Adobe Photoshop 5/5.5
Author:Mario Leone
Language:english
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Adobe Photoshop is a world standard image editing solution widely used for web design, prepress production, fine art, as well as digital photography. Learn how to use Photoshop 5 and 5.5 in this Virtual Training Company tutorial. Rita Amladi will start by guiding you through setting up your preferences and teaching you the basics of collage and retouching. You will also learn how to manipulate color, masking, filters, and much more in this tutorial. Go and ahead and start today by simply clicking one of the topics below.
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Adobe Photoshop 5/5.5

Introduction to Photoshop 5

Introduction
New Features in Photoshop 5
Overview
Using Online Help
Palette Operations
Tool Palette Operations

Navigation Tools

Navigation Tools
Hand Tool
Zoom Tool
Zoom Tool Shortcuts

Painting Tools

Airbrush Tool
Paintbrush Tool
Eraser Tool
Pencil Tool
Line Tool
Basic Painting Operations
Blur and Sharpen Tool
Smudge Tool
Dodge, Burn and Sponge
Paintbucket Tool
Rubberstamp Tool

Palettes and Operations

Changing Cursor Display
Undo Redo/Revert
Setting Color
Color Palette
Swatch Palette
Brushes Palette
Paint Blend Modes
Cropping

Selection Tools

Selection Marquees
Working with Selections
Lasso and Polygonal Tool
Magic Wand Tool
Selection Operations
Add, Subtract and Intersecting Selections
Composite Selections

Path Tools

Pen Tool
Direct Selection and Convert Anchor
Freeform and Magnetic Pen Tools
Paths Palette

Type Tools

Type Tools
Type Mask Tools

Miscellaneous Tools

Eyedropper, Info, Color Sampler
History Brush
Move Tool
Measure Tool
Gradient Tool
Types of Gradients

Navigation and Image Basics

Navigator Palette
Scrolling the Image Window
New View
File Info Area
Image Resolution
How Much Resolution?
Resize Assistant
Image Size
Interpolation
Canvas Size
Save, Save As and Save a Copy

Setting Up

Photoshop Preferences
General Preferences
Saving Files Preferences
Display and Cursor Preferences
Transparency and Rulers Preferences
Units and Rulers Preferences
Guides and Grid Preferences
Rulers
Plugins and Scratch Disks
Image Cache Preferences
Assigning RAM to Photoshop
Calibrate Your Monitor

Productivity

File Info
Purge Options
Action Palette
Automate a Command
Build an Action
Editing Actions and Action Sets
Batch Processing
Automate Commands

Basic Compositing and Collage

Layers Palette
Creating and Adding Layers
Arrange, Align and Distribute Layers
Layer Blend Modes
Collage Case Study
Layer Effects
Grouping Layers
Matting Techniques
Realistic Shadows

Basic Retouching

Rotate Canvas and Flip Command
Transform Operation
Scale Command
Rotate Command
Skew, Distort and Perspective
Free Transform
Numeric Transform
Fill and Stroke
Eliminate Dust and Scratches
Sharpening the Image

Working with a Files History

Stepping Back in Time
Erase to History
History Brush
History Palette Features
Deleting History States
Creating Snapshots

Channels and Color Modes

Bit Depth and Channels
RGB and CMYK Modes
LAB Mode
Indexed Color Mode
Grey Scale Mode
Duotone Mode
Multichannel Mode
Bitmap Mode
LAB Case Study

Color Correction and Image Editing

Image Editing Tools
Brightness and Contrast
Levels
Curves
Variations
Color Balance
Hue and Saturation
Selective Color
Adjustment Layers

Color Manipulation

Invert and Equalize
Threshold and Posterize
Auto Levels
Desaturate
Replace Color
Channel Mixer
Color Manipulation Case Study

Selections and Masking

Save and Load Selections
Channels Palette
Transform a Selection
Grow and Similar
Modify Selection Commands
Layer Mask
QuickMask
Color Range
QuickMask Case Study
Layer Mask Case Study

Fun with Filters

Filter Overview
Artistic Filters
Blur Filters
Brush Stroke Filters
Distort Filters
Noise Filters
Pixelate Filters
3D Transform Filter
Clouds and Lens Flair
Texture Fill and Light Effects
Sharpen Filters
Sketch Filters
Stylize Filters
Texture Filters
Video Filters
Other Filters

Printing and Color Separations

Print Considerations
Page Setup
Print Dialog
Color Management
RGB Setup
CMYK Setup
Grayscale Setup
Profile Setup
Spot Color Separations

New Features in Photoshop 5.5

Tour of Photoshop 5.5
Magic Eraser / Background Eraser
Extract Command
Art History Brush
Auto-Contrast Command
Contiguous Option
New Type Options
Index Color options
Image Automation

Web-Related

Save for Web
Save images as GIF
Save as JPEG
Save as PNG
Dithering
Ditherbox Filter
Recommended Web Prefs

ImageReady 2.0 New Features

Choosing Web-safe colors
Shape Tools
Layer F/X and Styles
Slicing
Rollovers
Type Enhancements

01 Introduction to Photoshop 5
0101 Introduction
0102 New Features in Photoshop 5
0103 Overview
0104 Using Online Help
0105 Palette Operations
0106 Tool Palette Operations

02 Navigation Tools
0201 Navigation Tools
0202 Hand Tool
0203 Zoom Tool
0204 Zoom Tool Shortcuts

03 Painting Tools
0301 Airbrush Tool
0302 Paintbrush Tool
0303 Eraser Tool
0304 Pencil Tool
0305 Line Tool
0306 Basic Painting Operations
0307 Blur and Sharpen Tool
0308 Smudge Tool
0309 Dodge, Burn and Sponge
0310 Paintbucket Tool
0311 Rubberstamp Tool

