Description: Adobe Photoshop, sound Knowledge of this tool will help you to create a strong base in your career as a graphic and web designer. You will learn how to create elegant layered designs of Photoshop, drawings and text, organize your photo library. Special importance is given to Photoshop for the web.
Eligibility / Audience: You should have a working knowledge of computer and its operating system. Make sure you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files.
Unit 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
Unit 2: Basic Photo Corrections
Unit 3: Working with Selections
Unit 4: Layer Basics
Unit 5: Masks and Channels
Unit 6: Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs
Unit 7: Masks and Channels
Unit 8: Vector Drawing Techniques
Unit 9: Advanced Layering
Unit 10: Advanced Compositing
Unit 11: Preparing Files for the Web
Unit 12: Working with 3D Images
Unit 13: Working with Scientific Images
Unit 14: Producing And Printing Consistent Color
• Cross-media Creative Professionals-
Professionals who create and edit imagery to be used across a variety of media, from print to the web, mobile devices, film, video, and more.
• Education Customers-
Educators who prepare students for a variety of fields-from photography to architecture, medicine, and beyond. They need to communicate subject material and demonstrate the best tools and practices within their fields.
• Video Professionals-
Creatives who design and edit digital images for storyboarding, previsualization, frame editing, matte painting, animating 3D objects, compositing, and title design.
• Manufacturing & Design Engineers-
Engineers who develop product concepts, create specifications, and design 2D and 3D prototypes by visualizing their ideas and collaborating with designers, fabricators, and regulators.
• Architects, Engineers & Construction
Professionals-
Designers and builders who create structural drawings and edit 3D textures to communicate complex and technical ideas to clients, regulators, and colleagues.
• Scientific, Healthcare & Medical Professionals-
Those in technical fields who need to visualize their theories and present their findings, as well as analyze images and measure information without altering the original image data.
Revolutionary 3D painting and compositing-Now paint directly on 3D models, wrap 2D images around 3D shapes, convert gradient maps to 3D objects, add depth to layers and text, and get print-quality output with the new ray-tracing rendering engine, and enjoy exporting to supported common 3D formats.
Adjustments panel-Simplify image adjustment by easily accessing every tool you need to nondestructively adjust and enhance the color and tone of your images; on-image controls and a wide variety of presets are also included in the new live and dynamic Adjustments panel.
Masks panel-Quickly create and edit masks from the new Masks panel. This panel offers all the tools you need to create editable pixel- and vector-based masks, adjust mask density and feathering, easily select noncontiguous objects, and more.
Enhanced auto-alignment of layers-Create accurate composites with the enhanced Auto-Align Layers command. Move, rotate, or warp layers to align them more accurately than ever before. Or use spherical alignment to create breathtaking panoramas.
Enhanced auto-blending of images-Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.
Extended depth of field-Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point- with options to preserve tones and colors-into a single color-corrected image.
Fluid canvas rotation-Now just click to smoothly turn your canvas for nondestructive viewing at any desired angle-no more tilting your head in the middle of painting and drawing.
Smoother panning and zooming-Gracefully navigate to any area of an image with new ultra-smooth zooming and panning. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels, and easily edit at the highest magnification with the new Pixel Grid.
Content-Aware Scaling-Use the new and revolutionary Content-Aware Scaling feature to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions. Get the perfect image in one step without time-intensive cropping and retouching.
Enhanced motion graphics editing-Edit motion graphics more efficiently with new single-key shortcuts, sync visual effects with specific points in an audio track using new audio syncing controls, and turn any 3D object into a video display zone.
Better raw image processing-Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industryleading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.
Enhanced retouching-Retouch images more easily and precisely by previewing source pixels within the cursor of the Clone Stamp and the Healing Brush. Set multiple source points, scale, and rotate in the Clone Source panel.
Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4-Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.
New file display options-Easily work with multiple open files by using tabbed document display or n-up views.
Broad file format support-Import and export hundreds of file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG, Targa, DICOM, OBJ, KMZ, Collada, U3D, and 3DS (import only).
Volume rendering-Add depth to pixel layers, text, 2D shapes, and DICOM frames with volume rendering.
Higher performance on very large images (Windows® only)-Work faster with very large images by taking advantage of even more RAM (requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows Vista®).
Multi-Touch support on Mac laptops-Pinch, swipe, rotate, zoom, and scroll with just the touch of your fingers by taking full advantage of the Multi-Touch trackpad on newer MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops (requires Mac OS X v10.5).
Profiles to support the color-blind-Design with sensitivity for color-blind individuals by creating soft proofs of your images using built-in Color Universal Design Organization profiles.
