What is this?

MegaZine 3 is a pageflip engine. There are many like it, but this one is… free. And open source, too. This means two things, basically: you don’t have to pay for it, and you can even modify it in any way you see fit.

That said, if you wish to use it commercially, a customly licensed version is available for purchase, too. Just send us a mail to mz3-info@vservu.de in that case. Of course, feel free to donate if you’re not using it commercially.

So, what’s a pageflip engine, then?

If you already know what a pageflip engine is you may safely skip this paragraph. If not, read on: A pageflip engine is a small Flash application that generates an interactive book, which can then be flipped through by the user. MegaZine 3 uses a completely dynamic approach, allowing full configuration through an external XML file. This makes it easy to set up books even if you do not even own the Flash IDE.

Site: http://megazine.mightypirates.de/

admin General interactive, media, Pageflip Book, presentation

I was browsing Patricia Donaghy’s blog and came across another great resource. Photo8 is a public domain free high resolution photo website. What a great resource for student presentations!

Here is a little excerpt from Photo8:

Photos8 is a place for free public domain photos and desktop wallpapers. Large collection of High Resolution photos and wallpapers, Thousands of high quality public domain pictures, easy to search, You may use these images for any purpose, including commercial. As the owner I have explicitly placed it in the public domain. If you do use any photo, please consider linking back to this site or giving credit to this site. Just something like, “Photo courtesy Photos8“, This is not required, but its a very good way to support the site efforts here.

admin General photo, presentation, students, technology