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PACKAGE INCLUDESFormat - 1 DVD-ROM Duration - 6.8 Hours of Beginner to Intermediate Training Author - Geoff Blake Platform - Windows & Mac OS
COURSE INTRODUCTIONWatch your creativity flourish with Adobe CS3 Design Workflow. With Geoff Blake as your coach, you'll learn how to build InDesign layouts, edit raster images with Photoshop, manipulate vector objects with Illustrator, build Web layouts with Dreamweaver, and develop rich media content with Flash. Discover amazing new features, fascinating techniques, and find out how to work more efficiently between the Adobe products in Creative Suite 3.
Highlights
Learn how to build layouts in InDesign CS3 from the ground up. From importing text and graphics to building character and style sheets, you'll learn all the tools needed to let your creative ideas flourish. Delve into color correction techniques, handling layers, and how to create sought-after visual effects in Photoshop CS3. Then unleash your creativity with Smart Objects, Smart Filters, and a host of other commands and options. Hit the ground running with the de facto vector editing application, Illustrator CS3. Learn how to handle shapes and color with ease, work with type, and discover how to create eye-popping special effects. Discover why Dreamweaver is the industry standard application for designing and maintaining websites, including how to set up and organize Cascading Style Sheets, working with graphics, managing hyperlinks, and a whole lot more. Explore the incredible world of web-based animation, multimedia, and motion inside Flash CS3. Learn about symbols, instances, Flash's library, and how they all work together. You'll also learn various animation techniques within Flash.
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COURSE OUTLINE
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Lesson 1: INTRODUCING ADOBE BRIDGE (18 min)
1. Viewing Files in Bridge
2. Organizing the Workspace
3. Filtering the View
4. Previewing Files
Lesson 2: PUBLICATION LAYOUTS IN INDESIGN (83 min)
1. InDesign Interface & Navigation
2. Importing Text
3. Creating & Threading Text Frames
4. Positioning Text Frames
5. Creating Paragraph & Character Styles
6. Formatting a Sidebar
7. Applying Object-Based Styles
8. Inserting & Scaling Graphics
9. Import & Place Multiple Graphics at Once
10. Importing Various File Formats & Edit Original
11. Applying & Adjusting Effects
12. Managing Master Pages & Variables
Lesson 3: INTEGRATING PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN & ILLUSTRATOR (67 min)
1. Introducing Photoshop
2. Using Basic Color Correction
3. Working with Layers
4. Opening Illustrator Files in Photoshop
5. Using Free Transform
6. Applying Adjustment Layers
7. Working with Text
8. Using Layer Effects
9. Applying Smart Filters
10. Using the Quick Selection Tool
11. Working with Smart Objects
12. Using Layer Comps
Lesson 4: VECTOR OBJECTS IN ILLUSTRATOR (60 min)
1. Introducing Illustrator CS3
2. Working with Shapes, Fills & Strokes
3. Coloring Artwork
4. Creating Color Groups
5. Adjusting Colors
6. Working with Live Color
7. Working with Effects
8. Working with More Effects
9. Working with Masks
10. Creating & Manipulating PDF's
Lesson 5: MEDIA RICH PDF'S IN ACROBAT (50 min)
1. Introducing Acrobat 8
2. Understanding Layers in a PDF
3. Creating a PDF from a Blank Page
4. Using Bookmarks to Simplify Navigation
5. Adding Comments to a PDF
6. Using the Comment Navigation Pane
7. Checking Compatibility with Preflight
8. Creating PDF Packages
9. Working with PDF Files in Photoshop
Lesson 6: WEB LAYOUTS IN DREAMWEAVER (71 min)
1. Getting to Know Dreamweaver CS3
2. Importing an InDesign Layout into Dreamweaver
3. Slicing an Image in Photoshop
4. Saving the Image Slices as HTML
5. Defining a Site
6. Working with CSS
7. Modifying CSS
8. Using Templates
9. Managing & Moving CSS Styles
10. Integrating Layered Photoshop Files
11. Using the Zoomify Command
Lesson 7: RICH MEDIA CONTENT IN FLASH (53 min)
1. Introducing Flash CS3
2. Importing Illustrator Files into Flash
3. Exploring the Flash Layout
4. Explaining Symbols
5. Creating Rollover Buttons
6. Working with Text
7. Applying Filters
8. Using Frame by Frame Animation
9. Working with Keyframes
10. Creating Motion Tweens
11. Exporting SWF Files to Dreamweaver
12. Final Comments & Credits
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