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Adobe CS2 Power Projects Tutorials
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The Adobe Creative Suite is Adobe's complete design package for print and the web. The Creative Suite Premium includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Professional, Version Cue, and GoLive. Creative Suite 2.3 also adds Acrobat 8 Professional and Dreamweaver. This training series covers the basics of every application in Creative Suite 2, as well as overviews of Acrobat 8 and Dreamweaver 8. This course is taught by author, consultant, funny guy, and Adobe Certified Instructor, Chad Perkins. This training series is the best way to get up to speed with all of these amazing applications. And whether you're completely new to some, or all, of these great programs, or whether you're a seasoned expert, there are essential tips and tricks in this series that will completely change your workflow. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe CS2 Power Projects movie links.
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Introduction
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| Welcome & Overview | (02:34) | |
| Other Bundle Options | (02:06) | |
| Standard CS2 Workflow | (05:25) | |
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Creative Suite 2 Universals
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| Universal Keyboard Shortcuts pt. 1 | (04:50) | |
| Universal Keyboard Shortcuts pt. 2 | (02:45) | |
| Workspaces | (02:35) | |
| Adobe Help Center | (04:19) | |
| Guides & Other Helpers | (04:57) | |
| The Adobe Color Picker pt. 1 | (05:04) | |
| The Adobe Color Picker pt. 2 | (02:17) | |
| The Black & White Arrows Explained | (02:20) | |
| Character & Paragraph Palettes pt. 1 | (06:03) | |
| Character & Paragraph Palettes pt. 2 | (01:51) | |
| Intro to Color | (04:55) | |
| Raster vs. Vector | (05:42) | |
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Intro to Adobe Photoshop CS2
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| What is Photoshop? | (02:21) | |
| Photoshop Interface Overview | (05:07) | |
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Photoshop Basics
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| Selecting with Marquee Tools | (06:31) | |
| Selecting with Lasso Tools pt. 1 | (03:45) | |
| Selecting with Lasso Tools pt. 2 | (03:43) | |
| Selecting with Color | (04:18) | |
| Saving Selections | (01:44) | |
| Color Correction Basics pt. 1 | (06:56) | |
| Color Correction Basics pt. 2 | (02:33) | |
| Using Layers pt. 1 | (04:59) | |
| Using Layers pt. 2 | (02:34) | |
| Adjustment Layers | (04:37) | |
| Layer Styles | (06:52) | |
| Painting | (07:12) | |
| Filters pt. 1 | (03:55) | |
| Filters pt. 2 | (04:11) | |
| Actions & Automation | (06:35) | |
| "Doctoring" Images | (07:07) | |
| Layer Comps | (02:50) | |
| Essential File Formats | (04:34) | |
| Printing | (03:13) | |
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Intro to Adobe Illustrator CS2
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| What is Illustrator? | (01:58) | |
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Illustrator Basics
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| Creating with Shapes | (04:23) | |
| Strokes & Fills | (04:51) | |
| Transforming Shapes | (05:37) | |
| Anchor Points & a Secret | (03:19) | |
| Stacking Order | (04:26) | |
| Combining Shapes | (04:24) | |
| Blends & Meshes | (05:34) | |
| Intro to Appearances | (03:23) | |
| 3D Effects | (05:22) | |
| The Symbolism Tools | (06:42) | |
| Expanding | (03:18) | |
| Live Trace | (05:11) | |
| Live Paint | (04:19) | |
| Print & Print Prep | (02:58) | |
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Intro to Adobe InDesign CS2
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| What is InDesign? | (03:08) | |
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InDesign Basics
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| Creating New Files pt. 1 | (04:10) | |
| Creating New Files pt. 2 | (04:01) | |
| Text & Image Boxes | (03:57) | |
| Fitting Placed Images | (04:35) | |
| Placing Microsoft Word Files | (05:26) | |
| Page Basics | (03:40) | |
| Master Pages | (06:44) | |
| Links | (03:46) | |
| Fiksing Yure Badd Spellling | (05:16) | |
| Paragraph Styles pt. 1 | (03:30) | |
| Paragraph Styles pt. 2 | (04:33) | |
| Glyphs | (04:52) | |
| Not Your Everyday Eyedropper | (02:46) | |
| Preflight & Package for Print | (03:25) | |
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Intro to Adobe GoLive CS2
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| What is GoLive? | (02:43) | |
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GoLive Basics
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| Creating New Sites | (05:31) | |
| Creating Web Pages | (06:59) | |
| Using the Inspector & Laying Out Pages | (05:31) | |
| Bringing in Images & Linking | (05:39) | |
| Testing Your Site | (05:23) | |
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Intro to Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
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| What is Acrobat? | (04:15) | |
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Acrobat Basics
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| A Slightly Different Interface | (04:39) | |
| Making Comments | (06:57) | |
| Creating PDFs from Web Sites | (05:35) | |
| Recognizing Scanned Text | (02:34) | |
| Creating Links | (03:54) | |
| Touching Up Text | (03:19) | |
| Initiating a PDF-based Review | (04:10) | |
| Digitally Signing Documents | (04:09) | |
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Intro to ImageReady CS2
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| What is ImageReady? | (02:50) | |
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ImageReady Basics
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| Making Web Pages by Slicing pt. 1 | (04:36) | |
| Making Web Pages by Slicing pt. 2 | (04:48) | |
| Creating Web Rollovers | (06:37) | |
| Optimizing Images for the Web pt. 1 | (05:45) | |
| Optimizing Images for the Web pt. 2 | (02:16) | |
| Creating Animations | (04:43) | |
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Intro to Adobe Bridge
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| What is Bridge? | (03:31) | |
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Bridge Basics
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| Metadata & Keywords | (05:32) | |
| Sort & Organize | (02:52) | |
| Favorites | (06:00) | |
| Adobe Stock Photos | (04:33) | |
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Intro to Version Cue CS2
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| What is VersionCue? | (01:51) | |
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Version Cue Basics
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| Setting Up a Project in Bridge | (01:34) | |
| Saving & Changing Versions | (06:23) | |
| Version Cue Tidbits | (03:48) | |
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Product Integration
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| Using Illustrator Files in Photoshop | (04:44) | |
| Using Photoshop Files in Illustrator | (03:32) | |
| Using Multi-Layer PSD Files in InDesign | (04:45) | |
| SmartObjects in GoLive | (03:30) | |
| Using InDesign Packages in GoLive | (02:58) | |
| Create PDF Links in InDesign | (03:23) | |
| Making a Web Photo Gallery in Photoshop | (04:04) | |
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Creative Suite 2.3 New Additions Overview
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| Dreamweaver 8 | (03:28) | |
| Acrobat 8 | (03:33) | |
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Final Thoughts
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| Ways to Buy Cheaper & Legal | (03:16) | |
| New & Improved Adobe Exchange | (02:16) | |
| Other Resources | (02:24) | |
| A Little About Chad | (01:34) | |
| Goodbye! | (00:59) | |
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| Title: | Adobe CS2 Power Projects |
| Author: | Chad Perkins |
| SKU: | 33760 |
| ISBN: | 1-933736-82-8 |
| Release Date: | 2007-05-17 |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 111 lessons |
| Work Files: |
Yes |
| Captions: | For Online University members only |
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Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7, Flash 8 |
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