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Course Objectives

Autodesk 3ds Max Design is Autodesk’s premier design visualization platform. It offers world-class state-of-the-art technology for creating photo-realistic “still” renderings and desktop animations. While it includes its own tools for 2D and 3D modeling, Autodesk 3ds Max Design can also work with geometry imported from many other applications.

Autodesk 3ds Max Design is a robust and powerful program that can be challenging to learn. The Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 Fundamentals training guide provides a thorough introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max Design that will help new users make the most of this sophisticated application, as well as broaden the horizons of existing, self-taught users.

Prerequisites

Experience with 3D modeling is recommended.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max 2010

• Autodesk 3ds Max Design Interface and Workflow

• Autodesk 3ds Max Design Project Configuration

• Assembling Files – File Link and Import

• 3D Modeling from 2D Objects

• Materials

• Introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max Design Lighting

• Lighting with Autodesk 3ds Max Mental Ray

• Rendering

• Animation for Visualization

The practices in this training guide are geared toward real-world tasks encountered by the primary users of Autodesk 3ds Max Design: professionals in the Architectural , Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Product Design industries.

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Overview

Acrobat's cross-platform capabilities allow you to distribute your documents efficiently without sacrificing the original design. When you need to distribute your documents to viewers using a variety of platforms and software - Acrobat is your tool of choice. This three-day course provides an excellent overview of how to convert your work into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). You will learn how to incorporate text, notes, graphics, movies and links to the Internet. Upon completion of this course, participants will have a excellent understanding of the menu and tools in Acrobat and be able to perform work with a high level of efficiency.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Introducing Adobe Acrobat 9

* About Adobe PDF
* About Adobe Acrobat
* Adobe PDF on the web
* A first look at the work area
* Viewing PDF presentations in Full Screen mode
* Designing documents for online viewing
* Getting help

Lesson 2: Looking at the Work Area

* Opening a PDF file in the work area
* Working with Acrobat tools and toolbars
* Working with Acrobat task buttons
* Working with the navigation pane
* Using Organizer

Lesson 3: Creating Adobe PDF Files

* About creating Adobe PDF files
* Using the Create PDF command
* Dragging and dropping files
* Converting and combining different types of files
* Using the Print command to create Adobe PDF files
* About the Adobe PDF Settings (presets)
* Reducing file size
* About compression and resampling
* Inserting multimedia files
* Scanning a paper document
* Converting emails to PDF (Windows)
* Converting web pages to Adobe PDF
* Exploring on your own: Creating Adobe PDF from the context menu (Windows)

Lesson 4: Creating Adobe PDF from Microsoft Office Files (Windows)

* About PDFMaker
* Converting Microsoft Word files to Adobe PDF
* Inserting 3D content into PowerPoint presentations (Acrobat Pro Extended)
* Converting Excel documents and starting a review
* Converting web pages from Internet Explorer
* Exploring on your own: Exporting tables from PDF files
* Exploring on your own: Converting and combining multiple Office files

Lesson 5: Combining Files in PDF Portfolios

* About PDF Portfolios
* Getting started
* Creating a PDF Portfolio
* Customizing your PDF Portfolio
* Sharing your PDF Portfolio
* Securing a PDF Portfolio
* Searching a PDF Portfolio

Lesson 6: Reading and Working with PDF Files

* Changing the opening view
* About the onscreen display
* Reading PDF documents
* Searching PDF documents
* Printing PDF documents
* Filling out PDF forms
* About flexibility, accessibility, and structure
* Looking at accessible documents
* Making files flexible and accessible
* Adding tags
* Adding Alt Text (alternate text)
* Using the Acrobat accessibility features

Lesson 7: Enhancing and Editing PDF Documents

* Looking at the work file
* Moving pages with page thumbnails
* Editing Adobe PDF pages
* Editing links
* Inserting one PDF file into another PDF file
* Working with bookmarks
* Deleting a page
* Renumbering pages
* Editing and extracting text and images
* Editing images using the TouchUp Object tool
* Converting PDF pages to image format files

Lesson 8: Adding Signatures and Security

* Getting started
* About digital signatures
* Creating digital signatures
* About security
* Looking at security settings
* Adding security to PDF files
* Adding passwords
* Certifying PDF files
* Signing certified documents
* Exploring on your own: Using security envelopes

Lesson 9: Using Acrobat in a Review Cycle

* About the review process
* Getting started
* Adding comments to a PDF document
* About the commenting tools
* Working with comments
* Initiating a shared review
* Exploring on your own: Initiating live collaboration

