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WHAT ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CAN DO

Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS 2
Moving a Selection from One Image into Another
Correcting Colors
Fixing Details with the Clone Stamp Tool
Using Adjustment Layers
Sharpening the Focus
Creating a Dramatic Sky & Cropping the Image
Text Effects

THE BRIDGE

Introducing the Adobe Bridge
Using the Lightbox & Thumbnail View
Using the Filmstrip View
Viewing Thumbnail Metadata & Labeling
Showing Off New Features
Managing Your Images
File Naming Inside the Bridge
Workspaces, Location Tracking & Slide Shows

SETTING UP 'SHOP

Setting Preferences
Choosing Color Settings
Choosing Creative Suite Color Settings
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Organizing Palettes & Saving Workspaces

NAVIGATION AND RESOLUTION

Zooming an Image
Scrolling & Panning
Changing Resolution & Image Size
Upsampling an Image
Downsampling an Image
Using the Navigator Palette
Customizing Your View

ROTATE AND CROP

Introducing the Crop Tool
Cropping with the Crop Tool
Cropping with the Marquee Tool
Automating Crop & Straighten
Straightening with the Measure Tool
Cropping with Perspective

BASIC COLOR CORRECTION

Introducing Variations
Adjusting Color with Variations
Correcting Color with Variations
Using the Fade Command
Modifying Colors with Hue/Saturation
Specifying Colors in Hue/Saturation
Selecting Color Ranges in Hue/Saturation

PHOTOSHOP RED EYE REMOVAL AND RECOLOR

Correcting Red Eye tutorial
Using the Red Eye Tool
Recoloring with the Brush Tool
Using the Color Replacement Tool

PAINTING WITH THE EDIT TOOLS

Introducing the Dodge Tool
Introducing the Burn Tool
Introducing the Sponge & Focus Tools
Using the Dodge Tool
Using the Burn Tool
Working with the Sponge Tool
Pushing Pixels with the Smudge Tool

CLONE, HEAL, AND PATCH

Introducing the Clone Stamp Tool
Compositing with the Clone Stamp Tool
Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool
The Healing Brush & the Options Bar
Healing & Fading
Creating Textures & Patterns
Using the Patch Tool

USING THE SELECTION TOOLS

Introducing the Selection Tools
Using the Magic Wand Tool
Exploring Magic Wand Options
Using the Grow & Similar Commands
Selecting with the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Selecting with the Marquee Tool
Saving & Loading a Selection Outline
Making a Composite
Adding a Drop Shadow
Cleaning Up a Selection Edge

SELECTING WITH COLOR RANGE

Selecting Translucency
Darkening with the Multiply Blend Mode
Defining a Color Range
Selecting Image Highlights
Compositing Highlights into an Image

MAKING THE MOST OF HISTORY

Modifying an Image Using Variations
Using Undo
Using the History Brush
Understanding History States
Fixing Saved Files
Choosing History Options
Saving Snapshots

INTRODUCING PHOTOSHOP LAYERS

Customizing the Layers Palette
Creating a Layer Via Copy
Using the Spherize Command & the Eraser Tool
Moving Layers in the Canvas
Blending Layers
Creating a Clipping Mask
Changing the Layer Order
Using the Fade Command
Using a Levels Adjustment Layer
Activating a Layer & Making a Composite
Resizing the Canvas
Feathering a Selection to Create a Vignette

GROUPS AND COMPS

Introducing Layer Groups & Comps
Applying Gaussian Blur & Deleting Layers
Merging Layers
Creating a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer
Working with Layer Groups
Creating a Repeating Pattern
Modifying a Layer Comp
Creating a New Layer Comp

OPACITY AND BLEND MODES

Introducing Opacity & Blend Modes
Adjusting Layer Opacity
Adjusting the Fill Value
Understanding Last Document State
Introducing Blend Modes
Using the Normal & Dissolve Blend Modes
Using the Darkening Blend Modes
Changing Blend Modes with Keyboard Shortcuts
Using the Lightening Blend Modes
Using Overlay through Hard Mix Blend Modes
Using Difference through Luminosity Blend Modes
Applying Motion Blur to a Text Layer
Updating Layer Comps

