flash based on an html page
Im trying to begin my new site, im a newby and i want some major directions in beggining a site. From what ive planned so far is that i will create my site using very mutch flash which will be based on an html page. Now i have some idea on what i want to do on the flash part but no idea on what i must do on the html part. I basically want my site to look like this
http://www.hranitzky.com/robert/ (as far ast the html part is concearned). Whats the code/source i must input? I noticed that the creator has made the html design in a vertical way so that it can be resized vertically without any distortions. I want to do something like it also but how? What code must i write in Dreamweaver?
And then how can i link my flash file (and what will it be, and swf file or something else?) to that html page?
thats all for now thanx
Megan posted this at 14:13 — 12th January 2007.
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When you create something in flash, you will publish it as a swf file. In dreamweaver, you can thenk click the insert flash button and it will handle the code for you.
Creating a flash site is a lot of work. It takes a lot of time to get to the point where you can create something really attractive and functional. There are also lots of downsides in terms of search engine optimization, ease of updating, download time, readability, and accessibility. I think most people would say that they don't like flash sites.
Why did you decide on flash in the first place?
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zoran posted this at 14:27 — 12th January 2007.
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mainly because i know more flash than dreamweaver and htlm, actually im new in flash also!
mik-crap posted this at 11:06 — 13th January 2007.
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Scratch ease of updating from your list Megan, there is a flash CMS out there, and Flash also supports PHP. However, I agree with the rest
Zoran, I suggest before even thinking about making a webpage that you study XHTML (eXtensible Hyper-Text Markup Language) and CSS level 1 and 2. You can find excellent tutorials at HTML Dog or W3C Schools.
If you want to put flash files into your webpages, use the more 'standard' way (and don't rely on DW) by using the embed tag. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay
zoran posted this at 15:29 — 13th January 2007.
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Lets begin off from my flash video i want to add to the page. What is the standard size that it should be when inserted to a site? 800x600? 1027x768?
phlave posted this at 17:32 — 13th January 2007.
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Im proud to say this is my first post so firstly hello, I am in the position that i just moved jobs from print design back to multimedia which was what I trained for but its been 4 years and Im slowly but surely getting back into my coding - mainly focusing on css and accessibilty and only using flash when clients will have nothing else - but I am having to finish off the previous dudes flash site and I am mainly interested in keeping this client at the top of the google rankings and making it as accessible as i can for flash. I have been asking around and i was given a heads up about UFO (http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/) which i have no idea about and the FlashObject function with :
required content
<script type="text/javascript">
// so that it can be crawled. By this i mean it will be the site content but do i structure a basic html page with default settings for styles e.g. H1 H1 etc... and within this one page have the sites full content with anchor links to each new heading (which in flash would be each new page)
mik-crap posted this at 17:48 — 13th January 2007.
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phlave, make your own post about it. Don't overtake others'.
zoran, I suggest going for one that suites 800*600 and provide a link to a html-only version.
zoran posted this at 19:59 — 13th January 2007.
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what do u mean by provide a link to a html-only version?
phlave posted this at 18:00 — 13th January 2007.
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oops sorry
mik-crap posted this at 20:19 — 13th January 2007.
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Do your flash version, then also make a HTML alternative and provide a link on your page containing the embedded flash object to the HTML alternative so that you're not stopping those who do not have flash enabled from missing the information on your site.
zoran posted this at 20:42 — 13th January 2007.
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Ok but whats the code i have to write on the html page so that i can embed a flash video? i want to do something like http://www.hranitzky.com/robert/ press enter to see better what i want to do!
Megan posted this at 19:13 — 14th January 2007.
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Flash will also generate an HTML page for you. In the publish settings just check the box that creates an HTML page. That will generate the code you need.
Yes, true, and you can also make flash read XML content. But that's all beyond what a beginner would be able to do with it.
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