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Adobe InDesign Introduction Part 1

Adobe InDesign is one of the most used and recognized tools in the print industry for creating the layout and design of periodical publications and a variety of other print media. It also includes the most robust typography tools of any of the noted design tools in Adobe’s Creative Suite. This workshop will provide individuals with a brief introduction to using Adobe InDesign, and will include several hands-on exercises. Additional learning resources will also be discussed for those looking for more training.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with the Adobe InDesign interface
• Understand the basic principles of creating and working with documents inside Adobe InDesign
• Add text to a page and control text flow and appearance
• Add images and incorporate them into the design of your document
• Create and manipulate custom shapes
• Prepare a document for printing Note: Adobe InDesign software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department.

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Adobe InDesign Introduction Part 2

This workshop is a continuation of Adobe InDesign Introduction Part 1. Concepts related to text flow and basic document creation will be expounded upon and practiced as attendees continue to develop an example newsletter document. Note: Adobe InDesign software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department. See dates and register for this workshop...

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Adobe Photoshop Introduction Part 1

Learn the basic tools and operations of Photoshop, a powerful image editing program used by professional designers and photographers. In this introductory workshop series, even beginning users can learn the fundamental techniques involved in improving family snapshots, creating web images, or even creating complex works of art. This workshop focuses on producing images for computer screens rather than for print.

Objectives:

• Understand basic graphic types
• Add text to an image
• Resize and crop images
• Work with layers
• Make basic color and blending adjustments to a layer
• Save a Photoshop document

Note: Adobe Photoshop software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department.

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Adobe Photoshop Introduction Part 2

This workshop will introduce the concept of using selections and layer masks to manipulate images in Photoshop. Selections can be used to modify specific areas of a digital image, make more accurate selections within an image, and modify an image without affecting the original. In a similar fashion, adjustment layers allow users to dramatically alter the color settings of a digital image without changing the original.

Objectives:

• Understand Selections
• Create, Modify and Clear Simple Selections
• Create Complex Selections
• Understand and Create Masks

Note: Adobe Photoshop software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department.

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Adobe Photoshop Introduction Part 3

Photoshop is an excellent tool to help manipulate, restore, and improve your photographs, whether they originated from a digital camera or were scanned in from traditional film. This workshop will introduce concepts, tools, and information which are fundamental to the basic manipulation of photographs. These tools include the clone stamp tool, the healing brush, and several basic color adjustments.

Note: Adobe Photoshop software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department.

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Camtasia Introduction

Camtasia Studio is a video capture and editing application that allows you to create polished videos that train, teach, sell and more. Camtasia Studio can record your computer’s screen and audio (including microphone input), import external videos and images, add effects, and edit them all together into a final video presentation. This workshop will introduce individuals to Camtasia Studio in a hands-on environment and provide them with the knowledge necessary to get started with their own video projects.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with the Camtasia Studio 7.1 interface
• Record screen and audio input
• Use the Camtasia Studio PowerPoint add-in to record PowerPoint presentations
• Perform basic editing using a variety of media sources
• Add transitions and callouts to a video
• Produce a final video presentation

Note: Camtasia Studio software licenses are not provided by ATS. Software licenses must be obtained on a per-user basis or provided by your department.

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Basic Audio Editing with Audacity

Audio is finding a larger role in our classrooms. Students are downloading audio lectures, tutorials, and material from their instructors, from other institutions, and from various publishers and websites – all in order to better understand the subject. This workshop is designed to introduce instructors to audio creation in general and give an overview of some practical and cheap equipment and software available at ETSU to get them recording as soon as possible. See dates and register for this workshop...

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Microsoft Move Maker

Learn how to use Microsoft Office Movie Maker.  Movie Maker is a free download for those who are using MS Office.  Users can use it to display photos and footage from your PC or directly from your favorite video camera.  Users can make clips, add and edit soundtracks and share the movie online or saved to a local drive. Participants are welcome to bring cameras, photos and other media with them to class.  See dates and register for this workshop...

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