QuarkXPress XTensions; Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere, and Illustrator Plug-ins;
Macromedia FreeHand, Flash, Fireworks, and Director Xtras; extensions and extensible software is offered.
QuarkXPress 7: Creating Digital DocumentsThis book is written for users at any level, from beginners to seasoned designers. Each chapter includes step-by-step exercises that offer the opportunity to practice as a skill is learned. Regardless of experience level, every reader will benefit from the introduction to the new project-based work environment. Learn everything needed to develop layout files — from understanding the basic tools and palettes and creating pages to defining style sheets, building master pages, importing and manipulating images, designing with color, and more. Works through the real-world exercises and projects in this book and learn advanced techniques for working with complex layouts.Features: • use layers to create multiple versions of a layout;• create and format complex tables within a QuarkXPress layout;• use full-resolution previews to fine-tune image placement;• use synchronized text to guarantee consistency across one or more layouts;• combine multiple files into a book to facilitate long-document design;• automatically build tables of content and indices;• control reproduction with color management and trapping;• export layouts to PDF without purchasing additional software; and• create interactive web sites that include rollovers, image maps, and HTML forms.In addition to learning how to use the tools available in QuarkXPress, find helpful information and tips about design concepts that explain why use those tools. Learn about production requirements — for both print and web design — that affect layouts. As an added benefit, learn tricks and techniques that improve productivity and enhance the production workflow.Manufacturer: Against the Clock, Inc.
Chris Georgenes is one of the best Flash animators on the planet. Not only is he a working animation expert, he’s a teaching expert. (His videos are included in the box with Flash CS3). In this video, Chris reveals his secrets for making his realistic animations. He presents in such a way, that anyone can learn and use these amazing techniques. Learn the fundementals of making things move with elegance in Flash from an accomplished pro.This fast loading CD-ROM contains 80 Minutes of sharp video with crisp digital sound. The simple-to-use interface frees you up, instantly jump to any lesson with complete control over the playback. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace.If you want to create stunning animations in Flash, this disk will set you apart from the pack!
Do you want to learn Flash from the ground up? Add videos to your web page easily, add elegant animations, photo galleries, and more? These kinds of thing are now within your reach. This video walks you through the entire Flash application. It's an A to Z guide to using Flash. Even if you have never used Flash Before, this video will get you creating Flash projects in no time at all. This video is created with the designer in mind. You'll learn all the ActionScript you need to get started developing rich internet sites, even if you have no programming experience. Colin walks you through with his no nonsense, plain English approach. It's easier that you thought to learn Flash, and no, it doesn't have to be boring and difficult. All the lesson files, Flash files, videos, sounds, and photos are included so you have what the instructor has.This video is designed to provide an intensive (but easy to follow) crash-course in Flash CS3. The 65 lessons are based on the curriculum Colin taught at the sold-out, multi-city tour; Flash CS3 Summercamp. Whether you’re a complete Flash beginner or someone wanting to quickly get up to speed with the new features in Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3, this video is for you.Learn the latest version of Adobe Flash and jump into ActionScript 3 today.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
The reason some designers shy away from using templates is they assume all templates are finished designs: boilerplate layouts complete with photographs of people shaking hands — add a phone number and address and send it to the printer. They are a feeble attempt to remove the designers from the equation. They miss the point that clients NEED what we bring to the table — they want something UNIQUE! Imagine going to all the trouble and expense of writing, producing, and printing a brochure and finding out a competitor is using the exact same boilerplate design.The Ideabook templates are something else entirely. They offer a detailed framework for finishing, not a rigid layout. As a designer, the author is sensitive to other designers’ needs and has created a templates keeping it clean and simple — the ideal form for another designer to pick up and run.The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks get designers back to making money and free them to spend more time doing the important tasks. Instead of spending 15 minutes to create a simple layout, spend 15 seconds. For the complex jobs such as books, newsletters, catalogs, and reports, Ideabook will save hours.All the information elements are in position: placeholders for text and graphics (a great reminder of what to include); page sizes, folds, margins, columns, gutters, and guides are set; styles palettes are configured, ready for text. Use a template as is or as a framework for a new design. The Ideabook helps produce good-looking, marketing materials, better and faster than ever before. For beginning users of InDesign, QuarkXPress, or PageMaker, the Ideabooks will help you get started with projects you don’t feel confident in creating from scratch.Two years in the making, the Ideabook represents literally thousands of hours of layout, design, and information planning that a designer need not repeat. The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks each include:315 Templates on a hybrid (Mac and Windows) CD-ROM: 725 actual document pages and 25 years of calendar designs (three variations — an additional 792 pages). Chapters 1 and 2 include the basics of project production, specifics such as choosing styles of clip art, and lots of tips on topics such as working with illustrators and photographers, choosing paper, working with commercial printers, and so on.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Logic Arts Corporation
