Website Development

website multimedia

Adding multimedia to your web site can provide an element of credibility, entertainment and user interaction. Video, audio, and flash all help to create a more immersive experience. You may already be full of ideas about how multimedia elements could benefit your site. And with the increasing number of internet users accessing the web via broadband connections, viewing the multimedia is faster and more enjoyable.

Of course that does not mean we can afford to ignore dial up users or users that are unable/unwilling to download the plug-ins required to view multimedia content. We believe that for every bit of information transmitted via multimedia, there needs to be an alternative way of accessing the same information that does not require proprietary software. This can be done by simply creating HTML pages containing the same information that the multimedia contains.

Ways to use multimedia online

To get you thinking about the possibilities here are a few of the ways Pixels is able to use multimedia:

Video - If you have a promotional video you would like to use on your site, we are able to convert it to several different video types to make it available on your website.

Panoramic Photos - Allow a user to view a 360 degree view of any environment

Product demonstrations - Demonstrate the functionality of your software products or provide training online

Flash - From powerful interactive applications, to high impact animation, flash can transform a website to make it more interactive and entertaining.

Flash Multimedia

At Pixels, we are committed to using the power of Flash for good, not evil. With that in mind, we do not take part in the following activities:

  • Annoying flash introductions that you cannot skip
  • Flash navigation that makes the site unusable without the plug-in
  • Flash graphics that are about showing off rather than helping users achieve their objectives
  • Flash only sites

Below are some of the practices we keep in mind when working with Flash:

  • Ensuring information being provided through Flash is also accessible in another way
  • Providing multimedia functionality that compliments the communication of key messages
  • Demonstrating products in a way not possible using XHTML
  • Communicating complex information in a user-friendly manner