Lesson 10: Working with Forms in Acrobat

* Getting Started
* Converting PDF files to interactive PDF forms
* Adding form fields
* Distributing forms
* Collecting form data
* Working with form data
* Exploring on your own: Calculating and validating numeric fields

Lesson 11: Creating Multimedia Presentations

* Getting Started
* Adding a video file to a PDF file (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Adding a Flash animation (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Assigning a poster file for a video or animation (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Creating a presentation

Lesson 12: Using the Legal Features

* About Bates numbering and redaction
* Applying Bates numbering
* Defining Bates numbering
* Editing Bates numbering
* Applying redaction
* Changing the Documents preferences
* Setting the Redaction tool properties
* Searching text for redaction
* Creating PDF Portfolios

Lesson 13: Using the Engineering and Technical Features

* Getting started
* Working with layers
* Using the Pan & Zoom tool
* Using the 2D measuring tools
* Using the Loupe tool
* Converting a drawing file to PDF (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Permanently removing text from PDF documents
* Using the PDF Maps feature
* Geospatial registration (Acrobat Pro Extended)

Lesson 14: Using Acrobat in Professional Printing

* Getting started
* Creating PDF files for print and prepress
* Preflighting files (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Working with transparency (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended)
* Setting up color management
* Previewing your print job
* Advanced printing controls

Lesson 15: Working with 3D in PDF Files

* About Acrobat Pro Extended and Adobe 3D Reviewer (Windows)
* Working with 3D content in PDF files
* Reviewing and commenting on 3D models
* Converting 3D design files to PDF (Acrobat Pro Extended)
* Using 3D PDF files in your manufacturing workflow (Acrobat Pro Extended)
* Using 3D models in technical publishing (Acrobat Pro Extended)

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Course Description

Adobe InDesign CS5 software speaks the language of professional designers, delivering unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for designing superb pages. It works seamlessly with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, providing a single integrated design environment that doesn't interrupt your creative process.

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, and the production tips for page layout and design using InDesign. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials
Each participant will receive a copy of InDesign Classroom in a Book

Presentation Method
Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning

Course Outline

Lesson 1: INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE

* Getting started
* Looking at the workspace
* Working with panels
* Customizing the workspace
* Changing the magnification of a document
* Navigating through a document
* Using context menus
* Finding resources for using InDesign
* Review questions and answers

Lesson 2: GETTING TO KNOW INDESIGN

* Viewing the lesson document
* Preflighting as you work
* Viewing guides
* Adding text
* Working with styles
* Working with graphics
* Working with objects
* Working with object styles

Lesson 3: SETTING UP A DOCUMENT AND WORKING WITH PAGES

* Creating and saving custom document settings
* Creating a new document
* Switching between open InDesign documents
* Working with master pages
* Applying master pages to document pages
* Adding sections to change page numbering
* Adding new pages
* Arranging and deleting pages
* Placing text and graphics on the document pages
* Overriding master page items on document pages
* Changing the size of pages
* Viewing the completed spread

Lesson 4: WORKING WITH OBJECTS

* Working with layers
* Creating and editing text frames
* Creating and editing graphics frames
* Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
* Changing the shape of a frame |
* Wrapping text around a graphic
* Modifying the shape of frames
* Transforming and aligning objects
* Selecting and modifying grouped objects
* Finishing up

Lesson 5: FLOWING TEXT

* Flowing text into an existing frame
* Flowing text manually
* Creating text frames while flowing text
* Flowing text automatically
* Creating threaded frames automatically
* Adding a jump line page number

Lesson 6: EDITING TEXT

* Finding and changing a missing font
* Entering and importing text
* Finding and changing text and formatting
* Checking spelling
* Editing text by dragging and dropping
* Using the Story Editor
* Tracking changes
* Exploring on your own
* Review questions and answers

Lesson 7: WORKING WITH TYPOGRAPHY

* Adjusting vertical spacing
* Changing fonts and type style
* Fine-tuning Columns
* Changing paragraph alignment
* Creating a drop cap
* Adjusting letter and word spacing
* Setting tabs
* Adding a rule above a paragraph

Lesson 8: WORKING WITH COLOR

* Defining printing requirements
* Creating and applying colors
* Working with gradients
* Creating a tint
* Creating a spot color
* Applying colors to text and objects
* Using advanced gradient techniques

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH STYLES

* Creating and applying paragraph styles
* Creating and applying character styles
* Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
* Creating and applying object styles
* Creating and applying table and cell styles
* Globally updating styles
* Loading styles from another document

Lesson 10: IMPORTING AND MODIFYING GRAPHICS

Adding graphics from other programs
* Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
* Managing links to imported files
* Updating revised graphics
* Adjusting display quality
* Working with clipping paths
* Working with alpha channels
* Importing native Adobe graphics files
* Using a library to manage objects
* Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics

