Best Photoshop instruction I've experienced
This was a fantastic training by Michael Ninness. I loved his clarity and tempo. I also loved the usefullness of the topics he chose on blend modes. It's been the best Photoshop training I have experienced. I wish he would do some more work on Photoshop!
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First class
First class way of teaching. I am a visual person and like hands-on learning.
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What a great month
I just wanted to say what a great month it has been using your services. I recently purchased Adobe CS4 and was offered this as a complimentary membership. Recently I returned to college, and also have been working on starting up my own business. I wasn't sure how much I would actually even use lynda.com. After viewing my first tutorial I was hooked. Since then I have devoted every spare minute to watching tutorials and taking notes. I have filled up two complete notebooks with all of the information I have gained from your site. I am trying to enter into the fields of Graphic and Website Design and this site could not have been more helpful in assisting me to do this.
Unfortunately, times are still tough for me right now, and as much as I would love to continue my account with you, I just can not afford the added expense at this time. On the upside, I will now have a chance to work on all the great things I have learned over the last 30 days and apply my newfound skills to my work and schooling. You can be assured that once things get a little better cashflow-wise I will be returning to take part in new tutorials and brush up on techniques and training in previous tutorials. Once again, I just wanted to say great job and great web site. Thank you again for this opportunity.
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Thank you for helping me earn a paycheck again
I have been unemployed for the first time in my life. After 30+ years in graphic arts/desktop publishing, I have been unable to land a job (mostly due to not being able to afford newer versions of Creator Suite [PS/AI] & Quark) to "keep me in the loop."
I was able to afford a monthly subscription to lynda.com which allowed me to update my skills enough to have the abilities and confidence to complete a freelance job last week! Thank you so much for the excellent tutorials! (Deke is a genius!) I have gone back to some of the basics, too, and it's amazing how many little details/tricks of the trade I've missed through the years. I just had to say thank you for helping me earn my first paycheck in a very long time and have sent a link to your site to all the artists I know!
Yours truly,
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Just what I've been looking for
Thank you for offering the Certificates of Completion for your courses. I've only been a lynda.com member for a little over a month and am impressed! Great opportunities for learning. Just what I've been looking for and worth the money.
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More love for Certificates of Completion
I love your new Certificate of Completion program! Even if I'm not working toward a certificate I really like being able to view my status and see at a glance all of the programs I've been working on, how much time I've put in and how close I am to completing the course. Thanks for this great update.
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Great idea
I really like the new Certificate of Completion feature. Although I don't have a need for the certificate, it's a great idea. I really love the progress feature where I can see what percentage of a course I've completed, as well. Keep the great ideas coming!
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Rewarding, fun, and good business
Thank you lynda.com for adding the Certificate of Completion feature. It's really rewarding and even a bit fun just to see all that I've accomplished here at lynda.com.
I work for a video production house in Portland, Oregon. Through lynda.com, I've helped our firm branch out into the world of web design. We now are able to post our client's videos to the web and even offer total web development and design solutions. Thank you again. I don't know how else would I stay on top of all this computer stuff!
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I love lynda.com
I just wanted to let you know how much I love lynda.com. I've learned so much more in three months than I did three years at university!
Thank you!!!
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Learning more and more every day
I got to know lynda.com through a friend of mine, and the website is really great. Good quality, and I am learning more and more every day.
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Love Certificates of Completion
Love the new Certificates of Completion feature... kinda gives you an idea of where you are percentage-wise on a lot of software learning projects! Thanks lynda.com!
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Revolutionary
lynda.com is truly revolutionary. I've been using it to learn and enhance my skills with various Adobe CS4 applications, and I can't tell you how fast I'm learning. I have never before seen such a comprehensive, cost-effective, and perfect solution for learning these applications. Again, the only word that comes to mind in terms of lynda.com is "revolutionary." The idea and concept behind lynda.com is genius, absolutely brilliant. I'll probably maintain a premium annual subscription for the rest of my life. I feel like I never want to lose connection with the training videos on this website. To whoever gave birth to lynda.com, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!
