Adobe Photoshop CS3 Advanced Total Training

Take your skills to new heights with the Photoshop CS3 Advanced video series. With Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert Justin Seeley as your host, you'll learn how to manage and organize your images using Adobe Bridge CS3, process your photos using Camera Raw 4, create stunning compositions using Photoshop's Smart Objects and all-new non-destructive Smart Filters, edit images in perspective via the improved Vanishing Point Filter, and discover dozens of tips, tricks and time-saving workarounds to help you improve your creative workflow.

Highlights

Discover the importance of non-destructive editing.

Learn photo retouching techniques how to use and manipulate Smart Objects.

Delve into the mechanics of Smart Filters, live video editing, and the Quick Selection Tool.

Find out how to clone in perspective with Vanishing Point.

Work with 3D objects and make black and white adjustments.

Course Outline

Disc 1
Lesson 1: PREFERENCES & SETTINGS (19 min)
1. Setting Preferences
2. Optimizing Color Settings
3. Working in Different Color Spaces
4. Changing the Workspace Color
5. Saving Workspace Settings

Lesson 2: WORKING IN BRIDGE® CS3 (57 min)
1. Looking at Preferences & Color Management
2. Customizing the Bridge Workspace
3. Analyzing & Grouping Images
4. Filtering in Bridge
5. Adding Copyright Information
6. Batch Renaming
7. Using Slideshow Mode
8. Creating Custom Contact Sheets

Lesson 3: MASTERING CAMERA RAW (44 min)
1. Exploring the Interface
2. Adjusting White Balance
3. Adjusting Exposure
4. Working with Clipping Warnings
5. Working with the Vibrance & Saturation Sliders
6. Working with the HSL/Grayscale Sliders
7. Using Split Tone Sliders
8. Using the Retouch Tool
9. Editing JPEGs & TIFFs

Lesson 4: THE POWER OF ADJUSTMENT LAYERS (31 min)
1. Non-Destructive vs. Destructive Edits
2. Applying Blend Modes
3. Making Single Layer Adjustments
4. Making Selective Adjustments
5. Copy a Layer Adjustment to Another Image
6. Retouching in an Empty Adjustment Layer
7. Creating a Duotone with a Gradient Map

Lesson 5: SMART OBJECTS & FILTERS (26 min)
1. Opening a File as a Smart Object
2. Applying Smart Filters
3. Working with Smart Filter Masks
4. Making Pixel-Level Modifications
5. Placing Vector Artwork
6. Linking Smart Objects
7. Applying Filters to Live Type
8. Warping Smart Objects

Lesson 6: THE NEW VANISHING POINT (40 min)
1. Creating Planes
2. Importing & Transforming Images
3. Cloning an Image
4. Adjusting Image Tonality
5. Exporting the Grid
6. Warping Objects to Multiple Planes
7. Making Precise Image Measurements

Lesson 7: WORKING WITH A WACOM® TABLET (36 min)
1. Explaining the Versatility & Sensitivity of the Pen
2. Adding Dimension with Shadows & Highlights
3. Making a Collage
4. Blending Images & Textures
5. Restoring Photos
6. Final Comments & Credits

Disc 2
Lesson 1: PHOTOSHOP CS3 AUTOMATION (59 min)
1. Understanding Actions
2. Loading Existing Actions
3. Creating New Actions
4. Editing Actions
5. Saving Actions
6. Utilizing Snapshots
7. Starting a Batch Process
8. Using the Image Processor
9. Understanding the Script Events Manager
10. Creating PDF Presentations
11. Working with Keyboard Shortcuts

Lesson 2: BETTER BLACK & WHITE CONVERSIONS (25 min)
1. Converting to Grayscale in One Step
2. Using the Channel Mixer
3. Converting to Grayscale with Calculations
4. Using Lab Channels
5. Using Black & White Adjustment Layers
6. Applying a Color Tint to a Grayscale Image

Lesson 3: USING THE SHARPENING FILTERS (37 min)
1. One-Stop Sharpening
2. Using Unsharp Mask
3. The Power of Smart Sharpen
4. More Accurate Smart Sharpening
5. Correcting Motion Blur
6. Using the Fade Command
7. Emboss Filter Sharpening
8. Eliminating Color Halos with Lab
9. Sharpening Luminosity
10. High Pass Sharpening

Lesson 4: RETOUCHING SECRETS REVEALED (62 min)
1. Painting with the History Brush
2. Non-Destructive Cloning & Healing
3. The Liquify Diet
4. Smoothing Skin Tones with a Blur Filter
5. Compositing Made Easy
6. Correcting Color by Adjusting Threshold
7. Removing a Color Cast
8. Whitening Teeth
9. Exploring the Selection Tools
10. Using the New Quick Selection Tool
11. Using Refine Edge
12. Creating a Path with the Pen Tool
13. Converting a Path to a Selection

Lesson 5: CHANNELS: THE UNTOLD STORY (40 min)
1. The Channels Palette
2. Beginning a Channel Mask
3. Adjusting the Levels to Fine-Tune the Mask
4. Enhancing the Edges Using the Brush Tool
5. Final Cleanup of the Channel Mask
6. Creatively Implementing the Channel Mask
7. Fixing Redeye Using the Channels Palette
8. Improving the Color in the Lab Color Space

Lesson 6: NEW FEATURES OF PHOTOSHOP CS3 EXTENDED (41 min)
1. Working with Timeline & Frame Animation
2. Painting & Cloning Video
3. Animating a Photograph
4. Color Correcting Video
5. Working with 3D Objects
6. Creating Slideshows with Sound
7. Final Comments & Credits

Running Time: 8.5 Hrs, 2 DVDs
Project Files: Included