The word "multimedia' brings to mind video, however, multimedia includes text and static images. Joomla! 1.5 Multimedia by Allan Walker covers all forms of media including the use of font for your website's text.

Joomla's Media Manager is thoroughly explained, along with alternative tools, such as various upload components and ftp clients.

Want to start a podcast?  The author teaches the reader just about everything they need to know to use audio and video on a website, covering the various audio/video formats and Joomla extensions available for playing these files on the web.

Wondering which third-party extensions to use for media?  This book covers RokBox, hwdVideoShare, FlowPlayer, QTube, ShadowBox, Podcast Suite, and many more.  Template components and features from Yootheme, RocketTheme, Joomla Art are reviewed by the author, for example, the fade-in MooTools menu in Yootheme and Joomla Art template's support for handheld devices,.

With so many users now connecting to the web on cell phones and ipads, it is imperative that your site is viewable on mobile devices, and thankfully the author has not left this out.  There are 10 pages devoted to making your site mobile friendly, as well as another 2 pages on accessibility.

The content and thorough explanations in Joomla 1.5 Multimedia make this a must-have book for Joomla developers

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