Creating a Fade-in Fade-out Effect in ImageReady Adobe ImageReady / Animation
This tutorial will teach you a pretty simple fade-in fade-out effect similar to the one illustrated in the image below. We will create this effect by duplicating an element in multiple frames while gradually lowering the opacity of it at each step to simulate the fading effect. Make sure that you have a graphic ready before attempting this tutorial.
How to make Rollovers Adobe ImageReady / Buttons
Rollover animations are graphics that change as you pass the mouse over a specific spot onscreen. These animations are useful for emphasizing links, especially in graphics that might not be clearly marked. Rollovers consist of a normal state, mouse-over state, and click state, so this tutorial creates a separate image variation for each state.
Knockout Background with 'Blend If' Adobe ImageReady / Banners
Here's a few simple steps to achieve a background knockout on an image in which the background is a solid color.
Photoshop offers plenty of ways to achieve this same affect through various Toolbar tools and Layer Masking techniques. Each technique is most advantageous depending on the complexity of surrounding pixels separating the target knockout object and the background.