by Deke McClelland | Publisher: Total Training | Release Date: January 2005 | ISBN: 00320090079SI

Explore the endless possibilities of digital imaging with Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS2. The comprehensive videos are indispensable for getting up to speed on Adobe's flagship graphics program.

1. Chapter 1: What Photoshop Can Do
   • INTRODUCTION 00:02:18
   • Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS 2 00:02:43
   • Moving a Selection from One Image into Another 00:03:00
   • Correcting Colors 00:02:44
   • Fixing Details with the Clone Stamp Tool 00:02:11
   • Using Adjustment Layers 00:03:00
   • Sharpening the Focus 00:01:39
   • Creating a Dramatic Sky & Cropping the Image 00:02:30
   • Text Effects 00:05:49
2. Chapter 2: The Bridge
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:52
   • Introducing the Adobe Bridge 00:02:49
   • Using the Lightbox & Thumbnail View 00:05:52
   • Using the Filmstrip View 00:01:51
   • Viewing Thumbnail Metadata & Labeling 00:03:54
   • Showing Off New Features 00:03:08
   • Managing Your Images 00:01:27
   • File Naming Inside the Bridge 00:07:32
   • Workspaces, Location Tracking & Slide Shows 00:05:38
3. Chapter 3: Setting Up 'Shop
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:35
   • Setting Preferences 00:06:28
   • Choosing Color Settings 00:04:58
   • Choosing Creative Suite Color Settings 00:02:49
   • Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts 00:04:44
   • Organizing Palettes & Saving Workspaces 00:04:30
4. Chapter 4: Navigation and Resolution
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:54
   • Zooming an Image 00:04:50
   • Scrolling & Panning 00:03:25
   • Changing Resolution & Image Size 00:06:00
   • Upsampling an Image 00:04:29
   • Downsampling an Image 00:04:23
   • Using the Navigator Palette 00:03:53
   • Customizing Your View 00:04:05
5. Chapter 5: Rotate and Crop
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:42
   • Introducing the Crop Tool 00:04:06
   • Cropping with the Crop Tool 00:01:49
   • Cropping with the Marquee Tool 00:02:10
   • Automating Crop & Straighten 00:04:05
   • Straightening with the Measure Tool 00:06:09
   • Cropping with Perspective 00:03:37
6. Chapter 6: Basic Color Correction
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:55
   • Introducing Variations 00:05:20
   • Adjusting Color with Variations 00:02:14
   • Correcting Color with Variations 00:05:07
   • Using the Fade Command 00:02:27
   • Modifying Colors with Hue/Saturation 00:07:50
   • Specifying Colors in Hue/Saturation 00:06:11
   • Selecting Color Ranges in Hue/Saturation 00:04:24
7. Chapter 7: Red-Eye Removal and Recolor
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:48
   • Correcting Red Eye 00:05:05
   • Using the Red Eye Tool 00:04:05
   • Recoloring with the Brush Tool 00:05:04
   • Using the Color Replacement Tool 00:05:29
8. Chapter 8: Painting with the Edit Tools
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:43
   • Introducing the Dodge Tool 00:05:59
   • Introducing the Burn Tool 00:03:13
   • Introducing the Sponge & Focus Tools 00:04:59
   • Using the Dodge Tool 00:04:41
   • Using the Burn Tool 00:03:18
   • Working with the Sponge Tool 00:04:00
   • Pushing Pixels with the Smudge Tool 00:06:06
9. Chapter 9: Clone, Heal, and Patch
   • INTRODUCTION 00:01:06
   • Introducing the Clone Stamp Tool 00:05:58
   • Compositing with the Clone Stamp Tool 00:03:35
   • Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool 00:03:01
   • The Healing Brush & the Options Bar 00:06:34
   • Healing & Fading 00:02:35
   • Creating Textures & Patterns 00:04:52
   • Using the Patch Tool 00:05:29
10. Chapter 10: Using the Selection Tools
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:49
    • Introducing the Selection Tools 00:03:59
    • Using the Magic Wand Tool 00:04:00
    • Exploring Magic Wand Options 00:04:01
    • Using the Grow & Similar Commands 00:02:27
    • Selecting with the Polygonal Lasso Tool 00:03:21
    • Selecting with the Marquee Tool 00:02:08
    • Saving & Loading a Selection Outline 00:04:56
    • Making a Composite 00:03:12
    • Adding a Drop Shadow 00:02:33
    • Cleaning Up a Selection Edge 00:04:30
11. Chapter 11: Selecting with Color Range
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:10
    • Selecting Translucency 00:03:37
    • Darkening with the Multiply Blend Mode 00:01:40
    • Defining a Color Range 00:05:28
    • Selecting Image Highlights 00:03:42
    • Compositing Highlights into an Image 00:03:34
