Lynda.COM Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Mastery

Deke McClelland

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Defining the essentials of masking
• Resizing images with content-aware scaling
• Adjusting perspective with Vanishing Point
• Applying Smart Filters to create complex effects
• Using the Auto-Align tool to build composite images

Introduction
Welcome           01:21
Installing the DekeKeys keyboard shortcuts           05:38
Resetting the Function keys on a Mac           03:51
Installing the CS4 color settings           04:34
Setting up the CS4 color settings           05:53
02:31:36 23. Masking Essentials
Introduction to masking           00:51
Introducing color range           04:22
Adding base colors and adjusting fuzziness           04:46
Localized color clusters           06:12
The Quick Mask mode           07:33
Viewing a quick mask by itself           06:40
Testing the quality of edges           03:55
Introducing the Masks palette           07:45
Editing a layer mask           06:18
Choking a mask with Gaussian Blur and Levels           06:44
Choking a mask with Mask Edge           07:43
Adding a Gradient Overlay shadow           04:23
Using live Density and Feather           06:12
Journeyman masking           05:44
Creating an alpha channel           07:06
Increasing contrast           07:15
Overlay painting           08:28
Cleaning up whites and blacks           05:48
Soft light painting           05:47
Selecting in style           06:55
Employing masks as selections           05:02
Scaling and compositing layers           06:30
Compositing glass           05:10
Selecting glass highlights           08:41
Working with found masks           05:46
01:34:53 24. Vector-Based Shapes
Introduction to vector-based shapes           01:10
Vector-based type outlines           07:23
The benefits of vectors           06:27
Upsampling vs. nondestructive scaling           07:35
Vectors and effects           08:07
Fill Opacity and clipped layers           04:24
Basic shape creation           03:15
Drawing interacting shapes           06:21
Power-duplicating paths           03:12
Combining pixels and vector masks           05:19
Line tool and layer attributes           07:05
Copying and pasting path outlines           03:28
Drawing custom shapes           03:59
Drawing with the Pen tool           07:48
Creating cusp points           07:28
Defining a custom shape           03:34
Assigning a vector mask to an image           02:38
Adding a vector object to a composition           05:40
01:23:58 25. Vanishing Point
Introduction to Vanishing Point           01:11
Creating and saving the first plane           08:09
Creating perpendicular planes           05:16
Healing in perspective           08:47
Cloning and scaling in perspective           08:33
Patching an irregularly shaped area           06:59
Healing between planes           03:34
Importing an image into a 3D scene           05:45
Adding perspective type           05:37
Removing and matching perspective           05:36
Applying a reflection in perspective           05:01
Creating a perspective gradient           06:11
Converting a gradient to a mask           02:58
Swinging planes to custom angles           04:32
Wrapping art around multiple surfaces           05:49
01:15:13 26. Using Smart Objects
Introduction to Smart Objects           00:58
Placing a Smart Object           05:07
Saving a PDF-compatible AI file           04:27
Performing nondestructive transformations           06:07
Editing a Smart Object in Illustrator           06:50
Converting an image to a Smart Object           06:50
Cloning Smart Objects           05:24
Creating a multilayer Smart Object           05:51
Updating multiple instances at once           02:54
Creating a Camera Raw Smart Object           04:17
Editing a Camera Raw Smart Object           03:25
Assembling a layered ACR composition           05:54
Using an ACR Smart Object to effect           03:41
Blending multiple ACR portraits           06:56
Live type that inverts everything behind it           06:32
01:48:07 27. Nondestructive Smart Filters
Introducing nondestructive Smart Filters           00:46
Applying a Smart Filter           04:22
Adjusting filter and blend settings           04:25
Heaping on the Smart Filters           05:19
Smart Filter stacking order           07:23
Resolution and Smart Filter radius           06:12
Masking Smart Filters           04:41
Employing nested Smart Objects           05:05
Dragging and dropping Smart Filters           06:31
Using the Shadows/Highlights filter           05:53
Regaining access to the pixels           07:08
Parametric wonderland           05:52
Working with the Filter Gallery           06:28
Freeform filter jam           05:51
Swapping filters from the Filter Gallery           03:45
Mixing all varieties of parametric effects           07:30
Addressing a few Smart Filter bugs           03:11
Applying a Smart Filter to live type           05:30
Choking letters with Maximum           03:07
Duplicating a Smart Filter           02:38
Enhancing a filter with a layer effect           06:30
01:06:07 28. Auto-Align, Auto-Blend, and Photomerge
Introduction to Auto-Align, Auto-Blend, and Photomerge           01:02
Merging two shots into one           03:49
Applying Auto-Align layers           03:44
Masking images into a common scene           01:38
Auto-Align plus Auto-Blend           08:11
Assigning weighted Opacity values           04:07
Employing a Difference mask           07:17
Masking smarter, not harder           03:53
Capturing multiple depths of field           03:37
Auto-blending real focus           08:31
Creating a panorama with Photomerge           07:27
Correcting a seamless panorama           04:52
An altogether nondestructive Lab correction           07:59
01:44:45 29. New CS4 Technologies
Introduction to new CS4 technologies           01:01
Applying Content-Aware Scale           07:18
What works and what doesn't with Content-Aware Scale           04:19
Protecting areas with masks           07:31
Applying incremental edits           07:06
Protecting skin tones           07:12
Scaling around a model with TLC           09:00
Adjusting the scale threshold           05:22
When Content-Aware Scale fails           04:02
Creating a lens distortion effect           08:39
Layer masking the family           11:44
Installing the Pixel Bender           03:42
Introducing Pixel Bender kernels           06:50
Pixel Bender kernel roundup           07:24
Tube View and Ripple Blocks           03:58
Making a seamless pattern with Kaleidoscope           06:13
Introducing the Pixel Bender Toolkit           03:24
01:20:27 30. Recording and Playing Actions
Introduction to actions           00:42
Creating an action           05:45
Recording operations           05:12
Reviewing and editing an action           04:45
Playing an action (the Button Mode)           04:50
Saving and loading actions           05:00
Copying and modifying an action           04:08
Permitting the user to change settings           05:50
The Best Chrome Effect Ever II           03:41
Recording a fail-safe action           07:33
Rounding corners with a mask           04:33
Cleaning up layers           03:51
Automating layer effects           07:01
Applying chrome with Gradient Map           06:24
Action anomalies           04:11
Rendering effects to layers           05:01
Testing that it works           02:00
01:14 Conclusion
See ya           01:14