Photoshop CS5 Web Production

In this course, students will set Photoshop’s unit preferences and save files in different formats to see how well each format balances image quality with file size reduction.

Duration: One Day, Instructor led- Classroom learning

Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• prepare images for the web
• optimize images by saving them in different formats and applying transparency to them
• apply color management techniques, alter image brightness, and ensure color consistency to create images that are attractive to the widest possible audience who use different platforms such as Macintosh and Windows
• create web page layouts
• export a web page
• create animations for web and mobile devices

Who Should Attend: This course is intended for web professionals with a basic knowledge of Photoshop, who are interested in using Photoshop for web production. This course covers the Adobe® Certified Associate and Adobe® Certified Expert exam objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam and Adobe Certified Expert exam.

Outline:
Lesson 1: Preparing Web Images
Understand Images for the Web
Reduce File Size 

Lesson 2: Optimizing Images
Optimize Photographic Images
Optimize Flat Color Graphics and Illustrations
Apply Transparency Settings 

Lesson 3: Preparing Images for Cross-Platform Viewing
Set Up Color Management for the Web
Alter Images for Displaying Across Platforms
Snap to Web-Safe Colors 

Lesson 4: Creating Web Page Layouts
Create a Web Page
Create Web Page Backgrounds
Draw Editable Vector Shapes
Create Effects
 
Lesson 5: Exporting a Web Page
Prepare a Web Page for Export
Export a Web Page 

Lesson 6: Creating Animations for Web and Mobile Devices
Create Frame Animations
Create Timeline Animations
Save Animations
Preview Animations on Mobile Devices