Topic 1 More Image Correction Techniques

Topic Objectives
A review of the image correction process
Using Levels with the eyedropper tools
Using the Threshold histogram
Identifying the shadows and highlights
Targets to aim for when using Levels or Curves
Using the Eyedropper tools
Using the Levels Output sliders

The Colour Sampler tool
Using Curves
Using the Curves graph
Adjusting colour and tone with Curves
Using the Eyedropper tools with Curves
Selective Colour
The Exposure command
The Shadow/Highlight command
Changing colour balance using the Photo Filter command
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Topic 2 More on Layers

Topic Objectives
Layer groups
Linking and unlinking layers
Aligning multiple layers
Distributing layers and groups evenly
Layer comps
Using clipping masks
Vector masks
More on layer effects and preset styles

Custom styles
Creating a new preset style
Copying layer styles between layers
Saving preset styles as a library
Loading a library of preset styles
Scaling layer effects
Removing a style from a layer
Removing all styles from a layer
Converting layer styles to normal layers
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Topic 3 Working With Channels

Topic Objectives
Channels
The Channels palette
Saving selections as alpha channels
Loading an alpha channel as a selection

Editing an alpha channel
Alpha Channels, Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers
Alpha channel projects
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Topic 4 Automating Photoshop

Topic Objectives
Actions
About actions
The Actions palette
Playing an action
Setting a playback speed
Recording an action
Inserting stops
Modal controls
Excluding or including commands

Adding commands to an action
Recording an action again
Using the Image Processor
The Batch command
Batch-processing files in subfolders into different file formats
Creating droplets
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Topic 5 Paths and Vector Shapes

Topic Objectives
About paths and shapes in Photoshop
Creating a vector shape on a shape layer
Drawing multiple vector shapes in a layer
Drawing custom shapes
Saving a shape or path as a custom shape
Raster shapes
Shape tool options
Editing a vector shape
Drawing with the Pen tool

Drawing straight paths with the Pen tool
Tips for drawing curves with the Pen tool
Drawing curves with the Pen tool
About path segments, components, and points
Selecting a path
Modifying paths
Using the Paths palette
Creating transparency with image clipping paths
Exporting paths to Adobe Illustrator
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Topic 6 More on Retouching Images

Topic Objectives
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point dialogue box
Using Vanishing Point
The Vanishing Point tools
Adjusting viewing options in Vanishing Point
Bounding box and grid alerts
Pasting an image into Vanishing Point
About Photomerge
Creating a Photomerge composition
Automatically aligning image layers

Automatically blending layers
Creating a photomerge interactively
The Warp command
The Liquify filter
Magnifying and navigating in the Liquify dialogue box
The Distortion tools
The Liquify Tool Options
Using Liquify to distort an image
Freezing and thawing areas of an image
Reconstructing an image
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Topic 7 Imaging Commands

Topic Objectives
The Camera raw format
Processing Camera Raw files
Camera Raw workflow options
White Balance and Temperature settings
Tonal adjustment controls
Saving and loading Camera Raw settings
About the Match Colour command

Matching colours in different images or layers
Removing a colour cast with Match Colour
Replacing the colour of objects
Mixing colour channels
The Black & White command
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Topic 8 Gradients

Topic Objectives
Applying a gradient fill
The Gradient Editor
Setting gradient transparency

Noise gradients
Managing Gradients
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Topic 9 More Selection Techniques

Topic Objectives
The Extract filter
Extracting an object from the background
Quick Mask mode

Using Quick Mask mode to make selections
Changing the Quick Mask options
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Topic 10 The Lens Correction and Lens Blur filters

Topic Objectives
The Lens Correction filter
Correcting image perspective and lens flaws
Adjusting the Lens Correction preview and grid

Saving camera and lens defaults
The Lens Blur filter
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Topic 11 Web Graphics and Animations

Topic Objectives
More Web graphics formats
Creating Animations
Working with frames in the Animation palette
Playing animations
Tweening frames
Optimizing animations
Saving and exporting animations
Adding a new colour to the colour table
Sorting a colour table
Selecting colours in the optimized image
Selecting colours in the colour table

Shifting colours
Reverting shifted colours to the original colours
Shifting colours to web-safe equivalents
Reverting web-shifted colours to their original colours
Mapping colours to transparency
Reverting transparent colours to their original colours
Locking and unlocking colours
Deleting colours
Saving a colour table
Loading a colour table
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Topic 12 Blending Modes

Topic Objectives
About blending modes
Photoshop’s blending modes

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Appendix A: Index