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Adding Form Fields with Acrobat XI
Oct 5, 2012
Learn how you can use the form tools in Acrobat XI to add form fields to any document.
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Importing and Sorting Photos in Photoshop Elements 11
Sep 29, 2012
In the brand-new Elements Organizer workspace, Photoshop Elements 11 introduces the People, Places, and Events views, making it easy for you to sort, tag, and search the photos in your library for the faces, places, and happenings that mean the most to you.
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Tagging Clips to Places and Events in Premiere Elements 11
Sep 29, 2012
Learn how to tag clips to places and events in Premiere Elements 11.
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Basic Photo Corrections in Adobe Photoshop CS6
Sep 28, 2012
Adobe Photoshop includes a variety of tools and commands for improving the quality of a photographic image. This lesson steps you through the process of acquiring, resizing, and retouching a photo intended for a print layout. The same basic workflow applies to web images.
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Masks and Channels in Adobe Photoshop CS6
Sep 27, 2012
Learn how to create a mask to remove a subject from a background, refine a mask to include complex edges, create a quick mask to make changes to a selected area, edit a mask using the Properties panel, manipulate an image using Puppet Warp, save a selection as an alpha channel, view a mask using the Channels panel, load a channel as a selection, isolate a channel to make specific image changes.
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Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for Tablet Applications
Sep 27, 2012
With InDesign and Adobe’s complementary set of tools, known as the Digital Publishing Suite, a whole new world of design and interactivity has opened up to designers and publishers everywhere. This chapter covers the Digital Publishing Suite apps, design and workflow considerations, setting up your document, interactivity and digital overlays, the Folio Builder Panel, Folio Producer, and publishing your app to a store.
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Vector Drawing Techniques in Adobe Photoshop CS6
Sep 27, 2012
Learn how to differentiate between bitmap and vector graphics, draw straight and curved paths using the Pen tool, convert a path to a selection, and convert a selection to a path, save paths, draw and edit shape layers, draw custom shapes, and import and edit a Smart Object from Adobe Illustrator.
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Working with 3D Images in Adobe Photoshop CS6
Sep 26, 2012
Learn how to create a 3D shape from a layer, import a 3D object, create 3D text, apply the 3D postcard effect, manipulate 3D objects using the 3D Axis widget, adjust the camera view, set coordinates in the Properties panel, adjust light sources, and animate a 3D file.
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Working with Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator CS6
Sep 26, 2012
Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book, demonstrates how to trace raster images like the pros by using the Image Trace tool in Illustrator CS6.
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How to Optimize Projects in Adobe After Effects CS6
Sep 20, 2012
This chapter examines in close detail how image data flows through an After Effects project. It’s full of the information you need to help you make the most of After Effects.
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Hidden Gems in Adobe Illustrator
Sep 19, 2012

Brian Wood shows you how to optimize content for use in projects such as websites, apps, and more.

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Author Talk: Scott Valentine on the Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop (Podcast Transcript)
Sep 18, 2012
Peachpit Press publisher Nancy Ruenzel talks to award winning photographer Scott Valentine about his new book, "The Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop." Often photographers and Photoshop users are stumped by blend modes. Scott discusses why blend modes are so hard to understand despite being an essential tool for photographers an digital artists.
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UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 3: Visualizing Interactions with Animation
Sep 10, 2012
Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator, takes us on a whirlwind run through creating animations to test interactions in Illustrator. Hold onto your hat!
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Working with Forms in the Widget Library Panel of Adobe Muse
Sep 10, 2012
A new widget category has been added to the Widgets Library panel: Forms. This excerpt shows you how to insert a form and edit form options.
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UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 2: Creating Vector Icons
Sep 3, 2012
Wish you had an efficient way to create custom icons in multiple sizes for use on your websites and in your applications? Adobe Illustrator CS6 grants you the power, as demonstrated by Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator.
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UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 1: Flipping Wireframes
Aug 27, 2012
Adobe Illustrator makes it easy to create wireframes and then seamlessly flip them to final art. Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator, demonstrates how to use Illustrator's symbols, graphic and character styles, and the Find Font tool to turn a sample user interface wireframe into a presentation-ready design.
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What’s New in the 3rd Quarter 2012 Update for Adobe Muse
Aug 27, 2012
The first update to Adobe Muse includes some exciting new features such as forms and Adobe Edge integration. Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Muse Classroom in a Book, gives an in-depth look at all of the new and enhanced features you can expect. Follow along with Brian's tutorials and videos, and soon you'll be designing websites in Adobe Muse.
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A Quick Tour of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Aug 23, 2012
In this lesson, you’ll get an overview of how Lightroom works. You’ll familiarize yourself with the workspace, panels, tools, and controls, as you explore the Library, Develop, Map, Book, Slideshow, Print and Web Modules.
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Adding and Styling Text in Adobe Muse
Aug 23, 2012
In this lesson, you will explore the text formatting and the style options available to you in Muse.
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Creating a Photo Book in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Aug 23, 2012
Whether it’s produced for a client or as a professional portfolio, designed as a gift or simply to preserve precious memories, a photo book makes a great way to share and showcase your images. The Book module makes it easy to design beautiful, sophisticated book layouts, and then publish them without leaving Lightroom.