The reason some designers shy away from using templates is they assume all templates are finished designs: boilerplate layouts complete with photographs of people shaking hands — add a phone number and address and send it to the printer. They are a feeble attempt to remove the designers from the equation. They miss the point that clients NEED what we bring to the table — they want something UNIQUE! Imagine going to all the trouble and expense of writing, producing, and printing a brochure and finding out a competitor is using the exact same boilerplate design.The Ideabook templates are something else entirely. They offer a detailed framework for finishing, not a rigid layout. As a designer, the author is sensitive to other designers’ needs and has created a templates keeping it clean and simple — the ideal form for another designer to pick up and run with.The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks get designers back to making money and free them to spend more time doing the important tasks. Instead of spending 15 minutes to create a simple layout, spend 15 seconds. For the complex jobs such as books, newsletters, catalogs, and reports, Ideabook will save hours.All the information elements are in position: placeholders for text and graphics (a great reminder of what to include); page sizes, folds, margins, columns, gutters, and guides are set; styles palettes are configured, ready for text. Use a template as is or as a framework for a new design. The Ideabook helps produce good-looking, marketing materials, better and faster than ever before. For beginning users of InDesign, QuarkXPress, or PageMaker, the Ideabooks will help you get started with projects you don’t feel confident in creating from scratch.Two years in the making, the Ideabook represents literally thousands of hours of layout, design, and information planning that a designer need not repeat. The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks each include:315 Templates on a hybrid (Mac and Windows) CD-ROM: 725 actual document pages and 25 years of calendar designs (three variations — an additional 792 pages). Chapters 1 and 2 include the basics of project production, specifics such as choosing styles of clip art, and lots of tips on topics such as working with illustrators and photographers, choosing paper, working with commercial printers, and so on.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Logic Arts Corporation
The reason some designers shy away from using templates is they assume all templates are finished designs: boilerplate layouts complete with photographs of people shaking hands — add a phone number and address and send it to the printer. They are a feeble attempt to remove the designers from the equation. They miss the point that clients NEED what we bring to the table — they want something UNIQUE! Imagine going to all the trouble and expense of writing, producing, and printing a brochure and finding out a competitor is using the exact same boilerplate design.The Ideabook templates are something else entirely. They offer a detailed framework for finishing, not a rigid layout. As a designer, the author is sensitive to other designers’ needs and has created a templates keeping it clean and simple — the ideal form for another designer to pick up and run with.The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks get designers back to making money and free them to spend more time doing the important tasks. Instead of spending 15 minutes to create a simple layout, spend 15 seconds. For the complex jobs such as books, newsletters, catalogs, and reports, Ideabook will save hours.All the information elements are in position: placeholders for text and graphics (a great reminder of what to include); page sizes, folds, margins, columns, gutters, and guides are set; styles palettes are configured, ready for text. Use a template as is or as a framework for a new design. The Ideabook helps produce good-looking, marketing materials, better and faster than ever before. For beginning users of InDesign, QuarkXPress, or PageMaker, the Ideabooks will help you get started with projects you don’t feel confident in creating from scratch.Two years in the making, the Ideabook represents literally thousands of hours of layout, design, and information planning that a designer need not repeat. The InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker Ideabooks each include:315 Templates on a hybrid (Mac and Windows) CD-ROM: 725 actual document pages and 25 years of calendar designs (three variations — an additional 792 pages). Chapters 1 and 2 include the basics of project production, specifics such as choosing styles of clip art, and lots of tips on topics such as working with illustrators and photographers, choosing paper, working with commercial printers, and so on.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Logic Arts Corporation
Even if you have no prior experience, this video will teach you what you need to know to create web sites that will blow the competition out of the water. Based on the book Photoshop and Dreamweaver Integration (McGraw-Hill/Orborne), this 2-1/2 hour DVD-ROM shows you how to plan, design and launch your web site. Combining the two most-popular web-design tools, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver, you’ll learn the workflow that the pros use. In a simple step-by-step, plain-English approach, Colin will show you exactly what you need to know. This one-of-a-kind guide will show you how to create visually appealing and technically effective professional web sites. (All files included)If you’ve ever dreamed of creating a web site that looks great, is functional and is easily updated, this is the video for you.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
