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Introduction to Photoshop 5/5.5

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

Navigation Tools

• Navigation Tools Demo
• Hand Tool Demo
• Zoom Tool Demo
• Zoom Tool Shortcuts Demo

Painting Tools

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

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 Composting 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
• urves
• 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