The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost: Recent Episodes

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Join Julieanne Kost, Digital Imaging Evangelist at Adobe Systems. In each episode, you'll obtain valuable insights and in-depth information on a variety of topics covering both Photoshop and Lightroom.

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In this video Julieanne shows how to quickly save, share, and show slideshows using Lightroom mobile. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this video Julieanne you’ll learn how to modify collections, move, add and copy images between collections, and auto import from camera roll using Lightroom mobile. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this video Julieanne demonstrates how to crop, adjust color and tone and apply presets to your photographs using Lightroom mobile on the iPad. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this video Julieanne helps you get started with Lightroom mobile. She walks through creating and syncing collections, reviewing, picking, rejecting, and filter images using Lightroom mobile on the iPad. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne shows you how to quickly filter files in Lightroom. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne reveals the power of Smart Collections to reveal your best photos. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne demonstrates how to easily add images into a target collection using a single keystroke. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne  demonstrates how to prevent Lightroom from automatically switching folders when importing files. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne shows how to copy files to an external drive Lightroom that Lightroom is unaware of. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip for Lightroom, Julieanne demonstrates how to apply presets to your images on import. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne shares several suggestions for hardware, software, and preferences to help optimize the performance of Lightroom. Keeping these tips in mind when setting up a new system or refining your current system will help speed up Lightroom and make you more productive. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Julieanne Kost, Adobe Principal Evangelist Photoshop and Lightroom, takes a close look at several feature enhancements and refinements made to scripted patterns including placing patterns along a path, rendering unique trees for concept, architectural and fine art images and scripted border designs. Learn how to unlock the background into a layer with a single click, choose recent colors from the swatches panel and add and change color readouts for multiple color samplers at once. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Julieanne Kost, Adobe Principal Evangelist Photoshop and Lightroom, demonstrates Linked Smart Objects in Photoshop CC. Discover when to embed and when to link Smart Objects as well as learn how to update modified content, resolve missing files and filter based on Smart Object attributes. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to take multiple exposures and combine them into a single 32-bit HDR file that can then be edited nondestructively using Adobe Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop. In addition, you’ll discover how powerful using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter can be when working with layered files. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne walks though setting up the Tethered capture setting in Lightroom and demonstrates how to automatically apply develop settings and presets as well as sort by descending order to view the most recently taken photograph. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Julieanne Kost, Adobe Principal Evangelist Photoshop and Lightroom, walks through the new Perspective Warp feature in Photoshop CC. Learn how to create quads, adjust the layout, and distort the perspective of an image. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates five of her favorite new and improved features for working with vectors. Discover path creation improvements, isolation mode, drag-selecting paths, path operation shortcuts, and more.  Note: If you are new to Photoshop or skipped version 6, you might want to take a look at the re-engineered shape tools in this video “What’s New in Adobe Photoshop CS6” (vector layers begin at @ 44:45). http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-creative-suite-6-creative-cloud-launch-week/whats-new-in-adobe-photoshop-cs6/ And, you can learn about rounded rectangles and Live Shape Properties in this video: “Adobe Photoshop: Favorite Features for Photographers” http://tv.adobe.com/go/16825 For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates two ways to change the capture time of your images. The first enables you to offset a time zone change and the second supports a custom adjustment to align multiple cameras used to shoot one event but with different date/time settings in-camera. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne discusses backup strategies for the Lightroom catalog, incremental backup catalogs, photographs, presets, preferences, and additional supporting files. Of course there are many ways to manage files - this tutorial is intended to help you identify the best approach for your workflow. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to create a “template” catalog on the computer that she uses on-location. Then, she shows how to retain all of the edits made to images while in the field (including collections, virtual copies, ratings, saved output projects, etc.) by merging the on-location catalog with her master catalog upon return. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne takes a close look at the feature enhancements and refinements made to the Crop tool, workflow settings, and batch saving capabilities in Adobe Camera Raw.  In addition she also covers improvements made to the Spot Removal Tool, Noise Reduction, Local Adjustment Brush, and Histogram. 

Note: For more information about the Features in Camera Raw 8.0 including the new Upright perspective correction, Radial Filter, and Spot Removal  features please see this video “Adobe Photoshop CC: Favorite Features for Photographers”. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creative-cloud-for-photographers/adobe-photoshop-cc-favorite-features-for-photographers/

