2. Unit Objectives
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Understand media objects
Add Flash objects
Add behaviors
Edit behaviors
Add rollover images
Add video
Add sound
Update files
Incorporate Web 2.0 technology
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3. Understanding Media Objects
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Role of media objects
Types of media objects
– Go to URLs
– Plug-ins
– Flash video, sounds, rollover images
– Movies, Java applets, ActiveX controls
Adding media objects with HTML5
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4. Clues to Use
• Using Adobe Flash Player to view Flash
content
– Adobe Flash player often included in Web
browser software
• Or download latest Flash Player
– Using Insert panel to add Flash content
• Code that links and runs content:
– Embedded into page code
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5. Adding Flash Objects
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Open café page
– Place the insertion point in the sidebar to the left of the
word “Reservations”
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Click the Media button list arrow
– Located in Common category on the Insert panel
– Then click SWF
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Navigate to location where you store Unit H Data Files
– Click crabdance.swf
– Click OK (Win) or Open (Mac)
– Click Yes in the Dreamweaver dialog box, then click Save
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6. Add Flash Objects
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Type Café logo animation in the Title text box
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Click OK
Select FlashID in the ID text box in the Property inspector
Then type crabdance
Press [Enter] (Win) or [return] (Mac)
With the placeholder selected:
– Click the Play button in the Property inspector
– Click Stop (Win) or skip to Step 6 (Mac)
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Click the Loop check box to deselect it
– Save your work
– Click OK to close the Copy Dependent Files dialog boxJ-3
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7. Add Flash Objects
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Click the Switch Design View to Live View button
– Compare your screen to Figure H-3
Click the Switch Design View to Live View button
again
– Then close the café page
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9. Clues to Use
• Using Flash movies
– Movies can include multimedia elements
• Examples: audio files, animated objects,
scripted objects, clickable links
– Always add a title tag
• To provide accessibility
– Browser should check for and load a Flash player
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10. Adding Behaviors
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Open dwh_1.html
– From the location where you store Unit H Data Files
– Save it in the site root folder as wildlife_message.html
without updating links
– Close both files
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Open the activities page
– Select the family_sunset image
– Click Window on the Menu bar
– Click Behaviors
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Click the Add behavior button
– Located on the Behaviors panel toolbar
– Then click Open Browser Window
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11. Adding Behaviors
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Click Browse next to the URL to open the Select File
dialog box
– Navigate to the site root folder if necessary
– Double-click wildlife_message.html
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Type 300 in the Window width and Window height text
boxes
– Type message in Window name box
– Click OK
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Save your work
– Preview the page in your browser
– Click the family_sunset image
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Close both browser windows
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12. Clues to Use
• Using the Behaviors panel to add actions
– Can insert JavaScript-based behaviors
– Examples:
• Automate tasks
• Respond to visitor selections and mouse
movements
• Add automatic dynamic effects
– Actions triggered by events
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13. Clues to Use
• Using the Spry Framework
• AJAX is a method for developing interactive
Web pages
• JavaScript library called Spry framework for
AJAX
– Contains spry widgets and spry effects
• Prebuilt components for adding interactivity to
pages
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14. Editing Behaviors
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Click the family_sunset image if necessary
– Right-click (Win) the Open Browser Window action
• Located in the right column of the Behaviors panel
– Click Edit Behavior
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Change window height to 245
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Click OK
Save your changes
Preview the page in your browser
Click the family_sunset image
Close both browser windows
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15. Editing Behaviors
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Click the left column of the Open Browser Window
action in the behaviors panel
– Click the events list arrow
– Click onMouseOver
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Save your work
– Preview page in browser
– Move mouse over family_sunset image
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Close the browser windows
– Close the Behaviors panel
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16. Clues to Use
• Using the Server Behaviors Panel
– Adds server behaviors
• Tools that write server-side code
• Examples: ASP, PHP, ColdFusion
– Use examples
• Write code to create a login page
• Create password protected page
• Build search pages
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17. Adding Rollover Images
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Select the image of the two dolphins, then delete it
Click the Images list arrow
– Located in the Common group on the Insert panel
– Click Rollover Image
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Type dolphins in the Image name text box
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Click Browse next to the Original image text box
Browse to the location where you store Unit H Data Files
Open the assets folder
Double-click one_dolphin.jpg
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18. Adding Rollover Images
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Click Browse next to the Rollover image text box
– Browse to the location where you store Unit H Data Files
– Double-click two_dolphins.jpg
– Overwrite the two_dolphins.jpg file in your website assets
folder
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Type Dolphins riding the surf in the Alternate text box
– Verify that the Preload rollover image check box is selected
