Adobe Photoshop CS3 Videos

Photoshop is pretty much the default application that every photographer should have.
While CS3 is no longer the current version, most of the tools and techniques are the
same as you will find in the current version.

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Photoshop CS3 Videos

Where to begin? there are a LOT of videos on Photoshop... we have grouped them below starting with the Photoshop from the Beginning series, followed by Photoshop, the Next Step. These should get you going, and then below that are various other sets of videos, that may or may not be part of a series - such as Working with Text, Layers, Retouching, Album Design and Smart Objects. There are also some videos on Bridge and Camera RAW.

There are more videos in the Archive on Photoshop, so we also recommend browsing thru there to see what all there is.

If you have a question about something, or would like to request a video, please feel free to post in the support forum and we'll either try to help you there, or we may produce a video for the archive.

Photoshop from the Beginning Series

In this series of videos we start from the very beginning - opening photoshop for the first time, opening an image, and then introducing the workspace, layers and a few of the basic tools. This is Photoshop at its most basic.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 1 - Hello World!
Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 :: 10032 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We start at the beginning, literally! Open Photoshop for the first time. Then open an image, add some text and save the file as a PSD.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 2 - Customize your Workspace
Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 :: 4903 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We take a look at the workspace in CS3 and customize it!

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 3 - Intro to Layers
Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 :: 6429 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. A first look at layers and the layers palette.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 4 - Layers Continued
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 5342 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the rectangular marquee tool to create a graphic element to combine with text layers.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 5 - The Marquee and Move Tool
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 4440 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We go over the rectangular and elliptical marquee tools and the move tool.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 6 - Lassos and Wands!
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 4143 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorials. We take a look at the lasso tools - lasso, polygonal and magnetic - and the wand tools - the quick selection tool and the magic wand tool.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 7 - The Crop Tool
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 4055 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Take a look at the crop tool. Crop an image to a wallet and an 8 x 10.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 8 - Introduction To The Brush Tool
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 3434 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. This lesson introduces the brush tool and it's basic, painting functions.

Photoshop from the Beginning:Recap 1 - Create an Original Graphic
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 4490 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use what you've learned about the selection tools and type tool so far to create a graphic from scratch.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lessons 1 - 8 Recap Part 2 - Finishing The Globe
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 4079 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Finish up the globe graphic. Add some clouds and text and then create a clipping mask to complete the globe effect.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 9 - Introduction To The Clone Stamp
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 3615 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We go over the basics behind the Clone Stamp Tool, cloning away a scratch on an image.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Clone Stamp Supplemental Video
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 :: 1410 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Take another look at the Clone Stamp Tool and some of the different functions such as sampling from all layers, lowering the opacity of your brush and changing the hardness of your brush.

Photoshop From The Beginning: A Look At Real World Examples - Lesson - 6 Supplement
Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 :: 2135 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video Tutorial. Take a look at some real world examples of using the rectangular marquee tool, the polygynal lasso tool and the quick selection tool - includes a basic head swap.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 10 - The Healing Brushes
Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 :: 2162 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. This video covers the Spot Healing Brush Tool and the Healing Brush Tool and covers the difference between the clone stamp and healing brushes.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 11 - The Patch Tool
Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 :: 1977 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Fix large scratches in one fell swoop with the Patch Tool.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 12 - The Red Eye Tool
Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 :: 1414 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Remove red eye easily with the Red Eye Tool bundled with the Healing Brushes and Patch Tool.

Photoshop Screenshot Help Videos Thing
Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 :: 6177 Views

Ever wonder what a particular tool is actually used for? Maybe you'd just like a quick summary of the Photoshop CS3 workspace. Perhaps you just need a quick jump-start to get your creative process moving. Below you'll find a screenshot of Photoshop CS3 with clickable regions enabled for you to view a brief video tutorial covering the most impo...

Photoshop - The Next Step Series

In this series of videos we continue showing the basics and going just a bit further and introduce gradients, the histogram, levels, image size and canvas size.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Introduction To Gradients
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 :: 3153 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. An introduction to the gradient tool. Use the gradient to create a background for a birth announcement.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Create 3D Shapes With Gradients.
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 :: 3579 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Create 3D shapes using gradients to use as buttons or graphic elements.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Filling Text With A Gradient
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 :: 2767 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Learn to fill text with a gradient by using a clipping mask or a layer style.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Use A Gradient To Create Dramatic Effects In Your Images
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 :: 1636 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use a gradient in conjunction with a layer blend mode to make the sky pop in your images.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Adding Realism To The Globe Using Gradient Overlays
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 :: 1546 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Add a gradient overlay layer style tp the globe graphic to make it 3D.

