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Training Course Summary:

Recommended as a follow up to the two day Fundamentals of Photoshop CS4 course, or can be taken in its own right by those with equivalent experience.

Pre-Requisites:

Existing competence in Photoshop CS4, at least to the level of the Transmedia Fundamentals course.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Recap and Consolidation
• Recap and consolidation of material covered on the two day Fundamentals course
Layers
• Duplicating layers
• Layer masks
• Preserve transparency and locking layers
• Grouping
• Adjustment layers and adjustment layer masks
• Layer comps
• Detailed use of 3D layers including live 3D edit and texture editing (Photoshop CS4 Extended only)
Painting modes and layer modes
• Colorising
• Hand-tinting
Displacement maps
• What is a displacement map?
• Creating your own displacement map
• Using Photoshop’s in-built maps
• Using displacement maps with type to create special effects
Clipping groups
• Clipping paths to create selected areas
• Using displacement maps with type to create special effects
Customising Photoshops Interface
• Shortcuts
• Workspace

Advanced Sharpening Techniques
• Unsharp Mask on highpass
• Unsharp Mask on edges using channel (alpha)
Shape tool
• Working with and editing shapes
• Creating and importing custom shapes, eg logos for re-use
• Saving in shapes panel
Alpha Channels
• Creating effects adjusting images and selections with channels
• Creating metallic appearances eg brass, chrome
• Spot channels
Montages
• Creating montages with layer masks
• Creating realistic photo montages to include reflections on various surface types (eg metal, water etc) and custom shadows
• Creating 360-degree panoramas
Automation and Scripts
• PDF Presentation
• Droplets
• Photomerge
• Web Gallery
Using the Actions panel
• Using, adjusting and creating textures
• Batch-processing several files
Video
• Non-square pixels for TV
• Video painting, cloning and text on multiple frames (Photoshop CS4 Extended only)