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Learn the additional, seldom talked about features in Lightroom 5 that can make a huge difference in the way that you work with your images. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the new enhancements made to the Book module including page numbering, easier text creation, and custom templates. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create lightweight, efficient Smart Previews to work with offline images in Lightroom. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how easy it is to apply Lightroom’s selective adjustments including color temperature, exposure, sharpening, noise reduction and more using the new Radial Filter tool. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the new enhancements to Lightroom’s Advanced Healing Brush including the ability to heal and clone non-circular brush spots as well as remove easy-to-miss sensor dust using the new Visualization tool. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover how to automatically fix common problems such as tilted horizons as well as converging verticals in buildings using Lightroom’s Upright controls for perspective correction. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover how to quickly download and import your images into Lightroom. Then, decide which method is the most efficient for your workflow. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to organize your images in Lightroom using the Folder panel so that finding, moving and editing your images is a breeze. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Find out which method of rating images works best for the photography you do in order to quickly edit down your shoot and view your best photographs. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover how to simplify the creation of virtual groups of images using Collections, Smart Collections and Collection Sets in Lightroom. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create the highest quality photographs by removing lens distortion, cropping, correcting perspective, and making color and tonal corrections in the Develop module. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover how easy it is to locally refine and enhance your photographs using Lightroom’s selective adjustment tools to dodge and burn, adjust color, add off-center vignettes, and remove dust spots and distracting elements. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Explore the best way to convert images to black and white, as well as add tonal overlays, edge effects, selective coloring and film grain textures. Then, learn how to apply those effects to multiple files using Sync options and Presets. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Master the Map module in Lightroom in order to sort and manage your images based on location information. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to seamlessly move images between Lightroom and Photoshop with the exact control that you need. Discover how easy it is to create panoramas, merge 16 bit high-dynamic range (HDR) images and open multiple photographs into a single file in Photoshop. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Master the Export options in Lightroom to quickly automate the creation of multiple files for a variety of different output scenarios. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Create and publish your own book using the Book module in Lightroom.  Discover how to quickly add text and images, change layouts and customize templates. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create, render and publish a slideshow with audio, video and stills to tell the perfect story. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to use the Print module to bring your images into the spotlight and share with clients, friends or family. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the many ways that Lightroom can help you share your images including creating web galleries,  automating photo sharing via Publish Services and  quickly sending images via email. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Layer Groups - they’re not just for organizing your layers! In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates 5 ways to use Layer Groups to create special effects in Photoshop. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to use Hue, Saturation, Luminance and the Adjustment Brush to selectively control color in Lighrroom Note: although this video was recorded in Lightroom, the same techniques are available in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne provides several suggestions for file naming conventions for creating templates for import, Batch Renaming, Export and Editing in Photoshop as well as recommends how and when to rename you files. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how nesting Smart Objects enables each filter applied to have it’s own unique Smart Filter (layer) masks. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates three different ways to display an image with in a shape in Photoshop including vector masks, clipping masks and layer groups. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates how to quickly clean up an exported catalog of any extraneous collections. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne reveals a simple technique to paste content directly into a layer mask in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn Julieanne’s top 5 favorite features in Photoshop 13.1 including refinements to the Crop Tool, nondestructive editing with Blur Gallery and Liquify, increased efficiency with Conditional Actions,  practical default Type Styles and support for Retina displays on Macintosh. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne explains how LIghtroom determines the file size and resolution of a file when using the Edit in Photoshop command. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne explains the difference between duplicating a Smart Object using the Layers panel to create multiple instances of a layer and creating a copy of a Smart Object using the application menu for independent editing. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne reveals her Lightroom to Photoshop workflow used to create the still life “Cyclical”.

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne reveals a technique to create a mask using the reflected gradient which can quickly be repositioned over time without retouching. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates the advantage of setting up presets in Lightroom to simultaneously export images to multiple file types, sizes, compression settings etc. You might find even find this method more powerful than Photoshop’s Image Processor! For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of  The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates two methods for one of the most common trouble shooting techniques: resetting the Photoshop Preferences. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how to mask a video clip in Photoshop CS6 to reveal motion in a selective region of the clip over time. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne show you the difference between opening a raw file as a pixel based layer verses a Smart Object and the advantages of both approaches. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Did you know that you can not only reposition but also transform images over time? In this Episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates how easy it is using the power of Smart Objects in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne explains the best way to add a color tone to an image using the Split Tone and Tone Curve panels and shows how to save presets to increase your productivity.  Download the presets discussed in the video here. herehttp://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2012/10/video-tutorial-toning-black-and-white-photographs Note: although this video was recorded in Lightroom, the same techniques are available in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Even with the fantastic new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6, the Lens Blur filter is an essential tool  when a high degree of control is needed to selectively (and realistically) blur an image. In this video tutorial, Julieanne uses the Lens Blur filter with a depth map to to create a series of images that appear as if they were captured with a tilt-shift lens. Julieanne also demonstrates how to quickly apply this filter to multiple images using actions and batch processing. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates the new Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6 to quickly create a painterly image which can stand it’s own or be used as an under painting for more elaborate artwork. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne will show you how to output JPEG files from the Book module in Lightroom 4.1. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture, discover the power of making selective adjustments like dodging and burning, color corrections and noise removal using the Graduated Filter and Adjustment Brush in Lightroom 4. Note: although this video was recorded in Lightroom, the same techniques are available in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates the best way to convert images to Black and White as well as how to save presets to increase your productivity. Go here http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2012/10/converting-images-to-black-and-white to download the presets discussed in the video. Note: although this video was recorded in Lightroom, the same techniques are available in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this video tutorial Julieanne explains one of the great mysteries of Lightroom and Bridge – why Lightroom (or Bridge) displays a photograph one way and then changes the way it looks a moment later. It will all become clear with just a little information about how digital camera files are captured and displayed by different applications.

