Best Image Map Creator

lom8104 · Nov 28, 2007, 04:02 PM

For all of you savy web designers out there what is the best (and simplest) app to create image maps? This can be for either mac or PC, it just needs to be cheap or free!

Thanks!

ezekielrage_99 · Nov 28, 2007, 04:51 PM

Maps as in Geospatial maps?

G4DP · Nov 28, 2007, 05:43 PM

Hire a cartographer.

lom8104 · Nov 28, 2007, 09:46 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_map

I have a purdy picture and I want clickable links over certain parts.

Lovesong · Nov 29, 2007, 12:41 AM

Both Dreamweaver and Fireworks can do that rather easily. Neither is cheap or free though.

Or you could google for some hints on how to code it yourself.

needlnerdz · Nov 29, 2007, 03:41 AM

Havent tried using fireworks for this, but dreamweaver works great. While I handcode everything else, an image map with odd shaped boxes is just silly to do without software help. You can probably download Dreamweaver with a thirty day trial period for this onetime use.. good luck

ezekielrage_99 · Nov 29, 2007, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lom8104

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_map

I have a purdy picture and I want clickable links over certain parts.

Then go for Flash or Fireworks, it would be the easiest option.

macsig · Dec 11, 2007, 08:30 PM

http://www.optima-system.com/mapspinner/index.php

GSMiller · Dec 11, 2007, 10:17 PM

Image maps aren't really that difficult to handcode...

http://webdesign.about.com/od/imagem...abg051899a.htm

todd2000 · Dec 11, 2007, 10:42 PM

I havent made a web page in years, but I have used CoffeCup Image Mapper before and as I recall it was very easy to use. They have a 15 Day trial for Windows, if you want to give it a try http://www.coffeecup.com/image-mapper/

rufwork · Oct 19, 2012, 12:54 PM

Zombie thread, I know, but if I Googled it, someone else might too.

The GIMP, now available in a Mac OS X native version, creates html imagemaps wonderfully.

http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-imagemap.html

Right-click, Filters, Web, ImageMap. Profit.

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lom8104 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2005	Best Image Map Creator For all of you savy web designers out there what is the best (and simplest) app to create image maps? This can be for either mac or PC, it just needs to be cheap or free! Thanks!
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ezekielrage_99 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2005	Maps as in Geospatial maps? __________________ "There is a world elsewhere" - Coriolanus
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macsig macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Marina del Rey, CA	http://www.optima-system.com/mapspinner/index.php __________________ Alla prossima ...
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Nov 28, 2007, 09:46 PM	#4
lom8104 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2005	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_map I have a purdy picture and I want clickable links over certain parts.
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needlnerdz macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: switzerland	Havent tried using fireworks for this, but dreamweaver works great. While I handcode everything else, an image map with odd shaped boxes is just silly to do without software help. You can probably download Dreamweaver with a thirty day trial period for this onetime use.. good luck
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GSMiller macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kentucky	Image maps aren't really that difficult to handcode... http://webdesign.about.com/od/imagem...abg051899a.htm __________________ 2.16 GHz 20" iMac \|\| 30GB 5G iPod \|\| 1GB 3G Shuffle \|\| 2.16 GHz Blackbook
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Dec 11, 2007, 10:42 PM	#10
todd2000 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Danville, VA	I havent made a web page in years, but I have used CoffeCup Image Mapper before and as I recall it was very easy to use. They have a 15 Day trial for Windows, if you want to give it a try http://www.coffeecup.com/image-mapper/
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Oct 19, 2012, 12:54 PM	#11
rufwork macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2003	Zombie thread, I know, but if I Googled it, someone else might too. The GIMP, now available in a Mac OS X native version, creates html imagemaps wonderfully. http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-imagemap.html Right-click, Filters, Web, ImageMap. Profit.
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