Video compositing excellence in the MAX Unawards #AdobeCP

I mention this because it shows clearly the power of Flash and its delivery platforms to not only deliver engaging content, but also to facilitate creating that content on the fly. The application asks for a few pieces of information (your name and contest category) and proceeds to grabbing some video. The application detects all of the video inputs available on the machine and displays them in a grid. The contestant then chooses the feed they want to record, and they're off to the races. Very simple, and with just about every laptop and tons of desktops having webcams built-in, there's some interesting business applications here.

When doing this exercise, I think of companies in hospitality, cruises, vacations and the like who might use this kind of service to get people excited about taking a vacation. Ride a roller coaster, stand on the edge of a volcano, or even shake hands with a dead movie star. Then, share it with your friends as you book the real life experience (well, not the shaking hands with the dead star, of course...). Pretty slick. It also provides a way for venues to use viral methods to promote their services by putting guests into videos that feature themed overlays (like Cinderella's castle or the gateway to the Pirate's Den) and letting them post the videos to YouTube directly from the venue.