Photoshop CS5 Essential Training

Photoshop CS5 Essential Training



0. Introduction                                                                         6m 10s
Welcome                                                                                                                                         1m 47s
What is Photoshop?                                                                                                                       2m 49s
Using the exercise files                                                                                                                   1m 34s

1. It Begins in Bridge                                                             28m 29s
What is Adobe Bridge?                                                                                                                    1m 54s
Getting photos from a camera                                                                                                        3m 39s
A tour of the different workspaces in Adobe Bridge                                                                       4m 58s
Customizing how thumbnails are displayed                                                                                    3m 35s
Changing obscure camera file names with the Batch Rename command                                    2m 36s
Adding basic metadata to every image with metadata templates                                                3m 36s
Creating and applying keywords to images                                                                                     4m 6s
Viewing images in Full Screen Preview mode                                                                                  4m 5s

2. Whittling Down to "Keepers"                                             23m 4s
Using Review mode to filter out rejects                                                                                          5m 27s
Protecting the keepers by saving them in collections                                                                   3m 18s
Rating images                                                                                                                                   3m 15s
Using the Filter panel to view different subsets                                                                              4m 43s
Viewing final choices in a slideshow                                                                                                 2m 12s
Organizing groups of images into stacks                                                                                           4m 9s

3. Camera Raw Essentials                                                     30m 50s
Raw vs. JPEG files                                                                                                                           5m 13s
Why you should start in Camera Raw instead of Photoshop                                                         5m 9s
A tour of the Camera Raw user interface                                                                                      6m 44s
Previewing before and after adjustments                                                                                        4m 2s
Toggling onscreen Shadow/Highlight clipping warnings                                                              2m 37s
Choosing output settings                                                                                                                2m 45s
Saving a copy without going to Photoshop                                                                                   4m 20s

4. Fixing Common Problems Quickly with Camera Raw      41m 34s
Eliminating red-eye with the Red Eye Removal tool                                               1m 13s
Improving composition with the non-destructive Crop tool                                     3m 33s
Correcting a rotated horizon line with the Straighten tool                                        3m 5s
Fixing color casts with the White Balance tool                                                   2m 13s
Fixing blown-out highlights with Recovery                                                         2m 36s
Revealing hidden shadow detail with Fill Light                                                   1m 47s
Reducing distracting color noise with Noise Reduction                                       5m 37s
Removing color fringes with Chromatic Aberration                                           2m 36s
Sharpening the details                                                                                  8m 59s
End to end: Taking a so-so photo and making it great                                             9m 55s

5. Retouching and Using Creative Techniques with Camera Raw 39m 5s
Fixing blown-out skies with the Graduated Filter tool                                            4m 34s
Retouching blemishes with the Spot Removal tool                                                  5m 41s
Making local adjustments with the Adjustments Brush                                           4m 28s
Quick portrait retouching technique using Clarity                                                    4m 33s
Converting to black and white                                                                                  3m 36s
Editing images directly with the Targeted Adjustments tool                                      4m 18s
Easy sepia and split tone effects                                                                           2m 35s
Adding digital film grain texture effects                                                                 2m 46s
Adding vignettes and border effects                                                                           2m 13s
Saving variations within a single file with Snapshots                                                 4m 21s

6. Automating Camera Raw                                              15m 48s
Copying settings from one file and pasting across another in Adobe Bridge                       3m 7s
Processing multiple files in Camera Raw                                                                            2m 28s
Saving and using a library of Camera Raw presets                                                               5m 33s
Using Image Processor to batch process multiple files                                                         4m 40s

7. Photoshop Interface Essentials                                       30m 39s
Opening files from Adobe Bridge 3m 1s
Opening files from Mini Bridge 3m 28s
Customizing the Mini Bridge panel 2m 57s
Changing Mini Bridge so it auto-collapses                                                                    1m 20s
The Application frame 2m 16s
The Application bar 1m 16s
Switching and saving workspaces 4m 23s
Panel management 5m 31s
Switching tools using the keyboard 3m 18s
Customizing the keyboard shortcuts 3m 9s

8. Documents and Navigation                                           16m 12s
Tabbed documents   2m 1s
The Arrange Documents widget 1m 38s
How to stop Photoshop from tabbing documents 3m 34s
Pan and zoom 5m 21s
Cycling through the different screen modes 3m 38s

9. Digital Image Essentials                                                 36m 59s
File formats 13m 6s
What resolution does your image need to be? 10m 15s
Resize vs. Resample 9m 40s
How big a print can you make with your image? 3m 58s

