Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland

Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland

Author: lynda.com Language: English Episodes: 46
Ever opened Photoshop and felt a bit lost in the sheer volume of panels and menus? You're not alone. That's where Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland comes in. Instead of another sprawling tutorial series, imaging expert Deke McClelland distills the entire application down to its absolute essentials. This podcast isn't about every single button; it's a curated list of the forty most powerful features, from crucial tools and hidden commands to foundational concepts that change how you approach an image. Master these, and you truly grasp the program's core. Each episode focuses on one of these key elements, breaking it down with clear explanations. You'll hear why Deke, an award-winning author, considers each feature indispensable, often with practical examples of how it fits into a real-world workflow. The goal is efficiency and understanding, moving you from following steps to knowing why you're taking them. Originally from lynda.com, this series also includes a special look at the top new features from Photoshop CS5, serving as a great snapshot of the software's evolution. It's a focused, authoritative tour of what really matters in Photoshop.
Episodes
Photoshop CS5 Top 5 Tip #5: Painting Tools [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:39
In today's installment of Photoshop CS5 Top 5, Deke demonstrates Photoshop's bristle brushes, which simulate traditional paint brushes—the kind your local art-supply store sells—and its new Mixer brush, which lets you gi…
Photoshop CS5 Top 5 Tip #4: Puppet Warp [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:59
In this installment of Photoshop CS5 Top 5, Deke McClelland explores a feature he calls fun to use, funny to watch, and extremely powerful. Take a fifteen-minute tour of the Puppet Warp feature, then head over to check o…
Photoshop CS5 Top 5 Tip #3: Refine Edge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:40
Refining selections and creating masks are unglamorous but utterly essential Photoshop techniques—you've got to master both in order to perform tricky compositing tasks, such as extracting a person from an image and then…
Photoshop CS5 Top 5 Tip #4: High-dynamic range photography [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:37
Whether you want to be subtle or brash, the greatly improved HDR features in Photoshop CS5 are worth a close look. They're the subject of today's Photoshop CS5 Top 5 movie. Watch as Deke McClelland walks you through Phot…
Photoshop CS5 Top 5 Tip #5: Common Sense Enhancements [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:18
In this first episode of Photoshop CS5 Top 5 on lynda.com, Deke McClelland introduces us to the common sense enhancements, tweaks, and fixes in latest version of Adobe Photoshop. Learn about the new Straighten button, th…
Photoshop Feature #1: Open and Save [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:12
Virtually every Photoshop project starts with Open (how often do you choose New?) and ends with Save. And unlike other apps, Photoshop treats all image formats as native. Open and Save are the alpha and omega of imaging.
Photoshop Feature #2: The Layers Palette [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:12
Home to at least eight of the features Deke has mentioned so far in the Photoshop Top 40 Countdown, the Layers palette is command central—the place where most of the action in Photoshop happens. Were it not for this one…
Photoshop Feature #3: Image Size [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:53
The essential Image Size command lets you scale an image on screen or in print. Here's your chance to understand resampling and resolution, both of which affect the core quality of your digital photographs.
Photoshop Feature #4: Navigation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:36
Photoshop lets you modify your view of an image using a variety of tools, commands, and options. But you don’t need a single one of them. Learn a few shortcuts and you’ll be working at maximum efficiency in no time.
Photoshop Feature #5: The Sharpen Filters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:54
Photoshop doesn’t sharpen focus, it sharpens detail. Using any of three remarkable filters, Unsharp Mask, Smart Sharpen, and High Pass. Apply them as smart filters, and you’re ready for any output scenario.