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Photoshop CS5 Crash Course

Photoshop CS5 Power Session

Mastering Smart Objects in CS5

Crash Course

This DVD isn’t just about what you’ll learn in Photoshop CS5 – it’s also about what you won’t learn. While many beginner DVDs try to teach you everything there is to know about Photoshop, this beginner’s crash course shows you just the things you need to know to start feeling confident in your skills. Bestselling author, Matt Kloskowski, realized that Photoshop is a huge program with a lot of tools, filters, adjustments, palettes, and menu items. So he cuts through the complexity and shows you exactly what you need to know to hit the ground running in Photoshop. Things like:

- Layers and how they’re the key to using Photoshop

- Selections and the only tools you really need to worry about

- Everything you need to get started with Camera Raw

- Which Retouching tools you’ll use the most

When you’re done with this DVD you’ll realize you didn’t learn every little thing there is to know in Photoshop. But you will have a solid grasp of the most important features and you’ll be at the next level in n o time.

Power Session

If you’re already a Photoshop user and want a quick, convenient way to unlock the potential of Photoshop CS5?s new features then this DVD is the place to start. Ideal for people with experience using a previous version of Photoshop (CS4, CS3, or even CS2), the Photoshop CS5 Power Session is the easiest way to learn the new features, tips and shortcuts in Photoshop CS5 so you can start using them right away.

This DVD will teach you:

• All about HDR Pro and how Photoshop has now taken over the HDR space

• How to speed up your retouching with the new Content Aware Fill option

• The all new Camera Raw updates and how noise reduction just got a lot better

• Why this is the best Photoshop ever if you need to make complex selections fast

• And a ton of tiny tips and changes that simply make Photoshop easier to use

Matt not only goes over the new features, but also shows you the little tweaks, shortcuts and changes that can easily be overlooked. Plus, we’ll take a quick look at Photoshop CS5

Extended to see some of the new features in 3D graphics

If you want to get up to speed fast on Photoshop CS5?s new features (as well as hidden tweaks and enhancements) then the Photoshop CS5 Power Session is the way to go.

Mastering Smart Objects

Smart objects and smart filters are powerful tools in the Photoshop workspace. In this course, Dave Cross opens up Photoshop CS5 and begins with the basics of using smart objects and smart filters. He moves on to explain how smart objects can be used with Camera Raw, how they can be used with vector objects, and some tips for working around the limitations of smart objects and filters. In the final lessons of the course, viewers will get a chance to practice what they have learned with a couple of design projects.