Course Description
You familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS4. Now, you may want to enhance images and work with videos. In this course, you will work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop CS4.
Course Objective: You will enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects, retouch images, work with video files, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate with other Adobe applications.
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® CS4: 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 tools available in Adobe Photoshop to enhance an image.
create and edit vector paths.
create custom fills and patterns.
work with layers.
automate tasks in Adobe Photoshop.
use the video tools available in Adobe Photoshop to edit and export video files.
work with other Adobe applications.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Enhancing Images
Topic 1A: Retouch Images
Topic 1B: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers
Lesson 2: Working with Vector Paths
Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
Topic 2B: Edit Paths
Lesson 3: Applying Custom Fills
Topic 3A: Create Swatches and Gradients
Topic 3B: Create Custom Patterns and Brushes
Lesson 4: Working with Layers
Topic 4A: Blend Layers
Topic 4B: Work with Shape Layers
Topic 4C: Work with Masks
Topic 4D: Apply Special Effects to a Layer
Lesson 5: Automating Tasks
Topic 5A: Work with Actions
Topic 5B: Automate Tasks in Adobe Bridge
Lesson 6: Working with Video Files
Topic 6A: Edit Video Files
Topic 6B: Export Video Files
Lesson 7: Integrating with Other Adobe Applications
Topic 7A: Integrate with Adobe Illustrator
Topic 7B: Edit a Photoshop File with Adobe Acrobat