added soon.

The Jeroen Wijering Media Player is a widely used free, open-source Flash-based media player, available for download from Jeroenwijering.com.

The JW player has an extensive Javascript API which allows it to communicate with events and elements on the page it is embedded in. Using this feature, the player can execute javascript functions on the page whenever the video reaches a specific time point.

A SCORM-ready template: Part 3A. Embedded Questionmark Perception Quizzes

Posted on October 7, 2007November 30, 2013 by ellen

Features of the new embedded quiz module:

Ernst Haeckel Photoshop Brushes Set 3

Posted on October 5, 2007 by ellen

High-resolution Photoshop brushes based on Ernst Haeckel’s engravings of shells and sea jellies. Great used as stamps, or the spiky shells look particularly good when you use scattering and angle and opacity jitter. Download

Photoshop Brushes based on Ernst Haeckel’s engravings: Set II

Posted on October 4, 2007 by ellen

This is my second set of brushes based on Haeckel’s drawings of diatoms, coral and other sea creatures. 11 different brushes are included, many with variations in opacity, spacing, size jitter, etc. Download file

Ancient City Remix brushes

Posted on September 23, 2007 by ellen

Download File These brushes were derived from Durer’s engraving St Anthony At The City. Create your own remix of a 16th century town! Let me know if you create something nice with them, I’d like

Speed control widgets for Captivate

Posted on July 30, 2007 by ellen

These 2 widgets allow your users to alter the speed (in frames per second) of the Captivate presentation they are viewing. To use them, go to the first slide you want the widget to appear

Using dynamic text to toggle a play/pause button

Posted on July 1, 2007 by ellen

I’ve been building a simple flash video player based on the one here and had the idea to use dynamic text to easily toggle the play button between the play and pause states. The Webdings font character for the play state is “4” and for the pause state is “;”

To avoid problems with fonts not displaying on some machines, click the “Embed” button on the text properties panel when creating the dynamic text, and embed the numerals.

A SCORM-ready template: Part 1A. Features

Posted on May 12, 2007February 23, 2014 by ellen

Here’s a screenshot of the template, showing part of the left-hand navigation expanded. Note the previous/next navigation buttons at upper right, which are automatically created based on your list of pages, as is the progress bar and page numbering at upper right.

Download my flame file for Apophysis

Posted on April 10, 2007 by ellen

Here are my flame settings for Apophysis, the fractal flame editor for Windows. These are the result of a lot of experimenting and tinkering. Feel free to use them as the basis for your own

Yellowstone Photoshop Brushes 2

Posted on February 17, 2007 by ellen

Another set of Photoshop Brushes based on my Yellowstone photos. Trees, a river setting, and little buffalo to place along the banks. Download File View all my Photoshop Brushes