Single Source Beyond Text-dealing with graphics and multimedia
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@MadCapMike #LavaCon Single-source Content Management Beyond Text: Dealing with Graphics and Multimedia Mike Hamilton V.P. Product Evangelism MadCap Software
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For most authors the concepts of content reuse are nothing new. Whether you work under the labels of “single-source publishing,” “content management,” or “multi-channel publishing” it all boils down to writing content once, maximizing reuse, and (hopefully) never resorting to content duplication to achieve your publishing goals. This all works beautifully with text, but various media elements have always been the Achilles heel of content reuse. In this session Mike will explore concepts and techniques to bring graphic and multimedia elements into the content management workflow.
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@MadCapMike #LavaCon
Single-source Content Management Beyond Text:
Dealing with Graphics and Multimedia
Mike HamiltonV.P. Product Evangelism
MadCap Software
Reuse Beyond Text
• Challenges–Why would we need to single-source media
• Problems–Hurdles to overcome
• Solutions–Techniques to achieve the goal
Challenges
Challenges
• Language Support
Challenges
• Language SupportControl Center launcher
Menu
CD Player applet
Drawer
Lock Screen special panel object
Lanzador de centro de control
Menú
Applet de reproductor de CD
Cajón
Objeto de bloqueo pantalla panel especial
Challenges
• Language Support• Publishing Formats
–Web–Print–Mobile–Etc.
Challenges
• Publishing Formats
For Web:Color, Jpeg, 72 ppi, 20% Comp
For Print:Gray, TIFF, 300 dpi
Challenges
• Language Support• Publishing Modalities
–Web–Print–Mobile–Etc.
• Context Variations–Partner/OEM–Regional Content–User level
Challenges
• Context Variations
Enterprise Version
Basic Version
Problems
Problems
• Management
• Automation
• Control
• Updates/Maintenance
Solutions
Solutions
•Stop using multimedia•Use generic media
Solutions
Solutions
•Stop using multimedia
•Traditional meta-data
Solutions
•Traditional meta-data
Solutions
•Stop using multimedia
•Traditional meta-data
•Use CSS
Solutions
•Use CSS–Create a paragraph style (class)–Apply the graphic to the paragraph class(background attribute )
–Create an alternate style rule (or alternate style sheet)
Solutions
<p class="mediaA"> </p>p.mediaA{background-image: url('../Images/MClogo.png');background-repeat: no-repeat;height: 180px;}
p.mediaA{background-image: url('../Images/Roguewriter.png');background-repeat: no-repeat;height: 240px;}
Solutions
•Stop using multimedia
•Traditional meta-data
•Use CSS
•Advanced meta-data
Solutions
Advanced meta-data–Stacked bitmap/xml
layers
–Apply conditional tags
–Include variables in text
MadCap Capture Graphics
Standard Graphics
Example:• Software product with an Enterprise
version and a Home version• Need to deliver both online help (color
JPG images) and print (gray TIF images)
• To accomplish this we would need four images (Enterprise color, Enterprise gray, Home color, and Home gray)
MadCap Capture Graphics
Example:• Software product with an Enterprise
version and a Home version• Need to deliver both online help (color
JPG images) and print (gray TIF images)
• To accomplish this we would need one image
Opportunities
• Metadata within graphic– Conditional marker– Variable
• Optimized for technical writing work flow
• Easy path to translation/localization
Summary
• Challenges/Problems
• Solutions–Do not use media–Use generic media–Traditional meta-data (conditionals)–CSS technique–Advanced meta-data in media
