• Video
• Audio
• Flash
• Podcasts & Feeds

Video

You have the ability to embed video into pages through Dreamweaver or we can create a progressive download for you and host the video on our server. Web Services recommends using the progressive download method. To set up a progressive download we require the final version of a video in a supported source format. We do not have the software to edit videos in-house.

Supported source formats for creating a progressive download:

• Active Streaming Format (.asf)
• AVI video (.avi)
• DV Stream (.dv)
• Quicktime Movie (.mov)
• MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4)
• MPEG Movie (.mpg, .mpeg)
• Windows Media Video (.wmv)

Editing Resources on Campus:

• Office of Educational Technology
• Center for Instructional Technology

Progressive Download vs. Embedded video:

Embedding a Video in Dreamweaver

Go to File > Insert > Media > Plugin > browse to the video file. Declare the height and width in the Properties panel.

Audio

Web Services recommends using streaming audio to prevent the downloading of audio. Streaming audio, with a stand-alone player, also allows the user to control playback with a navigation panel.

Our server can host files in the wma, mov, or mp3 format. mp3 is the most popular audio format.

See (on left-hand side): School of Medicine Graduation Speeches

Flash

The School of Medicine's preferred form of animation graphics is Macromedia Flash. Web Services can create simple flash animations for your homepage banner. See Osher and SFGH. If you are going to create the Flash on your site, follow the settings below.

Settings:

Before saving the movie go to File > Publish Settings and set Window Mode to Transparent Windowless.

To create the swf file go to > Export Movie. An export window will pop-up. (Note: Flash files should be saved at Flash 5 or less in order to play on all platforms.) Select Flash 5, Top Down and a JPEG quality around 75%. Test file size to picture quality in order to find optimum size. A swf file will show up in the same folder as your fla file.

Insert the swf file into Dreamweaver to be played online. Insert > Media > Flash > browse to find file.

Optimize images before importing them into Flash to keep file size down. Flash recommends importing images as png or jpeg files.








Podcasts & Feeds


Calendar Feeds

The most popular feeds on the School of Medicine website are currently Calendar feeds. See: Office of Medical Education.

News Podcasts & Feeds

• UCSF Podcasts & Feeds - what they are and
  what's available from UCSF
• Podcast defined on Wikipedia
• What are news feeds & how to use them (BBC)

Photo Feeds

Flickr photostream allows photos posted on Flickr (under your account) to rotate on your webpage. See: Global Health Sciences Education & Training (Refresh page to see photo rotation.)