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Photoshop CS2 for Beginners DVD |  | Author: Dave Cross
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Sales Rank: 1328494
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.2 x 5.2 x 7.5
ISBN: 0321374371
Dewey Decimal Number: 006
EAN: 9780321374370
ASIN: 0321374371
Publication Date: May 2, 2005
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Product Description
There's nothing like having a teacher at one's side when learning a new program--especially one as powerful and complex as Photoshop CS2. But a private tutor is a luxury few users can afford. With this DVD, they don't need to! Adobe Certified Instructor Dave Cross provides all the essential information beginning users need to dive right in and start using the image manipulation program immediately! Throughout, the focus is on the practical advice that will get users familiar with the program fast. In short order, Dave provides clear, succinct explanations of pixels, resolution, color modes, and file sizes; how to set up the workspace; which tools to use for what; how to take advantage of the History palette and layers for making changes; how to use Photoshop's selection tools effectively (and why this is so crucial); methods for adjusting and retouching images; techniques for cropping, transforming, and using filters; and more. A slew of timesaving tips and shortcuts ease the way!
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Good General GUI Overview October 30, 2006
Jase T. Wolfe
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This DVD is designed to introduce all new users of Photoshop CS2 to the basics of the application; No prior experience with PS CS2 (or any previous version) is required. The 150 minute long presentation covers the interface, general menus, pallet windows, and tools, interacting with the user by setting up editing tasks specifically designed for the object being demonstrated and letting the user follow along with the tasks in their own PS CS2 environment. Almost all of the pictures used in the demonstrations are provided to you on the second DVD.
Although the audio quality of the DVD is very good, the video is a little blurry, a small distraction when looking between your crisp environment and the demonstration video. The presentation is well organized and enjoyable, but there are times during the presented editing tasks that the presenter goes a little fast and the viewer may find they need to pause / rewind a bit to see which menu the presenter is on, re-listen to the instructions, etc.
By the end of the presentation I felt a little disappointed - not with the presentation, but with the amount of material covered. For the money, the viewer could have purchased a much more inclusive book on the subject and received the same overview, samples, demonstrations, etc., but all covered in the first couple of chapters. A book also leaves you with a future reference source that is much quicker and easier to location needed information than a video allows. This isn't a bad purchase, but it may be too limited and too expensive for most users intent on eventually mastering Photoshop CS2.
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