by Andy Anderson | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: July 2016 | ISBN: 9781491968727

Adobe Photoshop offers a vast array of tools to help you realize your creative vision. Andy Anderson teaches you how to streamline your workflow by automating frequently used processes so that you can get your creations out to the world faster than ever before.Photoshop beginners and veterans alike will learn to leverage the power of scripts, shortcuts, and actions to boost their efficiency and reclaim their time and energy to put towards creativity.Design shortcuts and workspaces to boost efficiencyUse actions to automate repetitive tasksHarness Photoshop's built-in automation features to streamline your workflowCut down time spent on tedious processes using scriptsAndy Anderson is the author of 17 best-selling books and over 40 video courses. An expert in all things Adobe, Andy has taught thousands of artists to take control of Adobe's ever-growing digital toolset to advance their own creative endeavours. From photo restoration to cinemagraph creation Andy has dedicated himself to uncovering all of Photoshop's many hidden capabilities.

1. Introduction
   • Welcome To The Course 00:00:57
   • About The Author 00:04:16
   • Using The Exercise Files 00:01:15
2. Efficiency Essentials
   • Introduction 00:01:02
   • Photoshop Shortcuts 00:04:36
   • Photoshop Workspaces 00:04:24
   • The Adobe Bridge Connection 00:02:10
   • Generating Bridge Favorites 00:02:41
   • Batch Renaming 00:02:42
3. Working With Photoshop Actions
   • Introduction 00:00:50
   • The Actions Panel 00:03:29
   • Creating An Action 00:04:59
   • Modifying An Existing Action 00:03:37
   • Adding Text To An Action 00:03:14
   • Creating An Interactive Action 00:02:44
   • Adding Menu Items To An Existing Action 00:01:36
   • Saving And Loading Actions 00:01:48
4. Using Automation Features
   • Introduction 00:01:22
   • Batch Processing 00:04:43
   • Working With Droplets 00:03:10
   • Creating A PDF Presentation 00:03:11
   • Using Crop And Straighten 00:01:15
   • Making A Contact Sheet 00:02:14
   • Conditional Mode Change 00:02:53
   • Using Merge To HDR Pro 00:03:47
   • Working With Photomerge 00:03:07
5. Using Scripts
   • Introduction 00:01:06
   • Processing Multiple Images In The Image Processor 00:03:25
   • Managing Effects And Masks In Multiple Layers 00:03:54
   • The Scripts Events Manager 00:02:52
   • Loading Multiple Files Into A Single Document 00:02:00
   • Utilizing Statistics 00:02:08
6. Conclusion
   • Final Thoughts 00:01:02