Multimedia Links and Downloads

Magazines/General Multimedia Design Sites

• Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia Developers
• AIMIA - Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association
• Computer Arts Magazine
• Computer Creative
• Cre@teOnline - especially the Cre@teOnline - Competition (Flash)
• creativepro.com, Resources for Creative Professionals
• Multimedian.com
• Computer Graphics World Online

Program Sites

See software page for local details

• macromedia.com (Dir, DW, FL, FW, FH)
• adobe.com (Photoshop)
• sonicfoundry.com (ACID)
• goldwave.com (GoldWave)

General Tutorials

• Training Cafe (all Macromedia)
• Computer Arts Tutorials in Flash, HTML, Photoshop, vector and 3D design
• Webmonkey - Web Developer's Resource (includes Flash & Shockwave)

ACID

• ACID 8pack Files (Local Downloads)
• ACID Planet
• 8Packs - a new song (8 loops) each week
• Daisy Chain's Free Loops
• A review from creativepro.com

Photoshop

• Adobe's own Photoshop tutorials page
• The Internet Eye - How To (also Flash and others)
• TotalTraining.com - 2 free Photoshop tutorials (movies)

Director

• Archives of DIRECT-L LISTSERV (Search for Director and Lingo help)
• Director Case Studies (Lingo)
• Director Online
• Director Web
• Invadirs - Brennan Young's tutorial
• Lingo Paradise
• Macromedia Tip of the Day
• MediaMacros

  Cool Director Sites

• London College of Fashion - interesting 3D interface

Flash

• Extremeflash.com (and Extremeflash's Flash links)
• Flash Kit, A Flash Developer Resource
• FlashPlanet.com
• Vector Zone
• fusionOne Benefits (cool 'see how it works' clip)
• Flash Central
• Do more. Learn more. Play more. FlashZone!
• the FLash Academy
• Virtual-FX.net Flash Tutorials & Resources

Cool Flash Sites

• Ray of Light
• yenz.com - as mentioned by Ian in lectures (with the guide/character).
• U2.com
• Welcome to SONICFLOOd.COM
• Charlie's Angels - Official Web Site
• Crazy Raven
• fusionOne Benefits (cool 'see how it works' clip)
• Fireworks.com's Interactive Flash Fireworks show

Dreamweaver

• IDM Dreamweaver tutorial
• ZDNet's review of Extensions
• Some templates

Web & HTML

• Digital Web Magazine
• DevShed - Web (incl. Flash) - Good forums
• netmechanic.com
• sessions.edu - Free Intro to Web Design Lesson
• DreamInk - Web Design Guide - Tutorials
• Web site design AdVantage Pawluk
• Andy's JavaScript resources

Professional Designers & Inspiration

Australian Companies

• Teaching and Learning Resources - JCU's multimedia unit
• [ R o s s D e s i g n ] - JCU's (Visual Arts) own student design house
• f5
• Monitor Interactive
• [dcg]3
• Animal Logic - Australia's visual effects leader
• Streamworks
• QuickStream Australia (streaming video)
• Bread & Butter Advertising
• Digital Motion Studios

Elsewhere...

• linkdup
• Design Is Kinky
• VIR2L
• THREE.OH - Inspirational Kingdom
• ~~futurefarmers~~
• Shift Japan - E-zine
• ONLINE FLASH FILM FESTIVAL (May 3-5)
• Asmussen Interactive
• Tribal Online
• INKAHOOTS
• www.enetserve
• Development & Design, Inc.

Digital Video and Streaming

• VideoGuys.com - all things DV
• WebVideoGuys.com - streaming video
• Streaming Media World
• streamingmedia.com
• icanstream.com
• Post Magazine - The Post Production Resource - post production and DV
• Windows Media
• ADCritic.com
• media100.com
• How to prepare high quality QuickTime

Subjects/Courses at other Universities/Institutions

• UTS - Masters of Interactive Multimedia
  •   Multimedia Process (links) - at UTS
• School of Communication and Multimedia, ECU

Links Suggested By CP2010 Students

• Free Online Books includes stuff on Java - (Daniel)
• Bilbanan - Build your own slot-car tracks and race the cockatoo. Rockin' Shockwave here baby! (Luke P.)
• CS Skinshack - Counter-Strike Skins - Good use of simpler beginning for intro to aid Flash streaming. (Luke P.)
• Full on Flash Fighting! - This has got to be the coolest Flash thing you've ever seen. (Nigel)
• Garbage Remix - ACID - The band Garbage teams up with ACIDPlanet (Luke C).
• gamedev.net + Getting Started Guide for Game Developers - (Michael).
• Digital Blasphemy - not a nice name, but nice wallpapers (Luke).
• All your base are belong to us - Flash take off of bad english overdub (these folk got carried away) (Luke P).

Downloads / Resources

internal

• All Local Downloads
• Audio Files
• Macromedia Training (all)

external

• Macromedia Products - 30 day Trials
• Sonic Foundry ACID XPress
• GoldWave Audio Editor
• Chankstore Free Font Archive