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Video Production and Sharing Resources

Vimeo is the recommended free video sharing site. It’s a well developed and run site.

The main site is here.

Important video export/compression for Vimeo information is located here.

Illustrator Slice Demo File

This file is used to demonstrate how to use Adobe Illustrator to prepare a site template design to Dreamweaver, or prepare image files in Illustrator at specific size,s for use in Dreamweaver CSS site templates.

Slices File:Illustrator Template – HTML w/Spry Menu

Spry Settings Main – spry_settings1, spry_settings2

Sliced File: Illustrator Template – HTML w/rollovers (1)

Sliced File: Illustrator Template – HTML w/rollovers (2)

Sliced File: Illustrator Template – Sliced for CSS

Adobe Illustrator “Slice Help” and “Save For Web Links”

The link below is to the Adobe help page with steps for using the Slice and Slice Select Tool

Adobe Illustrator Slice Tool

About Slices for Web – How To

Website Production Resources – HTML, CSS, Layout Design, Server

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Resources

FTP/Website Upload

Website Production Resources – Search Engine Optimization, Analytics

10 Basic SEO Tips To Get You Started

10 SEO Tips

SEO 101 – Basic Optimization Techniques

Google Analytics

Website Production Resources – Galleries

Cooliris – Producers of gallery, photo and video sharing embeds and apps

Galleries, Slidehows, and Lightboxes, OH My! Excellent collection of scripts for use in websites.

Web Gallery Creator – Good basic gallery script.

Free Slideshow, Gallery, and Lightbox scripts – More of what is above – includes Flickr and Picasa options.

Website Production Timeline Assignment

The following PDF is an example of the website production timeline assignment. This is due May 4th and covers the time period from the midterm to finals. Feel free to make this your own, tweaking it to reflect your anticipated work flow, and unique layout, content, and production issues. Showcase ePortfolio Website Timeline (SAMPLE)

Website Usability Resources

Universal Usability – Access by Design

Universal Usability Resources – Comprehensive List