Flypaper Inc.'s New Software
Flypaper Inc.

I found a story in the Technology and Health section of the Wall Street Journal today highlighting a new product that produces Flash-type movies but that doesn't require the user to know Action Scripting.

I have often wondered why Adobe (or any company for that matter) hasn't made a similiar product, since the learning curve for Action Script is very steep and most graphic designers do not find it easy or intuitive.

(I'll leave discussion of Swish for another post in the future.)

Slide-show software spotlighted

.... Flypaper - now the company's new name - allows users to more easily create slide shows and presentations using video, music and other content, and then upload it directly to sites like Facebook and LinkedIn.

Users don't need training in Flash, an animation program that requires a technical background in Internet programming, Flypaper President Greg Head said.

"Flash doesn't apply to the non-technical person at all," he said.

The company planned to begin offering a free beta version of the software for download today at www .flypaper.net.