Lesson 11: CREATING TABLES

* Converting text to a table
* Formatting a table
* Creating a header row
* Adding graphics to table cells
* Creating and applying table and cell styles

Lesson 12: WORKING WITH EFFECTS

* Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
* Applying effects to the object, stroke, fill or text
* Changing opacity
* Changing blend modes
* Applying transparency settings to text

Lesson 13: OUTPUT AND EXPORTING

* Preflighting files
* Packaging files
* Creating an Adobe PDF proof

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(2 days)   10/28-10/29(Thur-Fri)

Adobe Illustrator CS5

Adobe Illustrator CS5 software is an essential design tool for anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium.

This 2-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks and tips for using Illustrator CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials:

Each participant will receive a copy of The Adobe Illustrator CS5 Wow! Book

Presentation Method:

Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning.

Course Outline:

A QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5
Working with multiple artboards | Creating shapes | Working with the Shape Builder tool | Working with drawing modes | Working with strokes | Working with color groups and recoloring artwork | Placing Adobe Photoshop images in Illustrator | Using Live Trace | Using Live Paint | Working with the Blob Brush tool | Working with type | Using the Appearance panel and effects | Working with brushes | Creating and editing a gradient | Working with symbols | Working with perspective

APPLYING APPEARANCE ATTRIBUTES AND GRAPHIC STYLES
Using appearance attributes | Editing and adding appearance attributes | Reordering appearance attributes | Adding an additional stroke and fill | Using graphic styles | Creating and saving a graphic style | Applying a graphic style to an object | Applying a graphic style to a layer | Applying existing graphic styles | Adding to an existing graphic style | Applying an appearance to a layer | Copying, applying, and removing graphic styles

WORKING WITH SYMBOLS
Working with symbols | Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries | Creating symbols | Breaking a link to a symbol | Replacing symbols | Renaming symbols | Working with the symbolism tools | Spraying symbol instances | Editing symbols with the Symbolism tools | Copy and edit symbol sets | Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel | Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork | Symbols and Flash integration

MESH & OTHER TOOLS
Mesh tool | Mesh as opacity mask | Lasso tool | Warp tool | Twirl tool | Pucker tool | Bloat tool | Scallop tool | Crystallize tool | Wrinkle tool | Width tool | Polar grid tool | Rectangular grid tool | Flare tool | Free transform tool | Graph tools | Scissor tool | Knife tool

COMBINING ILLUSTRATOR CS5 GRAPHICS WITH OTHER ADOBE APPLICATIONS
Combining artwork | Vector versus bitmap graphics | Placing Adobe Photoshop files | Masking an image | Sampling colors in placed images | Replacing a placed, linked image | Exporting a layered file to Photoshop | Preparing for the web | Illustrator and Adobe InDesign | Illustrator and Adobe Flash | Illustrator and Adobe Flash Catalyst | Illustrator and Adobe Flex

PRINTING & COLOR MANAGEMENT
Printing overview | About printing devices | Screen frequency | Output device resolution | About color | The RGB color model | The CMYK color model & Spot colors | What is color management? | Setting up color management in Adobe applications | Synchronizing color using Adobe Bridge| Creating color separations | Creating a trap | Overprinting objects | Saving and printing files with transparency effects | Specifying resolution of filters and live effects | Using Document Raster Effects Settings | Using the Flattener Preview panel | Assigning the Flattening preset| Saving as Adobe PDF using PDF presets

MORE ABOUT ILLUSTRATORS OBJECTS AND THE CREATION OF OBJECTS
Understanding Illustrator object types | Expanding objects | Expanding appearances objects | Advanced usage of path creation | Symbol object | Live paint object | Live trace object | Text wrap object | Mesh object | Blend object | Symbol set | Graph object | Envelope object | Envelope Distort with top object | Envelope distort with warp | Envelope distort with mesh | Shape builder tool | Attributes palette

ADVANCED CREATION OF PATH TECHNOLOGY
Advanced patterns | Creation of patterns/brushes/symbols from other libraries | Setting up libraries | Mixing objects and effects to create more dynamic solutions | Advanced creation of paths using the simple drawing tools | Pathfinder palette | Advanced usage of symbols | Start with a brush and end with an object

AUTOMATION
Scripts | Actions | Variables

TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE INSTRUCTOR

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Adobe Illustrator CS5 software is an essential design tool for anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium.

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks and tips for using Illustrator CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials:

Each participant will receive a copy of Illustrator Classroom in a Book.

