Photoshop 5.5 and ImageReady 2.0

Photoshop 5.5/ImageReady 2.0 H.O.T fulfills the strong interest in today's graphics market to learn more about ImageReady 2.0, the Web graphics tool that comes with Photoshop 5.5. This title is also one of the few books on Photoshop to focus on graphics intended for the Web rather than print.

The book guides readers through a series of exercises of increasing complexity, giving them hands-on, step-by-step experience that will boost their confidence to tackle increasingly more challenging tasks. The companion CD-RoM contains all the support and graphics files needed to complete these exercises, as well as trial software and QuickTime movies demonstrating Lynda's techniques.
Using classroom-proven techniques developed at her own state-of-the-art training center in Ojai, California, Lynda teaches readers how to:

• Optimize and preview GIF and JPEG graphics using the sophisticated Save for Web feature
  
• Use layers to create rollovers
  
• "Tween" animations
  
• Automate effects (such as beveled edges) using Layer Effects
  
• Create custom Actions
  
• Use ImageReady's slicing tools
  
• And much, much more

Table of contents

Front Matter

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Interface

Chapter 3: Color Management

Chapter 4: Optimization

Chapter 5: Web Color

Chapter 6: Type

Chapter 7: Background Images

Chapter 8: Transparent GIFs

Chapter 9: Image Maps

Chapter 10: Slicing

Chapter 11: Rollovers

Chapter 12: Animated GIFs

Chapter 13: Automation

Chapter 14: Importing/Exporting

Chapter 15: Troubleshooting FAQ

Index