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3D Photoshop: Inflating Objects from Photographs
Oct 3, 2013
Learn how to model 3D objects directly from photographs, using Photoshop’s inflation tool.
8 Tasks in Flash MX
Jul 26, 2002
David Emberton walks you through eight common tasks in Flash MX that demonstrate some of the biggest reasons why you should upgrade to the new version.
A Beginner's Look At ActionScript
Dec 9, 2005
ActionScript 2.0 offers new features unavailable in the previous version. This chapter explains what ActionScript is, and how 2.0 allows for greater customization of behaviors and scripts for Macromedia Flash animations.
A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop: The Unwitting Ally 2.0
Mar 23, 2011
In this chapter, you will go beyond exposure and apply the concepts of Extended Dynamic Range photography (ExDR) to focus, blur, and image structure by using image harvesting. You will apply this to the image editing process in order to support the aesthetic choices you make regarding light, shape, gesture, and color when you first take the picture.
A Critical Look at Flash MX
Jun 14, 2002
Venture beyond regular software reviews and get some practical advice on what Flash MX has to offer you. David Emberton cuts through the "marketese" to discover the real Flash 6.0.
A Plea for Photoshop–Browser Harmony
Feb 4, 2015
When it comes to responsive web design, using the right tool, at the right time, for the right purpose, helps us extract more out of said tool than normal. Knowing when to use Photoshop is the only thing that can logically keep it in our workflows. Using it too often, too early, or for the wrong purpose produces frustration, wasted time, and potentially wasted money, as Dan Rose explains in this chapter from Responsive Web Design with Adobe Photoshop.
A Step-by-step Approach to Designing Templates in InDesign
Jan 30, 2009
This chapter walks you through each step in the template design process and forges a path toward the successful completion of any template in InDesign.
Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers: Photo Manipulation
Jun 9, 2011
In this age of digitization, photo manipulation has become a widespread phenomenon, but it remains a commonly misunderstood and misrepresented topic, associated primarily with the practice of altering images for deceptive purposes. Fabio Sasso takes a look at the art and inspiration of photo manipulation, including a tutorial that shows you how to create a bride with a wedding dress made out of milk.
About Selecting and Selection Tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5
Dec 11, 2010
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to choose best of the four available selection tools for a specific area, which often depends on the characteristics of that area, such as shape or color.
Actions in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Oct 30, 2009
ActionScript 2.0: A Real Programming Language
Dec 19, 2003
Matthew David illustrates how ActionScript 2.0, the new name for the new version of ActionScript, improves significantly over its predecessor.
ActionScript 3.0 and Math
Aug 10, 2011
In this chapter, you'll learn all the basic arithmetic operators that you'll use in ActionScript. Also, there are some convenient shortcuts to make working with math easier that you'll cover as well.
ActionScript Prototyping and Inheritance
Sep 2, 2001
David Emberton introduces some advanced ActionScript techniques for using and building object-oriented programs.
ActionScripting for Designers: Controlling Audio
Feb 23, 2007
In this article, James Gonzalez sets you up to practice creating and using some important ActionScript components including functions and Sound objects. You will learn how to create a custom sound object to control the volume of an audio file playing, not from a timeline, but from within the library.
ActionScripting for Designers: Creating Animated Pull-down Menus
Jan 26, 2007
Continuing his series of articles on ActionScript for designers, James Gonzalez shows you how to combine several of the simple ActionScript techniques to create a semi-transparent, animated pull-down menu.
Add and Style Text
Dec 29, 2006
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Add and Style Text
Nov 3, 2006
Add Style and Text to Your Flash Web Site
Sep 16, 2005
Making your first Flash Web site? Author David Morris shows you just what you need to know to add and style text using full-color illustrations so you can follow along with the step-by-step instructions easily. Read on to learn how to add a single line of text, create fixed-width text, change a text box, add an e-mail link, and add graphic text. Perfect for beginners!
Adding a Watermark to Your Images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
Dec 14, 2010
One way to help limit unauthorized use of your images is to put a visible watermark on them. Beyond protecting your images, many photographers are using a visible watermark as branding and marketing for their studio. Here’s how to set yours up.
Adding an Artistic Border in Adobe Photoshop CS5
Dec 6, 2010
Using options in the Refine Edge dialog, it’s incredibly easy to add artistic borders to an image. In this excerpt from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas show you how.

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