Adobe Premiere Pro has fast become the number-one editing system for a wide range of professional and semi-professional editors around the world, and in the CS6 version, Adobe has added some new features that challenge expectations of nonlinear editing. These include a new special effects paradigm, advanced features previously seen only in Adobe After Effects, and a newly enhanced user interface. In this course expert editor and trainer Maxim Jago provides a comprehensive guide to working with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, covering everything from the fundamentals of nonlinear editing all the way up to the most advanced new features. You’ll learn how to bring multiple media types into Premiere Pro, combine them to produce professional edits, apply effects, add titles, work with audio, and output to multiple formats, including DVD, Blu-ray and files. After completing this Learn by Video course, published in partnership with Peachpit Press, you’ll have the core skills you need to produce professional results.

What can you do with Adobe Photoshop CS6? Not just everything Photoshop is famous for, like editing and optimizing images, but lots of new things like video editing and creating 3D text and objects. In this Learn by Video course (created in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press), Adobe Certified Expert Kelly McCathran covers every aspect of working in Photoshop CS6, from basic concepts to advanced techniques. You also get lots of hands-on exercises and projects to help you learn to get the most from Photoshop’s myriad tools and effects.

Adobe Premiere Pro is a powerful but user-friendly nonlinear editor, and in this course Maxim Jago shows you just how easy it can be to get started cutting with Premiere Pro CS6. You’ll get a tour of the interface, gain an understanding of the workflow, and be introduced to core editing techniques. You’ll also learn how to edit and mix audio and add transitions, effects, titles, and keyframes. And of course you’ll see how to output your project to tape or file so you can share it with the world.

CSS enables you to control the look and layout of a web page much more precisely than you could with HTML alone, but it can be time-consuming to learn. In this innovative workshop, expert developer Candyce Mairs makes it quick and easy, walking you through the process of adding content to a web page and using CSS to position that content. You will learn CSS positioning concepts like the CSS “box model,” “floats,” and “clears,” and gain a deeper understanding of how HTML and CSS work together to create the look of your web page. By speaking the same language as the browser, you will learn to work with the browser to place content accurately and easily.

In CS6 Adobe Illustrator is more powerful than ever before, and in this course Angie Taylor shows you just how easy it can be to use. You’ll get a tour of the interface, gain an understanding of the workflow, and be introduced to core techniques like working with artboards, understanding layers and objects, and making and moving selections. You’ll also learn how to create images from shapes, apply color, reshape paths, and save and export artwork for the web, print, or animation.

Success in using Dreamweaver depends on understanding the basics of HTML and CSS, and in this course from expert developer David Powers, you’ll learn the basics of both languages, as well as how to generate the necessary markup without having to type everything manually. You’ll use one of Dreamweaver’s predefined layouts to create a simple yet elegant web page, then learn the basics of adding and styling text, inserting images, creating links, and using modern techniques to add stylistic flourishes like rounded corners and drop-shadows. As the course progresses, you’ll be introduced to increasingly advanced techniques, such as adding JavaScript widgets and using CSS3 media queries to create responsive websites that look equally good on mobile phones, tablets, and desktops. And of course you’ll learn about new features in Dreamweaver CS6, including web fonts and CSS transitions.

In the third part of his series on HTML5 and CSS3, author and expert Andy Olsen looks at advanced topics like geolocation, mobile development, web sockets, Web SQL, and web workers. You’ll also learn how to communicate between pages downloaded from different servers and how to use the new Ajax features in XMLHttpRequest Level 2. After completing this workshop, you’ll be extremely well equipped to utilize the powerful features of HTML5 in your web development work.

Whether you’re new to Illustrator or an old hand who needs a refresher and a guide to the new features in CS6, this course from expert trainers Chad Chelius and Angie Taylor will teach you what you need to know. You’ll learn the fundamentals of Adobe’s vector-based drawing and illustration program and be introduced to the features that are new in the CS6 version. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn advanced techniques for working with shapes, transformations, perspective, color, typography, and more. This Learn by Video course is presented in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press.

If you already have a Joomla! site and want to take it to the next level, this workshop from trainer and consultant Laura Gordon is for you. In this course you’ll learn how to take a basic “informational” site and make it more dynamic by applying Joomla! core functionality and enhancing it with feature-rich components such as event managers and document managers. You will also be introduced to Access Control Levels, which limit who can edit and view different areas of your website, and see how to modify templates, link your site to social networks, display automatic updates from within the site, and much more.

In many cases the difference between the brightest and darkest areas of a scene is simply too great to capture in a single image, due to the inherent limitations of cameras. However, you can overcome those limitations through the use of high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. In this workshop from digital imaging guru Tim Grey, you’ll learn both how to capture HDR images and how to organize, assemble, and optimize them after the fact, whether you prefer to use HDR Pro, Nik HDR Efex Pro, or Photomatix.

InDesign CS6 is desktop publishing software for the age of mobile, offering state-of-the-art features like Adaptive Design Tools, which let you repurpose layouts to look great on a variety of page sizes, orientations, and devices. And of course it does everything you expect InDesign to do, giving you precise control over text, images, and colors so you can create amazing designs. In this Learn by Video course (created in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press), Adobe Certified Expert Kelly McCathran takes an in-depth look at InDesign CS6, from the very basics to advanced features like book-building and dynamic content.

