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Products. The Digital Media Training Series includes self-paced DVD and CD-ROM training products offering comprehensive, step-by-step training on creative software.DMTS Inside Adobe Design Bundle - Project Based Training. Award winning Design Bundle tutorial DVD by DMTS - Learn the latest tips, tricks, and tutorials in Design Bundle.
 




About this Training Bundle...


The Adobe® Design Bundle is the fastest, easiest way to master all the professional features of Photoshop® CS2, Illustrator® CS2, InDesign® CS2, Acrobat 7, GoLive® CS2 and Flash® 8. Work alongside the instructors using the included media files, and learn how to make the most of your software.

This 9 disc set contains over 46 hours of comprehensive training!

Includes:

  
 
 

About this Training...With Inside Photoshop CS: Working with Digital Photos, you'll learn everything you need to know to take your digital photography to the next level and get the most out of Photoshop CS. Inside Photoshop CS is designed to get you up and running with this newly released version Photoshop CS quickly and easily by working alongside the instructor in DMTS's unique interactive, project based training format. This 7+ hour training DVD goes deep into Photoshop CS's powerful features. You'll learn everything from the fundamentals of editing digital photography to color management, organizing your files with the Browser, working with the Raw format, color correction techniques, image compositing, professional retouching


This training provides a comprehensive hands-on view of Adobe Photoshop CS2, with an emphasis on new features; the preparation of web-ready graphics; and the animation and video-ready functionality of Photoshop. Travel imagery provided by Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor Steve Weinrebe will be used to guide you through a tour of the Photoshop CS2 interface, and its powerful new features like Bridge, Vanishing Point, Smart Objects, Lens Correction, Warp, and Video Actions. As you optimize the color photographs provided on this disc and create a stunning interactive web site, you will review Photoshop fundamentals like tools, palettes, and filters. You will learn the intuitive, richly featured animation tools of Photoshop, import vector graphics, and create and preview animation for the web. Finally, you will input and output video, and explore the many automated and embedded features of Photoshop that allow you to prepare still images for video.

  
 
 


This DVD's Table of Contents


Introduction and Section Overview

  1. Introduction
  2. Section Overview

Basics of Working with Photoshop CS2

  1. Interface Overview
  2. Tool, Palette and Menu Basics
    1. Navigation and Selection
    2. Masking and Color
  3.  Working with Adobe Bridge

General Image Manipulation

  1. Basic Color Correction
  2. Basic Retouching

Retouching in Perspective

  1. Working with Vanishing Point
    1. Preparing a Picture
    2. The Vanishing Point Filter * watch free video lesson
  2. Working with Camera Raw
  3. Lens Correction

Smart Features

  1. Smart Objects
  2. Smart Sharpen Tool
  3. Reduce Noise

Preparing Images for the Web

  1. Photoshop to Image Ready
    1. Creating a Web Interface
    2. Creating Rollover Buttons
  2. Working with Text

Animation and Video in Photoshop CS2

  1. Creating Animations in Photoshop
    1. Smart Objects and Warp
    2. Preparing an Animation
    3. Layer Based Animations
  2. Working with Video
    1. Importing Video to Photoshop
    2. Manipulating Video in Photoshop
    3. Exporting Video
    4. Preparing Stills for Video
    5. Conclusion



  
 
 

Instructor Bio..
 


Steve Weinrebe
Adobe® Certified Photoshop Instructor

Steve Weinrebe is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor and has been teaching Photoshop since 1991.  Steve has over 30 years experience in commercial photography, photo-illustration and digital imaging, and has won numerous awards, including honors for some of the work contained on this disc.  As President of Steve Weinrebe Productions, he routinely creates magic with Photoshop and can effectively demonstrate myriad techniques that will greatly enhance any Photoshop project. Steve holds a B.A. from Beloit College, an MBA with Honors from Temple University.

 
 
 

Instructor Bio..
 
