Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection

by Adobe Creative Team

• ISBN13: 9780321480200
• ISBN10: 0321480201
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

The fastest, easiest way to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 and Premiere Elements 3 for Windows - all in one book!

Table of Contents

Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book	p. 1
Prerequisites	p. 1
Requirements on your computer	p. 2
Required skills	p. 2
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0	p. 3
Copying the Classroom in a Book files	p. 3
Copying the Lessons files from the CD	p. 3
Creating a work folder	p. 4
Creating a catalog	p. 4
Reconnecting missing files to a catalog	p. 7
Additional resources	p. 9
Adobe Certification	p. 9
A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements
How Photoshop Elements works	p. 11
Workspaces	p. 11
The Organizer workspace	p. 13
The Editor workspace	p. 14
Workflow	p. 16
Attaching media	p. 16
Getting photos from cameras, card readers, and from files and folders	p. 16
Creating a new catalog	p. 17
Using the Adobe Photo Downloader	p. 19
To get photos from a digital camera or card reader	p. 19
To get photos from files and folders	p. 23
Reviewing and comparing	p. 24
Viewing photos at full screen or side-by-side	p. 24
Choosing files	p. 26
Sharing photos in e-mail	p. 26
Using Help	p. 30
To navigate Help	p. 30
To search Help topics	p. 31
Search tips	p. 31
To use the How To palette	p. 31
Hot-linked tips	p. 33
Review questions	p. 34
Review answers	p. 34
Basic Organizing
Getting started	p. 38
Getting photos	p. 38
Creating a new catalog	p. 38
Dragging photos from Windows Explorer	p. 39
Getting photos from specific locations	p. 42
Searching for photos to add	p. 43
Importing from a digital camera	p. 45
Using watched folders	p. 48
Viewing photo thumbnails in the Organizer	p. 50
Using Photo Browser view	p. 50
Using Date View	p. 52
Working with tags	p. 54
Applying tags to photos	p. 55
Creating new categories and sub-categories	p. 56
Applying and editing category assignments	p. 57
Creating and applying new tags	p. 58
Converting tags and categories	p. 60
Applying more tags to images	p. 63
Automatically finding faces for tagging	p. 64
Using tags to find pictures	p. 66
Review questions	p. 68
Review answers	p. 68
Advanced Organizing
Getting started	p. 71
Advanced Import Options	p. 72
Photo Downloader options	p. 72
To acquire still frames from a video	p. 78
Importing from a scanner	p. 80
Using the Straighten tool	p. 82
To remove red eye in the Photo Browser	p. 83
Organizing photos	p. 84
Working with Version sets	p. 85
About stacks	p. 87
Tips for working with stacks	p. 91
The Map View	p. 91
Viewing and finding photos	p. 94
To find photos by visual similarity	p. 94
Finding photos using details and metadata	p. 96
To view and manage files by their folder location	p. 96
Review questions	p. 99
Review answers	p. 99
Creations
Getting started	p. 101
Creating a Greeting Card	p. 102
Greeting card creation workflow	p. 102
Adding graphics	p. 106
Adding text over a custom shape	p. 108
Presenting your photos in a Photo gallery	p. 111
Photo gallery creation workflow	p. 111
Using the Photo Galleries Wizard	p. 112
Animate your photos in a flipbook	p. 115
Flipbook creation workflow	p. 115
Using the Flipbook Editor	p. 116
Review questions	p. 118
Review answers	p. 118
Printing, Sharing, and Exporting
Getting started	p. 121
Printing	p. 122
To print individual photos	p. 122
To print a contact sheet	p. 124
About Picture Package	p. 125
Order professionally printed photos online	p. 126
Sharing	p. 130
Using Photo Mail	p. 131
Sharing Creations: Choosing an output option	p. 132
Save As a File	p. 134
Burn to Disk	p. 135
E-mail Slide Show	p. 135
Send to TV	p. 135
Send to Premiere Elements	p. 135
Using an online sharing service	p. 136
Exporting	p. 138
To burn photos to CD or DVD	p. 138
Saving copies of the images for Web use	p. 139
Review questions	p. 142
Review answers	p. 142
Adjusting Color in Images
Getting started	p. 146
Fixing photographs automatically	p. 148
Quick Fix multiple files as a batch	p. 148
Adding the corrected files to the Organizer	p. 149
Using Quick Fix for editing	p. 151
Applying individual automatic adjustments with Quick Fix	p. 151
Opening image files for Quick Fix editing	p. 152
Using Smart Fix	p. 152
Applying other automatic fixes	p. 154
Comparing methods of fixing color	p. 156
Creating extra working copies of an image	p. 156
Automatically fixing color	p. 157
