Lower 3rds tutorial for dummies?

It's not the easiest method, but here's the step by step ...

Download this zipped source folder:
http://soundslides.com/files/lower_thir … thirds.zip

Lowerthird instructions:

1) Replace the "soundslider.swf" file in your "publish_to_web" folder with the one from the zipped "soundslider_lower3rds" folder that you downloaded.
2) Edit the file "lowerthirds.xml" and add your own information.  If you need to add a lowerthird, just copy and paste the <item>...</item> node in the xml file.
3) Copy "lowerthirds.xml" into your "publish_to_web" folder.
4) Publish your "publish_to_web" files normally.

Syntax example:

In the example below, the lowerthird would fade up .5 seconds into the presentation and be visible for 4 seconds.

<lowerthirds>
    <item>
        <name>Joe Weiss</name>
        <title>Developer</title>
        <time>.5</time>
        <duration>4</duration>
    </item>
</lowerthirds>

If you get it "mostly" working, email me the link and I'll troubleshoot.

Once you get the two files copied into your "publish_to_web" files, you should be able to play the slide show and see how the xml file works.

-joe

Cool stuff, thanks a lot Joe.