Firefox not displaying XML file as a tree
I usually troubleshoot XML files by simply dragging them into a Firefox browser window. Unlike other text files, Firefox displays XML in a handy tree format, as show below.
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MPEG2 muxed files have no audio in Quicktime
If you have ever opened a VOB file from a DVD in Quicktime, you’ve probably noticed that there is no sound. When you examine the properties of the file, you’ll see that it is an
Continue readingEmbed YouTube video in PPT for lecture – no internet
The fastest way to grab a YouTube video for Powerpoint? If you can’t count on internet access at the lecture hall, you will need to download the video in a format compatible with Powerpoint. YouTube
Continue readingA SCORM-ready template: Part 2E. Add the video player to your learning module
If you are in a hurry, here are two ready-to-use pieces of player code to choose from. All you need to do is choose one, edit a few lines and drop the code into your page. You will need a playlist for both of them, although it can be very simple for the single file player. Save the playlist to the media folder (there is probably a sample one there already in newer modules).
Continue readingPrinters disappear, “server-error-service-unavailable” error
My G5 at the office is running Tiger, and is on a Windows network. I had several printers set up to use, but one day they all simply disappeared from my print dialogs!
When I tried to add them again, the error “server-error-service-unavailable” would come up.
I found a solution here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107054
Updated tutorial on captioning Windows Media
Subtitle Workshop, by Urusoft is free captioning software (donation-ware) which allows you to easily transcribe and edit captions and output the resulting file to many different formats. I’ll be focusing on Windows Media format here, but you will find this a useful tool for captioning DVD’s, Quicktime, and Flash as well.
Note: A much more complete exposition of the concepts summarized in this tutorial is available to members of the Elearning Guild in the article A Guide to Captioning Windows Media and QuickTime Using Subtitle Workshop
Continue readingSCORM in 5 minutes or less, with pictures!
Disclaimer: This is intended only to provide only the most basic understanding of what SCORM is.
SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) is a world-wide standard set of specifications for communication between elearning content and learning management systems.
A learning module using SCORM version 1.2 can communicate the following:
- the instruction to launch an elearning module and start communicating.
- scoring and tracking information – student data, timing, lesson status, scores, interactions, “pass/fail”
- proprietary information that only the module understands. The Learning Management System (LMS) stores and retrieves such data without understanding it.
- bookmarking information
- the instruction to close communication.
Additionally, a manifest packaged with the module tells the LMS (Learning Management System)
- what, if any, modules come next.
Slow navigation through MPEG-4 video using Quicktime
While experimenting with GoLive’s Quicktime track editing features, I opened up a movie, saved using Quicktime’s Export to MPEG-4 function. GoLive slowed to molasses speeds. Thinking I was dealing with a GoLive issue, I searched
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