Course Description
You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS3. Now, you may want to enhance the images and work with videos. In this course, you'll work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop CS3.
Course Objective: You will enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects, to retouch images, to work with video files, and to automate repetitive tasks.
Target Student: This course is intended for the intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe® Photoshop® CS3: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
use the various tools to mask and clip layers to edit an image.
create and edit vector paths to use the paths to create masks.
use the tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to enhance an image.
create special effects.
use the video tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to edit video files.
automate tasks in Adobe® Photoshop®.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Masking and Clipping Layers
Topic 1A: Edit an Image Using Quick Mask Overlay
Topic 1B: Save and Edit a Selection as an Alpha Channel
Topic 1C: Work with Layer Masks
Topic 1D: Clip a Layer
Lesson 2: Masking with Vector Paths
Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
Topic 2B: Edit Paths
Topic 2C: Mask Images with Paths
Lesson 3: Enhancing Photographs
Topic 3A: Retouch Photographs Using Photoshop Tools
Topic 3B: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers
Topic 3C: Create Patterns
Topic 3D: Create Swatches and Gradients
Topic 3E: Create a Custom Brush
Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects
Topic 4A: Preview Text Effects Using Layer Comps
Topic 4B: Warp an Image
Topic 4C: Work in Vanishing Point
Lesson 5: Working with Video Files
Topic 5A: Preview Videos in Photoshop
Topic 5B: Retouch Videos
Lesson 6: Automating Tasks
Topic 6A: Create an Action
Topic 6B: Manage Actions
Topic 6C: Automate Tasks in Adobe Bridge
Appendix A: Working in Adobe Device Central CS3
Supplemental Topic Preview Images in Adobe Device Central CS3
Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping