Mixed-media professionals such as photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers will not be disappointed in Adobe's latest incarnation of Photoshop. In this release, Adobe aims hard at addressing the issues of file management, easy photo retouching, and smarter output for the Web. While Adobe manages to successfully address these issues, it also remains true to its photo editing roots. New and improved features and tools such as a painting option and an enhanced brush palette allow Photoshop to build on its reputation as the leading tool for image manipulators. New-school designers of wireless applications will smile when they discover that Photoshop offers support for WBMP-formatted graphics. Photoshop's new file management system comes in the form of a Windows Explorer-like file browser that allows users to easily sort and locate their images within various projects. Users can now organize projects by name, date, resolution, and a number of additional parameters. The enhanced brush palette allows users to create custom brushes and save them as presets that can be accessed from the Tools options bar. Users can easily vary different aspects of the brush by changing the hue, opacity, or flow of the brushes for pastels, oils, and charcoal. Photoshop also introduces a new Healing Brush and Patch Tool. With these tools, users can easily "heal" their images by removing scratches, blemishes, and other imperfections while preserving shading, lighting, and texture attributes. While Photoshop introduces an impressive array of features that allow photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers to work more effectively with Web and wireless devices, it also remains the leading tool for anyone serious about digital imaging. No other software package provides users with the ability to create such high-quality images.

OVERVIEW

   Photoshop 7 Tour

   What’s New?

   Raster vs. Vector Graphics

   Colour/Modes

 

DOCUMENTS

   File Saving Preferences

   Image Size/Resolution

   Opening & Saving

   The Browser

 

LAYERS

   Using/Creating/Deleting Layers

   Managing Layers

   Layer Effects

   Layer Shortcuts

 

SELECTION

   Selection Tools

   Using Paths

   Paint/Draw Airbrush

   Filters

 

USING TYPE

   Type Layers

   Adding & Editing

   The Type Palette

   Type Effects

 

PRINTING AND OUTPUT

   Output Choices

   Image Adjustments

   Annotation

   Conversion

 

COLOUR

   Web Safe Colours

   Colour Palette & Colour Picker

   Non-Web Safe Colours

   Custom Colour Palette

 

SAVING/WEB

   JPEG or GIF

   JPEG Optimisation

   GIF Optimisation

   Other Choices PNG

 

IMAGE-READY

   Opening Image-Ready

   Image-Ready & Photoshop

   Slices

   Saving In Image-Ready

IMAGE-READY EFFECTS

   Rollover Effects

   Mouse Effects

   Custom Effects

   Putting It All Together

 

ANIMATION

   Animation Theory

   Frame By Frame

   Tweening

   Saving Animations

 

IMAGE MAPS

   Creating Viewing

   Image Map Types

   Changing The Shape

   HTML Output Options Exporting

 

PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS

   Creating Actions

   Action Sets

   Managing Actions

   Optimising Actions

 

HISTORY PALETTE

   History Palette

   Image History

   History States

   Painting With History

 

ADVANCED LAYERS

   Adjustment Layers

   Layer Channels Masks

   Copying Between Files

   Transforming Layers

 

PATTERNS BRUSHES

   Patterns Brushes

   Gradients

   Filters

   Layer Styles

 

PLUG-INS FILTERS

   Installing Plug-ins

   Using Filters

   Liquefy/Extract/Pattern maker

   Custom Filters

 

ADVANCED TYPE

   Type Layers

   Type Palette

   Type Warping

   Type As Clip Art

 

YOUR WORKSPACE

   Raster or Vector Graphics

   Proper Colour Mode

   Image Size & Resolution

   File Saving Preferences

 

IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS

   Levels

   Curves

   Brightness, Contrast & Hue

   Variations

SELECTION

   Making Selections

   Modifying Selections

   Applying Effects

   Matting & Feathering

 

DRAWING & PAINTING

   Pen Tool

   Paintbrush & Pencil Tools

   Airbrush Tool

   Brush Options

 

MODIFICATION AND RETOUCHING

   Cloning Tools

   History & Art Tools

   Healing Brush Tool

   Blur/Sharpen Burn

 

FILTERS

   Standard Filters

   Extract Filter

   Liquefy Filter

   Pattern Maker

 

CALIBRATE PHOTOSHOP

   Calibrate Your Monitor

   Specify The Printing Inks

   Print A Colour Proof

   Calibrate The Screen Image To Proof

 

WORKGROUPS

   Setting Up A Workgroup

   Opening A Workgroup File

   Check In And Out

   Saving A Workgroup File

 

AUTOMATION

   Batch Automation

   Create Droplet

   Contact Sheet

Duration:  9 Sessions

   Other Automations

 

INFORMATION ANNOTATION

   Setting Up File Information

   Note Tool

   Audio Annotation

   Watermarks

 

PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS

   Create Actions

   Actions Sets

   Managing Actions

   Optimising Actions

 

OUTPUTTING IMAGE

   Saving

   Exporting

   Proofing

   Printing

 

CALIBRATING PHOTOSHOP

   Calibrate Your Monitor

   Specify The Printing Inks

   Printing A Colour Proof

   Calibrate The Screen Image To Proof

 

PREFERENCES COMPUTERS

   General Preferences

   File Handling

   Plug-ins & Scratch Disks

   Memory & Image Cache

 

PREFERENCES PHOTOSHOP

   Display & Cursors

   Transparency & Gamut

   Units & Rulers

   Guides/Grid & Slices

 

COLOUR SETTINGS

   Colour Defaults

   Working Spaces

   Colour Management Policies

   Advanced Mode

 

PRESENT MANAGER

   Present Types

   Creating Custom Presents

   Saving & Restoring Presents

   Additional Presents

 

CUSTOMISING PHOTOSHOP

   Customising Tools

   Customising Effects

   Customising Filters

   Sharing Customisation