10. Cropping and Transformations                                     42m 17s
Crop options 4m 12s
Hide vs. Delete for the Crop tool 3m 30s
Bringing back hidden pixels with Reveal All 1m 34s
Making the canvas bigger with the Crop tool 6m 1s
Making the canvas bigger by a specific amount with Relative Canvas Size 1m 39s
Correcting perspective with the Crop tool 3m 5s
Straightening a crooked image 50s
Scaling, skewing, and rotating with Free Transform 4m 12s
Nondestructive transformations with Smart Objects 4m 2s
Warping images 3m 40s
Preserving the important elements with Content-Aware Scaling 9m 32s

11. Working with Layers                                                  54m 42s
The Background layer 5m 14s
Using a layer mask instead of deleting pixels 4m 12s
Loading multiple images into a single Photoshop document as layers 1m 30s
Naming, hiding, creating, and deleting layers 4m 18s
Changing the stacking order of layers 2m 51s
Selecting layers without using the Layers panel 6m 28s
Transforming layers 7m 16s
Aligning and distributing layers 3m 51s
Changing the opacity of layers 2m 57s
Organizing layers into groups 2m 55s
Saving variations with layer comps 5m 3s
When to merge and rasterize layers 5m 0s
Flatten vs. Save As (a Copy) 3m 7s

12. Selections and Layer Masks                                            1h 4m
Using the Marquee and Lasso tools 7m 23s
Transform selections 2m 40s
Quick Mask is your friend 4m 31s
Converting a selection into a layer mask 6m 33s
Using the Quick Selection tool 3m 1s
Re-selecting a previous selection 1m 35s
Improving a selection with Refine Edge 4m 21s
Touching up a layer mask with the Brush tool 12m 7s
Changing the opacity, size, and hardness of the painting tools 2m 59s
Blending images with a gradient layer mask 4m 53s
Swapping heads in a family portrait 3m 53s
Combining multiple exposures with the Blend If sliders 6m 26s
Replacing the sky in an image 4m 19s

13. Tone and Color Correction with Adjustment Layers          1h 1m
Introducing adjustment layers 7m 57s
Starting with a preset 4m 25s
Improving tonal quality with Levels 10m 28s
Increasing midtone contrast with Curves 5m 4s
Removing a color cast with Auto Color 5m 56s
Changing the color temperature with Photo Filter 2m 55s
Shifting colors with Hue/Saturation 9m 0s
Making washed out colors pop with Vibrance 2m 46s
Converting color to black and white 5m 49s
Controlling which layers are affected by an Adjustment Layer 7m 28s

14. Additional Options for Tone and Color Correction         11m 32s
Shadow/Highlight 9m 3s
Matching color across multiple images 2m 29s

15. Retouching Essentials                                                  34m 12s
Removing blemishes with the Spot Healing brush 6m 21s
Quick technique for smoothing skin and pores 8m 23s
Taming flyaway hair 4m 47s
Making teeth bright and white 1m 43s
De-emphasizing wrinkles 4m 41s
Removing unwanted details with Content Aware Fill 4m 26s
Body sculpting with Liquify 3m 51s

16. Combining Multiple Images                                           21m 6s
Creating panoramas with Photomerge and Auto-Blend 7m 20s
Combining multiple frames of an action sequence 8m 30s
Combining group shots with Auto-Align 5m 16s

17. Essential Filters                                                           25m 36s
Overview of filters 4m 6s
Applying filters nondestructively with Smart Filters 4m 45s
Giving an image a soft glow with the Gaussian Blur filter 4m 41s
Adding noise to an image with the Add Noise filter 3m 34s
Sharpening an image with Unsharp Mask 4m 12s
Giving an image more texture with the Texturizer 1m 17s
Applying a filter to multiple layers 3m 1s

18. Essential Blend Modes                                                30m 44s
Cycling through the blending modes 4m 43s
Three blending modes you must know 6m 41s
Adding a lens flare effect with Screen 3m 33s
Making a cast shadow more realistic with Multiply 4m 33s
Creating a diffused contrast glow effect with Overlay 6m 2s
Sharpening an image with High Pass and Overlay 5m 12s

19. Type Essentials                                                           21m 39s
Character (point) type 8m 19s
Paragraph (area) type 4m 42s
Type on a path 2m 54s
Clipping an image inside type 2m 24s
Warping type 3m 20s

20. Essential Layer Effects and Styles                               20m 35s
Adding a drop shadow effect 4m 43s
Adding an outer glow effect 3m 13s
Adding a border around an image 2m 53s
Copying layer effects and applying them to other layers 2m 3s
Saving layer styles and applying them in other documents 2m 42s
How (and when) to scale layer effects 5m 1s

21. Sharing Images                                                              16m 6s
Creating PDF contact sheets 6m 41s
Exporting web photo galleries 6m 8s
Saving for the web 3m 17s

Conclusion                                                                       01m 19s
Goodbye 1m 19s

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