Adobe Photoshop CS4 / CS3 Training DVD - UK Delivery Only

Adobe Photoshop CS4 / CS3 Training DVD

Adobe Photoshop CS4 / CS3 Training DVD - UK Delivery Only

The training uses broadcast quality audio and video to deliver concise and informative training right to your desktop. The Tutorial comes complete with practical working files and presented via an intuitive, easy-to-use interface.

These Adobe Photoshop CS4 / CS3 tutorials make learning simple, quick and enjoyable. All training courses are authored by professional instructors who have a passion for teaching.

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1. Introduction

• Welcome

2. Introduction to Adobe Bridge 2.0

• Introduction to Adobe Bridge Part 1
• Introduction to Adobe Bridge Part 2

3. Interface

• The New Interface
• The New Interface (CS4)
• Using the Workspace
• Document Window
• Tabbed Windows (CS4)
• The Toolbox
• Palettes
• Screen Modes
• Performance Options
• Spring-loaded Keys (CS4)

4. Navigation

• Navigation and Viewing
• Zooming
• Smooth Zooming (CS4)
• Quick Jump Tool (CS4)
• Rotate Canvas (CS4)
• Scrolling and Panning
• Resolution and Image Size - Part 1
• Resolution and Image Size - Part 2

5. Creating, Saving and Opening Documents

• Creating a Document
• Saving a PSD
• Opening Documents
• Extra Import Formats (CS4)

6. Working with Documents

• Resizing Documents/Canvas
• Undoing
• Copy and Pasting

7. Transformation

• Transform Options
• Free Transform
• Rotating and Flipping
• Content Aware Scale Tool (CS4)
• Protect Skin Tone in Scaling (CS4)
• Arbitrary Rotation
• Smart Objects

8. Selection Tools

• Marquees
• Lasso Tools - Part 1
• Lasso Tools - Part 2
• The Magic Wand Tool
• The Quick Selection Tool
• Inverting a Selection
• Using Refine Edge
• Feathering and Anti-aliasing

9. Cropping Tool

• Cropping
• Crop and Rotate
• Crop Perspective

10. Color Tools

• Colour Palettes
• Creating Swatches
• Colour Picker and Eyedropper

11. Painting Tools

• Working with Colour
• Fill and Gradient
• The Brush and Pencil Tools
• The Eraser Tools

12. Drawing Tools

• The Pen Tool
• Editing Paths
• Clipping Paths
• Vector Shapes

13. Editing Tools

• The Dodge Tool
• Clone Stamp Tool
• Cloning and Healing
• Patch Tool
• The Burn Tool
• The Sponge Tool
• Smudge and Sharpen
• Enhanced Burn, Dodge, Sponge (CS4)

14. Working with Type

• The Type Tools
• Formatting Type
• Wrapping and Warping Text
• Working with Type on a Path
• Editing and Rasterizing

15. History Palette

• The History Palette
• Creating Snapshots
• The History Brush Tool

16. Working with Layers

• How Layers Work
• Creating Layers and Moving Layers
• Blending Layers and More
• Opacity and Fills
• Layer Blending Modes
• Adjustment Layers
• Edit Adjustment Layers
• Adjustment Layers in Adjustment Panels (CS4)
• Layer Styles
• Layer Groups

17. Working with Masks

• Understanding Masks
• Clipping Masks
• Type Masks
• Quick Mask
• The New Mask Panel (CS4)

18. Guides and Rulers

• Adjusting the Rulers
• Creating and Modifying Guides

19. Colour Correction

• Using the Histogram
• Adjusting Curves
• Adjusting Levels
• Adjust Hue/Saturation
• Adjust Brightness/Contrast
• Matching Colour
• Using Photo Filters
• Black and White
• Creating Duotones
• Inverting Colors
• Colour Replacement Tool
• Working with Variations
• Adjustment Panel (CS4)
• Vibrance (CS4)

20. Channels

• The Channels Palette
• Using Channels
• Alpha Channels

21. Using Filters and Effects

• Working with the Filter Gallery
• Textures
• Lighting Effects
• Blur Tools
• Smart Filters
• Smart Filter Masks
• Vanishing Point 2.0

22. Automated Tools

• Auto Align Layers
• Auto Blend Layers
• Photomerge

23. Using Photoshop for the Web

• Slicing

24. Using Camera Raw

• Introduction to Camera Raw
• Overview of Using Camera Raw

25. File Formats, Exporting and Printing

• Saving Documents in Different Formats
• Exporting to Various Programs
• New Export Formats (CS4)
• Printing Documents
• Enhanced Printing (CS4)

26. Exercises

• Facial Touch Ups
• Photo Restoration Work
• Making a Simple Magazine Cover - Part 1
• Making a Simple Magazine Cover - Part 2
• Whitening Teeth
• Making a Web Banner
• Colour Replacement
• Using Filters
• Making a CD Cover - Part 1
• Making a CD Cover - Part 2
• Simple Animated GIF
• A5 Flyer for a Custom Brand

27. Photoshop CS3/CS4 Extended

• Introduction

28. Working with 3D Tools

• Compatible 3D File Formats
• Importing 3D Content
• Working with 3D Object Tools - Part 1
• Working with 3D Object Tools - Part 2
• Using 3D Cameras
• 3D Lighting
• Applying Layer Styles to 3D Objects
• Layer Masks with 3D Objects
• 3D Widgets, Drawing on Objects (CS4)
• Turning 2D Objects into 3D (CS4)

29. New Animation Tools

• Animation
• The Animation Palette - Part 1
• The Animation Palette - Part 2
• Animating Position
• Animating Layer Styles
• Animating Opacity
• Animating Global Lighting
• Managing Keyframes
• Controlling Keyframe Interpolation
• Onion Skinning

30. Working with Video

• Importing and Viewing Video
• Shortcut Keys for Video
• Trimming and Splitting
• Lifting and Extracting
• Timeline Edits
• Replacing Footage
• Converting to Frame-based Animation
• Flattening Footage
• Interpreting Footage
• Favourite Layers

31. Advanced Video Techniques

• Working with Light Effects
• Using Filters on Video
• Cloning, Patching and Healing Footage
• Restoring Changes
• Compositing Video

32. DICOM Image Support

• Importing DICOM Images
• Arranging Images
• Datasets and Anonymous Options
• Window Level Tool
• Viewing Image Sequences

33. Analysis Tools

• Measurement Scale
• Measuring Lengths and Areas
• Recording and Exporting Measurements
• The Count Tool