Recommended software tools for website maintenance
Whether you are a budding website designer, or just someone who's interested in creating or maintaining a website, here are some recommended useful software tools that you would need at some point in time.
Website Creation:
Depending on your website needs, different website creation solutions apply. Recommended tools for website creation as follows:
- Off-line website creator: Website X5 Evolution
- Online website creator: WebBizBuilder
- Online website creator (free): Google Sites
Image Manipulation:
- Individual & batch image editing, resizing, renaming (free): Photoscape [read more]
This software is quite powerful and it's free. Main features include:
- Viewer: View your folders photos, slideshow
- Editor: resizing, brightness and color adjustment, white balance, backlight correction, frames, balloons, mosaic mode, adding text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal, blooming
- Batch editor: Batch editing multiple photos
- Page: Make one photo by merging multiple photos at the page frame
- Combine: Make one photo by attaching multiple photos vertically or horizontally
- Animated GIF: Make one animation photo with multiple photos
- Print: Print portrait shot, carte de visite, passport photo
- Splitter: Divide a photo into multiple parts
- Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it
- Color Picker: Zoom in screen on images, search and pick the color
- Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode
- Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG
Media Manipulation:
- Video conversion to Flash - Ultra Flash Video FLV Converter ( download trial copy )
Ultra Flash Video FLV Converter is professional Flash Video Encoder and SWF Converter software which helps you convert FLV and SWF video files like MPEG to FLV, AVI to FLV, WMV to FLV, AVI to SWF, MPEG to SWF, WMV to SWF etc.
The FLV Converter can convert so many video formats including DivX, XviD, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG, MP4, M4V, FLV, 3GP, ASF, RM, RMVB, MOV, ASX, MKV, OGM, SVCD, VCD, VOB to FLV and SWF format. The Flash Video Converter is an extremely easy to use flv streaming converter which can convert AVI to FLV, MPEG to FLV, WMV to FLV, MOV to FLV, RM to FLV, etc. It also a powerful SWF converter including AVI to SWF, MPEG to SWF, WMV to SWF, MOV to SWF, RM to SWF etc.
With very simple settings, the software convert FLV file super easily and fast! Own this software to get a perfect and professional FLV or SWF Flash files for the internet!
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Split Video / Flash Files - Ultra Video Splitter ( download trial copy )
Ultra Video Splitter is a professional video file splitting tool which split, cut or trim a large video file into smaller clips like AVI Splitter, MPEG Splitter, WMV Splitter, RM Splitter, MP4 Splitter etc.
The Movie Splitter supports so many video formats including AVI, Divx, XviD, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, MOV, 3GP, MP4 formats. Using the included video player, you can split a movie file to smaller clips in AVI, DivX, MPEG, VCD, SVCD, DVD, WMV, ASF formats.
Ultra Video Splitter provides different splitting mode to make splitting easy.You can extract multiple segments of any size by using the visual editing mode, or split the selection into multiple pieces of equal size automatically.
It already includes all video encoders and decoders , you don't need download any other codecs to make it work.
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Join Video Files - Ultra Video Joiner ( download trial copy )
Ultra Video Joiner is a professional video file joining tool which join or merge multiple video clips into a large one like AVI Joiner, MPEG Joiner, WMV Joiner, RM Joiner, MP4 Joiner etc.
The Movie Joiner supports so many video formats including AVI, Divx, XviD, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, MOV, 3GP, MP4 formats. You can add an unlimited number of video files to the list and easily rearrange their order if needed , then merge the videos files to AVI, Divx, XviD, MPEG, VCD, SVCD, DVD, WMV formats.
You even can use it to convert a single file. It also supports join video files to VCD/SVCD image and DVD-Video files, so you can burn them into one VCD/SVCD/DVD disc easily by using third-party buring tools.
It already includes all video encoders and decoders , you don't need download any other codecs to make it work. With just a few mouse clicks, you can enjoy your movie clips without interruption.
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Audio Editor - Audacity (free)
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
Embedding Flash Movies in Website
- There are two ways to embed a flash movie (FLV) in your website:
- Option One: Upload your movie to Youtube through your youtube account and use the embedded link in your website pages;
- Option Two: Use the free FLVPlayer to generate the necessary code to be placed in your website pages.
Converting Powerpoint Slides to Flash
Wondershare PPT2Flash ( download trial copy )
- Not everyone is equipped with the skills and the flair to use Adobe Flash Creative Suite to create instructional or presentation flash movies. An easy alternative is to create your presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint and convert it to a Flash movie. Wondershare's PPT2Flash is the perfect tool for such a job. Some of the features include:
- Available as Standalone Program or PowerPoint Plug-in.
- Reduce 90% of the original file size.
- Ability to generate a single solid SWF file or a series of seperated SWF files.
- Publish the final output for web, LMS, E-mail, package for CD, upload to server with FTP.
- Support SCORM/AICC content as output.
- Support the 170+ animation on text, graphics, charts, and diagrams in PowerPoint.
- Support almost all transitions in PowerPoint.
- Timeline audio editor to synchronize audio tracks with animations and slides.
- Use the customizable flash player to organize the slides.
- Insert flash movie and perfectly incorporate it with slides.
- Record your own voiceover or import audio file to each single slide or to the whole slide show.
- Streaming the audio, and convert the embedded video clips to FLV movie in the final output.
- Set password to protect your documentation.
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