SpeedGrade is a color grading and finishing tool that lets video editors control color and light for any type of content, and it is now part of the Adobe Creative Suite. In this workshop filmmaker and author Chad Perkins teaches you the basics of this powerful software. You’ll learn how to perform a basic color grade, create looks, mask footage, apply grades to multiple clips, and much more. You’ll also see how SpeedGrade fits into your overall post-production workflow.

In the second part of his series on HTML5 and CSS3, author and expert Andy Olsen looks at creating compelling web applications using the latest features in HTML5. You’ll learn how to play and script both audio and video and draw graphics using Canvas and SVG. You’ll also see how to store data client-side by using the web storage API and how to work with the two types of web storage: local storage and session storage. This course also explores HTML5 techniques and features for creating games in a browser.

Adobe After Effects is an incredibly deep and rich set of tools for creating motion graphics, manipulating movies, adding visual effects, and more. In this Learn by Video course, created in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press, experts Todd Kopriva and Angie Taylor teach you how to make the most of this powerful software, including the new features in After Affects CS6. After getting an overview of the workflow and the user interface, you will learn how to bring assets into After Effects and configure the software for optimum performance. You’ll also learn a range of compositing features, including the new variable-width masks and 3D camera tracker features, as well as basic masking and color keying. Tips on everything from troubleshooting and avoiding common problems to creating finished movie files round out this comprehensive training.

As the line between still cameras and video cameras becomes increasingly blurred, so does the line between photographic and video editing software. For example, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 includes simple but powerful video capabilities, and in this course Tim Grey shows you how to use them to manage, optimize, and share your video clips, right alongside your still photos. You’ll learn how to import and review video, edit and optimize your clips, and then share your finished product with others — all directly from within Lightroom.

Whether you’re new to Flash Professional or an old hand who needs a refresher and a guide to the new features in CS6, this course from software engineer and educator Joseph Labrecque will teach you what you need to know. After covering the application’s interface and tools, Joseph delves into both longstanding features like the Flash Library and ActionScript and new features like the mobile simulator, sprite sheets, and PNG sequences. You’ll also learn how to use sound, video, and animation in your projects. This Learn by Video course is presented in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press.

Your camera’s RAW capture capability gives you the potential to create truly stunning images, and in this workshop from digital imaging guru Tim Grey, you’ll learn how to use Adobe Camera Raw 7 get optimal quality from your RAW captures with an efficient workflow. After giving you an overview of Camera Raw and how it works, Tim will teach you how to apply a wide variety of adjustments to your images, from basic adjustments like cropping and sharpening, to advanced adjustments like HSL and split toning, to focused adjustments like spot removal and graduated filters.

Audition is a highly regarded audio post-production application that blends fast performance and professional tools with an extremely user-friendly interface. In this workshop Maxim Jago introduces you to Audition’s powerful features, which include a multitrack editing environment, a comprehensive mixer, track-based controls and effects, and a separate effects rack, as well as extraordinary audio correction tools. Whether you’re new to audio editing or have experience with Soundbooth, Premiere Pro, or earlier versions of Audition, this course will get you rolling with Audition CS6 in a hurry.

Adobe Story CS6 is a writing powerhouse that includes automated script formatting features, a new story mapping mode, scheduling tools, metadata tagging, and a key workflow for editing video with Adobe Premiere Pro. In this course award-winning writer Maxim Jago takes you on a journey from concept to completion using Adobe Story. You will learn about important industry-standard layout rules and how easy it is to adhere to them using Story. You’ll also learn about the power of metadata, not just for post-production houses, but right at the start of pre-production. By the end of this course, you will be able to use all of Story’s main features to prepare, write, and distribute film and television scripts.

Adobe After Effects is an incredibly deep and rich set of tools for creating motion graphics, manipulating movies, adding visual effects, and more. In this workshop filmmaker and author Chad Perkins teaches you the basics of this powerful software. You’ll learn how to create the correct composition, animate properties, apply effects, remove a green screen background, do a basic composite, output your masterpiece, and much more. You’ll also see how After Effects fits into your overall post-production workflow.

Expressions are a crucial part of moving from tedious After Effects work into efficient After Effects work, but many visual artists avoid them because they look like code. In this workshop, Angie Taylor shows you just how easy it is to use expressions to simplify your After Effects work. After learning how to add and edit expressions, you'll follow along with a series of practical and substantial examples that demonstrate the true power of this underutilized feature of After Effects.

In this workshop filmmaker, trainer, and author Maxim Jago presents a quick, easy-to-use guide for editors who want to make the transition from Avid Media Composer to Adobe Premiere Pro, or even to move back and forth between the two. Premiere Pro CS6 supports roundtrip editing with Avid, and offers great new features like dynamic trimming, the Warp Stabilizer, and Rolling Shutter Repair. And of course Premiere Pro makes it easy for you to harness the power of the entire Adobe Creative Suite to help you with everything from writing scripts and creating titles to capturing live video and tracking metadata.