Photoshop is a tremendously powerful yet intimidating software program, and if you're like me, you've probably wasted countless hours trying to figure things out on your own. Or worse; you've left the program aside because you were too fed up with the sheer power of not knowing what to do with it, so you temporarily gave up! Don't suffer any longer! You KNOW what Photoshop can do and more importantly you know that you have things you want to 'get done' with it.

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ALL of these people are wasting time (even if it's a few minutes), not using Photoshop properly when they could be editing images, restoring photos, producing graphic design, preparing prints and more during with the SAME TIME THEY'RE WASTING trying to figure Photoshop all out.

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You will also be amazed at all of the powerful features that you will now know how to use to be able to edit images, touchup photos, create logos, graphic design and much much more. Knowledge is power and this is a lot of power for you. This Photoshop Training is the shortest learning curve possible so you can spend your time getting your image-editing tasks or goals done instead of dilly-dallying around!

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Variables:
Variables,or Data-driven graphics make it possible to produce multiple versions of an image quickly and accurately.Let’s say,for example,that
you need to produce 500 different Web banners or 200 different business cards based on the same template.In the past,you had to manually
populate the template with data (images, text, and so on).With data-driven graphics, you can use a script referencing a database to gener-
ate the Web banners for you.In Photoshop CS3 you can automate this process with the Variables feature.Basically,you design a template in
Photoshop,putting all of the elements that will change (the variable elements) on separate layers, and then select layers in the template and
assign them as variables.You can assign three different types of variables:
• Visibility variables let you show or hide the content of a layer.
• Pixel Replacement variables let you replace the pixels in the layer with pixels from another image file.
• Text Replacement variables let you replace a string of text in a type layer.
To define a variable in Photoshop,target the layer and select Image > Variables > Define.In the Variables dialog box,choose the desired layer,
select the variable type and enter names for the variables. Note: Variable names must begin with a letter, underscore, or colon and cannot
contain spaces or special characters (except for periods, hyphens, underscores, and colons). For Pixel Replacement variables, click Pixel Re-
placement Options,and choose a method for scaling the replacement image.If you are replacing pixels (photos for example) make sure that
the images are in the same folder as the template.To define variables for an additional layer,choose a layer from the Layer pop-up menu and
repeat the steps above.
After defining variables,you can manually input the data for each image,or import the data from a file into a data set.A data set is a collection
of variables and associated data.To create a new set, select Image Variables > Data Set.Then, import the data that you need from an Excel
spreadsheet, Filemaker database or any other source data that’s been exported as a comma- or tab-delimited file. Note:You must define at
least one variable before you can edit the default data set. It’s important that if you are importing data from a file, the column name must
match the name of the variable (exactly).To change a data set, simply select the data set you want to modify (from the drop down menu in
the Variables dialog box),edit the data and click the Save Data Set button.To delete a data set,select the data set you want to delete,and click
the Trash button.
Once you have imported data,you can preview the different graphics generated by the data sets by clicking the preview button and select-
ing the data set from the list.You can also use the next and previous triangles to navigate through the graphics.The data being displayed will
change in the document window.
To export Data Driven Graphics,select File > Export > Data Sets as Files.You can output individual images as PSD files from Photoshop to create
an unlimited series of graphics for any use,dynamically generated,with no programming knowledge required.

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Add a file name as a text layer script:
This JavaScript (AddFileName20pt.jsx) adds the name of the document as a type layer within the document (without the extension).Just place
the script in your Photoshop CS3/Presets/Scripts folder.A word of caution,it is doubtful that the script will add the type layer at the exact size
and in the exact position that you will want it.In order to make changes to the type style (size,font,color etc.),it is CRITICAL (especially if you
are recording the script as part of an action) that you double click on the “Filename”type layer in the Layers palette and make changes with
the options bar.Do NOT swipe the text in the image area or it will record that file’s name as part of the action and all of the following images
will be named the same as the first one that you recorded! Special thanks to Thomas Ruark at Adobe for creating this script.

