Photoshop CS4 Power Session

By Matt Kloskowski

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For Photoshop Users that want a quick, convenient way to unlock the potential of Photoshop CS4's new features.

Introduction (01:19) Matt welcomes you to the course and gives a quick overview of what he will be covering
The CS4 Interface Enhancements (09:50) Let us start out by checking out some of the new interface improvements in Photoshop CS4
The New Adjustments Panel (06:47) All of the image adjustments are now located in one panel.
Quick Tip: Quickly Deleting Layers (01:26) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
The Vibrance Adjustment (04:58) If you have used Camera Raw before you will probably like the Vibrance adjustment. Now it is in Photoshop as an adjustment layer too.
The Masks Panel (07:08) Working with and refining masks just got a lot easier.
Select Color Range Improvements (03:58) The Color Range selection helper got an enhancement too
Quick Tip: On Image Adjustments (02:29) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Better Dodging and Burning (04:47) Dodging and burning in Photoshop actually works more like you would think it should work in CS4
Content Aware Scaling, Part 1 (07:32) By far one of the coolest new features in CS4. Content aware scaling let's you add or remove areas from your images without squishing or stretching key parts of the image.
Content Aware Scaling, Part 2 (06:05) How we can put content aware scaling to work for printing
Quick Tip: Changing Your Interface Color (01:17) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Smart Object Enhancements (05:17) Smart Object lovers will like the new upgrades in CS4
Quick Tip: The New Pixel Grid (01:13) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Print Enhancements (02:28) Have Photoshop manage the colors in your print job
Cloning and Healing Overlay Previews (03:37) The Clone Stamp tool and Healing Brush now have a preview on the brush itself
Quick Tip: Drag Resizing Your Brushes (01:18) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Canvas Rotation (02:12) Traditional artists will love this new feature that lets you rotate the canvas to any angle right on screen
Quick Tip: Better Colors with Kuler (01:15) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Flash Panels (06:38) Another one of the cooler enhancements in CS4 - the ability to create or own palettes
Quick Tip: New Interface Shortcuts (01:44) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Camera Raw Graduated Filter (06:37) Simulate a Gradiated Neutral density filter right inside of Camera Raw
Camera Raw Adjustment Brush, Part 1 (11:16) Using a brush inside of camera raw you can now paint on specific areas of your photo to increase or decrease exposure, color, sharpness, and contrast selectively
Camera Raw Adjustment Brush, Part 2 (04:15) Some retouching tricks you can do with the new Adjustment Brush in Camera Raw
Quick Tip: Adjustment Brush Tip (01:08) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Post Crop Vignette (04:38) Now you can darken the edges of your images after you crop the photo and still have it apply to the newly cropped edges
Quick Tip: Negative Clarity (01:45) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
The New Bridge Interface Changes (04:22) Bridge CS4 got somewhat of a facelift. Check out some of the new interface features
Quick Tip: Auto Launching Bridge (00:59) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
The New Review Mode in Bridge CS4 (03:56) Take a look at the new way to review your images and photos in Bridge CS4
Working with Collections in CS4 (04:46) Collections are not necessarily new, but the way we work with them in CS4 is
Smart Collections - What are they and how to use them? (06:59) Make sure collections automatically stay updated with new photos using the new Smart Collections
Quick Tip: Image Thumbnail Grids (01:04) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Creating Web Galleries, Contact Sheets and PDFs (06:42) Bridge CS4 offers a new way for us to create web galleries, contact sheets and PDFs. And it's a lot more visual then it ever was
Opening Multiple Images Into Separate Layers (02:48) Now you can open multiple images into the same Photoshop document and Bridge will put them all into separate layers.
Quick Tip: GUI Improvements (01:46) Photoshop CS4 Quick Tip
Auto-stacking Panoramas and HDR Images (02:01) If you shoot a lot of panos or HDR images then you&amp;acirc;ll love Bridge&amp;acirc;s new ability to auto stack your photos for you to help keep things organized
Extending the Depth of Field (07:03) If you have got several photos with different focus points, you can use the Auto Blend feature to extend the depth of field and give you a sharp image all the way across
A Photoshop CS4 Extended 3D Overview (06:31) We will take a quick look at some of the new 3D tools inside of Photoshop Extended
Conclusion (00:29) Thanks for following along. Hope you learned a lot

Course Time: 02 Hours 42 Minutes

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Matt Kloskowski

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Matt Kloskowski is the Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has authored and co-authored five books on Photoshop and Illustrator and teaches...VIEW FULL BIO»

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