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Contents

Acknowledgements iii Stage 4 Managing Multiple Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Manipulate and Arrange Layers ...................... 71

Walk-Through iv Create a Nested Group ............................ 74
Finish the Ad....................................76

Projects at a Glance vi Stage 5 Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . 77
Save a Flat TIFF File ...............................77
Save a JPEG File for Digital Media.....................79
Getting Started xii
Project Review ................................82
Photoshop User Interface 1 Portfolio Builder Project.........................83
Explore the Photoshop Interface.......................1
Understanding the Application Frame ...................3 Project 2
Explore the Arrangement of Photoshop Panels.............5 Photographer’s Web Page 85
Accessing Photoshop Tools ......................... 10 Stage 1 Automating Repetitive Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Customizing the Photoshop Tools Panel ................ 11 The Actions Panel in Depth .........................87
Create a Saved Workspace.......................... 12
Review the Initial Site Design ........................88
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus ............. 13
Save an Action Set ...............................89
Explore the Photoshop Document Views ................ 14
Create a New Action ..............................90
Summing Up the Photoshop View Options .............. 19 Inserting Action Stops and Menu Options ...............93
Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents ..........20
Batch-Process Files ...............................94
Place and Align Thumbnails on the Page ................96
Project 1

Composite Movie Ad 23 Stage 2 Editing Layers for Visual Effect . . . . . . . . . 100
Extrude a Text Layer to 3D .........................100
Stage 1 Setting Up the Workspace...............25 Use Puppet Warp to Transform a Layer ................106
Create the New File...............................25
Stage 3 Generating Web-Ready Assets . . . . . . . . . .110
Understanding Color Modes.........................27
Define a New Artboard ........................... 110
Define the Background ............................29 Generate Image Assets from Layers .................. 112
Place Page Guides................................30
More about Using Adobe Generator .................. 114
Stage 2 Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . 34 Copy CSS for Text and Shape Layers .................. 115
Copy and Paste Layers.............................35 Creating Image Slices............................. 117
Understanding Effective Resolution....................39 Copy and Edit Artboard Sizes ....................... 118
Working with CC Libraries ..........................40 Adjust Image Content for Alternate Display Sizes ......... 120
Rasterize a Vector File .............................42 Generate Type CSS for Alternate Display Sizes ........... 122
Place Vector Graphics as Smart Object Layers ............44 Project Review ............................... 127
Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . . .46
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 128
Stage 3 Creating Silhouettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Transform a Layer ................................47 Animate User Interface 131
Understanding Smart Guides ........................52
Explore the Animate Interface ...................... 131
Make and Refine a Quick Selection....................53
Understanding Anchor Points and Handles ..............58 Customizing Animate Keyboard Shortcuts .............. 134
Identifying and Accessing Tools in Animate ............. 135
Draw a Vector Path ...............................58
Explore the Animate Document Window ............... 136
Edit a Vector Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Create a Vector Mask .............................65 Understanding the Animate View Options ............. 139
Select a Color Range ..............................66

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