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Five New Training Videos from lynda.com

lynda.com has released a slew of new Creative Suite 4 videos. Does one of them fit your training needs?
Photoshop CS4 Retouching: Fashion Photography Projects
with Chris Orwig
After a photo shoot, the next step in fashion photography begins. In Photoshop CS4 Retouching: Fashion Photography Projects, professional photographer Chris Orwig demonstrates specific techniques for bringing out the best in beauty and fashion images. Chris divides the course into several practical projects, addressing the details of retouching faces, adjusting color values, and much more. This course expands on the skills introduced in Photoshop CS4 Portrait Retouching Essential Training, and aims to inspire photographers to achieve high-end professional results. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.
Creating a First Web Site with Flash CS4 Professional
with Paul Trani
Information on how to learn Flash is prevalent, but it can be frustrating to understand how to make an entire working web site using this unique technology. Here’s a course that cuts through the clutter and offers practical tools for creating a dynamic web site, even for first-time developers. In Creating a First Web Site with Flash CS4 Professional, veteran Flash instructor Paul Trani simplifies the process of integrating animation, video, audio, and user interactivity to create a site that is dynamic and appealing. The goal of this hands-on workshop is to teach web site-building skills for today’s demanding interactive industry. Exercise files accompany the course.
Flash CS4 Professional: Building Search Engine Friendly Sites
with Todd Perkins
A Flash-heavy web site can really get viewers’ attention, but if the right people can’t find the site, it won’t make any difference. In Flash CS4 Professional: Building Search Engine-Friendly Sites, Todd Perkins dispels the belief that Flash content hampers SEO. He shows how to use HTML, JavaScript, and PHP to optimize applications and incorporate text that is easy for search engines to find and accurately represents a site’s Flash content. Exercise files accompany the course.
InDesign CS4: 10 Essential Tips
with David Blatner
In InDesign CS4: 10 Essential Tips, instructor David Blatner uses his vast knowledge of InDesign to teach some of the program’s useful but not universally known functions. He showcases new techniques and tricks, including stripping out unwanted text formatting, and scaling objects quickly. The shortcuts in this course are designed to help new and experienced InDesign users streamline their workflows and make more time for the creative process.
InDesign CS4: 10 Free Must-Have Plug-ins
with David Blatner
For designers who want to get more out of InDesign CS4, plug-ins offer a great option for adding to the finished project. With InDesign CS4: 10 Free Must-Have Plug-Ins, instructor and InDesign guru David Blatner shows designers how to tap into some of the best free plug-ins to boost productivity and streamline page layout and workflow. From the practical Keyboard Shortcuts to the engaging Tetris plug-in, David introduces a batch of quick solutions for getting more out of InDesign.
For more information on these and other courses, go to lynda.com

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