Photoshop Training Videos - Tutorials

Author: Jan Kabili | Running Time: 8.5 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Covering everything from setting up the interface to optimizing photos to using tools like the Web Photo Gallery, Photoshop CS3 for the Web Training Essentials is a beginner course for anyone using Photoshop CS3 to create or edit images for the web. Instructor Jan Kabili explains the difference between web and print graphics, demonstrates how to create color swatches, discusses layers and slices, teaches how to create integral web page elements, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Author: Taz Tally | Running Time: 7.5 hours | Training Level : Beginner

In Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials , instructor Taz Tally, Ph.D., teaches Photoshop CS3 users how to best prepare color and black-and-white images for print use. From explaining tools and workflows to discussing image channels, resolution, bit depth and modes, Taz explores all of Photoshop CS3's important prepress features. He guides viewers through concrete, practical exercises in image editing, correction, and adjustment, demonstrating how to get real-world, professional results. He also covers how to automate processes once settings are determined for specific needs. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Author: Chris Orwig | Running Time: 11 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

In Photoshop CS3 Creative Photographic Techniques , professional photographer Chris Orwig goes beyond the basics, exploring the use of Photoshop to create beautiful and inspiring images. From first viewing a scene to preparing photos for expert output, Chris takes photographers through the whole process of creating great pictures. He also covers understanding color, making color corrections, working with special effects and filters, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Author: Chris Orwig | Running Time: 13.25 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop CS3 for Photographers covers all the essential techniques a digital photographer needs to master in order to take advantage of Photoshop's possibilities. Instructor Chris Orwig teaches everything from the key elements to the advanced tools of the application, demonstrating how to apply them for the best photographic results in print or online. He also gets into the nitty-gritty of using Photoshop, from working with Camera Raw to finessing a retouch. Exercise files accompany this training.

Author: Taz Tally | Running Time: 7.25 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop CS3 Color Correction is all about color: from customizing Photoshop color settings to accessing color correction tools with keyboard shortcuts to understanding the intricacies of histograms. Color correction expert Taz Tally explains each step of the process, including how to evaluate an image, determine what steps are required, adjust image dimensions, linear resolution, and mode, identify and correct shadows, remove screens and noise, retouch flaws, use curves and the color sampler, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Author: Chad Perkins | Running Time: 6.25 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

Photoshop CS3 Extended adds revolutionary support for 3D and video files. In Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video , Chad Perkins teaches users how to take advantage of Photoshop CS3 Extended's 3D capabilities. Chad demonstrates how to manipulate 3D objects, work with video layers, set keyframes, animate Photoshop layers, rotoscope video, and export video and animation directly from Photoshop. Exercise files accompany this training.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 29 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

Photoshop CS3 One-on-One is an opportunity to delve headlong into Photoshop CS3 with award-winning author and Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Deke McClelland. Complete with projects and work-along samples, this is the ultimate insider's guide to Photoshop CS3. From the newest enhancements to the reliable classics, from the absolute essentials to the most advanced techniques, this training course teaches the essential skills needed to become comfortable and competent with Photoshop CS3. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.

This DVD-ROM Contains:
Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials
Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Beyond the Basics
Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Advanced Techniques

Author: Chris Orwig | Running Time: 6.5 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop Lightroom is a powerful new photographic workflow application designed to help photographers expand their creative potential. Photoshop Lightroom Training Essentials is all about using this revolutionary new tool to its full potential. One of the main challenges of photography is dealing with the sheer volume of images that result from each shoot. In Photoshop Lightroom Training Essentials , instructor and professional photographer Chris Orwig explains how browsing, organizing, and adjusting images in Photoshop Lightroom dynamically improves photo management, processing, and presentation. The training empowers photographers to establish a more effective and creative workflow so they can focus on what it's all about-the photo! Exercise files (full resolution raw files) accompany the tutorials.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 21.75 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

The elusive alpha channel remains one of the most misunderstood yet powerful tools in Photoshop. Alpha channels are collections of luminance data that control the transparency of an image, and they inform just about every aspect of Photoshop. Selections, layer boundaries, masks, the Quick Mask mode, layer masks, knockouts, and masking with the Channels palette all rely on alpha channels. In Photoshop CS2 Channels and Masks , award-winning author and Photoshop expert Deke McClelland teaches channels and masks comprehensively. From channel masks to blue screens, blend modes to displacement maps, Color Range to Calculations, this training leaves no pixel unturned. Deke also covers how to select and composite highlights, shadows, people, fabric, feathers, glass, flames, lighting, and wispy hair. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 13 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs. In Photoshop Elements 5 Training Essentials , instructor and award-winning author Deke McClelland shows how to use the powerful, easy-to-use Photoshop Elements 5 to create professional-looking images. The training covers the three main workspaces: the Welcome screen, which serves as a front door to the software; the Organizer, where images are sorted into digital libraries for better file management; and the Editor, which is used for common tasks such as cropping, straightening, correcting brightness and contrast, and removing red-eye. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 12 hours | Training Level : Beginner

In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these digital negatives allows photographers to have greater artistic control and flexibility during the image-editing process, while still maintaining the integrity of the original raw file. In Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw , best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. From shooting, converting, and organizing raw files to developing and finalizing images using specialized commands, each capability of the Camera Raw plug-in is covered in depth. Viewers will explore all aspects of expert photographic manipulation using the plug-in with Adobe Photoshop. Exercise files are included with the tutorial.

Author: Peter Bauer | Running Time: 6 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

One of the keys to mastering Photoshop is understanding the multitude of filters that comes with the program. In Photoshop Filters , instructor Peter Bauer starts by discussing what filters are and how they work, then moves on to explain the specifics of each of Photoshop's built-in filters. Peter explores each filter group step by step, and also shows how to combine filters for one-of-a-kind effects. He also discusses how to add and use third-party filters to expand Photoshop's capabilities. This tutorial is meant to be used as a reference guide, allowing you to select any filter's name to quickly get an explanation and demonstration.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 18.5 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

Recording actions and automating common tasks saves time and makes performing repetitive tasks more efficient. In Photoshop CS2 Actions and Automation , Certified Adobe instructor Deke McClelland teaches users how to build actions more efficiently and reliably, identifies places where automation functions can be improved, and provides an understanding of JavaScript commands to dramatically expand automation possibilities. Better still, he discusses how to troubleshoot when things go wrong. The instructor also explores the power of workspaces and batch processing, and describes Droplets inside out. The training shows how to turn Photoshop into an industrious, image-crunching, timesaving tool - and the instructor shares his top insights and techniques. This training title offers expert guidance and instruction to prepare users to automate common (and occasionally complex) tasks.

Author: Peter Bauer | Running Time: 4.75 hours | Training Level : Beginner

How many times a day when you are using Photoshop do you stop and ask yourself a question that begins something like How do I... or Where is... or What the...? Rather than pulling out your hair in frustration, watch Photoshop CS2 FAQs with Peter Bauer! This video-based tutorial is a terrific resource designed to help you find the answers to more than 100 of the questions most frequently asked by typical Photoshop users. Each video in this title provides an answer to a specific question. Questions like How can I reset Photoshop's Preferences?; How can I find the new features in Photoshop CS2?; and What do I do when Photoshop tells me it can't save my file? are all covered in this tutorial. You will learn how to set up Photoshop to create the most trouble-free working environment and how to solve dozens of common problems faced when working with this complex and powerful program. You will also gain an understanding of key Photoshop concepts along the way. So the next time you get stumped by something in Photoshop and are ready to scream, turn to Peter and his Photoshop CS2 FAQs instead.

Author: Jeff Foster | Running Time: 4.75 hours | Training Level : Beginner

After Effects 7 and Photoshop CS2 Integration is a series of video-based tutorials designed to teach you the most efficient methods for using content from Photoshop in your After Effects animation. You'll learn how to best prepare Photoshop layers for translation into After Effects, how to create 3-D layers from Photoshop layers, how to apply lighting and special effects, how to work with displacement maps and mattes, and how to animate still images. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Author: Chris Orwig | Running Time: 14.5 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

Enhancing Digital Photography with Photoshop CS2 is a video-based tutorial designed for professional photographers and enthusiasts who want to get professional results. Chris Orwig, a professional photographer and instructor at the world-renowned Brooks Institute of Photography, shares the secrets and techniques that he uses to enhance his own photography in Photoshop. The training follows a photographer's digital workflow, starting with essential color management decisions and organizing images with Adobe Bridge. Chris moves on to cover processing Camera Raw files, enhancing tone and color, and correcting imperfections. He then demonstrates how to prepare the images for output and client reviews. Chris shares examples of his work as exercise files that accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 21.8 hours | Training Level : Beginner

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.

