VikingCoders Template Pack : Photoshop, Dreamweaver & ImageReady?

[bethann9122]

Has anyone used the template packs or any template modules from Viking Coders and got away with designing the entire layout in ImageReady and Photoshop?

I'm working on a layout right now, but as I'm going through the documentation about the templates, it looks as though I have to upload all the pictures seperatly and such through what they provide.

Now I made the whole layout in Photoshop CS2 and then I edited it in ImageReady CS2 to create my slices and links. Now I'm taking it to dreamweaver to fix it all up and make sure everything is how I want it.

Is Miva the same as most other hosting providers, where I can just upload or copy and paste the whole code/page and run into a few minor errors, or is Miva combined with VikingCoders a whole seperate ordeal...where everything must be done a specific way?

I'm a self taught web developer, and this seems to be, as of right now, the only way I know how to do it.
If anyone could please help me out, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Bethann

[DesignExtend-MSI]

The templates accept HTML - see my other post to you.

But note - using Image Ready slices increases file sizes and really limits your control and functionality - it also increases load time. You should instead create your own .gifs and .jpgs right out of the PhotoShop, and use CSS or HTML code for background colors, etc.

[DesignExtend-MSI]

And yes, just like with a standard Web page, you have to upload the images. There may be confusion about this if you commonly use Dreamweaver's built-in FTP utility, which sends all images to a specific directory.