Growing, shrinking, fading... Oh my word.

Okay. I couldn't get enough of Final Cut Express tonight (also, that coffee really kicked in). Here's a tutorial I found on YouTube about working with text.

Want some basic Flash tutorials?

If so, take a look at these 10-minute screencasts done by Mindy McAdams, who wrote *the* book on Flash journalism and teaches at the University of Florida.

Journalistopia tutorials

Just checked Mindy McAdam's blog and thank her for this lead. Check out the tutorials section of Journalistopia, Danny Sanchez' blog. There's one on easy mapping, 360-degree photos, color palettes.... On the main page there's an entry on comparing fonts online (literally posted as I was writing this) as well as -- well, check it out. I hadn't visited for awhile and I'm newly impressed with the depth of what's offered.