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| Starting Up | |
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| About Photoshop Digital Classroom | |
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| Prerequisites | |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS4 versions | |
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| System requirements | |
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| Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4 | |
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| Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences | |
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| A note about color warnings | |
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| Loading lesson files | |
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| Working with the video tutorials | |
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| Setting up for viewing the video tutorials | |
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| Viewing the video tutorials with the Adobe Flash Player | |
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| Additional resources | |
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| Exploring Photoshop | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Taking a look at the final project | |
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| Starting the composition | |
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| Using the new Mask panel | |
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| Adding a graphic image with the Clone tool | |
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| Adding an adjustment layer to the composition | |
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| Adding a text layer | |
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| Making a 3D postcard | |
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| Converting multiple layers into } one smart object layer | |
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| Turning your image into a 3D texture | |
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| Getting to Know the Workspace | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Opening an existing document in Adobe Bridge | |
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| Discovering the Tools panel | |
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| Hidden tools | |
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| Navigating the image area | |
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| Using the Zoom tool | |
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| Using the Hand tool | |
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| Using the Rotate View tool | |
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| Tabbed windows | |
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| Using panels | |
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| Putting the new panel system to use | |
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| Choosing other panels | |
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| Expanding your panels | |
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| Customizing your panels | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Using Adobe Bridge | |
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| Starting up | |
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| What is Adobe Bridge? | |
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| Navigating through Bridge | |
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| Using folders in Adobe Bridge | |
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| Making a Favorite | |
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| Creating and locating metadata | |
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| Using keywords | |
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| Opening a fi le from Adobe Bridge | |
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| Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge | |
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| Searching by name or keyword | |
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| Using the Filter panel | |
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| Automation tools in Adobe Bridge | |
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| Automated tools for Photoshop: Web Photo Gallery | |
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| Saving or uploading your Web Gallery | |
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| Automated tools for Photoshop: PDF contact sheet | |
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| Changing the view | |
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| Adobe Bridge Home | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| The Basics of Working with Photoshop | |
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| Starting up | |
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| A look at the fi nished project | |
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| Opening an existing document | |
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| Understanding document settings | |
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| Viewing an image�s size and resolution | |
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| Combining the images | |
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| Using Copy and Paste | |
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| Dragging and dropping to copy an image | |
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| Transforming and editing combined images | |
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| Changing the size of a placed image | |
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| Removing a background | |
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| Understanding the stacking order of layers | |
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| Refi ning the edges of copied images | |
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| Adding text | |
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| Saving files | |
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| Understanding file formats | |
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| Choosing a file format | |
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| Saving a JPEG file | |
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| Saving for print | |
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| Changing the color settings | |
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| Adjusting image size | |
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| Saving a Photoshop PDF file | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Making the Best Selections | |
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| Starting up | |
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| The importance of a good selection | |
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| Using the Marquee tools | |
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| Creating a square selection | |
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| Creating a selection from a center point | |
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| Changing a selection into a layer | |
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| Working with the Magic Wand tool | |
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| The Lasso tool | |
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| Adding to and subtracting from selections | |
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| Using the Quick Selection tool | |
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| Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature | |
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| Using Quick Mask | |
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| Saving selections | |
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| Copying and pasting a selection | |
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| Using the Pen tool for selections | |
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| Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image | |
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| More Pen tool selection techniques | |
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| Converting a path to a selection | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Painting and Retouching | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Setting up your color settings for this lesson | |
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| Color primer | |
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| Understanding color gamut | |
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| The RGB color model | |
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| The CMYK color model | |
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| Why you will work in the RGB mode | |
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| Editing color settings | |
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| Selecting colors | |
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| Starting to paint | |
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| Using the Color panel | |
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| Using the Brush tool | |
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| Changing opacity | |
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| Save time�learn the shortcuts | |
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| Applying color to an image | |
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| Changing blending modes | |
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| The Eyedropper tool | |
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| Retouching images | |
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| Using the Clone Stamp tool | |
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| Repairing fold lines | |
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| The History panel | |
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| The Spot Healing Brush | |
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| The Healing Brush | |
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| Using the Patch tool | |
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| Using the Clone Source panel | |
