Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Essential Training [CD-ROM]

Ted LoCascio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2008

In Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Essential Training, Ted LoCascio teaches casual photographers how to organize, edit, and share their digital image libraries using this powerful software package from Adobe. He tours the included Adobe Bridge application, used for importing and organizing photographs, and explores every feature of Elements itself. He demonstrates how to navigate the Elements workspace, which is used to correct and improve images, combine them into projects, and produce slideshows, photo books, web galleries, and more. Ted also explains how to get the most out of each editing mode, and shares tips for correcting, retouching, and sharpening photographs. Example files accompany the course.

Topics Include:

• Identifying photos by name, keyword, rating, and label
• Locating photos with searches, filters, collections, and stacks
• Using automated red-eye correction and sharpening tools
• Making detailed color and tone corrections
• Using Photomerge on faces and groups
• Working with filters, artwork, and other image customizations
• Scrapbooking

Duration: 8.5 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

System Requirements

Macintosh Requirements

• OS 10.3.9 or higher
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024x768 resolution
• 24-bit video support
• QuickTime 7 or higher

Windows Requirements

• XP or Vista
• DVD-ROM Drive
• 1024x768 resolution
• 24-bit video support
• PC sound card/speakers
• QuickTime 7 or higher (included)
• .NET 2.0 or higher (included)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ted LoCascio has been a professional graphic designer for more than ten years, and is an expert in Photoshop, Elements, InDesign, Illustrator, and QuarkXPress. He served as senior designer at KW Media and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) for several years, and has created layouts and designs for many successful software training books, videos, and magazines, as well as for advertising and marketing materials.

Ted is the author of InDesign CS2 at Your Fingertips; The InDesign Effects Book; and Combining Images with Photoshop Elements: Selecting, Layering, Masking, and Compositing. He has contributed articles to Photoshop User magazine and InDesign Magazine, and his designs and illustrations have been featured in several national magazines, including Photoshop User, Mac Design (now Layers), Nikon's Capture User, Great Output, AAA Going Places, and Florida Trend. Ted has taught at Photoshop World, and also teaches a digital graphics course at St. Petersburg College in Seminole, Florida.

A Chicago native (born a hopeless Cubs fan) and Columbia College alumnus, Ted relocated to the Tampa Bay area in 1994. He currently resides in Tarpon Springs, Florida, with his wife Jill and their son Enzo.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: lynda.com, Inc (October 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596714883
• ISBN-13: 978-1596714885
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,777,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac, February 19, 2009

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Mistaron "In God We Trust" (Florida) - See all my reviews

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As I am a newbie to photoshop elements, I found this tutorial to be outstandingly clear and informative. As the title suggests, it is essential training. It will get you up and running using the program. Since Photoshop Elements has so many features that simply cannot be covered in a single 8 hour video.[...] I look forward to purchasing it when (and if) it becomes available.

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing software!, April 12, 2011

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Brad Crouch (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Essential Training (CD-ROM)

I quickly became very disappointed with this product! It may actually be better than all the others, but I wouldn't know. My DVD drive only works intermittently and needs replacement. But I can't afford to replace it right now. The problem is the restrictions placed on the software. What they send you is a copy-protected DVD disk. As a result it is necessary to get whatever training you're going to get by inserting the DVD disk, and getting it from there. It is not possible (according to the folks who created the training disc) to "install" the training onto a hard drive!

I suppose that is O.K. for most users, but my gripe is that these restrictions are not disclosed BEFORE the purchase is made! In fact, I saw nothing on the packaging either, that indicated any type of restrictions. When a potential buyer is attempting to make a determination of whether to buy the training disc or not . . . the restrictions are not listed on the "selling" page, or anywhere else I could discover.

When I made the purchase, I was unaware that my faulty DVD drive would only give me "intermittent" access to the training. I thought this disc would be MINE! Big mistake!

It seems to me that there should be SOME type of disclosure, such as "This is a copy protected disc and the material contained on this disc may not be installed or copied to any computer. It is required that a DVD drive be used each time the training sessions are to be used."

I have not yet made a complaint to Amazon, but it's on my list of things to do.

Buyer beware!

Brad Crouch