Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training

Features

• CD-ROM
• Published by: lynda.com, Inc. November 10, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1596712937
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1596712935
• Book Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 ounces

Product Description
Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs. In Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training, instructor and award-winning author Deke McClelland shows how to use the powerful, easy-to-use Photoshop Elements 5 to create professional-looking images. The training covers the three main workspaces: the Welcome screen, which serves as a front door to the software; the Organizer, where images are sorted into digital libraries for better file management; and the Editor, which is used for common tasks such as cropping, straightening, correcting brightness and contrast, and removing red-eye. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.

Topics Include:

• Importing photographs from a digital camera or a hard drive
• Organizing photographs by date using a timeline
• Searching images by location using a map
• Organizing and finding images by name and subject
• Collecting, comparing, and backing up photos
• Understanding resolution and image size
• Cropping, straightening, and resizing photos
• Brightening, darkening, correcting red-eye, and healing damaged photos
• Applying automatic color corrections using Quick Fix mode
• Correcting brightness, contrast, colors, flash, backlighting, and skin tones
• Reducing digital noise, sharpening, and correcting lens distortion
• Printing color-accurate photographs from an inkjet printer
• Emailing photographs and sharing them online

Duration: 13 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

Publisher Description
Each lynda.com CD/DVD course offers hours of training movies that you watch on your computer. The movies are recorded in pixel-perfect quality, and include the authors' narration and movements as they teach the subject matter. Courses include the same project files that the instructors use, so you can follow along at your own pace. lynda.com tutorials are great for visual learners and people who like to learn by doing. Topics include software applications, workflow optimization, tips and techniques, and much more. Play, fast-forward, and rewind for easy learning.

Reader Reviews
I am overwhelmed at how good this video is. Deke has a very personable style and teaches in a language that is very easy to understand, follow along, and most important of all duplicate. The DVD comes with 100's of sample images, of his kids by the way, that you can play with without worrying about messing up any of your own. I set up the DVD on a small floating screen in my browser and then opened up Photoshop Elements 5 and just followed along every step of the way. He has made very large learning curve soooooo much smaller. I love this product and recommend it VERY highly. I am very glad I purcahsed this product