This book is basically a tutorial, what it struggles to do is be truly relevant, if you're even moderately savvy in any one CS4 program then I recommend just youtubing user tutorials for the other apps because that is what I did while waiting for this to arrive and by the time it showed up I found maybe two interesting tidbits in the whole thing. It is well written, just does feature an indepth enough exploration of creative possibilities to really be interesting or relevant to me. I bought the design premium of CS4 and was at the time making a website with it, but this didn't really help me with any of my issues or problems. It doesn't teach you enough about anything. probably my fault for getting this rather than the dreamweaver specific one but I thought they'd cover the boring stuff quickly and get to whats interesting, I was wrong. If you are a novice and want your hand held the videos and book do that well, It is a good product, just not for me.
Author(s): Aquent Creative Team, AGI Creative Team
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Wiley Pub., Inc
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 819
City: Indianapolis, IN
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Digital Classroom......Page 3
About the Authors......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Prerequisites......Page 29
Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences......Page 31
A note about color warnings......Page 32
Resetting the InDesign workspace and preferences......Page 33
Fonts used in this book......Page 34
Loading lesson files......Page 35
Working with the video tutorials......Page 36
Additional resources......Page 38
Starting up......Page 39
What is Adobe Bridge?......Page 40
Creating and locating metadata......Page 45
Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge......Page 49
Searching by name or keyword......Page 50
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge......Page 51
Changing the view......Page 56
Review......Page 58
Starting up......Page 59
Taking a look at the final project......Page 60
Starting the composition......Page 61
Using the new Mask panel......Page 63
Adding a graphic image with the Clone tool......Page 66
Adding an adjustment layer to the composition......Page 68
Adding a text layer......Page 70
Turning your image into a 3D texture......Page 72
Starting up......Page 75
Discovering the Tools panel......Page 77
Navigating the image area......Page 80
Using panels......Page 90
Self study......Page 95
Review......Page 96
Starting up......Page 97
Understanding document settings......Page 99
Combining the images......Page 101
Transforming and editing combined images......Page 104
Removing a background......Page 106
Adding text......Page 109
Saving files......Page 110
Choosing a file format......Page 112
Review......Page 116
Starting up......Page 117
Using the Marquee tools......Page 118
Creating a square selection......Page 122
Creating a selection from a center point......Page 124
Changing a selection into a layer......Page 126
Working with the Magic Wand tool......Page 127
The Lasso tool......Page 130
Using the Quick Selection tool......Page 132
Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature......Page 133
Using the Pen tool for selections......Page 139
Self study......Page 148
Review......Page 149
Starting up......Page 151
Color primer......Page 152
Selecting colors......Page 158
Starting to paint......Page 160
Retouching images......Page 171
Repairing fold lines......Page 173
Review......Page 184
Starting up......Page 185
Choosing your color settings......Page 186
Reading a histogram......Page 188
Defining the highlight and shadow......Page 192
Adjusting the midtones......Page 197
Setting the neutral......Page 200
Sharpening your image......Page 202
Using the Camera Raw plug-in......Page 206
Using Camera Raw controls......Page 210
Saving a DNG file......Page 212
Self study......Page 214
Review......Page 215
Starting up......Page 217
What is Dreamweaver?......Page 218
New user interface......Page 220
Live View......Page 221
Code Navigator......Page 222
HTML data sets......Page 223
Other new features......Page 224
An overview of features......Page 225
How web sites work......Page 227
An introduction to HTML......Page 229
A look at the Welcome Screen......Page 240
Creating, opening, and saving documents......Page 241
Review......Page 243
Starting up......Page 245
Creating a new site......Page 246
Adding pages......Page 254
Defining page properties......Page 260
Work views......Page 266
A look at the Files panel......Page 268
Review......Page 275
Starting up......Page 277
Adding text......Page 278
An introduction to styles......Page 281
Previewing pages in a web browser......Page 285
Understanding hyperlinks......Page 286
Creating hyperlinks......Page 287
Creating lists......Page 290
Using the Text Insert panel......Page 292
Inserting images......Page 294
Linking images......Page 297
Using image placeholders......Page 298
Editing images......Page 299
Review......Page 303
Starting up......Page 305
What are Cascading Style Sheets?......Page 306
Creating and modifying styles......Page 316
Div tags and CSS IDs......Page 327
Self study......Page 334
Review......Page 335
Starting up......Page 337
Working with the Files panel......Page 338
Using Check In/Check Out and Design Notes......Page 343
Testing site integrity......Page 348
Generating site reports......Page 351
Optimizing pages for launch......Page 355
Launching your site......Page 361
Getting help and using the reference guides......Page 363
Self study......Page 366
Review......Page 367
Starting up......Page 369
What is Flash?......Page 370
Flash file types......Page 373
Creating a new document......Page 374
The Flash workspace......Page 379
Practicing with the Flash tools......Page 392
Getting help......Page 399
Self study......Page 400
Review......Page 401
Starting up......Page 403
Drawing in Flash......Page 404
Putting it all together......Page 409
Using the Pen tool......Page 414
Using the Combine Objects menu......Page 418
Using the Primitive tools (Smart Shapes)......Page 420
Adding text to your artwork......Page 427
Working with colors......Page 431
Organizing and layering graphics......Page 437
Transforming graphics......Page 442
Self study......Page 447
Review......Page 448
Starting up......Page 449
Introducing keyframes and the Timeline......Page 450
Building animation: Enter the tween......Page 454
Tweening multiple objects......Page 457
Incorporating color effects and scaling......Page 461
New: Introducing the Motion Editor......Page 462
Controlling animation paths......Page 469
Where did Motion Guide layers go?......Page 470
Morphing graphics and colors with shape tweens......Page 471
Legacy techniques: Creating classic tweens......Page 475
(Re)creating motion guides for classic tweens......Page 478
Adjusting animation with onion skinning......Page 480
Review......Page 483
Starting up......Page 485
Publishing to the web......Page 486
CD-ROM delivery......Page 492
Using Export Movie......Page 495
Using Adobe Device Central in Flash......Page 497
Review......Page 500
Starting up......Page 501
Vector and bitmap graphics......Page 502
Creating a new Fireworks document......Page 504
Workspace basics......Page 505
Working with bitmaps......Page 508
Working with vector objects......Page 512
Auto Shapes......Page 515
Working with text......Page 516
Applying color......Page 518
Using Layers......Page 520
Creating slices for interactivity......Page 525
Making slices interactive......Page 528
Optimizing and exporting......Page 531
Review......Page 543
Starting up......Page 545
Using the shape tools......Page 546
Constraining a shape......Page 551
Selecting artwork......Page 554
Using shape and transform tools to create artwork......Page 558
Using layers when building an illustration......Page 565
Cutting and pasting objects......Page 567
Repeating a resize transform......Page 571
Review......Page 574
Starting up......Page 575
Fills and strokes......Page 577
Saving swatches......Page 578
Using the Color Guide panel......Page 582
Coloring objects......Page 584
Creating a gradient swatch......Page 586
Creating a pattern swatch......Page 588
Self study......Page 595
Review......Page 596
Starting up......Page 597
Working with the Pen tool......Page 598
Tracing images......Page 607
Other drawing tools......Page 610
Editing existing paths......Page 614
Working with Live Trace......Page 619
Working with Live Paint......Page 624
Review......Page 627
Starting up......Page 629
InDesign tools......Page 630
The InDesign workspace......Page 631
Working with panels......Page 633
Navigating through an InDesign document......Page 636
Working with type......Page 639
Using styles......Page 644
Working with graphics......Page 648
Resources for additional help......Page 657
Review......Page 658
Starting up......Page 659
Creating custom page sizes......Page 660
Creating and formatting master pages......Page 662
Adding layout pages......Page 675
Self study......Page 683
Review......Page 684
Starting up......Page 685
Adding text to your document......Page 686
Changing character attributes......Page 687
Changing paragraph attributes......Page 691
Checking and correcting spelling......Page 698
Special characters and glyphs......Page 708
Text frame options......Page 710
Importing text......Page 712
Baseline grid......Page 717
Using styles to format text......Page 719
Type on a path......Page 723
Missing fonts......Page 726
Self study......Page 728
Review......Page 729
Starting up......Page 731
Style types......Page 732
Paragraph styles......Page 733
Character styles......Page 735
Globally updating styles......Page 738
Loading styles from another document......Page 739
Quick Apply......Page 741
Organizing styles into groups......Page 743
Object styles......Page 744
Review......Page 748
Starting up......Page 751
Working with the Links panel......Page 753
Adding graphics to your layout......Page 756
Wrapping text around images......Page 767
Advanced importing......Page 776
Self study......Page 780
Review......Page 781
Starting up......Page 783
Package inventory......Page 784
Preflight checks......Page 787
Packaging your document......Page 790
Creating an Adobe PDF......Page 792
Generating XHTML......Page 795
Adding CSS formatting......Page 797
Separation preview......Page 799
Printing a proof......Page 801
Review......Page 804
Index......Page 805
