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Absolute Centering. Data URIs explained. One of the most frequently requested browser features in recent memory is data URI support. There’s been a fair amount written about data URIs recently: my colleague Stoyan Stefanov has written a couple of posts about data URIs, and my former colleague Hedger Wang also penned a post about how to use data URIs in IE.

Surprisingly, there’s still a lot of misunderstanding and confusion about data URIs, what they are, how they work, and why you’d ever want to use one. URI, not URL URL is short for uniform resource locator, which is a combination of protocol (how to retrieve the data) and the address at which a given resource exists. Every publicly-accessible resource, such as an image, JavaScript file, HTML file, or style sheet, has a URL that tells the browser from where to download the file. The browser then makes a connection and begins to download and/or execute the file. Every URL is also a URI, which is short for uniform resource identifier. Data URI format Base 64 encoding Conclusion. Elastic Transcoder. Get Started with AWS for Free Amazon Elastic Transcoder's Free Tier includes up to 20 minutes of transcoding each month.

Transcode up to 20 minutes of content each month for free. Read more. Amazon Elastic Transcoder is media transcoding in the cloud. It is designed to be a highly scalable, easy to use and a cost effective way for developers and businesses to convert (or “transcode”) media files from their source format into versions that will playback on devices like smartphones, tablets and PCs.

We're excited to let you know that starting today you can use Amazon Elastic Transcoder to generate partial excerpts of content, or "clips," from your source media. You can immediately get started with clip generation by using the Amazon Elastic Transcoder API or the AWS Management Console.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder manages all aspects of the transcoding process for you transparently and automatically. Getting Started with Amazon Elastic Transcoder (5:28) Responsive Email Templates - ZURB Playground - ZURB.com. Pixel-Based Websites: Resources, Tutorials, And Examples. Designing a web interface using pixel-style artwork is relatively obscure compared to modern trends. You really need to dig through a handful of websites on the Internet to find some good examples; it’s hard but not impossible.

In this article I’ve collected a mega-compilation of everything you’ll need for pixel-based website design. There are dozens of healthy tutorials for beginners and experts alike. I’ve also included some handy tools and resources which you can play around with to explore the topic further. If you’re at all interested in video game graphics or isometric pixel artwork then you will love this collection. Recommended Reading: 30 Excellent Pixel Art Tutorials For Pixel Lovers Resources These are some unique development resources for web scripts and digital graphics.

Spritely I have grown accustomed to working with open source code. The whole plugin is powered by JavaScript and HTML/CSS; no Flash or any other backend language is required. FatPixels SmartSprites 400 Pixels Mr.