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Lynda.com Fireworks CS5 Essential Training

Author: Jim Babbage
Duration (hr:min): 08:51
Released on: 4/30/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

In Fireworks CS5 Essential Training, author Jim Babbage gives a detailed overview of Fireworks CS5, Adobe's software for creating and optimizing web graphics and interactive prototypes. This course includes a detailed tour of the interface, the enhanced PNG format, and the image editing toolset in Fireworks. Critical concepts, such as prototyping for HTML applications and working with symbols, the heart of an efficient workflow in Fireworks, are covered in detail. Exercise files are included with this course.

Topics include:

• Customizing the workspace
• Working with pages, layers, and states
• Importing content
• Comparing bitmaps and vectors
• Creating and editing vector shapes
• Converting artwork into graphic, button, and animation symbols
• Animating in Fireworks
• Maintaining crisp text in web images
• Sharing content between pages
• Optimizing images for export
• Integrating with Device Central, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Flash Catalyst

Content:

Introduction - 03:42

    Welcome - 1:22 - 11.4 MB
    What is Fireworks? - 1:59 - 7.5 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:21 - 0.3 MB

1. The Workspace - 01:27:52

    Creating and opening documents - 7:36 - 8.6 MB
    Understanding the interface - 9:43 - 10.0 MB
    Working with tabbed documents - 6:18 - 10.0 MB
    Setting up rulers, guides, and grids - 10:07 - 12.0 MB
    Using tooltips and Smart Guides - 5:40 - 6.6 MB
    Working with panels - 9:29 - 10.9 MB
    Working with pages - 8:59 - 9.5 MB
    Working with layers - 13:13 - 13.6 MB
    Working with states - 4:35 - 5.2 MB
    Using the Properties panel - 4:38 - 5.5 MB
    Using the Preferences panel - 7:34 - 7.3 MB

2. Graphics 101 - 52:39

    Understanding the Fireworks PNG format - 2:11 - 2.4 MB
    Saving and exporting files - 5:11 - 6.1 MB
    Importing files - 5:34 - 7.3 MB
    Opening Photoshop files - 6:07 - 8.0 MB
    Opening Illustrator files - 3:58 - 5.1 MB
    Exporting a single file - 9:57 - 10.7 MB
    Using the Image Preview window - 1:52 - 2.7 MB
    Using the Export Area tool - 3:10 - 4.7 MB
    Creating PDF files - 4:16 - 5.8 MB
    Saving Photoshop files - 5:48 - 7.2 MB
    Using Fireworks files for Illustrator - 4:35 - 5.4 MB

3. Working with Bitmap Images - 01:02:46

    Understanding bitmaps - 1:32 - 2.4 MB
    Resizing images - 3:48 - 3.9 MB
    Using the selection tools - 8:00 - 13.6 MB
    Using the drawing tools - 8:19 - 9.1 MB
    Retouching with the corrective tools: Rubber Stamp - 12:16 - 13.0 MB
    Using the bitmap effects tools: Blur, Sharpen, and Replace Color - 7:33 - 9.3 MB
    Using more bitmap effects tools: Dodge and Burn - 7:01 - 7.9 MB
    Improving images using the Levels filter - 8:15 - 10.4 MB
    Creating a bitmap mask with a selection - 6:02 - 7.1 MB

4. Working with Vector Images - 01:10:20

    Looking at the vector toolset - 6:53 - 9.2 MB
    Using the Pen tool - 7:32 - 7.4 MB
    Editing vector shapes with the Freeform and Reshape Area tools - 4:35 - 4.6 MB
    Filling shapes with patterns and live filters - 3:17 - 3.3 MB
    Using Auto Shapes - 7:24 - 8.7 MB
    Using shapes as image elements - 4:16 - 5.4 MB
    Scaling shapes - 5:28 - 6.0 MB
    Masking objects with vector shapes - 7:13 - 8.3 MB
    Applying strokes - 5:52 - 6.5 MB
    Using Vector Path and Path Scrubber - 6:09 - 7.1 MB
    Using the Compound Shape tool - 7:40 - 9.3 MB
    Using Snap to Pixel - 2:15 - 2.3 MB
    Using Gradient Dither - 1:46 - 1.8 MB

5. Working with Symbols - 51:18

    Understanding symbols - 5:41 - 6.2 MB
    Creating graphic symbols - 13:11 - 15.9 MB
    Creating button symbols - 10:22 - 10.9 MB
    Creating animation symbols - 5:04 - 5.1 MB
    Sharing symbols with the Common Library - 1:37 - 1.9 MB
    Editing the instance of a symbol - 3:46 - 4.4 MB
    Adding component symbols to a design - 8:46 - 9.4 MB
    Exporting and importing symbols - 2:51 - 3.6 MB

6. Animating in Fireworks - 17:34

    Creating GIF animations - 9:31 - 9.9 MB
    Animating with Twist and Fade - 3:47 - 4.9 MB
    Creating a tweened animation - 4:16 - 4.6 MB

7. Working with Text - 26:46

    Using text in Fireworks - 7:19 - 9.2 MB
    Understanding text properties - 3:14 - 3.4 MB
    Adding text in a path - 4:43 - 5.7 MB
    Adding text to a path - 4:31 - 5.2 MB
    Using text as a mask - 3:35 - 4.1 MB
    Maintaining crisp text in web images - 3:24 - 3.4 MB

8. Exploring Creative Options - 28:35

    Having fun with filters - 8:44 - 11.2 MB
    Working with Styles - 4:10 - 4.4 MB
    Using Blend Modes - 4:40 - 5.9 MB
    Converting bitmap selections to paths - 3:50 - 4.3 MB
    Working with Adobe Swatch Exchange files - 2:33 - 3.1 MB
    Using the Kuler panel for color inspiration - 4:38 - 5.6 MB

9. Rapid Prototyping - 01:14:07

    Understanding the web toolset - 1:51 - 2.5 MB
    Creating hotspots - 6:22 - 6.9 MB
    Using the Slice tool - 8:57 - 10.0 MB
    Using a master page - 5:20 - 6.5 MB
    Sharing layers across pages - 4:49 - 6.6 MB
    Sharing web layers across pages - 3:30 - 4.1 MB
    Using HTML component symbols - 3:15 - 3.6 MB
    Creating choices and showing design options to clients - 7:07 - 9.6 MB
    Importing pages - 2:47 - 3.7 MB
    Previewing the mockup - 4:17 - 7.8 MB
    Using HTML prototyping - 5:22 - 8.0 MB
    Improving the workflow - 20:30 - 26.3 MB

10. Working with Web Graphics - 33:19

    Optimizing images for export, part 1 - 15:36 - 18.8 MB
    Optimizing images for export, part 2 - 13:36 - 18.4 MB
    Generating a CSS-based layout - 4:07 - 5.2 MB

11. Fitting Fireworks into Your Design Workflow - 22:20

    Integrating Fireworks, FXG, and Flash Catalyst - 3:56 - 4.9 MB
    Integrating Fireworks and Flash - 3:46 - 3.9 MB
    Using roundtrip editing between Dreamweaver and Fireworks - 5:52 - 7.9 MB
    Copying and pasting objects to Dreamweaver - 2:57 - 4.2 MB
    Integrating Fireworks and Device Central - 4:13 - 4.7 MB
    Working with Bridge - 1:36 - 2.0 MB

Conclusion - 00:13

    Goodbye - 0:13 - 0.2 MB