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| Cloning from another source | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Creating a Good Image | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Choosing your color settings | |
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| Opening the file | |
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| Why you should work in RGB | |
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| Reading a histogram | |
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| Taking care of that nasty red eye | |
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| Making the Curve adjustment | |
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| Defi ning the highlight and shadow | |
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| Inputting the white and black point values | |
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| Adjusting the midtones | |
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| Setting the neutral | |
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| Sharpening your image | |
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| Comparing your image with the original | |
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| Using the Camera Raw plug-in | |
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| Using Camera Raw controls | |
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| Saving a DNG file | |
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| Reopening a DNG file | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Getting to Know Layers | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Discovering layers | |
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| The Layers panel | |
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| Getting a handle on layers | |
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| Creating a new blank file | |
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| Naming your layer | |
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| Selecting layers | |
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| Tips for selecting layers | |
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| Moving layers | |
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| Changing the visibility of a layer | |
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| Using masks in a layer | |
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| Preserve transparency | |
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| Creating a composition | |
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| Moving images in from other documents | |
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| Creating a layer mask | |
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| Editing the layer mask | |
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| Cloning layers | |
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| Aligning and distributing layers | |
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| Applying fi lters to layers | |
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| Creating a type layer | |
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| Applying a layer style | |
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| Creating a clipping mask | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Taking Layers to the Max | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Making color changes using adjustment layers | |
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| Refi ning the adjustment layer mask | |
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| Adjusting the Hue/Saturation layer | |
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| Adding a pattern fill layer | |
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| Defi ning the pattern | |
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| Applying the pattern | |
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| Using the new Black & White adjustment layer | |
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| Adding a tint | |
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| Applying a gradient to the adjustment layer | |
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| Layer styles | |
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| Creating the text layer | |
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| Applying the Outer Glow layer style | |
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| Applying the Bevel and Emboss layer style | |
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| Changing the shading | |
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| Changing the fill opacity | |
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| Saving the style | |
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| Accessing the style | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Getting Smart in Photoshop | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Creating a composition using Smart Objects | |
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| Opening an image as a Smart Object | |
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| Converting a layer to a Smart Object | |
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| Placing a Smart Object | |
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| Editing a Smart Object | |
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| Editing the contents of a Smart Object | |
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| Modifying multiple Smart Object layers | |
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| Replacing the contents of a Smart Object layer | |
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| Working with Smart Filters | |
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| Modifying a Smart Filter | |
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| Self study | |
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| Creating multiple Smart Objects | |
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| Working with Illustrator files | |
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| Review | |
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| Using Adobe Photoshop Filters | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Filter basics | |
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| Starting to use fiters | |
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| Using the Clouds filter | |
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| Using the Filter Gallery | |
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| Applying filters in the Gallery | |
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| Taking advantage of Smart Filters | |
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| Applying a Smart Filter | |
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| Smart Filter options | |
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| Enabling and disabling effects | |
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| Using a fi lter effects mask | |
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| Using the Vanishing Point filter | |
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| Building your own perspective planes | |
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| Building an attached plane | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Creating Images for Web and Video | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Viewing the completed file | |
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| Changing your units of measurement | |
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| Creating the web page | |
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| Adding the Text | |
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| Adding Style to the text | |
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| Creating the text for the links | |
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| Positioning and distribution of text | |
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| Creating slices | |
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| Slicing it up | |
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| Selecting and combining slices | |
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| Applying attributes to your slices | |
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| Using Save For Web & Devices | |
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| Optimizing the image slices | |
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| Saving fi les for video | |
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| Creating animation | |
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| Working in Frame mode | |
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| Saving an animated GIF | |
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| Creating animation for video | |
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| Working in Timeline mode | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Introducing 3D | |
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| Starting up | |
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| Creating a 3D object | |
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| Getting an image ready for 3D | |
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| Wrapping the image around a soda can | |
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| Adjusting the lighting | |
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| Animating the soda can | |
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| Testing your animation | |
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| Self study | |
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| Review | |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS4 New Features | |
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| 64-bit version | |
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| Workspace improvements | |
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| New panels | |
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| Adjustments panel | |
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| Masks panel | |
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| Improved cloning | |
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| Improved Save for Web and Devices | |
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| New and very much improved 3D features | |