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In Photoshop CS5 Essential Training, author Michael Ninness demonstrates how to produce the highest quality images with fantastic detail in the shortest amount of time, using a combination of Photoshop CS5, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw. This course shows the most efficient ways to perform common editing tasks, including noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, retouching, and combining multiple images. Along the way, Michael shares the secrets of non-destructive editing, utilizing and mastering Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, layers, adjustment layers, blending modes, layer masks, and much more. Exercise files are included with the course.

Course Photoshop CS5 Essential Training Author Michael Ninness SKU ISBN Release Date 2010-04-30 Duration 11.15 hrs / 154 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Photoshop, CS5, Essential Training Required software Adobe Photoshop CS5

1. It Begins in Bridge What is Adobe Bridge? 01:54 Getting photos from a camera 03:39 A tour of the different workspaces in Adobe Bridge 04:58 Customizing how thumbnails are displayed 03:35 Changing obscure camera file names with the Batch Rename command 02:36 Adding basic metadata to every image with metadata templates 03:36 Creating and applying keywords to images 04:06 Viewing images in Full Screen Preview mode 04:05 2. Whittling Down to "Keepers" Using Review mode to filter out rejects 05:27 Protecting the keepers by saving them in collections 03:18 Rating images 03:15 Using the Filter panel to view different subsets 04:43 Viewing final choices in a slideshow 02:12 Organizing groups of images into stacks 04:09 3. Camera Raw Essentials Raw vs. JPEG files 05:13 Why you should start in Camera Raw instead of Photoshop 05:09 A tour of the Camera Raw user interface 06:44 Previewing before and after adjustments 04:02 Toggling onscreen Shadow/Highlight clipping warnings 02:37 Choosing output settings 02:45 Saving a copy without going to Photoshop 04:20 4. Fixing Common Problems Quickly with Camera Raw Eliminating red-eye with the Red Eye Removal tool 01:13 Improving composition with the non-destructive Crop tool 03:33 Correcting a rotated horizon line with the Straighten tool 03:05 Fixing color casts with the White Balance tool 02:13 Fixing blown-out highlights with Recovery 02:36 Revealing hidden shadow detail with Fill Light 01:47 Reducing distracting color noise with Noise Reduction 05:37 Removing color fringes with Chromatic Aberration 02:36 Sharpening the details 08:59 End to end: Taking a so-so photo and making it great 09:55 5. Retouching and Using Creative Techniques with Camera Raw Fixing blown-out skies with the Graduated Filter tool 04:34 Retouching blemishes with the Spot Removal tool 05:41 Making local adjustments with the Adjustments Brush 04:28 Quick portrait retouching technique using Clarity 04:33 Converting to black and white 03:36 Editing images directly with the Targeted Adjustments tool 04:18 Easy sepia and split tone effects 02:35 Adding digital film grain texture effects 02:46 Adding vignettes and border effects 02:13 Saving variations within a single file with Snapshots 04:21 6. Automating Camera Raw Copying settings from one file and pasting across another in Adobe Bridge 03:07 Processing multiple files in Camera Raw 02:28 Saving and using a library of Camera Raw presets 05:33 Using Image Processor to batch process multiple files 04:40 7. Photoshop Interface Essentials Opening files from Adobe Bridge 03:01 Opening files from Mini Bridge 03:28 Customizing the Mini Bridge panel 02:57 Changing Mini Bridge so it auto-collapses 01:20 The Application frame 02:16 The Application bar 01:16 Switching and saving workspaces 04:23 Panel management 05:31 Switching tools using the keyboard 03:18 Customizing the keyboard shortcuts 03:09 8. Documents and Navigation Tabbed documents 02:01 The Arrange Documents widget 01:38 How to stop Photoshop from tabbing documents 03:34 Pan and zoom 05:21 Cycling through the different screen modes 03:38 9. Digital Image Essentials File formats 13:06 What resolution does your image need to be? 10:15 Resize vs. Resample 09:40 How big a print can you make with your image? 03:58 10. Cropping and Transformations Crop options 04:12 Hide vs. Delete for the Crop tool 03:30 Bringing back hidden pixels with Reveal All 01:34 Making the canvas bigger with the Crop tool 06:01 Making the canvas bigger by a specific amount with Relative Canvas Size 01:39 Correcting perspective with the Crop tool 03:05 Straightening a crooked image 00:50 Scaling, skewing, and rotating with Free Transform 04:12 Nondestructive transformations with Smart Objects 04:02 Warping images 03:40 Preserving the important elements with Content-Aware Scaling 09:32 11. Working with Layers The Background layer 05:14 Using a layer mask instead of deleting pixels 04:20