Project Files
Interactive Index
Learn Short Cut Keys


 
 
 

Inside Adobe's InDesign CS2: Prject Based Training
About this Training


Inside InDesign CS2 will take you through all of the essentials as well as many advanced features of InDesign CS2 as you complete a layout project for a fictional magazine. You will work alongside Adobe Certified Instructor Jeff Witchel using specially included media files so that you will quickly be up and running in this latest version of InDesign. By the end of the training, you will feel comfortable working with advanced type formatting such as nested paragraph styles, creating object styles and working with Snippets. You will be confident in your knowledge of the new functionality of anchored objects as well as the fluid interoperability that InDesign shares with other Creative Suite applications. This training is especially well-suited for users of existing layout programs, educators and small businesses.

  
 
 

This CD-ROM’s Table of Contents…

 

Introduction

  1. Introduction to the Training
  2. Section Overview

InDesign Advantages

  1. Transparency
  2. Interoperability Within Creative Suite 2
  3. Type Composition

Setting Up an InDesign Document

  1. Setting Defaults
  2. Palettes and Workspaces
  3. New Document Settings
  4. Margins and Guides
  5. Setting Up Master Pages
  6. Automatic Page Numbers
  7. Unlocking and Detaching Objects
  8. Adding and Deleting Pages
  9. Using Layers

Formatting Copy

  1. Bringing in Copy
  2. Find and Replace Paragraph Returns
  3. The Character Palette
  4. The Paragraph Palette
  5. Creating Paragraph Styles
  6. Creating Character and Nested Styles
  7. Loading Styles and Copy into the Main Document
  8. Inset Text
  9. Fonts and Special Characters
  10. Working with Tabs

Working with Text in a Layout

  1. Text Wrap Palette
  2. Paragraph Rules
  3. Grouping Objects
  4. Inline and Anchored Graphics
  5. Text Continuing To or From Pages
  6. Creating a Table of Contents

Arranging and Transforming Objects

  1. Transforming with the Selection Tools
  2. The Align Palette
  3. Creating a Look with Strokes
  4. Custom Strokes
  5. Object Styles
  6. Finishing the Photo Layout

Working With Color

  1. The Color and Swatches Palette
  2. Spot Colors
  3. Replacing Colors in Your Document
  4. Creating Gradients

Working With Transparency

  1. Transparency in InDesign
  2. Blending Modes
  3. Transparent Effects

Exporting Options

  1. Exporting as Adobe PDF
  2. Print to File
  3. Checking a PDF within Acrobat Professional
  4. Exporting as Interchange File
  5. Snippets

Prepress and Preparing for Output

  1. Output Preview Options
  2. Type Layers and Transparency
  3. Creating Outlines of Type
  4. Packaging An InDesign File

 

 

  
 
 

Instructor Bio. Jürgen Miller has been working as a motion graphic artists and compositor for over 5 years. In addition, he teaches beginning and advanced courses in After Effects at The Fashion Institute of Technology and the Computer Instruction Center at The New School University. Jürgen has worked with an extensive list of clients from non-profit, to corporate to broadcast; producing animations for video, television and multimedia.


Jeff Witchel
Adobe® Certified Instructor

Jeff is an award-winning advertising art director, writer, designer, illustrator, and TV producer. Before founding his own advertising agency, Jeff built his career at top agencies such as Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, and Wells, Rich, Greene. Some of Jeff’s many clients include: AT&T; Blue Cross/Blue Shield; Jell-O Pudding; The Plaza Hotel; and Pfizer. His work has won many honors, including the: N.Y. Art Directors Club Gold Award; One Show Gold Award; N.J. Art Directors Club Award; along with multiple Andy Awards and an Emmy nomination.

As an Adobe Certified Expert, Jeff provides online support for Adobe, and is now an Adobe Certified Training Provider for both Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Adobe InDesign CS2. Jeff is also a Certified Expert in QuarkXPress 6, as well as a master of Adobe Photoshop and related applications. He counts among his training clients ad agencies, design studios, magazines, illustrators, and photographers.

