Course Description

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:

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5: Level 2 is intended for intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop. The course covers the Adobe Visual Communication, using Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 ACE exam objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate and Adobe Certified Expert exams. Please refer to the CD-ROM that came with this course for the document that maps the Adobe Visual Communication using Photoshop CS5 objectives and the Adobe Photoshop CS5 ACE exam objectives to the content in the Adobe Photoshop CS5 series

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe® Photoshop® CS5: Level 1 (First Look) 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 image-editing tools in Photoshop to manipulate and enhance the appearance of an image.
create and edit vector paths.
work with shape layers and masks.
automate tasks in Adobe Photoshop.
use the tools available in Adobe Photoshop to edit and export video files.
work with other Adobe applications.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Enhancing Images
Topic 1A: Create Gradients
Topic 1B: Retouch Images
Topic 1C: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers

Lesson 2: Working with Vector Paths
Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
Topic 2B: Edit Paths

Lesson 3: Working with Shape Layers and Masks
Topic 3A: Work with Shape Layers
Topic 3B: Work with Masks
Topic 3C: Apply Special Effects to a Layer

Lesson 4: Automating Tasks
Topic 4A: Work with Actions
Topic 4B: Automate Tasks Using Adobe Bridge

Lesson 5: Working with Video Files
Topic 5A: Edit Video Files Topic 5B: Export Video Files

Lesson 6: Integrating with Other Adobe Applications
Topic 6A: Integrate with Adobe® Illustrator®
Topic 6B: Edit a Photoshop File in Adobe® Acrobat