Adobe ImageReady CS
by Rick Martin
Start the free chapterAdobe ImageReady CS is a companion program to the popular image editing application \"Photoshop CS\". For years, Photoshop has been one of the leaders in the graphics design arena, becoming the industry standard for photographers, print designers and game developers alike. While Photoshop handled many image editing tasks well, designing graphics for the Web brought on a new set of requirements. Enter Adobe ImageReady. Adobe ImageReady allows users to optimize graphics and text for fast downloads, create slices and rollovers, animations, interactivity and much more. VTC author Rick Martin, begins by teaching the basic tool set and then moves on to more advanced concepts. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the <b>Adobe ImageReady CS</b> lessons.
Course content
Welcome and Overview5 lessons
Interface and Setup3 lessons
Preferences7 lessons
Toolbox24 lessons
- Toolbox Overview2:201 credit or ad
- Layers and Tools1:331 credit or ad
- Marquee Tool pt15:241 credit or ad
- Marquee Tool pt24:171 credit or ad
- Other Marquee Tools3:521 credit or ad
- Lasso Tools3:201 credit or ad
- Magic Wand Tool5:191 credit or ad
- Move Tool pt13:491 credit or ad
- Move Tool pt25:401 credit or ad
- Slice and Slice Select Tools6:471 credit or ad
- Image Map and Image Map Select Tools3:451 credit or ad
- Eraser Tools4:351 credit or ad
- Paintbrush and Pencil Tools2:521 credit or ad
- Clone Stamp and Paint Bucket6:571 credit or ad
- Type Tool4:311 credit or ad
- Shape Tools5:251 credit or ad
- Line Tool3:071 credit or ad
- Crop Tool pt13:401 credit or ad
- Crop Tool pt26:101 credit or ad
- Eyedropper Tool4:451 credit or ad
- Hand and Zoom Tools5:031 credit or ad
- Foreground and Background Color Pickers2:301 credit or ad
- Visibility and Preview5:561 credit or ad
- Edit in Photoshop3:151 credit or ad
Palettes27 lessons
- Palettes Overview3:581 credit or ad
- Layers Palette pt14:181 credit or ad
- Layers Palette pt23:341 credit or ad
- Layers Palette pt36:381 credit or ad
- Layers Palette pt47:231 credit or ad
- History Palette4:471 credit or ad
- Actions Palette pt15:411 credit or ad
- Actions Palette pt27:261 credit or ad
- Color Palette4:201 credit or ad
- Swatches Palette3:311 credit or ad
- Styles Palette4:451 credit or ad
- Animation Palette pt16:141 credit or ad
- Animation Palette pt23:231 credit or ad
- Character Palette pt15:181 credit or ad
- Character Palette pt22:401 credit or ad
- Paragraph Palette6:031 credit or ad
- Web Content Palette pt15:251 credit or ad
- Web Content Palette pt27:461 credit or ad
- Color Table Palette6:461 credit or ad
- Optimize Palette pt16:061 credit or ad
- Optimize Palette pt25:581 credit or ad
- Info Palette4:521 credit or ad
- Layer Comps Palette5:241 credit or ad
- Slice Palette pt14:301 credit or ad
- Slice Palette pt23:421 credit or ad
- Table Palette2:331 credit or ad
- Image Map Palette3:271 credit or ad
Handling ImageReady Documents6 lessons
About Web Graphics3 lessons
Layer Styles8 lessons
Layers and Compositing12 lessons
- Grouping and Alignment5:121 credit or ad
- Blending Modes pt14:051 credit or ad
- Blending Modes pt25:071 credit or ad
- Blending Modes pt33:471 credit or ad
- Blending Modes pt42:081 credit or ad
- Blending Modes pt53:431 credit or ad
- Merging and Stamping Layers7:221 credit or ad
- Separating Layers2:131 credit or ad
- Masking Basics7:131 credit or ad
- Clipping Masks3:401 credit or ad
- Knockouts4:301 credit or ad
- The Layer Menu6:111 credit or ad
Creating and Modifying Graphics14 lessons
- Painting and Filling5:361 credit or ad
- Select Menu6:391 credit or ad
- Project - Web Interface2:411 credit or ad
- Project - Concentric Circles5:581 credit or ad
- Project - Bars and Buttons5:461 credit or ad
- Project - Button Text and Alignment5:401 credit or ad
- Project - Curves pt17:091 credit or ad
- Project - Curves pt26:131 credit or ad
- Project - Duplicating the Curve4:391 credit or ad
- Project - Finishing the Top Bar4:031 credit or ad
- Project - Layer Styles5:301 credit or ad
- Types of Type5:121 credit or ad
- Creating Type2:431 credit or ad
- Modifying Type4:591 credit or ad
Slicing, Interactivity and Animation11 lessons
- Project - Slicing pt14:251 credit or ad
- Project - Slicing pt26:011 credit or ad
- Project - Slicing pt32:101 credit or ad
- Project - Slicing Options3:251 credit or ad
- Project - Rollovers5:281 credit or ad
- Project - Remote Rollover4:421 credit or ad
- Animations pt15:021 credit or ad
- Animations pt25:361 credit or ad
- Project - Animated Rollover4:181 credit or ad
- Image Map Project - Setup4:041 credit or ad
- Image Map Project - Hotspot4:411 credit or ad
Image Adjustment and Correction4 lessons
Data Sets5 lessons
Optimization15 lessons
- Overview0:551 credit or ad
- Understanding the gif Format3:051 credit or ad
- Understanding the jpeg Format3:341 credit or ad
- Project - Web Page Background6:521 credit or ad
- Project - Adjusting Slices2:221 credit or ad
- Project - Optimization Setup3:491 credit or ad
- Project - Color Table3:491 credit or ad
- Project - Dithering3:061 credit or ad
- Project - Transparency4:111 credit or ad
- Project - Options2:511 credit or ad
- Jpeg Settings3:561 credit or ad
- Optimize to File Size2:401 credit or ad
- Optimizing Adjacent Slices2:541 credit or ad
- Weighted Optimization3:391 credit or ad
- Optimizing Animations2:531 credit or ad