 
 
 

Lynda’s Illustrator CS2 Essential Training. Venture to new vector freedoms. Illustrator artwork appears everywhere.
About this Training...

Adobe Certified Instructor, Jeff Witchel, gives you step-by-step instruction on Adobe Illustrator CS2 including Blends, Effects and the new features: Live Trace and Live Paint.

From Blends and Effects to incredible new features like Live Trace and Live Paint, Adobe Certified Instructor, Jeff Witchel's easy-to-follow lessons will help you master new ways to create assets quickly and efficiently in Illustrator CS 2. Many of the features discussed are completely undocumented, and are sure to cut time and production costs from your projects.

 
 
 

This DVD's Table of Contents



Introduction

  1. Introduction to the Training.
  2. Section Overview


Adobe Illustrator Fundamentals

  1. Postscript Language
  2. Vector Graphics
  3. RGB vs CMYK


Illustrator Menus

  1. File and Edit Menu
  2. Object Menu
  3. Filter and Effect
  4. View Menu

Illustrator Tools Tour

  1. Selection tools
  2. Drawing and Object Creation tools
  3. Transformation Tools
  4. Using Tools in a Project

Illustrator Palettes

  1. Arranging Palettes and Adding a Color Fill
  2. Color and Swatches Palettes
  3. Gradient and Stroke Palette
  4. Brushes and Symbols Palette
  5. Layers and the Appearance Palettes
  6. Pathfinder Palette
  7. New Control Palette


Live Trace

  1. Turning a Pixel Image into Vectors
  2. Turning a Line Drawing into Vectors *watch FREE video lesson


Live Paint

  1. Filling in Gaps from a Live Traced image
  2. Painting in a Line Drawing
  3. Making a Live Paint Object


The Blend Tool

  1. Using the Blend Tool
  2. Blending in Steps


Effects

  1. 3D Effects and Bevel on the Swift Logo
  2. 3D Revolve on an Outline
  3. Mapping a Glow Effect to a 3D object


Blending Effects

  1. Simple Effect Blends
  2. Blending for 2D Illusion of Movement
  3. Blending for Animation


Exporting Out of Illustrator

  1. Export to PDF, EPS, JPEG, and Web formats
  2. Exporting to Photoshop
  3. Exporting to Flash Animation
  4. Preparing Files for After Effects



  
 
 

Instructor Bio..
 


Jeff Witchel
Adobe® Certified Instructor

Jeff Witchel is an award-winning art director, writer, designer and producer. He is also an Adobe® Certified Instructor. Over the years, he has created award-winning work for clients including AT&T, Jell-O and Pfizer. His many awards include an Andy, as well as an Emmy Award nomination. As an Adobe Certified Training Provider for both Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Adobe InDesign CS2, Jeff is one of just a handful of Adobe Certified Instructors in the New York area. He counts among his training clients ad agencies, design studios, magazines, illustrators, and photographers.

 
 
 
Bonus Features on this DVD...Project Files, Table of Contents, Learn Short Cut Keys.


Project Files
Table of Contents
Learn Short Cut Keys

 

  
 
 


About this training…The award-winning Digital Media Training Series™ presents Inside DVD Studio Pro 4. Inside DVD Studio Pro 4 includes our full training for Inside DVD Studio Pro 3 plus an additional disc for Inside DVD Studio Pro 4.

This training provides a comprehensive hands-on view of Flash®
8, so that you can be working quickly and confidently as you author
advanced interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content.
Working alongside our expert instructor using specially included media
files, you will learn how to create, design and author rich
interactive video content and animation for cutting edge web design,
presentations or mobile content.

You will progress from an Introduction to and the Fundamentals of
Flash, to a close examination of the new features of Flash 8,
including: gradients, bitmaps, filters, actionscripts, multiple
videos, playback, buttons, playlists and autoplay, interfaces,
navigation, encoding and much, much more.


