Ten Ton Creative Suite 4 Workflow
Ten Ton Creative Suite 4 Workflow, by Geoff Blake
Platform: Mac & PC
Format: DVD-ROM; Online
6 hours
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Release Date: Sept 2010
Project Files: Included
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Product Description
By the time you’ve finished watching this video series, you’ll be very proficient and confident in the new Creative Suite 4 products. The chapters begin with a look at Adobe Bridge, then show you all about raster image editing with Photoshop, vector image editing with Illustrator and how to create a professional layout with InDesign. You’ll also learn how to add multimedia with Acrobat, animate with Flash, edit web graphics with Fireworks and design a web layout with Dreamweaver. Before you’re done, you’ll have all the tools you’ll need to give your next design project a professional polish and stay competitive in today’s fast paced marketplace.
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Welcome To Ten Ton CS Workflow!
- Ready To Get Going With Some CS Workflow?
- Who The Heck Is Geoff Blake?
- Whats On The DVD And How All This Works
Chapter 1: Bridge: The Hub Of Creative Suite 4
- A Quick Tour Of The Bridge Interface
- Browsing Images & Previewing Thumbnails
- Metadata, Keywords, Filtering & Collections
- Moving, Copying & Deleting Images
- Establishing The Creative Suite Color Settings
- Using Additional Bridge Tools & Adobe Services
Chapter 2: Raster Image Editing With Photoshop
- Introducing Photoshop CS4
- Basic Color Correction
- Selection Techniques
- Quick Mask Mode & The Masks Panel
- Working With Layers & Compositing
- Using Illustrator Objects In Photoshop
- Adding Layer Styles & Creating Layer Comps
- Saving & Outputting From Photoshop
Chapter 3: Vector Image Editing With Illustrator
- Introducing Illustrator CS4
- Setting Up Multiple Artboards
- Working With Shapes, Fills & Strokes
- Tracing A Pencil Drawing With The Pen Tool
- Working With Live Trace
- Adjusting Colors & Gradients
- Working With Effects
- Outputting From Illustrator
Chapter 4: Laying It All Out With InDesign
Chapter 5: Adding Multimedia With Acrobat
- Introducing Acrobat 9 Professional
- Adding Interactivity To PDF Layers
- Inserting Sound & Video Into A PDF
- Merging Files & Creating A Full Screen Slideshow
- Assembling A PDF Portfolio
Chapter 6: Getting Animated With Flash
- Introducing Flash CS4
- Importing Illustrator Files
- Importing Photoshop Files & Layer Selections
- Creating & Animating Flash Symbols
- Applying An Action To A Button
- Motion Tweens, The Motion Editor & Motion Presets
- Creating A Banner Layout & Publishing To SWF
Chapter 7: Editing Web Graphics With Fireworks
Chapter 8: Designing A Web Layout With Dreamweaver
- Getting To Know Dreamweaver CS4
- Slicing An Image In Photoshop
- Creating A CSS Layout From Scratch
- Centering A CSS Layout
- Hyperlinks & CSS
- Using A Class Style To Control Layout
- Inserting Flash Video
- Integrating Photoshop Smart Objects
- Finishing Touches
Chapter 9: Wrappin’ Up Ten Ton CS Workflow
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