Digital Media Tools

by Jenny Chapman (Author), Nigel Chapman (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $3.25

  Digital Media Tools is a clearly focussed introduction to the major software tools used for creating digital graphics, multimedia and Web pages. There are substantial chapters on each of the industry-leading applications such as Photoshop or Flash, plus an introductory chapter on the common interface elements. Readers will acquire a basic fluency with these important tools, learn what they do best and what their limitations are. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout, and files are provided on the supporting web site for students to work through all the major examples themselves. The approach is highly practical and founded in the authors' extensive experience with these tools, but also supported by a thorough understanding and explanation of the technical and theoretical issues underpinning their use. Digital Media Tools is designed to be the perfect practical companion text to the authors' latest course Web Design: A Complete Introduction . This edition brings this very successful book up to date and provides information on the latest versions of Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and Dreamweaver, along with new coverage of Bridge. This 3rd edition introduces a wide range of new teaching and learning features both in the book itself and on the new supporting Web site www.digitalmediatools.org

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  A practical guide to the industry-leading multi-media authoring tools Creating multimedia presentations requires an understanding of how to manipulate media such as graphics, video, or text, and how to bring them together using a variety of complex software tools. This book offers a clearly focused introduction to the most popular applications used for multimedia authoring, including Photoshop, Premier, and Flash. With an emphasis on multimedia authoring for the Web, the authors provide step-by-step tutorials on how to use these software tools to prepare illustrations, still images, video animation, and sound. Readers will acquire a basic fluency with these tools, discover what they do best and what are their limitations, and learn how they compare with other commonly used software tools.