Let's continue our conversation about how we can effectively resize our photographs. …And here I want to focus in on the importance of constraining proportions. …I also want to talk about how you can reset the image size dialog if you make a mistake. …Alright, well let's open up our image size dialog. …To do so, navigate to the Image Pull-down menu and then choose Image Size. …Click on this option to launch the image-size dialogue, and what I'm …going to do is zoom out here in the preview window.…
I'm going to do that for demo purposes. Alright, well, next, you may have noticed …this little icon right here. It's a little chain link icon. …This allows us to constrain proportions so that the aspect ratio of our image …stays the same. And so that our image looks good. …Now you may accidentally click on this and turn off this option. …Now if you do that, it then unlinks the these two fields, so that you can make a …change to the width and not the height. And this won't look good.…
Let me show you. Here I'll go ahead and enter a number. …
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10/10/2014Released
6/17/2013- Organizing and filtering your photos in Bridge
- Making basic corrections in Camera Raw
- Working with multiple open documents
- Resizing images without degradation
- Recomposing images with cropping
- Working with layers
- Improving basic exposure and tone
- Making precise selections
- Selectively correcting with masks
- Adding, changing, and removing color
- Sharpening and reducing noise
- Making picture-perfect prints
Skill Level Beginner
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Q: This course was updated on 6/23/2014. What changed?
A: Chris added two new movies on the Focus Area feature and revised the chapter on image retouching. These changes reflect Adobe's June 2014 updates to Photoshop CC.
Q: This course was updated on 10/10/2014. What changed?
A: We added eight new movies, which describe features and enhancements in the October 2014 release of Photoshop CC. New movies contain the "CC 2014.1" tag next to their names.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 20s
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What's new (CC 2014)1m 5s
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1. Strategies for Learning Photoshop
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2. Getting Started with Bridge
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3. Setting Up Photoshop
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Customizing the interface5m 14s
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4. Getting Started with Camera Raw
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What is Camera Raw?2m 47s
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The Camera Raw interface3m 4s
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Opening images in Camera Raw2m 59s
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5. Improving Your Photos with Camera Raw
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Correcting lens distortions4m 54s
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Making selective adjustments5m 55s
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6. Getting Started with Photoshop
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Introducing the Tools panel1m 58s
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7. Opening, Saving, and Viewing Your Photographs
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8. Understanding Digital Images and Resizing
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Using the resizing presets3m 17s
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9. Cropping Your Photographs
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10. Working with Layers
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Introducing layers3m 48s
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Creating new layers6m 19s
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Changing layer opacity2m 25s
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11. Improving Basic Exposure and Tone
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Correcting overexposure5m 27s
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12. Making Selections and Adjustments
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Using Color Range6m 54s
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13. Advanced Control with Masking
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Introducing masks4m 7s
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Building and editing a mask5m 35s
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Removing color with a mask4m 31s
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14. Improving Exposure with Adjustment Layers
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15. Adding, Changing, and Removing Color with Adjustment Layers
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16. Applying Photographic Effects with Filters
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Adding lens flare2m 13s
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17. Sharpening and Reducing Noise
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18. Essential Image Retouching Techniques
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19. Making Picture-Perfect Prints
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