Adjusting the results of an automatic fix	p. 157
Combining automatic fix and manual image corrections	p. 160
Comparing results	p. 161
Adjusting skin tones	p. 162
Working with red eye	p. 163
Using automatic Red Eye Fix	p. 163
The Red Eye Removal tool	p. 164
Making selections	p. 166
Using the Selection Brush tool	p. 168
Editing a saved selection	p. 170
Using the Magic Selection Brush	p. 171
Working with selections	p. 173
Replacing the color of a pictured object	p. 175
Replacing a color throughout the image	p. 175
Replacing a color in a limited area of the image	p. 178
About printing color pictures	p. 183
Working with color management	p. 183
Setting up color management	p. 184
Review questions	p. 185
Review answers	p. 185
Fixing Exposure Problems
Getting started	p. 190
Brightening an underexposed image	p. 191
Using adjustment layers to edit images	p. 196
Creating adjustment layers for lighting	p. 196
Correcting parts of an image	p. 199
Creating a selection	p. 199
Correcting an overexposed area of the image	p. 203
Correcting an underexposed area with blending modes	p. 205
Adding more intensity and saving	p. 205
Improving faded or overexposed images	p. 207
Creating a set of duplicate files	p. 207
Using blending modes to fix a faded image	p. 208
Adjusting shadows and highlights manually	p. 210
Adjusting brightness and contrast manually	p. 212
Adjusting levels	p. 213
Comparing results	p. 215
Review questions	p. 217
Review answers	p. 217
Repairing and Retouching Images
Getting started	p. 222
Merging photos into a panorama	p. 222
Cropping images	p. 225
Removing wrinkles and spots	p. 226
Preparing the file for editing	p. 226
Using the Healing Brush tool	p. 227
Refining the healing work	p. 229
Restoring a damaged photograph	p. 231
Preparing a working copy of the image file	p. 231
Using the Selection Brush tool	p. 232
Refining a saved selection	p. 234
Filtering flaws out of the backdrop area	p. 236
Using the Clone Stamp tool to fill in missing areas	p. 237
Cleaning the girl's shoes	p. 239
Finishing up the project	p. 240
Review questions	p. 242
Review answers	p. 242
Working with Text
Getting started	p. 246
Placing a text label on an image	p. 246
Using the Organizer to find and open tagged files	p. 247
Adding an uneven border	p. 248
Formatting and typing a text layer	p. 249
Editing a text layer	p. 252
Saving your work file	p. 254
Overlaying text on an Image	p. 255
Creating a new document for the text	p. 256
Adding the text to multiple images	p. 257
Applying the Layer Style to the text layer	p. 259
Using Layer Styles and distortions	p. 261
Adding the subject text	p. 261
Warping text	p. 262
Stylizing and editing the text	p. 263
Creating an unstylized copy of the text layer	p. 265
Simplifying and applying a pattern to text	p. 266
Hiding and revealing layers	p. 268
Using Layer Styles and creating an animation	p. 269
Setting up layers for the project	p. 270
Adding and arranging text layers	p. 271
Adding neon effects to text	p. 272
Merging layers in preparation for animating	p. 274
Animating the two layers	p. 276
Review questions	p. 279
Review answers	p. 279
Combining Multiple Images
Getting started	p. 281
Copying from one image into another	p. 282
Placing multiple photographs in one file	p. 285
Cropping to synchronize the dimensions	p. 285
Combining pictures and resizing the canvas	p. 287
Erasing areas of image layers	p. 289
Setting up a grid for precise selections	p. 289
Erasing part of the top layer	p. 291
Erasing parts of lower layers in the image	p. 293
Finishing and saving the project	p. 295
Using a gradient clipping path	p. 297
Arranging the image layers	p. 297
Adding a gradient layer	p. 299
Applying the clipping path to a layer	p. 301
Creating a clean edge with defringing	p. 302
Review questions	p. 306
Review answers	p. 306
Advanced Editing Techniques
What is a raw image?	p. 310
The benefits of a raw image	p. 310
Workflow overview	p. 311
Getting started	p. 311
Adjusting the white balance	p. 315
Using the tone controls	p. 317
Adjusting the exposure	p. 318
Saving the image	p. 321
The DNG format	p. 321
Using histograms	p. 323
What is a histogram?	p. 323
Understanding highlights and shadows	p. 325
Using Set Gray Point	p. 329
Unsharp mask	p. 330
Applying the Unsharp Mask filter	p. 331
Create effects with the filter gallery	p. 333
Experimenting with filters In the gallery	p. 336
Using the Cookie Cutter tool	p. 337
Learning more	p. 339
Review questions	p. 340
Review answers	p. 340
Index	p. 342
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