United States Adobe Fireworks CS5 Tutorials
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Course Description
Adobe Fireworks CS5 is a versatile image-editing program specifically designed for creating, editing, and optimizing web graphics. In this course, VTC author James Gonzalez applies his many years of Fireworks teaching experience to provide a comprehensive review of the software's many features and capabilities. Covered topics include: creating/editing bitmap and vector images, working with text, creating image effects, creating slideshows, animations, and interactive menus, optimizing graphics for the web, exporting web pages, mobile device prototypes, CSS-based layouts, and much, much more! Work files are included. To begin learning Adobe Fireworks CS5 today, simply click on one of the movie links below.
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Getting Started
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| About the Course | (01:57) | T | |
| What is Fireworks? | (04:37) | T | |
| New Features in CS5 | (03:42) | T | |
| Integration with Device Central | (03:56) | T | |
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The Fireworks Workspace
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| Workspace Overview | (06:00) | T | |
| Tools Panel & Properties Inspector | (03:23) | T | |
| Fireworks Panels pt. 1 | (07:02) | T | |
| Fireworks Panels pt. 2 | (06:52) | T | |
| Vector & Bitmap Graphics | (06:21) | T | |
| Opening / Importing / Dragging Files | (04:56) | T | |
| Saving Fireworks Files | (03:36) | T | |
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Creating Vector Graphics
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| Working with Vector Objects | (05:09) | T | |
| Drawing Auto Shapes | (07:20) | T | |
| Drawing Rectangles | (03:33) | T | |
| Drawing Free-Form Shapes | (04:39) | T | |
| Editing Free-Form Shapes | (06:45) | T | |
| Editing Paths Using the Path Panel | (05:48) | T | |
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Creating Bitmap Graphics
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| Working with Bitmap Graphics | (04:09) | T | |
| Photo Editing Tools | (06:38) | T | |
| Creating New Bitmap Objects | (05:04) | T | |
| Retouching Bitmaps | (03:35) | T | |
| Using Live Filters | (05:34) | T | |
| Survey of Important Filters | (06:33) | T | |
| Adjusting Tonal Ranges | (06:34) | T | |
| Adjusting Hue / Saturation / Contrast | (06:06) | T | |
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Working with Objects
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| Selecting Objects | (06:54) | T | |
| Selecting Pixels | (07:35) | T | |
| Transform Objects | (04:22) | T | |
| Grouping & Stacking Objects | (05:33) | T | |
| Aligning Objects | (03:01) | T | |
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Working with Text
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| Text Overview | (02:25) | T | |
| Formatting Text pt. 1 | (03:39) | T | |
| Formatting Text pt. 2 | (06:02) | T | |
| Attaching Text to a Path | (04:12) | T | |
| Transforming Text | (03:10) | T | |
| Importing Text | (05:02) | T | |
| Spell Checking | (03:42) | T | |
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Pages / Layers / Masks
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| Working with Pages | (05:15) | T | |
| Working with Master Pages | (05:16) | T | |
| Exporting Pages to HTML | (03:47) | T | |
| Working with Layers | (07:42) | T | |
| Image Masking Overview | (04:00) | T | |
| Creating Bitmap Masks | (05:39) | T | |
| Creating Vector Masks | (05:19) | T | |
| Editing Masks | (07:13) | T | |
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Hotspots / Slices / Behaviors
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| Slices & Hotspots Overview | (05:45) | T | |
| Using Hot Spots to Create Image Maps | (05:39) | T | |
| Creating Rectangular Slices | (04:39) | T | |
| Creating Polygonal Slices | (02:49) | T | |
| Adding Drag-and-Drop Rollovers to Slices | (04:38) | T | |
| Adding Interactivity with Behaviors | (06:52) | T | |
| Set Nav Bar Image Behavior | (05:51) | T | |
| Set Pop-Up Menu Behavior pt. 1 | (06:48) | T | |
| Set Pop-Up Menu Behavior pt. 2 | (02:07) | T | |
| Using Hotspots on Top of Slices | (03:27) | T | |
| Naming Slices | (06:32) | T | |
| Auto-Naming Slices | (04:58) | T | |
| Defining How Tables Are Exported | (05:16) | T | |
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Buttons & Menus
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| Button Symbols Overview | (03:18) | T | |
| Fireworks Symbols | (04:29) | T | |
| Using the Button Editor | (06:37) | T | |
| Using 9-Slice Scaling | (04:00) | T | |
| Creating 2 / 3 / 4-State Buttons | (04:35) | T | |
| Using Buttons from the Import Library | (03:52) | T | |
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Creating Slideshows & Animations
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| Slideshows & Animations Overview | (03:06) | T | |
| Creating a Slideshow pt. 1 | (06:26) | T | |
| Creating a Slideshow pt. 2 | (03:49) | T | |
| Creating Symbol Animations | (07:05) | T | |
| Symbol Animation Settings | (04:41) | T | |
| Creating Frame Tweening Animations | (06:18) | T | |
| Preparing Animations for Export | (07:29) | T | |
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Optimizing Images
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| Optimizing Images Overview | (03:36) | T | |
| Optimizing Images in the Workspace | (05:17) | T | |
| Optimization Presets & Custom Settings | (06:05) | T | |
| Optimizing GIF & PNG Files | (07:12) | T | |
| Optimizing JPEG Files | (02:25) | T | |
| Selective JPEG Compression | (04:53) | T | |
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Exporting
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| Export vs. Export Wizard Commands | (02:42) | T | |
| Setting Slice Export Controls | (04:06) | T | |
| HTML Export Options pt. 1 | (05:50) | T | |
| HTML Export Options pt. 2 | (03:26) | T | |
| Defining How HTML Tables Export | (03:45) | T | |
| Setting Slice Auto-Naming Options | (03:02) | T | |
| Creating & Exporting CSS Layouts | (03:26) | T | |
| Tips for Creating CSS-Based Layouts | (04:17) | T | |
| Prototyping Flex Applications | (06:38) | T | |
| Prototyping Air Applications pt. 1 | (05:14) | T | |
| Prototyping Air Applications pt. 2 | (03:56) | T | |
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Working with Other Applications
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| Working with Dreamweaver | (05:53) | T | |
| Fireworks & Dreamweaver Roundtrip HTML | (06:21) | T | |
| Using Behaviors in Dreamweaver | (02:39) | T | |
| Placing Fireworks Images in Flash | (06:56) | T | |
| Working with Photoshop Files | (06:41) | T | |
| Working with Illustrator Files | (06:23) | T | |
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Wrap Up
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| Conclusion | (02:04) | T | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (01:22) | T | |
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| Course: | Adobe Fireworks CS5 |
| Author: | James Gonzalez |
| SKU: | 34177 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-62-3 |
| Release Date: | 2010-11-12 |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 96 tutorials |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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