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Thread: PSD Help!
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12-30-2007, 01:49 AM #1Newbie
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PSD Help!
Hello,
I just payed for a bunch of .psd templates, but I don't know how to use them. Can someone help me with how to use them as a web site and edit with Photo Shop? I don't know how to make these templates where I can use them as my site.
Thanks!
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12-30-2007, 01:52 AM #2Retired Moderator
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Well, let's start with the obvious question - do you own Photoshop?
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12-30-2007, 01:54 AM #3Newbie
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Well to edit them your going to need photoshop. With that you would need to edit the layers and stuff with the text. I also think you need to have some one code it for you.
Sorry i would try to type more but i broke my arm so its hard...
Try looking around these forums though i have seen many people offering coding services.
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12-30-2007, 02:08 AM #4Newbie
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I have photo shop.
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12-30-2007, 02:09 AM #5Newbie
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12-30-2007, 06:26 AM #6Junior Guru
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the psd is a graphical blueprint of the site. You will need to know photoshop firstly there are some decent sites around with tutorials on how to slice .psd so you can use the graphics on a website, then you will need to know how to code the slices to make the website using the colours and graphics from the .psd template.
Basically you will probably only use the main graphics from the .psd the text is applied during coding unless it is graphical text, and the same with the colours of backgrounds etc. As I said your first main goal is slicing in photoshop.
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12-30-2007, 12:34 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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First: Never buy something you have "Case and Point" knowledge of.
Next, you need to modify the templates to your needs, slice them, and code them.
w3schools.com to learn how to code xhtml/css.
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12-30-2007, 01:28 PM #8Newbie
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Okay, thanks everyone. I know a little on coding and I learn fast. I bought these templates for like 0.98 USD, so I thought I can pay very little and use them to my advantage. I may search for someone willing to code it for me. Thanks!
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12-30-2007, 02:41 PM #9Newbie
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Here's a good tutorial:
http://creativecoding.webforumz.com/...e-from-a-z.phpDaniel Thompson
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12-30-2007, 03:44 PM #10WHT Addict
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12-30-2007, 03:49 PM #11Junior Guru
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Okay, thanks everyone. I know a little on coding and I learn fast. I bought these templates for like 0.98 USD, so I thought I can pay very little and use them to my advantage. I may search for someone willing to code it for me. Thanks!
Last thing you want is to spend time on them only to discover that they and their graphics are already owned by someone who has paid for the full rights.?
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12-30-2007, 05:27 PM #12Newbie
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12-30-2007, 09:25 PM #13Web Host :)
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Here is a good video on slicing
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DVfxe4pqvo8&feature=user
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12-31-2007, 12:21 AM #14Newbie
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12-31-2007, 01:51 AM #15Hmmm....
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Well that's 20minutes of my life that I won't get back. Ok, what this tutorial does not tell you, is that the HTML exported is far from ideal. By that, I simply mean the default exported HTML will not qualify as a "functional HTML file" if you take into consideration the numerous accessibility checkpoints. These are required not just by moral obligation, but by by law.
Originally Posted by Wikipedia.com
So, where do you start? www.w3schools.com is an excellent place as far as free resources go. However, I would always primarily suggest buying a book.
And old saying rings true, if you're not going to do it properly, there's no point in doing it at all. In which case, you would probably hire someone.
Oh, the tutorial also covers optimization, it's funny how the narrator never mentioned anything about optimizing the HTML product, or even went into any depth in that side at all. Anyone with even a little bit of knowledge in web development, will tell you a lot of optimization can take place right there, since many a time you can remove the need for images simply by using CSS. Manually slicing and exporting achieves much better end results, in my professional experience.
In my humble opinion, the best advice you will ever recieve: Buy a book. You can always ask what you don't get to be explained in web dev communities, there's loads out there
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