IT Applications

Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash

to develop a range of professional IT skills relevant to multimedia design, development and publishing
to introduce and explore the range of features available in Fireworks and Flash (Adobe CS)
to learn methods for designing, creating and adding multimedia content (images, audio, video) to webpages
to provide an introduction to ActionScript 3.0 and its use for controlling Flash movies
to review technical and legal issues about the creation, storage, distribution and publishing of different media on the internet

Multimedia techniques: Use of Fireworks and Flash for developing multimedia content for the web (images, animations, video, audio).
Images: Common image formats: gif, jpeg, png. Tools for capture, development, management and publishing of images. Image editing and optimisation. Animation and roll-over effects. Web photo albums, including Flickr.
Website usability: Screen design. XHTML and CSS. Image optimisation: bandwidth and browser dependency. Web Navigation: Image sprites, roll-over images and navigation menus.
Sound/audio: Common formats. Standards. Tools for development, management, publishing.
Legal issues: Copyright and IPR protection.

Introduction to Web Authoring using XHTML and CSS, Web Authoring using Dreamweaver or equivalent.
Good XHTML and CSS skills
Use of Dreamweaver to author and publish websites.