Adobe Photoshop CS2 for the web Essential Training with Tanya Staples teaches beginning to intermediate-level users how to design Web graphics in Adobe Photoshop CS2. The training covers designing effective navigation, optimizing images for the Web, creating background images, working with transparent images, slicing images, creating rollovers, creating image maps, designing animations, exporting images to Macromedia Flash, and much more. Integration with other applications, such as Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Macromedia Flash, is also covered. Sample files are included so you can work along with Tanya as she instructs.

Studio 8 Web Workflow is a video-based tutorial designed for intermediate users. The author, Abigail Rudner, draws from her real-life experience as both a Web designer and teacher to take viewers beyond the basics. Abigail shows you how the individual products in Macromedia Studio 8 can be effectively used together, and demonstrates how you can work faster by employing real-life projects and scenarios with an emphasis on creative possibilities. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Dreamweaver 8 Essential Training is a tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Dreamweaver users who want to quickly get up to speed on the latest version of Macromedia’s incredibly popular Web development application. This tutorial begins by covering basic Web authoring skills like working with text and images, adding links, modifying page properties, and managing your site. From there you’ll move on to more advanced topics like using Dreamweaver 8’s new unified CSS style panel, creating layouts with layers, and embedding audio and video files into your pages. This tutorial shows you everything you need to know to go from creating your first page to publishing an entire site on the Web.

Flash Professional 8 Essential Training with Shane Rebenschied teaches new users how to use the drawing tools, swatches, and color panels in Flash 8. The course walks learners through animation processes, and how to integrate type, graphics, audio, and video. Shane teaches you how to use ActionScript for common projects such as creating slide shows, pop-up menus, and scrolling text. The training ends with instruction on how to publish to the Web or CD-ROM.

Working with Adobe’s two most powerful vector applications doesn’t need to be difficult, especially when using them together effectively. Instructor Mordy Golding shows how to set up Illustrator with Flash in mind, how to work with groups, layers and styles, and explains 3D effects and artwork mapping. Golding also demonstrates how to work with type, how to create and use symbols, and provides insider hints and guidelines. Emphasis is on creating Illustrator files that will work most efficiently and smoothly in Flash using Live Paint, Live Trace, and Live Effects. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Running Time: 5.5 hours
Encore DVD 2.0 Essential Training demonstrates each step involved in authoring a DVD with Encore DVD 2.0. From planning a project, gathering content, and creating navigation to bit budgeting, authoring (creating and burning), and testing, instructor Chad Perkins teaches users how to complete a professional DVD project. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Running Time: 6.5 hours
From the basics of audio recording to creating a complete CD project, Audition 2.0 Essential Training teaches you all you need to know to record, mix, edit, and master professional digital music and audio. Whether your goal is to make smart-sounding podcasts or produce professional video soundtracks or radio commercials, instructor Bruce Williams will help you get there. Bruce starts out with exploring the Audition interface, workspace, and terminology, then moves on to file management, project management, and inserting and recording sounds. The training concludes with an extensive set of tutorials on effects, filters, and editing.

Working with Color with Bruce Heavin is a movie-based tutorial designed
to help anyone understand the basic principles of color relationships,
especially as they relate to digital design and/or composition. Part
one of the training begins with a 47-minute lecture on color principles
featuring value, hue and color relationships. Part two of the training
involves a workshop covering digital color mixing, shifting,
saturation, tinting, shading, hue, toning, the creation of swatches,
personalized color systems and more. Step-by-step instructions using
Adobe Photoshop guide you through a number of exercises so you can
learn at your own pace.

In Flash Professional 8 Beyond the Basics, Shane Rebenschied will expand your Flash skill set by guiding you through the production of a complete website built with Flash and ActionScript.Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

CD1
01.Introduction
02.What You Should Know
03.Where Do I Start
04.Getting Started
05.Using the LoadVars Cl4ss
06.Using HTML and CSS
07.Using the TextFormat Cl4ss
08.Building a Slideshow
Mac.Exercise
PC.Exercise

CD2
09.Building a Preloader
10.Building a Form
11.Building the Main Menu
12.Getting It Ready For the World
13.Conclusion