50 Best Photoshop® CS4 Tips, Tricks & Techniques: Essentials is the perfect video training program for users who are just starting out with Photoshop or those simply needing a refresher on this amazing software. These 50 mini-programs add up to more than 2 hours of training and show you step by step how easy it is to set up Photoshop and begin using its versatile tools and powerful features to achieve fantastic results—just like the pros!Video tutorials cover:Setting Up a Photoshop System

Tips for Preferences

Color Settings

Workspace

Setting Up a New Canvas

Exploring the Tools of Photoshop

The Move Tool

The Selection Tools

The Crop Tool

The Eye Dropper Tool

The Color Sample Tool

The Measure Tool

The Count Tool

The Notes Tool

The Healing Brush

Brushes

The Clone Stamp

The History Brush

The Eraser Tool

The Paint Bucket and Gradient Tools

The Smudge, Blur and Sharpen Tools

The Dodge and Burn Tools

The Pen Tool

The Type Tool

The Custom Shape Tool

3D Tools

The Hand and Zoom Tools

Photoshop Panels and Drop-down Menus

Color Swatches

The Color, Swatches and Styles Panel

The History Panel

The Layers Panel

Image Size and Resolution

Channels

Histogram

Adjustments Panel

Paths Panel

Layer Comps

Quick Mask Mode

Photoshop Techniques to Make You Look Like a Pro

Mask Basics

Smart Objects

Keyboard Shortcuts

Color Picker and Modes

Combining Images

Controlling Adjustment Layers

Turning One Color to Another

Cloning From One Image to Another

Feathered Edge

Depth of Field

A Place for Copy

Custom Shapes

Watermark

Make it Go Fast

For those looking to get the MOST out of today’s leading design software, 50 Best Photoshop® CS4 Tips, Tricks & Techniques: Advanced is video training program that teaches you the best-of-the-best "how-to’s" for tapping into the full power of Photoshop and cranking up your creativity. Over 90 minutes of high-end, skill-building secrets split into 50 min-programs allow you to learn at your own pace as you take your Photoshop images beyond ordinary—into the extraordinary!Video tutorials cover:Advanced Color Correction

3-Point Color Correction

Adding Tint Color to Images

Adjusting White Point

Changing Images to Pantone® Colors

Color Correcting Multiple Images

Colorizing an Image

Deleting Color Samples

Lightening a File

Painting With Light

Setting Your Samplers

Sharpening in CMYK

Splash of Color

Advanced Layers, Masks and Channels

Blend If Options

Gradient Mask

Loading a Selection From a Layer

Revealing the Mask

Whitening Teeth

Advanced Photoshop Functions

110% Bigger

Animation

Converting Images From RAW to JPEG

Digital Proofs in CS4

Plug-in Effects

Saving Your Workspace

Shadows and Highlights

Understanding Your Title Bar

Watermarks

Advanced Retouching

Adding Dramatic Lighting

Adding Sparkle to Jewelry

Advanced Skin Retouching

Dark Roots

Healthy Skin Tones

Large Skin Fix

Opening Eyes

Smoothing Skin

Adding Sparkle to Eyes

Fixing Stray Hair

Taking the Shine Off Skin

Adjusting Waistlines

Wardrobe Malfunctions

Making Mind-Blowing Images

Advanced Sharpening

Breaking Type in One Layer

Bringing Back Details

Creating Custom Backgrounds

Depth of Field

Digital Nose Job

Displacement Mapping

Getting the Mark Out

Manual HDR

Panoramic

Patch Tool

Michael Gatewood is an expert in photography, graphic design and the technology used to create fine Web and print products. Following successful careers in advertising and marketing, he has devoted the past 10 years to training people throughout the US on Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash and a variety of other Web development and design tools.Each contains 50 QuickTime video files on DVD-ROM.