Saturday, May 9, 2009

Bring in the noise: Multimedia options for website developers

Great websites require more than just typed information with thought and quality. Great website create an experience for the guest that is appealing visually through color, design, music or video, photos and images and other multimedia. Information is processed on a number of different medias and a great website will reflect that fact.

Images are the first important feature for webpages. This category covers anything from a photo to clipart. Great images can enhance the content of a website by providing the reader with a visual reference for what they are taking in. For instance, sports websites place pictures of the people, parks and teams they are covering. Readers can make a better connection when they are able to see jpegs or gifs of the article or site's subject matter.

Beyond images, a website may include a number of other types of multimedia types. Real player, windows media player and quicktime provide streaming video options. Audio can be added via mp3 or wav files. Document attachments can be made with most microsoft files or adobe pdf files.

Multimedia files are essential to creating a website that will attract a wide range of first time and return readers. They can create a fulfilling visit for guests and provide a more effective vehicle from which the website's mission may be successfully displayed.

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