Underwater Photo Tutorials

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Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Photoshop CS 3 - 6 Photoshop CS 2 Projects

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1.	Differences between CS 3 and 4	4:03
2.	What is new in CS4?	5:34
3.	CS4 Workflow	3:22
4.	CS3-CS4-CS5 Version Comparisons	5:55

1.	Bridge setup and preferences	7:24
2.	Bridge Workspace	4:18
3.	Bridge as file manager	3:06
4.	Bridge Collections (CS4)	7:49
5.	Bridge Keywords	6:32
6.	Bridge Importing Photos (CS4)	4:58
7.	Bridge Filter images for display	3:54
8.	Bridge rating, flags, and labels	7:47
9.	Bridge Stacking images	4:31
10.	Bridge Metadata	5:31
11.	Bridge Batch rename	6:18
12.	Bridge Bach rename -String Substitution (CS5)	2:49
13.	Bridge Viewing options	5:30
14.	Bridge Slide Shows	5:24
15.	Bridge output to PDF (CS4)	8:01
16	Bridge output to PDF - Watermark (CS5)	4:00
17.	Bridge output to Web (CS4)	8:53
18.	Bridge “Open With” Command	3:51
19.	Mini-Bridge (CS5)	5:13

1.	ACR Tour of tools, sliders, and effects	2:09
2.	ACR Preferences	2:29
3.	ACR Viewing Options	2:14
4.	ACR Toolbox - Zoom, move, and rotate tools	1:41
5.	ACR Toolbox - White Balance Tool	9:26
6.	ACR Toolbox  -Color Sampler	2:08
7.	ACR Toolbox - Crop and Straighten tools	12:58
8.	ACR Toolbox - Spot removal (backscatter)	11:24
9.	ACR Toolbox - Red eye adjustment	:35
10.	ACR Toolbox - Adjustment brush (CS4)	14:00
11.	ACR Toolbox - Graduated filter (CS4)	5:29
12.	ACR Toolbox - Workflow options (resolution)	4:53
13.	ACR Toolbox - Histogram	6:26
14.	ACR Edit Modes - Basic	15:07
15.	ACR Edit Modes - Tone Curve	8:10
16.	ACR Edit Modes - Detail	12:15
17.	ACR Edit Modes - Noise Reduction (CS5)	3:30
18.	ACR Edit Modes - HSL	5:50
19.	ACR Edit Modes - Split Toning	1:56
20.	ACR Edit Modes - Lens Correction	2:14
21.	ACR Edit Modes - FX - Grain (CS5)	2:05
22.	ACR Edit Modes - Camera Calibration	1:36
23.	ACR Edit Modes - Presets	3:44
24.	ACR Snapshots	1:33
25.	ACR Saving Images	3:04
26.	ACR High Dynamic Range Images - HDR (CS5)	3:40

1.	Tour of tools, dropdowns, and palettes	1:51
2.	Setting up preferences	2:33
3.	Workspaces	7:14
4.	Workflow inside Photoshop CS4	2:29
5.	File Open Commands	3:35
6.	File Save Commands	2:53
7.	Viewing Options	6:09
8.	Palettes	3:50
9.	Navigator	1:56
10.	Histogram	3:00
11.	Channels	2:41
12.	History	7:22
13.	Configurator (CS5)	7:37

1.	Three Autos	4:46
2.	Image>Mode	4:10
3.	Image>Adjustments>Brightness-Contrast	1:33
4.	Image>Adjustments>Levels	13:57
5.	Image>Adjustments>Curves	4:44
6.	Image>Adjustments>Exposure	3:35
7.	Image>Adjustments>Vibrance (CS4)	3:25
8.	Image>Adjustments>Hue Saturation	2:31
9.	Image>Adjustments>Color Balance	3:23
10.	Image>Adjustments>Black and White	2:26
11.	Image>Adjustments>Photo Filter	2:30
12.	Image>Adjustments>Shadow/Highlights	4:29
13.	Image>Adjustments>HDR Toning (CS5)	4:59
14.	Image>Adjustments>Variations	3:04
15.	Image>Image Size	2:20
16.	Image>Canvas Size	3:30
17.	Image>Image Rotation	2:58
18.	Image>Duplicate	3:56

1.	Toolbar Options Panel	2:16
2.	Move Tool	2:31
3.	Rectangle/Ellipse Selection Tools	7:21
4.	Lasso Tools	10:27
5.	Magic Wand/Quick Selections	7:34
6.	Crop Tool/Slice Tools	2:27
7.	Crop Rule of Thirds (CS5)	1:18
8.	Eyedropper/Ruler	2:70
9.	Crop and Straighten/Ruler (CS5)	0:46
10.	Healing Brush/Patch Tools	16:01
11.	Brush/Pencil/Color Replacement Tool	3:35
12.	Brush with Tablet and Brush Mixer (CS5)	10:37
13.	Clone Tool/Pattern Tool	5:00
14.	History Brush/Art History Brush	6:00
15.	Eraser Tools	5:34
16.	Gradient/Paint Bucket	4:25
17.	Sharpen/Blur/Smudge Tools	2:43
18.	Burn and Dodge/Sponge Tools	5:56
19.	Pens Tools	7:37
20.	Type Tools (Text)	10:49
21.	Path Tools	3:54
22.	Shape Tools	10:12
23.	3D Tools (CS4)	6:19
24.	Hand and Rotate View Tools	1:25
25.	Magnify Tool	2:26
26.	Background/Foreground Colors	1:53
27.	Edit with Quick Mask Tool	5:49

