Creating Web Graphics, Audio and Video

• 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

• 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

Contents

Introduction

About the author

1. Macintosh Navigation and PhotoShop.
2. Working with Selections.
3. Working with Layers.
4. Painting and Editing.
5. Alpha Channels and Masks.
6. The Pen Tool Experience.
7. Creating Special Effects.
8. Color Overview.
9. Browser-safe and Hybrid Color.
10. Web File Formats.
11. Building Buttons and Backgrounds.
12. HTML Color Techniques.
13. The Animated GIF.
14. Multimedia, the Internet, and the Browser.
15. Audio on the Web.
16. Audio Production.
17. Video on the Web.
18. Video Production.
19. Animation, Interactivity and 3D.
20. Collaborative Technologies, The Future and Beyond.

Appendix A
Appendix B

Bibliography

Index