By Robert Reinhardt, author of Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques

Here are my top do's and don'ts for Adobe Flash CS3 Professional in Sorenson Squeeze:

DO use Sorenson Squeeze presets whose names ends in _Stream if you're deploying your content with a Flash Video Streaming Service (or any RTMP-based hosting provider). These presets use CBR, or Constant Bit Rate, encoding. Presets that do not end in _Stream use VBR (Variable Bit Rate) encoding, which should be used for FLV file content deployed solely to HTTP servers or local media like CD/DVD-ROM.

DON'T adjust pixel aspect ratios in your compression preset. For example, Sorenson Squeeze automatically detects non-square pixel aspect ratios with DV source files and outputs a proper 4:3 aspect ratio for your content. Yes, 320x240 is the proper reduced size for 720x480 DV footage. In other words, don't force a 360x240 size for DV footage.

DO de-interlace your source video if necessary. Sorenson Squeeze automatically applies de-interlacing to source files that have a standard NTSC frame size, such as 640x480 or 720x480. If you've de-interlaced your footage prior to importing it into Squeeze, make sure to add a new custom filter with de-interlacing unchecked--otherwise, Squeeze might reduce the overall image quality by trying to remove non-existent fields.

Excite students' curiosity about the world around them by being the first educator to add the must-have Planet Earth Education Edition with Public Performance Rights to your library.

Journey from the rain forests of Borneo to the peaks of the Himalayas to uncover the beauty and mystery of life on our planet. More than five years in the making, Discovery Education Planet Earth Education Edition presents never-before-seen animal behaviors, startling views of locations captured by cameras for the first time, and an unprecedented look at Earth's creatures from biological and ecological perspectives.

Planet Earth Education Edition teacher's guides and ancillary materials for three targeted grade bands (3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) connect essential concepts to topics in science, social studies, and the humanities, promoting critical thinking and developing a cross-curricular framework for instruction.

Supplementary programs Saving Species, Into the Wilderness, and Living Together interweave key arguments from leading environmental commentators about what the future may hold for the world's most threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Get ready for Earth Day by adding this essential collection to your classroom!  Take a sneak peek now. 

InspireData 1.5 by Inspiration Software is the most engaging way for students in grades 4-12 to examine data and explore relationships. InspireData 1.5 lets students see the data move right before their eyes with just the click of an icon. They can instantly explore and analyze data, easily switching between Venn, bar, stack, pie and axis plots to interpret social studies data. With this enhanced visual representation of data students are able to develop more insightful conclusions.

InspireData 1.5 includes over 40 social studies specific databases to jumpstart analysis. Teachers can create their own databases or import data from the Internet. When creating there own databases, the new InspireData 1.5 e-Survey tool allows them to easily publish an online survey and then download results to provide instant analysis. Additionally, InspireData 1.5's unique Time Series animation represents data as it changes over time, helping students understand trends and make predictions.

This visual learning tool comes with standards-based lessons plans and classroom projects. These lesson plans include ideas and instructions for achieving key data literacy standards, corresponding database templates to guide student data collection and exemplars for teacher demonstration and student assessment.

The Codie Awards holds the distinction of being the only peer-recognition awards program of its kind in the industry, providing a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors. The Codie Awards program, now in its twenty-first year, remains the standard-bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in our industry.

There is a special InspireData 1.5 solution to meet your needs!

For Schools and Districts: InspireData Starter Kit
All of the essential resources are included to help all students and teachers effectively use InspireData 1.5.  The InspireData Starter Kit includes:

• Software: 25-computer volume license of the new InspireData 1.5
• Curriculum integration resources: School-wide license of Developing Data Literacy with InspireData 1.5 lesson plan book
• Training: Up to 6-months of school-wide access to Atomic Learning® for InspireData 1.5InspireData 1.5 videos available!

For Single-license Users

For a limited time, customers will get a free subscription to Atomic Learning's 95+ InspireData 1.5 training videos for up to 6 months with any InspireData 1.5 single purchase. The Atomic Learning subscription begins with registration and ends 9/15/08. Subscription is activated upon online product registration.

