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Mon 7 May 2012
10:00 - 13:00

Venue: Balfour Macintosh Room

Provided by: University Computing Service


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Photoshop (Image/Photo Editing Software): Basic Techniques
Beginners

Mon 7 May 2012

Description

Adobe Photoshop is the favourite image manipulation and editing tool of the professional graphics industry. It enables scanned-in photographs, pictures and graphics files to be edited and offers a dazzling array of drawing, special effects and filtering tools. Knowing where to start with such a comprehensive and feature-filled package can be daunting. This presentation aims to equip new users with the basics, using live demonstrations throughout.

Prerequisites

Due to the practical nature of the course, basic computing skills including competence with using a mouse are essential.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainers
1 Mon 7 May 2012   10:00 - 13:00 10:00 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room C. Quy,  S. MacRae
Topics covered
  • Image adjustments including Cropping and Rotating
  • Retouching colour
  • Duplicating and moving parts of the picture
  • Merging two pictures into one
  • Adding text
  • Using special effects filters.
Format

Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.

System requirements

Photoshop v. CS3 on PWF Macintosh

Notes
  • It will be run on Macintoshes; however PC users should have no problems.
  • There is a more advanced "Further Techniques" course. Self-teach tutorials on Photoshop, Photoshop for Photographers and Digital Imaging are also available for loan.
Duration

One half day session

Theme
Graphics and Photos

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