Professional Development Institute 2007
Sessions by Jill Lenz
Got Small File Sizes? When Smaller Is Better
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Clark C143 Computer Lab
Description
Smaller files equal faster delivery, a first step in making your media more accessible for all users. Get exposed to size guidelines, diagnostic techniques to identify large problem files in PowerPoint, and methods for minimizing multiple files types including JPG, GIF, PNG, PDF, and PPT.
Goals and Target
- When and why small files are needed
- Is your PowerPoint over 5 MB?
- Methods for achieving small file sizes
- How to recognize, diagnose and remedy large problem files
This hands-on workshop is created for those who know just enough to create these files types, but don't know how to take advantage of basic techniques to achieve small file sizes.
There will be an emphasis on PowerPoint and Photoshop techniques. Some experience with Photoshop and PowerPoint helpful.
Photoshop Creative Techniques (all new)
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Clark C143 Computer Lab
Hand-out (pdf 357 KB)
Description
Hands-on time in Photoshop exploring a new set of techniques and images, all different than last year's session, for example, how to add dramatic lighting after the photo is taken and filter effects to enhance skies in landscape shots. We'll explore a few ways to share your photos including full-screen slide shows, web photo galleries and a photo-grid-style poster layout technique, all done in Photoshop.
Goals and Target
This is open to anyone who wants to learn to creatively alter their digital photos in Photoshop, from beginners to advanced. Especially for beginner consumer-end point-and-shoot digital camera users.
Sample Technique: Dramatic Lighting Effects
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Elements Users: The majority of these techniques work the same in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, such as the capability to create the web photo galleries and the photo-grid-style poster layout. The slide show functions will be different - Elements is more like PowerPoint which many users find more intuitive, however Elements offers fewer choices for the photographic filters and special effects. If you like exploring some of the capabilities of the full-blown version of Photoshop and enjoy before-and-after techniques, you should find this session useful.
Adobe's in-depth comparison of Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 5.0.