This movie shows you how to convert a mask to an alpha channel. This enables you to embed transparency within an image so that it can be read by other applications.

In this video you will learn a versatile method for cropping images in Adobe Illustrator CS6 and CS5. Using opacity masks allows you to retain the area of the image you cropped out, modify the clipping path later, and use complex blending modes, transparencies, and knockout groups.

The Calculations tool is an excellent way to create a mask to knock out the sky from an image. This video demonstrates how to create and refine a mask for the purpose of creating this transparency.

Ever have a problem moving a layer… Or just being able to create transparency. The chances are you're not on a layer; you're on the Background. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson, explain the difference between backgrounds and layers.

In this video you'll learn how to set up a new Illustrator document. We'll look at options in the New Document dialog box like Width and Height, Color Mode, and Transparency Grid.

Learn how to bring an image into Photoshop Touch from the Creative Cloud, work on it using your tablet, and then transfer it back to your desktop computer in Photoshop CS5. Russell Brown also gives options for managing your color profiles.

Use the clone stamp tool in Photoshop Touch to duplicate image elements for a surrealistic effect. Russell Brown shows you how to use this technique to keep your file sizes small.

Russell Brown gives a basic overview of the file format options you have when using Photoshop Touch and the Creative Cloud together. Learn the best way to get your files from Photoshop CS5 into Photoshop Touch via the Creative Cloud.

Find out how to use Adobe Fireworks to create mobile designs that can be easily turned into CSS code (pasted into Adobe Dreamweaver) and export bitmap images optimized for mobile devices. This session will also reveal how to slice designs and export foreground and background images from Fireworks, use the Fireworks slice-naming feature to create assets with filenames that match your mobile framework, and create PNG-8 images with alpha transparency for reduced mobile bandwidth.

In this tutorial, Principal Worldwide Evangelist for Adobe, Jason Levine will reveal the native import options when working with Adobe Photoshop files (PSD) in Premiere Pro CS5.5. Bring in individual layers, merge your layers together, or create sequences, all the while maintaining transparency, layer styles, animation, even layer sets!