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
•	Windows XP
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
Supplemental Topic Preview Images in Adobe Device Central CS3

Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping