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1. Web Editor:


1.1 Commercial Software:
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
Dreamweaver
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
Contribute
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/contribute.html
MS MS Visual Studio Professional Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us


1.2 Free Html Editor Released under GPL
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
NVU *
Linspire
http://moztw.org/nvu/
Nvu (pronounced "N-view") is a WYSIWYG HTML editor, based on the Composer component of Mozilla Application Suite and layout engine Gecko 1.7. Linspire sponsored Nvu, hiring Daniel Glazman, former Netscape Communications Corporation employee and CEO/Founder of Disruptive Innovations, to be the lead developer and released the version 0.1 on February 4, 2004. 1.0 was released on June 28, 2005. Daniel Glazman announced in the course of 2006 that he has stopped official development on Nvu and he would be developing a successor to it
Kompozer *
Fabien Cazenave
 (Lead Developer)
http://kompozer.net/
Kompozer is a community-driven WYSIWYG HTML editor fork of NVU. It's a super-fast, very reliable, standards conformant engine maintained on a daily basis by a wide community of developers. Its remarkable support of XML, CSS and JavaScript offers the best authoring platform on the market. Its architecture based on XUL makes it the most extensible editing tool ever.
Amaya
W3C
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
It is an official release of w3 Cnsortium

1.3 Free Html Editor Released under Other Free License
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
MS Frontpage
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=EN&id=3942
MS Visual Studio Express *
Microshoft
http://www.microsoft.com/express

1.4 Online Html Editor:
Using online software gains a inertia in recent years. All the online editors are featured by the open source tradition of internet and released under various kinds of free license. Among them the CKEditor is the most popular one and the developer also offers a commercial license to those corporate customers adopting a policy forbidding the use of freeware.
Official Web/Download Site
License
Remarks
http://htmledit.squarefree.com/ not specified

http://www.onlinehtmleditor.net/ LGPL and ?
Preview available
http://ckeditor.com/ GPL, LGPL, MPL &
CDL (commercial license)
Ckeditor is not exactly an online editor. It work within a web-page so it it designed for web-developer. We feel that this is an excellent WYSIWYG editor, very close to a conventional html editor. For many companies and products, Open Source licenses are not an option. Thus a commercial license, the Closed Distribution License (CDL), has been introduced.
http://www.openbexi.com/ GNU
A full-function WYSIWYG online editor with frequent update.
http://www.tinymce.com/ LGPL
Also an excellent WYSIWYG html editor written in javascript featured by easy integration with the site or other software.
http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/editor/ BSD
Yahoo has a very long history in the provision of free web page building software to the public.
http://www.wymeditor.org/ Open Source
An excellent WYSIWYG online editor in written javascript, no installation is needed.

1.5 Online Html/Javascript Code Generator:


2. Web Graphic & Design:


2.1 Free Web Page Template Released under OSM(Open Source Movement) License
Site / Owner
URL
oswd.org *
http://www.oswd.org/
Open Web Design *
http://www.openwebdesign.org/
Open source Template Site * http://opensourcetemplates.org/
Open Source Web Templates oswt *
http://www.oswt.co.uk/browse_designs.php
Themebot *
http://themebot.com/free-website-templates/


2.2 Web Clip Art under Free License:


2.2.1 Still Image
Site / Owner
License/Remarks
http://www.freegraphicsworld.com/
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. *
http://www.free-graphics.com/
Claimed to be in public domain*
http://www.specialweb.com/original/
Claimed to be in public domain *
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/
free for non-commercial purpose *
http://openclipart.org/
Claimed to be in public domain *
http://www.clker.com/
derived from creative commons CC0 public domain dedication *
http://www.barrysclipart.com/
Not all of them are free. See the license
http://icons.mysitemyway.com/
claimed to be free on home page
http://thevintagemoth.blogspot.com/
not free for all


2.2.2 Gif Animation
Site / Owner
License/Remarks
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/anim-htm/anim.htm free  for non commercial purpose
http://www.animatedgif.net/
Claimed to be in public domain









2.2.3 Photograph
Site / Owner
License / Remarks
freerangestock.com Claimed to be totally free stock photography and textures! Free stock photography for commercial or non-commercial use at freerangestock.com. Please read their very sensible terms of use: use them to illustrate and embellish YOUR work, but don't sell THEIR work as your sole content, whether it be in a clip art collection or on a t-shirt, mug, or some other print-on-demand product. A photo credit is appreciated.
MorgueFile Free Photo Archive Free photos available for commercial or personal use. Browse by category or search by individual tags.
http://www.imageafter.com/
Free graphics and textures (great for background-images) available for commercial and noncommercial use. Lots of nature, architecture, industry, miscellaneous objects, and abstract patterns.
http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/free_stock_photos/
Great selection of sharp-looking stock photos on many categories, including some striking-looking photomanips plus a selection of "cartoon" smiley faces expressing different moods. For commercial and noncommercial use, except for use in company logos and print-on-demand (you can't sell their graphics). Website graphics a-ok, no link needed.
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
Large stock photography library. All images available for comemrcial/noncommercial use with link and attribution.
http://www.bigfoto.com/
"themes" tab, which covers everything else -- people (with a nice collection of hands doing things), nature, food, fountains, fireworks and more! Terms: They ask for a link to Bigfoto.
http://freestockphotos.com/
Excellent photos in certain categories: Animals, Athens, Christian, Egypt, Israel, Near East, Plants, Rome, Scenery, Sky. Up to 10 may be used without fee. Must retain freestockphotos.com watermark and/or link back to site with freestockphotos.com. See Copyright/Terms of Use
http://publicdomainpictures.net/
An excellent collection of free photographs. They ask for credit and a link back.
http://www.public-domain-image.com/
Public domain photos, fairly good quality and a large collection. No rights reserved, no linkback needed.
http://openphoto.net/
Large archive of Creative Commons photos organized by category. Check the licensing for each photo (they use the CC icons I explained above).
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/free-stockpictures.html
Three pages of safari photos of African wildlife: zebras, lions, cheetahs, etc. Terms: Credit and a link back to the site.
http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/
Vintage postcards, old Victorian illustrations, architectural drawings, fairies, flowers, butterflies, medieval costume and design, and much more from this rich collection of Public Domain images drawn from old books

2.2.4 Flash Icon
Site /Owner
License / Remarks
http://www.flashmo.com/
Free flash templates, back link to the site required
http://www.ffiles.com/
Over 1500 flash template, registration is required
http://www.adobeflash.com/download/flash_animations/ Claimed to be free without license notice
http://www.ffiles.com/flash/animations/ Claimed to be free on homepage, no license notice
http://www.flashbuttons.com/ ?

2.3 Graphic Tools


2.3.1 Drawing Tools

2.3.1.1 Commercial Software
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
Illustrator
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
Coreldraw
Corel
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/tw/ct/Product/1208530085783#tabvie
Smartdraw
smartdraw.com
http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/drawing-tools.htm

2.3.1.2 Freeware
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
Inkscape
inkscape.org
http://inkscape.org/
OpenOffice Draw
openoffice.org
http://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html
Google Sketchup
Google
http://sketchup.google.com/


2.3.2 Image Editing Tools

2.3.2.1 Commercial Software
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
Photoshop
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
Paintshop Pro
Corel
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/tw/ct/Content/1150905725000
Painter
Corel
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/tw/ct/Content/1150905725000
Photoimpact
Corel
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/tw/ct/Content/1150905725000

2.3.2.2 Freeware
Software
Author/Vendor
Official Web/Download Site
GIMP
gimp.org
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
picasa
Google
http://picasa.google.com/
Paint.net
Paint.net
http://www.getpaint.net/
Photoscape
Photoscape.org
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php

2.3.3 Gif Animation Tools
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Easy Gif Animator
Blumental Software
v2.0 is freeware http://www.blumentals.net/egifan/
Corel RAVE
Corel
commercial,
discontinued?
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Photoscape
Photoscape.org
free
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php

2.3.4 Flash Making Tools
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Adobe
adobe
commercial
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
A4desk
a4desk.com
commercial
http://www.a4desk.com/
Trendyflash
trendyflash.com
commercial
http://www.trendyflash.com/

