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Jim Babbage

Jim BabbageExpertise:Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Web Design, Imaging, Commercial Digital Photography and Immersive Imaging, Design

Contributions: Adobe Community Expert for Fireworks, Guest Speaker at TODCON 2003, 2004, 2005 and DesignFest '05. Freelance Technical Writer for Visual Convergence Magazine, MX Developers Journal. Jim teaches imaging, web design and photography at the School of Communications, Media and Design at Centennial College in Toronto, and is Creative Partner/co-owner of NewMedia Services in Toronto, and am reputedly an all around nice guy. My motto: "Walk softly and wear a loud shirt."

Contributions

Below is a list of content pieces submitted by Jim Babbage.

Articles

Bridge Bridge and Non-Adobe Applications Go

Bridge Fireworks Automation Features in Bridge CS3 Go

Bridge Bridge CS3 Overview - Part 3 - Tools Menu Go

Bridge Bridge CS3 Overview - Part 2: Bridge Functionality Go

Bridge Bridge CS3 Overview - Part 1: The Bridge Interface Go

Bridge Getting Productive with Adobe Bridge: Fireworks CS3 Integration Go

Bridge Getting Organized with Adobe Bridge - Part 4: Rating and Labeling Go

Bridge Getting Organized with Adobe Bridge - Part 2: Working with Metadata Go

CMX Getting the Most out of Your CMX Membership Go

Design Getting Color Theme Inspiration From Your Local Hardware Store Go

Design Using Kuler and Flickr to Create a Color Theme Go

Design Introducing CMX JumpStart Metropolis Go

Design Compositional Elements of a Photograph Go

Design Digital Photography Tips and Tricks Go

Dreamweaver Putting the Sting into the CMX San Francisco JumpStart Go

Dreamweaver Immersive Imaging - An Introduction Go

Dreamweaver Customizing an Email Link Go

Dreamweaver Weaving a Web Dream, with Dreamweaver Go

Education Story Telling with VuVox Go

Fireworks Maintaining Transparency and Anti-Aliasing Between Fireworks and Photoshop Go

Fireworks Understanding 9-Slice Scaling Guides Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 3: Prototyping Go

Fireworks Hidden Symbols in Fireworks CS5 Go

Fireworks Improved Export Workflows in Fireworks CS5 Go

Fireworks Creating Semi-transparent PNG Files in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Going Mobile with Fireworks CS4: Design Meeting and Feedback Go

Fireworks Create Your Own Custom CMX Fireworks Course - Updated Go

Fireworks Going Mobile with Fireworks - Creating an iPhone Application Wireframe Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 4: Advanced Prototyping Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 3: Workflow Go

Fireworks The Fireworks Master Page - In Detail Go

Fireworks Create Your Own Custom CMX Fireworks Course - Updated Go

Fireworks Designing Interfaces in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Creating 8-bit Alpha Transparent PNG Files Go

Fireworks Take Control of Your Workspace Go

Fireworks Fireworks Kuler Panel Go

Fireworks Fitting Fireworks CS3 into the Design Work Flow Go

Fireworks Fireworks or Photoshop? Go

Fireworks Slicing Options in Fireworks CS3 Go

Fireworks Must-Have Extensions for Fireworks CS3 Go

Fireworks Best Practices for Multi-page and Hierarchical Layer Designs in FW CS3 Go

Fireworks A Look at The Integration Between Fireworks and Photoshop CS3 Go

Fireworks A Fireworks CS3 Sneak Peek - Multiple Pages and Hierarchical Layers Go

Fireworks From Fireworks to Photoshop - Traverse City PNG to PSD Conversion Go

Fireworks Design Your Own Custom CMX Fireworks Course Go

Fireworks Working with Overlapping Slices in Fireworks 8 Go

Fireworks Fireworks to Photoshop - Using Fireworks to Rebuild the CMX Vienna JumpStart PNG as a PSD File Go

Fireworks Batch Processing in Fireworks 8 Go

Fireworks CMX GIF Pre-Loader Pack 2 Go

Fireworks Changing Continents and Layouts - Modifying the Paris Jumpstart to Make Playacar, Mexico Go

Fireworks CMX GIF Pre-Loader Pack Go

Fireworks Fireworks Symbols - a Non-Destructive Way to Transform Images Go

Fireworks Image Editing Panel - Fireworks 8 Sneak Peek Go

Fireworks Only the Shadow Knows - New Shadow Features of Fireworks 8 - A Sneak Peek Go

