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Adobe Fireworks CS4 Tutorials

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Fireworks CS4 is a versatile image editing program specifically designed for creating, editing, and optimizing web graphics. In this course, VTC author James Gonzalez applies his many years of Fireworks teaching experience to provide a comprehensive review of Firework’s many features and capabilities. This includes: creating and editing bitmap and vector images, working with text, creating image effects using masking and filters, creating slideshows and animations, creating interactive menus using button symbols, slices and behaviors, optimizing graphics for the Web, exporting, and much, much more. Work files are included. To begin learning Adobe Fireworks CS4 today, simply click on one of the movie links.
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Getting Started
About this Tutorial (03:17)
What is Fireworks? (05:47)
New Features pt. 1 (05:46)
New Features pt. 2 (04:57)
The Fireworks Workspace
The Fireworks Workspace (07:05)
Fireworks Panels & Windows (06:24)
About Vector & Bitmap Graphics (06:12)
Opening & Importing Files (06:26)
Saving Fireworks Files (04:35)
Creating Vector Graphics
Working with Vector Objects pt. 1 (04:12)
Working with Vector Objects pt. 2 (03:50)
Using Auto Shapes (04:19)
Survey of Auto Shapes pt. 1 (04:40)
Survey of Auto Shapes pt. 2 (06:00)
Editing Paths pt. 1 (06:08)
Editing Paths pt. 2 (02:37)
Creating Graphics with the Pen Tool (05:00)
Editing Paths with Path Operations (06:04)
Creating Bitmap Graphics
Working with Bitmap Graphics (04:55)
Creating Bitmap Objects (07:14)
Editing with the Image Editing Panel (03:57)
Retouching Bitmaps pt. 1 (06:21)
Retouching Bitmaps pt. 2 (01:49)
Image Filters (07:32)
Selecting/Transforming/Organizing Objects
Selecting Objects (04:32)
Selecting Pixels (06:32)
Transforming Objects (03:36)
Organizing Objects (07:10)
Aligning Objects (03:49)
Working with Text
Overview: Working with Text (05:25)
Formatting Text pt. 1 (07:05)
Formatting Text pt. 2 (07:55)
Attaching Text to a Path (03:56)
Transforming Text (04:47)
Importing Text (05:39)
Spell Checking (04:07)
Pages/Layers/Masks
Working with Pages (06:26)
Working with Master Pages (06:35)
Exporting Pages to HTML (05:07)
Working with Layers pt. 1 (06:21)
Working with Layers pt. 2 (02:50)
Image Masking & Bitmap Masks (05:43)
Creating Vector Masks (04:41)
Masking Objects Using Reveal & Hide (03:58)
Editing Masks (06:18)
Importing & Exporting Photoshop Masks (04:52)
Hotspots/Slices/Behaviors
Overview of Slices & Hotspots (04:24)
Creating Image Maps (07:26)
Working with Slices pt. 1 (06:16)
Working with Slices pt. 2 (04:50)
Adding Simple Interactivity to Slices (05:55)
Adding Interactivity with Behaviors (04:23)
The Swap Image Behavior (04:31)
The Set Nav Bar Image Behavior (04:05)
The Set Pop-Up Menu Behavior (03:26)
Using Hotspots on Top of Slices (05:26)
Preparing Slices for Export pt. 1 (06:37)
Preparing Slices for Export pt. 2 (04:28)
Button Symbols
Overview: Working with Button Symbols (06:54)
About Fireworks Symbols (04:03)
Creating Symbols (06:00)
Using the Button Editor (03:53)
Creating a Navigation Bar (05:28)
Using 9 Slice Scaling (06:08)
Creating Slideshows & Animations
Creating Slideshows (05:55)
Slideshow Settings pt. 1 (03:48)
Slideshow Settings pt. 2 (05:29)
Working with Animation Symbols (07:07)
Preparing Animations for Export (05:31)
Creating Frame Tweening Animations (05:33)
Tweening Symbol Filters (03:41)
Optimizing Images
Overview of Optimizing Images (06:39)
Optimizing Images in the Workspace (07:06)
Optimization Presets & Custom Settings (03:58)
Optimizing GIF & PNG Files (03:26)
Optimizing JPEG Files (05:07)
Selective JPEG Compression (05:34)
Exporting
Publishing Files (05:33)
Setting Slice Export Controls (04:00)
Setting HTML Export Options (05:58)
Defining How HTML Tables Export (04:33)
Document Specific HTML Settings (06:11)
Creating & Exporting CSS Layouts (06:37)
Working with Dreamweaver (06:20)
Getting Fireworks Images into Dreamweaver (06:24)
Placing Fireworks Images in Flash (06:39)
Working with Photoshop Files (04:40)
Working with Illustrator Files (06:15)
Wrap Up
Conclusion (01:53)
About the Author (01:16)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Adobe Fireworks CS4
Author: James Gonzalez
SKU: 33999
ISBN: 1-935320-47-5
Duration: 8 hrs / 90 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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