Presentation Method:

Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

* Restoring default preferences
* Save current Illustrator preferences
* Delete current Illustrator preferences
* To restore saved preferences
* Additional resources

Lesson 2: WHAT'S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5

* Perspective Drawing
* Beautiful Strokes
* Multiple artboard enhancements
* Shape Builder tool
* Drawing enhancements
* Round-trip editing with Adobe Flash Catalyst
* Resolution-independent Effects
* Clean, sharp graphics for web and mobile devices
* Integration with Adobe CS

Lesson 3: GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA

* Getting Started
* Understanding the workspace
* Working with the Tools panel
* The Control panel
* Working with panels
* Resetting and saving your workspace
* Using panel menus
* Changing the view of artwork
* Using the view commands
* Using the Zoom tool
* Scrolling through a document
* Viewing artwork
* Navigating multiple artboards
* Using the Navigator panel
* Understanding rulers
* Arranging multiple documents
* Document groups
* Finding resources for using Illustrator
* Searching for a topic in the Search For Help box
* Checking for updates

Lesson 4: SELECTING AND ALIGNING

* Selecting objects
* Using the Selection tool
* Using the Direct Selection tool
* Creating selections with a marquee
* Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
* Selecting similar objects
* Aligning objects
* Align objects to each other
* Aligning to a key object
* Aligning points
* Distributing objects
* Aligning to the artboard
* Working with groups
* Group items
* Working in isolation mode
* Adding to a group
* Object arrangement
* Arrange objects
* Selecting objects behind
* Hiding objects
* Applying selection techniques

Lesson 5: CREATING AND EDITING SHAPES

* Creating a document with multiple artboards
* Working with basic shapes
* Accessing the basic shape tools
* Understanding drawing modes
* Creating rectangles
* Creating rounded rectangles
* Creating ellipses
* Creating polygons
* Draw Inside mode
* Changing stroke width and alignment
* Working with line segments
* Joining paths
* Creating Stars
* Using the Eraser tool
* Using the Width tool
* Outlining strokes
* Combining and editing shapes
* Working with the Shape Builder tool
* Working with Pathfinder effects
* Working with shape modes
* Using Live Trace to create shapes

Lesson 6: TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

* Working with artboards
* Adding artboards to the document
* Editing artboards
* Renaming artboards
* Reordering artboards
* Transforming content
* Working with rulers and guides
* Scaling objects
* Reflecting objects
* Rotating objects
* Distorting objects
* Shearing objects
* Positioning objects precisely
* Changing the perspective
* Multiple transformations
* Using the Free Distort effect

Lesson 7: DRAWING WITH THE PEN AND PENCIL TOOLS

* Creating straight lines
* Creating curved paths
* Building a curve
* Converting curved points to corner points
* Creating an illustration
* Drawing curves * Selecting a curve
* Drawing a curved shape
* Drawing different kinds of curves
* Splitting a path
* Adding arrowheads
* Creating a dashed line
* Editing curves
* Deleting and adding anchor points
* Convert between smooth points and corner points
* Drawing with the Pencil tool
* Editing with the Pencil tool
* Assembling the parts
* Painting the artwork

Lesson 8: COLOR AND PAINTING

* Understanding color
* Color modes
* Understanding the color controls
* Creating color
* Building and saving a custom color
* Editing a swatch
* Using Illustrator swatch libraries 184
* Creating a spot color
* Using the Color Picker
* Creating and saving a tint of a color
* Copying attributes
* Creating color groups
* Working with the Color Guide panel
* Editing a color group
* Editing colors in artwork
* Working with the Kuler panel
* Assigning colors to your artwork
* Adjusting colors
* Painting with patterns and gradients
* Applying existing patterns
* Creating your own pattern
* Applying a pattern
* Editing a pattern
* Working with Live Paint
* Creating a Live Paint group
* Editing Live Paint regions
* Working with Gap Options

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH TYPE

* Working with type
* Creating point type
* Creating area type 218
* Importing a plain text file
* Creating columns of text
* Understanding text flow
* Working with overflow text and text reflow
* Threading text
* Resizing type objects
* Formatting type
* Changing the font size
* Changing the font color
* Changing additional text attributes
* Changing paragraph attributes
* Saving and using styles
* Creating and using a paragraph style
* Creating and using a character style
* Sampling text
* Reshaping text with an envelope warp
* Wrapping text around an object
* Creating text on open paths
* Creating text on closed paths
* Creating text outlines

Lesson 10: WORKING WITH LAYERS

* Creating layers
* Moving objects and layers
* Locking layers
* Viewing layers
* Pasting layers
* Paste Remembers Layers
* Creating clipping masks
* Merging layers vs Collect in New Layer
* Applying appearance attributes to layers
* Isolating layers