ADVANCED BLENDING

Introducing Advanced Blending
Creating a Lens Flare Tutorial
Merging Layers with Screen Mode
Preserving Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac Dock
Previewing Free Transform
Merging Blend Modes
Adding a Logo Element
Grouping & Naming Layers
Creating Knockouts
Using the Luminance Blend Mode
Colorizing a Layer
Creating a Knockout from a Layer

LAYER STYLES

Introducing Layer Styles
Colorizing an Individual Group Using Blend Modes
Selecting Layers with Keyboard Shortcuts
Applying a Drop Shadow to a Layer
Creating a Directional Inner Glow Using Inner Shadow
Adjusting Layer Colors
Duplicating Layer Effects
Working with the Layers Palette
Transparency Masking & Painting with Layer Styles
Enabling Layer Masks & Effects
Adjusting Opacity & Fill inside Layers
Saving & Applying a New Layer Style

TRANSFORM AND WARP

Introducing Transformations
Masking with the Levels Command
Using Free Transform
Duplicating Transformations
Transforming Selections
Masking with the Calculations Command
Warping an Image
Modifying an Image with a Layer Mask

CREATING AND EDITING TYPE

Working with the Pen Tool
Introducing Text
Editing Text
Creating Point & Area Text
Modifying Existing Text
Modifying Multiple Text Layers at Once
Using Advanced Formatting Options

SPECIAL TYPE EFFECTS

Checking Spelling in a Type Layer
Warping & Transforming Text
Working with Text on a Path
Applying Effects to Text on a Path
Placing Text inside a Path
Using Advanced Text Formatting
Adjusting Leading
Adjusting Kerning

VECTOR-BASED SHAPES TUTORIALS

Resolving Font Issues
The Advantages of Vector-Based Shapes
Introducing the Vitruvian Man & Shapes
Introducing the Shape Tools & Fill
Applying a Stroke Layer Effect
Using the Exclude Overlapping Command
Modifying a Shape Using the Arrow Tools
Intersect, Subtract, Add & Combine Path Components
Working with the Polygon Tool
Deleting Paths & Drawing a Gradient Arrow
Working with Custom Shapes
Creating a Custom Shape

PRINTING AND OUTPUT

Using the Print with Preview Command
Exploring Output Options
Managing Color
Using the Printer Dialog Box
Using the Contact Sheet II Command
Creating a Picture Package
Creating a Web Photo Gallery

ACTIONS

Introducing Actions
Creating a Custom Action
Modifying an Action
Playing an Action
Loading & Saving Actions
Deleting & Adding Steps in an Action
Applying a Gradient Map
Correcting Anti-Aliasing
Adding a Drop Shadow
Testing an Action
Final Comments & Credits

ADJUSTING LEVELS

Using the Brightness/Contrast Command
Adjusting Levels Automatically
Using the Auto Commands
Working with the Levels Command
Adjusting Individual Color Channels
Fixing Washed Out Colors

CURVES, SHADOWS, & HIGHLIGHTS

When Levels Won't Do
Introducing Curves
Using the Histogram Palette
Adjusting Values in Curves
Balancing Color in Curves
Making Final Corrections
Working with the Pencil Tool
Using the Shadow/Highlight Command
Using the Advanced Shadow/Highlight Options

ADJUSTMENT LAYERS

Pasting an Image into a Selection
Using a Photo Filter Adjustment Layer
Affecting an Adjustment Layer with a Gradient Mask
Using a Levels Adjustment Layer
Creating an Adjustment Layer without a Layer Mask
Adding a Layer Mask or a Vector Mask
Using a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer
Using an Inverse Adjustment Layer
Assigning a Shortcut for a Levels Adjustment Layer

