Overview
Your hands-on guide to creating effective Web media with Adobe and Macromedia tools!- Web multimedia, animation, and graphics in one book
- Learn by doing! Easy, skill-building exercises for Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, and Photoshop, and Macromedia Director and Shockwave
- Covers the creative, technical, and business issues associated with Web media
- An essential tutorial for webmasters, designers, and developers alike
Now, there's a hands-on tutorial for everyone who needs to create and deliver powerful Web streaming media, animation, or graphics. Even if you have little or no Web media experience, this book's hands-on exercises are designed to help you discover the true power of Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, and Photoshop, and Macromedia Director and Shockwave—quickly. This process-oriented guide offers realistic guidance on all three aspects of delivering great Web multimedia and graphics: creative, technical, and business.
- Easy exercises and interactive labs help you develop, reinforce, and gain confidence in your skills—fast
- Covers Web graphics, audio, and video in one book
- Presents real-world, step-by-step processes and workflows
- Coverage includes: graphics standards, Web color, Web audio and video production, media preparation, and more
- Free interactive Web site contains sample projects, bonus self-review questions, and other added-value resources
Whether you're a webmaster, graphic designer, or developer, here's a step-by-step roadmap for creating media and graphics that cut through the clutter—and achieve your goals!
Editorials
Exercises and labs in this tutorial will help readers use Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Macromedia Director, and Shockwave, offering guidance on creative, technical, and business aspects of delivering Web multimedia and graphics. Tutorials give step-by-step instructions for real-world processes and workflows. No Web media experience is assumed. Mosher teaches art/communication multimedia at Saginaw Valley State University. Shepard teaches graphic design and Web courses at Clark University's Computer Career Institute and at Northeastern University's State of the Art Program. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)