Media Development and Design Ycademy
Website Development has changed in recent years: while 10 years ago simple html sites with some embedded small pictures were the rule, customers ask increasingly for advanced media features, interactivity and connectivity namely with social networks.
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Hiod, YORGOO and Ycademy have made cutting edge technology available to a broad public and part-time site developers since 2001. We continue to develop along general trends by helping ordinary people reaching extraordinary results in an environment where by definition things become more complex and demand permanent education, be it just to allow to target marketing efforts to the ever moving target of the masses: from the PC to the Laptop, to Social Networks and to Mobile devices.
Semiomantics semantic Online Publishing Frameworks
With Semiomantics we have created a versatile WordPress based publishing platform for individuals and pros. Semiomantics scripts can handle most any content in most any format and are fully multimedia enabled; however web designers who customize the scripts need to be able to edit more demanding formats, such as multimedia requiring at least basic knowledge of flash, after effects, media encoding and such like.
Of course these tasks can be out-sourced, however as these features are in the trend, they are also the ones representing most of the added value.
Ycademy will continue to provide to Ycademy Seminar Participants scripts for personal use which can be edited without any knowledge of Flash and such like. Such scripts however are not adapted for commercial use, since they do not represent the necessary security and protection of content.
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Ycademy remains the most cost effective access to high performance scripts and advanced technology.
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For Website Developers and Web designers Ycademy continues to offer support and step by step introduction to advanced technology.
At this point in time, we are preparing to move ahead by focusing on media related basic knowledge. This includes trainings related to programs such as Adobe Flash, After Effects, Media Encoder and more.
Over the last 3 months we have been on a very fast educational track as we needed to catch up rapidly with some missing knowledge, namely in the fields of image editing and publishing and photography.
The next step will be flash for those who are interested in being able to provide better visual effects with lower file weight. Also, Flash allows us to profit from the most recent Semiomantics developments; Semiomantics advanced xml optimization entails high response from Search Spiders and allows for top ranking with Flash encoded sites.
I am aware that flash encoding requires the use of Adobe’s flash editor and the curriculum is therefore designed for participants who dispose of Flash Pro (at least version CS 3).
Photoshop vs. Flash
When deciding to set up our educational sessions pertaining to Photoshop, we focused already on the logical consequence: Photoshop leads to Flash.
Photoshop is a design tool developed originally for the printing industry, not the web. Photoshop is the industry standard for editing images and bitmaps, while Flash sets the standard for vector and raster graphics. In simple terms: Photoshop is for static stuff, while Flash is for animated 2 dimensional stuff. Photoshop is best for Print output, while Flash is best for Web output.
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Photoshop’s image output can be easily copied and reproduced, while Flash is not easy to reproduce and is therefore more secure.
Flash has it’s own programing language called ActionScript; using ActionScript we can create applications, games, interactive content and so on. Streaming video can be easily controlled by Flash using ActionScript (see YouTube).
Flash helps to express ourselves better in the web environment, it allows for more flexibility, security and interaction. Flash leads logically to 3D and 3D animation.
Flash Ycademy
Moving on to Flash with interested participants needs some planning based on the following key factors:
1. Interest
Is there sufficient interest in a Flash Curriculum? The plan includes 2 Flash sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday). The session will focus on Flash Basics in order to learn as quickly as possible to work with templates and to customize templates for customers’ needs.
The remaining 3 weekly sessions, (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) will focus on Marketing, Editing and Publishing using WordPress CMS, Semiomantics and improving our skills and editing by applying our knowledge of CSS, Photoshop, Digital Photography.
The Flash Curriculum will require thorough preparation from our end and availability form participant’s side. Participants need to be properly equipped, which implies the installation of a Flash editor on the Computer.
In order to make this worth the effort, we estimate that we need at least 10 participants. Cost and arrangements will be comparable to earlier similar set-ups such as our curriculum for Office 2010 or Photoshop CS4.
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2. The Equipment
Participants must be properly equipped to profit from the sessions. We will need Flash Pro as well as Photoshop.
3. The Seminar
If we proceed with the above plan, then we will be able to hold an interesting Ycademy Seminar in May which will be interesting and open for Flash savvy participants as well as for participants who do not edit flash. The seminar will deal with Flash and xml, the latter allowing participants to build flash sites and features without editing flash, while the first will be able to embed content selectively into Flash.
In a certain way, the Seminar will be a continuation of the March Seminar where we have introduced Semiomantics Evolution. New templates will be available for different purposes, whereas some participants will edit just xml, others the fla files to come to the same visual result on the first shot applying different techniques.
Your input is needed
I would be interested to find out what you think about the above plan and get some feed-back about prevailing interest and commitment.
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Please comment here below and join tomorrow’s session where we will detail the above to give you a clear view of what we have in mind and where it will lead to.
Don’t be worried about the eventual difficulties; while we are learning Flash we will have the opportunity to profit from our existing knowledge and solidify our Photoshop, CSS, Digital Photography and xml skills. The pace will be reduced compared to the last 3 months where we have gone fast and often spent more time on a day to day bases than anticipated.
I am looking forward to your input.
Thanks!
PS: The pics have been taken yesterday and I have just pulled them through a B&W Holga Filter in Photoshop.
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Thanks Yorgo and Ycademy for bringing us this flash seminar. Of course I am 100% committed to participate in full as this knowledge we gain at the Ycademy Seminars is very important to me as it links to the knowledge we have about web building and development. The topic linked to evolution type of websites is great. Another way to offer clients more variations of the popular Evolution type of Flash websites.
Building on what we have already learnt is the way to go! I personally look forward to expanding my knowledge in this direction.
This is to acknowledge that I saw this offer, and to express excited interest. Question is whether you will accept me. I assume the details that are in Bianca’s email communication, in particular that the course starts on May 11. Certain days I know already that I won’t be there. Fridays you know, Tuesday May 18 is also a “Friday”. I will write more fully in response to Bianca’s email. As always, with deep appreciation,
Wuerde gerne Flash lernen. Bin bei einem Seminar natuerlich dabei.
Danke!
I think that it would be fantastic to learn flash from you Yorgo. A person that understands flash and knows how to do it, what tools to have to be very efficient, to be very productive and with excellent results.
Thank you for the opportunity to learn from the best.