Lesson 11: WORKING WITH PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

* Understanding the Perspective Grid
* Working with the Perspective Grid
* Using a preset grid
* Editing the Perspective Grid
* Drawing objects in perspective
* Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
* Attaching objects to perspective
* Editing planes and objects together
* Adding and editing text in perspective
* Working with symbols in perspective
* Adding Symbols to the Perspective Grid
* Transforming Symbols in perspective
* Release content from perspective

Lesson 12: BLENDING COLORS AND SHAPES

* Working with gradients
* Creating and applying a linear gradient
* Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient blend
* Creating a radial gradient
* Changing colors and adjusting the gradient
* Applying gradients to multiple objects
* Adding transparency to gradients
* Working with blended objects
* Creating a blend with specified steps
* Modifying the blend
* Creating smooth color blends

Lesson 13: WORKING WITH BRUSHES

* Working with brushes
* Using Calligraphic brushes
* Editing a brush
* Using a fill color with brushes
* Remove a brush stroke
* Using Art brushes
* Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
* Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
* Create an Art brush
* Edit an Art brush
* Using Bristle brushes
* Changing bristle brush options
* Painting with a Bristle brush
* Using Pattern brushes
* Creating a Pattern brush
* Applying a Pattern brush
* Changing the color attributes of brushes
* Changing a brush color using Tints colorization
* Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization
* Working with the Blob Brush tool
* Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
* Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
* Editing with the Eraser tool

Lesson 14: APPLYING EFFECTS

* Using live effects
* Applying an effect
* Editing an effect
* Styling text with effects
* Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
* Offsetting paths
* Applying a Photoshop effect
* Working with a 3D effect
* Creating a revolved object
* Changing the lighting of a 3D object
* Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork

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(2 days)   9/28-9/29(Tues-Wed), 12/16-12/17(Thur-Fri), 3/3-3/4(Thur-Fri)/2011

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(3 days)   9/2-9/4(Thur-Sat), 12/13-12/15(Mon-Wed0, 2/28-3/2(Mon-Wed)/2011

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(2 days)11/20-11/21(Sat-Sun), 2/22-2/23(Tues-Wed)/2011

This 2-day course provides a thorough overview for experienced users who wish to further their effectiveness on Photoshop. This class is aimed at the Photoshop professional who needs to enhance their knowledge to work with web and video images more effectively.

The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Prerequisites:

Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: How Digital Images work

* Understanding image size and resolution
* Understanding DPI and PPI
* Understanding additive and subtractive colors
* Understanding bit depth
* The additive color model
* Web-safe colors
* Hexadecimal color codes
* Web and video resolution
* Video safe colors
* Pixel aspect ratio and how it can affect your image

Lesson 2: Vector Graphics

* Understanding Vector Images
* The Pen Tool
* Vector Shapes and Masks
* Using Vector Images in Video Editing applications (FCP, Premiere Pro)

Lesson 3: Preparing Files for the Web

* Selecting a web design workspace
* Exporting HTML and images
* Using the Zoomify feature
* Creating a web gallery
* PNGs, JPGs & GIFs- the right file type for the right job
* Designing in Photoshop for Flash

Lesson 4: Slices

* Laying out a web page in Photoshop
* Layer-based slices
* Hyperlinks & rollovers (rollovers explained partly in Fireworks, Dreamweaver or Flash)

Lesson 5: Video and Animation

* Adding animation
* Animating a layer style
* The video timeline
* Importing & exporting video files
* Rotoscoping
* Retouching video
* Exporting Photoshop layers to your nonlinear editor
* Using Photoshop with a video monitor

Lesson 6: Vanishing Point

* Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
* Adding Planes to the Grid
* Adjusting the angle of the grid
* Export for After Effects (VPE)

Lesson 7: Actions

* Understanding Actions
* Using Actions
* Creating Actions
* Batch Processing
* Using Actions to create web galleries & PDF presentations

Lesson 8: Designing graphics for video

* Aspect ratio- square vs. nonsquare pixels
* Previewing video images in Photoshop
* Broadcast legal colors (Vectorscope and Waveform Monitor)
* Understanding interlaced / Progressive frames
* Action safe & title safe guides
* Creating DVD menus in Photoshop (for Encore)

