Adobe® Photoshop® CS3: Level 2
Course Specifications
Course number: 084571
Software: Adobe® Photoshop® CS3
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®
Course Description
You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS3. Now, you may want to enhance the
images and work with videos. In this course, you'll work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop CS3.
Course Objective: You will enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects, to retouch images, to work with video files, and to automate
repetitive tasks.
Target Student: This course is intended for the intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe® Photoshop® CS3: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Centrino®, Intel® Xeon®, or Intel® Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor.
- 512 MB of RAM or above.
- 1 GB of harddisk space to install software, and an additional 500 MB to run the course.
- Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card; 24-bit color recommended.
- A mouse or compatible tracking device.
- 1024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution.
- CD-ROM drive.
- A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
- Adobe® Photoshop® CS3
- QuickTime® Player
- Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 or above
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- use the various tools to mask and clip layers to edit an image.
- create and edit vector paths to use the paths to create masks.
- use the tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to enhance an image.
- create special effects.
- use the video tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to edit video files.
- automate tasks in Adobe® Photoshop®.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Masking and Clipping Layers
- Topic 1A: Edit an Image Using Quick Mask Overlay
- Topic 1B: Save and Edit a Selection as an Alpha Channel
- Topic 1C: Work with Layer Masks
- Topic 1D: Clip a Layer
- Lesson 2: Masking with Vector Paths
- Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
- Topic 2B: Edit Paths
- Topic 2C: Mask Images with Paths
- Lesson 3: Enhancing Photographs
- Topic 3A: Retouch Photographs Using Photoshop Tools
- Topic 3B: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers
- Topic 3C: Create Patterns
- Topic 3D: Create Swatches and Gradients
- Topic 3E: Create a Custom Brush
- Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects
- Topic 4A: Preview Text Effects Using Layer Comps
- Topic 4B: Warp an Image
- Topic 4C: Work in Vanishing Point
- Lesson 5: Working with Video Files
- Topic 5A: Preview Videos in Photoshop
- Topic 5B: Retouch Videos
- Lesson 6: Automating Tasks
- Topic 6A: Create an Action
- Topic 6B: Manage Actions
- Topic 6C: Automate Tasks in Adobe Bridge
- Appendix A: Working in Adobe Device Central CS3
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- Supplemental Topic Preview Images in Adobe Device Central CS3
- Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping