Photoshop CS4 for the Web

How to optimize graphics and photographs so they download quickly in a web browser.Photoshop CS4 offers designers a rich assortment of editing tools with which to create compelling imagery for the web. Photoshop CS4 for the Web covers a wide range of uses for Photoshop in the web graphics workflow. Instructor Jan Kabili explains how to optimize graphics and photographs so they download quickly in a web browser. She covers the why and how of image slicing, and demonstrates practical techniques for designing layouts, backgrounds, navigation bars, and buttons in Photoshop. Download the free Layer Comps to Slices script from the Exercise Files tab. Topics include: Working with color for the web Optimizing images in Photoshop’s Save for Web & Devices window Making web page backgrounds Creating transparent graphics for the web Making navigation graphics Preparing photographs for the web Laying out a web page comp Slicing Making graphics for rollovers Animating Creating a web gallery Displaying high-resolution graphics with Zoomify Making graphic variations with variables Integrating with Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Illustrator