12. Chapter 12: Making the Most of History
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:00
    • Modifying an Image Using Variations 00:02:08
    • Using Undo 00:04:09
    • Using the History Brush 00:01:27
    • Understanding History States 00:04:24
    • Fixing Saved Files 00:03:37
    • Choosing History Options 00:02:54
    • Saving Snapshots 00:02:27
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:38
13. Chapter 13: Introducing Layers
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:11
    • Customizing the Layers Palette 00:04:14
    • Creating a Layer Via Copy 00:04:08
    • Using the Spherize Command & the Eraser Tool 00:04:39
    • Moving Layers in the Canvas 00:02:43
    • Blending Layers 00:02:14
    • Creating a Clipping Mask 00:04:08
    • Changing the Layer Order 00:03:19
    • Using the Fade Command 00:02:26
    • Using a Levels Adjustment Layer 00:02:03
    • Activating a Layer & Making a Composite 00:02:59
    • Resizing the Canvas 00:02:34
    • Feathering a Selection to Create a Vignette 00:04:40
14. Chapter 14: Groups and Comps
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:54
    • Introducing Layer Groups & Comps 00:02:17
    • Applying Gaussian Blur & Deleting Layers 00:03:41
    • Merging Layers 00:03:00
    • Creating a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer 00:02:14
    • Working with Layer Groups 00:07:11
    • Creating a Repeating Pattern 00:07:15
    • Modifying a Layer Comp 00:04:16
    • Creating a New Layer Comp 00:06:27
15. Chapter 15: Opacity and Blend Modes
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:46
    • Introducing Opacity & Blend Modes 00:03:37
    • Adjusting Layer Opacity 00:03:09
    • Adjusting the Fill Value 00:04:02
    • Understanding Last Document State 00:02:18
    • Introducing Blend Modes 00:02:19
    • Using the Normal & Dissolve Blend Modes 00:02:20
    • Using the Darkening Blend Modes 00:02:19
    • Changing Blend Modes with Keyboard Shortcuts 00:01:37
    • Using the Lightening Blend Modes 00:02:54
    • Using Overlay through Hard Mix Blend Modes 00:04:37
    • Using Difference through Luminosity Blend Modes 00:02:56
    • Applying Motion Blur to a Text Layer 00:03:37
    • Updating Layer Comps 00:02:29
16. Chapter 16: Advanced Blending
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:20
    • Introducing Advanced Blending 00:01:27
    • Creating a Lens Flare 00:03:45
    • Merging Layers with Screen Mode 00:01:15
    • Preserving Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac Dock 00:01:05
    • Previewing Free Transform 00:02:12
    • Merging Blend Modes 00:06:00
    • Adding a Logo Element 00:03:39
    • Grouping & Naming Layers 00:01:07
    • Creating Knockouts 00:04:32
    • Using the Luminance Blend Mode 00:06:27
    • Colorizing a Layer 00:01:23
    • Creating a Knockout from a Layer 00:04:29
17. Chapter 17: Layer Styles
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:51
    • Introducing Layer Styles 00:03:23
    • Colorizing an Individual Group Using Blend Modes 00:03:57
    • Selecting Layers with Keyboard Shortcuts 00:01:46
    • Applying a Drop Shadow to a Layer 00:05:33
    • Creating a Directional Inner Glow Using Inner Shadow 00:03:59
    • Adjusting Layer Colors 00:02:57
    • Duplicating Layer Effects 00:04:08
    • Working with the Layers Palette 00:05:40
    • Transparency Masking & Painting with Layer Styles 00:03:10
    • Enabling Layer Masks & Effects 00:05:04
    • Adjusting Opacity & Fill inside Layers 00:03:34
    • Saving & Applying a New Layer Style 00:05:10
18. Chapter 18: Masks and Channels
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:40
    • Selecting an Image with the Magic Wand Tool 00:02:34
    • Using the Channels Palette & Mixing Channels 00:06:36
    • Choosing a Blend Mode Best Suited for a Mask 00:03:46
    • Using the Variations Tool to Improve a Mask 00:03:14
    • Fixing the Edge of a Mask Using Inner Glow 00:04:15
    • Selecting a Color Channel Best Suited for a Mask 00:04:59
    • Adjusting Levels in a Color Channel 00:02:39
    • Using the Dodge & Burn Tools to Make a Mask 00:04:31
    • Inverting & Combining Channels for Mask Edges 00:04:32
    • Changing the Color of the Rebuilt Overlay 00:02:06
    • Fixing Masks with the Brush Tool 00:02:15
    • Compositing a Masked Image into Another Background 00:02:48
    • Matching the Color Temperature of Images 00:04:11
    • Fixing Mask Edges with Inner Shadow 00:02:47
19. Chapter 19: Transform and Warp
