want to build a website; which web authoring software do you recommend?

I am looking at building a website. nothing too fancy, but i would like to have a flash slide show for gallery.
Do you have any recommendation for authoring software?
Something that gets the job done and without a learning curve that is too steep?

thanks

stephan

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 is what I use for HTML. Macromedia Flash 8 is what I use for flash work. I love em both. Ive used Frontpage for HTML but liked Dreamweaver much better.

Ultraedit (text editor) is what I use.

JAlbum is a really cool program for free that you can change the layout for. Some of the layouts have slideshow functionality and you can tweak it in notepad.
Plus, it can connect to your FTP server and automatically update the content.

Really cool. Plus, you can use it to create an HTML interface for files that you burn to a DVD. So when you put the DVD into the drive, it'll come up with a web page look instead of windows explorer. It's really cool. Check it out.

Show off ...

If you talk Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver Studio - pretty sure Falsh is included. It also is pretty friendly with CSS if you want to get a tad advanced or more serious.

Strongly suggest you stay away from Frontpage.

Does Jalbum create a web page? I thought it was used for creating slide shows.

I use Netobjects Fusion. Lots of features and reasonably priced.

rightaway wrote:
Does Jalbum create a web page? I thought it was used for creating slide shows.

It does. You can point it to a folder of images then generate the HTML required (thumbnails and all that too) in the click of a button. Then you can even set the program up to connect to your FTP server and do a complete/incremental update.

There are all kinds of skins you can download and then make subtle customized changes to them.

GREAT free program that you can use to whip up a web gallery in a matter of minutes... as well as use it to create an HTML index for your image collection to burn off to CD with an autorun (so it's easy for the grandparents to view).

(but I pretty much already typed all that)

I use notepad.exe

Good job... yet that's not easy and doesn't have an easy learning curve like requested.

This may be a little of topic here but I thought I would add to this thread by saying that all the customers I spoke to after making my website told me that they are glad I did not put anything on it that did not pertain to weddings. I am currently making another site for a non wedding portfolio. Just thought I would through that out there.

Here is mine. I am updating it in the next couple of weeks.
www.imagesbyjansen.com

Good luck!!!

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Have you considered hiring a web designer? It's a similar argument to someone hiring a pro to shoot weddings. If you're not stellar with graphic/web design, perhaps it would be better for your image to hire someone who is ... so you can focus on photography and the design pros can focus on your site.

I realize this is not a cheap option, but if you have the funds, this is the way to go. The last thing you'd want people to think is, "This guy must have just learned how to use dreamweaver."

LOL!!