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There are several advantages to the newly redesigned Crop tool in Photoshop CS6. In this video tutorial, Julieanne demonstrates the refined interface, new features, customizable presets, enhanced tools and essential shortcuts that will make cropping easier than ever. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne will show you a few of her favorite uses for the little-known Painter tool in Lightroom 4. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates how to quickly crop two images to the same size using the Front Image option as your source. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne quickly demonstrates how to create a 32-bit file from multiple exposures in Photoshop and then, using the Develop module in Lightroom 4.1 refines the image's color and tonality both globally and selectively - all while still working in 32-bit! For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates the new Color Lookup Adjustment layer and walks you through how to download a template to quickly apply these new “looks” to your images.  The files she references can be found here. http://adobe.ly/Ng3afA For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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The Gradient Map Adjustment layer has over 35 new presets to emulate traditional darkroom techniques for toning and split-toning photographs. Learn how to load and apply gradient maps to a single image as well as how to download and use Julieanne’s template to quickly see what each preset would look like on your own photograph through the magic of Smart Objects. The files she references can be found here. http://adobe.ly/OBIOdz For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this video tutorial Julieanne walks you through the best way to pan and zoom a “time lapse” image sequences, video clip and still photograph using the new Motion options in Photoshop CS6. For those wanting even greater control, Julieanne also demonstrates how to use smart objects to take advantage of Photoshop CS6’s new Transform attribute in the Timeline panel. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shares her top 6 features in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shows how to use the new video features in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost explores the new type features in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shares the top 10 enhancements in the Layers Panel in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shows how to selectively blur images in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shares the new features and enhancements in the Photoshop CS6 vector shapes  tool. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shows off the new features in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the most efficient method for downloading images into Lightroom and organizing them. Quickly import and manage your photo collection in a library that makes organizing, finding and editing your photos easy. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Find out which method of tagging images works best for the photography you do in order to simplify the creation of collections of images. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create the highest quality photographs by learning how to crop, remove lens distortion, correct perspective, make global and local color and tonal corrections in the Lightroom 4 Develop module. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the best way to convert images to black and white, as well as add tonal overlays, edge effects, selective coloring and film grain textures. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to take a single image or multiple images for editing seamlessly between Lightroom and Photoshop. Also, see how to use Photoshop tools like Photomerge, HDR pro, and the export dialog in Lightroom for exporting multiple files. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create, render and publish a slideshow with music by sequencing your images to tell the perfect story. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to use the Print module to bring your images into the spotlight and share with clients, friends or family. Also, see the new tools for making custom contact sheets and print packages. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn to use the Web module to publish to the popular online photo sharing sites with Lightroom’s new Publish Services option in the Library module. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how to create the highest quality photographs by taking advantage of new and improved global and local adjustments in the Lightroom 4 Develop module. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Learn how Lightroom 4 enables you to soft proof your images and take complete control over a photograph’s color when publishing it to a variety of devices. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover the new enhancements to the Digital Negative File format and how to use them to improve the way you work with and archive your photographs in Lightroom 4. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Master the new features for editing, adjusting, rendering, and sharing video clips in Lightroom 4. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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Discover how to use the new Lightroom 4 Map module to sort and manage your images based on location information. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In the first tutorial of a three-part series, Julieanne provides a complete overview of the bookmaking process using the new Lightroom 4 Book module. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In the second tutorial of a three-part series, Julieanne shows how to customize your page layout when working with photos and text to help you tell your story with ease and flexibility. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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The final tutorial in a three-part series, this episode highlights the more advanced options offered by the Book module in Lightroom 4, includ- ing adding backgrounds, defining favorites, and more. For more helpful Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV,

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In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates the power of the Art History brush in Photoshop CS5 and its ability to continuously sample from any history state or snapshot. She will show you how to create compelling, painterly images by making simple changes to the default settings and utilizing a variety of different brush tips and presets.

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In this quick tip, you’ll learn how to synchronize a folder so that Lightroom can add new photos to a previously imported folder.

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In this quick tip Julieanne shows an easy work-around for stitching large, resource intensive panoramas that are can’t be created in one step using PhotoMerge.

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In this quick tip Julieanne shows how to add presets/templates using the Metadata panel.

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In this quick tip Julieanne shows when to toggle Lightroom’s Show Photos in Subfolders feature and why turning it on might show a 0 photo count for your top most (parent) folders.

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