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Learn by Video, from Adobe Press and video2brain, offers exceptional video training in the fundamentals of Adobe software. Presented by experienced trainers, Learn by Video includes the only Adobe-approved video courseware for ACA certification.
Presenter Angie Taylor goes over some of the newest features in Adobe After Effects CS6.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 has a couple of cool effects that you need to know about: the Leave Color and Change to Color Effects.
Learn how to use the opacity effect to composite your video. You'll also see how to layer multiple clips and how to create a semi-transparent logo
The very simple technique covered in this video underpins some of the most advanced editing concepts. Get a handle on track patching and you can use multiple tracks with the touch of a key.
This video is your introduction to Premiere Pro: What it does, why you want it, and how it does what it does well.
In this tutorial, you will meet the various panels, tools, and menus you will use to build a future masterpiece.
The special link between clips and media files can be changed and updated. You can also change the way Premiere Pro interprets media files, as you'll see in this video.
Learn how to create a new sequence the easy, automatic way, then throw together some clips to build an assembly edit -1-2-3, you're an editor.
There is a well-hidden Panel that offers some important transformation controls and, guess what…it's called the Transform panel. Take a tour of the Transform panel in this video.
Tables are almost everywhere you look, and the reason is clear: They’re great for organizing information. This is why InDesign is filled with Table making features. Learn about the InDesign features that enable you to create, modify, and format tables.
If you have InDesign CS5 and your jealous friends don't, you'll want to know how to save back to the previous versions. Learn how in this simple lesson.
InDesign CS5 now allows you to have various page sizes within a single document…and you can create a document with various projects within one, like business cards next to posters and brochures. Learn how to use this new feature in this video.
InDesign makes the process of creating hyperlinks simple and easy -- you can tell it to convert all URLs in a document to hyperlinks with just one click. In this video you'll learn how to create hyperlinks and how to automate the process.
In this video, you’ll learn how to choose and apply page transitions to all pages or single pages in a document, preview the transitions before you export, and export a PDF document with transitions in full screen mode.
Now you can export directly from InDesign to ePub. This video shows you all the ins and outs of exporting to ePub.
New to InDesign CS5 is the ability to quickly change the corners of a frame from square to round. Add the Shift key and you can change individual corners instead of all of them. You'll learn how in this quick lesson.
Brand new in InDesign CS5 is the ability to open documents without having to manually install fonts on your computer. In this video you'll learn how this feature works and how to take full advantage of it.
Tables can contain more than just text. In this lesson you’ll see how to add graphics and images to a table and how to get around some of the problems that this can cause.
You can use the Preflight feature to detect and fix any potential document errors that may cause printing difficulties. In this video, you'll see how to detect document errors that could end up causing some problems with your output.
GREP is easy to spell, but a little mystifying to the new user...um...or the veteran user, for that matter. In this lesson you'll learn some basic skills to get you started using GREP for more complicated searches than the normal text options offer.
Creating a text box is simple, but there is more to it than just a box. Understanding the anatomy of the text frame is important for many document-wide functions including threading, recognizing overset text, and more, as you'll see in this video.
In this video we'll look at Photoshop preferences that can increase the overall performance of the application and give you the best results in your work.
In this lesson you'll see how layer masking allows you to completely change the feel of an image.
In this lesson you'll get a guided tour of the Photoshop interface. You'll learn the key elements of the interface, and also see how to configure your own custom workspace.
A nondestructive workflow utilizing layers helps maximize your flexibility and ultimately improves the quality of your images. In this lesson you'll learn the foundations of a nondestructive digital photography workflow.
In this video you'll see how to launch Bridge and configure it in a way that speeds up your photographic workflow by making it easy to view, rate, sort, and edit your images before bringing them into Photoshop.
In this video you'll see how to create a tonal adjustment using an adjustment layer, and then, using a layer mask, apply that effect to just a part of the image.
Sometimes you'll find relatively large and tricky areas that need to be cleaned up in an image. This lesson will demonstrate how to work on such areas with great results.
In this lesson you'll learn two techniques for applying an interesting and creative edge effect to an image.
In this video you'll see how you can reduce the depth of field in an image by applying a selective blur.
