Presented: Oct. 4, 2017

Several times each month, Larry Jordan presents a live, on-line, video training webinar discussing issues related to video editing and post-production. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 46:08
Download file size: 763 MB (Downloaded ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

NOW! Includes Practice Images

Still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what do you do if the images you are working with don’t look that good? That’s where this session can help.

Join host, Larry Jordan, as he explains how to use tools inside Adobe Photoshop to make your still images look their best. This session includes a range of new and old tools and covers:

• Optimizing preferences
• General file operations
• Image clean-up
• Masks
• Image repair

This session is designed for video editors who want to learn how to use Photoshop, or want to use it better, to make their still images look great.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This intermediate-level session does not require extensive knowledge of Photoshop or its interface. This session is delivered as a QuickTime movie, so you don’t need to own the software to watch this.

CHAPTER MARKERS

To help you quickly find the information you need, we include chapter markers in the QuickTime download  to simplify navigation. Click here to learn how to display them in your download.

CONTENT OUTLINE

• Welcome
•   – Goals
•   – Agenda
• Optimize Preferences
•   – Overview
•   – Change preferences
•   – Display document dimensions
•   – Set DPI (ppi)
• General File Operations
•   – Overview
•   – Definitions
•   – Open vs. Place
•   – Crop vs. Scale
•   – Content-Aware Scaling
• Image Clean-up
•   – Overview
•   – Straighten an image
•   – Adjust gray-scale levels
•   – Adjust color curves
•   – Auto color balance
•   – Manual color balance
• Masks
•   – Overview
•   – Create a rectangular mask
•   – Lasso tools
•   – Quick Selection tool
•   – A masking example
• Image Repair
•   – Overview
•   – Set color space
•   – Content-Aware Fill
•   – Spot Healing Brush
•   – Clone tool
•   – Patch tool
•   – Content-Aware Move tool
•   – Levels and Masks
•   – Repair really old photo
• Summary
• Audience Questions