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Video:
The reverse video script will take a video layer and reverse it in Photoshop!
Place the script in Photoshop CS3 > Presets > Scripts.Open the video layer in Photoshop and,in the Animation (Timeline) palette set thework area to the length of the area that you need to be reversed. Make sure that the work area does not extend past the video layer’sextent (if it does, the script will try to copy from a frame which does not exist and the script will not work). Select File > Scripts > Loop Video. Special thanks to Mike Shaw at Adobe for creating this script!

Exporting a frame with transparency to use in another application.
If you need to export a frame (or a series of frames) which have transparency to be used in another application (such as Adobe After),create the necessary content/animation.There are a variety of ways to create transparency - layer and vector masks,not filling the image area with a photo,using drop shadows with transparent backgrounds etc..Once your file is set up as desired,choose File > Export > Render Video.For JPEG,PSD,PNG or Tiff,under File Options use Image Sequence and select the desired format.For Render Options, select the Straight Unmatted Alpha Channel.This will allow the other application to combine the file from Photoshop with transparency
with any other image without any nasty halos around the edges. Note: if you need to Export as a Targa file, under File Options, choose QuickTime Export:Image Sequence.Click Settings and choose TGA as the format. Click Options and set to Millions of Colors.This enables the Render options where you can choose Alpha Channel - Straight Unmatted and Quick time will give you a Targa file with a straight unmatted alpha channel.If you don’t use the QuickTime option,you will see nasty,rough edges when compositing with other files.

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Creating Droplets to use with Lightroom:

You can think of Droplets as self running applications that trigger actions. First, use Photoshop to create the desired action.Then, to create the Droplet select File > Automate > Create Droplet.Click the Choose button to select where to save the droplet.In the Play area, select the Set and the Action desired.
In the Source area,select the source files that you want to run the action on:
•Select “Override Action Open Commands”if you want any Open commands (recorded in the action) to be ignored. If you include the open command as part of an action,Photoshop will open the SAME file each time the action is performed.Unless you want the same file modified over and over,deselect this option.Activating this option is handy if you need to open a specific file,such as a backdrop,which needs to be used with every image.

• Select “Include All Subfolders”to process files in folders within the master folder you’re selecting.
• Select “Suppress File Open Options Dialogs”if you want Photoshop to bypass open dialog boxes such as the Camera Raw dialog box,
opening Raw files with their default settings or with any setting applied to them.
• Select “Suppress Color Profile Warnings”to turn off display of color policy messages.
Choose a destination for the processed files from the Destination menu.
• “None”leaves files open without saving changes (unless the action includes a Save command). This gives you an opportunity to see the
results of the action before saving the file.
• “Save and Close”saves the files in their current location,OVERWRITING the original files.
• “Folder”saves the processed files to a folder in another location.If you select Folder,click Choose to specify the destination folder.
Select “Override Action Save In Commands”to ignore any save commands recorded in the action.
If you chose “Folder”as the destination,specify a file-naming convention or add your own in the text entry fields.To begin a sequentially num-bered list at any number,enter the desired number in the “Starting Serial #”box.Check the options for file compatibility (for Windows,Mac OS and Unix) when moving files cross-platform or utilizing on the web.Finally,select an option for error processing from the Errors pop-up menu: “Stop for Errors”will suspend the process until you confirm the error message. “Log Errors to File”will record each error in a file without stopping the process (you must check this and save the file before running the action).If errors are logged to a file,a message will appear after processing to notify you that errors had occurred.
To use a Droplet,simply drag one or more files (or a folder of files) onto the Droplet.Droplets continue to reference the needed Actions inside Photoshop so don’t discard your actions after creating droplets for them! However,you can make changes to the Action and the Droplet will still work and will incorporate any changes made to the Action.To use the droplet with Lightroom,from the Library module,choose File Export.For Post-Processing choose Go To Export Actions Folder Now.Place the droplet into that folder.(Note: you might have to quit Lightroom and reopen it for the droplet to appear in the list).Next time you choose to export images, enter the desired options, select the droplet and after Lightroom processes the files, it will launch the droplet and run the action!

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