Class Videos
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| Lesson One - Basic Web Images | ||
| Getting Started with Web Graphics, 2 minutes | Flash file | |
| Initial Screens in Fireworks MX 2004, 3.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Saving in GIF Format, 7.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Saving in JPEG Format, 4.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Cropping Images, 1.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Rotating Images, 4.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Making Part of a GIF Image Transparent, 3.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Making a Photo's Background Transparent, 5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Lesson Two - Working with Photographs | ||
| Creating a New Image, 3 minutes | Flash file | |
| Bitmapped versus Vector Images, 3 minutes | Flash file | |
| Selecting Parts of Photographs, 5.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Adding Text to Photographs, 4.25 minutes | Flash file | |
| Adjusting Lighting Levels, 2.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Adjusting Colors in Photographs, 2.25 minutes | Flash file | |
| Lesson Three - Creating Original Images | ||
| Drawing with the Pencil and Fill Tools, 11.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Drawing with the Pen Tool, 7.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Erasing Basics and History Panel, 8.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| More Text Options, 9.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Using the Shape Tool, 6.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Using Gradients, 4.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Selecting Different Edge Effects for Pen and Shape Objects, 3.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Lesson Four - The Power of Layers | ||
| Working with Panels, 1.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| Creating a Drawing using Layers, 10 minutes | Flash file | |
| Creating a Web Page Header, 10 minutes | Flash file | |
| Adding Drop Shadows to Photographs, 2.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Doing a Photo Collage, 11.25 minutes | Flash file | |
| Associating Text with a Vector Path, 2.5 minutes | Flash file | |
| The Rubber Stamp Tool to Fix Photo Imperfections, 4.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Lesson Five - Buttons and Effects | ||
| Using Grids to Help with Your Drawings, 3 minutes | Flash file | |
| Adding Effects to Text and Objects, 8 minutes | Flash file | |
| Creating Simple Buttons, 10.25 minutes | Flash file | |
| Using Fireworks Rollover Buttons on an Entire Page Layout, 14 minutes | Flash file | |
| Copying Rollover Buttons to Your Real Web Page, 8.75 minutes | Flash file | |
| Creating Your Own Rollover Buttons, 7 minutes | Flash file | |
| Creating a Disjointed Rollover, 17.75 minutes | Flash file | |
This material was used in a distance class on Using Fireworks MX 2004 to Create Basic Web Images, given by Linda Ffolliott, ECAT, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona.