Adobe ImageReady 7
Author:Mario Leone
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
Lessons:0 | 0 hrs
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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.
Adobe ImageReady 7Adobe 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 Discovery Computer Training 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 belowListed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the Adobe ImageReady 7 Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Adobe ImageReady 7 freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! Adobe ImageReady 7
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Adobe ImageReady 7

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

01 Whats New?
0101 What is Image Ready?
0102 System Requirements for Mac and PC
0103 What are some of the New Features?
0104 Overview of Tools
0105 Understanding Palettes
0106 Image Windows
0107 Preview in A Browser
0108 Understanding the Toolbar and Views and Menus
0109 Understanding the Canvas
0110 Understanding Color Picker and Color Palettes
0111 The History Pallete
0112 Preview in Other Browser

02 Working With Images and Text
0201 File Types and Bit Depth Overview
0202 Pixel and Vector Graphics VS Bitmap
0203 Screen Areas and Monitor Resolution
0204 Working with the Canvas
0205 Cropping Images
0206 Edit Transform Menu 1
0207 Edit Transform Menu 2
0208 Paragraph / Character Palette
0209 Paragraph Palette
0210 Character Palette 1
0211 Character Palette 2
0212 Warp Text

03 Selecting Images
0301 Selecting Images
0302 Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 1
0303 Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 2
0304 Selecting Mr. Veggie Man 3
0305 Select Similar
0306 Inverse/Vignette
0307 Drawing with Selections
0308 Saving a Selection

04 Optimizing
0401 Output settings HTML
0402 Output settings Slices
0403 Output settings Image Maps
0404 Output Settings Background and Saving Files
0405 Understanding Color Palettes
0406 Transparency 1
0407 Transparency 2
0408 Definitions for Compressing
0409 Interlacing and Color Table
0410 Compressing a Gif
0411 Understanding Dither and Dither Options
0412 What is Banding and how to Cure it?
0413 Knocking Out Colors on a Transparent Gif
0414 Compressing a Photo

05 Working with Layers and Slicing
0501 Understanding Layers
0502 Aligning and Linking Layers
0503 Stacking Order and Layer Effects
0504 Building a Basic Navigation Bar
0505 Creating a Web Layout
0506 Organizing Type Layers
0507 Importing Elements and Graphics
0508 Placing Type for Finishing Touch
0509 Basic Slicing and Naming
0510 Types of Slices
0511 Slice Preferences
0512 Adding Type and Compression

06 Image Maps and Rollovers
0601 What is a Rollover and the types
0602 Rollover types in Action
0603 Standard Rollovers
0604 Layer Based Rollovers
0605 Unifying Layers with Rollovers
0606 What is an Image Map?
0607 Creating an Image Map
0608 Creating a Layer Based Image Map

07 Color Correction
0701 Levels
0702 Hues Saturation
0703 Brightness Contrast and Variations
0704 Photo Correction Techniques 1
0705 Photo Correction Techniques 2
0706 Photo Correction Techniques 3
0707 Photo Correction Techniques 4
0708 Photo Correction Techniques 5

08 Painting and Masking
0801 Painting Tools
0802 Compositing and Masking
0803 Compositing and Masking 2
0804 Type Masking (Group with Previous)

09 Animation Overview
0901 Tweening Concept
0902 Tweening and the Animation Palette
0903 Animating Colors with Layers
0904 Animating Warped Text
0905 Basic Animation
0906 Animating a Scale Effect
0907 Animating Layer Effects
0908 Animating Ripple Effect
0909 Animating Mask
0910 Animating a Blur
0911 Building a Basic Banner and Compression
0912 Creating the Banner from Layers

10 Background Images
1001 Creating Background Tile
1002 Background Tile 1
1003 Background Tile 2
1004 Background Tile Grid

11 Automations
1101 What are Actions?
1102 Creating an Action and Working with a History
1103 Action Script Droplet
1104 Optimize Palette Droplet
1105 Scanning in to Image Ready
1106 Importing Folder as Frames

12 Filters/Special FX
1201 Text Glow FX
1202 Working with Drop Shadows
1203 Gradients and Type
1204 Text Screen Effect
1205 Layer Fx and Text Warp
1206 Lightning Pattern 2
1207 Creating a Style
1208 Creating a Style
1209 Lighting Fx
1210 Digimarc
1211 Working with Filters
1212 Working with Type and Styles
1213 Creating Types of Textures 1
1214 Creating Types of Textures 2
1215 Cork/Wood Texture
1216 Strange Textures
1217 Patchwork Texture and More
1218 Creating a Displacement Map
1219 Applying a Displacement Map with Many Filters
1220 Sandstone Texture

13 Liquify Tools
1301 Liquify Tools 1
1302 Liquify Tools 2
1303 Reconstructing modes
1304 Liquify Tools in Action

14 Putting it all Together
1401 Building Composition
1402 Organizing and Slicing
1403 Creating Rollovers
1404 Animating and Adding Content
1405 Compressing the Composition
1406 Repairing Animations and Unifying Layers 1
1407 Repairing Animations and Unifying Layers 2
1408 Image Map Final Touch

15 Integration with Other Applications
1501 Image Ready 7 with Illustrator 10
1502 Image Ready 7 with Photoshop 7
1503 Image Ready 7 with Photoshop 7 (File Types)
1504 Image Ready 7 with Livemotion
1505 Image Ready 7 with ATM/Adobe Type Manager Deluxe

16 Wireless Images
1601 Creating a Wireless Image and Resources

17 AlterCast
1701 Understanding Altercast

18 Photoshop Combined with Image Ready
1801 Photoshop Tools and Interface
1802 Creating Gradients
1803 Creating Brushes
1804 Using Channels
1805 Pen Tool
1806 Pattern Stamp Tool
1807 Making a Texture
1808 Notes and Audio Tool
1809 Custom Shape Tool
1810 Magnetic Lasso
1811 Healing Brush and Patch Tool
1812 Web Photo Gallery
1813 Eye Dropper / Color Sampler and Measure Tool
1814 Matting and Defringe
1815 Replace Color
1816 Selective Color
1817 Extract Tool
1818 Channel Mixer
1819 Pattern Maker
1820 Channels to Build an Interface
1821 Slicing and Save for Web Feature
1822 Picture Package
1823 Printing with Preview
1824 Creating Adjustment Layers
1825 Gradient Map and File Browser

19 Resources
1901 Resources for Graphic Artists

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