Product Details

• Actors: Sue Jenkins
• Directors: Class on Demand
• Format: Dolby, HiFi Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Class on Demand
• DVD Release Date: April 3, 2008
• Run Time: 468 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00176A6AU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,914 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Thumbs way up...This Well produced self paced DVD course is what it claims to be: the solid, comprehensive training for a beginner to experienced user on Photoshop versions through CS3 and CS4, Although these techniques are superb for even older versions of photoshop. There are Chpters for all the possible uses of PS- Print, Web and Video. This is important because I am a video guy an NOBODY ever talks about Masks and Mattes and SD, HD and pixel aspect ratio's!!! This was well explained in this training. It's about time this covered in PS training. The included Print Quality Graphics and Broadcast qualityVideo clips make following along very convenient. I didn't have to go download anything from some website....THANK YOU! Features every subject users may think of. I highly recommend this course, it beats reading all PS books that are out there. Not only do you have an instructor that knows what she's talking about, but it is explained in such a simple way, that you learn by doing.I have viewed many Books and DVD's on PS over the years and in my opinion it is the best Photoshop training available. Great Value. Well Produced. --Mike Becker-PS Users Review

Product Description

This training is perfect for the visual designer looking to make the leap into Photoshops tools for print, video and web-based projects. Additionally, you ll get a glimpse at using 3D objects inside Photoshop. Adobe Certified Expert, Sue Jenkins, will be your guide in this five part tutorial.(Section 1):Photoshop Overview 01.Workspace overview 02.Selection Tools 03.Transformation Tools 04.Paint Tools 05.Layers Panel 06.Retouching Tools 07.History and Actions Panel 08.Text Tools 09.Pen Tool 10.Special Effect with Layer Styles 11.Making Adjustments 12.Special Techniques 13.Automated Tasks (Section 2):Photoshop for Print 01.Photo Compositing 02.Photo Restoration 03.Photo Retouching 04.Creating a Promotional Card 05.Print Layout (Section 3):Photoshop for Web 01.Web Layouts 02.Optimizing Graphics for the Web 03.Animation Palette (Section 4):Photoshop for Video 01.Basic Video Practices 02.Creating a Bug 03.Creating an Animated Lower 3rd 04.Rotoscoping (Section 5):Photoshop for 3D 01.3D in Photoshop Approx. Time: 7hrs, 48min. For free Sample Chapters of Class on Demand award winning Training, please visit the class on demand website. Sue Jenkins is a web and graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, and writer,as well as owner and creative director of Luckychair. Sue provides web and graphic design services to small and medium-sized businesses,non-profit organizations, consultants, writers, artists, and entrepreneurs acrossthe U.S. Sue has over ten years experience in design, teaches Adobe® Dreamweaver and Photoshop,and is an author of two well-received books: Dreamweaver 8 All-in-One Desk ReferenceFor Dummies and a new classroom in a book titled Web Design: The L Line, TheExpress Line to Learning. She Is a 2008 and 2009 Multi-Telly award winner for her highly successful Class on Demand Titles, as well as Dreamweaver for Designers, also available on Amazon.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FROM HANDS ON MEDIA TO COMPUTER MEDIA, September 24, 2008

By	Art Lover - See all my reviews

I grew up around your traditional hands on training for art. As we all know, many things have changed over the years and computers have started taking over the world of art. In all my years of schooling and teaching i never had any computer training experience so i bought a few training videos including this one. I have learned more in one hour with this product than i have my entire life with computers! The teacher Sue Jenkins did a great job and i would recomend this product to anyone that needs to use photoshop for web, print, and video design.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive guide to designing with Photoshop, October 6, 2008

By	Amadou Diallo (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a Photoshop and digital photography instructor I am always keen to see training material produced by others. Sue Jenkins gives a very detailed tour through Photoshop that will be helpful both for those who've just installed it as well as experienced users looking for tips, new techniques, or simply another perspective on using the gazillion tools available in PS. The DVD is organized in logical sections, letting you go through individual lessons of roughly 5-10 minutes each. She uses a wide range of real-world images and her directions are clear, easy to follow, and to the point. The demo images are also included in a folder on the DVD so you can download them and duplicate her steps.
As the title implies, this DVD is aimed at designers. There are three photography-related sections but these offer basic tutorials on compositing, cloning, etc. A DVD in this format and style devoted solely to digital photography would be nice to see. Having said that, for photographers who find themselves having to produce a brochure, poster, prep images for the web or video, this is a great resource for the tools and techniques you need to master.
If you need to learn how to use PS, spending the 7+ hours with this DVD will get you up to speed and producing high quality results.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful with Lots of Great Instruction, September 8, 2009

By	R. Skuba "graphic designer" (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been using Photoshop for the past 10 years, and I found this DVD very helpful in filling in the gaps of knowledge that I have in this program. In the past few years I have not been able to devote the time to follow all the new features in each upgraded version of Photoshop, so there are ways that I've continued to work that can now be approached with greater ease and simplicity. DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO PHOTOSHOP brought me up to speed with the current version -- this was taught in the clearly organized and detailed OVERVIEW section.

If you learn better by visual instruction vs. reading manuals, and are not ready to take a class, I highly recommend this DVD. It is like having a private tutor by your side. The host, Sue Jenkins, really knows this program inside and out, and knows how to teach it. She communicates her knowledge in a very clear, thorough and warm manner. She demonstrates helpful tricks and alternative ways to approach particular actions efficiently and effectively.

As an experienced user, the language of the program is very understandable and easy to follow along. Although, if someone in an absolute beginner and has never touched Photoshop before or is unfamiliar with the Adobe programs, he or she would move much slower through the instructions.

I am most versed in print design, so I found the Web design section very helpful, since I sometimes do website designs in Photoshop, then pass the files to a programmer, so now I can create designs that are very compatible and ready for the programmer with the least amount of issues.