Adobe Photoshop CS5: Level 2
Course length: 1 day
Course Description

Course Objective: You will enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects, retouch images, work with video files, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate with other Adobe applications.

Target Student: Adobe Photoshop CS5: Level 2 is intended for intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe Photoshop CS5: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• use image-editing tools in Photoshop to manipulate and enhance the appearance of an image.
• create and edit vector paths.
• work with shape layers and masks.
• automate tasks in Adobe Photoshop.
• use the tools available in Adobe Photoshop to edit and export video files.
• work with other Adobe applications.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Enhancing Images
Topic 1A: Create Gradients
Topic 1B: Retouch Images
Topic 1C: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers
Lesson 2: Working with Vector Paths

Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
Topic 2B: Edit Paths

Lesson 3: Working with Shape Layers and Masks
Topic 3A: Work with Shape Layers
Topic 3B: Work with Masks
Topic 3C: Apply Special Effects to a Layer

Lesson 4: Automating Tasks
Topic 4A: Work with Actions
Topic 4B: Automate Tasks Using Adobe Bridge

Lesson 5: Working with Video Files
Topic 5A: Edit Video Files
Topic 5B: Export Video Files

Lesson 6: Integrating with Other Adobe Applications

Topic 6A: Integrate with Adobe® Illustrator®
Topic 6B: Edit a Photoshop File in Adobe® Acrobat®