Lynda - Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals | 2.43GBRlzDate: 12-04-2008 | Supplier . : QUASARwith: Deke McClellandAnyone who is serious about mastering Photoshop CS4 can follow industry expert and Photoshop Hall of Fame member Deke McClelland as he demonstrates this program's powerful tools and photo-altering effects. In Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals, Deke examines the essential capabilities of Photoshop CS4, from making basic color corrections to harnessing the power of the Brush tool.
He also covers retouching, working with layers, using the selection tools, and more. This tips-and-tricks series offers a chance to really learn and understand Photoshop. Exercise files accompany the course.
Table of contents1. What Photoshop Can DoWelcome to One-on-One 1:50 26.6 MB
Introducing Photoshop 3:47 4.1 MB
Combining one image with another 4:24 7.1 MB
Adjusting brightness and contrast 2:35 2.2 MB
Adjusting color and tone 4:14 4 MB
Cloning away unwanted details 8:05 12.4 MB
Adding an entire composition 3:55 3.3 MB
Creating a dark and stormy sky 4:03 4.4 MB
Reducing the noise in the sky 5:03 5.7 MB
Sharpening the detail 2:37 3.2 MB
Cropping the artwork 1:48 1.6 MB
Working with text layers 5:23 6.7 MB
2. Open and OrganizeThe Adobe Bridge 1:19 19.3 MB
Opening an image 4:03 5.1 MB
Opening multiple images 4:36 6.3 MB
Adding file information 6:19 6.2 MB
Introducing Bridge 3:21 2.7 MB
A whirlwind tour of Bridge CS4 7:06 6.4 MB
Adjusting the interface and thumbnails 7:48 13.5 MB
Full-screen preview and rotating 10:52 21.2 MB
Ratings and labels 6:09 7.1 MB
Filtering thumbnails in the Contents panel 6:00 7.7 MB
Moving, copying, and deleting files 4:46 6.4 MB
Creating and assigning keywords 4:37 6.4 MB
Searches and collections 5:30 8.2 MB
Batch renaming 4:40 6.1 MB
Grouping images into stacks 5:32 7.7 MB
Comparing images in Review mode 5:59 9.4 MB
Playing images in a slideshow 3:40 9.1 MB
Customizing and saving the workspace 5:30 7.3 MB
3. Setting Up 'ShopPreferences, color settings, and shortcuts 0:35 8.9 MB
Setting general preferences 5:10 7 MB
Setting interface preferences 4:44 5.3 MB
Changing the color of the pasteboard 4:06 3.5 MB
Other preferences 5:44 9.2 MB
Installing the CS4 color settings 5:04 6.2 MB
Applying color settings in Photoshop and CS4 4:02 5.5 MB
Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts 4:49 5.2 MB
Organizing the palettes 6:51 12.2 MB
Saving your workspace 5:27 5.4 MB
4. NavigationGetting around with OpenGL 0:51 12.3 MB
The tabbed-window interface 4:20 4.7 MB
Arranging image windows 5:31 13.7 MB
Scrolling (aka panning) images 4:50 7.4 MB
Common ways to zoom 3:38 4.4 MB
The smooth, continuous Zoom tool 6:21 15.4 MB
Zooming inside free-floating windows 4:16 5.1 MB
Viewing the image at print size 4:54 5 MB
Contextualized (bird's-eye) scrolling 3:56 9.1 MB
Nudging the screen image 2:07 4.8 MB
Scroll wheel tricks 2:23 3.7 MB
Using the numerical zoom value 4:06 3.4 MB
The new Rotate View tool 6:12 7.7 MB
Cycling between screen modes 5:01 9.1 MB
5. Basic Color CorrectionMaking drab colors look better 1:20 21.3 MB
Brightness and contrast 5:45 6.2 MB
Adjusting numerical values in Photoshop 3:49 6.6 MB
Introducing adjustment layers 3:51 3.4 MB
Editing and saving adjustment layers 4:34 3.9 MB
Introducing the Histogram 5:17 4.9 MB
Using the Histogram palette 5:21 7.5 MB
Restoring details with the History brush 3:52 6 MB
Using the Color Balance feature 4:38 4.1 MB
Introducing the Variations command 3:53 4 MB
Color primaries and complements 4:27 4.1 MB
Correcting the color cast 6:12 5.6 MB
Fading a static adjustment 5:42 5.2 MB
Revert and Undo (for before and after) 2:21 2.4 MB
Hue and saturation 5:18 5.8 MB
Changing the color of paint 4:29 8.9 MB
Adjusting hues selectively 3:23 6.2 MB
Refining your color range 4:04 3.6 MB
Enhancing a low-saturation image 1:59 2.3 MB
The new Target Adjustment tool 3:45 4.5 MB
Boosting colors with Vibrance 3:12 4.2 MB
6. Image Size and ResolutionImaging fundamentals 1:04 16.4 MB
What is image size? 6:16 9.2 MB
The Image Size command 5:20 8.8 MB
Selecting an interpolation option 3:43 6.9 MB
Upsampling vs. "real" pixels 4:22 7.2 MB
Changing the print resolution 6:07 8.5 MB
Downsampling your artwork 4:34 5.5 MB
The mythology of upsampling 7:40 10.1 MB
Better ways to make an image big 6:29 7.5 MB
7. Cropping and StraighteningFrame wide, crop tight 1:04 15.1 MB
Using the Crop tool 6:07 11.7 MB
Crop tool presets 4:53 8 MB
Previewing the crop angle 4:32 4.3 MB
The Crop command 4:57 7.6 MB
Auto Crop & Straighten 3:43 4.5 MB
Straightening an image with the Ruler tool 5:40 5.6 MB
Precisely cropping the "wedges" 5:04 6.3 MB
Crop without cropping 4:46 5.6 MB
Perspective cropping 4:05 3.6 MB
8. Making SelectionsPhotoshop versus the real world 1:18 19.3 MB
Meet the Selection tools 5:14 5.6 MB
Drawing a geometric selection outline 4:34 7.3 MB
Blurring a selection outline with Feather 3:38 6.6 MB
Dragging and dropping a selection 3:36 4 MB
Creating a graduated selection 2:42 7 MB
Aligning one image to another 2:40 3.4 MB
Inverting and matching colors 3:23 3.4 MB
Matching colors with more control 4:54 14.6 MB
Filling and fading a selection 5:06 5.7 MB
The fantastical image rotation trick 2:25 3.4 MB
The Magic Wand tool 3:29 6.3 MB
Tolerance and other options 6:58 8.5 MB
Grow, Similar, and Inverse 4:17 6.4 MB
The Quick Selection tool 8:14 21.9 MB
Deselect and intersect 2:57 4.3 MB
Previewing a selection in Quick Mask mode 5:58 6.9 MB
Using the Refine Edge command 5:21 12.8 MB
The Polygonal Lasso tool 2:47 5 MB
Saving a selection 3:34 9.6 MB
Accessing the Move tool on the fly 4:27 12.9 MB
9. Paint, Retouch, and HealThe benefits of brushing 1:04 16.2 MB
Don't be a slave to the brush 7:22 8 MB
Changing size and hardness 3:59 5.4 MB
CS4's size-and-hardness preview trick 5:11 12.1 MB
Adjusting roundness and angle 5:01 5.8 MB
Brush shape, jitter, and other dynamics 4:39 6.1 MB
Miscellaneous Brush palette settings 2:27 2.5 MB
Opacity, flow, and the Airbrush option 5:25 7.8 MB
Switching blend modes 6:54 23.1 MB
Painting with the help of the Rotate view 5:03 9 MB
Painting with imagery 5:20 8.7 MB
Creating photographic artwork 7:15 9.8 MB
The new and improved Dodge tool 4:56 3.8 MB
Dodging (brightening) shadow detail 3:12 4.1 MB
Erasing with the History brush 6:27 6.2 MB
The new and improved Burn tool 5:14 5.7 MB
Erasing to a snapshot 3:17 2.9 MB
Balancing saturation with the Sponge tool 4:25 4.5 MB
Brightening yellow or dingy teeth 4:42 4.6 MB
Recoloring inaccurate hues 4:52 4.8 MB
Why red-eye happens 3:58 2.9 MB
Using the Red Eye tool 4:35 4.5 MB
Copying areas with the Clone Stamp tool 4:07 7.1 MB
Meet the Healing brush tools 5:29 5.5 MB
Healing away scratches 4:42 6.2 MB
Detail matching 5:00 6.9 MB
Fixing a problem edit 3:34 4.6 MB
Straight lines and the Fade healing brush 5:18 8.4 MB
Rebuilding fine details 6:03 12.1 MB
Using the Patch tool 6:16 10.6 MB
Combining Magic Wand and Patch 5:22 7.8 MB
The Transparent checkbox 3:43 5.6 MB
Flipping and rotating with Clone Source 10:08 16.1 MB
10. Layer EssentialsThe layered composition 1:07 16.8 MB
Introducing the Layers palette 3:05 3.4 MB
"Jumping" a selection to a layer 5:21 12.5 MB
Enlarging with the Spherize filter 4:34 9.6 MB
Erasing with a layer mask 5:30 6.2 MB
Exploiting the visibility of a layer mask 5:41 6.6 MB
Moving a layer 3:21 5.9 MB
Auto-switching between layers 5:24 8.9 MB
Combining layers into a clipping mask 4:42 4.9 MB
Changing the stacking order 5:12 9.3 MB
Customizing the transparency grid 3:41 3.9 MB
Expanding the canvas size 5:47 7.2 MB
Revealing oversized layers 2:47 5.3 MB
Feathering a vector-based vignette 4:58 5.6 MB
11. Printing, PDFs, and Web GalleriesPrinting from Photoshop and the Bridge 1:20 20.1 MB
Meet the subjective color-matching image 5:41 5.4 MB
Gauging print size 3:27 6 MB
Scale, position, and page orientation 5:44 11.4 MB
Refreshing the print preview 2:24 3.1 MB
Output options 7:41 14.9 MB
Color management options 8:33 13.5 MB
Outputting PDF contact sheets 11:45 14.7 MB
Creating a Flash-based web gallery 7:35 8 MB
12. Saving Images for the WebRules of the Web 1:00 14.5 MB
Introducing web graphics 6:34 12.2 MB
Building a figure in miniature 6:23 6.5 MB
sRGB: the color space of the world wide web 5:06 9.7 MB
Creating a comparative "2-up" figure 5:47 9.7 MB
Saving a JPEG photograph 8:32 16.6 MB
Copyright, Matte, and Blur 6:10 8 MB
Comparing alternative compression settings 7:27 13.5 MB
Downsampling graphic art 4:26 6 MB
Saving a GIF 8:17 15.5 MB
The antiquated GIF vs. the better PNG 6:57 10.2 MB
Still to ComeUntil next time 1:30 21.4 MB
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