This courseware title addresses the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program objectives for the Photoshop CS exam. The ACE Program is for graphic designers, Web designers, developers, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and business professionals who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Adobe products. Certification candidates must pass a product proficiency exam in order to become an Adobe Certified Expert.
Adobe Training Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Photoshop CS: Basic Image Enhancement
- Photoshop CS: Refined Masking, Image Effects, and Retouching
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Software Requirements
You will need
- An Intel Pentium class III or 4 processor.
- Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP.
- At least 192 MB of RAM, 256 MB recommended.
- At least 280 MB of free hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 25 MB to run the course.
- A color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card.
- 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe ImageReady CS.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, or other Web browser.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Set Photoshop's unit preferences to measure Web image resolution.
- Save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction.
- Calibrate your system's color display to create Web images with confidence rather than guesswork.
- Use Photoshop as part of creating finished Web pages.
- Export individual slices and create an HTML Web page that displays a table containing the sliced sections.
- Use ImageReady as a tool for creating animation.
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Web Image Preparation
- Topic 1A: Measure Web Image Resolution
- Topic 1B: File Size Considerations
Lesson 2: Optimizing Images
- Topic 2A: Optimize Photographic Images
- Topic 2B: Optimize Flat Color Graphics and Illustrations
- Topic 2C: Using Transparency in Web Images
Lesson 3: Preparing for Cross-Platform Viewing
- Topic 3A: Color Management for the Web
- Topic 3B: Compensating for Display Differences Across Platforms
- Topic 3C: Ensuring Consistent Color and Reducing the Color Palette
Lesson 4: Creating Web Page Layouts
- Topic 4A: Web Design Uses for Photoshop and ImageReady
- Topic 4B: Creating Web Page Backgrounds
- Topic 4C: Drawing Shapes
- Topic 4D: Formatting Vector Paths
Lesson 5: Exporting A Web Page
- Topic 5A: Preparing a Web Page for Export
- Topic 5B: Exporting a Web Page
Lesson 6: Animation
- Topic 6A: Creating Animations
- Topic 6B: Saving Animations
Appendix A: Photoshop CS
Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objective Mapping
- Adobe Certified Expert Program
