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   Course Description
Fireworks 2 is a design application for screen graphics that allows you to create graphics using both vector and bitmap applications. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Jason Smith is your guide through Fireworks 2. Image editing, vectors, exporting files, and setting up slices are among the many topics you can learn. To get started, simply click one of the movie topics below.

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Introduction
  What Can Fireworks Do? (11:20)
Image Edit Mode
  Image Editing (01:55)
  The Marquee (04:23)
  Changing a Selection (03:41)
  Lasso and Magic Wand (06:32)
  Types of Selection Edges (02:32)
  Eraser (02:46)
  Rubber Stamp (03:05)
  Paint Bucket (03:23)
  Zoom and Pan (05:07)
  Transforming Selections (02:44)
  Layers, Part 1 (05:11)
  Layers, Part 2 (01:28)
  Layers, Part 3 (02:03)
  Guides (05:13)
  Grids (03:27)
Vector Mode
  Basics of Vectors (12:10)
  Basic Shapes Part (03:54)
  Line Tool (02:05)
  Brush Tool (03:16)
  Redraw Tool (02:07)
  Pencil Tool (00:38)
  Point Editing (02:39)
  Knife Tool (01:46)
  Solid Fills (06:17)
  Vector Paint Bucket (03:49)
  Web Dither Fill (07:48)
  Gradient Fills (04:14)
  Strokes (08:31)
  Vector Object Palette (03:26)
Advanced Vectors
  Pen Tool (07:33)
  Path Scrubbers (04:29)
  Freeform Tool (02:51)
  Reshape Area Tool (02:45)
  Transforms (05:11)
  Groups & Masking (03:21)
  Combining Your Objects (03:16)
  Aligning Objects (01:14)
  Eyedropper (01:23)
  Swatches (03:05)
Styles & Effects
  Outer Bevel (04:51)
  Inner Bevel (01:30)
  Drop Shadow (02:37)
  Emboss and Context menu (02:53)
  Glow (01:29)
  Multiple Effects (01:49)
  Using Styles (06:46)
Working with Text
  Text Tool (06:27)
  Advanced Text (06:57)
  Text as Shapes (02:10)
Optimizing & Exporting
  GIF File Format (02:18)
  JPG File Format (02:10)
  PNG File Format (02:26)
  Exporting, Part 1 (05:40)
  Exporting, Part 2 (06:11)
  Exporting, Part 3 (02:00)
  Exporting, Part 4 (01:39)
  Matte Color (01:17)
  Other Export options (01:45)
Animated GIFs
  Drag and Drop Animation (03:25)
  Onion Skinning (04:15)
  Instances & Symbols (02:15)
  Instances and Frames (02:46)
  Banner Ad (03:02)
  Exporting Animated GIFs (03:02)
  Preview in Browser (00:45)
Image Maps
  What is an Image Map? (04:10)
  Exporting Image Maps (01:40)
  Testing Image Maps (00:46)
Image Slicing
  Why Do We Slice? (01:27)
  Slice Defaults (03:23)
  An Image to Slice (03:36)
  Setting Up Slices (03:53)
  Slice Export Settings (03:32)
  Previewing Slices (01:40)
  Advanced Slicing (03:09)
  Saving Your Slices (05:06)
  Simple Rollovers (03:15)
  Disjointed Rollover Setup (08:48)
  Normal and Over Frames (03:34)
  Swapping Images (04:22)
Project-Wide Tools
  Batch Processing (03:08)
  Find and replace, Part 1 (03:50)
  Find and replace, Part 2 (02:04)
  Find and replace, Part 3 (00:27)
  URL Manager (03:27)
  Project Log (04:54)
  Working with Dreamweaver (02:24)
Importing Files
  Copy and Paste Types (00:42)
  Drag and Drop Types (00:40)
  Import Types (00:44)
  RTF Files (00:28)

Course Information

Course:

Macromedia Fireworks 2

Author: Jason Anderson/NMG
SKU: 33086
ISBN: 1889347779
Release Date: 1999-01-09
Duration: 7 hrs / 91 tutorials
Captions: No

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