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Total Training For Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2
Reviewed Date: 2005
Reviewed By: Eric Martin
Product Reviewed: Total Training for Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2
Let's Start At The Beginning
The Total Training Masters Collection: Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2 training DVD starts by prompting you to install all the 68 project files you'll need to complete the lessons, as well as a copy of host Deke McClelland's own Photoshop presets. This configures your copy of Photoshop CS2 to be the same as Deke's, and it is recommended that you do this to make following along easier.
If you'd rather not change your personal settings in Photoshop, no worries, as there's an option to skip this part of the installation process and return to it later.
As I've mentioned in other reviews of their products, Total Training's interface has always been user-friendly, and this now includes 2x and 4x fast-forward buttons, which are an enormous help when searching through a previously viewed lesson for a specific segment.
Targeted To The Power User
This training will mostly benefit the intermediate to advanced user, as beginners might get lost if they do not first have a firm understanding of some of the fundamentals of Photoshop.
If you are a beginner, Total Training offers a comprehensive package for CS2, Total Training For Photoshop CS2, which is also hosted by Deke, and I would suggest you complete that training package first before tackling this one.
Summary
For those that are already proficient with Photoshop, this training package will take you straight to all the good stuff in Photoshop CS2, including working with the Vanishing Point Tool, HDR integration, performing non-destructive editing with the use of Smart Objects, and working efficiently with Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw.
Deke is an old hand at this and he moves through the lessons in his usual buoyant way. There is some rambling and some repetition, but that's just Deke being Deke, and it's a small price to pay for learning from this somewhat mad genius.
Overall, Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2 is a surefire way to go from simply being good at Photoshop to coming very close to mastering Photoshop. And that's quite an accomplishment. Kudos to Deke.
View original at www.photoshopsupport.com
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