Lesson 9: Device central

* Designing for PDAs/smart phones
* Previewing your image
* Changing your device

Lesson 10: Introduction to 3D Images

* Getting Started

* Creating a 3D shape from a layer

* Manipulating 3D objects

* Using the 3D panel to adjust lighting and surface texture

* Merging two-dimensional layers onto 3D layers

* Importing 3D files

* Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space

* Adding a spot light

* Painting on a 3D object

* Using Repoussé to create 3D text

* Creating a 3D postcard

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Contact:202-429-9700  / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(2 days)   9/22-9/23(Wed-Thur), 11/18-11/19(Thur-Fri), 2/17-2/18(Thur-Fri)/2011

This 2-day course provides a thorough overview for experienced users who wish to further their effectiveness on Photoshop. The course trains photographers and designers how to catalogue their work as well as how to enhance their photographs. Because this class is aimed mainly at Photographers and artists who work with photographs, we have included Lighroom and Camera RAW in the lessons.

This course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Prerequisites:

Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: How digital images work

* Understating image size and resolution
* Understanding DPI and PPI
* Understanding additive and subtractive colors
* PSD, TIFF & other formats (lossy vs lossless)

Lesson 2: Adobe Bridge

* Working with Adobe Bridge
* Workspace
* Viewing and managing files
* Running automated tasks
* Metadata and keywords
* Mini Bridge

Lesson 3: Camera RAW

* Understanding Camera RAW
* Processing CameraRAW files
* Cropping, straightening and White Balacing
* Exposure and advanced color correction
* Open RAW as a Smart Object
* Synchronize adjustments
* Export as DNG
* Open in Photoshop

Lesson 4: Vector Drawing Techniques

* About bitmap images and vector graphics
* About paths and the Pen tool
* Vector drawing
* The Pen tool
* Using paths with artwork
* Creating vector objects for the background
* Working with defined custom shapes
* Importing a Smart Object
* Alpha channels vs. Paths
* Importing vector graphics & Illustrator files
* Vector masks & opacity masks
* Creating and saving a custom shape

Lesson 5: Advanced Layering

* Getting started
* Clipping a layer to a shape
* Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
* Placing imported artwork
* Adding artwork in perspective
* Placing the side panel artwork using Vanishing Point
* Adding more artwork in perspective
* Adding an adjustment layer
* Working with layer comps
* Managing layers
* Flattening a layered image
* Merging layers and layer groups (smart object)
* Modes for groups
* Layer and Vector Masks for Groups

Lesson 6: Adjustment Layers & Filters

* Working with Adjustment Layers
* Working with Filters
* The filter Gallery
* Smart Objects (Photoshop, Illustrator and RAW)
* Smart Filters

Lesson 7: Photomerge

* Creating panoramas with photomerge
* Stacking Images
* 16-bit & 32-bit color space
* Creating High Dynamic Range (HDR) files

Lesson 8: Layer Comps

* Understanding Layer Comps
* Using Layer Comps
* Exporting Layer Comps

Lesson 9: Actions & Scripts

* Understanding Actions
* Using Actions
* Creating Actions
* Batch Processing
* Using the Bridge to create web galleries & PDF presentations
* Using Scripts
* Script Event Manager to use actions and scripts together
* Exporting layered files to desktop publishing applications

Lesson 10: Touch Up Tricks

* Using Adjustment Layers (with layer and vector masks)
* Group Controls (Opacity and Modes)
* Painting with light
* Clone Source Panel with the Clone Stamp tool
* Creating a pattern and saving a pattern
* Displacement maps
* About Adobe Exchange

Lesson 11: Brushes

* Making a Preset Brush
* Changing the attributes of a brush
* Loading a Brush
* Creating & saving a Brush
* Painting with the Mixer Brush
* Selecting Brush Settings
* Mixing Colors
* Mixing colors with a photograph

Lesson 12: Producing and Printing Consistent Color

* About color management
* CMYK, RGB & LAB
* Getting started
* Specifying color-management settings
* Proofing an image
* Identifying out-of-gamut colors
* Adjusting an image and printing a proof
* Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
* Printing vs. Exporting as PDF
* Printing
 

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(3 days)  9/20-9/22(Mon-Wed), 11/10-11/12(Wed-Fri), 2/14-2/16(Mon-Wed)/2011

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks, and tips for using Photoshop CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Who Should Attend?

Adobe Photoshop has become an industry standard for so many different disciplines including desktop publishing, multimedia design, web design, digital video editing, and much more. Photoshop is often a prerequisite for many other software programs, and is the one program that everyone in every area of digital media should know.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Understanding How Digital images work

* Understanding RGB and CMYK color models
* Image size
* Resolution (PPI and DPI)
* Pixel Spect Ratio

Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Work Area

* Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
* Using the tools
* Using the options bar and other panels
* Undoing actions in Photoshop
* Customizing the workspace

Lesson 3:Cropping an Image

* Straightening and cropping an image
* Introduction to Camera Raw
* Making automatic adjustments
* Removing a color cast
* Manually adjusting the tonal range
* Strategies for retouching

Lesson 4: Working with Selections

* About selecting and selection tools
* Using selection tools
* Transforming a selection
* Refining the edge of a selection

Lesson 5: Layer Basics

* About layers
* Using the Layers panel
* Understanding layer stacking order
* Difference between Opacity and Fill
* Locking a layer (transparency, image pixels, position and the entire layer)
* Adding a layer mask - White for opacity, black for transparency
* Applying a gradient to a layer
* Applying a layer style (drop shadow, stroke, other styles)
* Understanding Global Light
* Loading and saving a style (using the styles panel)
* Flattening and saving files

Lesson 6: Photo Corrections

* Correcting digital photographs
* Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool
* Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
* Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
* Comparing automatic and manual results
* Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
* Applying the Unsharp Mask filter

Lesson 7: Masks and Channels

* Creating a mask
* Refining a mask
* Quick masks
* Loading a mask as a selection
* Applying a filter to a mask
* Applying effects using a gradient mask
* Puppet warp

Lesson 8: Using Channels Panel for selection

* The Channels Panel
* Viewing channels
* Choosing the right channel
* Adjusting individual channels
* Increasing contrast
* Painting with Black and white
* Removing the background from an image
* Moving layers between documents
* Inverting a mask

Lesson 9: Adjustment layers & clipping masks

* Using adjustment layers
* Grouping layers
* Clipping masks
* Using type as a mask

Lesson 10: Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photogaphs

* Photo Merge
* Auto-align layers
* Content-aware scaling
* Content-aware fill

Lesson 11: Vanishing Point & Distortion

* Understanding the vanishing point
* The Vanishing Point filter
* Editing images with a vanishing-point perspective
* Correcting image distortion

Lesson 12: Typographic Design

* Understanding type in Photoshop

* Creating a clipping mask from type

* Creating a design element from type

* Warping point type

* Designing a paragraph of type

* Difference between point and paragraph text

* Warping a layer

* Text on a path

Future Media Concepts 1627 K street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(2 days)    9/30-10/1(Thur-Fri), 10/25-10/26(Mon-Tues), 1/27-1/28(Thur-Fri)/2011

Video and animation professionals who need an advanced understanding of Adobe After Effects.

Introduction to After Effects Class, plus Intermediate After Effects class or equivalent experience.

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(3 days)   8/26-8/28(Thur-Sat), 10/18-10/20(Mon-Wed), 1/31-2/2Mon-Wed)/2011

After Effects is the standard in the TV and film industries for motion graphics and compositions. To see After Effects in action all you have to do is watch TV or go to the movies. AE is used in practically every major production. This class is aimed at videographers, graphic artists and animators with very little or no experience using Adobe After Effects. Get into motion graphics - come learn what After Effects can do!

Video, animation and graphics professionals who need an essential working understanding of Adobe After Effects.

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(3 days)11/22-11/24(Mon-Wed)

Overview

Do you want to create a help system for an application? Maybe you're part of a documentation services team, and would like to enhance the appearance and functionality of help systems using advanced techniques. Learn to use Adobe RoboHelp 7, the authoring tool with advanced features that assists you in creating such projects. In this course, you will work with RoboHelp to create an advanced help system. You will also use advanced options in RoboHelp to create a structured and dynamic help file in multiple formats.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for professionals seeking to create or enhance help systems using Adobe RoboHelp.

Performance-Based Objectives:

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

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

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Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(2 days)  10/13-10/14(Wed-Thur), 1/19-1/20(Wed-Thur)/2011, 3/17-3/18(Thur-Fri)/2011

Course Outline:

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

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Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(2 days)    1/17-1/18(Mon-Tues)/2011, 3/10-3/11(Thur-fri)/2011

Overview

Using Adobe Captivate, you can capture screen shots on your computer and quickly turn them into eLearning lessons (movies). The lessons you create can be highly interactive--you can add images, captions, rollovers, clickable areas, typing areas and sound effects.

Course Outline:

As your class ramps up, you won't just learn how to start Captivate and click each tool, you'll begin the process of creating eLearning lessons from the ground up. You'll not only learn how to create effective eLearning, but whythose lessons will be effective.

Future Media Concepts 1627 K Street,Suite 900,NW,DC 20006

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Contact:202-429-9700 / MartinD@FMCtraining.com

(4 days)   10/12-10/15(Tues-Fri)

Lesson 1: Introducing the Adobe Flash Platform

* Understanding Flex development technologies
* Understanding Flex application deployment
* Exploring the Flash Builder interface
* Creating a Flex project
* Creating a main application file and running it.

