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Hi Binar:

Let me first clarify our website since Russ mentioned it. It is actually <http://www.travelthepath.com>. (We prefer longterm to put folks on the right path and have them "travel" forward on their own. :-)

Anyway...

I agree with Russ on the XML being a tough concept to put across in a video. We do not have any video demos for the structured FrameMaker and XML setup, and I'm not aware of any. At one point, Brad Anderson (http://www.beyondprint.com) had created some FrameMaker videos but I think they were only for regular FrameMaker.

Let me admit in advance I'm involved in some of these and my suggestions may be biased, but here are some potential alternatives:

Webinars: Vasont and others offer webinars -- many are free -- on how FrameMaker and XML work. I do the presentation for the Vasont seminar, during which they show FrameMaker and how it works with a content management system. Their website is <http://www.vasont.com> . They had at one point planned to archive these for viewing on-demand, but I don't think that is set up at this point. I hear that SiberLogic may have similar webinars available soon.

Online Training: Quadralay (the WebWorks folks) hold online training for Structured FrameMaker. This is online, interactive training offered about every other week. During the training you can ask questions of the trainer and even ask to be shown specific things. I think that there might be other companies doing online training, though Quadralay is the only one really actively promoting it for Structured FrameMaker. They are about to introduce one on EDD Development. You might search the TECHWR-L website archives (http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl) for information on other companies that do FrameMaker online training.

Adobe.com: OK, this one is a longshot. I know that Adobe has information on video training for Photoshop, etc. on its website. The last time I checked, there really wasn't anything on video for FrameMaker. However, it is worth digging around in the online training area to see if they have added anything. There are some whitepapers that might be helpful for learning more about structure (like the Enterprise Publishing Guide or the Reviewer's Guide PDFs) though they don't get into keystrokes.

Amazon.com: Only for the DTD side of things, you might be able to find a video. I doubt they would have any video or video demo for EDD development

Worth mentioning is that the PDF "STructure Developer's Guide" that installs with FrameMaker. This is not a video, but is a good reference as you are building your first EDD/DTD/structured app.

If I come across anything in the short term I will add it to this thread.

Good luck,

Kay