Publishing Media in Wordpress

Publishing media in Wordpress Wordcamp Montreal 2010 Geoff Belanger - Ensemble Web geoffroy@ensembleweb.com http://www.slideshare.net/GeoffBelanger/publishing-media-in-wordpress

How I ended up here Geek Artist

What’s in it for you This presentation will give you: • Simple guidelines on how to prepare each type of media for use in Wordpress • A high-level overview of what can be done with each type of media in Wordpress • Many links to software, plugins and other goodies Let’s turn Wordpress into a multimedia powerhouse!

What we’ll see together • Searching for media: Audio, Pictures & Video • Audio - Capture, Edit & Render - Software - Audio in Wordpress • Images - Capture, Edit & Render - Software - Images in Wordpress • Video - Capture, Edit & Render - Software - Video in Wordpress • Text: Brainstorming & Plugins

Searching for media • Creative Commons • Royalty free • Asking for permission

Searching for audio • Creative Commons Directories • Jamendo • Audio Jungle

Searching for images • Creative Commons directories • Fotolia • Flickr • Google Images

Searching for videos • You Tube • Vimeo • Daily Motion • Creative Commons directories

Capturing Audio • Mobile phone / Recorder • Laptop & Desktop - Built-in vs soundcard - Webcam - Microphone • CD • Goals: - Best audio quality - Hot signal - Mimize background noise

Audio Software • Audacity • Garage Band (Mac) • Music Creator (Pc) • Free Audio Software • Bundles

Editing Audio • Target: - Self-Hosted Audio? - iTunes? Cloud Audio? • Cutting, Fade-in & Fade-out • Volume, Gain and Compression • Goals: - Minimize Variations of Dynamics - Smooth Transitions - Good sound level - Respect zero crossing-points - Keep a backup copy, always

Rendering Audio • File format: - Mp3 - Avoid unpopular formats (wma, rm) • Resolution - Target devices ? 128 kb/s music, 64 kb/s speech • File size: as small as possible

Audio in Wordpress • Flash players, except: Audiobar & Flower • Cloud audio: Soundcloud • Continuous play: Streampad • Background audio: Singsong • Podcasting: Built-in, Odiogo & Powerpress Podcasting • Download: WPAudio MP3 player • Playlist: n3rdskwat MP3 player • Sidebar: Simplemusic

Capturing Images • Camera • Scanner • Mobile phone • Screen capture • Goals: - Get high resolution images - Best lighting possible

Image related Software • Gimp • Jing • Free Graphics Software • Bundles

Editing Images • Target: - Gallery? Thumbnail? - Sidebar? In article? Flickr? • Layers & Assembling • Cropping & Image size • Goals: - Do the work outside WP - Keep a backup copy, always

Rendering Images • File format: - jpeg • Resolution: - Target devices? Screen = 1024px x768px Image quality = 72 dpi • File size: - max ≈ 200Kb

Images in Wordpress • WP built-in image management • WP image plugins: NextGen Gallery • Cloud pictures: Flickr

Capturing Video • Mobile phone • Ipod nano • Webcam • Video & Photo Camera • Screen capture • Goals: - Highest possible resolution - Best lighting - Audio signal quality

Video related Software • iMovie (Mac) • Movie Maker & Vegas (Pc) • Free Video Software • Jing • Cloud editing • Bundles

Editing Video • Target: - Self-Hosting? YouTube? - Facebook? • Cropping & Splitting: Mac & PC • Transitions • Titles: Mac & PC • Video size • Check Audio

Rendering Video • File format: - .mp4 or .avi - Avoid unpopular formats (wmv, rm) • Resolution: - Target devices? • File size: - Check your target

Video in Wordpress • Main content vs plugins • Embedding - Built-in, Smart YouTube, Viper Quick Tags • Sidebar: - Daiko’s video widget • Playlist: - Wordtube & YouTube SimpleGallery

Text in Wordpress • Getting ready to write in WP: - Freemind • Advanced text layout: - TinyMCE Advanced • Tweaking it: CSS & Firebug • Non-standard Web fonts in Javascript: Cufon • Creative Commons directories

Thank You! Questions? geoffroy@ensembleweb.com http://www.ensembleweb.com http://www.slideshare.net/GeoffBelanger/publishing-media-in-wordpress

Publishing Media in Wordpress

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