Place and track 3D elements on 2D footage for precise visual effects and motion graphics. The 3D camera tracker automatically analyzes 2D footage in the background and places elements on that footage, with complete control over depth of field, shadows, and reflections.

Create layouts intuitively using features that will be familiar from other Adobe design software including smart guides, Paste in place, edit original, the eyedropper and many more.

If you’re a web designer looking for a better understanding of Flash Professional, then this is the place to start. Using some basic graphics, Paul Trani shows you the fundamentals of programming in ActionScript in the context of a real-world project that is optimized for the web.

In this episode I'll show you how to take advantage of using InDesign files as graphics in other InDesign files. This helps you collaborate with others and take advantage of other documents that you've already built.

Have you ever tried to import a graphic into Microsoft Powerpoint, only to discover the areas of the image you expected to be transparent have been replaced by a solid white background? In this episode, Colin shows how to export Adobe Illustrator graphics with transparency using the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format.

In part 2 of this series, you'll continue to expand your knowledge of Adobe After Effects CS5 by learning how to fine tune your animation. Learn how to use keyframes as well as spatial and temporal interpolation to allow elements in your motion title sequence to smoothly slide in and out of place.

Showcasing new features of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium to prepare students for future success in graphic and print design. CS5 is industry-standard software that teaches design, communications, and project management.

Learn how to add images to an InDesign document by using the Place function. Use the pasteboard as a holding location for images before final placement.

Understand the relationship between text and text frames and how to use the Type tool or any other shape to add new text to an InDesign document.

The vast majority of video professionals use Adobe Photoshop software to help them create and enhance visual effects and motion graphics, or to prepare still images and text for inclusion in video projects. With new Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can leverage cross‐platform 64‐bit support, the unrivaled Photoshop image‐editing toolset, and Adobe 3D Forge—the powerful Photoshop 3D engine that enables you to create and enhance 3D and motion‐based content. Plus, you can enjoy tighter integration with Adobe tools you use every day, including Adobe After Effects CS5, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Realistically blend colors on canvas with the new Mixer Brush, and paint on 2D and 3D artwork more naturally using lifelike Bristle Tips. Remove an image element, and let Content‐Aware Fill intelligently replace the missing pixels.Use new Exposure Merge technology to create photorealistic or wildly surreal 32-bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Take advantage of new Adobe Repoussé technology to easily create 3D artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask. And so much more.

Work faster with everyday tools in Illustrator CS5. Draw behind, disregarding stacking order, and draw or place an image inside, instantly creating a clipping mask.

Import bitmap images to the Stage or the Library. Take an image from the Library and place it on the Stage.

Tim and Rufus explore the transparency features in InDesign and Illustrator CS3, as well as the process of transparency flattening that takes place when files with transparent objects are flattened into PostScript or PDF.

In this motion graphics episode, Corey shows us how to use presets in After Effects to make a motion background with some animated text. RC uses Adobe Premiere to place a logo graphic in the corner of a video file.

InDesign's Type on a Path tool allows text to be placed on a path, rather than inside a frame. This tutorial shows how to creatively display text, and explores tools that can be applied to any InDesign project.

A quick introduction to spot color printing, a torn edge effect for your wedding photos, and a quick way to place and warp a graphic inside your image.