Overview
This training provides a comprehensive hands-on view of Adobe Photoshop CS2, with an emphasis on new features; the preparation of web-ready graphics; and the animation and video-ready functionality of Photoshop. Travel imagery provided by Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor Steve Weinrebe will be used to guide you through a tour of the Photoshop CS2 interface, and its powerful new features like Bridge, Vanishing Point, Smart Objects, Lens Correction, Warp, and Video Actions. As you optimize the color photographs provided on this disc and create a stunning interactive web site, you will review Photoshop fundamentals like tools, palettes, and filters. You will learn the intuitive, richly featured animation tools of Photoshop, import vector graphics, and create and preview animation for the web. Finally, you will input and output video, and explore the many automated and embedded features of Photoshop that allow you to prepare still images for video.
Details
Introduction and Section Overview
1. Introduction
2. Section Overview
Basics of Working with Photoshop CS2
1. Interface Overview
2. Tool, Palette and Menu Basics
1. Navigation and Selection
2. Masking and Color
3. Working with Adobe Bridge
General Image Manipulation
1. Basic Color Correction
2. Basic Retouching
Retouching in Perspective
1. Working with Vanishing Point
1. Preparing a Picture
2. The Vanishing Point Filter * watch free video lesson
2. Working with Camera Raw
3. Lens Correction
Smart Features
1. Smart Objects
2. Smart Sharpen Tool
3. Reduce Noise
Preparing Images for the Web
1. Photoshop to Image Ready
1. Creating a Web Interface
2. Creating Rollover Buttons
2. Working with Text
Animation and Video in Photoshop CS2
1. Creating Animations in Photoshop
1. Smart Objects and Warp
2. Preparing an Animation
3. Layer Based Animations
2. Working with Video
1. Importing Video to Photoshop
2. Manipulating Video in Photoshop
3. Exporting Video
4. Preparing Stills for Video
5. Conclusion