FREE FIREWORKS 8 WEB DESIGN VIDEO TUTORIALS

Free Fireworks 8 video tutorials.

Welcome to our Fireworks video tutorial library. Here you will find a range of tutorials targeted towards all Fireworks users. Our Fireworks video tutorials range from basic tool tutorials through to techniques and effects.

Learn how easy Fireworks is to use with our free video tutorials. We take you through step by step from first opening the program to complete web page layouts, tips, tricks and techniques so you become productive faster.

Macromedia created Fireworks as a complete graphics applications aimed towards Web designers.

It offers more advanced image control than existing packages, such as Photoshop or CorelDraw, for work that specifically relates to the Internet. Fireworks enables web designers to produce high quality images, export them in a variety of file formats while retaining excellent file size compression.

Fireworks surpasses other rivals as it also enables you to edit text, graphics and effects at any stage during production. Fireworks also simplifies the process of making JavaScript buttons with mouseover effects, all combined with automatic HTML generation.

This products is obviously aimed squarely at web designers who are currently restricted by the limitations of Photoshop and the endless workarounds that are necessary to convert images accurately to the web.

The combination of excellent vectors and bit-map tools, exporting capabilities and powerful Web-specific features ensure its success with Web designers. Though its interface suffers from a mass of palettes and toolbars, like Macromedia’s other product Dreamweaver, this can be easily forgiven considering the remarkable features that it offers.

Wether you are using Fireworks for a hobby or training to become a web designer, our free video tutorials will help you learn those vital steps.

» Select and Lasso

• Working with select and lasso
• Selecting part of an image
• Using selection to apply effects

 

» Paintbrush

• Working with brush tools
• Setting brushed preferences
• Using textures

» Brush Preserve

• Preserve transparency with brush tool

» Blur Dodge Sharpen

• Blur
• Sharpen
• Dodge
• Burn

» Rubber Stamp

• Using the rubberstamp

» Colour replace

• Using colour replace

» Removing Redeye

• Redeye removal

» Vector Pen Tool

• Locate the vector pen tool
• Use the vector pen tool
• Adjust pen tool parameters
• Using textures

» Vector Brush Tool

• Locate the vector brush tool
• Use the vector brush tool
• Adjust Brush tool parameters
• Using textures

» Smart shapes

• Locate the smart shapes tool
• Use the vector smart shapes
• Adjust smart shapes parameters
• Adjusting shapes

» Image Masks

• Create and use image mask

» Free-form Tools

• Using free-form tools
• Reshaping areas
• Path scrubbers

» Recording Actions

• Record actions in fireworks
• Replay actions as batch files

» Batch File Edit

• Use the batch file script
• Open multiple images
• Apply automated batch function

» Custom Brushes

• Create a custom brush
• Add brush to library
• Save library

» Slicing I

• Slice a simple web page

» Slicing II

• Slice a web page navigation
  
• Choose export format
• Optimise
• Export as images and html
  

» Selective Compression

• Slicing images
• Setting different formats for export
• Apply multiple formats to one image
  

» Animated Gifs

• Opening animated gif files
  
• Viewing individual frames
  
• Adjusting frame timing
  
• Optimising and exporting

» Using Type

• Using type in fireworks
• Setting up text blocks
• Adjusting and refining characters

» Animating

• Set up document
• Add and control frames and timing
• Animate banner
• Optimise and export animation
  

» Exporting Transparency

• Create a new gradient
• Adjust opacity
• Export file with true transparency

» Working with Gradients

• Working with gradients
• Editing gradients
• Tweaking and changing gradients
• Animating gradient change

» Custom Texture

• Add a cutom texture
• Use texture on gradient

» Combine Path Objects

• Create a vector path
• Join paths from multiple layers