Photoshop CS4 Power Session
For Photoshop Users that want a quick, convenient way to unlock the potential of Photoshop CS4's new features.
Release Date: 2008-09-22
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Matt welcomes you to the course and gives a quick overview of what he will be covering</p>
Duration: 1 mins 19 seconds
The CS4 Interface Enhancements
<p>Let us start out by checking out some of the new interface improvements in Photoshop CS4</p>
Duration: 9 mins 50 seconds
The New Adjustments Panel
<p>All of the image adjustments are now located in one panel.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 47 seconds
Quick Tip: Quickly Deleting Layers
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 26 seconds
The Vibrance Adjustment
<p>If you have used Camera Raw before you will probably like the Vibrance adjustment. Now it is in Photoshop as an adjustment layer too.</p>
Duration: 4 mins 58 seconds
The Masks Panel
<p>Working with and refining masks just got a lot easier.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 8 seconds
Select Color Range Improvements
<p>The Color Range selection helper got an enhancement too</p>
Duration: 3 mins 58 seconds
Quick Tip: On Image Adjustments
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 2 mins 29 seconds
Better Dodging and Burning
<p>Dodging and burning in Photoshop actually works more like you would think it should work in CS4</p>
Duration: 4 mins 47 seconds
Content Aware Scaling, Part 1
<p>By far one of the coolest new features in CS4. Content aware scaling let's you add or remove areas from your images without squishing or stretching key parts of the image.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 32 seconds
Content Aware Scaling, Part 2
<p>How we can put content aware scaling to work for printing</p>
Duration: 6 mins 5 seconds
Quick Tip: Changing Your Interface Color
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 17 seconds
Smart Object Enhancements
<p>Smart Object lovers will like the new upgrades in CS4</p>
Duration: 5 mins 17 seconds
Quick Tip: The New Pixel Grid
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 13 seconds
Print Enhancements
<p>Have Photoshop manage the colors in your print job</p>
Duration: 2 mins 28 seconds
Cloning and Healing Overlay Previews
<p>The Clone Stamp tool and Healing Brush now have a preview on the brush itself</p>
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Quick Tip: Drag Resizing Your Brushes
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 46 seconds
Canvas Rotation
<p>Traditional artists will love this new feature that lets you rotate the canvas to any angle right on screen</p>
Duration: 2 mins 12 seconds
Quick Tip: Better Colors with Kuler
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 15 seconds
Flash Panels
<p>Another one of the cooler enhancements in CS4 – the ability to create or own palettes</p>
Duration: 6 mins 38 seconds
Quick Tip: New Interface Shortcuts
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 44 seconds
Camera Raw Graduated Filter
<p>Simulate a Gradiated Neutral density filter right inside of Camera Raw</p>
Duration: 6 mins 37 seconds
Camera Raw Adjustment Brush, Part 1
<p>Using a brush inside of camera raw you can now paint on specific areas of your photo to increase or decrease exposure, color, sharpness, and contrast selectively</p>
Duration: 11 mins 16 seconds
Camera Raw Adjustment Brush, Part 2
<p>Some retouching tricks you can do with the new Adjustment Brush in Camera Raw</p>
Duration: 4 mins 15 seconds
Quick Tip: Adjustment Brush Tip
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 8 seconds
Post Crop Vignette
<p>Now you can darken the edges of your images after you crop the photo and still have it apply to the newly cropped edges</p>
Duration: 4 mins 38 seconds
Quick Tip: Negative Clarity
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 45 seconds
The New Bridge Interface Changes
<p>Bridge CS4 got somewhat of a facelift. Check out some of the new interface features</p>
Duration: 4 mins 22 seconds
Quick Tip: Auto Launching Bridge
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 0 mins 59 seconds
The New Review Mode in Bridge CS4
<p>Take a look at the new way to review your images and photos in Bridge CS4</p>
Duration: 3 mins 56 seconds
Working with Collections in CS4
<p>Collections are not necessarily new, but the way we work with them in CS4 is</p>
Duration: 4 mins 46 seconds
Smart Collections – What are they and how to use them?
<p>Make sure collections automatically stay updated with new photos using the new Smart Collections</p>
Duration: 6 mins 59 seconds
Quick Tip: Image Thumbnail Grids
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 4 seconds
Creating Web Galleries, Contact Sheets and PDFs
<p>Bridge CS4 offers a new way for us to create web galleries, contact sheets and PDFs. And it's a lot more visual then it ever was</p>
Duration: 6 mins 42 seconds
Opening Multiple Images Into Separate Layers
<p>Now you can open multiple images into the same Photoshop document and Bridge will put them all into separate layers.</p>
Duration: 2 mins 48 seconds
Quick Tip: GUI Improvements
<p>Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip</p>
Duration: 1 mins 18 seconds
Auto-stacking Panoramas and HDR Images
<p>If you shoot a lot of panos or HDR images then you&amp;amp;acirc;ll love Bridge&amp;amp;acirc;s new ability to auto stack your photos for you to help keep things organized</p>
Duration: 2 mins 1 seconds
Extending the Depth of Field
<p>If you have got several photos with different focus points, you can use the Auto Blend feature to extend the depth of field and give you a sharp image all the way across</p>
Duration: 7 mins 3 seconds
A Photoshop CS4 Extended 3D Overview
<p>We will take a quick look at some of the new 3D tools inside of Photoshop Extended</p>
Duration: 6 mins 31 seconds
Conclusion
<p>Thanks for following along. Hope you learned a lot</p>
Duration: 0 mins 29 seconds