Elstree Film Studios - Training Courses - Web Effects
Ever wondered how the suggested search terms dropdown menu on the Google homepage works? Or how the BBC website lets any user customise their homepage using just drag-and-drop (and remembers your settings?).
This inspiring one day course teaches you how to source and successfully integrate a variety of exiting and up-to-date interactive web effects and techniques in order to spice up your website creations. Utilising a variety of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 languages including Ajax, JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, HTML 5, CSS and XML, we explore the wealth of freely available scripts and plug-ins with a specific view to their integration into your currently existing website, blog or template. A plethora of script types and formats are discussed, as well as an examination of exactly how these various kinds of scripts work and how they can best be merged into your website with the minimum of fuss.
In addition to learning how and where to find these scripts, and how to utilise them effectively, you are also presented with a wide range of ready-to-use scripts on DVD that you can immediately take away and use on your website.
If your website is looking a little staid, and it's time for a spring clean, or if you simply wish to bowl-over your clients and impress your colleagues with your sophisticated new techniques, then this course is for you!
Duration: 1 day.
Location: 21st Century New Media Ltd, Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG. [
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Times: 10.00am to 4.30pm. For security reasons, further details are only provided upon booking.
Software Versions: All of our Adobe courses include lessons generic to CS3, CS4 and CS5 versions of the Adobe suite: whichever version you use is covered in detail. Our Apple training courses utilise Final Cut Studio HD (also known of as version 3 or FCS 2009).
Equipment: Our fully featured training room includes six top-of-the-range iMac computers configured to work in both Macintosh (OSX) and PC (Windows) modes, ensuring you the maximum familiarity with your chosen operating system.
Accommodation: Details of local accomodation can be found
here.
Further assistance: Our
FAQ help page contains the answers to many popular questions. Alternatively please call
0844 844 2428 to arrange to speak to our training manager.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
- Web effects
- Different web effects and how they work
- Platforms and compatibility
Languages & examples
- Ajax
- HTML 5 & CSS3
- Dynamic HTML
- JavaScript Effects
- CSS Effects
- XML
- XSL
- Flash
- Web 2.0 & Web 3.0 styling
Sourcing scripts
- Free scripts
- Script directories
- How to tell the difference between good and bad scripts
- Using Open Source scripts
- Encoded scripts
- Compiled scripts and .dll's
Server components
- PHP classes and modules
- asp.NET components
- How components work
- What you need to know about Hosting
Ajax
- Suggested search terms
- Auto-completing
- Instant messenger
- Live validation
- File uploading with Ajax
- Heatmaps
HTML 5 & CSS3
- Video and audio embedding
- Game creation in HTML 5
- Canvas elements for drawing and animating
- Context menus & tooltips
Dynamic HTML
- Menus & navigation
- Scrollers
- Text animations
- User & system preference techniques
- Calendars
- Document effects
- Links & tooltips
JavaScript Effects
- Navigation and button effects
- Image effects
- Text effects
- Time & date scripts
- Interactive games & quizzes
- JavaScript for business applications
CSS Effects
- Rollover buttons
- Progress bars
- Image maps
- Resizing thumbnails
- Using the Overflow property
- Tooltips
- Dropdown menus
- Pie and bar charts
- Gradient effects
XML
- Displaying feeds on your website
- News tickers and scrollers using XML & Flash
Flash
- Adobe Flash CS3, CS4 & CS5
- Swish
- Online Flash generating tools
- Adobe Flash alternatives
- When NOT to use Flash
Cookies
- How cookies work
- Setting up your own cookies
Summary & Questions
