Adapting Multimedia CD-ROM Content to the Web

Patrick J. Lynch

Yale University School of Medicine

Abstract:

With the advent of the Web authors of multimedia teaching content gained a new authoring tool (HTML) as well as a distribution medium. The Web offers a powerful, capable, but non-proprietary alternative to authors who have invested in earlier multimedia authors environments only to see those tools fade in prominence or even disappear from the marketplace.

This talk will describe the process of converting a large (>1300 images) multimedia program to HTML for use on the Web. I'll talk about the advantages of converting "pre-processed" CD-ROM content to HTML, but also describe some of the challenges we had adapting presentation of content from the CD-ROM model to the Web page interface.

Reference URL: http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging

Benefit in Attending Session:

Learn advantages and challenges of adapting CD teaching content to the Web.

PRIMARY AUTHOR'S INFORMATION

Patrick Lynch

Web Design and Development

Yale University School of Medicine

47 College Street, Suite 224

New haven, CT 06510

Telephone Number: 203.737.5033

Fax Number: 203.737.5034

E-mail Address: patrick.lynch@yale.edu