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"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this comprehensive reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to master all four programs in the Adobe Digital Video Collection and accomplish over 300 Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects tasks, including: Working with Photoshop layers Applying Photoshop filters Creating Illustrator paths Using type in Illustrator Fine-tuning Premiere video edits Editing audio in Premiere Outputting digital video with Premiere Working with keyframes in After Effects Creating 3D effects with After Effects Rendering in After Effects Bonus software on CD-ROM! Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects tryout versions Plus aeFlame and Macromedia Flash Player "Master It" tips answer questions and present shortcuts High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task Succinct explanations walk you through step by step Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules