Lynda.COM Photoshop Lightroom 3 New Features

Author:
Chris Orwig

Duration:
03h 32m

Released on:
6/11/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


In Photoshop Lightroom 3 New Features, photographer and author Chris Orwig explores the enhancements that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 brings to each phase of the photographic workflow—from importing and editing, to exporting and publishing. This course details Lightroom 3's new importing and asset-management features and its significant improvements in the Develop module, including enhanced sharpening and noise reduction. Chris also shows how Lightroom 3 broadens output options, and shares workflow tips and advice for upgrading Lightroom 2 catalogs and working with images processed in earlier Lightroom versions. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:

    Importing and managing photos and video clips
    Improving efficiency with enhanced collections
    Applying sharpening and noise reduction
    Mastering the enhanced adjustment brush, graduated filter, and vignette features
    Improving images with the Point Tone Curve
    Adding audio to slideshows
    Creating custom print packages
    Importing on-the-fly with tethered shooting
    Publishing photos to Flickr
    Publishing to a smart folder and smart photoset
    Upgrading Lightroom 2 catalogs and working with legacy images
    Making and working with creative watermarks



Introduction
Welcome           01m 26s
Comparing Lightroom 2 with Lightroom 3           12m 27s
Using the exercise files           00m 48s

1. Importing to the Library
Introducing the Import dialog           05m 54s
Importing photos and movies from a CF card           06m 31s
Adding and importing photos from a folder           03m 51s
Synchronizing and finding missing photos           04m 16s

2. Library Workflow
Filtering photos           04m 00s
Working with collections           05m 01s
Modifying image and thumbnail overlays           03m 17s
Crop presets and overlays           05m 43s
Using Auto Sync           05m 33s
Working with movies           07m 13s
Using Smart Collections for video files           02m 10s
Focal length filtering and Smart Collections           01m 49s

3. Exporting from the Library
Setting up Flickr publishing services           03m 47s
Uploading photos to Flickr           03m 04s
Publishing to a Flickr Photoset           03m 56s
Publishing to a folder           05m 11s
Publishing to a Smart Folder or Smart Photoset           03m 12s

4. Adjusting Image Quality in the Develop Module
How sharpening works in Lightroom 3           04m 48s
Introducing noise reduction           04m 45s
Applying sharpening and noise reduction           08m 23s
Adding a grain effect           04m 31s
Using the Collections panel           05m 42s
The Adjustment Brush           05m 48s
The Graduated filter           02m 10s
Adding a vignette           05m 45s
Improvements to the Crop tool           01m 59s
Quickly changing crop orientation           01m 40s
Understanding the Point Tone Curve           03m 10s
Improving images with the Point Tone Curve           04m 02s
Using the Lens Correction controls           05m 46s
Enhancing images with Lens Correction           03m 06s

5. The Slideshow Module
Adding audio to a slideshow           05m 16s

6. Creating Custom Print Packages
Introducing the custom print package           03m 42s
Working with the custom print package           07m 31s

7. Tethered Shooting
Introducing tethered shooting           02m 12s
Working with tethered shooting           06m 34s

8. Working with Catalogs and Legacy Files
Optimizing and backing up a catalog           02m 49s
Upgrading Lightroom 2 catalogs           02m 13s
Working with legacy Lightroom files           02m 39s

9. Additional Lightroom Enhancements
New presets in the Develop, Web, and Print modules           03m 26s
Importing and working with CMYK images           05m 55s
Bonus workflow tips           04m 51s
Adding watermarks in the Print, Slideshow, and Web modules           01m 20s
Making creative watermarks           03m 20s
IPTC Extension metadata           01m 16s
Exporting by file size and with watermarks           01m 51s
Exporting collections           03m 22s
Ejecting an external hard drive           02m 00s

Conclusion
Additional resources           01m 15s
What's next           00m 29s