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Lynda.com - Photoshop CS4 Getting Started


Date: 15 February 2012 | Posted by: auto-im
Lynda.com - Photoshop CS4 Getting Started
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The release of Adobe's all-purpose image editor makes Photoshop CS4 the ultimate digital darkroom. In Photoshop CS4 Getting Started, Deke McClelland introduces the new features in CS4 while emphasizing core concepts like adjusting brightness and contrast, burning and dodging, straightening, cropping,and resizing. He shares his techniques for retouching portraits, reducing noise, and sharpening detail. Other key Photoshop features, such as working with text layers, adding metadata, and web optimization, are also introduced. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Using Adobe Bridge to import and organize photos
Covering up unwanted details
Converting color photos to black and white
Working with Camera Raw
Adding and editing text
Understanding various image file formats
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