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Course Description
Macromedia Fireworks 4 brings efficiency to Web graphics production! Let Virtual Training Company author Rick Martin show you how to create, edit, and animate Web graphics using a complete set of bitmap and vector tools. In this tutorial, he will teach you to use export controls to optimize your images, give them advanced interactivity, and export them into Macromedia Dreamweaver and other HTML editors. You will even learn how to launch and edit Fireworks graphics from inside Dreamweaver or Macromedia Flash. Get busy learning now by clicking on one of the below topics.
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Introduction and Setting Up
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| About Fireworks 4 and This Course | (02:32) | ||
| Whats New in Fireworks 4 | (03:50) | ||
| The Fireworks Workspace | (08:04) | ||
| Setting Preferences pt1 | (03:58) | ||
| Setting Preferences pt2 | (04:12) | ||
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About Web Pages
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| The Internet and World Wide Web | (02:30) | ||
| Internet Architecture and Web Delivery | (05:06) | ||
| Web Page Architecture | (04:02) | ||
| Web Graphics | (03:54) | ||
| Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics | (01:58) | ||
| RGB and Hexadecimal Color Modes | (04:27) | ||
| Other Color Modes | (03:29) | ||
| Color Depth | (04:15) | ||
| The Web Safe Color Palette | (02:54) | ||
| Graphic Formats pt1 | (06:02) | ||
| Graphic Formats pt2 | (05:24) | ||
| Monitor Resolution | (05:01) | ||
| Download Time | (02:39) | ||
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Fireworks Workflow
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| Creating New PNG Documents | (03:35) | ||
| Opening / Importing and Pasting | (06:30) | ||
| Navigating and Modifying the Canvas | (07:14) | ||
| Vector and Bitmap Modes | (03:42) | ||
| Layers and Frames | (06:16) | ||
| Arranging and Aligning Objects | (07:58) | ||
| Grouping / Hiding and Combining Objects | (05:22) | ||
| Masking pt1 | (04:41) | ||
| Masking pt2 | (05:26) | ||
| Compositing and Blending Modes | (05:48) | ||
| Symbols and Instances | (07:55) | ||
| Commands | (05:36) | ||
| Batch Processing | (03:32) | ||
| Keyboard Shortcuts | (03:43) | ||
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The Toolbox
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| Pointer and Subselect Tools | (06:01) | ||
| Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools | (06:34) | ||
| Lasso and Magic Wand Tools | (03:43) | ||
| Line and Pen Tools | (04:33) | ||
| Shape / Pencil and Brush Tools | (03:43) | ||
| Text Tool | (03:08) | ||
| Scale / Skew and Distort Tools | (03:40) | ||
| Reshaping Tools | (05:23) | ||
| Eyedropper and Paint Bucket Tools | (04:41) | ||
| Eraser and Rubber Stamp Tools | (06:08) | ||
| Hotspot and Slice Tools | (04:21) | ||
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Panels
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| Stroke and Fill | (03:04) | ||
| Effect and Info | (06:12) | ||
| Mixer / Swatches / Table and Options | (03:53) | ||
| Optimize / Object and Behaviors | (04:58) | ||
| Layers / Frames and History | (07:32) | ||
| Styles / Liary and URL | (08:54) | ||
| Find/Replace and Project Log | (03:41) | ||
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Working With Text
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| Creating Text | (08:25) | ||
| Importing Text | (04:37) | ||
| Attaching Text To a Path | (04:47) | ||
| Transforming Text | (02:29) | ||
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Retouching
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| About Retouching In Fireworks | (02:51) | ||
| Levels | (06:32) | ||
| Curves | (03:00) | ||
| Brightness and Contrast / Hue and Saturation | (02:33) | ||
| Blurring / Sharpening and Finding Edges | (03:29) | ||
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Optimizing
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| Optimizing Overview | (05:07) | ||
| Optimizing GIFs In The Workspace | (07:34) | ||
| Optimizing JPEGs In The Workspace | (06:01) | ||
| Optimizing While Exporting | (03:24) | ||
| Matte and Transparency | (04:16) | ||
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Creating Simple Buttons
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| Creating a New Button | (04:53) | ||
| Button Graphics and Behavior | (06:41) | ||
| Previewing and Exporting | (03:47) | ||
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Creating A Simple Navigation Bar
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| Overview and Setup | (02:39) | ||
| Modifying and Duplicating Buttons | (06:22) | ||
| Adding Behavior and Exporting | (03:16) | ||
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Creating A Navigation Bar With Pop Up Menus
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| Overview and Setup | (06:34) | ||
| Modifying and Testing | (04:03) | ||
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Creating An Image Map Web Interface With Image Swap
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| Overview and Setting Up | (02:12) | ||
| Button Text | (07:45) | ||
| Center Text | (06:18) | ||
| Center Highlight and Slice | (05:00) | ||
| Button Hotspots and Frames | (05:06) | ||
| Assigning Image Swap Behaviors | (04:26) | ||
| Optimizing / Exporting and Testing | (03:58) | ||
| Compromising and Modifying | (05:54) | ||
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Sliced Web Interface With Image Swap and Rollovers
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| Overview and Setting Up | (04:09) | ||
| Drawing Slices | (03:05) | ||
| Assigning Behaviors and Exporting | (04:14) | ||
| Method Comparison | (03:46) | ||
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Animation
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| Overview | (02:17) | ||
| Opening and Importing Existing Files | (03:14) | ||
| Creating and Editing Animation Symbols | (08:24) | ||
| Working With Frames | (04:35) | ||
| Animation Controls and Export | (04:54) | ||
| Final Thoughts and Contacts | (01:33) | ||
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| Course: | Macromedia Fireworks 4 |
| Author: | Rick Martin |
| SKU: | 33204 |
| ISBN: | 1930519281 |
| Release Date: | 2001-08-31 |
| Duration: | 7 hrs / 90 tutorials |
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| Captions: | No |
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