1. 1Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash (MM) Andrew Taylor and Andrew Lowe Developing 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. 2 Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 Computer Facilities in School of Computer Science and Information Systems (SCSIS) Need ID card for security purposes Contact: itapp@dcs.bbk.ac.ukitapp@dcs.bbk.ac.uk Login to School Network using: Username = ITS Username Password = School Password Login to WebCT/Webmail using: Username = ITS Username Password = ITS Password SCSIS & ITS Rules and RegulationsRulesRegulations Laser Printer Quota = 2500 A4 pages (£5 per 500 pages thereafter)

3. 3Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 MM January 2009: Dates of Classes Mondays 6 to 9pm, Room 131, SCSIS  Classes on:  11 May (Session 1)  18 May (Session 2)  25 May = Bank Holiday  1 June (Session 3)  8 June (Session 4)  15 June = Self-Study (TMA)  22 June (Session 5)  29 June (Session 6)  6 July (Session 7)  13 July (Session 8)

4. 4Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 MM - Assessment  TMA (25%) Due at start of Session 5 TMA: Fireworks photo gallery  FMA (75%) Due by Tuesday 1 September 2009 FMA: Website of your choice (images, sound, video using Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash)  www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/itapps/assessment.html

5. 5Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 MM – Folder Structure/Files Use I: drive allocation in SCSIS:  Working files in I:/myfiles/mm/  Website files in I:/web/ I:/web/mm/index.html (MM Home Page) I:/web/mmtma/index.html (MM TMA) I:/web/mmfma/index.html (MM FMA)  URLs of MM webpages: MM Home page: www.bbk.ac.uk/~ITSUserID/mm/index.html TMA: www.bbk.ac.uk/~ITSUserID/mmtma/index.html FMA: www.bbk.ac.uk/~ITSUserID/mmfma/index.html

6. 6Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 MM Working Files (in myfiles folder) Keep working files in I:/myfiles folder:  I:/myfiles/ho/  I:/myfiles/mm/  I:/myfiles/mmtma/  I:/myfiles/mmfma/ Sub-folders for images:  I:/myfiles/mm/images  I:/myfiles/mmtma/images  I:/myfiles/mmfma/images Sub-folders for resources:  I:/myfiles/mm/resources/

7. 7Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 MM Web Files (in web folder) Keep website files (that will be published on your student website) in I:/web folder:  I:/web/mm/index.html  I:/web/mmtma/index.html  I:/web/mmfma/index.html Sub-folders for images:  I:/web/mm/images/  I:/web/mmtma/images/  I:/web/mmfma/images/

8. 8Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 Email Support  Ian Harrison (ian@dcs.bbk.ac.uk)ian@dcs.bbk.ac.uk  Contact you via BBK email: username@students.bbk.ac.uk username@students.bbk.ac.uk  Webmail – Access via: http://webmail.bbk.ac.uk http://webmail.bbk.ac.uk  Forward BBK email to your personal account  http://www.bbk.ac.uk/its/services/email/students http://www.bbk.ac.uk/its/services/email/students

9. 9 Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 IT Systems - Getting Help Admin: itapp@dcs.bbk.ac.uk SCSIS Systems Group (I:/ drive) sg@dcs.bbk.ac.ukSystems Group If it’s got a “DCS” contact us No “DCS” but BBK then contact ITS http://www.bbk.ac.uk/its/helpdesk_team http://www.bbk.ac.uk/its/helpdesk_team

10. 10Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Session-1 Multimedia Assets – Sessions 1 & 2 IMAGES:  Common image formats: gif, jpeg, png  Image capture, editing and optimisation  Static Images, Image Maps  Roll-over and Swap images  Fireworks photo album  Design, management and publishing