- Using the Clone Stamp Tool and the Lens Correction Filter in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 29, 2009
- The Clone Stamp tool lets you copy pixels from anyplace in your image (or even another image) and then paint them some where else. This excerpt shows you how to use the Clone Stamp tool and Lens Correction filter in Photoshop CS4.
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- Smart Objects, Text, Filters, and Actions in Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Apr 23, 2009
- Smart Object layers have special abilities. You can transform it and it will maintain all of its original quality and resolution, even if you scale it down to 10 pixels tall and back up to 1000 pixels tall. Learn how to work with Smart Objects in Photoshop CS4.
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- Color Management in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 21, 2009
- Conrad Chavez and David Blatner describe the details of color management in Adobe Photoshop CS4.
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- Page Design in Dreamweaver CS4 with apDiv Tags
- Apr 20, 2009
- Short of coding your own CSS, the apDiv feature in Dreamweaver CS4 gives you as much flexibility and convenience in page design as you'll find in any environment. David Karlins provides a tour of this handy tag and its features for speedy web page creation.
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- Color Correction in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 16, 2009
- Whether it’s adjusting the exposure, increasing contrast, or boosting saturation, Photoshop is the place to improve an image.
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- Perfecting Focus and Lighting Enhancements in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 16, 2009
- Focus work is commonly required for composites that involve landscapes and other images with relatively long distances between the farthest discernable object in the frame and the viewer. Lighting layers are surprisingly easy to create, while providing great visual impact. This excerpt shows you how to work with focus and lighting enhancements in Photoshop CS4.
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- Previewing Images in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 16, 2009
- Conrad Chavez and David Blatner show you how to generate and work with previews in Photoshop CS4.
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- Photoshop CS4 Workflow Tips
- Apr 15, 2009
- Since compositing is, by definition, the blending of multiple images into one, it makes sense to discuss some new ways to work with multiple images onscreen. Photoshop introduces some great workflow enhancements that make this task quite a bit easier and more flexible.
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- Layer Masking in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 14, 2009
- When working in Photoshop, you’ll often need to combine multiple images together into a new composite image. Those original images, however, may have backgrounds or objects that you no longer want. This is where Layer Masks come in.
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- 3D in Photoshop CS4
- Apr 13, 2009
- Photoshop includes many improvements to 3D workflow, such as a more powerful rendering engine and the ability to create and manipulate various kinds of lights and materials. This excerpt explains them in detail.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Evaluating Images
- Apr 13, 2009
- Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe explain the three features that Camera Raw offers that help you evaluate the raw image: the histogram, the image preview, and the RGB readout and color samplers.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Portrait Sharpening
- Apr 9, 2009
- Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe walk you through an portrait sharpening example as executed by Martin Evening.
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- Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Using Stock Images
- Apr 8, 2009
- Learn how to work with stock agency photos, including how to find what you need, and licensing and restrictions associated with stock photos.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Local Corrections in Camera Raw
- Apr 7, 2009
- Camera Raw 5 now has the same set of local adjustments that Lightroom 2.0 unleashed. Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe show you how to use them.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Camera Raw Preferences
- Apr 2, 2009
- Learn how to set preferences for default image settings, Camera Raw cache, DNG file handling, and JPG and TIFF file handling.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Batch Rename
- Mar 31, 2009
- For the purposes of organizing, searching for, and locating the image(s) you want, it’s useful to develop a naming convention that will aid in your efforts, and Batch Rename can help you do this.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Really Smart Objects
- Mar 25, 2009
- Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe show you how mixing Camera Raw’s newfound local image corrections with Smart Objects can add another dimension to using raw files.
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- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4: Using Adobe DNG Converter
- Mar 23, 2009
- Adobe DNG Converted is a convenient way to process large numbers of images into DNG format. Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe show you how.
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- Chris Orwig's Lightroom Tips & Tricks: Picture Package, Print Sharpening, Prints and Printing, and Web Gallery Options
- Mar 9, 2009
- Chris Orwig offers some handy Lightroom tips, including working with Grid or Picture Package templates, print sharpening, getting prints to a lab, printing and rendering intent, and web gallery options.
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- Retouching Blemishes in Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Mar 7, 2009
- Chris Orwig shows you how to remove blemishes and reduce wrinkles (only in Photoshop, unfortunately).
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