Photoshop - The Next Step: The Eraser Tool
Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 :: 1167 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the eraser tool to fix small mistakes when working with the tools like the clone stamp.

Photoshop - The Next Step: The Eyedropper Tool
Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 :: 1519 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the eyedropper tool to sample colors from your image to use when painting with the brush tool or changing the color of text.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Working With Guides
Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 :: 1183 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use guides and smart guides to make your flush mount album design and other creative layout designs easier.

Photoshop - The Next Step: The Transform functions
Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 :: 3086 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We cover the free transform tool, rotate functions, flip functions and apply them to web graphics and flush mount album design.

Photoshop - The Next Step: The Canvas Size Dialog
Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 :: 977 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the canvas size dialog to add space to your canvas for those times when your client changes his/her mind about the overall size of their album.

Photoshop - The Next Step: The Image Size Dialog and Intro To Resolution
Posted on Friday, February 08, 2008 :: 1111 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Covers the Image Size dialogue, more specifically, the document size section. See what happens when you change the resolution and/or the document size with resample image turned off.

Photoshop - The Next Step: Resizing and Resampling an Image for Printing
Posted on Friday, February 08, 2008 :: 3248 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the Image Size dialog to resize and resample your large JPEG file down to an optimized size for printing at your local lab.

Color and Density Correcting In Photoshop: The Dodge, Burn and Sponge Tools
Posted on Friday, February 08, 2008 :: 1783 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the Dodge Tool to bring out underexposed or dark areas of an image. Use the Burn Tool to add density to overexposed or lighter areas of an image. Finally, use the Sponge Tool to saturate or desaturate specific areas in an image.

Color and Density Correcting In Photoshop: Intro To The Histogram
Posted on Friday, February 08, 2008 :: 1335 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Learn how to glance at a histogram and determine whether an image is overexposed, underexposed or whether it displays full tonality.

Color and Density Correcting In Photoshop: Intro To Levels
Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 :: 1697 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Color correct an image using one of the first color adjustment tools that you'll use in Photoshop; the Levels adjustment.

Photoshop Quick Tips
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 :: 4715 Views

In this video we go over some basic shortcuts, settings and workflow ideas. Tab key, caps lock, brackets, CTRL+J and ALT click on the layer eyeball just to name a few.

Photoshop - Working with Text

These videos are all related to working with text- the first few are in a series, with the rest just being random videos that are related to working with text.

Photoshop Intro to Working With Text
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 :: 2206 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about working with the text tool.

Editing Text
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 :: 1061 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about editing text; the character palette

Anti-Aliasing Text
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 :: 1005 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about the effects of anti-aliasing on type and the different methods; sharp, crisp, strong and smooth.

Working With Text...The Paragraph Palette
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 :: 1723 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. A quick look at the Paragraph palette in Photoshop.

Working With Text, Layer Styles and Blend Modes
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 :: 2604 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering an introduction to working with Layer Styles and Layer Blend Modes with with text.

Chiseled Type Using Layer Styles and Blend Modes
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 :: 1652 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering the creation of 3D "chiseled" type using layer styles and blend modes.

Week Of Feb 24 - 29 - Customized Watermark
Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 :: 1220 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Turn text into a stylized custom shape to be used as a watermark. Save as a custom shape and preset and effortlessly apply to any image.

Week Of Mar 2 - 8 - Save The Date Card
Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 :: 2648 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I quickly create a 5 x 7 save the date card without the use of the tool bar. Watch how using keyboard shortcuts can speed up any design process.

Text As A Smart Object
Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 :: 2786 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Convert text to a smart object. Nest several smart objects together. Easily replace filtered text.

Photoshop - Layers, Styles and Blend Modes

These videos go over using layers, layer styles and layer blend modes. The first few are in a series, and the rest are random videos related to layers.

Working With Adjustment Layers
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 :: 2387 Views

Use non-destructive adjustment layers to make adjustments to your images. If you change your mind you can always drag the adjustment layer to the trash leaving your image untouched!

Working With Layers Part 1
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 :: 1011 Views

Take a look at some basic things that you can do with layers. Add layers, duplicate layers, group layers...

Working With Layers Part 2
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 :: 808 Views

Continuing with layers. Tools such as the Text tool, Shape tool and pen tool automatically add a new layer to your document.

