Building an effective photo library is an important asset to every professional photographer. Join Adobe Master Instructor Martin Perhiniak as he shows you how to construct and develop your library using Lightroom 4.What are the benefits of having an organized photo library? Where does Lightroom 4 fit in with the Adobe software product family? Why use Lightroom versus Adobe Bridge?...Photoshop? Why use Camera RAW files? What are DNG files? This 50-plus video course, by Adobe Certified Instructor Martin Perhiniak, reveals all the answers. Creating a professional photo library starts with knowing various ways you can import files into Lightroom. In this course Martin offers you his “best practices†for importing images, including: intuitive Drag and Drop methods, using a dynamically updated “Watched†folder and Tethered Capture directly from your camera.Once your shots are inside Lightroom’s ecosystem, Martin shares his time-saving tips and tricks for organizing the imported files using: Flagging to quickly gather related files, Star Ratings to rank photos in logical ways and Color Labels for easy “at-a-glance†viewing and the super handy Painter Tool!. He then explains the importance of adding Keywords to your images and the tremendous value of assembling Smart and Quick Collections. From there you learn how to develop and synchronize your photos before exporting them for additional external editing. This course comes to completion with a series of videos on storage devices, sharing your photos and publishing them on popular photo sharing websites.After watching Martin’s “Building Your Libraryâ€Â, you will easily and quickly streamline every project, effortlessly increase your productivity and build a professional library. In short, you’ll be on your way to becoming a Lightroom superstar!Table of contents:1. Introduction2. Lightroom vs. Bridge3. Lightroom vs. Photoshop4. Why to Use RAW Files?5. What is a DNG File Then?6. Understanding the Interface7. Working with Panels8. Useful Keyboard Shortcuts9. Customizing the Interface10. What is a catalog?11. Working with Multiple Catalogs12. Backing up a Catalog13. Optimizing a Catalog14. Updating Legacy Catalogs15. Exporting a Catalog16. Preferences17. Import Dialog18. Drag-and-drop Importing19. Auto-importing from a Watched Folder20. Tethered Capture Importing21. Deleting or Removing Photos22. Grid and Loupe Views23. Navigator Panel24. Catalog Panel25. Folders Panel26. Using external drives27. Filmstrip28.Comparing two Photos29. Surveying Photos30. Dual-monitor Support31. You can Save a Lot of Time32. Flagging and Rejecting33. Stars Ratings34. Color Labels35. Using the Painter Tool36. Filter bar37. Stacking38. Collections vs. Folders39. Quick Collection40. Smart Collection41. Tagging Images in the Map Module42. Why to Use Keywords?43. Adding keywords44. Keyword Sets45. Using the Painter Tool for Keywords46. Synchronizing keywords47. Metadata panel48. Quick Develop49. Synchronizing Settings50. Apply During Import51. Do I need Photoshop Too?52. External Editing Preferences53. Export to Hard Drive and for e-mail54. Uploading Photos to Facebook and Flickr55. What's Next?
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 1.0 posted on 2012-09-18
Several fixes and updates - Version 1.0 posted on 2012-09-18
Program Details
- Category: Home & Hobby > Other
- Publisher: macProVideo.com
- License: Free Trial
- Price: $9.99
- Version: 1.0
- Platform: android