Lynda.com Photoshop and Bridge CS5 for Photographers New Features

Author: Chris Orwig
Duration (hr:min): 02:46
Released on: 4/12/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

In Photoshop and Bridge CS5 for Photographers New Features, author Chris Orwig explores the enhancements in Photoshop CS5 and Bridge CS5 from a photographer's perspective. This course introduces the Mini Bridge, a brand new panel to browse and open images without leaving Photoshop, expanded layer functionality, improved sharpening and noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw, cleaning up and enhancing photographs with the new Bristle Brush and content-aware tools, and working with the new High Dynamic Range (HDR) toning controls. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

• Browsing and opening files from Mini Bridge
• Adding custom watermarks to photos
• Performing content-aware healing
• Sharpening, reducing noise, and adding film grain in Adobe Camera Raw
• Editing styles and effects on multiple layers at once
• Selecting with a smart radius
• Applying the HDR Toning adjustment
• Making lens corrections to adjust for distortion
• Auto straightening a photograph

Content:

Welcome - 02:51

    Welcome - 2:14 - 15.2 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:37 - 0.5 MB

1. Working with Bridge - 17:14

    Introducing PDF watermarking - 2:09 - 1.8 MB
    Adding a custom watermark to a PDF - 5:16 - 6.2 MB
    Using the new Export panel - 4:45 - 5.1 MB
    Improved batch renaming - 3:09 - 3.6 MB
    Working between Bridge and Photoshop - 1:55 - 2.2 MB

2. Introducing Mini Bridge - 20:11

    Getting started with Mini Bridge - 4:17 - 3.7 MB
    Creating a custom Mini Bridge shortcut - 2:01 - 1.9 MB
    Working with Bridge and Mini Bridge - 2:18 - 3.1 MB
    Finding and reviewing photos - 4:15 - 6.0 MB
    Opening documents - 4:22 - 7.8 MB
    Customizing the position and display - 2:58 - 3.7 MB

3. Adobe Camera Raw Improvements - 16:54

    Sharpening enhancements - 5:01 - 6.8 MB
    Reducing noise - 5:23 - 6.0 MB
    Using Post-Crop Vignetting - 3:51 - 4.7 MB
    Adding film grain - 2:39 - 4.1 MB

4. Effective Workspace Control - 04:58

    Selecting and modifying a Photoshop workspace - 1:52 - 2.2 MB
    Creating a custom workspace - 3:06 - 3.6 MB

5. Expanded Layer Functionality - 08:38

    Adjusting layer style effects on multiple layers at once - 2:41 - 3.1 MB
    Modifying multiple layers at once - 2:34 - 3.3 MB
    Combining multiple documents with tabs - 1:50 - 2.4 MB
    Dragging content into Photoshop as a Smart Object - 1:33 - 2.0 MB

6. Smarter Selections - 20:56

    Making better selections using Smart Radius - 6:21 - 8.5 MB
    Removing a model from a background - 10:12 - 14.8 MB
    Changing the colors of a shirt - 4:23 - 5.1 MB

7. Brand-New Brushes - 07:46

    Using the new brushes in a photographic workflow - 5:52 - 6.9 MB
    Getting more efficient with brushes - 1:54 - 1.8 MB

8. Content-Aware Tools - 10:17

    Content-aware spot healing - 3:17 - 3.4 MB
    Replacing backgrounds with Content-Aware Fill - 4:19 - 5.2 MB
    Cleaning up multiple elements with Content-Aware Fill - 2:41 - 3.7 MB

9. Crop and Straighten Enhancements - 04:24

    Cropping and straightening a photograph - 2:47 - 3.8 MB
    Auto-straightening a photograph - 1:37 - 1.9 MB

10. Correcting Perspective and Distortion - 12:27

    Accessing lens correction - 1:10 - 1.6 MB
    Automatic lens correction - 2:24 - 3.2 MB
    Working with the custom lens correction controls - 4:53 - 6.3 MB
    Customizing lens distortion removal - 2:12 - 2.7 MB
    Panoramic lens correction - 1:48 - 2.2 MB

11. HDR Comes of Age - 18:58

    Toning HDR photographs - 5:21 - 7.9 MB
    Blending HDR toning for a more subtle effect - 4:34 - 7.6 MB
    Working with HDR Pro - 4:52 - 5.8 MB
    Getting creative with HDR Pro - 4:11 - 5.9 MB

12. Additional Enhancements - 20:43

    Working with the Target Adjustment tool - 2:26 - 2.7 MB
    Working with the new HUD color picker - 5:08 - 5.7 MB
    Creating a neutral density gradient - 3:25 - 4.4 MB
    Changing a photograph to black and white using the LAB action - 3:15 - 3.9 MB
    Launching Photoshop in 32-bit mode - 3:01 - 3.7 MB
    New printing settings - 3:28 - 3.9 MB

Conclusion - 00:38

    Goodbye - 0:38 - 4.6 MB