Graphic, Web, Animation
Introduction
Adobe Photoshop does not only provide extended capabilities with the new features, but also a better workflow with the new document presets.
In this article, we will start by digging into how to use the presets feature in Photoshop CS4 to easily create different of documents.
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Introduction
Flash is an extendable tool, you can use it in creating different types of graphic content and animation. What makes Flash a flexible tool is the deep simplicity in it. However, you can use Flash tools in creating you graphic elements depending on how can you twist the tool to meet your needs.
When I started learning Adobe After Effects, I realized that it includes a number of features and effects that can not only give more capabilities to my Macromedia Flash projects but save me time because of how the two applications are integrated.
After Effects gives you a variety of ways to create video with alpha, animate your graphic in 2D or 3D space, and then export your animation with a transparent background, as well as apply a variety of effects and presets that differentiate your Flash work.
Although the Macromedia products are leading programs in interactive applications, especially flash, with this tool it is a piece of cake to add video and animation into you program. However, these application still needed to be brought to life with dynamic data and more interaction. Rich Internet Application (RIA) technology has achieved this dream to produce an interactive product merges attractive and dynamic content.
Introduction
Motion Tweening is considered bless for animation and Flash designers, as it helps save time and effort when creating animation in Flash instead of building your animation frame-by-frame.
Furthermore, the new version of Flash provides more control to motion tweening either by using XML and the timeline context menu. These improvements make using motion tweening to become easier and fast than before.
GIF images are a good choice in low size and transparency support for most web designers. But the big problem that most designers face is the white border that shows up around your transparent GIF image while saving them from Photoshop or other software.
Figure01, notice the edges in GIF format transparent images and PNG-24 format