Adobe Photoshop CS4
Intermediate training class

Class Schedule

Class: Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Intermediate

Duration: 2 days

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• Duration: 2 days
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Class Outline for Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Intermediate

To “Photoshop an image” has entered the common parlance and for the right reasons - Adobe Photoshop CS4 is the de facto standard for image manipulation. It’s an exciting tool to learn and offers almost unlimited creative freedom once you get to grips with its vast array of powerful tools. For photo enthusiasts and creative designers alike, there’s no other application on the market that provides such great tools.

Software Overview

-Preferences (CS4 - Enhanced)
-Exploring Photoshop’s New Layout (CS4 - Enhanced)
-The Application Frame (CS4 - New)
-Workspaces and Custom Menus

Adobe Bridge

-Favorites and Filtering (CS4 - New)
-Import photos from a digital camera card (CS4 - New)
-Comparing and previewing images
-Full Screen mode
-Bridge Workspace flexibility (CS4 - Enhanced)
-Processing Camera RAW Files

Refined Selections

-Quick Selection tool (CS4 - New)
-Refine Edges… Dialog (CS4 - New)
-Tricks for the Magic Wand Tool
-Better Oval and Circular Selections
-The Lasso Tools - when and why?
-Quick Mask - create and edit
-Saving a Selection - Alpha Channels
-View Alpha Channel options

Working with Layers and Masks

-Layers and Smart Objects
-Smart Objects from elswhere
-Layer Styles and Effects
-Grouping Multiple Layers - blending
-Understanding Layer Masks
-Pro tricks with Layer Masks
-Understanding Vector Masks
-Clipping Masks
-Adjustment Layers
-Blending Options
-Is a Gradient Mask a mask?

Vector Tools

-The Pen Tool
-Creating Clipping Paths
-Shape Layers
-Create Vector Shapes

Painting and Design

-Brush Tool
-Creating Gradients
-Creating Patterns

General Image Techniques

-Adjusting Levels and Curves (CS4 - Enhanced)
-Black and White Adjustment Layers (CS4 - New)
-Brightness and Contrast settings (CS4 - Enhanced)
-Smart Filters - at last! (CS4 - New)
-High Dynamic Range images (CS4 - Enhanced)

Document techniques

-Cropping an Image - better methods
-Understanding Color Modes
-Photomerge with alignment (CS4 - New)
-Using the Ruler and Count tool (CS4 - New)

Typography

-Types of type frame
-Clipping Masks From Type
-Text Warp effects

Correcting Digital Photographs

-Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photos
-Editing with Vanishing Point (CS4 - Enhanced)
-Correcting Image Distortion

Outputting

-Save as… PSD or Photoshop PDF?
-RGB or CMYK for print?
-Images for Print
-Images for Web

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