Learn how to create some of the most-stunning text effects on the planet! Find the coolest collection of type effects in one place, all explained step by step for you to learn quickly and easily. This video picks up where most leave off. You will not only create jaw-dropping text effects, you will also learn how to apply the effects skillfully to almost any surface on any image. From wrapping type around spheres and cylinders to hugging the contours of vehicles and even rough surfaces. You will master it all. This video is jammed full of insider secrets.Award-winning designer and best-selling author, Colin Smith, will be your personal coach. You will love his easy-to-understand, conversational style that will just make sense. Learning doesn’t have to be boring, you will have a lot of fun as you tear through these unique tutorials.This fast loading CD-ROM contains over two hours of sharp 800 X 600 video. The advanced interface frees you up so you can instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback. All the image files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace. Also included are some fonts and brushes.If you work with text, create packaging, signage, posters, or covers, this video is one of the best investments you can make.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
Did you know that you can send a password-protected image through email using Photoshop? Did you know that a lot of the hard work you do can be done automatically by Photoshop while you’re doing something else?Do you need to organize your images and be able to quickly search through thousands of photos to find the right one? Do you need to submit images to stock agencies, publications, or anywhere online? Perhaps you’re concerned about protecting your images in an email or online? This video is jammed full of insider secrets. You’ll learn all about metadata, security, creating galleries, and portfolios — all much easier than you thought. The automated workflow will shave hours off the process. This is all the essential information that’s hard to find and now it’s explained in simple language.Award-winning designer and best-selling author, Colin Smith, will be your personal coach. You will love his easy-to-understand, conversational style that will just make sense. Learning doesn’t have to be boring, you will have a lot of fun as you tear through these unique tutorials.This fast-loading download contains over two hours of sharp 800 X 600 video. The advanced interface frees you up, so you can instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback. All the image files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace. Also included: 19 bonus Actions from actionFX.com. If you are a photographer or designer who uses Adobe Photoshop and Bridge, this video is one of the best investments you can make.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
The CD features over 80 minutes of live video. There are no lame fillers, just fast-paced, back-to-back Photoshop 7 tutorials and tips. In all, there are 15 projects including a full 20-minute background super tutorial. Every tutorial has that "little extra" that Colin is known for, where he takes you step by step through every move in plain English, and then throws in some tweaks to really make the images stand out from the rest. This CD will change the way you use Photoshop.Among many other things, you will learn the following techniques.•˙blending modes•˙layer techniques•˙keyboard shortcuts•˙master hue/saturation•˙combining filters for results˙Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
Learn the secrets of the pros from an award-winning expert who has excelled in the field and understands your needs and deadlines. In a warm conversational style, Colin clearly explains what you need to know without using empty jargon. You can use these techniques with confidence, knowing that these are the latest industry-strength methods that produce professional results. All the new features of CS3 are covered in depth.If you are new to Photoshop, an old-hand, or someone looking to learn the correct way of doing things, look no further. Watch over Colin's shoulder as he demystifies Photoshop CS3. You'll learn all the shortcuts, tips, and tricks from a true expert. Do you ever get frustrated with tutorials that don't work in the real world? In many cases Colin shows you multiple methods so that you can choose the one that's best for your photo. This is not like other training videos. The techniques aren't from a classroom bubble. This is what works today in the real world. There are no monotone presentations with boring uninspiring images. You'll learn tons, you'll have fun and most of all you'll be inspired. See why millions of people are passionate about PhotoshopCAFE training — 5,000,000 to date.This fast loading DVD-ROM contains over six hours of brand new sharp video. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the 43 lessons with complete control over the playback. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace.If you are a photographer, designer, hobbyist, anyone who works with images, beginner to professional, this training video is for you.All new and updated for CS3 — All the Photoshop videos are brand new to this edition of the disk. Many of the new CS3 features are explained and covered, quick select, smart filters, clone source, new curves, black-and-white adjustment, and more.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