Fireworks Fireworks 8 - A Power Blender for Graphics Go

Fireworks Redesigning the Vienna JumpStart Go

Fireworks Fireworks Layers- Best Practices Go

Fireworks Fireworks Piece By Piece - The Assets Panel Group Go

Fireworks Fireworks Piece By Piece - Web Tools Go

Fireworks Fireworks Piece By Piece - Vector Tools Go

Fireworks You Say You Want a Resolution? Go

Fireworks Hidden Gems - Fireworks Fade Image Command Go

Fireworks Fireworks MX 2004 Piece by Piece - Bitmap Tools - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Fireworks MX 2004 Piece by Piece - Bitmap Tools: Part 1 Go

Fireworks The Benefits of Externalizing Fireworks Pop-up menu JavaScript Go

Fireworks Using Guides to help Slice an Image Go

Fireworks The Benefits of Slicing Images Go

Fireworks Positioning text when attached to a path Go

Fireworks Levels and curves Go

Fireworks What is This Thing Called PNG? Go

General Business TODCon 9: Day Three Go

General Business Using Your iPod with Your Digital Camera Go

General Business Digital Photography for Beginners - More Tips and Tricks Go

General Business Product Photography for Web Designers Go

General Business Macromedia Introduces Captivate Go

General Business What I Learned On My Spring Break (For Geeks) Go

General Business Managing Project Creep and Client Changes Go

General Business The Ins and Outs of Free Images On the Web Go

General Business What to Look for in a Digital Camera Go

General Business The Phases of Web Production Go

Photography Some Tips on Digital Photo Frames Go

Photoshop Using the Image Processor in Photoshop or Bridge CS3 Go

Photoshop A Photoshop CS3 Sneak Peek - New Features Go

Photoshop Getting Organized with Adobe Bridge - Part 1: Batch Renaming Go

Photoshop Fireworks to Photoshop - Converting the CMX Venice JumpStart PNG to a PSD File Go

Photoshop Fireworks to Photoshop - Rebuilding the CMX Orlando JumpStart as a PSD (and AI) File Go

Photoshop Retouching in Photoshop - Part 3 - More Image Adjustments Go

Photoshop Retouching in Photoshop - Part 2 - Image Adjustments Go

Reviews Adobe MAX 2010 - Amazing and Exhausting Go

Reviews

Education Teaching Resources At Your Fingertips - The Adobe Education Exchange Go

Fireworks What's new in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Public Beta - Part 4: Panels Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Public Beta - Part 2: Productivity Features Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Public Beta- Part 1: Fireworks Gets a Facelift! Go

General Business TODCon 2007 - A Summary Go

Tutorials

Bridge Drag and Drop from Bridge to Dreamweaver Go

CSS Quick Shot - Using CSS to Create a Scrolling Content Area - The Text Version Go

Design Using Kuler to Generate Color Themes from Photos Go

Dreamweaver Using CSS to Create a Scrolling Content Area Go

Dreamweaver Exporting an Embedded Stylesheet to an External Stylesheet Using Dreamweaver MX 2004 Go

Dreamweaver Let it Snow, Man! - Part 2 Go

Dreamweaver Immersive Imaging - Part 2 - Adding A QTVR File To A Web Page Go

Dreamweaver The Long and Short of Dreamweaver Timelines - An Introduction Go

Dreamweaver Hidden Gems: Format Table Command in Dreamweaver Go

Dreamweaver Creating a clickable wireframe navigation for site testing Go

Dreamweaver Round Trip Editing in Fireworks and Dreamweaver Go

Fireworks Fireworks Mobile Design Tip: Batch Processing App Icons in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Fireworks Mobile Design Tip: Exporting Layers to Files Go

Fireworks Creating a Hanging Indent in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Update Your Twitter Home Page Using Fireworks Go

Fireworks Fireworks Symbols and Why They Are So @$#$!! Cool - Part 3 Go

Fireworks Fireworks Symbols and Why They Are So @$#$!! Cool - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 6: Working with Flash Catalyst Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 5: Working with Device Central Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 4 - Fireworks and CSS Export Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 2: The Compound Shape tool Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 1: Button Symbols Go

Fireworks Fireworks Symbols and Why They Are So @$#$!! Cool - Part 1 Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 8 Go

Fireworks It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - a Fireworks CS5 Vector Project Go

Fireworks Creating a Vertical Scroller Component in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Resolving the "_s1" Suffix Problem in Fireworks CS5 Go

Fireworks New Fireworks Support for Illustrator via FXG 2.0 Go

Fireworks FXG 2.0 Support in Fireworks CS5 - What to expect Go

Fireworks Creating Clouds with the Compound Shape Tool in Fireworks CS5 Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 New Features - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS5 New Features - Overview Go

Fireworks Auto Shapes for Productivity Go

Fireworks Sharing Layers to Pages in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Put Your Heart Into It - A Fireworks Tutorial for Valentine's Day Go

Fireworks The 3-Slice Technique with Alpha Transparency Go

Fireworks Batch Processing Photoshop or TIFF Images Using Fireworks Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts and Goblins - Part 7 Go

Fireworks Creating a Simple - But Custom - Gallery Frame Effect Go

Fireworks Changing Keyboard Shortcuts in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Creating a Photo Collage Banner in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating a Grid Mask Design Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 2: Text and Image Optimization Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book Excerpts - Part 1: Bitmap and Vector Tools Go

Fireworks Creating a Triangle with Rounded Corners Go

Fireworks Using the Kuler Panel in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Masking in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Creating and Slicing Graphics for Rounded Corner Containers Go

Fireworks Four Cool Things You Can Do with Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Creating Custom Patterns and Textures From Photographs Go

Fireworks Be My Fireworks Valentine Go

Fireworks Creating Screenshots in Fireworks CS4 Go

Fireworks Working With Fireworks CS4 Symbols Go

Fireworks Best Practices Work Flow in Fireworks CS3 - Part 3 Go

Fireworks Using the Pen Tool to Create a Custom Text Box Go

Fireworks Fading from Color to Black and White Go

Fireworks Animation Fun with Twist and Fade Go

Fireworks Editing Vectors with the Reshape Area and Freeform Tools Go

Fireworks Fireworks Hidden Gem - Paste Attributes Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Public Beta - Demo Current Document Go

Fireworks Fireworks CS4 Public Beta - Part 3: Wrapping Text Inside a Path Go

Fireworks Creating a Slice Template with Fireworks Go

Fireworks Image Maps: Creating a Client-side Image Map with Fireworks and Dreamweaver Go

Fireworks HDR-Like Images Using Fireworks Go

Fireworks From Chicago Style to Picture Perfect - Customizing the Chicago JumpStart Go

Fireworks Best Practices Work Flow in Fireworks CS3 - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Sailing the Wine Dark Sea - Updated for Fireworks CS3 Go

Fireworks A Different Kind of Style Go

Fireworks Add Depth to a Photo with a Vignette Border Go

Fireworks Photographing Snow Scenes - Sometimes Gray IS Okay Go

Fireworks Snow Grey: Not OK - Snow White: Just Right - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Snow Grey: Not OK - Snow White: Just Right Go

Fireworks Copy and Paste Between Fireworks and Dreamweaver CS3 Go

Fireworks Copy and Paste Features Between Photoshop and Dreamweaver CS3 Go

Fireworks Best Practices Work Flow in Fireworks CS3 - Part 1 Go

Fireworks Using Fireworks Blend Modes - Part 2: Altering Exposure Go

Fireworks Using Fireworks Blend Modes - Part 1: Altering Contrast and Color Saturation Go

Fireworks Flowing Text Around an Object in Fireworks by Using Freehand and Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating a Printable Photo Poster - A Fireworks Project Go

Fireworks Get the Red Out Go

Fireworks Creating a Sidewalk Mural Using Fireworks Go

Fireworks Turning Two-Frame Rollover Navigation into Button Symbols Go

Fireworks Creating a Digital Framed Print in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating a Digital Photo Matte in Fireworks Go

Fireworks A Fireworks Quickie - Text Mask Effect # 2 Go

Fireworks Create an Old Style Postcard with Fireworks Go

Fireworks Turning a Tile Image into a Fireworks Pattern Go

Fireworks Polarized Sky Effect using Fireworks Go

Fireworks Blends and Masks - A Fireworks Project: Part 2 Go

Fireworks Blends and Masks - A Fireworks Project: Part 1 Go

Fireworks Correcting an Overexposed Image Using Masks and Blend Modes Go

Fireworks Fireworks on Mother's Day Go

Fireworks Batch Processing Images to a Custom File Size Go

Fireworks Creating Realistic Water Droplets on a Photograph Go

Fireworks Creating Edge/Border Effects in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Under the Hood with Fireworks Go

Fireworks A Fireworks Quickie - Optimizing Text Go

Fireworks Text on a Path in Fireworks 8 Go

Fireworks A Fireworks Quickie - Creating a Custom Command for Auto Shapes Go

Fireworks Making Antique-Style Glass Ornaments in Fireworks Go

Fireworks The Many Uses of Fireworks - Part 2 - PowerPoint Backgrounds Go

Fireworks (Not So) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 6 Go

Fireworks (Not So) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 5 Go

Fireworks A Fireworks Quickie - Using Hue/Saturation Live Filters to Colorize an Image Go

Fireworks Making Complex Selections Using Bitmap Masks Go

Fireworks Photographic Effects with Fireworks: Part 3 - Soft Focus Technique Go

Fireworks The Many Uses of Fireworks - Part 1: Roll Your Own Promotional Wallpaper Go

Fireworks Locking and Changing Colors in the GIF Color Table Go

Fireworks Creating a Custom Look for the CMX Slideshow Extension Using Fireworks Go

Fireworks A Fireworks Quickie - Using Text as a Mask Go

Fireworks Simple Bitmap Masking with Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating XP-like Icons in Fireworks Go

Fireworks A Bright Idea - Creating a Lightbulb in Fireworks MX 2004 Go

Fireworks Photographic Effects with Fireworks: Part 2 - Multiple Exposures Go

Fireworks Creating a Realistic Cast Shadow Go

Fireworks Photographic Effects with Fireworks: Part 1- Mimicking The Orton Effect Go

Fireworks Creating a Neon Sign with Fireworks and CMX Black Line Masters Go

Fireworks Be Mine, Valentine Go

Fireworks Creating a Curled Photo Go

Fireworks Let it Snow, Man! - Part 1 Go

Fireworks Color (Part of) My World Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 4 Go

Fireworks Creating an Animated Progress Meter in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Correcting Under Exposed Images in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Correcting an Overexposed Image Using Blending Modes Go

Fireworks Creating Different Types of Corners and Borders with Fireworks MX 2004 Go

Fireworks Mother's Day with Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating a Banner Graphic Go

Fireworks Sailing the Wine Dark Sea - A Fireworks Masking Project Go

Fireworks Creating a Copper Medallion in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating a Christmas Tree with Fireworks Go

Fireworks Making Snowflakes in Fireworks Go

Fireworks How to Make Photo Corners using CMX Black Line Masters Go

Fireworks Correcting Perspective in a Photograph Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 3 Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 2 Go

Fireworks (Not so) Scary Ghosts 'n Goblins - Part 1 Go

Fireworks Creating a Realistic Wax Seal using Fireworks and CMX Black Line Art Go

Fireworks Using Curves to Improve Tonal Range of an Image Go

Fireworks Seamless Blending of Two Images in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Creating an Effective Motion Blur in Fireworks MX 2004 Go

Fireworks Using the Tabs Auto Shape in Fireworks MX 2004 Go

Fireworks Removing Red Eye from Photos Go

Fireworks Creating a Batch Process for Adjusting the Brightness of an Image Go

Fireworks Create A Spinning Graphic With Text Go

Fireworks Creating a spinning graphic Go

Fireworks Using the Export Wizard in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Create an Illustration Effect Using a Photograph Go

Fireworks Creating a flowchart diagram in Fireworks MX Go

Fireworks Creating GIF Animations in Fireworks Go

Fireworks Create Transparent Editable Text, with a Funky Edge Go

Fireworks Using Masks in Fireworks MX Go

Fireworks Fireworks MX - The Basics - Part 2 Go

Fireworks Fireworks MX - Understanding the Basics Go

Fireworks The Fireworks MX Button Editor Go

Fireworks Retouching Images in Fireworks MX Go

Fireworks Hand Coloring and Tinting a Photo in Fireworks MX Go

Fireworks Creating perspective shadows in Fireworks MX Go

Illustrator Flowing Text Around an Object in Fireworks Using Illustrator Go

Photography Exporting Image Portfolios from Adobe Bridge to the iPad Go

Photography Importing your Blackberry Playbook Photos into Bridge or Lightroom Go

Photography Creating a Black and White Infrared Look with Adobe Camera RAW Go

Photoshop Digital Workflow - Adding Images from a PDF to your Web Site Go

Photoshop Processing JPEG Files Using Adobe Camera Raw Go

Photoshop Using Photoshop's Auto Align and Auto Blend Tools Go

Photoshop Home Renovations with Photoshop CS2 Go

Photoshop Getting Organized with Adobe Bridge - Part 3: Keywords and Searches and Collections - Oh My! Go

Photoshop Retouching Tools in Photoshop CS2 - Part 1 Go

Photoshop Simple Layer Masking with Photoshop Go

Photoshop Hand Coloring and Tinting a Photo in Photoshop Go

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