– Compare your screen to Figure H-9
– Click OK
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19. Adding Rollover Images
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Select the image
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Apply the img_right_float rule to it
Save your work
Preview the page in your browser
Move your mouse pointer over the single dolphin image,
and compare your screen to Figure H-10
Close the browser, then click the Show Code view
button
Click the Show Design view button
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20. Adding Video
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Copy the file umbrella_anchor_movie.flv from the
location where you store Unit H data files
– Then paste it into The Striped Umbrella site root folder
– Close Windows Explorer (Win) or Finder (Mac)
– Return to Dreamweaver
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Open the about_us page
– Click to place the insertion point at the end of the last
paragraph on the page
– Enter a paragraph return
– Click the Media list arrow on the Insert panel, then click
Plugin
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21. Adding Video
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Browse to your local site assets folder if necessary,
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double-click umbrella_anchor_video.mp4, then enter four
paragraph breaks after the plug-in placeholder
Select the plug-in placeholder,
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Change the W value in the Property inspector to 220, and
the H value to 200
Click the Parameters button, click the Add button, enter
autostart for a Parameter and false for the value, as
shown in Figure H-13
Click OK
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22. Adding Video
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Place the insertion point to the right of the video
placeholder image
– Type Visit us at the front desk to pick up your
complimentary Umbrella Anchor! Using line breaks as
shown in Figure H-14
– Apply the img_left_float rule to the plug-in placeholder
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Apply the H3 format and the body_text rule to the
sentence
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Switch to code view
Delete the ending < /embed> tag from the code that
embeds the video on the page
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23. Adding Video
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Save your work
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Preview the page in the browser
Compare your screen to Figure H-14
Click the Play button
Close the browser
Return to Design view
Close the about_us page
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24. Clues to Use
• Comparing video file formats
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MOV
MP4
FLV
WebM
Ogg
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25. Adding Sound
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Use Windows explorer (Win) or Finder (Mac) to copy the
file interviews.mp3 from the drive and folder where you
store your Unit H Data Files to your website assets folder
On the activities page, add a paragraph break after the last
paragraph, then type Here are some comments from
recent guests describing their favorite activities at the
striped Umbrella.
Add another paragraph break
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Click Insert on the Menu bar
Point to Media, click Plugin, browse to find the
interviews.mp3 file in your website assets folder
– Double-click interviews.mp3
4. Select the plug-in placeholder, then use the Property inspector to
change the W value to 200 and the H value to 20
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26. Adding Sound
5. Click Parameters in the Property inspector, click the Add
button, enter autostart for a Parameter and false for the
value, as shown in Figure H-16, then click OK
6. Save the activities page, preview the page in a browser,
then play the file, as shown in Figure H-17
7. Close the browser, then switch to code view
8. Scroll to locate the <embed> tag for the audio file, delete
the ending < /embed> tag at the end of the line, then
save your work, switch back to Design view, and close
the page
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30. Updating Files
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Open the file dwh_2.html from the folder where you
store your Unit H Data Files
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Click the broken graphic placeholder
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Save it as fishing.html in the striped_umbrella local site
root folder, overwriting the existing fishing page but not
updating links
Click the Browse for File button next to the src text box in
the Property inspector
Browse to where you store your Unit H Data Files, open the
assets folder, then double-click the file fisherman.jpg to
copy the file to the striped_umbrella assets folder
Deselect the image placeholder
Close the file dwh_2.html, close the fishing page, then
switch back to Design view
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31. Updating Files
5. Open the file dwh_3.html from where you store your Unit
H Data Files, then save it as cruises.html in the
striped_umbrella local site root folder, overwriting the
existing cruises page but not updating links
6. Close the dwh_3.html page
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Click the broken graphic placeholder, click next to the src
text box in the Property inspector
Browse to where you store your Unit H Data Files, open the
assets folder, double-click the file boats.jpg
Click Yes to copy the file to the striped_umbrella assets
folder, then click Save
Deselect the image placeholder
Save and close the page, then exit Dreamweaver
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33. Clues to Use
• Using HTML5 compliant media tags
– Use HTML5 tags to insert and format your media
content
– To insert video files, use <video> tags
– To insert audio, use <audio> tags
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34. Incorporating Web 2.0 Technology
• RSS feeds and podcasts
• Social networking
– Example: Facebook
• Wikis
– Example: Wikipedia
• Blogs
• Video sharing applications
– Examples: Skype, Google Video Chat
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36. Design Matters
• To incorporate Web 2.0 components:
– Register to set up an account on the social
networking site
– Place a link on one of your site’s pages
• Opens your page on the social networking
site
– Download logos from social networking sites
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37. Unit Summary
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Understand media objects
Add Flash objects
Add behaviors
Edit behaviors
Add rollover images
Add video
Add sound
Update files
Incorporate Web 2.0 technology
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