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Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Demand
Photoshop can be an intimidating and time-consuming program to learn. Wouldn't you rather spend your time learning by doing rather than reading? Adobe Photoshop CS 2 On Demand features step-by-step instructions with accompanying visuals so that you spend more time learning and less time reading. The in-depth, wide-ranging coverage will enable you to
get the most out of Photoshop CS 2 and included tool, such as:
* File browser
* Brush special effects
* Photo retouching
* Enhanced web output features
* Healing brush
Studying for the Adobe Certified Exam for Photoshop? This tutorial also includes exam objectives throughout its pages. You will become a master of Photoshop CS 2 with the help of Adobe Photoshop CS 2 On Demand.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Getting Started with Photoshop CS2.
Installing Photoshop CS2
Launching Photoshop CS2
Viewing the Photoshop Window
Working with Palettes
Working with Photoshop Tools
Using the Status Bar
Opening Images
Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge
Creating a New Document
Selecting Color Modes and Resolution
Creating a New Document for Video with Auto Guides
Working with Non-Squared Pixels
Importing Raw Data from a Digital Camera
Inserting Images in a Document
Working with Smart Objects
Changing Image Size and Resolution
Checking for Updates and Patches
Getting Help While You Work
Creating Personalized Tips
Saving a Document -
Closing a Document
Exiting Photoshop
Working with Adobe Creative Suite 2
Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems.
Changing the View Size with the Navigator Palette
Changing the View Area with the Navigator Palette
Changing the Color of the Navigator Palette View Box
Changing the Screen Display Mode
Changing the View with the Zoom Tool
Increasing or Decreasing Magnification
Moving Images in the Document Window
Moving Layers Between Two Open Documents
Working with the Info Palette
Changing How the Info Palette Measures Color
Working with One Image in Multiple Windows
Working with Rulers
Creating Notes
Creating an Audio Annotation
Customizing the Way You Work.
Optimizing Photoshop
Setting General Preferences
Modifying File Handling Preferences
Working with Display & Cursors Preferences
Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences
Working with Units & Rulers
Working with Guides, Grid & Slices
Selecting Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks
Allocating Memory & Image Cache
Working with Type
Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager
Customizing the Workspace
Defining Shortcut Keys
Creating a Customized User Interface
Using Drawing Tablets
Mastering the Art of Selection.
Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool
Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool
Using the Single Row and Single Column Marquee Tools
Using the Magic Wand Tool
Using the Lasso Marquee Tool
Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
Selecting by Color Range
Modifying an Existing Selection
Using Free Transform and Transform
Adding, Subtracting, and Cropping a Selection
Using Channels to Create and Store Selections
Using Smart Guides
Organizing with Multi-Level Groups
Using the Quick Mask Option
Working with Layers.
Understanding the Layers Palette
Defining Layer Designations and Attributes
Creating a New Layer
Selecting Layers
Creating a Layer Group
Creating a Selection from a Layer
Creating a Layer from a Selection
Converting a Background into a Layer
Controlling Image Information Using the Layers Palette
Moving Layers Between Documents
Using Merge Layer Options
Linking and Unlinking Layers
Working with Layer Blending Modes
Duplicating a Layer
Deleting Layers
Changing Layer Properties
Working with the Layer Comps Palette
Exporting Layers as Files
Setting Layer Palette Options
Working with the History Palette.
Setting History Palette Options
Working with Linear and Non-Linear History
Controlling the Creative Process with Snapshots
Duplicating a History State in Another Document
Saving the History State of a Document
Reviewing the History State Text File
Controlling History States
Combining the History Brush with a History State
Using the Art History Brush
Changing the Eraser Tool into the History Brush
Working with Adjustment Layers, Filters, and Tools.
