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Free Photoshop Elements 8 Video Training Tutorials From Adobe TV
July 14, 2010
There's a hefty batch of good Photoshop Elements 8 free training videos for Windows on the Adobe TV site. Below is a list of the free videos and links to each one. Enjoy!
GETTING STARTED 01: WHAT IS PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS?
Get an overview of what you can do in Photoshop Elements 7. Tour the Organizer and Editor workspaces and check out some of the tools. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 02: GET PHOTOS FROM FILES AND FOLDERS
Learn how to get photos from a hard disk into an indexed catalog. You'll also learn how to navigate the Folder Location view. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 03: GET PHOTOS FROM A DIGITAL CAMERA
Get photos from a camera or card reader into your computer and indexed in Elements. See why it's best to import from a USB card reader. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 04: TOUR THE ORGANIZER INTERFACE
This video gives you a review of the Organizer workspace. See how to access the Organizer and check out its different views. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 05: VIEWING PHOTOS
Check out the features in the Photoshop Elements Organizer designed to make viewing your photos easy. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 06: SELECTING PHOTOS
Discover a couple of tricks for selecting photos in the Organizer. Learn how to select multiple photos at once or select noncontiguous photos. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 07: ROTATING PHOTOS
Learn how to use the Rotate feature, which makes it easy to change the orientation of your photos. Find out what happens when you rotate JPEG images. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 08: HIDING AND DELETING PHOTOS
Don't be hasty in deleting unwanted photos. Instead, use the Hide Photos feature to hide photos from view. You can unhide photos at any time. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 09: MOVING FILES
See why it's best to use the Organizer when moving files from one location to another. Learn how to reconnect files you've moved outside of Elements. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8
GETTING STARTED 10: GUIDED EDIT MODE
Learn how to use the Guided Edit mode. Guided Edit walks you through some basic editing tasks as well as some of the neat features in Elements. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 11: TOUR THE FULL EDIT INTERFACE
Take a tour of the Full Edit interface in Photoshop Elements. This workspace gives you full control over editing and manipulating your photos. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 12: USING TOOLS
Learn how to use Elements tools. Jan Kabili shares productivity-enhancing tips for some of the tools in the Elements toolbox, such as shortcuts and tool tips. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 13: SAVING FILES
Learn why it's important to save early and save often. In this video, photographer Jan Kabili shows you how to save your files in Photoshop Elements. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 14: MANUAL SELECTION TOOLS
Learn how to use the manual selection tools. Check out the Elliptical Marquee, Rectangular Marquee, Lasso, and Quick Selection tools. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 15: AUTOMATIC SELECTION TOOLS
Learn about the automatic selection tools in Photoshop Elements, which select areas of an image based on color and tone. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 16: USING THE NEW SMART BRUSH TOOL
Discover the brand new Smart Brush tool. This tool makes it easier than ever to apply an adjustment to an area in an image in just one step. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 17: CONVERTING COLOR TO BLACK AND WHITE
Convert an image to black-and-white. Use presets to adjust the style of the image. Then, use sliders to adjust the light and contrast. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 18: CREATING TEXT
Add editable text to any image. Then, format the text by changing the font, color, point size, style, and more. After formatting the text, move or rotate it. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 19: EDITING TEXT
Edit text by changing its font, color, size or content. Learn how to select a text layer for editing and use the type tools to make your changes. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 20: MAKING A PHOTO BOOK
Discover an elegant way to share your photos with family and friends. Create a photo book that you can print yourself or have professionally printed. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 21: MAKING A PHOTO COLLAGE
Create a photo collage using a variety of customizable themes, backgrounds, frames, graphics, and text effects included with Elements. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 22: CREATING A SLIDE SHOW
Show off your photos in a custom-built slide show complete with music, text, graphics, and narration. Share you slide show with family and friends. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 23: MAKING A PANORAMA
Combine a sequence of photos into a seamless panorama. Photographer Jan Kabili shares secrets for taking photos for a panoramic image. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 24: USING E-MAIL AND PHOTO MAIL
Learn how to prepare photos for sharing by e-mail. Use the E-mail Attachments and Photo Mail features to compact an image for delivery via e-mail.
GETTING STARTED 25: PRINTING YOUR PHOTOS
Print individual images, contact sheets, or picture packages using the Print command. Choose preset picture package layouts and add optional frames.
GETTING STARTED 26: SIGNING UP FOR PHOTOSHOP.COM
Check out Photoshop.com. This free services allows you to post your albums online and share your albums with whomever you choose. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 27: VIEWING AND SHARING PHOTOS ONLINE
Upload your albums to a personal website on Photoshop.com. Then, share them with the general public or with a restricted group of viewers. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 28: BACKING UP AND SYNCHRONZING ALBUMS ONLINE
Safeguard your photos by backing them up to the free Photoshop.com online service. Set up automatic backups and synchronization. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
GETTING STARTED 29: FINDING ONGOING INSPIRATION ON ADOBE.COM
Find inspiration, tips, tricks, and tutorials on Photoshop.com. Find artwork for embellishing your photos and photo projects. Use with either Photoshop Elements version 7 or 8.
NEW FEATURES: RECOMPOSE TOOL
Discover the powerful new Recompose tool, which allows you to rearrange parts of an image without affecting the important subjects in the image.
NEW FEATURES: SHARING
Learn about the new sharing features in Photoshop Elements 8. See how you can view and sort your images in the Organizer according to your personal preferences.
NEW FEATURES: BACKUP AND SYCHRONIZATION
Learn how to safely and securely store your images on the Photoshop.com online service. See how you can also use Photoshop.com to synchronize images between multiple computers.
NEW FEATURES: PHOTOMERGE FAMILY OF FEATURES
Learn about the new Photomerge Exposure feature in Photoshop Elements 8, which allows you to create properly exposed images that you can't capture in one shot. Discover the other Photomerge features, such as Photomerge Panorama, and Photomerge Faces.
USE THE RECOMPOSE TOOL TO REFRAME A PHOTO
Learn how to use the new Recompose tool in Photoshop Elements 8 to scale an image without distorting the important elements in the image. See how you can also use the Recompose tool to remove unwanted content from an image.
USE PHOTOMERGE EXPOSURE IN MANUAL MODE
Learn how to use the new Photomerge Exposure feature in Photoshop Elements 8 to combine images with different exposures into one perfect image. See why Manual mode is best when combining images that were taken with and without flash.
USE PHOTOMERGE EXPOSURE IN AUTOMATIC MODE
Learn how to use the new Photomerge Exposure feature in Photoshop Elements 8 to automatically combine images with different exposures into one perfect image.
SHARE ALBUMS ONLINE
Learn how to use a wizard-guided workflow and templates to create a personalized album. Then, learn how to share your album online at Photoshop.com.
SET UP AN ADOBE ID
Learn how to set up an Adobe ID so you can link your work in Photoshop Elements to Photoshop.com. Get an overview of the features of Photoshop.com.
PHOTOSHOP.COM MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Discover the benefits of using the Photoshop Elements Organizer with Photoshop.com. Learn how to use Photoshop.com to share your images and videos or store them securely online.
CURVING PHOTOS FOR A PRINT LOOK
This very easy-to-follow tutorial walks you through adding a thin white border and a paper-like curve and drop shadow to your digital photo for a very realistic effect.
TIPS EVERY NEWBIE SHOULD KNOW
Learn quick keyboard shortcuts for actions you’ll use all the time, including zooming and moving around an image, moving an outline, and duplicating and moving objects.
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