Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training

Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs. In Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training, instructor and award-winning author Deke McClelland shows how to use the powerful, easy-to-use Photoshop Elements 5 to create professional-looking images. The training covers the three main workspaces: the Welcome screen, which serves as a front door to the software; the Organizer, where images are sorted into digital libraries for better file management; and the Editor, which is used for common tasks such as cropping, straightening, correcting brightness and contrast, and removing red-eye. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.Topics Include:Importing photos from a digital camera or a hard driveOrganizing photos by date using a timelineSearching images by location using a mapOrganizing and finding images by name and subjectCollecting, comparing, and backing up photosUnderstanding resolution and image sizeCropping, straightening, and resizing photosBrightening, darkening, correcting red-eye, and healing damaged photosApplying automatic color corrections using Quick Fix modeCorrecting brightness, contrast, colors, flash, backlighting, and skin tonesReducing digital noise, sharpening, and correcting lens distortionPrinting color-accurate photos from an inkjet printerEmailing photos and sharing them onlineDuration: 13 hoursOn 1 DVD-ROM