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  • Fernando Mol

    October 9, 2009 at 2:00 pm in reply to: IE vs SAFARI Design Issues

    Tables exported from Photoshop were born with that problem.

    You have two choices, go to the code and double check the size of every table cell and image inside of it or…

    Create your site in a different way. You can use a single background image in your div. Deleting all the images from your table slices.

    You can export the menu slices again, but without the background. Transparent gifs will do the job. Placing them again.

    Anyway, no single straightforward solution for the problem. At least not one that I know.

    I hope this helps

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  • Fernando Mol

    October 9, 2009 at 1:56 pm in reply to: Spry submenu ie is horizontal vertical

    Your CSS defines if it’s horizontal or vertical. And in your site you have an horizontal CSS for your menu.

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  • Fernando Mol

    October 2, 2009 at 4:28 am in reply to: Shopping Carts–Anyone with an opinion

    Zencart is also a nice solution.

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  • Fernando Mol

    October 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Image going off the page in IE 6, 7 & 8

    The PHP way is very easy. You just need a few things running:

    Your server must allow you to use PHP

    Your files must not have an .html extension, instead you must use .php

    Create an external file with the code you want in.

    In your actual file, place this line of code where you want your inserted code to be (in the example the external file is called “header.php”).

    <?php include ("header.php");?>

    That’s all.

    If you don’t want to use programming you can still update your header in multiple files. You can use a free editor like Notepad++ and in the search menu use the “search in files” tool. It can look and replace code in several documents at a time.

    There are other ways to do it, like using SSI or templates, but I guess this two are good options for you.

    About the gaps between elements in IE, there must be none. Just remember every browser uses it’s own default CSS. A common technique is to clear all margins and paddings for every HTML tag (headers, list, paragraphs, etc.) Do it in your first rule and then define again for each one. This way you’ll have control over all of your margin elements and it will be consistent in all browsers. Of course there are bugs with double margins in old IE and other issues, but you’ll reduce the options if you start this way.

    I hope this helps

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 30, 2009 at 9:58 pm in reply to: Dynamically Updating Video Links

    Adobe Clip Notes create a PDF with your video inside. The power of clip notes is that different people can review the video placing comments in the very frame they need to be. No more “about a minute and a half…” They send you back the file and you can read the comments or import them as markers inside After Effects.

    In reality, many of my clients don’t want to take the time to write even an email. Usually they give me a phone call and speak the changes (with me taking the notes, of course).

    Anyway, if your clients love technology, they may want to use clip notes.

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 30, 2009 at 9:33 pm in reply to: Dynamically Updating Video Links

    I do my own CMS using PHP/MySQL.

    Sometimes I just upload a WMV file to my server and send the direct link to my client. He can see the video directly in IE, but with no control buttons. Not optimal but very easy. All your editors can do that if you install an FTP client with a personal folder for each one of them.

    A CMS like the one you mention is very possible, but maybe you should consider hiring a web developer to create the CMS for your server with all that you need: uploads, security, manage users, display videos, etc. A big project, I have to say.

    Adobe Clip Notes are a good solution for reviews. If you use After Effects or Premiere you can export a PDF with your video and comments.

    Dreamweaver have a not very difficult learning curve to start working with dynamic sites. I started with that and then I went deeper in PHP. Sure you can achieve what you want with the inside behaviors DW has.

    I hope this helps

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 30, 2009 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Webhosting for showreel – recommendations?

    That one looks like a great option for everybody but you.

    They give you unlimited transfer because they not allow you to place videos or mp3 to download or stream.

    One of the most important things in a good host service is the support. Call them and ask them for a solution that allows what you want.

    But… hey! did you take a look at the COW Video Hosting services? It’s free to look, so go there.

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 30, 2009 at 8:56 pm in reply to: Image going off the page in IE 6, 7 & 8

    Did you fix it? I don’t see the problem right now.

    Tested in Firefox, IE8 and IE7 on Vista64.

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 30, 2009 at 8:52 pm in reply to: Dynamically Updating Video Links

    Hard to guess what “relatively simple” means to each person. It totally depends on your background knowledge.

    If you are looking for a ready made solution for that, I don’t know any that manages Quicktime. There are, however, some open source CMS programs that allow you to manage videos. But they are not very flexible and you still need to learn how to use them and customize the add-ons.

    I’ll use a home made CMS with a database to manage and display the information and videos, uploading the files with an FTP client. But that’s me.

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  • Fernando Mol

    September 28, 2009 at 3:41 pm in reply to: presentation

    For finding the best way to present photos you can look at a museum. In art, the presentation usually is neutral, so the attention on the piece is not distracted from the surroundings.

    If you ask me, the best way to present photos in a computer is to place the pictures full screen in a neutral background. Fade to black between them will help to separate an image from the next. But you can use cuts.

    Of course, movement, music and transitions are nice, but only when you are trying to create an experience for the presentation, transforming it in a piece by itself.

    I hope this helps

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