Lynda.COM InDesign CS5: Interactive Documents and Presentations

uthor:
James Fritz

Duration:
03h 51m

Released on:
11/12/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


In InDesign CS5: Interactive Documents and Presentations, Adobe Certified Instructor and designer James Fritz shows print designers how to use InDesign by itself and in conjunction Flash Professional to layout and design a wide range of digital documents. The course provides a tour of digital publishing trends, showing real-world examples of what can be achieved through InDesign. Several start-to-finish projects are also included, such as creating a presentation with transitions and animations, and building an interactive microsite. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Studying new trends in digital design
    Creating a PDF and SWF presentation
    Building different navigation systems
    Creating interactive slideshows
    Animating a presentation as a SWF in InDesign
    Designing an interactive microsite
    Adding video and audio to a document
    Building an interactive TOC with buttons
    Using InDesign and Flash to build an interactive catalog
    InDesign to Flash production tips





Welcome
Introduction           01m 18s
Using the exercise files           00m 38s

1. Trends in Digital Design
Interactive documents: Born Magazine           01m 49s
Annual report case study: Unitus           01m 44s
Self-publishing           01m 59s
Digital books: iBooks, ePub           02m 15s
Digital newspapers: Times Reader           01m 51s
Digital magazines: Wired, iGIZMO, The New Yorker           02m 07s

2. Setting Up InDesign for Designing Digital Documents
Setting preferences for interactive documents           02m 36s
Customizing the workspace           03m 06s
Understanding intent and presets           02m 21s
Working with images           02m 37s
Installing scripts           01m 52s

3. Presentation File Format Options and Tips
Comparing PDF and SWF presentations           02m 05s
Presenting from InDesign: Presentation mode           02m 02s
Presenting a SWF           01m 50s
Presenting a PDF           01m 08s
Creative tip: Practice your presentation           02m 35s

4. Creating a Simple PDF or SWF Slide Presentation
What we're going to build           01m 28s
Previewing your layout with the Preview panel           03m 25s
Creative tip: KISS (Keep It Super Simple)           03m 11s
Setting up a presentation with layers           05m 21s
Creating a navigation system           05m 05s
Creating a title and content slides           04m 40s
Overriding master page items           03m 21s
Setting page transitions           02m 31s
Creating hyperlinks           02m 26s
Using the slug for notes           02m 14s

5. Adding Advanced PDF Presentation Options
Adding a Full Screen button with a tool tip           04m 15s
Creating PDF bookmarks in InDesign           03m 19s
Using a button to go to a specific page in a PDF           03m 11s
Using animation inside a PDF presentation           06m 15s
Exporting your presentation to interactive PDF           04m 06s
Creating a PDF Portfolio presentation           02m 24s

6. Building the Presentation as a Complex SWF File
Exploring the Animating Encyclopedia Script           06m 24s
Using the Animation panel           03m 38s
Animating a list           02m 28s
Designing an alternate navigation           03m 35s
Creating a multistate object           04m 25s
Creating a page number indicator           01m 59s
Animating an opening page           01m 53s
Using Page Turn vs. Page Curls           02m 04s
Exporting your presentation to SWF           02m 21s
Watching out for transitions with animations           01m 03s

7. Creating an Interactive Microsite
What we're going to build           01m 43s
Creative tip: Breaking down a complex animation           03m 02s
Taming the Timing panel           01m 43s
Animating on a motion path           03m 02s
Creating a sound hot spot           02m 34s
Creating a slideshow with a multistate object           01m 50s
Creating a loaded button           02m 43s
Creating an interactive map           04m 25s
Creative tip: Have fun!           03m 01s

8. Creating an interactive Mood Board
What we're going to build           01m 19s
Creating the opening transition           04m 20s
Creating a logo slideshow           02m 34s
Animating the color palette           03m 44s
Combining multistate objects and buttons           03m 41s

9. Creating an Interactive Catalog
What we're going to build           01m 26s
Building an interactive table of contents           04m 19s
Building a navigation system           02m 09s
Creating PDF-only buttons           03m 01s
Using a SWF slideshow in a PDF           04m 14s
Placing a video and using the Media panel           03m 59s
Setting navigation points           03m 24s
Placing a video from a URL           02m 02s
Creating URLs from hyperlinks           04m 11s

10. Converting from InDesign to Flash Professional
Preparing your layout for Export           05m 07s
Handing off your InDesign layout to Flash           03m 11s
Opening the FLA file in Flash CS5 Professional           02m 33s
Adding a stop command and testing the movie           02m 22s
Fixing the buttons           03m 08s
Importing a video into Flash           01m 45s
Editing the animations           02m 59s
Publishing a SWF           01m 35s

11. Production Tips for Going from InDesign to Flash
Avoiding legacy media           01m 11s
Converting a video into FLV with Adobe Media Encoder           01m 52s
Using the JPG Pass-Through filter           02m 32s
Avoiding compatibility issues           03m 07s
Slimming down your FLA           02m 41s
Sharing motion presets           03m 40s
Testing hyperlinks in a SWF           01m 57s

Conclusion
Further Recommendations           00m 34s