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Lightroom 2 For Digital Photographers
by Colin Smith

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Learn Lightroom Inside-Out!
The most Comprehensive Guide for Lightroom 2

This is the most comprehensive video on the market for Lightroom. Learn how to import, organize, develop and output all your captures with effortless ease. Enjoy in-depth coverage, pro techniques, secret tips and Colin’s way of breaking down even the most complex tasks into quick and easy to understand techniques. You’ll spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the camera!

If you are new to Digital Photography,an old-hand or someone looking to learn the "correct" way of doing things, look no further. Watch over Colin's shoulder as he demystifies Lightroom. You'll learn all the shortcuts, tips and tricks from a true expert. Do you ever get frustrated with tutorials that don't work in the real world? In many cases Colin shows you multiple methods so that you can choose the one that's best for your photo. This is not like other training videos. The techniques aren't from a classroom bubble. This is what works today in the real-world. There are no monotone presentations with boring uninspiring images. You'll learn tons, you'll have fun and most of all you'll be inspired. See why millions of people are passionate about PhotoshopCAFE training. (20,000,000 to date).
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All Lessons

Getting Started

Welcome     
Set up exercise files, import sample catalog      3:21

Overview
What is Lightroom?      3:44

Preferences     
Essential Lightroom Preferences  14:14

Importing Locally     
Import images from your hard drive  12:58

Importing Flash Card     
Importing images from a Flash Card or CD/DVD  4:45

Auto Import     
Set up a watch folder to automatically import images  2:45

Volume Browser     
Viewing disks and space remaining    

Personalize 
Create custom Identity Plates and use logos for End Markers  5:57

Panel Management     
Working with the panels efficiently  4:07

Side Panels     
Overview of the side Panels  2:24

Toolbar     
Overview of the toolbar  3:58

Viewing

Grid View     
Working with Grid view, thumbnails and view options  7:45

Grid Viewing Tip     
Tip to view multiple photos in grid view 2:06

Stacking     
Making molehills out of mountains  8:02

Lights Out Mode     
Viewing your photos on a virtual light box   2:16

Loupe       
Using the loupe view to get a closer look at images  5:10

Compare     
Comparing images against each other to find the best   8:00

Survey View     
Viewing multiple images at once  3:54

Understanding Previews     
How previews work, make them efficient 10:02

Dual Monitors     
Working on Multiple monitors      3:41

Library/Catalog

Catalogs     
Setting up your Catalogs      9:42

Folders     
How to manage and use folders      7:51

Collections   
Understanding collections      7:48

Quick Collections     
Save time with quick collections      2:41

Target Collections     
A neat way of speeding up organization      1:32

Smart Collection     
Automatically create live collections      7:43

Understand Catalogs      
How catalogs work 5:33

Exporting catalogs     
Export Catalogs from Lightroom  6:08

Sharing Catalogs     
Bring catalogs into Lightroom Managing your catalog on multiple computers 5:02

Metadata

    XMP sidecars     
    Understand XMP, your key to sharing raw files      3:35

    Rating, Flag, Label options
    Ratings, flags and labels options   3:44

    Ratings     
    Rate your photos      2:57

    Flags           
    Use flags to mark photos      2:19

    Labels           
    Identify photos with colored labels      3:53

    Filter Bar     
    Blast through sorting with the new Filter Bar            8:00

    Filtering      
    Use filters to find photos by ratings, flags and labels  4:33

    Metadata     
    Understand metadata and apply it to your photos  3:58

    Metadata Templates     
    Save metadata templates and presets, then re-use them   5:19

    Exchange Metadata     
    Exchanging info between Lightroom, Bridge and Photoshop       3:54

    Keyword basics     
    How to use keywords to organize images  5:56

    Keyword sets          
    Save time with custom keyword sets  4:15

    Suggested Keywords           
    Use the new Suggested Keyword feature      1:26

 

 
  • Tools

    Time Change     
    Change the time-zone of your photos  3:50

    Straighten     
    Straighten crooked photos  1:54

    Cropping     
    Crop to certain sizes and creatively  3:08

    Redeye      
    Get rid of the dreaded redeye with ease  2:05

    Cloning and Healing     
    Get rid of blemishes on your subject  4:57

    Painter tool     
    Using the painter tool to copy a wide range of settings to multiple photos   2:52

    Adjustments

    Quick Develop     
    Making quick adjustments in the Library panel      1:00

    White Balance           
    Setting the correct White Balance  3:24

    Histogram           
    Histograms explained and used  5:11

    Basic adjustments     
    Using the tools in the Basic Adjustments Panel  11:58

    Basics people     
    Special considerations for adjusting skin tones  6:23

    Curves                 
    Understanding and using curves for targeted adjustments 5:44

    Color control           
    Use HSL and color controls  4:56

    History           
    Use history and snapshots to look at versions of your photos 3:14

    Advanced

    Adjustments

    Local Adjustments    
    Dodging and Burning and more      7:55

    Gradient Adjustment      
    Graduated Neutral Density filter effect      3:25

    Presets                 
    Saving and using Presets  4:11

    Basic Grayscale     
    A basic Grayscale conversion and special considerations  4:37

    Advanced Grayscale     
    A look at more advanced grayscale workflow  5:48

    Split tone           
    Using split-tone on grayscale images  3:07

    Cross Processing     
    Using Split-tone on color images for a cross-processed effect  1:35

    Noise reduction     
    Get rid of the noise in a photo  2:57

    Sharpening           
    Understanding and using the sharpening tools  6:11

    Sharpening faces     
    Special considerations when sharpening faces  3:38

    Chromatic Aberration     
    Removing color fringes  2:02

    Lens Vignette     
    Compensating for lens vignette. Add a vignette for a creative feel  3:28

    Workflows

    Edit in Photoshop     
    Integrate Photoshop with your Lightroom Workflow  4:13

    Photoshop Special Features     
    Doing special processing with Photoshop and Lightroom      5:19

    Batch processing     
    Process multiple images at once  2:35

    Virtual copies           
    Understanding Virtual copies and how to use them  3:39

    Syncing           
    Syncing RAW files with Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshop  2:13

    Exporting Images     
    Exporting photos out of Lightroom   9:15

    DNG                 
    What is DNG and how Lightroom can help  7:48

    Camera Calibration     
    What is Camera Calibration?  2:06

    Plug-ins     
    Managing 3rd Party Plugins      2:33

    Output

    Impromptu slideshow           
    A Quick Slideshow  1:20

    Slideshow starter     
    Selecting Images for a Slideshow      1:20

    Customize Slideshow           
    Customize your slideshows 6:54

    Slideshow Custom Text     
    Adding custom text to slideshows  2:19

    Music to Slideshows           
    Add music to your slideshow presentations  2:00

    Export Slideshows           
    Exporting Slideshows for use on CD or Email  1:41

    Printing     
    Printing photos and contact sheets  7:18

    Picture Package     
    Creating Picture Packages      3:52

    Web

    Web galleries           
    An overview of web galleries  3:09

    Airtight Galleries     
    Fancy Flash Galleries and how to customize  8:15

    Flash Galleries     
    Customize the Flash Galleries  7:55

    HTML Galleries    
    Customize the HTML Galleries  11:32

    Upload Galleries     
    Upload your galleries to your website, or export to disk  4:29

    Thanks and Goodbye  :40

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