Learn how to take advantage of the key applications with Adobe Creative Suite CS4: Bridge, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Rather than providing in-depth training in how to use each application, this DVD will show you a few fundamentals and focus of combining the best of each to create a finished product. In this DVD you'll learn
* How to use Adobe Bridge to organize, plan and prepare files
* How to generate a set of custom colors than can be used by each application
* Key differences between and advantages of each application
* Creating several versions of a logo in Illustrator and use those versions in Photoshop and InDesign
* Using Photoshop Smart Objects and Layer Comps in Illustrator and InDesign
* How to combine everything in InDesign and options for creating output
This DVD is ideal for graphic designers, artists, students and people who know the basics of the applications in the Creative Suite and want to take their work to the next level.

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals, 2nd Edition

Adobe InDesign CS4 software breaks down the barriers between online and offline publishing. Create compelling print layouts, immersive content for playback in the Adobe Flash Player runtime, and interactive PDF documents.

Get Adobe InDesign and take it for a spin to see what it can do for you!

NOTE:
To install the application download both files and run the installer executable(ADBEIDSNCS4_LS1.exe)

Photoshop is the foundation of every digital career. It is the most pervasive technology on the market. Many users think they know it, but in truth they have gaping holes. This book covers what a professional truly needs to know about Photoshop to be employable. For students (whether in formal programs, certified training centers, or self-paced) this book offers a chance to explore the many aspects of the program interactively. The book cuts though the clutter and is unique in that it focuses not just on digital photography, but Internet, graphic design, multimedia, and video uses.

Readers will learn the basics in correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting photos as well as work on specific projects/exercises, including: digital painting; preparing images for newsprint; designing a CD/DVD label, magazine cover, and advertisements; and building an electronic portfolio.

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4

Fourteen lessons in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book cover basic and advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop, the world’s best image-editing software. Learn how to retouch digital photos, work with layers and masks, navigate the workspace, prepare images print, and explore the latest features. Tips, extra-credit exercises, and step-by-step lessons help you become more productive using Photoshop.

Learn to correct and enhance digital photos, create image composites, transform images in perspective, and prepare images for print and the web. Combine images for extended depth of field, and try out the new 3D features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended.

“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.

Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Adobe® Illustrator® CS4 software is a comprehensive vector graphics environment with new transparency in gradients and multiple artboards that invite you to explore more efficient ways to design.

Drawing tools are intuitive
The new Blob Brush tool for natural sketching results in a single, filled object. Advanced path controls and graphic styles make drawing with vectors intuitive.

You can design with multiple artboards
Create files containing up to 100 artboards of varying sizes. Display the artboards any way you want — overlapping, side by side, or stacked.

There's help out there
Find community websites, associations, user groups, and blogs that all have the same interest in mind: Adobe Illustrator.

Education discounts are available
As a student or educator, you qualify for education pricing. See the full list of products available for purchase.

Create and deliver rich interactive content!

Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional software is the industry-leading authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. Deliver to audiences across platforms and devices. Quickly create animations, easily modify motion paths, and enjoy complete control over individual animation attributes with object-based animation. Create chain-like animation effects with a series of linked objects or quickly distort a single shape using the new Bones tool.

Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional software offers exciting new animation and collaboration tools, such as object-based animation, inverse kinematics, 3D translation and rotation tools, XFL support, and the ability to publish to the Adobe AIR™ runtime.

Enjoy a fast, fluid workflow with Adobe® Flash® Professional software, featuring a streamlined user interface, advanced video tools, and impressive integration with related software. Realize your creative vision with a full complement of drawing, animation, and interactive design tools. Explore innovative styles and techniques, impress your clients with more than they expected, and deliver consistent results across multiple platforms. With Flash Professional, the possibilities extend as far as your imagination.

Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Adobe® Illustrator® CS4 software is a comprehensive vector graphics environment with new transparency in gradients and multiple artboards that invite you to explore more efficient ways to design.

Drawing tools are intuitive
The new Blob Brush tool for natural sketching results in a single, filled object. Advanced path controls and graphic styles make drawing with vectors intuitive.

You can design with multiple artboards
Create files containing up to 100 artboards of varying sizes. Display the artboards any way you want — overlapping, side by side, or stacked.

There's help out there
Find community websites, associations, user groups, and blogs that all have the same interest in mind: Adobe Illustrator.

Education discounts are available
As a student or educator, you qualify for education pricing. See the full list of products available for purchase.

Create and edit audio with ease

Adobe® Soundbooth® CS4 software gives web designers, video editors, and other creative professionals the tools to create and polish audio, customize music, add sound effects, and do much more.

Soundbooth now supports multitrack projects
You asked for it, you got it. Soundbooth CS4 now allows you to work on more than one mono or stereo file at a time.

The new ASND file format brings enhanced integration
The Adobe Sound Document (ASND) format packages multiple tracks into a single file that can be shared with Adobe Premiere® Pro, Flash® Professional, and After Effects®.

We've got something to blog about
Read the Inside Sound blog to get the latest news and information about all things audio at Adobe.

Education discounts are available
As a student or educator, you qualify for education pricing. See the full list of products available for purchase.

Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing

Adobe® InDesign® CS4 software breaks down the barriers between online and offline publishing. Create compelling print layouts, immersive content for playback in the Adobe Flash® Player runtime, and interactive PDF documents.

InDesign is part of the InDesign family
InDesign provides a versatile foundation for dynamic publishing workflows, both now and in the future.

Creating digital documents is a snap
See how the strengths of InDesign CS4 and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional together deliver an engaging SWF file complete with animation, interactivity, video, and sound.

Publishing long documents has never been easier
Create high-impact, personalized content and long documents tailored for unique audiences using logical, condensed steps and advanced features.

Education discounts are available
As a student or educator, you qualify for education pricing. See the full list of products available for purchase.