Adobe Captivate
Course Duration: Two Days
Target Audience:
Newcomers to the world of digital imaging who wish to acquire the basic principles of photo editing. While no previous knowledge of photo editing is required, proficiency in basic file management and general computer usage would be of great benefit.
Course Objectives:
To familiarise course participants with the Adobe Photoshop user interface and provide a basic foundation in digital imaging, allowing participants to create, edit, and adjust digital images..
Course Outline:
DIGITAL IMAGING BASICS
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Understand raster images
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Understand colour modes
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Adjust image resolution
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Understand resampling of images
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Understand aliasing and anti-aliasing
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Remove image content using crop tools
USER INTERFACE AND BASIC TOOLS
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Manage the workspace and tool palettes
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Manage the tool bar and control bar
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Manage rulers and layout guides
MANAGE IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
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Adjust brightness and contrast
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Adjust colour balance, hue, and saturation
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Adjust tone for highlights, shadows and midtones
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Auto adjustment tools: levels and curves
MANAGING SELECTIONS
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Create selections using lasso tools
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Quick selections using magic wand and quick selection tools
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Move and duplicate selections
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Save and load selections
TRANSFORMING SELECTIONS
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Transform selections using scale, rotate, skew and perspective
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Warp selections
CREATE AND MANAGE LAYERS
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Understand layer basics
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Adjust transparency and opacity
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Create adjustment layers
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Flatten images and merge layers
CREATE AND MANAGE TEXT
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Create text layers
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Apply formatting to text layers
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Rasterise text layers
SPECIAL EFFECTS
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Create and manage filters
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Create and manage layer styles
SAVE AND EXPORT IMAGE FILES
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Save as JPG and PNG formats
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Export as PDF format
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Export using the Save for Web option