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Introduction to Multimedia Technology

08/9/2014. Introduction to Multimedia Technology. College Hall 205. www.jma.duq.edu/classes/shepherd/jma501. JMA501 – Instructor/GA. Dr. John Shepherd ( a.k.a. Shep , John) Associate Professor in JMA. Founder of the Grad/Undergrad Multimedia majors (1995 and 2001)

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Introduction to Multimedia Technology

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  1. 08/9/2014 Introduction to Multimedia Technology College Hall 205 www.jma.duq.edu/classes/shepherd/jma501

  2. JMA501 – Instructor/GA • Dr. John Shepherd ( a.k.a. Shep, John) • Associate Professor in JMA. • Founder of the Grad/Undergrad Multimedia majors (1995 and 2001) • BS Management Science, from CMU, Ph.D. Operations Research and Systems Management. Pitt, Information Technology Masters Duquesne Office – 529 COLH • Office hours – MW 1:00-3:00, and by Appointment • Phone – 412 – 396 -5772 • E-mail – shepherd@duq.edu • GA: Ben Brode

  3. Background • 10 years as IT professional, with small company…Boss, secretary, me • Clients: Steelers, Penguins • IUP for 10 years teaching IT courses • Duquesne for 26 years SOB, Rangos, College

  4. Today’s objectives • Course syllabus: www.jma.duq.edu/classes/shepherd/jma501 • Logging in • Course goals • The JMA network

  5. JMA501 – Course goals • Blend technology and applicable applications. • Create websites that incorporate multimedia assets. • Use HTML and a Graphical User Interface application to create interactive websites. • Create digital videos for playback on the Web or DVD • Use HTML and digital movies to design and develop multimedia titles

  6. JMA501 - Assignments • Due at the end of the day (11:59 PM). • Late assignments receive a 10% per class penalty, maximum 30% • After two weeks, can’t hand in assignments • Actual assignments on 501 class site • Use Blackboard to submit work: Submit URL to your index.htm page or the assignment URL

  7. Blackboard-submitting homework • Login to Blackboard • Click Assignments button

  8. Assignments…

  9. JMA501 – Tools • Adobe CC (Creative Cloud): • Buy : About $500 • Use labs ( 205, room 345 ) zero cost to you • Rent: • About $30/month, but needs 12 month commitment • Notepad for HTML

  10. JMA501 – Class Web site http://www.jma.duq.edu/classes/shepherd/jma501 MediaSite Live – http://jma.msl.duq.edu/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/e1d123f9862242e99cc548c394453d9e21

  11. User Name and Password To connect to our servers, and thus to your user folder, from within either of our two labs (205 or 345): • Logging in and user folders • Ctrl-Alt-Delete • Username: Your Dori/Blackboard login name • PW: Your Dori password • Check for Z: drive (A shortcut to a folder on a computer at CTS) • Check for pub folder (Content is available via Internet)

  12. JMA 501 – Applications Adobe Illustrator, vector graphics-resizable

  13. MM 501 – Applications Photoshop: Image editing -raster graphics

  14. JMA 501 – Applications • Premiere Pro create videos for DVD and Web • Encore to author DVDs with menus

  15. JMA 501 – HTML Web development <html> <head><title>The Web Project</title></head> <body bgcolor=“#FFFFFF” Text=“#000000” Vlink=“#0c0c0c”> <h1>Body of Web page</h1> </body> </html>

  16. JMA 501 – Applications • Web development :GUI • Graphical User Interface • Adobe- • Dreamweaver

  17. Additional topics for today • Folder Types • Our servers…Web and FTP (www.jma.duq.edu) • Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) • (put/get files) • File Extensions • Desktop Management

  18. Parent and child folders Parent of F2 F1 F2 Child F1, parent F3 Child F2 F3

  19. PUB www.jma.duq.edu Your Space User folder-- Z: Folder Folder Folder We created for you File File File

  20. PUB www.jma.duq.edu Your Space User folder All files for the Web must be in PUB Folder Folder File File Folder File File

  21. Your private (user) folder on our Server: www.jma.duq.edu/users/LoginName • It’s your private /network folder • It’s a child of the users folder ( which is the parent folder): Short cut—Z:

  22. How do I access the server content? : FTP, drag and drop ftp://www.jma.duq.edu/users/DoriName • Example: ftp://www.jma.duq.edu/users/shepherd/ • You may be prompted for your user name and password • Best to enter the above command in the address bar of any application; except i.e. I use “Computer” application

  23. How do I access the server: FTP • FTP is a protocol --a set of rules -- • So is http hypertext transfer protocol • There are several other Web-related protocols as well • You may be prompted for your user name and password – Use your Dorilogin information • Open Computer icon • Enter:

  24. Credentials

  25. Using the Pub folder • Double-click the Z: drive • Open pub folder • Right-click in a white area • Choose Create>New folder • Name it JMA501

  26. URLs (Uniform Resource Locator) • Note: Index.htm is special file …what’s special? • The URL (path) to a page in your web site .depends on how you structured your folders Example http://www.jma.duq.edu/users/shepherd/pub/JMA501/FileName.htm • Assuming your file name is index.htm in the JMA501 folder the address would be: http://www.jma.duq.edu/users/shepherd/pub/jma501 • i.e. Can do away with http, and index.htm …why? www.jma.duq.edu/users/shepherd/pub/jma501

  27. File Extensions • Windows-based computers • Index.htm File Extension File Name

  28. Some Common Extensions

  29. Some Common Extensions

  30. Extensions…

  31. Room Access You should have access to room 205, 345 and the building. Use handicapped button on building entrance

  32. Index cards • Name • Major/track • Knowledge (1-10) of : • HTML, • Photoshop, • Dreamweaver, • Illustrator • Premiere/DVD Creation

  33. The End

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