1.	Select, Deselect, Inverse select	3:33
2.	Color Range	7:23
3.	Refine Edge (Feather)	5:57
4.	Refine Edge/Improved Part 1 (CS5)	15:28
5.	Refine Edge/Improved Part 2 (CS5)	5:02
6.	Refine Edge/Improved Part 3 (CS5)	9:59
7.	Modify	5:50
8.	Grow and Similar	2:27
9.	Transform Selections	4:47
10.	Edit in Quickmask Mode	4:04
11.	Saving Selections	2:29

1.	Step backward	2:47
2.	Copy and Paste	2:45
3.	Paste Into	2:45
4.	Paste in Place (CS5)	5:33
5.	Fill and Stroke	3:31
6.	Fill Content Aware (CS5)	7:27
7.	Fill Content Aware HD Aspect Ratios (CS5)	1:36
8.	Content Aware Scaling (CS4)	4:40
9.	Puppet Warp (CS5)	6:29
10.	Transform Options	6:40
11.	Brushes	9:04
12.	Purge Memory	2:20
13.	Preset Manager	2:54

1.	Actions	11:02
2.	File>Automate>Batch	2:29
3.	File>Automate>Droplet	2:01
4.	File>Automate>Crop and Straighten	1:11
5.	File>Automate>Fit Image	1:14
6.	File>Automate>Merge to HDR	3:40
7.	File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro (CS5)	12:52
8.	HDR Pro & HDR Toning (CS5)	2:16
9.	File>Automate>PhotoMerge	3:15
10.	File>Automate>PhotoMerge (CS5)	4:24
11.	File>Scripts>Image Processor	2:51
12.	Edit>Auto Align	1:45
13.	Edit>Auto Blend	7:14

1.	Layers Palette	5:52
2.	Layer Masks (CS4)	7:19
3.	Layer Toolbar at bottom of palette	5:42
4.	Blending Modes	8:32
5.	Opacity and Fill	2:47
6.	Adjustment Palette (CS4)	3:20
7.	Masking Palette (CS4)	3:55
8.	Presets	2:54
9.	Navigation inside Palette	2:21
10.	Putting it Together	6:41

1.	Creating Layer Objects	8:13
2.	Editing Layer Objects	4:25
3.	Transformation of Layer Objects	3:11
4.	Selection of Layer Objects	2:52
5.	Masking of Layer Objects	3:11
6.	Feathering of Layer Objects	9:38
7.	Smart Objects	4:38
8.	Clipping Mask	3:34
9.	Merge and Flatten	2:52
10.	Align Layers to Selection	2:16
11.	Video Layers (CS4)	6:27

1.	Styles and Presets	9:02
2.	Layer Style Options (CS5)	4:37

1.	Artistic	5:30
2.	Blur	17:57
3.	Brush Strokes	2:28
4.	Distort	14:51
5.	Noise (Backscatter Removal)	17:04
6.	Pixelate	3:10
7.	Render	4:25
8.	Sharpen	7:34
9.	Sketch	5:58
10.	Stylize	8:00
11.	Texture	2:47
12.	Video	1:41
13.	Other	7:41
14.	Filter Gallery	4:16
15.	Liquify	4:16
16.	Vanishing Point	4:11
17.	Lens Correction (CS5)	2:12
18.	Extract	2:40
19.	Texture	2:47
20.	Pixel Bender	8:17
21.	Smart Filters	2:28

1.	Creating models from presets (CS4)	8:05
2.	Importing models (CS4)	5:40
3.	Underwater model Resources (CS4)	6:21
4.	Import models from other 3D programs (CS4)	8:56
5.	Creating models from grayscales (CS4)	5:09
6.	Editing 3D models in Photoshop (CS4)	4:09
7.	Exporting 3D models (CS4)	3:12
8.	Repousse Text Part 1 (CS5)	9:16
9.	Repousse Text Part 2 (CS5)	9:13
10.	Repousse Mask (CS5)	5:24
11.	Repousse Selection (CS5)	10:13
12.	Repousse Paths (CS5)	7:48
13.	Repousse Minus Path (CS5)	1:49
14.	3D Models Depth of Field (CS5)	2:41

1.	Frame Animation setup	5:52
2.	Frame Animation Style Changes	2:10
3.	Timeline Setup	2:01
4.	Timeline Styles	6:30
5.	Timeline Saving Files	2:12
6.	3D Objects (CS4)	4:25
7.	Rotoscope Video Layers	4:26

1.	Backgrounds and Basic Layout	2:47
2.	Using Text and Objects for Web Components	25:05
3.	Slicing and Saving	6:32
4.	Rollovers and Dreamweaver	7:58

1.	3rd Party Plugin Intro	13:45
2.	Alien Skin	8:18
3.	Auto FX	5:38
4.	Digital Elements	1:23
5.	Flaming Pear	1:45
6.	Nik Define	2:19
7.	Nik Sharpener Pro	2:19
8.	Nik Silver Efex	3:39
9.	Corel KPT5	:56
10.	Corel KPT GOO	3:45