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Master the art of creative page layout with Adobe InDesign CS6. Taught by a leading Certified Trainer
Adobe InDesign CS6: Advanced picks up where the Beginner course left off. Long-time VTC author Brian White introduces you to InDesign's advanced features which will take your knowledge of the software to the next level. The course begins with a thorough look at text, graphic, and special-effect features before progressing through the creation of tables and long documents. Brian then shifts into InDesign's powerful interactive features. Starting with the new PDR interactive forms, the course then covers interactive PDF & SWF. The chapter on the Digital Publishing Suite shows you how to get a publication created for the iPad. The course then concludes with an introduction to e-pub documents.
This Adobe InDesign CS6: Beginner course gives you all the information you need to get up and running with Adobe's premier page layout software. Long-time VTC author Brian White guides you through all the important elements including page layout, master pages, layers, text, and graphics. Also included are features new to InDesign CS6: Alternate Layout, Conveyor Tool, Liquid Pages, and Auto-Resize for text frames. The course concludes with an introduction to styles which are the powerhouse tools that bring everything together and makes your workflow fast, efficient, and consistent.
This VTC course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 to efficiently manage, edit, and share images. Author Helen Bradley teaches Lightroom from a photographer's perspective; she demonstrates tools and techniques you can use to ensure that your images are well organized within the catalog, can be found when needed, and can be processed and shared quickly and effectively. You will also be introduced to the new features in Lightroom 4 including soft proofing, the 2012 processing engine, the revamped Develop Module tools, and the new Map and Book modules.
Adobe PageMaker was one of the first page layout applications, and is still heavily used in many corporate production environments, as well as some studios and magazines. If you are looking for employment within corporate desktop publishing departments, learning PageMaker is a must. In Virtual Training Company's tutorial, author Amanda McCoy begins by making you comfortable with the basics of PageMaker 6.0. She covers importing images, master pages, typography, screen tints, printing, and much more.
Adobe Photoshop - Mastering CORE Concepts presents all the essential aspects of digital imaging in easy to understand terms. This course will prove to be your most important resource for Photoshop Training. Whether you are using Photoshop Elements or the latest version of Photoshop CS, you'll discover key techniques to get the most from these great image editing applications. From computer set-up and monitor calibration to image correction, printing and web, this course has it all!
Delve head-long into the world of Photoshop with expert trainer, artist, and designer Geoff Blake! Gain a foothold and get comfortable using Photoshop's interface, working with multiple images, and handling various file formats. Master the fundamentals of resolution, resizing, and resampling, then explore layers, selections, and masking. Finally, take your skills further by learning about color correction, special effects, and photo retouching. Packed with tricks, techniques, and hands-on tasks, you are sure to enjoy this easy, non-jargonny approach to Photoshop. Work files are included.
Ready to take your Photoshop skills to the next level? Dive in with award-winning software trainer, artist, and designer Geoff Blake, and learn how to take your Photoshop skills to the max. First, you'll see how to sort and organize your images in Bridge and how to customize Photoshop to suit your needs. Then, Geoff will show you how to use Photoshop for both print design and web design, using a step-by-step approach to creating sleek, contemporary layouts. Next, you will master Photoshop's Pen tool and put your new-found skills to use when you learn how to make accurate selections and work along with InDesign. Finally, you'll discover techniques for creating eye-popping special effects and how to output your work in both the print and web environments.
Ready to take your Photoshop skills to the next level? Dive in with award-winning software trainer, artist, and designer Geoff Blake; he will teach you how to take your Photoshop skills to the max. First, he'll introduce the new Photoshop CS6 interface and show you how to make it your own. Then, you'll learn techniques for handling files and working efficiently in the Photoshop environment. Following this, you'll see how to create accurate selections, work with layers, and use masks and alpha channels. Next, jump into photo retouching and color correction, where you'll be introduced to some new productivity methods in Photoshop CS6. Finally, discover how to apply special effects to your images, both destructively and non-destructively.
Photoshop CS6 is one of the most comprehensive updates yet. Not only does it include many time-saving and creative functions, but it is also improved under the hood as well. It runs better, faster, and mostly doesn't crash! And for photographers there's more to discover than ever before. Phil Hawkins takes you through the entire program and shows you practically everything he knows from 15 years of almost daily Photoshop use. Black and white conversions, the proper way to do sharpening, actions, special effects, and much, much more. This VTC course is a referral source for questions about the tools as well as a source for procedures and processes to help you get more from your photos and more from Photoshop itself.