Adobe Fireworks CS4

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses: Dreamweaver - Flash - Illustrator - Flex
Cost: $1095
Registration: Click Here to Register

Course Synopsis

Adobe Fireworks CS4 is a two-day course that provides RIA/Web Designers/Graphic Creators with the knowledge and hands-on practice needed to create rich web graphics. You will learn how to use tools in Fireworks CS4 to create and edit web graphics with both vector and bitmap images, work with layers, build buttons, components, symbols, slice images, and optimize and export graphics.

Who Should Attend

This class is designed for RIA/Web designers and graphics creators, general graphic artists with an interest in Web work, and Flash/Flex developers using Fireworks CS4 as a front-end tool for graphics creation and interface prototyping.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend that students have experience in a non-linear editing program, such as Adobe Premiere.

What You Will Learn

9-Slice Scaling
Importing from Photoshop and Illustrator
Working with Layers
Flex Builder 2 Prototyping
Drawing Vectors and Using Color
Optimizing and Exporting Graphics
Exporting Symbols to Flash CS4
Image Editing and Color Correction
Working with Special Eff ects

LESSON PLANS

Learning The Interface
The Windows workspace
The Macintosh workspace
Working with preferences
Working with panels
Making room on the screen
Using the keyboard to select tools
Getting help

Drawing Vectors and bitmaps
Creating basic shapes
Combining shapes
Auto Shapes and their properties
The Pen tool
The Freeform tool
Drawing lines
Rulers, guides, and grids

Picking and Using Color
The new Color Picker
The Color Mixer panel
Using the Eyedropper tool
The Replace Color tool
Using Fills and Strokes
Fill types
Creating gradients
Creating strokes
Adding arrows
Creating a picture frame

The Bitmap Painting Tools
Making selections
Using the Pencil and Brush tools
Using the Eraser tool
Using the Rubber Stamp tool
Using the Blur tool
Using the Sharpen tool
Using the Dodge and Burn tool
Using the Smudge tool

Formatting Text
Checking spelling
Importing text
Inserting special characters
Typing text on a path
Converting text to paths
Converting text to bitmaps

Image Editing and Color Correction
Using the Image Editing panel
Using the Property Inspector
Using levels
Using curves
Adjusting hue and saturation
Adjusting color in channels
Using Unsharp Mask
Removing red-eye
Creating slideshows

Creating symbols
Applying 9-slice scaling
Reviewing the Common Library
Creating a site flowchart
Exporting symbols to Flash CS4
Using the Flex widgets

Masking
Creating and using vector masks
Creating and using bitmap masks
Using Hide and Reveal
Using text as a mask
Alpha masking

Live effects vs. filters
Using Photoshop Live Eff ects
Incorporating Photoshop Layer Eff ects
Using blends
Using Photoshop Layer Blends
Using the Assets panel
Using styles
Aligning and Transforming Objects
Transforming objects

Layer and Slicing
Introducing layers
Managing layers
Sharing layers
Using Master Pages
Image slicing
Using the Polygon Slice tool
HTML slicing
Exporting a single slice

Exporting Documents
Using the Export wizard
Using the Image Preview menu
Using the Export Area tool
Using the History panel
Creating commands
Using batch processing
Exporting for Flex Builder

Integrating with Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, and Flash CS4
Round-tripping
Drag and drop
Quick Export