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Photoshop
6/ImageReady 3 Hands-On Training
"Covers
Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 in a Thorough and Concise Manner!"
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Title:
Photoshop
6/ImageReady 3 Hands-on Training
Author: Jan
Kabili , Lynda Weinman
Publisher:
Peachpit Press http://www.peachpit.com
Publication Date: July
2001
Pages: 672
with CD
ISBN: 0-201-72796-X
Price:
$49.99
Photoshop
6/ImageReady 3 Hands-On-Training
describes techniques for creating Web graphics and animations using Photoshop
6 and ImageReady 3. This book mainly focuses on using Photoshop specifically
for Web graphics. Lynda Weinman and co-author Jan Kabili share their favorite
insider tricks on how to create optimized Web JPEGs and GIFs, complex
rollovers, animations, buttons, backgrounds, and image maps in an easy-to-digest
tutorial style. Unlike other books on the subject, it is as much about
using ImageReady as it is about Photoshop. If you want to learn how to
save time while creating Web graphics, keep your file sizes as small as
possible, generate HTML pages right out of ImageReady, use layer effects
to your advantage, or any number of other tricks then this is the
book for you.
It is appropriate for both PC and Macintosh users. Check out the Peachpit
Press Web site (http://www.peachpit.com)
for more information about the book and other books in the Hands-On-Training
series. Also check out Lynda Weinman's Web (http://www.lynda.com)
site for information on her other books and classes.
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Beginning to intermediate computer users.
This book is targeted toward beginning to intermediate level Web developers.
The book assumes that you possess a basic knowledge of Photoshop. |
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Inside
you'll find information on the following:
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Rollovers
- Animation
- Image
Maps
- Transparency
- Backgrounds
- Buttons
- Styles
- Slicing
- Layer
Styles
- Automation
Techniques
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How
The Book Is Organized |
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Photoshop
6/ImageReady 3 Hands-on Training
is divided into an introduction and 16 chapters.
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Introduction |
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Introduction--describes
basics about how the book works and background on the authors.
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Chapters
1-16 |
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Chapters
1 through 16
cover the following:
- Chapter
1:
Interface--discusses: Color Profiling
in Photoshop 6; sRGB in Photoshop 6; Setting Photoshop Color Settings;
Changing Photoshop Preferences for the Web; Interface Overview; Toolboxes;
Fly Out Menus; Jump To Buttons; Using Flexible Palettes and Tabs; Docking
Palettes; Using the Options Bar; Shortcuts. The chapter has nine exercises
and charts on: Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 Toolboxes; and Shortcuts.
- Chapter
2:
Web Color--discusses: Web-Safe Color;
Changing the Info Palette; Copy Color as HTML; Snapping to Web Colors;
Loading the lynda.com Swatch; Previewing Browser Dither; Fixing a Non-Safe
Image; Recoloring Layered Documents; Filling with DitherBox; and Previewing
Gamma. There are thirteen exercises, and there are charts on: RGB Color
Translation Values; RGB Color Translations; Lock Checkboxes; and Color
Settings.
- Chapter
3:
Optimization--presents information
on: What Affects Speed on the Web; GIF or JPEG; GIF Transparency and
Animation; Lossy or Lossless; How Can You Make Small JPEGs and GIFs;
What About PNG; Bit Depth; Saving Options; Saving for Web Using GIF
and JPEG; Choosing the Right Palette; The Meaning of Perceptual, Selective,
Adaptive, and Web; When Dithering is Good; Locking Colors; Changing
the Dimensions of a Graphic; Selective GIF Optimization with Alpha;
Previewing in a Browser; ImageReady versus Photoshop Workflow; Using
a Matte Color on a JPEG; and Previewing and Writing HTML. There are
sixteen exercises. The chapter has charts on: GIF Definitions; JPEG
Compression; GIF Compression; Bit-Depth; JPEG Context-Sensitive Properties;
GIF Context-Sensitive Properties; Which Type of Save Is Best; Definitions;
and When to Use Which Program. There are sixteen exercises.
- Chapter
4:
Layers on Steroids--presents information
on: Layer Basics; Moving and Linking Layers; Aligning Layers with Link
Icon; Layer Sets; Solid Color Layer; Gradient Layer; Pattern Layer;
Layer Masks; Adjustment Layer; and Clipping Groups. It includes a chart
on Flattening Photoshop Files. It has ten exercises. See the top image
to the left for a view of an image that contains a photographic image
inside text.
- Chapter
5:
Type--gives you information on:
Differences in Type in Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3; Type Options Bar;
Using the Character Palette; Using the Paragraph Palette; Warped Text;
Rasterizing Type; and Transforming Type. There are two charts: Charter
Settings; and Using Free Transform with your Mouse. The chapter has
seven exercises.
- Chapter
6:
Layer Styles--shows: Bitmaps and
Vectors; Shape Tools; Creating Layer Styles; Layer Style Dialog Box;
Saving a Custom Layer Style; and Applying Styles from the Styles Palette.
Informational charts of Bitmap Versus Vector; Shape Tool Functionality;
and Layer Style Terms are included. There are four exercises.
- Chapter
7:
Background Images--shows: Background
Image Sizes; Defining, Editing, and Previewing a Background Image; Saving
a Background Image; Recoloring Background Image Artwork; Seamless Background
Tiles; Save Options in ImageReady; Copying and Pasting with Offset;
Ways to Access the Offset Filter in ImageReady; Seamless Photographic
Background Images; Full-Screen Graphic Background Images; Large-Screen
Photographic Background Images; and Directional Tiles. The chapter has
charts on: Save Options: and Offset Filter. It has nine exercises.
- Chapter
8:
Transparent GIFs--provides information
on: Problems with GIF Transparency; Anti-Aliasing; How to Recognize
a Transparent Layer; Transparency, Masks, and GIFs; Creating and Previewing
GIF Transparency; Fixing Bad Edges; Adding a Drop Shadow Over a Fine-Toothed
Background; The Pitfalls of Broad Backgrounds; Saving Transparent Images;
Transparent Layer Versus Transparent GIF; and Offset Problems in Browsers.
The chapter has a chart on Transparency Terminology. It has seven exercises.
See the middle image to the left for a view of a transparent monkey
image that was placed over a cloud background.
- Chapter
9:
Image Maps--covers: Server-Side
or Client-Side; What is an Image Map; Making an Image Map; and Jumping
to Photoshop with an Image Map. There are no charts. The chapter has
four exercises. See the bottom image to the left that shows an image
that you use to create an image map with Photoshop's image map drawing
tools.
- Chapter
10:
Slicing--covers: What are Slices;
Slice Types; Slicing and Selecting; Optimizing Slices; Previewing and
Saving Slices; and Using Slice Options. There are no charts. The chapter
has four exercises.
- Chapter
11: Rollovers--describes:
Single-Button Rollover without Slicing; Slice Before You Rollover; Setting
No-Image Slices; Saving a Rollover; Output Settings for Saving Rollovers;
Image Map-Based Rollovers; Single-Button Rollover with Layer Visibility;
What JavaScript States Are Allowed in ImageReady; Remote Rollovers;
and Saving Complicated Rollovers. The chapter has charts on: File Naming
Options; File Optimization Options; and JavaScript Rollover States.
It has eight exercises.
- Chapter
12:
Layer-Based Rollovers--includes
information on: Creating a Layer-Based Slice with a Rollover; Moving
a Rollover in a Layer-Based Slice; Promoting a Layer-Based Slice; Creating
Navigation Bar Artwork in Layers; Aligning Layers; Using Rollover Styles;
Creating a Custom Rollover Style; and Applying Your Rollover Style to
Your Buttons. It includes charts on: Code View Options; and the Different
Selections Available Under the Clean Up HTML Command. It has eight exercises.
- Chapter
13:
Animated GIFs--provides information
on: Animation Terms; Animated GIF Format; Compression Challenges; Controlling
the Timing of Animated GIFs; Animation Aesthetics; Frame-by-Frame Animation
with Layers; Setting the Speed and Looping; Optimizing and Saving an
Animated GIF; Making a Transparent Animated GIF; Tweening with Opacity;
Selecting, Duplicating, and Reversing Frames; Different Ways to Duplicate
Frames; Tweening a Tweened Sequence; Tweening with Position or Effects;
Animated Slide Show; Animated GIF Rollovers; and Designing Entire Interfaces.
The chapter has a chart on Methods for Duplicating Frames. It has twelve
exercises.
- Chapter
14:
Automation--presents information
on: Web Photo Gallery; Actions in Photoshop; Actions in ImageReady;
Batch Processing with an Action; Adding, Changing, Deleting, or Pausing
an Action; Creating a Preview in Browser Action; Droplets; and Changing
Droplets. The chapter has charts on: Web Photo Gallery Settings; and
Working with Actions. It has six exercises.
- Chapter
15:
Importing/Exporting--describes:
Update HTML in ImageReady; Getting ImageReady Rollovers into GoLive;
Getting ImageReady Rollovers into Dreamweaver; Exporting Illustrator
9 Files; Exporting from Earlier Illustrator Versions; Exporting ImageReady
to QuickTime; and Converting from QuickTime to ImageReady. There are
no charts. The chapter has seven exercises.
- Chapter
16:
Troubleshooting FAQ--gives you frequently
asked questions and answers and where to go for further help.
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Photoshop
6/ImageReady 3 Hands-on Training helps
you learn the programs but also gets your creative juices running and
encourages you to experiment.
The short, simple exercises help you easily absorb the information, and
they are paced so that you can take breaks and try what was just learned.
You can't go wrong with this book.
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For
running Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3, you need:
Windows
- Pentium
or faster Intel processor
- Windows
98, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.01
- 64
MB of RAM (128 MB required to run Photoshop and ImageReady concurrently)
- 125
MB of available hard-disk space
- Color
monitor with 256 color (8-bit) or greater video card
800x600 or greater monitor resolution
- CD-ROM
drive
Macintosh
- PowerPC
processor
- Mac
OS software version 8.5, 8.6, or 9.0
- 64
MB of RAM w/Virtual Memory on (128 MB required to run Photoshop and
ImageReady)
- 125
MB of available hard-disk space
- Color
monitor with 256 color (8-bit) or greater video card
800x600 or greater monitor resolution
- CD-ROM
drive
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Graphics:
Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Web Page Design: Macromedia Dreamweaver
4.0
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