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Correcting an Underexposed Image in Lightroom
Apr 8, 2008
Everyone overexposes an occasional photo. You might do it deliberately, in order to convey a certain mood, but more often than not it's an accident and you won't like the result. Martin Evening shows how to use Lightroom to fix those images on which you got a little carried away.
Correcting Lens Distortion in Adobe Photshop CS5
Dec 12, 2010
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to adjust the lens distortion in an image of a Greek temple.
Cream of the Crop: Cropping and Resizing in Adobe Photoshop CS
Jul 14, 2006
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for various resizing projects in Photoshop CS. Included are hints to create custom tools to resize photos in specific and useful ways.
Cream of the Crop: Cropping and Resizing in Photoshop Elements 3
Sep 16, 2005
If a chapter on cropping and resizing doesn't sound exciting, really, what does? It's sad, but a good portion of our lives is spent doing just that—cropping and resizing. Why is that? Because nothing, absolutely nothing, is ever the right size. Actually, you'll be happy to learn that there's more than just cropping and resizing in this chapter. Author Scott Kelby supersized the chapter with other cool techniques that honestly are probably a bit too cool to wind up in a chapter called "Cropping and Resizing," but it's the only place they'd fit.
Create a Flash Gallery in a Photoshop Elements 5
Jan 12, 2007
You used to need web development skills to even think about creating an online gallery. Now, thanks to the new Flash photo galleries in Photoshop Elements 5, all it takes is a few clicks. Matt Kloskowski shows you the way in a fun and easy video tutorial.
Create a Killer Black and White Photo Using Photoshop Elements 5 Video Tutorial
Nov 17, 2006
The process of turning a color photo into a beautiful black and white has been revolutionized with the introduction of Photoshop Elements 5. Matt Kloskowski shows you how to use Elements to create killer black and white photos through two short video tutorials. One video shows you the easy, one-click way to create black and whites, while the other video tutorial shows you how to get a tad more control over the conversion process.
Create a Marketing Ad Using Adobe Photoshop CS5 Types and Shapes
Aug 3, 2010
Using just the basic Photoshop software, Rafael Concepcion shows how you can manipulate the shapes and text in your designs to produce pleasing and compelling results. Learn these techniques and incorporate them into your Photoshop toolbox.
Create a PDF Portfolio Using Adobe Illustrator
Oct 18, 2010
Adobe Illustrator’s multiple Artboards feature saves some students and professionals the time it takes to learn a new software program. In this article, a multi-page PDF portfolio—an essential document for students and professionals alike—is created in Illustrator. If you’ve never used InDesign, but you need to make a multi-page document, author xtine burrough explains how this process is just what you need.
Create a Shared PDF Review Using Acrobat.com for Easy Managing and Review-Tracking
May 16, 2011
Acrobat X has a lot of ways of sharing PDF files with others so that they can review and comment on the file if necessary. While those services are very useful, Adobe expert Brian Wood focuses on how you can access Acrobat.com from within Adobe Acrobat X to share a PDF with others as a shared PDF review. He details how you can send your document for review, track the review, and review and comment on the PDF.
Create a Sound Mixing Toy with Flash MX 2004
Apr 2, 2004
Aria Danika shares her fascination with sound toys and generative music and shows you how to build an interactive sound mixing toy with Flash MX 2004.
Create Art: Make Your Own Photo Background
Dec 29, 2006
If the background of your picture is getting more attention than the subjects in the foreground, try Helen Bradley's Photoshop trick for making the background more attractive and a lot less distracting.
Create Composite Effects That Look Real in Shake 4
Jan 20, 2006
Normally, you can get 95 percent of a shot done very quickly. It's always that last 5 percent that takes the majority of the time and effort but makes the difference in whether the shot looks real. In this lesson, you'll learn how to make a drop shadow from scratch, create and edit keyframes to animate over time, create a vignette, add realistic glows, and match film grain.
Create Digital Magazines Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and InDesign CS5.5
Sep 21, 2011
With the advent of the Apple iPad and other tablet devices, Adobe saw the future of digital publishing and created the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Adobe expert Brian Wood gives you an overview of the creation process for digital content that you can view and sell via tablet devices.
Create Effective Fliers And Mailers That Really Work
Oct 6, 2006
Is it possible to design a low-budget flier that really sells a product? Yes, if you can keep all eyes on the product. Just follow the steps in this sample chapter, and you'll improve the vitality of your fliers and mailers through simple, yet effective, design techniques.
Create Faux Reflections in Photoshop
Sep 1, 2006
Adding reflections to your photographs gives them an exciting and unexpected element. Thanks to the power of Photoshop, your reflections can be realistic—or not. If no shiny surface is handy, why not conjure up an instant pond or puddle to reflect surrounding objects? Helen Bradley shows you step-by-step how to add fun faux reflections to images with Photoshop.
Create Fillable PDF Forms Easily
May 26, 2011
Gone are the days where you were forced to print a PDF and manually fill out form fields with your pencil. The PDF form has matured, and there are lots of tools out there such as Acrobat.com, Adobe ConnectNow, and Adobe FormsCentral to help you distribute the form to the masses and get the information into a usable form. Adobe expert Brian Wood shows you the different ways to create and edit a fillable form, with a few tips and tricks as well.
Create FrameMaker Clickable Hyperlinks that Work in Acrobat
Dec 6, 2001
Learn how to save time by creating hypertext links in FrameMaker that work in Acrobat PDF.
Create Picture Packages in Photoshop Elements 4
Sep 8, 2006
Have you ever had an image that you wanted to make into a holiday card or duplicate for friends and relatives? In this excerpt, author Lisa Matthews shows you a quick and easy way to create a mulitple-picture layout using just one file.
Create Polished eBooks with New Features in InDesign CS5.5
Aug 22, 2011
For several versions, InDesign has been able to convert your print–only content to the .epub file format. With the release of InDesign CS5.5, that process has been made much easier. Adobe expert Brian Wood shows you some of the great new features available with Adobe InDesign CS5.5.
Create Primitives and Text in Maya 7
Dec 8, 2006
Primitives are pre-made geometry sets, usually in simple shapes: spheres, cubes, cylinders, planes, cones, and toruses. New in Maya 7.0, you can also create more unusual polygon primitives: prisms, pyramids, pipes, helixes, soccer balls, and platonic solids. The text tool in Maya lets you create geometry in the shape of text. Learn more about using primitive types and text in this sample chapter.

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