Training in Photoshop CS4 - New Features

Course Outline:
Unified tabbed interface with self-adjusting panels- Work faster and more efficiently with the newly enhanced Photoshop interface.

Live, nondestructive corrections with the Adjustments panel- Slash the time it takes to create and modify nondestructive adjustments.

Re-editable, feathered, density-controlled masks- Create and edit pixel and vector masks with new feather and density controls.

More refined, natural results with Dodge, Burn, and sponge- Preserve tonal quality while you spot-correct exposure and color saturation.

Enhanced Auto-Align, Auto-Blend, and new 360° panoramas- Get more naturalcolors, blended from one end of the scene to the other, with new in-the-round panoramas and automatic fish-eye lens detection and correction.

Extended depth of field- See a breathtaking enhancement of any scene where lighting and depth of field are in short supply.

Fluid canvas rotation- Paint and draw as easily and naturally as sitting down at an easel.

Ultra-smooth, extra-precise pan, zoom, preview, and painting tools- Simplify fine detail work and navigation of the largest images, even at the highest magnification.

Next-generation Adobe Bridge CS4- Find, preview, and manage image assets with a new level of performance and convenience.

Tighter integration with Photoshop Lightroom® 2- Take advantage of improved cross-application support, such as opening multiple photographs from Lightroom 2 directly into a multilayered Photoshop document.

Camera Raw 5 with localized, nondestructive adjustments- Limit your changes to easily defined regions of a photograph, and much more.

Breakthrough 3D editing and compositing- Work with 3D models as easily and powerfully as you can 2D images, without dialog boxes and special layers.

Enhanced motion graphics- Animate 2D and 3D graphics with better previews, audio support, and workflow-efficient keyboard shortcuts for the Timeline.

Volume Rendering- Easily convert text, shape, or pixel layers into a volume you can view from any orientation and edit as easily as any 3D image.

Easier data collection and analysis with the Count tool- Make multiple object tallies with adjustable marker and label color and size.

More powerful printing options- Preview out-of-gamut colors and take advantage of 16-bit printing (Mac OS X only).

Creative Pro Online services- Access a world of online resources. Search for help; share your screen in a few clicks, create and share color harmonies; and more.