Master Visually Adobe Design Collection

Michael Toot is a Seattle--based consultant and author, writing about both desktop Web applications and middleware technology. Prior to consulting he was a senior program manager and senior product manager at Attachmate Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation, developing enterprise middleware solutions for Fortune 2000 customers. Before working full--time in the computer industry he was a litigation defense attorney. When not writing books he can be found reading, renovating a 94--year--old home with his wife and two cats, or sailing on Puget Sound. Sherry Willard Kinkoph has written more than 40 books covering a variety of computer topics ranging from hardware to software, from Microsoft Office programs to Internet topics far and wide. Her recent titles include Teach Yourself VISUALLY Flash 5, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Premiere 6, Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver 4 and Flash 5, and Master VISUALLY FrontPage 2002. Sherry's never--ending quest is to help users of all levels master the ever--changing computer technologies. No matter how many times software manufacturers and hardware conglomerates throw out a new version or upgrade, Sherry vows to be there to make sense of it all and help computer users get the most out of their machines.

I PHOTOSHOP. 1) Getting Started with Photoshop. 2) Working with Selections. 3) Working with Color. 4) Working with Layers. 5) Applying Filters. 6) Adding and Manipulating Type. 7) Saving and Printing Images. II ILLUSTRATOR. 8) Getting Started with Illustrator. 9) Working with Paths. 10) Working with Objects and Symbols. 11) Working with Type. 12) Effects, Filters, and Styles. 13) Working with Layers. 14) Saving and Printing. III PREMIERE. 15) Getting Started with Premiere. 16) Working with Video and Audio. 17) Editing in the Monitor Window. 18) Editing in the Timeline Window. 19) Fine--Tuning with Video Edits and Transitions. 20) Creating Video and Motion Effects. 21) Editing Audio. 22) Outputting Digital Video. IV AFTER EFFECTS. 23) Getting Started with After Effects. 24) Working with Video Footage. 25) Working with Layers. 26) Working with Layer Properties. 27) Adding Animation and Layer Techniques. 28) Working with Masks. 29) Creating Video Effects. 30) Working with 3D Effects. 31) Rendering and Saving Output.