Layers Recap
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 :: 783 Views

Recap of the basics of working with layers in CS3.

Blend Two Images With A Layer Blend Mode
Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 :: 1079 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering the blending of two images using a layer blend mode.

Blend Modes, Practical Uses
Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 :: 860 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering some practical uses of the Overlay, Soft Light and Multiply layer blend modes.

Blend Modes For Brushes and Layer Styles
Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 :: 725 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering blend modes for the brush tool and layer styles.

Layer Blend Mode Bonus
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 :: 714 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Turn a dull still life into an interesting one simply by adding a layer blend mode.

Photoshop From The Beginning: Lesson 3 - Intro to Layers
Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 :: 6429 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. A first look at layers and the layers palette.

Photoshop - Retouching Techniques

These videos are all related to retouching or enhancing an image. A few of these videos are in a series, the rest are just random videos.

Five Step Vignette
Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 :: 1063 Views

As per request, here is a quick vignette tutorial. Step 1: Duplicate your background layer. A quick and easy way of doing this is by pressing CTRL + J (Command + J on a Mac).Step 2: Set the Blend Mode...

Create A Cool Soft Focus Effect
Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 :: 1627 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Create a cool soft focus effect that also has that slightly desaturated look that's so popular today. Contrast is also boosted somewhat.

Introduction To Layer Masks
Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 :: 3380 Views

One of the most important concepts to learn in Photoshop is how to use the Layer Mask. Layer masks create seemless transitions between multiple layers and can be used to blend objects together or to hide and reveal certain objects.

Layer Masks Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 :: 1108 Views

Continuing with layer masks. Changing the color of one element in an image using Color Range and a layer mask.

Layer Masks Part 3
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 :: 1025 Views

Blending two objects together using the gradient tool and a layer mask.

Facial Retouching! Intro To The Patch Tool
Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 :: 1676 Views

Retouch like a pro with the patch tool, liquify filter and other tricks and techniques.

Facial Retouching! Intro To The Liquify Tool
Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 :: 1971 Views

Using the pucker tool inside the liquify filter.

Facial Retouching! The Infamous Airbrushing Technique
Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 :: 1512 Views

Learn to "airbrush" for smooth, perfect skin.

Facial Retouching! Finishing Touches
Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 :: 1137 Views

Finish off your retouching with a few extra techniques. Use the multiply blend mode to add impact and add a soft focus effect.

Week Of Mar 16 - 22 - The Glamour Facial Retouch
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 :: 2577 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I retouch, airbrush and filter a simple portrait to give it that glamour feel.

Week Of Mar 23 - 29 - The Grunge Look
Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 :: 2049 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Watch me apply the popular "grunge" look... to myself!

The Glamour Shot Retouch Tutorial
Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 :: 1177 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. As requested, we go through the entire Glamour Shot Retouch video and give step by step instructions.

Flushmount Album Design

The following video tutorials cover some basics used when doing a flushmount album design. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Bridge to help organize your files, how to create a full spread, add images to it, resize the images, add strokes, sloppy borders and background images.

Flush Mount Album Workflow: Setting Up An Album Folder Template
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 :: 1671 Views

The first step in designing a flush mount album is creating your folder template to use again and again.

Flush Mount Album Workflow: Setting Up Your Bridge Album Workflow
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 :: 872 Views

Use Bridge to categorize and organize your images to use in a flush mount style album.

Flush Mount Album Workflow: Working In Photoshop Part 1
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 :: 1408 Views

After you've set up your folders and Bridge workflow, it's time to start designing your album in Photoshop. Start with a few custom presets in the new document dialog...

Flush Mount Album Workflow: Working In Photoshop Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 :: 897 Views

It's time to save your first page as a PSD and a JPEG and start a new document at 20in x 10in for the first two page spread.

Flush Mount Album Workflow: Working In Photoshop Part 3
Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 :: 2367 Views

Take a look at another example of a typical two page flush mount album spread.

Flush Mount Album Design Extras: Adding Sloppy Borders
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 :: 1580 Views

Add sloppy borders to the images on your flush mount album pages.

Flush Mount Album Design Extras: Add An Inset Border
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 :: 2278 Views

Spice up your album design by adding a slightly 3D, inset border, achieved by punching a whole in a layer and adding a slight drop shadow.

Flush Mount Album Design Extras: Using The Rectangular Marquee Tool
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 :: 872 Views

Use The rectangular marquee tool to add graphic elements to the backgrounds of your flush mount style albums.