  
 
 


This DVD’s Table of Contents...I. Animation; II. Compositing; III. Finishing


Introduction and Section Overview

  1. Introduction
  2. Section Overview

Flash Fundamentals         

  1. Flash Interface
    1. Windows Layout
    2. Tools Palette
  2. Flash Operational Basics
    1. Drawing Objects
    2. Editing Shapes
    3. Working with Symbols
    4. Using the Project Timeline
    5. Animating Symbols
    6. The Symbol Timeline
    7. Useful Features
  3. New Features of Flash 8
    1. Text Anti-Aliasing
    2. Object Drawing and Gradients
    3. Blend Modes and Filters
    4. CacheasBitmap
    5. Complex./Custom Easing
  4. ActionScript Overview
Building a Video Player
  1. Creating a Player from One Video
    1. Importing an .flv
    2. Customizing a Flash Video Playback Component
    3. Using a Video Symbol to Control Video Playback
    4. Creating a button to load video
  2. Creating a Player with Multiple Videos
    1. Loading Multiple Videos
    2. Creating a Custom Function
    3. Editing ActionScript Externally
    4. Creating Movie Clips as Buttons
    5. Labeling Buttons
    6. Making a Scroll List for Multiple Videos

Creating More Functionality in the Video Player

  1. Making Playlist  Dynamic
  2. Creating Now Playing Functionality
  3. Update Selected Movie in Playlist
  4. Skip to and Autoplay Next Clip
  5. Creating a Progress Bar
  6. Creating a Volume Slider
  7. Adding Thumbnails
  8. Designing the Interface
    1. Finishing the Navigation Bar Functionality
    2. Designing the Graphicalff Assets
    3. Animating the Player Build

Optimizing, Publishing and Deploying your Project

  1. Publish Settings
  2. Loading Optimization
  3. Flash Deployment Kit

Creating Flash Videos

  1. The .flv File Format
  2. Flash 7 v Flash 8
  3. Linked vs. Embedded
  4. Progressive vs. Streamed
  5. Video Encoding Basics
  6. Encoding the project media

Advanced ActionScript Topics

  1. Advance ActionScript Explanation
  2. Creating a Bitrate Selector
  3. Customizing and Styling the Component
  4. Adding multiple channels - Configuring an Accordion Component
  5. Externalize your data from your FLA – XML
  6. Conclusion

  
 
 

Instructor Bio. Jürgen Miller has been working as a motion graphic artists and compositor for over 5 years. In addition, he teaches beginning and advanced courses in After Effects at The Fashion Institute of Technology and the Computer Instruction Center at The New School University. Jürgen has worked with an extensive list of clients from non-profit, to corporate to broadcast; producing animations for video, television and multimedia.


R Blank

R Blank is CTO of Almer/Blank, a Macromedia Alliance Partner based in Venice, California that specializes in video and application development for the Flash Platform, for clients including E! Entertainment Television, Microsoft, Apple and IKEA. For over 12 years he has been an interactive designer, developer, consultant, teacher, and author, specializing in the planning, development and release of rich interfaces; R has specialized in Flash since 1999.

R holds four Macromedia Flash Certifications, was one of the first 50 Macromedia Certified Flash Developers in the world, and is a contributing author for the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Designer Certification Exam. R also founded and manages LAFlash.org, a community of over 1,300 Flash industry professionals, and home to three Macromedia Users Groups for Flash. R also serves on the Information Technology Faculty at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering.

Previously, R co-founded and served as Director of Product & Design at Wildform, the makers of the first video encoder for Flash, where he co-created the first video encoder for Flash. R has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Columbia University.


 
 
 

Bonus Features on this DVD...Project Files, Table of Contents, Learn Short Cut Keys


Project Files
Table of Contents
Learn Short Cut Keys


 
 
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