View complete curriculum and sample videos	PDF Publishing Workshop A complete visual workshop on computer disc From a pile of prints to a finished PDF publication As an alternative to publishing photography in print, the advantages of electronic publication are numerous: an affordable publishing budget, an incredibly low per-unit cost, easy distribution, and the inclusion of multimedia components. Unlike paper-based publications, PDF publishing offers unlimited space that will accommodate even the largest projects — without busting the budget.
	In this workshop... You’ll learn the process of building and publishing your photography project as an Acrobat PDF publication.	All of our visual workshops are available to stream at LensWork Online $59 per year
	Software This is a demonstration-oriented workshop and "hands-on" experience. The disc includes relevant sample files, templates, and useful presets. Experience with layout software (particularly InDesign) or even Acrobat is a plus, but not necessary. Software used includes InDesign (CS3), Photoshop (CS3) and Acrobat version 8. If you are using CS2 or CS4 software, Mac computers, or Acrobat 7 or 9 you will have no difficulty following along. There is not much functional difference between these variants.
	Curriculum and sample videos Here is a list of all the individual topics/videos included in this workshop program. This program uses the advanced video features of Acrobat Reader 9. If your computer has an older version of the Reader, you can upgrade for free to version 9 from www.adobe.com. The sample web versions of these videos require a Flash player, which is used by many websites and is probably already installed on your system. If not, when you click on the sample links below a message will appear allowing you to download the free Adobe Flash player if you so choose.
Sample videos Self-contained Fonts	Introduction Welcome Objectives for the workshop Why PDFs Self-contained (Sample video) Fonts (Sample video) Non-linear Navigation (Sample video) Navigation paths (Sample video) Analog versus digital Tools and the Basic Workflow (Sample video) Not so obvious considerations Review of Samples Winter Trees III Tangerine Gifts Wakarimasen Brooks Jensen Arts Catalog, Fall 2007
	Design and Layout
Document Parts Document setup The InDesign Workspace Monitors and document size Image size and resolution A Quick Typography Primer Typefaces Type size and spacing Special characters Layout fundamentals Simple layout demo Setting a background Setting a background on a Master Page Building a basic navigation bar Placing images Title page image and text Placing images and captions Managing linked images	Text Adding text Text wraps and baselines Finessing text, widows and orphans Thumbnails 01 - Basics Thumbnails 02 - Improving the Design Design Consistency Colors and color sets Master pages overview Creating and applying master pages Layers Paragraph styles Character styles Object styles Templates No InDesign? Use Photoshop!
	The Initial PDF Simple export demo Image compression Output tab options Export Presets Naming conventions Fixing stuff Page replacement Text touch-ups
	Refining the PDF Setting up the Toolbars Navigation Links 01 - Next page, previous page Links 02 - Specific page Links 03 Named destinations Buttons Fixing buttons Bookmarks AutoBookmark plug-in Page transitions Finishing touches Document properties A few comments about security Watermarks Beyond the Basics Layered PDF documents Cross-document linking Web and email links
	Audio & Video Audio Audio file formats ID3 tags The basic audio link The advanced audio link Video Video file formats The basic video links The advanced video link
	Distribution issues Molecules versus electrons Choosing Media Making discs on your computer DIY duplication Replication and duplication services Packaging Tech support issues A few comments about tech support Sample tech support web pages
	Extras Glossary of terms Live workshop audio Useful links and resources

View complete curriculum and sample videos

PDF Publishing Workshop

A complete visual workshop on computer disc
From a pile of prints to a finished PDF publication

As an alternative to publishing photography in print, the advantages of electronic publication are numerous: an affordable publishing budget, an incredibly low per-unit cost, easy distribution, and the inclusion of multimedia components. Unlike paper-based publications, PDF publishing offers unlimited space that will accommodate even the largest projects — without busting the budget.

Pile of prints Winter Trees III PDF

In this workshop...

You’ll learn the process of building and publishing your photography project as an Acrobat PDF publication.

All of our visual workshops are available to stream at
LensWork Online

$59 per year

PDF Workshop

Software

This is a demonstration-oriented workshop and "hands-on" experience. The disc includes relevant sample files, templates, and useful presets.

Experience with layout software (particularly InDesign) or even Acrobat is a plus, but not necessary. Software used includes InDesign (CS3), Photoshop (CS3) and Acrobat version 8. If you are using CS2 or CS4 software, Mac computers, or Acrobat 7 or 9 you will have no difficulty following along. There is not much functional difference between these variants.

Curriculum and sample videos

Here is a list of all the individual topics/videos included in this workshop program. This program uses the advanced video features of Acrobat Reader 9. If your computer has an older version of the Reader, you can upgrade for free to version 9 from www.adobe.com.

The sample web versions of these videos require a Flash player, which is used by many websites and is probably already installed on your system. If not, when you click on the sample links below a message will appear allowing you to download the free Adobe Flash player if you so choose.

Sample videos

Self-contained

Fonts

Introduction

Welcome
Objectives for the workshop
Why PDFs
- Self-contained (Sample video)
- Fonts (Sample video)
- Non-linear Navigation (Sample video)
- Navigation paths (Sample video)
Analog versus digital
Tools and the Basic Workflow (Sample video)
Not so obvious considerations
Review of Samples
- Winter Trees III
- Tangerine Gifts
- Wakarimasen
- Brooks Jensen Arts Catalog, Fall 2007

Design and Layout

Document Parts
Document setup

The InDesign Workspace
Monitors and document size
Image size and resolution

A Quick Typography Primer
- Typefaces
- Type size and spacing
- Special characters
Layout fundamentals
- Simple layout demo
- Setting a background
- Setting a background on a Master Page
- Building a basic navigation bar
- Placing images
- Title page image and text
- Placing images and captions
- Managing linked images

Text
- Adding text
- Text wraps and baselines
- Finessing text, widows and orphans
Thumbnails 01 - Basics
Thumbnails 02 - Improving the Design
Design Consistency

Colors and color sets
Master pages overview
Creating and applying master pages
Layers
Paragraph styles
Character styles
Object styles
Templates

No InDesign? Use Photoshop!

The Initial PDF

Simple export demo
Image compression
Output tab options
Export Presets
Naming conventions
Fixing stuff
- Page replacement
- Text touch-ups

Refining the PDF

Setting up the Toolbars
Navigation
- Links 01 - Next page, previous page
- Links 02 - Specific page
- Links 03 Named destinations
- Buttons
- Fixing buttons
- Bookmarks
- AutoBookmark plug-in
Page transitions
Finishing touches
- Document properties
- A few comments about security
- Watermarks
Beyond the Basics
- Layered PDF documents
- Cross-document linking
- Web and email links

Audio & Video

Audio
- Audio file formats
- ID3 tags
- The basic audio link
- The advanced audio link
Video
- Video file formats
- The basic video links
- The advanced video link

Distribution issues

Molecules versus electrons
Choosing Media
Making discs on your computer
DIY duplication
Replication and duplication services
Packaging
Tech support issues
- A few comments about tech support
- Sample tech support web pages

Extras

Glossary of terms
Live workshop audio
Useful links and resources