Prerequisites: Photoshop® CS® or Photoshop® CS2®- Levels 1 & 2

Fee:

$175

Photoshop CS®/CS2®: Web Production is a course that will familiarize you with concepts and techniques important for optimizing images for display on the Internet.

Set Photoshop's unit preferences to measure Web image resolution.
Save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction.
Calibrate your system's color display to create Web images with confidence rather than guesswork.
Use Photoshop as part of creating finished Web pages.
Export individual slices and create an HTML Web page that displays a table containing the sliced sections.
Use ImageReady as a tool for creating animation.

Lesson 1: Web Image Preparation
Topic 1A: Measure Web Image Resolution
Topic 1B: File Size Considerations

Lesson 2: Optimizing Images
Topic 2A: Optimize Photographic Images
Topic 2B: Optimize Flat Color Graphics and Illustrations
Topic 2C: Using Transparency in Web Images

Lesson 3: Preparing for Cross-Platform Viewing
Topic 3A: Color Management for the Web
Topic 3B: Compensating for Display Differences Across Platforms
Topic 3C: Ensuring Consistent Color and Reducing the Color Palette

Lesson 4: Creating Web Page Layouts
Topic 4A: Web Design Uses for Photoshop and ImageReady
Topic 4B: Creating Web Page Backgrounds
Topic 4C: Drawing Shapes
Topic 4D: Formatting Vector Paths

Lesson 5: Exporting A Web Page
Topic 5A: Preparing a Web Page for Export
Topic 5B: Exporting a Web Page

Lesson 6: Animation
Topic 6A: Creating Animations
Topic 6B: Saving Animations

Appendix A: Photoshop CS2
Managing Dithering