Following the runaway success of PhotoshopCAFE LIVE, Colin is back with 19 all-new effects. Learn the secrets of the pros from an award-winning expert who has excelled in the field and understands your needs and deadlines. In a warm, conversational style, Colin clearly explains what you need to know without using empty jargon. This fast loading CD-ROM contains almost two hours of sharp 800 X 600 video with crisp, clear sound. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the 19 lessons with complete control over the playback. Most of the un-flattened final PSD files are included, so you can duplicate the results.If you are looking for the coolest, original special effects this CD is for you. You will not find this stuff in the manual.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
The most complete training on the Wacom tablet and Adobe Photoshop ever. This fully updated video will show you how to unleash the power and creativity that only comes from a pressure-sensitive tablet. Set up your tablet correctly and stop working like a mouse user in Photoshop. Two of the top instructors in the industry combine their talents to bring you a video that will totally change the way you approach graphics on your computer.This fast-loading CD-ROM contains over two hours of sharp video with crisp digital sound. The simple-to-use interface frees you up, instantly jump to any lesson with complete control over the playback. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace.If you currently own, or are considering a pen tablet or Cintiq, this video is one of the best investments you can make.All new and updated for CS3.We went back to the studio and completely re-recorded all the lessons for this new version. The content is better, Wes included techniques for all the latest tablets and Cintiq.All the Photoshop techniques are brand new to this edition of the disk. Many of the new CS3 features are explained and covered, including quick select, smart filters, clone source, new curves, black-and-white adjustment, and more.All source files are included with the download and the disk. Follow along, step by step with the instructors.Colin Smith, PhotoshopCAFE — An award-winning designer, best-selling author, and trainer. Colin is founder of the #1 PhotoshopCAFE online community that has received over five million visitors. Colin has authored over 18 books, is a regular columnist for Photoshop User Magazine, and is in high demand around the nation as a speaker.Weston Maggio, Wacom Technology —˙As an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and regional sales manager for Wacom Technology, Wes is an authority on Photoshop instruction. He’s held workshops and taught at venues such as PhotoshopWorld, Seybold, Macworld, and PMA.Manufacturer: PhotoshopCAFE
QuarkXPress 8: production tricks and experts' tips
QuarkXPress 8: production tricks and experts' tips — it's not just the title; it's the content. In this 250-page, spiral-bound book, industry experts shed light on the most obscure and the most popular QuarkXPress features. This the best source for feature understanding — whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional.Cyndie Shaffstall puts a wrapper around this collection of articles and contributes with a getting-started section for beginners, a look at the re-architecture that began with QuarkXPress 7, detailed exercises for interactive content, and feature examinations of everything added to QuarkXPress 8. You'll master skills as you follow along in newly added step-by-step tutorials for many of the experts' contributions and in power-user techniques she authored.If you're just getting started with QuarkXPress 8, we get you rolling with a tour of the basic features. You will quickly be up to the task of creating content boxes, item and text style sheets, adding, resizing, and positioning pictures, and working with many of the latest features.Every user will benefit from an overview of QuarkXPress by Joe Root, Quark's most vibrant speaker. Joe walks — rather runs — you through the feature presentation then slows up a bit to help you grasp the concepts behind shared content and job jackets.For you text-content creators, Kelly Kordes Anton exposes the inner workings of layouts, lock, document production, ligatures, invisibles, and tables. Davina Hicks joins Kelly in shedding light on Unicode and Cyndie helps out with document production.For the photographer and illustrator in you, learn illustration and anchoring techniques from Steve Gray as he shares an arsenal of handy tricks to extend your skill set beyond page design and into graphical elements. Using Picture Effects and PSD Import, learn professional techniques for color-correction, alpha channels, varnish, and clipping paths. A short lesson in trapping from Stephen Beals will help you to understand what happens to your creations as you go to press.For creating web, print, and interactive content, QuarkXPress has all the tools you need and Joe Caponsacco puts them on display. Learn to use QuarkXPress' web tools and create rollovers, forms, and web content. Joe also contributes his expertise on projects, layouts, shared content, layers, transparency, PSD Import, and Picture Effects.Once the groundwork is laid, you're ready to advance to complex topics and you'll not want to miss the in-depth, learn-by-example tours from Trevor Alyn on the subject of composition zones and Joe Root and Thomas Allen on the subject of job jackets. If you have been timid about getting into these complex feature sets, wait no longer. Spending years at Quark has made these three authors more than qualified to help you implement and get the most from a whole new workflow.Every time you launch QuarkXPress you will benefit from these experts that speak from hundreds of collective years of experience. In the end, QuarkXPress 8: production tricks and experts' tips will have you feeling like an expert yourself.Publisher: ThePowerXChange
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