04 Palettes and Operations
0401 Changing Cursor Display
0402 Undo Redo/Revert
0403 Setting Color
0404 Color Palette
0405 Swatch Palette
0406 Brushes Palette
0407 Paint Blend Modes
0408 Cropping

05 Selection Tools
0501 Selection Marquees
0502 Working with Selections
0503 Lasso and Polygonal Tool
0504 Magic Wand Tool
0505 Selection Operations
0506 Add, Subtract and Intersecting Selections
0507 Composite Selections

06 Path Tools
0601 Pen Tool
0602 Direct Selection and Convert Anchor
0603 Freeform and Magnetic Pen Tools
0604 Paths Palette

07 Type Tools
0701 Type Tools
0702 Type Mask Tools

08 Miscellaneous Tools
0801 Eyedropper, Info, Color Sampler
0802 History Brush
0803 Move Tool
0804 Measure Tool
0805 Gradient Tool
0806 Types of Gradients

09 Navigation and Image Basics
0901 Navigator Palette
0902 Scrolling the Image Window
0903 New View
0904 File Info Area
0905 Image Resolution
0906 How Much Resolution?
0907 Resize Assistant
0908 Image Size
0909 Interpolation
0910 Canvas Size
0911 Save, Save As and Save a Copy

10 Setting Up
1001 Photoshop Preferences
1002 General Preferences
1003 Saving Files Preferences
1004 Display and Cursor Preferences
1005 Transparency and Rulers Preferences
1006 Units and Rulers Preferences
1007 Guides and Grid Preferences
1008 Rulers
1009 Plugins and Scratch Disks
1010 Image Cache Preferences
1011 Assigning RAM to Photoshop
1012 Calibrate Your Monitor

11 Productivity
1101 File Info
1102 Purge Options
1103 Action Palette
1104 Automate a Command
1105 Build an Action
1106 Editing Actions and Action Sets
1107 Batch Processing
1108 Automate Commands

12 Basic Compositing and Collage
1202 Layers Palette
1203 Creating and Adding Layers
1204 Arrange, Align and Distribute Layers
1205 Layer Blend Modes
1206 Collage Case Study
1207 Layer Effects
1208 Grouping Layers
1209 Matting Techniques
1210 Realistic Shadows

13 Basic Retouching
1301 Rotate Canvas and Flip Command
1302 Transform Operation
1303 Scale Command
1304 Rotate Command
1305 Skew, Distort and Perspective
1306 Free Transform
1307 Numeric Transform
1308 Fill and Stroke
1309 Eliminate Dust and Scratches
1310 Sharpening the Image

14 Working with a Files History
1401 Stepping Back in Time
1402 Erase to History
1403 History Brush
1404 History Palette Features
1405 Deleting History States
1406 Creating Snapshots

15 Channels and Color Modes
1501 Bit Depth and Channels
1502 RGB and CMYK Modes
1503 LAB Mode
1504 Indexed Color Mode
1505 Grey Scale Mode
1506 Duotone Mode
1507 Multichannel Mode
1508 Bitmap Mode
1509 LAB Case Study

16 Color Correction and Image Editing
1601 Image Editing Tools
1602 Brightness and Contrast
1603 Levels
1604 Curves
1605 Variations
1606 Color Balance
1607 Hue and Saturation
1608 Selective Color
1609 Adjustment Layers

17 Color Manipulation
1701 Invert and Equalize
1702 Threshold and Posterize
1703 Auto Levels
1704 Desaturate
1705 Replace Color
1706 Channel Mixer
1708 Color Manipulation Case Study

18 Selections and Masking
1801 Save and Load Selections
1802 Channels Palette
1803 Transform a Selection
1804 Grow and Similar
1805 Modify Selection Commands
1806 Layer Mask
1807 QuickMask
1808 Color Range
1809 QuickMask Case Study
1810 Layer Mask Case Study

19 Fun with Filters
1901 Filter Overview
1902 Artistic Filters
1903 Blur Filters
1904 Brush Stroke Filters
1905 Distort Filters
1906 Noise Filters
1907 Pixelate Filters
1908 3D Transform Filter
1909 Clouds and Lens Flair
1910 Texture Fill and Light Effects
1911 Sharpen Filters
1912 Sketch Filters
1913 Stylize Filters
1914 Texture Filters
1915 Video Filters
1916 Other Filters

20 Printing and Color Separations
2001 Print Considerations
2002 Page Setup
2003 Print Dialog
2004 Color Management
2005 RGB Setup
2006 CMYK Setup
2007 Grayscale Setup
2008 Profile Setup
2009 Spot Color Separations

21 New Features in Photoshop 5.5
2101 Tour of Photoshop 5.5
2102 Magic Eraser / Background Eraser
2103 Extract Command
2104 Art History Brush
2105 Auto-Contrast Command
2106 Contiguous Option
2107 New Type Options
2108 Index Color options
2109 Image Automation

22 Web-Related
2201 Save for Web
2202 Save images as GIF
2203 Save as JPEG
2204 Save as PNG
2205 Dithering
2206 Ditherbox Filter
2207 Recommended Web Prefs

23 ImageReady 2.0 New Features
2301 Choosing Web-safe colors
2302 Shape Tools
2303 Layer F/X and Styles
2304 Slicing
2305 Rollovers
2306 Type Enhancements

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