Week Of Feb 17 - 23 - Textured Sign In Page
Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 :: 1173 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use a stock photo of a texture, or create your own texture to use as a background for a sign in page for flush mount type albums. Then use a blend mode to blend an image and your texture together.

Bridge For Beginners: Previewing Your Album Design In A Slideshow
Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 :: 1687 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Use the slideshow option in Bridge to view your finished flush mount album pages to get a good idea of the overall flow of your album.

Photoshop Basics: Adding A Stroke To An Image
Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 :: 997 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Three different ways to add a stroke to an image. The Stroke command, the layer style method and the stroke path method. Learn how to avoid rounded corners.

Strokes Bonus: Add A BIG Stroke With Square Corners
Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 :: 1260 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. If you must add a huge stroke around an image, and you don't want round corners or to use the "inside" setting under the stroke command or layer style, here's a workaround for you.

Week Of Mar 9 - 15 - Speed Flush Mount Album Redo
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 :: 1665 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I completely change every image in a 10 page flush mount album in around 7 and a half minutes! This is why you should use smart objects to design your albums folks!

Week Of Mar 30 - April 5 - Two Page Album Spread With Background Design Elements
Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 :: 1800 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Watch as I create a two page flush mount album spread and add some simple background elements to spice it up.

Week Of April 27 - May 3rd - Using Black & White To Separate Design Elements
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 :: 1577 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I use black and white in a fun and creative way to separate a backround image from the important foreground images in a two page album spread.

Photoshop - Smart Objects Series

These videos go over smart objects, and how to use them in some basic album designs.

Introduction To Smart Objects
Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 :: 1691 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Easily replace images in your album pages using smart objects. No need to resize or redo all the effects and layer styles you used. Simply double click the smart object ...

Non-Destructive Smart Filters!
Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 :: 657 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Watch how ordinary, destructive filters like Gaussian Blur become non-destructive while using smart objects.

Smart Object Recap
Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 :: 2283 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We go over everything from the first three videos. Replacing images inside smart objects, converting text to a smart object and nesting smart objects.

Layer Masks And Smart Objects
Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 :: 1431 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Two workarounds for the layer mask issue with smart objects. Get around the fact that layer masks will not link with smart objects by...

The Place And Replace Contents Commands For Smart Objects
Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 :: 569 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the Place command to automatically place an image as a smart object onto your canvas. Use the replace contents command to...

Photoshop - Bridge

These videos go over Bridge - the image file browser that comes with Photoshop.

Bridge For Beginners: Introduction To Bridge
Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 :: 2253 Views

An introduction to Adobe's file browser that's more than just a simple file browser. This video is a quick walkthrough of the basic interface.

Bridge For Beginners: Customizing Your Bridge Workspace
Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 :: 1265 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Bridge video tutorial. Customize your Bridge workspace to fit your need be it flush mount album design or file organization. Rate, label and tag your images with keywords to further organize your image libraries.

Bridge For Beginners: Camera RAW - A Look At The Toolbar
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 :: 829 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Bridge, ACR video tutorial. Open RAW files from Bridge into Adobe Camera RAW. We go through the tools in the toolbar at the top of the ACR dialog.

Bridge For Beginners: Camera RAW - Workflow Options & White Balance
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 :: 1658 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Bridge, Camera RAW video tutorial. An introduction to color correcting RAW files in ACR.

Bridge For Beginners: Ratings, Labels and Keywords Oh My!
Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 :: 515 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Organize your images in Bridge with ratings, labels and keywords. Use the Filter panel to view only those images with your assigned attributes.

Bridge For Beginners: Compare Multiple Images With The Loupe Tool
Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 :: 489 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Use the Loupe to compare similar images in Bridge to determine which is the sharper image.

Bridge For Beginners: A Look At Stacks
Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 :: 610 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Use stacks to clean up your content pane and apply keywords, labels and ratings to multiple files by assigning them to the stack.

Bridge For Beginners: Preview PDFs and Video Formats In Bridge
Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 :: 415 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Not only can you view most image file formats, but you can also view PDFs and video formats such as MPEG, WMV and Fla.

Bridge Options - Simultaneously Launch Bridge & PS, Display Metadata & Batch Rename
Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 :: 641 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 & Bridge video tutorial. Set up your Photoshop preferences to open PS and Bridge at the same time. Display metadata under your thumbnails in Bridge. Use the Batch Rename function in Bridge.

Create A Simple Contact Sheet In Bridge & Photoshop
Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 :: 883 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Bridge video tutorial. Quickly create a contact sheet with images you selected from Bridge.

