Upgrade to Adobe CS5 for print design professionals

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description

DAY ONE

Digital imaging workflow in CS5

• Working with Mini Bridge
• Running automated tasks from Mini Bridge
• Working with CS Review and CS Live

Adobe InDesign CS5: essentials[/b]

• Changes to the Selection tool
• Working with the new Content Indicator
• Sizing images with Auto-Fit
• Working with the Gap tool
• Using Live Corner effects

InDesign CS5: new layout tools

• Understanding the notion of Gridify
• Creating image and text grids automatically
• Using Live Distribute

InDesign CS5: text controls[/b]

• Allowing text (such as a headline) to span across columns
• Splitting text into columns
• Working with the new Layers panel

InDesign CS5: new production features

• Using the new Track Changes feature to keep on top of all the changes you have made to your document
• Mixing page sizes in CS5 to create spines or gatefolds in the same document
• Using the new Page Tool
• Resizing Master Page items to fit your new page size
• Using multithreading for faster pdf exports

Photoshop CS5: essentials

• Using Content Aware Fill
• Using the Spot Healing Brush and Content Aware Fill option
• Productivity enhancements in CS5

Photoshop CS5: new brushes

• Using the Bristle brush to create natural, organic paint effects
• Creating custom Bristle brushes
• Working with the Mixer brush

Photoshop CS5: an overview of using HDR Pro

• Using HDR (High Dynamic Range) to merge multiple exposures in a single image
• Creating faux HDR from one image
• The Merge to HDR dialogue box
• Enhanced tone mapping controls

Suitable for
A two day Adobe authorised course covering the powerful new features in InDesign CS5, Illustrator CS5 and Photoshop CS5. This course is for those who have experience using CS4 or CS3.

Requirements
You should have experience of using Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator CS3 or CS4.