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Designing Multimedia Websites - Softcover

Gassaway, Stella; Davis, Gary; Gregory, Catherine

 
9781568303086: Designing Multimedia Websites

Synopsis

Designing Multimedia Web Sites approaches topics and tasks not from a technological point of view, but with a task-oriented approach. The book focuses on what you want to accomplish on a Web site, describing the best way to get to that goal.
Whether you want to add simple animated icons to your site or redesign it from the ground up, Designing Multimedia Web Sites will give you the skills you need to take your Web site to the next level.
The companion Mac & Windows CD-ROM includes examples of well-designed Web multimedia: animations, QuickTime movies, Shockwave files, and more; demos of multimedia applications such as Director Infini-D, Premiere, and SoundEdit; essential tools such as GifBuilder, GIF Construction Set, flattenMooV, and D-SoundPro.

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Review

When building a web site, it's tempting to throw in every multimedia element possible. It may show how technically adept you are, but the total effect ends up overwhelming without some careful design advice. The authors show you when and why to use sound, animation, graphics, video and interactivity for the most effective presentation. The focus is not so much on technical know-how as what you want to accomplish at your site and the best way to go about it. A CD-ROM for Windows and MAC is included which provides examples and shareware. For intermediate and advanced users.

From the Publisher

As multimedia technology hits the Web, we'll see a lot of inappropriate or ineffective uses of it; sites will use Java, Shockwave, and so on simply because they can, not because it's the most effective solution to their needs. This book will help Web publishers move to the next level, learning when to use each technology to get the most out of their site. - Includes step-by-step tricks and shortcuts for creating multimedia element for the Web

- Focuses on adding multimedia elements with a design sensibility

- CD-ROM includes tools and scripts for creating animation, sound, and video

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