Photoshop - Camera RAW

These videos go over working with RAW files in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR).

Adobe Camera RAW - Basic Tab Tone Controls
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 :: 1483 Views

Adobe Camera RAW 4 video tutorial. Continuing with our Camera RAW series, we go over the tone controls under the basic tab and walk through the basic process of correcting a RAW image in ACR.

Adobe Camera RAW - The Tone Curves Tab
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 :: 1685 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. We look at the Tone Curves Tab inside ACR and go over the Parametric and Point curves.

Adobe Camera RAW - The Details Tab
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 :: 510 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Sharpening and noise reduction. We go over the Amount, Radius, Detail, Masking, Luminance and Color sliders.

Adobe Camera RAW - The HSL/Grayscale Tab
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 :: 702 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. The Hue, Saturation and Luminance sliders. Adjusting for red face and adding intensity to blue skies.

Adobe Camera RAW - Achieving Great Black & White In ACR
Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 :: 919 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Using the grayscale mix sliders you can achieve some fantastic looking black and white. Then, using the split toning tab, apply a tint to the highlights or shadows, or both!

Adobe Camera RAW - Lens Correction Tab
Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 :: 646 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Fix chromatic aberrations, thin lines of color along the perimeter of a detail in an image. Also, fix or add a vignette to your image.

Adobe Camera RAW - Saving & Applying Presets
Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 :: 623 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Save any recurring adjustments as a user preset which can be applied to your images from Bridge or Camera RAW.

Adobe Camera RAW - Recap - Workflow Example
Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 :: 992 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. The color correction workflow from the beginning. Open images from Bridge into ACR, set white balance, make adjustments starting with exposure, add any parametric or point curve presets, sharpen, synchronize certain settings and click done. Use Image Processor or Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process to batch process your RAW f...

Sepia In Adobe Camera RAW
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 :: 1415 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Apply a sepia tone to your images using the split toning controls in ACR.

Split Tones In Adobe Camera RAW
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 :: 2109 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Using the split toning tab inside ACR is fun and easy, and will have you creating split tones in minutes.

RAW vs JPEG - color correcting
Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 :: 1772 Views

Why shoot RAW? Well, because it is much better if you need to color correct your images. This is a quick video where we color correct images that were shot in both RAW and JPEG in the camera.

Photoshop - Black and White Workshop

These videos go over how to turn images into B&W, Sepia or Split Tone.

Black & White Workshop: Desaturation
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 :: 1220 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We take a closer look at what desaturating your image really does and why it's not a very good method of black and white conversion.

Black & White Workshop: Channel Mixer
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 :: 1177 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. One of the most popular methods of black and white conversion, adjusting the individual channels in Channel Mixer is like shooting with red, green and blue filters.

Black & White Workshop: Gradient Map
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 :: 2602 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Gradient map is a fun and easy way of achieving "popping" black and whites.

Black & White Workshop: Black & White Adjustment
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 :: 540 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We go over the easy-to-use Black & White adjustment dialog. Create awesome black and whites and add a color tint.

Black & White Workshop: Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 :: 966 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. From Photoshop guru Russell Brown we have the coolest bw conversion technique around using two hue/saturation adjustment layers.

Black & White Workshop: ACR's HSL/Grayscale vs. Photoshop's Black & White Adjustment
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 :: 1975 Views

Adobe PhotoshopCS3/Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. A quick comparison of the two similar black and white conversions found in ACR and Photoshop CS3.

Black & White Workshop: Black & White In GIMP
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 :: 983 Views

GIMP video tutorial. Four methods of black and white conversion: Channel Mixer, Gradient Map, Sample Colorize, Decompose To RGB.

Black & White Workshop: Adding Realistic Film Grain
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 :: 2281 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Three methods of adding realistic, faux film grain.

The Big Bad Sepia Video
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 :: 1086 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Eight methods of applying a sepia tone to your digital images.

Sepia In Adobe Camera RAW
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 :: 1415 Views

Adobe Camera RAW video tutorial. Apply a sepia tone to your images using the split toning controls in ACR.

Sepia Inside Of GIMP
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 :: 765 Views

GIMP video tutorial. Four methods of sepia toning in GIMP: color balance, colorize, gradient map, and solid color/color blend mode.

Split Tones In Photoshop CS3
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 :: 1003 Views

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Three methods of appying split tones, different tones in the highlights and shadows, in Photoshop. Hue/Saturation adjustment layers, Hue/Saturation + Solid Color adjustment layers and Color Balance adjustment layers.

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