Loading multiple images into a single Photoshop document as layers 01:30 Naming, hiding, creating, and deleting layers 04:18 Changing the stacking order of layers 02:51 Selecting layers without using the Layers panel 06:28 Transforming layers 07:16 Aligning and distributing layers 03:51 Changing the opacity of layers 02:57 Organizing layers into groups 02:55 Saving variations with layer comps 05:03 When to merge and rasterize layers 05:00 Flatten vs. Save As (a Copy) 03:07 12. Selections and Layer Masks Using the Marquee and Lasso tools 07:23 Transform selections 02:40 Quick Mask is your friend 04:31 Converting a selection into a layer mask 06:33 Using the Quick Selection tool 03:01 Re-selecting a previous selection 01:35 Improving a selection with Refine Edge 04:21 Touching up a layer mask with the Brush tool 12:07 Changing the opacity, size, and hardness of the painting tools 02:59 Blending images with a gradient layer mask 04:53 Swapping heads in a family portrait 03:53 Combining multiple exposures with the Blend If sliders 06:26 Replacing the sky in an image 04:19 13. Tone and Color Correction with Adjustment Layers Introducing adjustment layers 07:57 Starting with a preset 04:25 Improving tonal quality with Levels 10:28 Increasing midtone contrast with Curves 05:04 Removing a color cast with Auto Color 05:56 Changing the color temperature with Photo Filter 02:55 Shifting colors with Hue/Saturation 09:00 Making washed out colors pop with Vibrance 02:46 Converting color to black and white 05:49 Controlling which layers are affected by an Adjustment Layer 07:28 14. Additional Options for Tone and Color Correction Shadow/Highlight 09:03 Matching color across multiple images 02:29 15. Retouching Essentials Removing blemishes with the Spot Healing brush 06:21 Quick technique for smoothing skin and pores 08:23 Taming flyaway hair 04:47 Making teeth bright and white 01:43 De-emphasizing wrinkles 04:41 Removing unwanted details with Content Aware Fill 04:26 Body sculpting with Liquify 03:51 16. Combining Multiple Images Creating panoramas with Photomerge and Auto-Blend 07:20 Combining multiple frames of an action sequence 08:30 Combining group shots with Auto-Align 05:16 17. Essential Filters Overview of filters 04:06 Applying filters nondestructively with Smart Filters 04:45 Giving an image a soft glow with the Gaussian Blur filter 04:41 Adding noise to an image with the Add Noise filter 03:34 Sharpening an image with Unsharp Mask 04:12 Giving an image more texture with the Texturizer 01:17 Applying a filter to multiple layers 03:01 18. Essential Blend Modes Cycling through the blending modes 04:43 Three blending modes you must know 06:41 Adding a lens flare effect with Screen 03:33 Making a cast shadow more realistic with Multiply 04:33 Creating a diffused contrast glow effect with Overlay 06:02 Sharpening an image with High Pass and Overlay 05:12 19. Type Essentials Character (point) type 08:19 Paragraph (area) type 04:42 Type on a path 02:54 Clipping an image inside type 02:24 Warping type 03:20 20. Essential Layer Effects and Styles Adding a drop shadow effect 04:43 Adding an outer glow effect 03:13 Adding a border around an image 02:53 Copying layer effects and applying them to other layers 02:03 Saving layer styles and applying them in other documents 02:42 How (and when) to scale layer effects 05:01 21. Sharing Images Creating PDF contact sheets 06:41 Exporting web photo galleries 06:08 Saving for the web 03:17 Conclusion Goodbye 01:19