Photoshop CS2 Web Production

1 day

Overview

You are familiar with designing and creating images with Photoshop. Images that are to be used in websites need to be optimized for optimal file size and quality. In this course, you will familiarize yourself with the concepts and techniques that are used to optimize images for display on the Internet.

Course Objective

You will set Photoshop’s unit preferences and save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction. You will then calibrate your system’s color display. You will also use Photoshop as part of creating finished web pages and export individual slices and create an HTML Web page that displays a table containing the sliced sections. Finally, you will use Photoshop and ImageReady to create and optimize animations for the web.

Target student

This course is intended for new users of Photoshop.

Prerequisites

To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they have a familiarity with Photoshop or take the following Systematix course Photoshop CS2 Level 1.

Preparing Web Images

Measure Web Image Resolution
Examine File Size Considerations

Optimizing Images

Optimize Photographic Images
Optimize Flat Color Graphics and Illustrations
Use Transparency in Web Images

Preparing for Cross-Platform Viewing

Explore Color Management for the Web
Examine Display Differences Across Platforms
Ensure Consistent Color and Reduction of the Color Palette

Creating Web Page Layouts

Examine the Web Design Uses for Photoshop and ImageReady
Create Web Page Backgrounds
Draw Shapes
Format Vector Paths

Exporting a Web Page

Prepare a Web Page for Export
Export a Web Page

Exploring Animation

Create Animations
Save Animations