Author: Deke McClelland | Running Time: 8.1 hours | Training Level : Intermediate / Advanced

This Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2 Training video is aimed at the user who already has an understanding of the basics but wishes to advanced their graphical skills and creativity to the next level. The host, Deke McClelland, provides more than eight hours of detailed instruction for advanced Photoshop topics including 16-bit support, HDR integration, tools for adding sharpness and removing blur and noise, as well as how to apply duotones, spot colors, and gradients. You'll also learn the new Vanishing Point and Smart Objects features. This Adobe Photoshop tutorial is presented in HD quality video and is available via the online training subscription.

Author: Michael Ninness | Running Time: 2.5 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

Photoshop CS2 & Flash 8 Integration is a series of video-based tutorials designed to show you the most efficient methods for importing content created with Adobe Photoshop CS2 into Macromedia Flash Professional 8, while maintaining as much of the original appearance as possible. You will learn how to take advantage of the new bitmap features in Flash Professional 8, such as filters and blend modes. The tutorials will also show you how to control the optimization settings in Flash for bitmap images when they are embedded inside exported SWF files, and how to load external bitmaps into Flash movies.

Author: Michael Ninness | Running Time: 11 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop CS2 Training Essentials with Michael Ninness is a set of movie-based tutorials designed for beginning users who want to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS2. The training begins with an overview of the software, including simple functions such as managing documents and palettes, then quickly moves on to cover more specific topics such as image adjustment and manipulation, tonal and color correction, brush settings, cloning, healing and other advanced tools, layers, masks, type, blending modes, filters, layer effects and so much more. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Author: Tanya Staples | Running Time: 11.5 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Adobe Photoshop CS2 for the web Training Essentials with Tanya Staples teaches beginning to intermediate-level users how to design Web graphics in Adobe Photoshop CS2. The training covers designing effective navigation, optimizing images for the Web, creating background images, working with transparent images, slicing images, creating rollovers, creating image maps, designing animations, exporting images to Macromedia Flash, and much more. Integration with other applications, such as Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Macromedia Flash, is also covered. Sample files are included so you can work along with Tanya as she instructs.

Author: Jan Kabili | Running Time: 11 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop Elements 3 Training Essentials offers all the tools and features you'll need to improve the look of your photographs, organize your digital photo collection, and share your photos with family and friends. Expert Jan Kabili walks you step by step through the process of importing your photos into Elements and organizing them so they're easy to find. She explains the program's tools and features in easy-to-understand tutorials. You'll learn how to apply those tools to fix common photo problems like color casts, improper exposure, red eye, and much more. Jan also shows you how to share your photos in slide shows, contact sheets, greeting cards, Web photo galleries, and other special photo creations.

Author: Taz Tally | Running Time: 8.75 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop CS Prepress Essentials with Taz Tally, Ph.D., is a movie-based tutorial designed to teach both graphics professionals and newcomers how to create, correct, and prepare Photoshop images for printing at commercial print shops. Following Taz's prepress tips allows Photoshop users to achieve predictable, consistent, top-quality printing results. The tutorial begins with digital image creation and handling fundamentals, including topics such as image resolution, scaling and simplification, and file format selection and configuration. Next, Taz covers more complex topics such as setting prepress-specific highlights and shadows, color correction for prepress, RGB to CMYK conversion, creating and printing duotones and spot colors, applying sharpening for printing, and trapping in Photoshop. Techniques for working faster and enhancing prepress workflow are also demonstrated. The tutorial's step-by-step instructions allow users to follow along using their own images, learning at their own pace.

Author: Chris Orwig | Running Time: 13 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

This Digital Photography with Photoshop CS Training video will greatly increase the digital imaging skills and creativity of professional photographers, imaging professionals and enthusiasts. After first discussing color management skills, the tutorial advances to cover the features of Adobe Photoshop that are most essential to photographers such as the camera raw plug-in, the file browser, dust and scratches, the lens blur, shadows and highlights, advanced saturation, retouching, burning and dodging, curves for color and tone, black and white conversion, cross processing, creating panoramas, advanced sharpening, and much more. Exercise files (JPGs, PSDs and raw files) accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Author: Tanya Staples | Running Time: 10.25 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Photoshop CS Training Essentials with Tanya Staples is a movie-based tutorial designed for beginning users who want to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS. The training begins with a basic overview of the software including simple functions such as managing documents and palettes, and quickly advances to cover more advanced topics such as image adjustment, manipulation, color correction, brush settings, cloning, healing and other advanced tools, saving, layers, type, screen modes, filters, layer effects and so much more. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.