The Image Processor allows you to prepare a large number of images quickly and easily so they can be shared in a variety of ways. This video will teach you to put the Image Processor to use.
While many of the selection tools will give you good results in very little time, quite often you'll want to fine-tune your selections to perfection. You'll see how to make adjustments to your selections in this lesson.
Learn how to use Photoshop's Quick Mask mode to refine a selection that you've already made or seamlessly blend the edges of one image into another.
Layers are the building blocks of a Photoshop file, making them one of Photoshop's most powerful tools. It's important that you understand how to work with them.
Once you've created multiple layers, it becomes important to manage them efficiently. Discover how to select, group, show, and hide layers. You'll also get a brief introduction to merging, flattening, and file size.
Layer masks are an essential component of image editing. They are commonly used for merging images and limiting the effect of adjustment layers. Find out what layer masks are, how vector masks differ from pixel masks, and how to create layer masks.
Learn how to use basic layer-masking techniques to combine multiple images into a single composite image.
Photoshop provides a number of special effects that can be applied to a layer's contents, such as drop shadows, glows, and bevels. Discover how creative you can get using layer styles.
Gain a solid understanding of what the Histogram panel is and how it is used to guide your color-correction decisions.
Layer masks play a pivotal role in color correction. It's important to know how to use them if you want to bring out the full potential of an image. Find out how you can use a layer mask to limit an adjustment you've made to an image.
Get an overview of a typical color-correction workflow and find out what's involved in each step along the way.
Printing an image is one of the most exciting aspects of the image-editing process because you finally get to see the results of your creative work. Learn everything you need to successfully print an image from Photoshop.
Recording actions and automating routine tasks saves a lot of time and makes performing repetitive tasks more efficient. Learn how to create an action and use the batch feature to run an action on a folder of images.
This video compares and contrasts the RGB, CMYK, and LAB color spaces and gives you an overview of the different color spaces.
The Shape tools and Line tool are used for drawing different shapes and lines in either a normal layer or a shape layer. The Custom Shape tool allows you to create custom shapes by modifying predefined shapes or defining your own shapes.
Scanners allow you to convert a tangible photograph or piece of art into a digital image that can be viewed on a monitor, transmitted from computer to computer, and archived on a storage device. Learn how to scan an image and import it into Photoshop.
Masks are central to many tasks performed in Photoshop. Learn what a mask is and discover the differences between the various types of masks.
When creating a composition in Photoshop, you will inevitably use layers, which are one of Photoshop's core tools. Find out what layers are and how they work.
Learn how to resize an image and discover that there are different approaches for resizing an image depending on what you plan on doing with it.
Creating a collage in Photoshop is simple and fun. See one of the most creative ways to turn your images into a beautiful collage.
Often, a completed classic tween needs to be modified. This lesson examines how to modify the properties of a classic tween.
The frame icons used in the Timeline vary depending on whether the frame is related to a classic tween or an object-based tween. This lesson explores the features of the Timeline when using an object-based tween.
Before learning any new software, it is important to be able to identify the components of the interface, so you can recognize the various parts of the software by their proper name. This lesson will introduce the Flash CS5 interface.
In this lesson you will control the path an object takes during a classic motion tween by using a special layer known as a "Motion Guide" layer.
Working in Flash involves using many if not all of the panels found in the Window menu. Panels help you view, organize and change the elements in your movie. This lesson provides you with all the information you need to work with Flash's panels.
This lesson explores the many drawing effects provided by the Deco tool, including the building brush, flower brush and tree brush.
The frame icons used in the Timeline vary depending on whether the frame is related to a classic tween or an object-based tween. This lesson explores the features of the Timeline when using a classic tween.
Drawing computer-generated art can be challenging under certain conditions. Flash provides several tools that mimic a real-world drawing environment, such as tracing paper and outlines. This lesson shows you how to activate and use some of these features.
Frame labels are used by the designer to refer to a location or a point in time during an animation. This lesson will show you how to label frames and why this might be useful.
The Motion Editor offers a unique view of a motion tween. This lesson will show you how to use the Motion Editor panel and its associated graphs to alter the properties affected by a motion tween.
Most animation sequences need editing to become shorter or longer, remove an animation completely, or clear the Stage of artwork. In this lesson you will learn how to remove, clear, cut, paste and copy frames on the Timeline.
