Adobe Photoshop Elements 10: Learn by Video

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10: Learn by Video

Released September 2011
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 0132886707

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Video description

This complete training program from Adobe Press and video2brain offers over 5 hours of high-quality video training in the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10. Experienced author and educator Tim Grey shares his real-world experience using Photoshop Elements in a way that follows a logical photographic workflow. Tim guides you through the Elements Organizer before introducing image editing. You'll learn how to process digital images with Adobe Camera Raw and how to use the basic and creative editing tools in the Elements Editor. Along the way, Tim points out new features like new Guided Edits and Smart Brush options Finally, you'll learn how to share your best images quickly and easily.

Table of contents

  1. Getting Started
    1. Adobe Photoshop Elements Overview 00:03:09
    2. Using the Welcome Screen 00:02:55
    3. Choosing Color Settings 00:03:47
    4. Adjusting Preferences in the Organizer 00:07:39
    5. Setting Editor Preferences 00:09:45
  2. Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Jumpstart
    1. Quickly Ranking Images 00:03:31
    2. Basic Optimization Workflow 00:03:09
    3. The Orton Effect 00:01:51
  3. Organizing Your Images
    1. Importing Photos from Files and Folders 00:03:23
    2. Importing Photos from a Digital Camera 00:06:56
    3. Backing Up a Catalog 00:02:22
  4. Basics of Image Organization
    1. Basic Viewing and Selecting 00:04:42
    2. Rotating Images 00:02:15
    3. Applying Ratings to Images
    4. Adding Captions
    5. Adding Keyword Tags
    6. Creating Albums
  5. Advanced Organization
    1. Renaming Images
    2. Hiding and Deleting Images
    3. Adjusting Date and Time
    4. Using Image Stacks
    5. Working in Full Screen Mode
    6. Using the Auto Analyzer
    7. Using People Recognition
  6. Finding Your Photos
    1. Using Date View
    2. Filtering and Searching
    3. Duplicate Photo Search
  7. Working with Your Images
    1. Applying Photo-Fixing Options in the Organizer
    2. Opening Images from the Organizer
    3. Zooming and Panning
  8. Working with Camera Raw
    1. Converting a RAW Capture
    2. Converting Multiple RAW Captures
  9. Using Quick Edit and Guided Edit Modes
    1. Working in Quick Edit Mode
    2. Whitening Teeth
    3. Making Dull Skies Blue
    4. Using the Black and White High Contrast Tool
    5. Using Undo and Redo
    6. Using Guided Edit Mode
  10. Making Adjustments in Full Edit Mode
    1. Cropping and Straightening an Image
    2. Removing a Color Cast
    3. Correcting Skin Tone
    4. Enhancing Color with Hue/Saturation Adjustments
    5. Balancing Contrast and Color with Levels Adjustments
    6. Correcting Dark or Light Areas with Shadows/Highlights Adjustments
    7. Improving Images with Color Curves Adjustments
    8. Dodging and Burning
    9. Converting Color Images to Black-and-White
    10. Creating a Sepia-Tone Photo
  11. Retouching
    1. Auto Red Eye Fix vs. the Red-Eye Removal Tool
    2. Cloning to Remove Contents
    3. Content-Aware Healing
    4. Removing Noise
    5. Correcting Camera Distortion
    6. Using the Recompose Tool
  12. Selections and Layer Masks
    1. Using the Quick Selection Tool
    2. Using the Lasso Tool
    3. Modifying Selections with the Selection Brush Tool
    4. Using the Refine Edge Command
    5. Saving and Loading Selections
  13. Working with Layer Masks
    1. Using the Smart Brush Tool
    2. Painting an Adjustment
    3. Applying Targeted Adjustments Based on a Selection
    4. Using Photomerge Panorama
    5. Saving a Layered Image
  14. Adding a Creative Touch
    1. Using Photomerge Style Match
    2. Smart Brush Blizzard
    3. Smart Brush Sunset
    4. Smart Brush Texture
    5. Guided Edit Depth of Field Effect
    6. Adding Text
    7. Photo Text
    8. Text on a Path
    9. Text on a Selection
    10. Using the Filter Gallery
    11. Creating a Photo Border
    12. Guided Edit Picture Stack Effect
    13. Saving Versions
  15. Sharing Your Photos
    1. Preparing an Image for Output
    2. Printing Multiple Images
    3. Saving for the Web
    4. Sending Photos via Email
    5. Sharing on the Web
    6. Creating a PDF Slideshow
    7. Creating PhotoStamps

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10: Learn by Video
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: September 2011
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 0132886707