Adobe Photoshop – Mastering Core Concepts Program Overview (04:15)
Building Blocks of Computer Images Introduction - Defining the Pixel (01:32) How Computers Store Color Info - pt. 1 (06:09) How Computers Store Color Info - pt. 2 (06:19) Looking at Color in Real World Images (01:34) Creating Shading with Pixel Dithering (01:13) Creating Colors with Pixel Dithering (01:35) Hue / Saturation and Brightness (05:09) Tonal Range: Highlights-Midtones-Shadows (06:02) What's Next (00:20)
Types of Raster Images Introduction (03:13) Characteristics of Bitmap Images (02:40) Characteristics of Grayscale Images (01:55) Characteristics of True Color Images (01:44) Characteristics of Indexed Color Images (02:30) Characteristics of CMYK Images (02:25) File Sizes of Raster Images on Disk (00:49) Summary and Observations (00:54)
Monitor Resolution and Aspect Ratio Introduction (00:50) Determining Monitor Resolution (05:20) Observations (03:58) When to Change Your Screen Resolution (03:55) Resolution of On-screen Images (01:39) Monitor Aspect Ratio (03:36) Summary (01:13)
Calibrating and Profiling the Monitor Introduction (01:57) Setting the Screen Resolution (00:49) Setting the Color Quality (00:37) Setting the Refresh Rate (01:23) Setting the Desktop Color (01:40) Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 1 (04:10) Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 2 (05:04) Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 3 (06:32) Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 4 (00:35) Creating a More Accurate Monitor Profile (00:51) Summary (00:31)
Image Color Management Color Management in Photoshop Elements (02:45) Color Gamut (01:35) Elements - Additional Options (02:19) Color Management in Photoshop CS (03:26) Color Management Policies (01:04) Summary (00:37)
Scanning Fundamentals Introduction (00:31) Scanning Resolution - The Magic Number (03:28) How a Scanner Works (02:25) Hardware Installation and Drivers (01:46) What is TWAIN (02:58) Determining Our Magic Number - pt. 1 (06:45) Determining Our Magic Number - pt. 2 (03:17) The Importance of Optical Resolution (01:19) The 72 spi Scan (01:03) Naming and Saving the Test Scans (01:04) Comparing the 50 spi and 200 spi Scans (03:11) Printing the Test Scans at High Quality (01:18) Evaluating the Test Prints (03:09) The Magic Number for Other Media (04:45) The Magic Number for Commercial Printing (00:53) The Magic Number for Web Graphics (03:48) Image Restoration and The Magic Number (02:40) Scanning Line Art (04:31) Summary (00:32)
Resizing Digital Images Introduction (01:35) Viewing On-screen Images (03:33) Resizing Images by Rescaling (06:32) Resizing Images by Resampling (03:27) Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask Filter (01:49) Why 72 ppi is Irrelevant on the Screen (03:21) Quick Summary of Rescaling - Resampling (00:24) Using Both Rescaling and Resampling (05:34) Image Resolution and Viewing Distance (06:10) When not to Resample an Image (03:44) Summary (01:35)
Color Calibrating the Printer Introduction (00:57) Calibrating a 4-Color Inkjet Printer (01:51) Updating the HP1200 Printer Driver (01:10) Obtaining a Printer Calibration Image (00:56) Disabling Windows Color Management (02:12) Disabling Automatic Driver Settings (04:17) Examining the Calibration Test Image (04:06) Making the First HP1200 Test Print (03:03) Evaluating the First HP1200 Test Print (00:51) Correcting the HP1200 Output Settings (02:35) Calibrating a 6-Color Inkjet Printer (01:16) Printers on My Computer (01:13) Installing the Epson R340 Inkjet Printer (00:44) Configuring the Epson R340 Printer (06:12) Calibrating the R340 in Photoshop (01:58) Making the First R340 Test Print (01:10) Evaluating the First R340 Test Print (01:12) Correcting the R340 Output Settings (01:31) Evaluating the Second R340 Test Print (00:53) Setting New Defaults for the R340 (01:33) Summary (00:56)
Calibrating the Scanner Introduction (00:56) What to do with Your Perfect Print (03:39) Scanning in Automa