Topic 1 Advanced Channels Techniques

Topic Objectives
Complex Selections Using Alpha Channels
Saving selections as alpha channels
Selections based on channels
Loading an alpha channel as a selection
Duplicating a channel in an image
Blending layers and channels

The Apply Image command
Difference Matting using the Apply Image command
Luminance Masking
The Calculations command
Add and Subtract blending modes
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 2 Spot Colour Channels

Topic Objectives
About spot colours
Creating a spot channel
Converting an Alpha channel into a spot channel
Trapping Spot Colour Channels
Knocking Spot Colours out of a CMYK image

Editing a spot channel
Changing a spot channel’s colour or solidity
Merging spot channels
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images

Topic Objectives
Using High Dynamic Range images
Working with HDR images
Tips for using the Merge To HDR command
Using the Merge To HDR command
Adjusting HDR image viewing
Converting from 32 bits to 8 or 16 bits per channel

The HDR Colour Picker (Photoshop Extended only)
Painting on HDR images (Photoshop Extended only)
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 4 Layer Blending Options: This Layer and Underlying Layer

Topic Objectives
This Layer and Underlying Layer options
Blending options using the colour channels

Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 5 Smart Objects and Smart Filters

Topic Objectives
About Smart Objects
Creating Smart Objects
Editing the content of a Smart Object
Duplicating a Smart Object
Replacing the contents of a Smart Object
Exporting the contents of a Smart Object
Converting a Smart Object to a layer
About Smart Filters

Applying Smart Filters
Editing a Smart Filter
Hiding Smart Filters
Reordering, duplicating, and deleting Smart Filters
Masking Smart Filters
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 6 Working with 3D files (Photoshop Extended only)

Topic Objectives
3D files in Photoshop
Opening 3D files
Transforming 3D models
Editing the 3D camera
Changing lighting effects
Changing rendering effects

Viewing cross sections
Editing 3D textures
Placing 3D objects in an image
Saving 3D files
Viewing 3D animations
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 7 Advanced Projects

Topic Objectives
Removing a background
Compositing an image into a new
background

Colour adjustments
Adding Spot Colour

Topic 8 Advanced Tips and Shortcuts

Cycling through fonts
Drag and drop styles
Global type changes
Switching between images
Recording your preferences
Brushes or Edit tools
Brush opacity
Brush mode

Blend mode of layers
Layer opacity
Selecting layers
Moving layers up or down
Type
Shape layer styles
Vector Shape Tools attributes
Preferences

Appendix A Adobe Bridge

Using Adobe Bridge
Starting Bridge
The Bridge workspace
Workspaces
Adjusting Content panel display
Adjusting brightness and colours
Using Bridge in Compact mode
Working with the cache
Navigating files and folders in Bridge
Selecting files
Opening or placing files
Searching for files and folders
Labeling and rating items
Sorting and filtering files
Managing files and folders in Bridge
Batch renaming files and folders
Stacking files
Getting photos from a digital camera or card reader

Previewing and comparing images
Rotating images with Bridge
Metadata and Bridge
The Metadata panel in Bridge
Viewing metadata in Bridge
Editing metadata in Bridge
Specifying the metadata displayed
Viewing colours (Illustrator and InDesign) or fonts (InDesign)
Adding metadata in the File Info dialogue box
Metadata templates
Applying keywords with Bridge
Running automated tasks in Bridge
Working with Version Cue in Bridge
Inspecting Version Cue files in Bridge
Starting a meeting
Attending a meeting

Appendix B Adobe Version Cue

About Version Cue
Overview of Version Cue
Version Cue workflow
Accessing Version Cue features
Using the Adobe dialogue box
Enabling Version Cue file management
Viewing Version Cue information
Installing the Version Cue Server
Turning on and configuring the Version Cue Server
Connecting to remote servers
Shutting down or restarting the Version Cue Server
About Version Cue projects
Creating projects
Opening a project
Editing project properties
Change a project’s shared status

Adding files and folders to a project
Deleting projects
Disconnecting from projects
About local project files
Opening a file in a project
Saving changes to a local project file
Removing local project files
Editing files checked out by another user
Updating a file with the most recent version
Moving and copying Version Cue files
Searching for Version Cue files
Placing Version Cue files
Deleting files or folders from a project
About versions
Viewing, promoting, and deleting versions
About offline files
Synchronizing files

Appendix C Index