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Advanced Web Site Production Techniques

Advanced web site production was discussed briefly at the end of the On-Site workshops. There are many web production concepts available that were not used on the Interactive Watersheds web sites. At this time we will not attempt to explain the complexity or range of possibilities that are available for Internet and World Wide Web site production. A few links are provided below to allow you to start an investigation of this enormous topic.

The Interactive Watershed web sites are not simple, but neither do they incorporate a lot of the complex features that a large business, corporation, or federal government agency may require. The main purpose of these web sites is to make it easy for a person to navigate around the watershed and look at specific virtual locations using the unique and immersive 360 degree panorama QuickTime VR technology. In addition, as a person looks at a resource issue panorama, they often find additional pictures and text links which further describe the area or the restoration project. Often an audio/video clip is available to actually see and hear a resource person standing in, and describing, the place seen in the 360 degree view panorama.

What we have tried to do with these web sites is to make them appear to operate a lot like a person would behave if they actually wanted to visit the watershed in person. After looking at a map and choosing a place to visit, the person might ask questions if they happen to meet a watershed resource person in the field location. The person they meet could provide detail about the site. He or she might also tell them about volunteer restoration work opportunities in the future at this or other watershed sites. The resource person might also direct the visitor to this web site for more general information, and to the Watershed Community Center section for more specific information about the calendar of events, volunteer and monitoring opportunities, and reference material. The person might also want to use the Bulletin board to communicate with other users of the web site.

Sunlit rocks in Smith Canyon. Gary note! (Some of this has been done on the Detailed overview section This part could be more descriptive of tools and resources and links to web sites. This page needs to be revised 12/28/02 i.e. for the purposes of this online workshop many advanced web site design and production concepts have not been developed for these sites. We will not attempt to go into depth on advanced techniques at this time. We will create a list some of the tools which helped make the Interactive Watersheds web sites possible. _ Maybe longer list of resources noted on the other pages, summarized here GG.__ This session delved into more advanced multimedia techniques, especially those that are being used in the Interactive Watershed/ Upper Sevier River Community Watershed web/CD project. Demonstrations were provided about how to make dissolving slide shows with sounds, panoramas with linking node spots to other panoramas, creating hot spots inside of panoramas and videos, making animated Digital Elevation Model terrain maps and more. Expand this by noting the design and flow of each of the major elements on the Interactive Watershed Template. Make links to these specific to each web site this is on. Home page Go Live and Image Ready were used to create the Rollover effects and new pictures which appear in the main menu bar. (Katy is there another sentence or so that will help a person understand how this is accomplished?) Background -- Explain PDF and Word file formats - Sunlit rocks in Smith Canyon. Advanced Web Site Production Techniques (Approximately One Hour) Gary note! (Some of this has been done on the Detailed overview section This part could be more descriptive of tools and resources and links to web sites. This page needs to be revised 12/28/02 i.e. for the purposes of this online workshop many advanced web site design and production concepts have not been developed for these sites. We will not attempt to go into depth on advanced techniques at this time. We will create a list some of the tools which helped make the Interactive Watersheds web sites possible. _ Maybe longer list of resources noted on the other pages, summarized here GG.__ This session delved into more advanced multimedia techniques, especially those that are being used in the Interactive Watershed/ Upper Sevier River Community Watershed web/CD project. Demonstrations were provided about how to make dissolving slide shows with sounds, panoramas with linking node spots to other panoramas, creating hot spots inside of panoramas and videos, making animated Digital Elevation Model terrain maps and more. Expand this by noting the design and flow of each of the major elements on the Interactive Watershed Template. Make links to these specific to each web site this is on. Home page Go Live and Image Ready were used to create the Rollover effects and new pictures which appear in the main menu bar. (Katy is there another sentence or so that will help a person understand how this is accomplished?) Background -- Explain PDF and Word file formats - Sunlit rocks in Smith Canyon.
Sunlit rocks in Smith Canyon.
Rock spires in Smith Canyon.
Rock spires in Smith Canyon.		 Ideally a person who visits the watershed in real life or on the Internet would actively participate, personally, in watershed restoration activities. And, they would also use the web site to become informed about the large scope and objectives of the watershed project. The wealth of information that is available on the Interactive Watershed web sites makes it possible for an individual to see dynamic multimedia information in one day, that could take weeks or months to find without this new information resource.

In addition, A major part of this On-Line Web Site Production workshop is an attempt to inspire a few people to learn how to help create web information about watershed issues in the area where the participants live. The Interactive Watershed web sites being developed now by Mountain Visions will need care and support and upkeep in the future. Over the period of the next year(s) we expect some of the people who attended the On-Site workshops and some of those who participate in this On-line workshop to volunteer to help with this continuing effort.

Links for Advanced Web Site Production information:
Detailed Overview | Basic Photography | Digital Image Processing | Basic Digital Video
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