Web server, Streaming encoders, Digital cameras / camcorders, Macromedia Studio 8, The Internet, Software for web multimedia

Directed reading will be given in lectures.

Background Reading
Writing for Multimedia and the Web, Third Edition : A Practical Guide to Content Development for Interactive Media, Garrand, T, (2006), Publisher: Focal Press, ISBN: 0240808223
Macromedia Flash Professional 8 : Training from the Source, Green, T, Chilcott, J, L, (2005), Publisher: Macromedia Press, ISBN: 0321384032

100% assignment (Learning Outcome 1-4)
- A practical aspect of a high content multimedia web site
- A 2000 word report to support the design and implementation of the web site

Design of multimedia projects for the web by including:
- Comparison of different uses of multimedia on the web
- Graphics and Animation for the web
- Web Multimedia Design
- Introduction To Streaming Media and codecs
- Introduction to a web multimedia scripting language such as action script
- Panoramas / Flash Video
- Web Multimedia Testing
- Technical Issues ? compression and bandwidth.

The lecture will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. The lab sessions will cover topics such as: learning applications, design, media resources, implementation, and testing. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. (1:n) (1:20)2

Prior study of CE00301-1 Web Design and Development or equivalent