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The cheapest college education you can get
I've been using lynda.com for a couple of years now. lynda.com gives me better than classroom quality training right in the comfort of my own home. Plus I can watch any video I want - over and over again as often as I want. I can't get that in a classroom setting.
To me, one of the most important features is the low cost and the variety of payment plans.
And the benefits… can you imagine getting a college-level Photoshop course, for example, for $375.00? And be able to watch those videos over and over again? To me, lynda.com is THE cheapest college education you can get!
Just take ‘Photoshop CS3’ for example… do you know that if you view every single course in the CS3 section, you’re getting 173.7 hours of education? Now, how much would you be spending to get that same amount of hours of Photoshop CS3 education at your local college -- Hmmm?
And now they are offering Certificates of Completion for each course I complete!
I tell everyone I meet about lynda.com. It’s the absolutely GREATEST!
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Broadening my skill set
I worked for a mid-size company in an area completely outside of IS. Our IS department supported our intranet infrastructure, but not the maintenance of the content. That was handled by a group of volunteers from our various functional and/or location areas. We had a small cadre of volunteers (Web Council) who provided oversight and was responsible for maintaining the intranet home page including content, appearance and links. We also updated our home page messages on a weekly basis. The messages included verbiage, graphics and photos. While the Web Council members all took responsibility for finding subject matter for the home page messages, we relied on one member to actually make the updates to the site and we just never got around to having someone train to be her backup.
Well, she had to take a leave of absence for several months so I volunteered to make the updates until she returned. The only problem was that I was completely unfamiliar with any type of graphic software or HTML. She used PaintShop Pro and FrontPage to make the updates to the site (the platform was Sharepoint.) I couldn't find one vendor that offered microcomputer classes in PaintShop Pro and the FrontPage classes that I found didn't fit our timeframe. Buying a book and trying to teach myself wasn't an option; I needed an instructor and hands on training.
I found out about lynda.com and used tutorials for all three software programs. I am glad to say that because of these tutorials, I was able to keep our intranet home page updated and even managed to make a couple of enhancements.
Although I was recently part of a downsizing, this brief experience with our intranet made me realize that I really like this type of work. I plan to utilize the various tutorials to broaden my skill set. Who knows what career opportunities may open up for me thanks to lynda.com.
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Through college and beyond
I am in my third year of online college studying computer animation. I was having a difficult time because it is very challenging trying to learn anything when you are not in a traditional classroom environment. My college has plenty of recourses and tutorials, but I was always looking for more tutorials because there were still things that I didn't have enough help with.
Right now, I am in the middle of my introductory Maya class and I was really having a lot of problems--especially with the rendering. Your web site has so much more tutorials than my college has, and the F1 Help in Maya is not always helpful. I have a lot of lynda.com text books which I use in college, so I'm pleased to have finally decided to become a member. I was just about to order an expensive book, but I don't need to now. The bonus to me is that I will now have enough tutorials on just about every subject to get me through college and beyond!
My husband also benefits because he can now learn QuickBooks. I just wish I had signed up when I began college two years ago.Thank you so much lynda.com! I will be sure to tell all my classmates and everyone who needs help learning any computer subjects! :D
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No more pulling my hair out
When I bought Final Cut Studio, I had no idea what I had done. It is an extremely complex program. I was pulling my hair out. I asked around about taking classes and a guy at my local camera shop (Samy's in Santa Ana, Ca.) suggested lynda.com. I am very impressed with the level of training you get here. I like that I can study more then one application. I have learned new things about old programs. The pricing is right. Am I satisfied? You bet I am!! Thank you lynda.com.
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Bravo for iLife courses!
A friend told me about your site. All I can say is WOW!! This is a great easy way to learn more about my iMac and the iLife 09 Suite. Keep up the great work, this is a fun way to learn and beats what I'm use to going page by page in a text book. Bravo, lynda.com!!
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Kudos to Nigel French
I received a promo to lynda.com and love love love it. I became self-employed recently (January 09) and must say Nigel French is one of your better instructors. I was able to use several of the logo-skills immediately upon listening and watching. Keep it up and get him to do more instruction!
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Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing
Thank you for creating a training series that I can both afford and understand! I am proud of what I have accomplished. It is truly inspiring. Keep up the fine work.
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Incredible Chris Orwig
Lynda, you are incredible and so is lynda.com!! I especially enjoy Chris Orwig's DVD. He is so energetic, resourceful. I learned a lot from his DVDs on Photoshop, Photography and Printing. His teaching is dynamic, fun and knowledgeable. Thank you lynda.com! You guys ROCK!!!
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From nothing to something
Hi all, especially Lynda for creating this website. I just wanted to let you know, as a novice web developer, not knowing anything about coding, js, and php, I was able to watch your videos and create my own website and am now employed as a web developer (php, wamp, JavaScript) - all by learning from this site and web searches. From nothing to something. I am a RN with a head full of medical knowledge, not knowing what a variable was. I thank you so much.
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Two words: Color Management
I was scrolling through your newsletter, and came across a video from Chris Orwig about going to a printing press to observe the printing process. We are a printing facility, and this video really hit it on the head! You have NO idea how different the process could be when comparing to what's on the screen, being printed on a small printer, and having a printing facility print the final copy. But that video explained the process, and one part really said it best: color management. Awesome, awesome video! It's all I can say...thank you!
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Wow wow wow!!
I have just completed Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects. Chris Orwig is the best Photoshop instructor. It was so much fun and wow wow wow! Thanks Chris!!!
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Photoshop reawakening
I would like you to know how useful I have found lynda.com. I have only had access on a promotional basis having been given PS4 as a Christmas present. I learned more in two months than I have in the past ten years, and this has reawakened my interest in this fairly complex program. My thanks to Chris Orwig who makes it interesting and entertaining. Much as I would like to continue with the teaching the cost for a senior citizen (I am eighty-two) is probably prohibitive, but this exercise has been both interesting and productive. I even managed to sell an image to a publisher, which is a first for me. Thanks again from the UK.
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We told you so.
It's 1:40 a.m. and I just finished viewing a few InDesign and Joomla movies. It just occurred to me, I could learn what I want, when I want, and get excellent instruction. You guys are the bomb!
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Cooler than school
Just wanted to drop a quick note saying how thankful I am for all the work put into this site. I am a recent liberal arts college grad and have been looking for a profession. I picked up a bit of design skill in Photoshop over the last few years, and greatly enjoyed it; upon looking into the field I realized I needed a lot more training. I thought I was going to have to go back to school, drop another couple grand and go further in debt. But thanks to you cats I'm cramming in as much lynda.com as I can until I am capable of jumping into the design field. I have found all of the videos so far incredibly articulate and helpful. Thanks!
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Knowledge is a wonderful gift
Lynda.com has proven to be an invaluable resource. Day by day, it is helping me develop and pursue a career that I love: web design. Oftentimes, after having completed a very in-depth online course, I feel like I have a "leg up" on my colleagues. I would have never dreamed that in just a few days, I'd be working in CSS, PHP, XML, and more. Thank you. Knowledge is a wonderful gift!
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Thrilled
You may add me to the list of people thrilled with your tutorials. I came upon your site by way of the 30-day trial provided when I purchased Adobe CS4 Design Premium. I used the tutorials for InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash. All were excellent. Now I'm back for more! It is especially helpful to me to be able to pause and replay a tutorial as often as I need and it is comforting for me to know I can turn to any of the videos whenever I get "stuck." Lynda.com is truly the best and I have been recommending your tutorials to everyone. Thanks so much!
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Acknowledging this tremendous resource
I thought I would take a moment to acknowledge the tremendous resource your on-line tutorials have been to me. The cost of the premium membership is nothing compared to the $1,000/course I was paying at a college for the same course material. As well, every one of your online courses are professionally done and taught by people who really know how to teach. I don't know how I would of learned what I now know if I had not discovered your website... and I did it all from the comfort of my own home.
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A long-time fan
This site is awesome. And I have been a fan of Lynda since her first book many years ago--in fact I still have it.
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