Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Advanced Online Course

Course Overview
Take your Photoshop CS4 skills to a new level with our Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Advanced online course. With Jennifer Smith as your host, you'll learn how to give your images a professional touch. You'll discover advanced level techniques for color correction, photo retouching, and compositing using Photoshop.

You'll also learn how to optimize your images for the web and how to work with animation. If you already know the fundamentals of Photoshop, get ready to take what you know one step further and learn tips and techniques that will impress even the most seasoned Photoshop user!

Example Video

TChapter 1: NAVIGATIONAL FEATURES (39 min)

    Tour of the Photoshop CS4 Interface
    Customizing Workspaces
    Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
    Customizing File Menus
    Arranging Documents & Navigation
    More Options, Preferences & Presets

Chapter 2: USING ADOBE BRIDGE (47 min)

    Managing Color Settings
    Organizing Files
    Batch Renaming & Generating a PDF Contact Sheet
    Metadata, Keywords, Filters & Find
    Creating a Panoramic Image Using Photomerge®
    Creating a Web Photo Gallery
    Exporting a PDF Slideshow

Chapter 3: TIME-SAVING TIPS (43 min)

    Tips for Creating Print Documents
    Tips for Creating Web Documents
    Recording Actions & Creating a Droplet
    Using the History Panel

Chapter 4: MAKING SELECTIONS (65 min)

    Using the Pen Tool
    Using the Marquee Selection Tools & the Magic Wand Tool
    Removing a Background with Magic Eraser & Defringe
    Using the Quick Selection Tool & Rening a Mask
    Compositing
    Using Channels to Save & Load Selections
    Working with Pantone® & Other Spot Colors

Chapter 5: PAINTING & RETOUCHING (41 min)

    Using a Custom Brush, Quick Mask Mode & Rotate Canvas
    Using Channels for Complex Selections
    The Healing Brushes, Creating Patterns & the Patch Tool
    Using the Clone Stamp Tool & Clone Source Panel
    Working with Layer Blending Modes
    Changing a Color with the Color Blending Mode & an Adjustment Layer

Chapter 6: CREATING COMPOSITIONS (461 min)

    Keyboard Shortcuts for Working with Layers
    Keyboard Shortcuts for Transparency & Grouping
    Combining Vector & Pixel Masks
    Applying Blending Modes & Layer Styles
    Saving Versions of Layer Comps
    Creating Knockouts & Clipping Groups

Chapter 7: NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING (41 min)

    Editing Smart Objects
    Working with Smart Filters
    Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 1
    Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 2

Chapter 8: COLOR CORRECTION (43 min)

    Understanding Color Settings
    Removing a Color Cast by Adjusting Curves
    Adjusting Curves, Hue/Saturation & Unsharp Mask
    Correcting Skin Tone

Chapter 9: CREATING VECTOR ARTWORK (19 min)

    Content-Aware Scaling & Creating Vector Text
    Working with Custom Vector Shapes
    Creating a Custom Shape from an Illustrator® Path

Chapter 10: CREATING IMAGES FOR THE WEB (30 min)

    Optimizing Files
    Slicing Images for the Web Using CSS or Tables
    Creating Basic Frame Animations & Saving for the Web

Chapter 11: WORKING WITH 3D & ANIMATION (20 min)

    Creating a 3D Sphere & Using the 3D Tools
    Editing a 3D Texture
    Animating 3D Objects
    Exporting & Resizing an Animation
    Credits

Learn anytime, anywhere, at home or on the go.

Length of Subscription: 12 Months Online On-Demand Access
Running Time: 7.2 Hours
Platform: Windows & MAC OS
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Project Files: Included