For a full list of Inspiration Software products, visit our products page. 

Whether you are a Finale customer wanting to switch to Sibelius or use both programs, the Sibelius Competitive Crossgrade Site License gives you an opportunity to transition to Sibelius for the special low price of $99 per seat.

Sibelius is suitable for all educational levels - it's easy for beginners, yet sophisticated enough for all university requirements. Sibelius helps teachers with preparing teaching materials and arrangements. It lets students hear how their work sounds, makes it easy to find and correct mistakes, and is much more fun to use than pen and paper! At university level, Sibelius satisfies the most advanced requirements, from avant garde and early music notation to Schenkerian analysis. If you're an instrumental teacher, Sibelius makes it quick to create exercises, scan in and transpose pieces, and produce accompaniments and arrangements - you'll never need to write out parts again!

AVerVision SPC300 Premium and Standard Document Cameras (Academic Pricing). AVerVision SPC300 Premium and Standard Document Cameras have the ability to harness available classroom technologies and is an essential aspect of present and future visual learning. The ability to display documents, 3-D objects, microscopic images and more through virtually any multimedia projector, monitor or TV greatly enhances the visual learning today's students best respond to. The AVerVision SPC300 Premium and Standard Document Cameras combine all necessary visual elements into a high quality, yet easy-to-use classroom presentation necessity!

Now, bringing the power of AVerVision SPC300 Premium and Standard Document Cameras to your classroom is more affordable with new lower pricing!  Visit our website or contact one of our knowledgeable sales representatives for more information.

Learning multiplication is now a truly exciting game with Games of Math 3 – Multiplication from Help Me 2 Learn! Students begin at the appropriate level: beginning, intermediate or advanced. Games of Math 3 – Multiplication includes a practice section to work on specific multiplication problems, then the student builds skills while playing challenging games such as baseball, long jump, ballooning, basketball, skiing, and bowling. Each of Games of Math 3 – Multiplication sections are engaging and fun with 11 levels of play. The objective is to complete each level and earn the gold star certificate while building multiplication skills and fluency.

Topics Covered:

• Multiplication Facts from 2x10 and below and up to 12x12
• Multiplication Word Problems
• Multiplication Number Patterns
• Negative Numbers and Decimals
• Multiplication Algebra

Program Features:

• Designed for beginning, intermediate and advanced students
• Exciting graphics and animations provide feedback and interactivity
• Practice section allows the student to choose the problems they want to work on and print a report with those problems they miss
• Features the "Super Star" motivational, reward and tracking system

Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software puts the industry standard in audio/MIDI production on the fast track, letting you enter the powerful world of Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 on your own terms. No lite version here—Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 has the same user interface as Pro Tools and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to nearly 20 M-Audio interfaces*. Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios.
 
Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 isn’t some watered-down version of Pro Tools. It is Pro Tools. There are actually three flavors of Pro Tools, all of which share the same user interface and file format. The primary distinction is the hardware they work with. Pro Tools HD 7 runs on elite Pro Tools HD hardware. Pro Tools LE 7 works with a variety of Digidesign hardware including the Mbox 2 family. And Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 delivers even more options via compatibility with nearly 20 M-Audio interfaces. Now there’s no excuse for not having the industry-standard DAW in your creative toolbox.

Windows XP, Windows Vista compatible.

K-12 and higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of Academic Select to their students, parents and faculty by participating in the Student Select Program.  Popular software publishers like Inspiration Software, Knowledge Adventure, Microsoft and Adobe work with schools so that savings can be passed on.  To see if your school is listed, visit http://www.journeyed.com/ccv/.

How does it work?
If you are an Academic Select customer in K-12 or higher education, you can participate by starting a special Student Select Enrollment under your Academic Select Agreement.  If your school is not already signed up for Academic Select, contact your large volume reseller.

Visit our site now to see if you qualify and save big on popular educational products! 

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