2.3.5 Image Organization Tools
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Picasa
Google
free
http://picasa.google.com/intl/zh-TW/download/thanks.html
Jalbum
Jalbum.net
free
http://jalbum.net/zh_CN/
Acdsee
acdsee.com
shareware(paid)
http://www.acdsee.com/


3. Multimedia Resources:


3.1 Content Provider
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Directory Service
---------
http://www.footagelist.com/stock-video-clip-library-sites.html
Youtube *
unknown
http://www.youtube.com
Youku *
unknown
http://www.youku.com
Midizone *
no restriction is claimed
http://free-midi.org/

3.2 Multimedia Authoring Tools
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Premiere Pro
Adobe
commercial
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html
Premiere Elements
Adobe
commercial
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html
Corel VideoStudio
Corel
commercial
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175714228541
PowerDirector
Cyberlink
commercial
http://tw.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector/overview_zh_TW.html
Pinnacle Studio
Pinnacle
commercial
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/au/Home/
Ulead MediaStudio Pro
Corel
commercial
http://www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm
Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Sony
commercial
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegassoftware
Windows Movie Maker
Microsoft
bundle w/os
url
Blender
Blender Foundation
GPL
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Lightworks
Editshare & soon
Open Source
url

3.4 Mutimedia Coversion Tools
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
Free Studio *
DVDVideoSoft.com
free
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ 
Any video converter
any-video-converter
free/commercial
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
Quick Media Converter
cocoonsoftware.com
free
http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/
Super Video Converter
erightsoft.net
free
http://www.erightsoft.net/S6Kg1.html
MediaCoder
mediacoder.sf.net
Open Source
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/
Format Factory
formatoz.com
free
http://www.formatoz.com/

3.5 Codec Pack
Software
Author/Vendor
License
Official Web/Download Site
K-Lite Codec Pack
codecguide.com
Told to be Free
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
xp codec pack
xpcodecpack.com
no notice
http://www.xpcodecpack.com/

4. Html Code Tutorial:


4.1 Dreamweaver Tutorial:
Site
Remarks
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_website_pt1.html Official site
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs5/simplified-site-setup-in-dreamweaver-cs5/ Official site
http://www.lynda.com/Dreamweaver-CS5-tutorials/essential-training/58712-2.html English
http://www.thesitewizard.com/dreamweaver/dreamweaver-cs5-tutorial-1.shtml English
http://www.flycan.com/deux2/mypaper/dreamweaver.htm Chinese
http://elearning.stut.edu.tw/media/dreamweaver/index.htm Chinese
http://vovo2000.com/vovo/dreamweaver/ Chinese
http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/cio/file85411.pdf PDF English Guideline

4.2 Kompozer Tutorial:
Site Remarks
http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/kompozer-tutorial-1.shtml English
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/16/videos/video-tutorial-how-to-create-website-with-kompozer.html English Video
http://www.udel.edu/topics/learning/tutorial/Kompozer.pdf Complete Guide
http://www.sfg.uvic.ca/tutorials/kompozer-handout.pdf Simple guide
http://www.charlescooke.me.uk/web/kz-ug-home.htm Complete Guide
http://www.wnps.tcc.edu.tw/~stf/edu_serche/kompozer/index.html Taiwan Chinese Video
http://163.23.79.145/teacher5/l1/l1.htm Taiwan chinese video
http://trc.npic.edu.tw/nb/file/1284365427a0.586856/KompoZer.pdf Taiwan Chinese


5. Legal Resource:


5.1 Legal Notice:

Site
Remarks
http://www.website-law.co.uk/documents.html

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1076142035&type=RESOURCES
http://www.formsguru.com/http://websitetips.com/business/legal/
http://www.biztree.com/
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/31693005/Sample-Legal-Notice

5.2 Free License:
License
Official Site /Reference
GNU GPL
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
BSD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses
http://www.openfoundry.org/licenses/31
LGPL
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
OSI
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical
Copyleft
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft
Creative Common
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Remarks:
* Free resources from this site is used. Credit is hereby given to the owner(s) for the provision of his free resources.

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