Course Description 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. This course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice. Who Should Attend? Those involved in any area of digital media, including desktop publishing, multimedia design, web design, digital video editing, and other disciplines for which Photoshop is the industry standard Photographers and artists who work with photographs Prerequisites Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience. Instructor in Action Course Outline: Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class. Lesson 1: Understanding How Digital Images Work Understanding RGB and CMYK color models (additive and Subtractive) Image size Vs. Resolution - What’s the difference? Pixel Aspect Ratio - Are all pixels square? Bits per channel - what does that mean? Alpha Channel - Why is this important to us? Lesson 2: Vector Graphics Understanding Vector Images The Pen Tool Vector Shapes and Masks Using Vector Images in Video Editing applications (FCP, Premiere Pro) Using paths from Photoshop in After Effects Lesson 3: Preparing Files for the Web Selecting a web design workspace Exporting HTML and images Using the Zoomify feature Creating a web gallery Save your files for the web 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: Animation Understanding animation Frame-based animation Timeline-based animation Animating a layer Animating a layer style Exporting your animation Lesson 6: Editing Video Creating a video project The video timeline Importing & exporting video files Rotoscoping Retouching video Creating effects Transitions Adding Audio Rendering your video Using Photoshop layers in your nonlinear editor Using Photoshop with a video monitor Lesson 7: Vanishing Point Setting up a Vanishing Point grid Adding Planes to the Grid Adjusting the angle of the grid Export for After Effects Lesson 8: Actions Understanding Actions Using Actions Creating Actions Batch Processing Using Actions to create web galleries & PDF presentations Using Actions to modify files for your video projects Lesson 9: 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 10: Device Central Designing for PDAs/smart phones Previewing your image Changing your device Lesson 11: Introduction to 3D Images Creating a 3D shape from a layer Manipulating 3D objects Adding 3D objects Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space Lighting a 3D scene Applying Materials Creating custom materials Painting on a 3D object Using Repoussé to create 3D text Using your 3D file in After Effects Rendering a 3D scene Price: $1,095.00 Duration: 2 days Time: 10am - 6pm Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager ?Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com ?Phone: 407-354-4866 FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com