Class Description
This Photoshop for Web & Video training class will teach you about the web and video features of Photoshop. It is meant for experienced Photoshop users who wish to take their skills to the next level.
In this Photoshop training class, the Web Guru will expertly guide you through the web and video features of the program. Upon completion of this course you will be able to use Photoshop with greater confidence and apply your new skills immediately.
Who should take class?
- Experienced Photoshop users
- Digital media professionals such as photographers, graphic designers, web designers, marketers, content creators, communicators and others who use Photoshop
What’s Included?
- Instruction from an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI), who is also an experienced web and graphic designer
- Detailed notes
- Lesson files and hands-on exercises
- Follow up sessions with the instructor by phone and email
Detailed Curriculum, Photoshop for Web & Video Training Class
1. Digital Image Fundamentals
- RGB and CMYK color models (additive vs. subtractive)
- Image size and resolution
- Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR), when pixels are not square
- Bits per channel
- Alpha channel and transparency
2. High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR)
- 16-bit & 32-bit color space
- Creating High Dynamic Range (HDR) files
- Merge to HDR pro
- Shooting tips for HDR images
- Adobe Camera Raw for HDR photos
- Exporting
3. Web Design with Photoshop
- Proper file dimensions
- Canvas size
- Creating guides
- Working with 12-column grid
- Columns, margins, gutters
- Creating a wireframe sketch
- Adding color, depth, dimension
- Headers, menus
- Sidebars
- Adding sample content
- Using Generator to create web graphics
- Using Slice tool
- Save for Web
- Exporting graphics
- Web file formats: GIF, JPG and PNG
4. Advanced Web Design
- Using Smart Objects
- Designing for desktop, tablet and mobile
- Using Artboards for multiple layouts
- Using Layer Comps to save different options
- Background image strategies
- Integrating CSS styles
- Export HTML and CSS
5. Editing Video
- About the Timeline panel
- Creating a new video
- Importing video clips
- Importing music
- Animating text with keyframes
- Creating effects
- Adding transitions
- Adding multiple tracks of video
- Adjusting audio
- Muting unwanted audio
- Rendering and exporting video
6. Animation
- Understanding animation
- Frame-based animation
- Timeline-based animation
- Animating a layer
- Animating a layer style
- Exporting your animation
7. Cinemagraphs and Animated GIFs
- Using animations and videos for social media
- Creating animated GIFs from scratch
- Converting videos into animated GIFs (cinemagraphs)
- Adding text
- Adding effects
- Export strategies
- Compression, resolution and file size
- Optimizing images for web and social media
8. Designing Graphics for Video
- Pixel aspect ratio- square vs. nonsquare pixels
- Previewing video images in Photoshop
- Pixel aspect ratio correction in Photoshop
- Broadcast legal colors (Vectorscope and Waveform Monitor)
- Understanding interlaced and progressive frames
- Action safe & title safe guides
- Integrating Photoshop and Premiere Pro
- Photoshop with After Effects, Final Cut and Avid