by Giermann video2brain | Publisher: Peachpit Press | Release Date: February 2012 | ISBN: 9780132876360

An experienced instructor presents up to 4 hours of high-quality HD video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes, and review materials. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside the video.

1. Introduction
   • What Are Filters? 00:05:44
   • Photoshop's Plug-In Concept 00:04:23
   • What's in a Name? 00:01:31
   • Working with Layers 00:03:28
   • Working Without Layers 00:03:58
   • Working with Smart Filters 00:07:04
   • Transferring and Rasterizing Smart Filters 00:03:38
   • Enabling Smart Filters for All Filters 00:04:47
   • Disadvantages of Smart Filters 00:06:48
   • Nondestructive Filtering with Neutral Layers 00:03:58
   • Resetting Filters 00:02:27
   • Speed It Up with Shortcuts 00:06:44
   • Speed It Up with Custom Panels 00:05:55
   • Highlight Your Favorite Filters! 00:03:42
2. Patterns and Borders
   • Creating Tileable Patterns 00:04:37
   • Creating Self-Updating Kaleidoscopic Effects 00:05:45
   • Creating a Perspective Grid 00:03:58
   • Creating Border Effects 00:04:18
3. Filtering Text
   • Filtering and Distorting Text Nondestructively 00:02:39
   • Using Soft Fonts 00:04:21
   • Breaking Up Text with Structures 00:02:38
   • Creating Depth 00:05:01
4. Using Filters Creatively
   • Brushed Metal 00:06:19
   • Camouflage 00:03:58
   • Star Field 00:06:59
   • Pooled Water Surface 00:02:14
   • Reflective Lake Surface 00:09:05
   • Thunderbolt 00:04:35
   • Little Planet 00:03:52
5. Graphic Effects for Photographic Images
   • Installing Pixelbender 00:02:14
   • Creating an Oil Painting Effect with Pixelbender 00:02:07
   • Using Pixelbender's Droste Plug-In 00:04:14
   • Using the Lens Flare Filter 00:02:48
   • Creating a Pencil Sketch Effect 00:03:34
   • Creating a Comic Book Effect with Scan Lines 00:05:21
   • Edge Compression 00:06:55
   • Creating an Illustration Effect 00:07:37