1 Multimedia Assets-1 Multimedia Assets (MM) Ian Harrison Multimedia Assets:  Aimed at people with limited experience of multimedia and web-authoring  Learn how to design, create and add multimedia assets (images, audio, video and flash content) to web pages  Use Adobe CS3 Web Standard Edition (Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver)

2 Multimedia Assets-1 Adobe CS3 Web Standard  Adobe Creative Suite:  Dreamweaver, Fireoworks, Flash  Student Version (£163) Adobe CS3 Web Standard - Student Edition:

Multimedia Assets-1 3 Computer Facilities in School of Computer Science and Information Systems (SCSIS) Need ID card for security purposes Contact: Login to School Network using: Username = Username Password = School Password Login to WebCT/Webmail using: Username = Username Password = ITS Password SCSIS & ITS Rules and RegulationsRulesRegulations Laser Printer Quota = 2500 A4 pages (£5 per 500 pages thereafter)

4 Multimedia Assets-1 MM October Start: Dates of Classes Wednesdays 6-9pm Room 131  Classes on:  15, 22, 29 October  5 November  12 November = Self-Study (TMA)  19, 26 November  3, 10 December  TMA Due:  6pm on 19 November

5 Multimedia Assets-1 MM - Assessment  TMA (25%) Due at start of Session 5 (19 November) TMA: Fireworks photo album  FMA (75%) Due by 2pm Friday 18 th January 2008 FMA: Website of your choice (images, sound, video using Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash)

6 Multimedia Assets-1 MM - Folder/Files Use I: drive allocation in SCSIS:  Working files in I:/myfiles/mm/  Website files in: I:/web/mm/index.html I:/web/mmtma/index.html I:/web/mmfma/index.html  MM Home page:  TMA website:  FMA website:

7 Multimedia Assets-1 MM Working Files (in myfiles folder) Keep working files in my files folder:  I:/myfiles/mm/  I:/myfiles/mm/tma/  I:/myfiles/mmfma/ Sub-folders for images:  I:/myfiles/mm/images  I:/myfiles/mm/tma/images  I:/myfiles/mmfma/images Sub-folders for resources:  I:/myfiles/mm/resources/

8 Multimedia Assets-1 MM Web Files (in web folder) Keep working files in my files folder:  I:/web/mm/index.html  I:/web/mm/tma/index.html  I:/web/mmfma/index.html Sub-folders for images:  I:/web/mm/images  I:/web/mm/tma/images  I:/web/mmfma/images

9 Multimedia Assets-1 Support  Ian Harrison  Contact you via BBK  Webmail – Access via:  Forward BBK to your personal account 

Multimedia Assets-1 10 Getting Help Admin: SCSIS Systems Group (I:/ drive) Group If it’s got a “DCS” contact us No “DCS” but BBK then contact ITS

11 Multimedia Assets-1 Multimedia Assets – Session 1 IMAGES:  Common image formats: gif, jpeg, png  Image capture and optimisation  Digitisation: scanners, digital cameras  Static Images, Image Maps  Roll-over and Swap images  Fireworks photo album  Design, management and publishing

12 Multimedia Assets-1 Session 1 - Examples EXAMPLE WEB SITES:  Common image formats: gif, jpeg, png  Image capture and optimisation  Digitisation: scanners, digital cameras  Static Images, Image Maps  Roll-over and Swap images  Fireworks photo album  Design, management and publishing