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Available

Released

Aug 27th, 2012

With more and more cameras able to capture uncompressed, raw digital image formats, photographers need to know how to optimize and manage their photos before even bringing them into Photoshop. In this 2.5 hour course, expert photographer and educator Dan Moughamian shows you how, with Adobe Camera Raw 7...

Dan first introduces the ACR software environment, including tips for opening photos with Mini Bridge and setting preferences and defaults. He then demonstrates core raw processing skills, such as non-destructive cropping and straightening, tone-mapping and reading the Histogram, and understanding the importance of Process Versions.

Next, Dan takes you beyond the “broad strokes” into more advanced image editing using the Detail Panel. He then shows you how to quickly and easily make lens corrections using Adobe’s growing library of camera profiles. Even if your camera isn’t in the Adobe library, Dan’s pro advice will give you the knowledge you will need to make these expert, custom adjustments yourself.

Dan tops it all off by giving you an incredibly useful series of creativity and efficiency tips that will help you give all your photos that eye-catching, award-winning edge! His thorough coverage, as well as his beautiful photographic examples, will both inspire you and bolster your confidence as you take your photos to the next level... whether that means Photoshop, or beyond!

Continue sharpening your photo editing skills by watching all the advanced courses in our growing Adobe Photoshop CS6 collection. Now available in HD fullscreen streaming!

• Photoshop CS6 101: Mastering The Workspace
• Photoshop CS6 102: Selection & Masking Techniques
• Photoshop CS6 103: Understanding Brushes, Vector Tools and Transforms
• Photoshop CS6 104: Introduction to Layers and Smart Objects
• Photoshop CS6 106: Text Tool Techniques and Workflows
• Photoshop CS6 204: Optimizing Raw Photos with ACR7
• Photoshop CS6 205: Photo Retouching and Adjustment
• Photoshop CS6 206: Creating HDR Photos

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Chapter 1: Optimizing Raw Photos with ACR7
• 1: An Introduction to ACR
• 00:53
  1. Welcome
• 01:56
  2. A Few Words on ACR and Raw Files
• 01:55
  3. Window Layout
• 01:46
  4. Quick Browse Tips with MiniBridge
• 03:46
  5. ACR Workflow Options
• 05:06
  6. ACR Preferences
• 02:07
  7. Previewing & Undoing Changes
• 01:38
  8. Zoom and Pan Options
• 00:29
  9. Rotating Incorrectly Oriented Photos
• 2: First Priority Edits
• 03:49
  10. Using the Crop Tool
• 01:45
  11. Straightening Photos
• 02:27
  12. Histogram Overview
• 00:53
  13. A Brief Explanation of Tone Mapping
• 02:35
  14. Understanding ACR Process Versions
• 03:45
  15. ACR Default Settings vs. Custom Settings vs. Image ...
• 03:33
  16. Loading Custom Presets and Custom Defaults
• 03:05
  17. Setting the White Balance and Tint
• 03:08
  18. Basic Panel: Exposure and Contrast
• 04:02
  19. Basic Panel: Highlights, Shadows and Clipping Previ...
• 05:15
  20. Basic Panel: Blacks and Whites
• 03:32
  21. Basic Panel: Clarity
• 03:17
  22. Basic Panel: Vibrance & Saturation
• 01:48
  23. Contrast Options Defined
• 03:14
  24. How Parametric Curves Work
• 02:11
  25. Parametric Curves in Action
• 02:43
  26. How Point Curves Work
• 05:04
  27. Point Curves in Action
• 03:15
  28. Spot Removal
• 3: Perfecting Colors and Details
• 06:08
  29. Detail Panel: Sharpen Controls
• 02:30
  30. Detail Panel: Noise Reduction Explained
• 05:28
  31. Detail Panel: Noise Reduction Demo
• 03:29
  32. Lens Correction: Profile Corrections
• 05:31
  33. Lens Correction: Chromatic Aberration
• 03:00
  34. Lens Correction: Manual Transforms
• 03:41
  35. HSL Panel: Targeted Color Adjustments
• 01:48
  36. Adjustment Brush: Overview
• 06:24
  37. Adjustment Brush: Applying a Mask
• 05:27
  38. Adjustment Brush: Applying Corrections to the Photo
• 06:22
  39. Using the Graduated Filter
• 4: Creative Options, Efficiency & Output
• 02:32
  40. Creating a Black & White Photo with HSL
• 01:41
  41. Color Toning with the Split Toning Panel
• 02:49
  42. Simulated Film Grain Effects
• 05:39
  43. Post-Crop Vignette Effects
• 02:41
  44. Using the Snapshots Panel
• 03:50
  45. Synchronizing Edits Across Multiple Pictures
• 02:01
  46. Using the Presets Panel
• 01:39
  47. Opening Photos into Photoshop as Smart Objects
• 01:51
  48. Batch-Saving Multiple Files
• 00:41
  49. Closing

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