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Frequently Asked Questions

Some common questions about Mindshare Presenter:

What is Mindshare Presenter?

In a nutshell, Mindshare Presenter is a Flash-based application that helps content creators and web developers quickly and inexpensively deliver web-based presentations. Mindshare Presenter synchronizes the playback of the various elements of an online presentation. Check the full list of features here.

What's included with my purchase?

When you purchase Mindshare Presenter you are able to immediately download a ZIP file containing the various components of the software. A complete list of the files is available here. You also get free online support and minor version upgrades, as well as a generous upgrade path for future versions of the software.

Does Mindshare Presenter create presentation content?

No. Mindshare Presenter doesn't create content. Rather, it helps you deliver dynamic presentation content to a wide online audience via the Adobe Flash Player and a web browser.

What do I need to use Mindshare Presenter?

Because Mindshare Presenter does not actually generate your presentation content (see above) you need a few things to get started creating presentations.

  1. Software to encode Flash video files. You can get started encoding FLV files for free using the Riva FLV Encoder. On2 Technologies also offers a very high quality FLV encoder called Flix Pro.
  2. The ability to create either jpg, gif, png, or swf files.
  3. You need a webserver. Because of Flash Player 8 security settings, Mindshare Presenter must be run through a webserver. In other words you must access it through a URL like "http://localhost/presenter/" or "http://mysite.com/folder/presenter/" etc.
  4. Your presentation viewers must have Flash Player 8 or above and a web browser.

    And that's pretty much all you need to get started.

 

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