By default, the properties of a motion tween change at a steady rate of speed from the initial keyframe to the end. The Ease property lets you increase and decrease the rate of speed of an animation using both preset and custom easing functions.
This video shows you how to use color management to ensure consistent color throughout a project.
You can save time and get consistent results by saving and applying output module templates. Output module templates include output module settings and can be customized, saved, and transferred from one computer to another, as you'll see in this video.
Create SWF files containing vector graphics or FLV or F4V files containing raster images for playback in Flash Player. Also learn how to create an XFL file from a composition and import that file into Flash Professional for further animation.
In this video you'll learn about the order in which operations are performed within After Effects and how to apply a transformation within an effect to work around the default rendering order.
In this video you'll learn about frame rates for footage items, compositions, and rendered movies, and how to modify each kind of frame rate to achieve the desired result.
With the Clone Stamp tool, you can copy pixels from one place and time to another place and time. In this video you'll learn to remove a moving object from a scene by painting replacement pixels from another portion of the scene.
Learn how to apply motion tracking data to an adjustment layer and use rotoscoping on that adjustment layer to selectively perform color correction on a moving object. We'll also look at using the free-transform feature to modify an animated mask.
Apply Roto Brush strokes to a layer to make a background transparent and isolate a foreground subject. You'll also see how to use the Refine Matte properties and apply an effect with the Mosaic effect.
If After Effects misinterprets field order, or if you don't tell it to separate fields, the result can look bad. In this video you'll learn about fields in interlaced video and see how to separate fields before working with a footage item in a composition
In this video you'll learn about codecs and containers and how to determine if your movie files are supported for import by After Effects.
Learn how to configure After Effects to use RAM and CPUs as appropriate for your computer system, your footage, and your project needs. You'll also see what hardware factors affect performance and what improvements can be made to increase performance.
Colors are represented as red, green, and blue channels, and there's an additional channel that defines transparency – the alpha channel. In this video, you'll see how to control how you view the information about these channels.
There is a tremendous wealth of information contained within your Lightroom catalogs, and in this lesson you'll learn to safeguard that information by backing up your catalogs.
In this video you'll learn how to maintain a synchronized Lightroom catalog across multiple computers.
In this video you will see how to streamline your workflow by creating an import preset and applying it from the Mini Import dialog window, a collapsed version of the full Import dialog window with fewer options.
Keywords are a particularly flexible form of metadata, and in this video you'll learn the basics of working with keywords in Lightroom.
Get an overview of how ratings, labels, and flags can help you maintain greater organization with your images.
Lightroom provides basic support for managing video clips along with your still images, and this lesson will show you how to make the most of this support for videos.
When you need to find a specific image among a huge number of images, filtering can provide an excellent solution. This jump-start will provide you with a sense of the power of filtering to find an image within Lightroom.
It's SO easy to shoot a batch of images, import them into Lightroom, prepare them, and export them ready to email to others. We'll get an overview of the process in this jump-start.
In this jump-start you'll see how easy it is to use the Graduated filter and the new Lightroom lens correction options to improve an image.
In this video you'll learn to address the issue of images being managed by Lightroom that aren't currently available.
Presets and templates can greatly speed the processing of your images in Lightroom. In this video you'll learn the concepts involved with the use of presets and templates.
There are a variety of situations where you may have files go missing from Lightroom, and this lesson will help you understand how to avoid those situations or resolve them when they occur.
Before diving in to the details, you'll want to get a big-picture view of After Effects. In this video, you'll see how the pieces fit together and learn the basic terms that will be used throughout this training.
Lightroom allows you to create customized watermarks that you can apply to your images automatically through the Export feature as well as the Slideshow, Print, and Web modules. This lesson will demonstrate how to create your own custom watermark.
While Lightroom doesn't offer the ability to assemble composite panoramas on its own, it can put Photoshop to use to complete the task. This lesson will show you how.
By using Photoshop with Lightroom you can leverage the power of Photoshop to optimize your images without giving up the strength of Lightroom for managing your images. This lesson will show you how to combine both applications in a powerful workflow.
Black-and-white conversion in Lightroom can be as simple or as complex as you like, and in this video you'll see the various options available.