how to make a flip book

What software is best for making a flip book or brochure, so that the reader can turn pages at their own speed?

VIN,iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009)

Posted on Mar 22, 2017 2:57 AM

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Mar 22, 2017 4:41 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Sorry, Peter, I know this sounds a bit lazy.

The key word is 'best' - and I'd really like to know what mac users have found easiest, most useful, etc. All the apps promise the moon on a stick. When you look at some of the reviews, you get a different story. And reviewers aren't always on the level - see Tripadvisor, for instance.

But I do trust mac users, on the whole. So I'd like a few opinions.

Mar 22, 2017 10:26 AM in response to lesleyfromharrow

Have you considered a closer look at Apple's iBooks Author application in the Mac App Store. It is free, and allows one to build interactive iBooks that allow one to “flip” among pages with a single click. Or, were you thinking more along the lines of a Keynote, or standalone PDF presentation solution?


Even Pages, to a certain extent, can create flippable content in an ePub/iBook format.

Mar 22, 2017 10:19 AM in response to VikingOSX

What I'm really after is a way of creating a brochure-type thing, where readers can turn pages by clicking as they choose, which could be built into a web site. I think iBooks Author looks great for single publications, but it's not quite what I want.

There are a lot of apps and services that promise to provide what I want. If possible, I'd like to avoid Flash. I don't know if that is a possibility?

Mar 22, 2017 2:57 PM in response to lesleyfromharrow

pdfs open in all browsers and whilst they don't turn pages when clicking, they scroll, that behaviour can be changed in the actual pdf itself if you have a pdf editor.


Acrobat Pro lets you edit pdfs for all sorts of interactivity including localised buttons and even included media.


There are other cheaper alternatives to Acrobat Pro.


PDFs are very capable. I had a client quite a few years ago for whom I did entire presentations in pdfs because of their compactness, excellent layout and portability and they allowed zooming into details. The results at the time were substantially better then Powerpoint.


Peter

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