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Adobe ImageStyler In Depth is divided into 12 chapters
and 4 appendices. Here's a brief description of each element:
Chapter 1
"What's On The Menu?"
Provides an overview of ImageStyler's user interface
(UI). This menu-by-menu, palette-by-palette rundown serves as a reference
piece. You won't see any beefy hands-on tutorials in this chapter, but
you'll find plenty of clues as to how each palette and dialog box works.
Chapter 2
"ImageStyler's Mojo Methodology"
Gets hands-on with ImageStyler's powerful features.
This chapter starts you rolling with a comprehensive look at color,
shapes, text, layers, and image maps. It also covers alignment and the
combine functions and touches on export basics.
Chapter 3
"3D And Texture--Get Bumpy!"
A definitive piece on working with ImageStyler's
3D effects. The chapter also discusses using, creating, and locating
textures. You'll learn about cutouts, embosses, bevels, and ripples.
Once you get hold of the more than 5,000 original textures (and demonstrations
of Xaos Tools Terrazzo) included on the accompanying CD-ROM, you'll
be in texture nirvana!
Chapter 4
"Background Check"
Expands on Chapter 3 by talking about how you create
and use background images with ImageStyler. The chapter lays out an
array of background types and shows you how to create more than a dozen
background designs.
Chapter 5
"The Magic Of Styles"
Delivers the goods on creating, altering, and managing
styles in ImageStyler. The chapter covers style basics, distortion effects,
filters, and opacity controls. The iStyler Depot showcases a range of
original styles, complete with directions worthy of a digital cookbook.
Chapter 6
"Cooking Up A Batch"
Discusses batch HTML replacement. Batch image creation
is one of ImageStyler's most notable features. This chapter shows you
how to jazz up your Web site in a flash with decorative headings and
buttons. The Batch Button Depot provides a host of tasty design recipes.
Chapter 7
"JavaScript Rollovers--Sit Up And Bark"
A pièce de résistance covering ImageStyler's
wickedly cool JavaScript rollover capabilities. ImageStyler lets you
escape mundane, everyday rollovers by providing a powerful, yet easy-to-use
methodology. Even if you shied away from rollovers in the past, you'll
be amazed at how quickly you can create distinctive interactive effects.
The Rollover Depot shows how it's all done with 14 hands-on examples.
Chapter 8
"It Slices, It Dices, It Builds HTML Layouts"
Goes full-bore into ImageStyler's AutoSlice and
AutoLayout controls. These two powerful features make it simple to slice
your images and create precise HTML layouts. This chapter explains how
to build and export compositions that exploit ImageStyler's full potential.
Chapter 9
"Web Interface In Your Face"
Looks at user interfaces and navigational systems.
You'll learn how to create Web site interfaces and navigational systems
that are easy to use and engaging, while avoiding the dreaded pushbuttonitis
syndrome. The Nav Structure Depot provides 10 designs you can alter.
Chapter 10
"Using ImageStyler with Other Applications"
Covers working with other popular graphics and Web-page
software. The chapter discusses vector-drawing applications (such as
Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia FreeHand, and CorelDRAW) as well as bitmap
paint applications (including Adobe Photoshop and Corel PHOTO-PAINT).
You'll also see how ImageStyler integrates with popular Web-page applications
like Adobe PageMill and GoLive CyberStudio.
Chapter 11
"Optimizing Graphics With ImageReady"
Provides an overview of Adobe's popular Web-graphics
optimization software. You'll find a demo version of ImageReady on the
original Adobe ImageStyler CD-ROM (not the CD-ROM that accompanies this
book).
Chapter 12
"Creating Animation With ImageStyler"
Shows you how to create animated GIF files. Although
ImageStyler doesn't support animation, you can use it in conjunction
with an animation program. This chapter covers the use of ImageStyler
with BoxTop Software's GIFmation. A demo version of GIFmation is included
on the Adobe ImageStyler In Depth companion CD-ROM (for both Macintosh
and Windows).
Appendix A
"ImageStyler Keyboard Shortcuts"
Handy keyboard shortcuts for Macintosh and Windows
versions, suitable for copying!
Appendix B
"The Fonts"
A convenient guide to the fonts that come with Adobe
ImageStyler, including specimens of each typeface.
Appendix C
" Image Mattes And Shapes"
A visual guide to the more than 100 original image
mattes and shapes that come on the Adobe ImageStyler In Depth companion
CD-ROM.
Appendix D
"Original Textures"
A visual guide to a portion of the more than 5,000
original seamless textures that come on the Adobe ImageStyler In Depth
companion CD-ROM.
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