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Photoshop CS4: Smart Objects explores the creation and use of Smart Objects, one of the most technically demanding tools in Photoshop. Deke McClelland walks through the four primary purposes of Smart Objects, and focuses on one of their most practical advantages, non-destructive transformations. This feature allows any object to be manipulated in any way, while still maintaining its original pixel information. Finally, Deke shows how to crop compositions without affecting a single pixel, even in masks. Exercise files accompany this course.Download Deke's customized keyboard layouts and color settings for Photoshop from the Exercise Files tab.

Course Photoshop CS4: Smart Objects Author Deke McClelland SKU ISBN Release Date 2009-11-06 Duration 8.10 hrs / 95 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Photoshop, CS4 Required software Adobe Photoshop CS4

Introduction Welcome to Photoshop Smart Objects 01:19 Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts 06:31 Installing the CS4 color settings 07:08 Loading the CS4 color settings in Photoshop and Bridge CS4 07:41 1. How Smart Objects Work Nondestructive transformations 01:14 The purpose of Smart Objects 05:17 The trials of destructive transformations 05:01 Creating a Smart Object 06:36 The rewards of nondestructive transformations 04:29 Preparing a composition for masking 04:59 Establishing a base alpha channel 06:25 Masking a Smart Object 07:03 Refining the layer mask 06:50 Multiplying the edges 04:17 Manually adjusting the problem edges 06:03 Free Transform feedback 05:14 The ultimate nondestructive crop 09:08 2. Camera Raw and Illustrator Objects Photoshop and its support applications 01:45 Creating a Camera Raw (ACR) Smart Object 05:08 Converting a JPEG image to DNG 04:47 Replacing pixels with Camera Raw data 05:27 Matching image and ACR resolution 04:25 Adjusting ACR Smart Objects 05:33 Importing Illustrator artwork 06:13 Opening placed art in Illustrator 05:51 Examining dynamic effects 07:09 Modifying Illustrator artwork 05:20 Updating an Illustrator Smart Object 04:20 Styling placed artwork in Photoshop 03:33 Combining layer effects and adjustment layers 05:14 Copying a layer from a clipping group 05:00 Scaling vector data beyond 100 percent 03:09 Blending vector data with pixels 02:10 Saving PDF-compatible Illustrator art 04:23 3. Working with True Clones Many Smart Objects reference a single source 01:09 Smart Objects and file size 05:11 Placing images as Smart Objects 04:44 Creating a basic lens flare 05:43 Turning a flare into a black hole 06:02 Establishing a first true clone 04:09 Finding the exact center of an image 02:37 Reflecting additional clones 04:55 The art of upsampling 07:45 Editing the root image 05:37 Updating all true clones 03:29 Roughing in a polygonal mask 07:13 Parametric Feather and Glow 07:12 Smart sharpening Smart Filter 05:36 Adding highlights and vibrance 07:10

Luminance blending 08:18 4. Exploiting Nested Smart Objects Placing one Smart Object inside another 01:09 Creating a super-massive Smart Object 07:09 Styling a super-massive Smart Object 04:29 Recoloring background regions 04:42 Cloning a super-massive Smart Object 05:56 Finishing off the first draft 05:04 The plasma ball effect 04:45 Applying the Smart Clouds filters 04:57 Converting clouds to lightning 05:04 Updating nested Smart Objects 05:52 5. Applying Smart Filters Editable, nondestructive filters 01:24 Applying and modifying creative effects 06:54 Blending filtered effects 06:24 Tweaking filters with adjustment layers 04:14 Restoring halftone highlights 04:25 The price of Smart Filters 05:56 The power of true clones 07:13 Sharing between Smart Objects and comps 08:45 Just click on it 01:50 Applying a corrective filter 05:24 Smart Filters and disk space 03:46 Picking the right blend mode 06:36 Combining multiple Smart Filters 06:13 Editing and previewing filter settings 05:27 6. Non-Filters and Filter Masks Still more Smart Filters 01:03 Introducing the non-filters 04:15 Reducing luminance contrast 05:19 Faking an HDR portrait effect 07:20 Adding a filter mask 03:22 Editing filter masks and density 04:26 Applying Variations as a Smart Filter 07:24 Establishing independent filter masks 04:51 Painting away unwanted halos 06:28 Creating a wood grain effect 06:02 The luminance-style filter mask 06:23 The downside of independent filters 05:11 Merging the effects of two filters 04:38 Adjusting and merging masked effects 06:26 Introducing the Filter Gallery filters 04:39 Applying a Filter Gallery filter 05:57 Merging two Filter Gallery effects 07:16 Adjusting the colors of Sketch filters 05:02 Adding a third filter to a combo 04:58 The versatility of Smart Filters 03:02 Conclusion Goodbye 01:31