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:39
    • Introducing Transformations 00:04:59
    • Masking with the Levels Command 00:03:28
    • Using Free Transform 00:07:19
    • Duplicating Transformations 00:04:53
    • Transforming Selections 00:10:24
    • Masking with the Calculations Command 00:05:13
    • Warping an Image 00:08:15
    • Modifying an Image with a Layer Mask 00:06:25
20. Chapter 20: Creating and Editing Type
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:58
    • Working with the Pen Tool 00:05:45
    • Introducing Text 00:03:36
    • Editing Text 00:04:03
    • Creating Point & Area Text 00:03:56
    • Modifying Existing Text 00:06:16
    • Modifying Multiple Text Layers at Once 00:03:26
    • Using Advanced Formatting Options 00:04:21
21. Chapter 21: Special Type Effects
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:30
    • Checking Spelling in a Type Layer 00:05:30
    • Warping & Transforming Text 00:07:02
    • Working with Text on a Path 00:06:03
    • Applying Effects to Text on a Path 00:05:24
    • Placing Text inside a Path 00:05:57
    • Using Advanced Text Formatting 00:02:12
    • Adjusting Leading 00:05:12
    • Adjusting Kerning 00:04:36
22. Chapter 22: Vector-Based Shapes
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:50
    • Resolving Font Issues 00:04:13
    • The Advantages of Vector-Based Shapes 00:07:22
    • Introducing the Vitruvian Man & Shapes 00:02:16
    • Introducing the Shape Tools & Fill 00:06:01
    • Applying a Stroke Layer Effect 00:03:25
    • Using the Exclude Overlapping Command 00:02:20
    • Modifying a Shape Using the Arrow Tools 00:01:10
    • Intersect, Subtract, Add & Combine Path Components 00:01:40
    • Working with the Polygon Tool 00:04:00
    • Deleting Paths & Drawing a Gradient Arrow 00:07:05
    • Working with Custom Shapes 00:03:55
    • Creating a Custom Shape 00:05:48
23. Chapter 23: Printing and Output
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:52
    • Using the Print with Preview Command 00:05:33
    • Exploring Output Options 00:01:54
    • Managing Color 00:02:14
    • Using the Printer Dialog Box 00:02:20
    • Using the Contact Sheet II Command 00:06:43
    • Creating a Picture Package 00:06:20
    • Creating a Web Photo Gallery 00:05:25
24. Chapter 24: Actions
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:27
    • Introducing Actions 00:01:55
    • Creating a Custom Action 00:04:02
    • Modifying an Action 00:02:05
    • Playing an Action 00:02:26
    • Loading & Saving Actions 00:02:45
    • Deleting & Adding Steps in an Action 00:04:35
    • Applying a Gradient Map 00:03:44
    • Correcting Anti-Aliasing 00:02:52
    • Adding a Drop Shadow 00:01:27
    • Testing an Action 00:02:11
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:19
25. Chapter 25: Adjusting Levels
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:15
    • Using the Brightness/Contrast Command 00:03:03
    • Adjusting Levels Automatically 00:04:08
    • Using the Auto Commands 00:05:54
    • Working with the Levels Command 00:05:54
    • Adjusting Individual Color Channels 00:07:59
    • Fixing Washed Out Colors 00:03:30
26. Chapter 26: Curves, Shadows, and Highlights
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:44
    • When Levels Won't Do 00:04:57
    • Introducing Curves 00:05:27
    • Using the Histogram Palette 00:03:15
    • Adjusting Values in Curves 00:07:05
    • Balancing Color in Curves 00:04:14
    • Making Final Corrections 00:03:04
    • Working with the Pencil Tool 00:03:00
    • Using the Shadow/Highlight Command 00:04:49
    • Using the Advanced Shadow/Highlight Options 00:06:12
27. Chapter 27: Adjustment Layers
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:51
    • Pasting an Image into a Selection 00:05:41
    • Using a Photo Filter Adjustment Layer 00:02:26
    • Affecting an Adjustment Layer with a Gradient Mask 00:05:49
    • Using a Levels Adjustment Layer 00:04:24
    • Creating an Adjustment Layer without a Layer Mask 00:01:12
    • Adding a Layer Mask or a Vector Mask 00:02:57
    • Using a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer 00:04:28
    • Using an Inverse Adjustment Layer 00:03:13
    • Assigning a Shortcut for a Levels Adjustment Layer 00:02:35
28. Chapter 28: Camera Raw
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:50
    • Using the Adobe Digital Negative Converter 00:05:07
    • Working inside the Camera Raw Dialog Box 00:03:42
    • Making Color Adjustments 00:04:02
    • Modifying Levels 00:04:41
