Adobe Photoshop CS4 Learn by Video: Core Training in Visual Communication - Softcover

Powell, Gabriel; Aaland, Mikkel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321634934 ISBN 13: 9780321634931

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Learn by Video offers you a refreshingly new and fun way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 and will help you get certified along the way!

This innovative new product from Adobe Press combines hours of interactive video and a printed reference to teach you the basics of Photoshop CS4. As the official training for the Adobe Certified Associate exam,  Learn by Video teaches you not only the fundamentals of Photoshop, but also how to use the program to create effective forms of digital communication.

You’ll get an incredible 19 hours of video, presented by experienced instructors Gabriel Powell and Mikkel Aaland, as well as lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. The DVD is bundled with a printed booklet that provides a topic-by-topic guide to the video. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic, and to bookmark individual topics for later review. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disk so the students can practice what they’ve learned, and review questions help to reinforce freshly gained knowledge. Other key features of Learn by Video include:

• Watch-and-Work mode: shrinks the video tutorials into a small window so you can work in Photoshop and watch the videos at the same time.
• Tutorials to Go!: Transfer selected videos to your iPhone, iPod or compatible cell phone
  

Learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Video presents basic principles of graphic design, including copyright, file formats, project planning, and file importing and exporting. Most of the video is devoted to fundamentals of Photoshop, introducing the user to the program’s interface, how to use essential tools and commands, and how to use the Layers feature. Image manipulation is covered, including color and tone adjustment, as well as retouching and combining images. More advanced topics include creative work such as the use of filters to achieve special effects, applying styles to layers, and combining type with imagery. Students also learn how to prepare images for a variety of uses, whether on screen or in print.

About this title

About the Author

Video2Brain, located in Graz, Austria, is a company focused on producinghigh-quality video training content for software, photography andprogramming topics. Customers include ambitious professionals, educationalinstitutions and global corporations as well as home users. Crucial to theflexible training are optimized teaching methods, practical tips from wellknownindustry experts and the focus on 'learning-by-doing' with project files.Video2Brain is an Adobe Certified Training Provider.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0321634934
• ISBN 13: 9780321634931
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 93