CAMERA RAW

Using the Adobe Digital Negative Converter
Working inside the Camera Raw Dialog Box
Making Color Adjustments
Modifying Levels
Using the Detail & Lens Tabs
Using the Curve & Calibrate Tabs
Using Advanced Camera Raw Options

HIGH BIT DEPTH AND EXPOSURE

Understanding Bit Depth
Comparing 8 & 16 Bit Grayscale Ranges
Using an Amalgam Mask to Isolate Grays
Comparing 8 & 16 Bit File Types & Sizes
Getting Ready to Merge Images
Using the Image Processor to Convert Camera Raw to JPEG
Performing an HDR Exposure Merge
Adjusting the Exposure in an HDR Image
Converting from HDR to 16 Bit

SHARPENING FOCUS

Introducing the Sharpen Filters
Using Unsharp Mask
Understanding How Unsharp Mask Works
Sharpening a Low Quality JPEG Image
Fading & Blending Unsharp Mask
Introducing Smart Sharpen
Correcting a Lens Blur with Smart Sharpen
Correcting Motion Blur with Smart Sharpen

BLURRING AND AVERAGING

Using Gaussian Blur
Using the Median & Dust & Scratches Filters
Creating Box & Surface Blurs
Using Smart Blur
Creating Lens & Shape Blurs
Creating Motion & Radial Blurs
Removing Stray Hairs Using Median
Painting a Blur inside of a Layer Mask
Reducing Noise & Restoring Highlights
Removing JPEG Artifacts
Creating Clouds & Adding a Gradient
Creating Stars Using the Add Noise Filter
Averaging Colors

FILTERS AND MASKS TUTORIALS

Using the Lens Blur Filter
Using a Gradient as a Depth Mask
Blending Channels to Create a New Mask
Using a Mask to Create a Depth of Field Effect
Looking at Different Sharpening Results
Applying Multiple Filters to a Layer
Creating an Edge Mask to Sharpen an Image
Applying Smart Sharpen to an Edge Mask

DISTORT AND DISPLACE

Using the Spherize Filter
Using the Pinch Filter
More Distortion Wackiness
Making a Lens Correction
Introducing Displacement Maps
Understanding Displacement Maps
Using the Displace Filter
Creating a Displacement Map
Making Someone Thinner with a Displacement Map

LIQUIFY

Introducing the Liquify Filter
Using the Show Backdrop Options
Setting Brush Options
Warping Images with the Forward Warp Tool
Viewing Wireframes with the Show Mesh Command
Warping with Other Liquify Tools
Restoring & Masking Warped Images
Creating a Superhero Face Using the Liquify Tools
Using the Reconstruct Tool to Restore Details
Saving & Reloading Wireframe Meshes

VANISHING POINT IN PHOTOSHOP

Introducing the Vanishing Point Filter
Selecting in Perspective with the Marquee Tool
Cloning in Perspective with the Stamp Tool
Compositing Images Using Vanishing Point
Using Copy Merged in Vanishing Point
Fixing Edges with a Black Outer Glow
Working with Text in Vanishing Point

SMART OBJECTS

Introducing Smart Objects
Creating a Smart Object
Dynamically Transforming Smart Objects
Introduction to Updating Smart Objects
Changing the Color of a Transparency Pattern
Replacing & Updating Smart Objects
Importing Vector Smart Objects
Pasting Illustrations as Smart Objects
Importing a Camera Raw Image as a Smart Object
Final Comments & Credits

Adobe Photoshop CS2

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This comprehensive Adobe Photoshop CS2 Training video is an indispensable learning resource for getting up to speed on this powerful graphics program. Presented by Deke McClelland, this training course contains 21 hours of valuable tutorials. McClelland proactively addresses real-world situations and offers additional tips and techniques used by the pros. As an added bonus, this training package also includes stock photography, courtesy of PhotoSpin, Inc. and iStockphoto, Inc. The training is presented in HD quality video. Close »

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Duration : 21.8 hours - 310 lessons

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