    • Using the Detail & Lens Tabs 00:05:50
    • Using the Curve & Calibrate Tabs 00:02:35
    • Using Advanced Camera Raw Options 00:07:03
29. Chapter 29: High Bit Depth and Exposure
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:17
    • Understanding Bit Depth 00:05:40
    • Comparing 8 & 16 Bit Grayscale Ranges 00:04:32
    • Using an Amalgam Mask to Isolate Grays 00:04:16
    • Comparing 8 & 16 Bit File Types & Sizes 00:02:24
    • Getting Ready to Merge Images 00:06:32
    • Using the Image Processor to Convert Camera Raw to JPEG 00:02:22
    • Performing an HDR Exposure Merge 00:04:11
    • Adjusting the Exposure in an HDR Image 00:04:21
    • Converting from HDR to 16 Bit 00:05:48
30. Chapter 30: Sharpening Focus
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:14
    • Introducing the Sharpen Filters 00:02:38
    • Using Unsharp Mask 00:07:16
    • Understanding How Unsharp Mask Works 00:05:37
    • Sharpening a Low Quality JPEG Image 00:05:11
    • Fading & Blending Unsharp Mask 00:05:01
    • Introducing Smart Sharpen 00:08:06
    • Correcting a Lens Blur with Smart Sharpen 00:07:46
    • Correcting Motion Blur with Smart Sharpen 00:04:37
31. Chapter 31: Blurring and Averaging
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:53
    • Using Gaussian Blur 00:04:35
    • Using the Median & Dust & Scratches Filters 00:04:00
    • Creating Box & Surface Blurs 00:04:08
    • Using Smart Blur 00:02:33
    • Creating Lens & Shape Blurs 00:03:55
    • Creating Motion & Radial Blurs 00:03:44
    • Removing Stray Hairs Using Median 00:03:43
    • Painting a Blur inside of a Layer Mask 00:05:35
    • Reducing Noise & Restoring Highlights 00:06:16
    • Removing JPEG Artifacts 00:03:36
    • Creating Clouds & Adding a Gradient 00:05:04
    • Creating Stars Using the Add Noise Filter 00:05:01
    • Averaging Colors 00:05:17
32. Chapter 32: Filters and Masks
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:51
    • Using the Lens Blur Filter 00:07:18
    • Using a Gradient as a Depth Mask 00:02:53
    • Blending Channels to Create a New Mask 00:03:34
    • Using a Mask to Create a Depth of Field Effect 00:02:59
    • Looking at Different Sharpening Results 00:05:27
    • Applying Multiple Filters to a Layer 00:04:49
    • Creating an Edge Mask to Sharpen an Image 00:07:17
    • Applying Smart Sharpen to an Edge Mask 00:02:40
33. Chapter 33: Distort and Displace
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:20
    • Using the Spherize Filter 00:06:59
    • Using the Pinch Filter 00:01:35
    • More Distortion Wackiness 00:03:38
    • Making a Lens Correction 00:09:37
    • Introducing Displacement Maps 00:02:12
    • Understanding Displacement Maps 00:08:35
    • Using the Displace Filter 00:02:51
    • Creating a Displacement Map 00:07:39
    • Making Someone Thinner with a Displacement Map 00:03:10
34. Chapter 34: Liquify
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:53
    • Introducing the Liquify Filter 00:02:28
    • Using the Show Backdrop Options 00:05:18
    • Setting Brush Options 00:01:59
    • Warping Images with the Forward Warp Tool 00:01:49
    • Viewing Wireframes with the Show Mesh Command 00:01:46
    • Warping with Other Liquify Tools 00:03:58
    • Restoring & Masking Warped Images 00:01:17
    • Creating a Superhero Face Using the Liquify Tools 00:07:53
    • Using the Reconstruct Tool to Restore Details 00:01:41
    • Saving & Reloading Wireframe Meshes 00:04:45
    • Closing Comments 00:01:10
35. Chapter 35: Vanishing Point
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:22
    • Introducing the Vanishing Point Filter 00:06:27
    • Selecting in Perspective with the Marquee Tool 00:03:28
    • Cloning in Perspective with the Stamp Tool 00:06:10
    • Compositing Images Using Vanishing Point 00:08:03
    • Using Copy Merged in Vanishing Point 00:03:02
    • Fixing Edges with a Black Outer Glow 00:01:49
    • Working with Text in Vanishing Point 00:06:18
36. Chapter 36: Smart Objects
    • INTRODUCTION 00:01:06
    • Introducing Smart Objects 00:03:29
    • Creating a Smart Object 00:03:06
    • Dynamically Transforming Smart Objects 00:03:17
    • Introduction to Updating Smart Objects 00:01:51
    • Changing the Color of a Transparency Pattern 00:01:17
    • Replacing & Updating Smart Objects 00:05:44
    • Importing Vector Smart Objects 00:04:31
    • Pasting Illustrations as Smart Objects 00:02:38
    • Importing a Camera Raw Image as a Smart Object 00:03:19
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:50