ePublishing Screencasts
By PagetoScreen
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Podcast Description
These ScreenCasts from PagetoScreen, introduce you to the methods of building eBook content and handcrafting the layout. We cover InDesign, XML, HTML and CSS. We endeavour to explain the ePUB format as well as enhanced PDF. Some features of ExpressionEngine (a content management system) are also covered. Many of the Screencasts relate specifically to sessions run by ChrisJennings during University courses within Publishing Degree (Undergraduate and Graduate) level Programmes.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoInDesign > ePUB > Kindle/MOBI | Of course there would be other ways, but this is my workflow using: InDesign CS5.5 > export to ePUB View with Adobe Digital Editions and ePub reader for Firefox Edit with BBedit on the MAC Transfer to the iPad Convert with KindleGen to MOBI View in Kindle Previewer | 7 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoCreating eBooks at the London Book Fair | I gave this presentation at the London Book Fair on Tuesday 17th April 2012. This talk was given as one of the seminars organised by the Publishing Training Centre, where I run the Creating eBooks 2-day course. | 26 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoBuilding an eBook in ePub format from InDesign | Please NOTE: I no longer recommend the use of PDFXML Inspector from Adobe and this presentation covers the use of InDesign version CS5 not CS5.5 which has significant impreovements in regard to ePUB export.. You may also want to watch the instructional screencast on the same subject. | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoHorizontal Menus with CSS | Creating tab style menus horizontally across the page. Just showing the basics. First of all, some examples and then we dig into the HTML and CSS. Errata: When I say menus on the right, I actually mean left! | 5 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoFrom InDesign (CS5) to XML | I have done something similar before but here is a fresh look at building a simple InDesign document, adding some paragraph and character styles and tags - and then building a relationship between them. You might also like to see this lecture | 2 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoFrom InDesign to ePub | From a public domain text and some pictures, we are going to create an InDesign document and then export for ePub. Note: I am using version CS5 of InDesign not CS.5.5 Note: This screencast is slightly out of date, since the instructions have changed since I recorded this….. | 25 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoAdding graphics to the Banner for the Blog | In this screencast we find out how to use Photoshop to create an image with a background and text with a halo. The background is then saved as a JPEG for use in the CSS for the banner background, and the text is saved as a PNG file in 24 bit tranparent mode. This latter is then incorporated into the HTML for the banner. | 26 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoAudio in a PDF eBook - Episode 3 | An audio recital of the text on a page is embedded and then controlled with a play and pause button. We show how to add an icon to a button. | 24 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoAudio in a PDF eBook - Episode 2 | We do all of the audio embedding in Acrobat Pro 9. The audio is prepared beforehand in a wave file format. The screencast shows how to make the audio play on entering the page and stop on leaving the page. We also show how a basic button can stop the audio. | 24 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoAudio in a PDF eBook - Episode 1 | We place an audio file on a page in InDesign and then modify its appearance and behavior in Acrobat. We are using Indesign CS3 and Acrobat Pro version 9. | 24 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoFTP and Setting up a Site in Dreamweaver | FTP = File transfer Protocol. This is how we move files onto a web server for dlevery to a web browser. Dreamweaver has a built-in FTP client and in this screencast we step through how to set a site up. | 17 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoIntroducing ExpressionEngine Templates | Here we look at templates and how they can be edited. We will observe that templates can be embedded in other templates and that by editing in one place, the changes will filter through to many parts of the site. | 2 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoFrom InDesign to XML | As well as a PDF of the eBook we may also need an XML file to keep for future generations (maybe PDFs will not be readable in 20 years time!). This Screencast goes through the steps to create an XML from the InDesign document. | 2 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoShowing Extra Information in your Interactive PDF | Want to show an image when rolling over some text in the eBook? This shows how to do it. We use a form button and place an ‘Icon’ on this button. We then create another botton to show the first button. Music Credit: Oleg Galkin | This piece is called Flora | 23 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoAdding Interactivity to the PDF eBook | Three basic methods of interactivity are shown: Adding a hyperlink on a master page in InDesign. This gets carried over to the PDF. Adding a link in the PDF opening page Adding a forward and back button on everypage. | 14 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSetting the Initial View for the PDF | In this session I look at how metadata set in the InDesign document will have an effect on what the users see on opening the PDF. The session looks at setting the initial view within Acrobat, so that the PDF shows the full opening cover page in all its glory. Music Credit: Oleg Galkin | This piece is called Flora | 17 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoInteractive Contents for eBook | This session covers: Using styled content, such as headings and subheadings to create contents page making the contents list with page numbers separating the headings and page numbers with dots exporting to PDF and showing how the contents become navigation links showing how this also creates bookmarks | 14 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoUsing Dreamweaver to Edit ExpressionEngine CSS template | Not the first time I have shown this. A useful way of making use of a WYSIWYG editor to change the style for your blog. | 2 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoBasic Stuff you should Know about HTML and CSS | We look at what goes into a basic HTML document and how to apply styles with CSS. An important point is made about the use of standard HTML markup to get proper document structure. | 29 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoPlacing Graphics in InDesign (session 2) | When adding graphics to an InDesign document there are some details worth knowing: Images can have outlines or stroke Images can be viewed in better quality while working on the design Images can be anchored to a place with the text | 27 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoPlacing Graphics in InDesign (session 1) | The page layout software, InDesign, is very powerful and there are several ways to integrate graphics with text. In this first session we look at: placing graphics on a layer and adjusting the transparency Placing a graphic within text wrapping the text around the graphic | 26 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoText Processing (removing unwanted paragraph breaks) | If we source a public domain text on the web, such as those from the Gutenberg project, we may well find that each line of thext has a fixed length. This is because the text was probably scanned in and then converted to real text through OCR software. The text is laid out exactly as it was in the original source. This facsimile is not appropriate for our needs. | 14 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
