He then explains where the project files are on the DVD. He tells you what the lesson is about, and the ways to select a region of an image and edit it independently of the other regions of the image. You are then instructed to watch the DVD. In this case it lasts 11 minutes and 45 seconds. Then it is on to the lesson where you learn to isolate an image element - in this case the top of an umbrella. He guides you on how to select color areas using the magic wand. You are shown how to use the marquee tools as well as other techniques. All the time he is dropping "Pearls of Wisdom" which are additional techniques that you will find invaluable. Then at the end, there is a "Chapter Test" where you can see how much you have learned.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One has been updated throughout to take into account the new features that are in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Some of the new sections include "Aligning Layers and Blending Photographs," which introduces the new Auto-Align Layers command that allows you to match multiple images captured from a single vantage point, and "Smart Filters," which are the long-awaited means of applying Photoshop's wide-ranging filter effects nondestructively and reversibly.
I feel that if you are new to Photoshop or have been working with Photoshop for many years without formal training, you will grow by magnitudes in your understanding and ability to use Photoshop.
Lesson overview
Lesson 1: File management and Navigation.
Lesson 2: Brightness and Contrast Adjustments.
Lesson 3: Color Balance.
Lesson 4: Selection Tools.
Lesson 5: Cropping and Transforming an Image
Lesson 6: Painting and Retouching.
Lesson 7: Masking.
Lesson 8: Focus and Distortion Filters.
Lesson 9: Layer Functions.
Lesson 10: Text and Shape Layers.
Lesson 11: Layer Styles and Specialty Layers
Lesson 12: Print Functions.
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