Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software published by Adobe Systems. Its main purpose is for multimedia, film and video post-production.
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Photoshop's Actions feature is a powerful tool for automating repetitive tasks or even batch-processing files, and you'll work more effectively with it if you know exactly what Actions can and can't automate.
Dayton, Linnea and Jack Davis. Adobe Magazine (1997). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
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When you remodel, go for broke - but don't break the links.
Fleishman, Glenn. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Web Design>Redesign
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Linking is surely one of the least understood functions of many applications. But if anyone can explain how it works in PageMaker, Illustrator, and FrameMaker, Professor Kvern can.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Document Design>Hypertext
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How to get the most out of the Photoshop sharpening controls - complete with show-and-tell examples.
Blatner, David and Steve Roth. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Graphic Design>Image Editing>Adobe Photoshop
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Communicating with PHP (or any other server-side script) from Macromedia Flash has become much easier with the introduction of the LoadVars object in Macromedia Flash MX. Here's a sample in which I use a MySQL database (containing friends' e-mail and phone information and a picture and caption if we have one), a PHP script to access that information, and Macromedia Flash to present it. I'll go through each of the steps I went through to create it.
Triolo, Helen. Adobe (2004). Design>Web Design>Server Side Includes>Flash
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Make Your PDFs Work Well with Google (and Other Search Engines)
In Google's search results, and in the results of most other search engines, the listings of most PDF files appear at best unprofessional, and at worst, downright embarrassing.
Johnson, Duff. Adobe (2006). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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If you thought gradients were just a matter of getting two colors together, take a look at how sophisticated they've become.
Alspach, Ted. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Graphic Design>Software
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Increasingly, designers and publishers are finding themselves thrust into the world of 'new media.' Here's an overview of what to expect.
Larkin, James. Adobe Magazine (1995). Careers>Multimedia>TC
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In the spirit of Adobe Magazine's Cheap Tricks Contest, a grab-bag of ways to save money, save time, and cheat fate.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1996). Design>Document Design>Prepress
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Multiple-master fonts - what they are, how they work, and what they can do for you.
Tinkel, Kathleen. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Typography>Standards
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Merge Records With a Publication
Tired of copying and pasting when doing mass mailings? Take advantage of the new data merge feature in Adobe® PageMaker® to create form letters, envelopes, or mailing labels from records. The following steps show you how to use the data merge feature.
Adobe (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
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Hundreds of filmmakers, huge audiences, instant reviews, and a door to Hollywood - the cinema comes to the Web.
Brunette, Peter. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Multimedia>Video
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For Web designer Hillman Curtis, slow modems and low bandwidth are just fine.
Kaplan, Michael. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Web Design
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Modeling User Workflows for Rich Internet Applications
As Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) become more advanced, the tasks, problems, and processes they address become increasingly complex, making it more important than ever to accurately model user workflows. Early Internet applications were often narrowly focused in scope, and the steps were relatively simple and sequential, for example, purchasing items through simple e-commerce, reserving hotel rooms, or renting cars. But as productivity applications move toward a web-based distribution model, the tasks become more complicated.
Hogue, David. Adobe (2005). Design>User Centered Design>Web Design>Flash
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The truth about PageMaker's not-so-secret life in the office.
Nordling, Tamis and Wendy Katz. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
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It's the face you've always wanted. Font embedding on the Web may help you get it.
Fleishman, Glenn. Adobe Magazine (1999). Design>Web Design>Typography>Embedded
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An overview of the new - and explosively growing - world of royalty-free photographs.
Soberanis, Pat. Adobe Magazine (1996). Design>Graphic Design>Photography
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New Uses for Old Clipping Paths
No one enjoys drawing clipping paths (or, if they do, they rarely admit it in public). The transparency features in Adobe® InDesign® spare you the headaches of drawing clipping paths because the program honors background transparency in Adobe Photoshop® files. However, there are still times when a clipping path comes in handy, so don’t throw the Bézier out with the bathwater.
Blatner, David. Adobe (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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You've put it off for months, maybe years, but it's finally time to get serious with your fonts.
McCleary, Whitney. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Typography
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No More Lost Work, No Matter What You Use!
Create file versions on the Adobe Web Workgroup Server using your favorite Adobe application. Restore any version using Adobe GoLive.
Adobe (2003). Articles>Software>Document Design>Adobe GoLive
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To catch a thief, use the Web to track down plagiarism.
Fleishman, Glenn. Adobe Magazine (1999). Articles>Intellectual Property>Copyright>Plagiarism
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Ironically, Flash users who are new to object-oriented programming (OOP) are often familiar with many object-oriented concepts without knowing their formal names. This chapter demystifies some of the terminology and brings newer programmers up to speed on key OOP concepts. It also serves as a high-level overview of OOP in Flash for experienced programmers who are making their first foray into Flash development.
Moock, Colin. Adobe (2004). Design>Web Design>Software>Flash
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Off the Paper and Onto the Web
With the professional publishing tools of Adobe InDesign and the expert Web production tools of Adobe GoLive, you can move printed content to the Web to create inspired Web sites that complement the design of your printed pieces.
Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Single Sourcing>Adobe GoLive
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Off the Paper and Onto the Web
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how we adapted content from a full-color, printed brochure to create a visually rich Web site for attendees at a fictional design conference. As you follow along, you’ll learn tips and tricks that can help you move content from InDesign to GoLive to get the results you want.
Adobe (2003). Articles>Content Management>Single Sourcing>Adobe InDesign
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Some unexpected ways that Adobe Acrobat software can help with design and publishing tasks.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
