Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials

with:

Deke McClelland

Photoshop CS3 is the first update to Adobe's flagship image-editing product in more than two years. Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials is an introductory course with bestselling author and video trainer Deke McClelland and teaches topics, such as navigation, color correction, resolution, and retouching. Exercise files accompany the tutorial. Ready for more Photoshop CS3 training with Deke McClelland? Check out Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Beyond the Basics and Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Advanced Techniques.

You can download Deke's customized keyboard layouts for Photoshop here.

Released on: 4/16/2007

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Table of contents

1. What Photoshop Can Do
	Welcome to Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials	2:16	10.0 MB
	Introducing Photoshop	3:52	7.3 MB
	Combining one image with another	3:53	8.0 MB
	Adjusting colors	5:18	10.5 MB
	Cloning trees	6:46	13.5 MB
	Adding a couple of adjustment layers	4:00	7.6 MB
	Creating a dark and stormy sky	2:49	5.0 MB
	Sharpening the focus of the image	2:54	5.8 MB
	Cropping artwork	2:04	3.9 MB
	Adding text	5:43	11.2 MB
2. Setting Up Shop
	Open, navigate, set up	0:59	4.3 MB
	Opening an image	4:27	4.8 MB
	Opening multiple images	3:25	6.1 MB
	Adding file info	5:11	7.9 MB
	Tiling and scrolling	3:03	5.5 MB
	Zooming shortcuts	3:47	7.0 MB
	Using the Zoom tool	3:13	6.2 MB
	The Navigator palette	4:31	8.4 MB
	Nudging the screen image	1:34	2.9 MB
	Scroll wheel tricks	3:15	6.2 MB
	Setting preferences	5:45	7.8 MB
	Color settings	5:44	9.3 MB
	Custom keyboard shortcuts	6:38	9.4 MB
	Remapping keyboard shortcuts	4:57	9.2 MB
	Organizing the palettes	8:16	14.2 MB
	Saving your workspace	2:48	4.8 MB
	Cycling between screen modes	7:46	13.8 MB
3. The New and Improved Bridge
	The Bridge turns two	1:29	6.6 MB
	Introducing the Bridge	3:47	4.7 MB
	Managing image thumbnails	6:56	13.4 MB
	Rotations, ratings, and labels	8:35	16.0 MB
	The new Filter panel	5:00	7.9 MB
	Moving, copying, and deleting images	5:32	9.3 MB
	Batch renaming	6:12	10.7 MB
	Customizing and saving the workspace	6:45	11.7 MB
	Loupe, compare, and stack	5:50	11.4 MB
	Previewing images in the Slideshow mode	6:37	13.4 MB
	Color management and cache	4:12	7.1 MB
4. Basic Color Adjustment
	''Color Correction'' is so un-P.C.	1:16	5.7 MB
	Color Balance vs. Variations	4:54	8.1 MB
	The Variations interface	3:34	6.6 MB
	Color primaries and complements	5:25	7.0 MB
	Correcting the color cast	7:09	12.3 MB
	Fading an adjustment	3:02	5.1 MB
	Closing the exercise file	3:28	5.5 MB
	Adjusting hue and saturation	4:58	7.9 MB
	Changing yellow paint to red	6:15	11.1 MB
	Selectively adjusting hues	5:26	9.8 MB
	Refining your color range	5:19	9.5 MB
5. Shadows, Highlights, and Midtones
	Brightness and Contrast	1:13	5.3 MB
	Levels of luminance	2:36	3.9 MB
	Bad old Brightness/Contrast	5:34	8.7 MB
	Good new Brightness/Contrast	2:36	4.2 MB
	The Auto commands	6:21	11.8 MB
	How the Auto commands work	6:56	14.2 MB
	A first look at Levels	5:27	9.3 MB
	Modifying a histogram	7:33	13.3 MB
	Channel-by-channel adjustments	6:17	10.4 MB
	Boosting the saturation	4:49	8.8 MB
	When Levels fail	4:10	7.6 MB
	A first look at Curves	6:20	11.2 MB
	Super useful curve-editing tricks	4:59	8.8 MB
	Correcting the composite image	5:01	9.0 MB
	Neutralizing the pink pachyderm	5:26	9.5 MB
	The Shadow/Highlight filter	4:10	7.1 MB
	Adjusting the Radius and Tonal Width	6:03	10.4 MB
6. Image Size and Resolution
	Imaging fundamentals	1:17	5.7 MB
	The big pixel puzzle	6:05	10.8 MB
	The Image Size command	4:20	6.2 MB
	Selecting an interpolation option	4:26	6.0 MB
	Upsampling versus	4:40	8.7 MB
	Changing the print resolution	5:37	6.7 MB
	Downsampling your artwork	4:55	7.3 MB
	How do you make a small image big?	5:53	11.0 MB
7. Cropping and Straightening
	Frame wide, crop tight	1:02	4.6 MB
	Crop tool presets	6:26	11.3 MB
	Drawing a freeform crop	5:30	9.6 MB
	The Crop command	4:02	7.9 MB
	Auto Crop & Straighten	4:10	8.6 MB
	Straightening an image with the Ruler tool	7:52	15.0 MB
	Perspective cropping	4:14	7.1 MB
8. Making Selections
	Flowers and saw blades	1:51	8.2 MB
	Meet the Selection tools	3:50	5.2 MB
	The Magic Wand tool	4:40	8.1 MB
	Tolerance and other options	5:01	8.4 MB
	Grow, Similar, and Inverse	4:26	7.7 MB
	The Quick Selection tool	5:46	10.1 MB
	The Marquee and Lasso tools	4:25	8.0 MB
	Using Refine Edge to preview a selection	7:10	12.8 MB
	The Refine Edge slider options	7:18	8.7 MB
	Saving a selection	6:11	11.2 MB
	Using the Move tool	6:37	12.0 MB
9. Replacing, Retouching, and Editing
	Toilsome artistic labor	0:57	4.2 MB
	Why red-eye happens	4:27	7.6 MB
	Using the Red-Eye tool	4:36	8.9 MB
	The Color Replacement tool	7:36	13.7 MB
	Replacing colors with lighter shades	4:25	8.3 MB
	Brightening teeth with the Dodge tool	6:51	10.6 MB
	Removing plaque with the Sponge tool	4:41	7.4 MB
	Spot-healing blemishes	5:40	9.8 MB
	Using the Standard Healing brush	5:16	8.4 MB
	Healing large areas with the Patch tool	4:00	6.6 MB
	Viewing the source as an overlay	4:23	8.9 MB
	Painting straight segments	1:25	2.7 MB
	Fading a brushstroke	3:00	5.2 MB
	Aligning multiple brushstrokes	4:49	8.9 MB
	Painting inside a selection	4:35	8.0 MB
	The new Clone Source palette	5:53	11.1 MB
	Adding drama with the Toning tools	4:52	8.2 MB
	Merging history states	4:15	6.8 MB
To Be Continued
	See ya for now	1:16	5.6 MB