Services :: Multimedia
Multimedia files can be incorporated into your website.
Page Mine creates Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files, including graphics, which can be viewed in any browser on any computer.
Any other kind of file is loosely referred to as multimedia and your visitors will not be able to access multimedia files unless until they have downloaded and installed the appropriate software.
For example, they need to have Adobe Reader to access PDF files, Flash to view SWF files, Windows MediaPlayer to view WMV files, RealPlayer to view RAM files, QuickTime to view MOV files, Word to access DOC files and Excel to access XLS files. There are hundreds of other formats that cannot be accessed with a browser but most website visitors will NOT have the software required to access them.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
PDF files are quite large but they print better than HTML files.
Your visitors will need to install the free Adobe Reader, if they want to view and print your PDF files.
You will have to purchase Adobe Acrobat, if you want to be able to convert any file you can print to PDF. We can also convert Word and Excel files to PDF for you. This will let visitors, who have installed the free Adobe Reader, to access these files, without having to purchase Word or Excel.
Last century, BC HomeShows used to print and mail their packages for each of their shows to their exhibitors. Now they put them on their website in PDF and let their exhibitors print them. This is more convenient for the exhibitors and it permits Jim to charge them less money to exhibit in his shows.
Podcasting
HTML files and pictures are tiny compared to audio files. However most people have high-speed access and most computers have software to play MP3 files, so it is easy for musicians to demo their music through a website. We didn't design his site but we did show Cliff Moody how to demo his music at Always Elvis.
If you like to talk, you can easily create your own audio files and upload them to your website.
Visitors can also put your MP3 files on an MP3 player and listen to them when they are away from their computers.
Streaming Media
Audio files take a long time to download and video files take even longer, so modern browsers can start playing some files before they have finished downloading and there are specialized servers that stream files as they are being downloaded.
For example, if you have Adobe Flash Player and a high-speed connection, you will be able to view the amateur video taken at the Kamloops Bike Ranch. Feel free to create your own videos and upload them to YouTube for free and we will incorporate them into your website.
If you want your videos to look even better, we recommend Pro Video Services. Our hosting includes streaming in RealPlayer format.
Flash Animations
Flash animations are great for ads on other people's sites and they can make amusing substitutes for pictures on your own site.