Creating an Adjustment Layer
Modifying an Adjustment Layer
Merging Adjustment Layers
Creating a Temporary Composite Image
Grouping Adjustment Layers
Deleting an Adjustment Layer
Using Blending Modes and Opacity with Layers
Using Masks with Adjustment Layers
Creating Masks with Selection
Using the Add Noise Filter
Using the Reduce Noise Filter
Keeping Proper Perspective with Vanishing Point
Working with the Lens Correction Filter
Using the Box, Surface, and Shape Blur Filters
Using the Gaussian Blur and Despeckle Filters
Using the Unsharp Mask Filter
Using the Smart Sharpen Filter
Using the Clone Stamp Tool
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools
Using the Healing Brush and the Patch Tools
Working with the Spot Healing Brush
Working with the Red Eye Tool
Controlling Tonal Range
Working with the Histogram Palette
Understanding Colors and Channels.
Working with 8, 16, and 32 Bit Images
Working with the Channels Palette
Working with Color Modes
Understanding the RGB Color Mode
Understanding the CMYK Color Mode
Understanding the Grayscale Color Mode
Understanding the Bitmap Color Mode
Understanding the Indexed Color Mode
Understanding the Lab Color Mode
Understanding the Duotone Color Mode
Using the Multi-Channel Color Mode
Using the Replace Color Adjustment
Working with the Color Palette
Working with the Swatches Palette
Using the Stroke and Fill Commands
Creating Spot Color Channels
Using the Variations Adjustment
Using the Levels Adjustment and Command
Using the Auto Contrast and Color Commands
Using Curves and Color Adjustments
Using the Hue/Saturate and Desaturate Commands
Using the Match Color Adjustment
Using the Selective Color Adjustment
Using the Channel Mixer Adjustment
Using the Gradient Map Adjustment
Using the Photo Filter Adjustment
Using the Shadow/Highlight Adjustment
Using the Exposure Adjustment
Using the Invert and Equalize Commands
Using the Threshold and Posterize Adjustments
Using the Paint, Shape Drawing, and Eraser Tools.
Understanding Foreground and Background Colors
Using the Painting Engine
Modifying the Brushes Palette
Selecting Brush Tip Sets
Creating Customized Brush Tips
Saving Customized Brush Tips
Working with the Paint Engine
Working with the Paintbrush and Airbrush Tools
Working with the Pencil Tool
Working with Auto Erase
Working with the Line Tool
Using the Standard Shape Tool
Working with the Custom Shape Tool
Creating a Custom Shape
Saving Custom Shape Sets
Using the Paint Bucket Tool
Working with the Eraser Tools
Working with the Magic Eraser Tool
Creating and Applying Gradients
Creating and Saving Customized Gradients
Using the Color Replacement Tool
Creating Layer and Channel Masks.
Understanding the Role of Layer Masks
Creating a Layer Mask
Working with the Paint Tools
Using Selections to Generate Complex Layer Masks
Using Layer Masks to Generate Soft Transparency
Blending Images with Layer Masks
Using a Layer Mask to Create a Vignette
Creating Unique Layer Mask Borders
Understanding Channel Masks
Creating Channel Masks from Scratch
Modifying Channel Mask Options
Creating Channel Masks from Selections
Making Channel Masks from Native Color Channels
Loading Channel Masks
Moving Channel Masks Between Documents
Combining Channel Masks
Using the Quick Mask Mode
Working with Quick Mask Options
Using the Paths Palette.
Understanding Vector and Raster Images
Converting a Selection into a Path
Working with Pen Tools
Creating Paths Using the Freeform Pen Tool
Using the Magnetic Option with the Freeform Pen Tool
Adding and Deleting Anchor Points
Modifying Anchor Points
Modifying Existing Direction Lines
Converting Straight Points and Curved Points
Working with Clipping Paths
Filling an Area of an Image Using Paths
Stroking an Area of an Image Using Paths
Creating Shapes as Paths
Exporting Paths to Adobe Illustrator
Exporting Paths Using the Export Method
Working with Layer Styles.
Understanding Layer Styles
Adding a Layer Style
Creating and Modifying a Drop Shadow
Working with Bevel and Emboss
Working with Contour and Texture
Applying a Color Overlay
Using the Stroke Layer Style
Using Pattern Overlays
Working with Outer Glow and Inner Shadow
Applying an Inner Glow Style
Creating Customized Layer Styles
Creating Customized Styles Using the Styles Palette
Moving Existing Layer Styles
Getting Creative with Type.
