by Richard Harrington | Publisher: Peachpit Press | Release Date: April 2010 | ISBN: 9780132179126

Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS5 with 72 video training tutorials (6+ hours) for beginning and intermediate users. Topics include repairing and retouching digital images, color corrections and enhancements, selection tools and techniques, layer masking, custom brushes, filters and blending modes, Camera Raw, and much more. Also lessons include coverage of exciting new CS5 features such as Puppet Warp, Merge to HDR Pro, Content Aware Fill, 3D Text, Mixer Brush, and Lens Corrections.

1. Pixels in Depth 00:03:17
2. Converting Image Modes 00:06:49
3. Setting Preferences in CS5 00:09:53
4. Switching Tools 00:04:56
5. Understanding Layers 00:03:52
6. Using the Navigator 00:03:46
7. Managing Workspaces 00:03:50
8. Camera Raw Interface 00:12:08
9. Importing Images with Adobe Bridge 00:04:57
10. Crop and Straighten Command 00:02:31
11. Changing Image Size 00:04:39
12. Changing Canvas Size 00:03:44
13. Power Cropping 00:04:01
14. Nondestructive Cropping 00:04:03
15. Perspective Cropping 00:03:18
16. Free Transform 00:05:35
17. Puppet Warp 00:07:54
18. Smart Objects 00:05:42
19. Selection Essentials 00:06:10
20. Quick Selection Tool 00:03:06
21. Color Range Command 00:04:31
22. Quick Mask Mode 00:04:41
23. Refining Edges 00:05:40
24. Selecting with a Channel 00:04:12
25. Calculations Command 00:07:41
26. Designing with Kuler 00:06:26
27. Spot Color Channels 00:03:29
28. Eyedropper Tools 00:04:30
29. Creating Custom Brushes 00:06:04
30. Using the Mixer Brush 00:05:12
31. History Brush 00:04:03
32. Designing Custom Gradients 00:05:18
33. Gradient Maps 00:04:06
34. Layer Masking 00:05:17
35. Alpha Channels 00:05:01
36. Adjusting Content Within a Mask 00:06:04
37. Layer Organization 00:09:20
38. Create a Panorama 00:07:08
39. Auto Align Command 00:04:02
40. Layer Comps 00:04:19
41. Blending Modes in Action 00:06:40
42. Filters & Blending Modes 00:05:56
43. Levels Command 00:04:14
44. Correcting Color Cast with Levels 00:04:50
45. Tinting a Photo 00:05:59
46. Vibrance 00:03:14
47. Black and White Adjustments 00:05:14
48. Creative Sepia Tones 00:07:42
49. Stealing Sunsets 00:06:07
50. Shadows/Highlights 00:04:53
51. Merge to High Dynamic Range Pro 00:09:59
52. Recovering a Raw File 00:03:32
53. Cloning 00:03:29
54. Healing Brush 00:04:00
55. Content Aware Fill/Scale/Heal 00:10:13
56. Restore a Damaged Photo 00:08:06
57. Replacing Skies 00:06:46
58. Lens Blur 00:04:14
59. Vanishing Point 00:05:00
60. Formatting Text 00:06:32
61. Warped Text 00:03:16
62. 3D Text 00:06:54
63. Type Effects 00:07:59
64. Photo Effects 00:06:50
65. Fading a Filter 00:05:00
66. Creating An Action 00:06:38
67. Batch Processing 00:05:45
68. Image Processor Script 00:03:59
69. Adobe Output Module & Bridge 00:05:12
70. Printing Dialog Box 00:03:30
71. Save For Web & Devices 00:03:34
72. Lens Profile 00:06:16