David Dawson
Senior ICT Adviser
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Netskills [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 3:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Images and Multimedia for the Web - Netskills, Newcastle upon
> Tyne, 30th January 2002
>
>
> There are a few places left on this workshop to be held in Newcastle
> shortly:
>
> Netskills Workshop:
> Images and Multimedia for the Web
>
>
> 09:30 - 16:30 Wednesday 30th January 2002 Netskills, Newcastle upon
> Tyne
>
> Multimedia, involving the use of graphics, audio, video and animation,
> is increasingly being delivered via World Wide Web. These technologies
> can provide powerful tools for teaching and learning, marketing and
> general provision of information via the Internet.
>
> This practical workshop is aimed at users of the World
> Wide Web who have had some experience of creating
> basic web pages. The workshop focuses on the issues
> and practical aspects of designing and creating
> multimedia web pages. The morning session primarily
> deals with the use of images including formats,
> animation and thumbnails while the afternoon concentrates
> upon audio, video and design issues.
>
> Workshop Content:
> The workshop will comprise presentations, demonstrations and
> hands-on sessions with opportunities for questions and discussion.
> Participants will each receive a workbook which contains workshop
> exercises, presentation slides and other relevant materials.
>
> Topics covered will include:
> * Scene-setting overview of the use of multimedia including images,
> audio, video and animation
> * The use of different image formats, including JPEGs, animated and
> transparent GIFs, thumbnails, colour-depth, palette compatibility
> and file size/download implications
> * Creating straightforward image maps in standard HTML
> * Investigation of audio and video formats including, real-time
> streaming technologies
> * Use of plugins and helper applications including Quicktime and
> Realplayer formats
> * Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML)
> * Web-page design issues relating to the use of images and multimedia
>
> By the end of the workshop participants will have:
> * cCreated web pages using image formats such as JPEG, GIF -
> including
> animated GIFs
> * Optimised images for web use, including manipulation of
> colour-depth, image file size and the use of thumbnails to reduce
> download time
> * Converted an image into an image map using standard HTML
> * Investigated a variety of multimedia formats and delivery
> methods in
> the context of the web
> * Included audio and video elements in web pages
> * Created a simple VRML file for inclusion in a web page
> * Explored the key design issues associated with writing multimedia
> web pages
>
> Workshop Requirements:
> Participants should have previously used the World Wide
> Web through a browser such as Netscape or Internet
> Explorer and have authored simple web pages using
> HTML. Experience in using Microsoft Windows for
> opening and saving files and opening and closing
> applications such as a web browser would be helpful.
>
> The cost of the workshop is £ 120 for participants from UK higher and
> further education. Other participants should contact Netskills for the
> relevant fees.
> Note: Costs include lunch, morning coffee and afternoon tea.
>
>
> For more information about Netskills workshops, including
> online booking forms, look at the Netskills event pages on the World
> Wide Web at:
> http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/
>
> or contact Netskills directly by email:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> or by Fax:
> 0191 222 5001
>
> or leave a request for booking forms on the bookings hotline:
> 0191 222 5008
>
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