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Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium Classroom in a Book

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-83268-9

ISBN-10: 0-321-83268-X

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Here is an overview of the contents of the Classroom in a Book disc

The Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium Classroom in a Book disc includes the lesson files that youll need to complete the exercises in this book, as well as other content to help you learn more about Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium and use it with greater efficiency and ease. The diagram below represents the contents of the disc, which should help you locate the files you need.

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The tools for creating and broadcasting a professional-quality video have never been as accessible as they are today, thanks to more affordable and powerful recording equipment and computers, broadband Internet, and user-friendly software.

The Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium offers industry-standard applications for project organization, video and audio editing, animation, and final encoding for delivery.

Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium Classroom in a Book is part of the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software. The lessons are designed so you can learn at your own pace. If youre new to Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium, youll learn the fundamental concepts and features youll need to use the program. This book also teaches many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the latest version of this software.

Youll learn how to:

Format a script in Adobe Story and learn the basics of its online features to collaborate with other members of your creative team.

Ingest footage and add searchable metadata to your video clips with Adobe Prelude CS6.

Use Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 as your main creative hub in which youll do a refined edit of your movie and add visual effects and titles.

Use Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended to edit a still image utilizing the Mercury Graphics Engine to view your changes in real time.

Use the Image Trace feature in Adobe Illustrator CS6 to create a vector logo graphic.

Create motion graphics in Adobe After Effects CS6 and optimize your system to leverage the new Global Performance Cache.

Create the final audio mix of your edit using Adobe Audition CS6.

Use the enhanced Three-Way Color Corrector effect in Adobe Premiere Pro to color correct your edit.

Apply color grading presets with Adobe SpeedGrade CS6.

Create files for the Internet and mobile devices with Adobe Media Encoder or send a sequence to Adobe Encore CS6 without rendering or intermediate exporting to output to DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or Adobe Flash.

Apply a media playback skin to your exported movie file with Adobe Flash Professional CS6.

Adobe CS6 Production Premium is available for both Windows and Mac OS.

Before beginning to use Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium Classroom in a Book, make sure your system is set up correctly and that youve installed the required software and hardware. You can view updated system requirements by visiting www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/tech-specs.html.