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Photoshop has become an indispensible tool for photographers, designers, and all other creative professionals, as well as students. Photoshop CS4 Essential Training teaches a broad spectrum of core skills that are common to many creative fields: working with layers and selections; adjusting, manipulating, and retouching photos; painting; adding text; automating; preparing files for output; and more. Instructor Jan Kabili demonstrates established techniques as well as those made possible by some of the new features unique to Photoshop CS4. This course is indispensable to those who are new to the application, just learning this version, or expanding their skills. Example files accompany the course.

Course Photoshop CS4 Essential Training Author Jan Kabili SKU ISBN Release Date 2008-10-13 Duration 7.55 hrs / 103 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 39.95 Retail price $ 69.95 Language Tags Photoshop, CS4, Essential Training Required software Adobe Photoshop CS4

1. The Interface Touring the interface 04:25 Working with tabbed documents 05:15 Using tools efficiently 03:51 Arranging panels 03:53 Customizing keyboard shortcuts 02:50 Saving a custom workspace 03:00 Changing screen modes 02:00 2. Bridge Touring the Bridge interface 06:31 Opening images from Bridge 01:20 Reviewing images 04:42 Finding images 06:30 3. Basics Setting preferences 04:23 Choosing color settings 08:11 Zooming and panning 05:27 Resizing and image resolution 03:17 Adding to the canvas 02:02 Rotating the canvas 01:44 Choosing color 04:49 Sizing a brush tip 03:04 Undoing and the History panel 05:00 Saving and file formats 03:29 Creating a file from scratch 03:27 4. Selections Making geometric selections 06:14 Modifying selections 04:43 Combining selections 03:16 Using the Quick Selection tool 05:34 Refining selection edges 04:12 Using Quick Mask mode 02:18 Selecting with the improved Color Range command 04:32 Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool 02:28 Using the Background Eraser tool 03:07 Saving selections 01:34 5. Layers Understanding layers 05:43 Creating layers 05:12 Working in the Layers panel 02:19 Locking layers 04:17 Working with multiple layers 04:06 Merging and flattening layers 03:55 Adding a shape layer 04:43 Basic layer masking 04:23 Using layer blend modes and opacity 05:18 6. Photo Manipulation Cropping 03:26 Straightening 03:17 Transforming 04:42 Working with Smart Objects 06:48 Using Content-Aware Scaling 05:06 7. Photo Adjustments Reading histograms 04:21 Using adjustment layers and the Adjustment panel 06:04 Adjusting tones with Levels 07:49 Limiting adjustments with layer masks 05:40 Using masks in the new Masks panel 06:09 Limiting adjustments by clipping 03:06 Adjusting with Shadow/Highlight 05:07 Adjusting with Curves 07:37 Adjusting with Hue/Saturation 03:42

Adjusting with Vibrance 02:16 Removing a color cast 04:26 Using the Black & White adjustment layer 02:39 Using the Dodge Burn and Sponge tools 04:11 Reducing noise 02:39 Sharpening 04:42 8. Photo Retouching Using the Spot Healing Brush tool 05:17 Using the Healing Brush tool 05:51 Using the Patch tool 04:52 Using the Clone Stamp tool 04:08 Enhancing eyes 09:29 Changing facial structure 05:00 Softening skin 03:23 9. Raw Processing in Adobe Camera Raw What's a raw image? 04:25 Touring the Camera Raw interface 07:35 Working in the Basic panel 07:54 Working in the Tone Curve panel 02:21 Working in the HSL/Grayscale and Split Toning panels 03:46 Looking at the other Camera Raw panels 03:45 Using the Adjustment Brush tool 04:02 Using the Graduated Filter tool 03:56 Working with multiple files 06:54 10. Painting Using the Brushes panel 08:30 Filling with color 03:49 Replacing color 04:14 Using gradients 04:33 11. Text Working with point type 09:59 Working with paragraph type 03:17 Warping text 03:39 12. Special Effects Adding a layer style 04:06 Customizing a layer style 03:35 Copying a layer style 03:05 Creating a new style 03:32 Using Smart Filters 05:22 Working in the Filter Gallery 05:43 13. Combining Images Auto-blending focus 04:47 Creating Photomerge panoramas 04:02 Combining group photos 04:25 14. Automation Creating an action 07:16 Batch processing with an action 06:36 Using the Image Processor 09:35 15. Output Printing 11:32 Making a contact sheet from Bridge 06:12 Creating a web gallery from Bridge 07:17 Preparing photos for the web 04:19 Conclusion Goodbye 00:30