Lesson 2: Understanding Flex 4 Fundamentals

* Understanding Adobe Flex namespaces
* Understanding Flex components
* Layout out and styling with Flash Builder
* Compiling and running an application
* Creating an application and configuring its controls in Design mode
* Creating custom components
* Introducing skinning
* Creating and skinning custom components
* Accessing and using structured data within a custom component
* Introducing data binding
* Accessing and using data in a custom component
* Updating visual controls using dynamic data
* Updating visual controls with dynamically assigned data

Lesson 3: Introducing Object Oriented Programming

* Introducing OOP terminology
* Understanding MXML classes
* Using MXML classes
* Creating a class property
* Writing a class definition in ActionScript
* Creating an ActionScript class
* Creating instances of an ActionScript class
* Creating class methods

Lesson 4: Understanding Components and Layouts

* Introducing visual components
* Introducing Spark layout classes
* Using layout classes in an Application container
* Introducing the Spark container classes
* Using different containers with layouts
* Using constraints to control component layout
* Implementing a contraint-based layout
* Adding scrollbars to containers

Lesson 5: Handling events

* Understanding events
* Implementing event handlers
* Using inline ActiionScript for event handling
* Creating ActionScript event handler functions
* Using a function for an event handler
* Understanding the event object
* Understanding event bubbling
* Using the event object
* Adding event listeners with ActionScript
* Using the addEventListener() method

Lesson 6: Validating and Formatting Data

* Using the Form container
* Using formatters
* Formatting currency
* Triggering validation with events
* Validating Numeric Input
* Triggering validation with ActionScript

Lesson 7: Controlling Navigation

* Understanding MX navigator containers
* Using the ViewStack container
* Using a Spark container inside MX navigator containers
* Navigating using the ViewStack and TabBar control
* Creating custom navigation for the ViewStack container
* Using the TabNavigator container
* Using the Accordion container

Lesson 8: Controlling Application State

* Understanding view states
* Creating multiple states
* Controlling view states

Lesson 9: Animating Components and States

* Applying effects to components
* Creating composite effects
* Creating parallel and sequential effects
* Applying transitions to application state changes
* Adding and removing components during animations
* Animating between states

Lesson 10: Controlling Visual Display with Styling

* Creating global application styles
* Defining styles and skins for components
* Creating selector styles and skins
* Introducing Advanced CSS selectors
* Using advanced CSS selectors

Lesson 11: Skinning Spark Components

* Introducing skinning
* Creating and applying skins
* Incorporating visual elements drawn in other programs
* Using a shape drawn in Adobe Illustrator
* Creating a vertical header for the Spark Pane container

Lesson 12: Implementing Advanced Skinning Techniques

* Implementing different visual states for a skin
* Creating animated states in a Button control skin
* Adding scrollbars to skins
* Making a component scrollable using a skin

Lesson 13: Accessing Remote Data

* Using HTTPService to load remote data
* Creating an HTTPService request and using the lastResult property
* Using result and fault handlers
* Making HTTP requests with parameters
* Using wizards

Lesson 14: Creating a Typed Data Model

* Understanding the need for a typed data model
* Creating an ActionScript class for typed data
* Creating a value object class
* Populating an ArrayCollection with value objects
* Understanding data bindings with value objects
* Implementing data bindings
* Refactoring value objects

Lesson 15: Extending Events

* Understanding the problem with bindings
* Defining the event type
* Handling the event in the main application
* Creating and dispatching an event
* Extending the Event class
* Using the extending event class
* Extending the Event class to dispatch the event object with data
* Dispatching a value object with the extended event

Lesson 16: Rendering Content with the DataGroup Container

* Displaying string data in an item renderer
* Using DefaultItemRenderer
* Passing UI components in the data provider
* Using the DefaultComplexItemRenderer
* Creating a custom item renderer
* Creating a custom item renderer with data
* Using the SkinnableDataContainer
* Applying a skin to the SkinnableDataContainer

Lesson 17: Displaying Data Using the DataGrid

* Using the DataGrid control
* Specifying DataGrid control columns
* Formatting DataGrid control columns
* Using item renderers and item editors
* Using a drop-in item editor
* Inline item renderers and item editors
* Using an inline item editor
* Item renderer and item editor components
* Using a component item renderer
* Using events and selected items with a DataGrid component
* Using a change event on the DataGrid control

Lesson 18: Deploying Flex and AIR Applications

* Compiling the Flex application
* Creating a Flex application production build
* Creating a desktop application