Using Standard Type Tools
Working with Type Options
Working with the Character Palette
Working with the Paragraph Palette
Setting Anti-Aliasing Options
Using the Warp Text Option
Using Spell Check
Finding and Replacing Text
Using the Rasterize Type Command
Creating Work Paths and Shapes from Type Layers
Creating Shape Layers
Creating a Type Mask
Isolating Image Pixels Using a Type Mask
Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask
Using Masks to Generate Special Effects
Creating and Modifying Text on a Path
Manipulating Images with Filters.
Working with the Filter Gallery
Applying Multiple Filters to an Image
Modifying Images with Liquify
Working with Liquify Tool Options
Working with Liquify Mask Options
Working with Liquify View Options
Creating a Liquify Mesh
Applying a Liquify Mesh
Using the Lens Blur Filter
Working with Photo Filters
Blending Modes and Filter Effects
Building Custom Patterns
Using the Fade Command
Controlling Filters Using Selection
Using a Channel Mask to Control Filter Effects
Protecting Images with Watermarks
Viewing Various Filter Effects
Automating Your Work with Actions.
Examining the Actions Palette
Building a New Action
Recording an Action
Adding a Stop to an Action
Controlling the Playback of a Command
Adding a Command to an Action
Deleting a Command from an Action
Working with Modal Controls in an Action
Changing the Order of Commands in an Action
Copying an Action
Running an Action Inside an Action
Saving Actions into Sets
Saving Actions as Files
Moving and Copying Actions Between Sets
Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action
Using Enhanced Scripting
Enhancing the Process with Droplets
Using a Droplet
Controlling Image Output.
Working with Page Setup in Macintosh
Working with Page Setup in Windows
Using Print With Preview
Printing a Document in Macintosh
Printing a Document in Windows
Printing of a Document
Printing One Copy
Understanding File Formats
Saving a Document with a Different File Format
Inserting File Information into a Document
Understanding File Compression
Preparing Clifor the Web
Preparing a Photograph for the Web
Preparing an Image for the Press
Preparing an Image for the Inkjet or Laser Printer
Understanding Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution
Working with Automate Commands.
Working with Batch File Processing
Creating a PDF File
Creating a Contact Sheet
Working with Conditional Mode Change
Using the Crop and Straighten Photos Command
Converting a Multi-Page PDF to PSD
Designing a Personalized Picture Package
Using the Web Photo Gallery Command
Using Photomerge
Merging Images to HDR
Processing Multiple Image Files
Using the Fit Image Command
Managing Color from Monitor to Print.
Producing Consistent Color
Calibrating Using Hardware and Software
Setting Up Soft-Proof Colors
Changing from Additive (RGB) to Subtractive (CMYK) Color
Working with Rendering Intent
Printing a Hard Proof
Working with Color Management
Embedding ICC Color Profiles
Assigning a Different Profile to a Document
Converting the Color Space to Another Profile
Working with the Out-Of-Gamut Command
Printing a Target Image
Using the Hue/Saturation for Out-Of-Gamut Colors
Using the Sponge Tool for Out-Of-Gamut Colors
Using Online Services to Print or E-Mail Photos
Designing for the Web.
Saving for the Web
Working with Save For Web Options
Optimizing an Image to File Size
Working with Web File Formats
Optimizing a JPEG Document
Optimizing a GIF Document
Optimizing a PNG-8 Document
Optimizing a PNG-24 Document
Optimizing a WBMP Document
Creating an Animated GIF in Photoshop
Creating an Animated GIF in ImageReady
Opening an Existing Animated GIF
Modifying an Animated GIF File
Slicing Images the Easy Way
Modifying and Compressing Individual Slices
Creating a JavaScript Rollover
Defining and Editing Web Data Variables
Exporting Directly to Flash
Andy’s Workshop
New Features
Adobe Certified Expert
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