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Yo guys, so, I'm kinda' new here... Nevermind, let's get to topic.

I've started working on a project with my brother, so, I have no previous HTML expirience, but I did a lot of things in Photoshop over the years.

Now, I've made a template in Photoshop, how should my website look, now, how should I change it to HTML? I know that there's a lot of coding behind the website, but, after searching through tons of tutorials, which explain very little about the actual transfering from Photoshop to Dreamweaver, I coulnd't find the thing I was looking for.

So, if someone can answer:
- How to do it in Dreamweaver (I know it won't be a "one-click" action, but at least give me some good tutorial about that);
- Do I need to learn advanced HTML to transfer it from PSD template to a full working website?

Here's a picture of my current template, while it was still in early beta:

htt*p://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8584/indexiz.jpg

Thanks in advance,

~Ash Wichita
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  • Profile picture of the author SnEt
    I think that you need to know html in order to transform that psd into a website. You have to disassemble it with photoshop and then put it together with html/css. This is the way I do it.
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    • Profile picture of the author just Zer0
      Originally Posted by SnEt View Post

      I think that you need to know html in order to transform that psd into a website. You have to disassemble it with photoshop and then put it together with html/css. This is the way I do it.
      You are correct brother.

      The best thing you can do SnEt is to go over to W3 Schools and learn HTML and CSS there.

      Learn how the basic webpage is structured, and how to use HTML and CSS to make simple webpages.

      Once you understand these basics, in Photoshop you need to "Slice" your image into the pieces you will need for the website to go online, a Background image, Logo image, etc.

      It's best practice these days to Optimize the sliced images and thanks to the latest in CSS (look up the latest CSS ;]) you can do most things which previously required an image with code. For example, gradients can be done with code, so can round boxes, shadows and layers. So where previously you may have had to show an image on a page to achieve a certain effect; you can now do everything with minimal imaging needed so the page runs lightning fast.


      The best way to learn is to start with the basics and drill them as fundamentals, then progress and keep progressing.

      W3 Schools offer excellent tutorials on HTML and CSS (and a bunch of other languages) and I strongly recommend you start there!

      I also advise you view the source codes on the websites you visit and tweak the code to learn it - this is one of the most beneficial things you can do to learn more effectively.

      If you really want to jump into this right away, I advise you Google search for this.

      The beauty of web design like this is that there are literally millions of free tutorials out there which teach you how to do it, step by step.

      Simple use the word "Tutorial" along with what it is you want to learn, into Google and you will find something quickly, I can assure you.


      I hope my answer helped,

      Zer0
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  • Profile picture of the author whaldorf
    I'm not sure if there's a surefire "one click" way of doing this, it will involve someone with at least basic html knowledge.

    There are a lot of premium services out there who likely have people to make the transfer manually as it's generally not too difficult a task.

    From the little I can tell from your psd image, your template will be pretty simple - more so if you're building on wordpress or some other cms.

    If you have the time you should look up some html or css layout tutorials and spend a few days getting your head around them, you'll be surprised how fast you pick it up and you may just be able to do it yourself!
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  • Profile picture of the author anupmondol
    I think you have to work with postitioning code of html.
    Only it can make this job easy and fruitful.
    Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author xtrapunch
    If you want to use DreamWeaver, why not read its help tutorials? By the way, PSD to HTML will involve good grasp of HTML. All the best.
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  • Profile picture of the author gcollier
    Hiring someone from Fiverr to do PSD to HTML conversion is some of the best money I've ever spent.

    I once was ambitious and thought I could just plug away at learning how to convert, but it the end, it wasted more than $5 of my time and I could never do quite as good of a job as someone who really knows what they're doing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wichita
    I'll try practicing in Dreamweaver by following some tutorials, if it doesn't end well, I'm gonna order it on Fiverr...
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    • Profile picture of the author just Zer0
      Originally Posted by Wichita View Post

      I'll try practicing in Dreamweaver by following some tutorials, if it doesn't end well, I'm gonna order it on Fiverr...
      Brother,

      Honestly - when learning to build websites, you are best off just using Notepad.

      I actually recommend you download Notepad++ or Notepad 2 - Google them.

      It is best to learn HTML and CSS by editing the HTML and CSS only to achieve what you want to achieve. Right now you can build a stunning and exceedingly functional website using HTML and CSS alone - without a single image on the page, just code.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wichita
    Downloaded it. Been working all night in HTML...

    But, one thing gives me a headache... CSS! Oh my, I can't understand that god-damn stylesheets...
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  • Profile picture of the author colll999
    You can save it as html from photoshop then work on it in dreamweaver or any wysiwyg html editor but you need to slice your image up in photoshop first.

    Check this video out, I home this helps.

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