Photoshop CS2

$99.00

Format: 1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 6 Hours
Platform: Apple Macintosh

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.

Steve Weinrebe

Steve Weinrebe is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor and has been teaching Photoshop since 1991. Steve has over 30 years experience in commercial photography, photo-illustration and digital imaging, and has won numerous awards, including honors for some of the work contained on this disc. As President of Steve Weinrebe Productions, he routinely creates magic with Photoshop and can effectively demonstrate myriad techniques that will greatly enhance any Photoshop project. Steve holds a B.A. from Beloit College, an MBA with Honors from Temple University.

Basics of Working with Photoshop CS2

Interface Overview
Tool, Palette and Menu Basics
Navigation and Selection
Masking and Color
Working with Adobe Bridge

General Image Manipulation

Basic Color Correction
Basic Retouching

  1. Introduction and Section Overview
    1. Introduction
    2. Section Overview
  2. Basics of Working with Photoshop CS2
    1. Interface Overview
      1. Navigation and Selection
      2. Masking and Color
    2. Tool, Palette and Menu Basics
    3. Working with Adobe Bridge
  3. General Image Manipulation
    1. Basic Color Correction
    2. Basic Retouching
  4. Retouching in Perspective
    1. Working with Vanishing Point
      1. Preparing a Picture
      2. The Vanishing Point Filter
    2. Working with Camera Raw
    3. Lens Correction
  5. Smart Features
    1. Smart Objects
    2. Smart Sharpen Tool
    3. Reduce Noise
  6. Preparing Images for the Web
    1. Photoshop to Image Ready
      1. Creating a Web Interface
      2. Creating Rollover Buttons
    2. Working with Text
  7. 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