Course Title: Adobe ImageReady 7



Adobe ImageReady 7 is a wonderful web production tool that allows you to create animation, image maps, web banners and backgrounds, and web layouts, and slice up and optimize graphics for faster downloading, as well as many exciting new features. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Mario Leone will guide you through 9 hours of exciting instruction as he helps you learn how to make ImageReady 7 work for you. You will start with the basics, including the interface and the tools. You will then move on to working with text and images, and then will learn about layers and slicing. Other topics covered in this tutorial include color saturation, masking, and animating. You will even learn how to automate actions, how to create wireless images, about filters and special effects you can use, and how to integrate ImageReady 7 with other Adobe software, such as Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, and LiveMotion. To start learning, simply click on one of the movie topics below.


Course Author/Expert: Mario Leone

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 165

Course Duration: 9 hours



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Course Outline:



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Whats New?


What is Image Ready?

System Requirements for Mac and PC

What are some of the New Features?

Overview of Tools

Understanding Palettes

Image Windows

Preview in A Browser

Understanding the Toolbar and Views and Menus

Understanding the Canvas

Understanding Color Picker and Color Palettes

The History Pallete

Preview in Other Browser


Working With Images and Text


File Types and Bit Depth Overview

Pixel and Vector Graphics VS Bitmap

Screen Areas and Monitor Resolution

Working with the Canvas

Cropping Images

Edit Transform Menu 1

Edit Transform Menu 2

Paragraph / Character Palette

Paragraph Palette

Character Palette 1

Character Palette 2

Warp Text


Selecting Images


Selecting Images

Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 1

Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 2

Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 3

Select Similar

Inverse/Vignette

Drawing with Selections

Saving a Selection


Optimizing


Output settings HTML

Output settings Slices

Output settings Image Maps

Output Settings Background and Saving Files

Understanding Color Palettes

Transparency 1

Transparency 2

Definitions for Compressing

Interlacing and Color Table

Compressing a Gif

Understanding Dither and Dither Options

What is Banding and how to Cure it?

Knocking Out Colors on a Transparent Gif

Compressing a Photo


Working with Layers and Slicing


Understanding Layers

Aligning and Linking Layers

Stacking Order and Layer Effects

Building a Basic Navigation Bar

Creating a Web Layout

Organizing Type Layers

Importing Elements and Graphics

Placing Type for Finishing Touch

Basic Slicing and Naming

Types of Slices

Slice Preferences

Adding Type and Compression


Image Maps and Rollovers


What is a Rollover and the types

Rollover types in Action

Standard Rollovers

Layer Based Rollovers

Unifying Layers with Rollovers

What is an Image Map?

Creating an Image Map

Creating a Layer Based Image Map


Color Correction


Levels

Hues Saturation

Brightness Contrast and Variations

Photo Correction Techniques 1

Photo Correction Techniques 2

Photo Correction Techniques 3

Photo Correction Techniques 4

Photo Correction Techniques 5


Painting and Masking


Painting Tools

Compositing and Masking

Compositing and Masking 2

Type Masking (Group with Previous)


Animation Overview


Tweening Concept

Tweening and the Animation Palette

Animating Colors with Layers

Animating Warped Text

Basic Animation

Animating a Scale Effect

Animating Layer Effects

Animating Ripple Effect

Animating Mask

Animating a Blur

Building a Basic Banner and Compression

Creating the Banner from Layers


Background Images


Creating Background Tile

Background Tile 1

Background Tile 2

Background Tile Grid


Automations


What are Actions?

Creating an Action and Working with a History

Action Script Droplet

Optimize Palette Droplet

Scanning in to Image Ready

Importing Folder as Frames


Filters/Special FX


Text Glow FX

Working with Drop Shadows

Gradients and Type

Text Screen Effect

Layer Fx and Text Warp

Lightning Pattern 2

Creating a Style

Creating a Style

Lighting Fx

Digimarc

Working with Filters

Working with Type and Styles

Creating Types of Textures 1

Creating Types of Textures 2

Cork/Wood Texture

Strange Textures

Patchwork Texture and More

Creating a Displacement Map

Applying a Displacement Map with Many Filters

Sandstone Texture


Liquify Tools


Liquify Tools 1

Liquify Tools 2

Reconstructing modes

Liquify Tools in Action


Putting it all Together


Building Composition

Organizing and Slicing

Creating Rollovers

Animating and Adding Content

Compressing the Composition

Repairing Animations and Unifying Layers 1

Repairing Animations and Unifying Layers 2

Image Map Final Touch


Integration with Other Applications


Image Ready 7 with Illustrator 10

Image Ready 7 with Photoshop 7

Image Ready 7 with Photoshop 7 (File Types)

Image Ready 7 with Livemotion

Image Ready 7 with ATM/Adobe Type Manager Deluxe


Wireless Images


Creating a Wireless Image and Resources


AlterCast


Understanding Altercast


Photoshop Combined with Image Ready


Photoshop Tools and Interface

Creating Gradients

Creating Brushes

Using Channels

Pen Tool

Pattern Stamp Tool

Making a Texture

Notes and Audio Tool

Custom Shape Tool

Magnetic Lasso

Healing Brush and Patch Tool

Web Photo Gallery

Eye Dropper / Color Sampler and Measure Tool

Matting and Defringe

Replace Color

Selective Color

Extract Tool

Channel Mixer

Pattern Maker

Channels to Build an Interface

Slicing and Save for Web Feature

Picture Package

Printing with Preview

Creating Adjustment Layers

Gradient Map and File Browser


Resources


Resources for Graphic Artists









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