Getting Started With a PhotoShop - Create compelling Web designs

Create compelling Web designs

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Produce exceptional imagery for the Web and wireless devices with Photoshop and ImageReady, which ships with Photoshop.

Slicing
Use the slice tool to create slices by hand, or generate layer-based slices automatically. Apply slice-by-slice formatting and optimization to keep file size small and image quality high.
Optimization tools
The Photoshop Save for Web dialog box and the ImageReady Optimization palette display a side-by-side comparison of format and compression options and let you apply weighted optimization to keep vector edges--type and logos, for example--crisp and clean.
Rollovers palette
Use one convenient palette to view the entire set of rollovers, slices, image maps, and animations in a document, making authoring and navigation easier.
Transparency
Apply instant transparency to Web page elements by knocking out one or more colors. Or apply dithered transparency to create edges that blend into any Web background.
Quick GIF animations
Start with a layered Photoshop file, and use the Animation palette in ImageReady to convert individual layers into frames. Then apply the Tween command to generate additional frames and smooth out the action.
Link generation
To create a URL link, simply select an Image slice--a slice with image data or a rollover state--and enter a URL in the Photoshop Slice Options dialog box or the ImageReady Slice palette.