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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 DVD Guide: A – Z Tutorials for Mastering Adobe Lightroom (Digital Download) Master Lightroom 4 from A to Z!
We are proud to announce that the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 DVD Tutorial Guide is now on sale! While typical photography related Tutorial DVDs cost several hundreds of dollars for only a few hours of educational tutorials, this 14 hour Lightroom 4 A to Z guide will not only help you master Lightroom, it will do it without breaking the bank! This is guaranteed to be the best, most comprehensive Lightroom 4 Tutorials system on the market.
NOTE – While the LR4 A – Z Guide is on DVD, it will not play in a DVD player. It is designed for use on your Windows or Mac Computer. Both the Digital Download and the Physical DVD Version are identical. For the best results, watch the LR4 A-Z Guide on a secondary display, while you follow the tutorials and examples on your primary display.
For those that can't or don't wish to purchase the Lightroom 4 A - Z DVD Guide, we will be releasing much of the content online over the next year, however online content will have the following limitations: 1) uploaded at a speed of 1-2 tutorials a week, 2) have a significantly reduced video quality and resolution of 720p, 3) have advertisements, 4) will not include Bonus Content, Exercise Files, or Shortcut tips.
Photographers around the world have been raving about the SLR Lounge LR4 DVD. Check out what these major photography blogs and websites had to say about the Lightroom 4 DVD.
Jaron Schneider of the FStoppers - "This is the best way I have seen to learn how to use Lightroom. Hands down, no contest. I could even go so far as to say that it is possibly the best instructional DVD for a software program I have ever watched."
Udi Tirosh of DIY Photography - "It is the most complete video tutorial I've seen to date and although I've been using Lightroom since version 2, I got some golden nuggets from almost each episode."
For those of you that would like to see what is included on the DVD:
1. An Introduction to Lightroom
2. Destructive vs Non-Destructive Editing
3. Lightroom's Built in Limitations
4. Understanding the Catalog System
Chapter 2 - Interface Basics
5. Interface Basics and Shortcuts
6. Module Overview
Chapter 3 - Preferences and Settings
7. Preferences - General Tab
8. Preferences - Presets Tab
9. Preferences - External Editing Tab
10. Preferences - File Handling Tab
11. Preferences - Interface Tab
12. Preferences - Catalog Settings
Chapter 4 - Customizing Lightroom
13. Customizing the Identity Plate
14. Customizing Panel End Marks
15. Customizing Watermarks
16. Customizing Metadata Presets
Chapter 5 - Catalogs, Importing and Exporting
17. Creating a New Catalog
18. Importing Basics
19. Importing Dialogue in Detail
20. Creating Import Presets
21. Other Importing Options
22. Managing Catalogs and Finding Missing Files
23. Editing in Photoshop
24. Editing in Other Applications
25. Exporting Images
26. Creating a Print Sized Export Preset
27. Creating a Web Sized Export Preset
28. Exporting Video Files
29. Exporting as a Catalog
30. Exporting to Email
31. Publish Services
Chapter 6 - Finishing the Library Module
32. Navigator & Temporary Collections
33. File Systems and Folders
34. Collections
35. View Modes
36. Additional View Options
37. Ratings
38. The Toolbar
39. Library Filters
40. Histogram and Quick Develop
41. Keywording and Keyword Lists
42. Metadata and Syncing
43. The Film Strip - Part I
44. The Film Strip - Part II
45. Virtual Copies
46. Image Stacking
47. Renaming Images
48. Fixing Time Stamp Issues
49. Library Menu System
50. Our Lightroom Culling Workflow
51. Important Library Shortcuts and Tips
Chapter 7 - Develop Module Basics
52. Introduction to the Develop Module
53. Develop Module Histogram
54. Cropping Tool
55. Spot Removal Tool
56. Red Eye Correction Tool
57. Graduated Filter Tool
58. Adjustment Brush Tool
59. Adjustment Tool Views
60. The Basic Panel
61. The Tone Curve Panel
62. The HSL, Color and B&W Panel
63. The Split Toning Panel
64. The Detail Panel - Sharpening
65. The Detail Panel - Noise Reduction
66. The Lens Correction Panel
68. The Camera Calibration Panel
69. Previous and Reset Buttons
70. Develop Presets
71. Snapshots
72. The History Panel
73. Copy/Paste Buttons
74. Batch Processing
75. Develop Module Menu System
76. The Develop Module Toolbar
77. Develop Module Tips
Chapter 8 - Basic Processing
78. Introduction to Developing
79. Minor Cropping
80. Major Cropping
81. Dust Correction
82. Advanced Dust Correction
83. Correcting Distortion
84. Vignettes and Artistic Vignettes
85. 5 Rules of Color Correction
86. JPEG Landscape Color Correction
87. JPEG Portrait Color Correction
88. Color Correcting Skin Tones
89. Color Correcting Landscapes
90. Black and Whites
91. Correcting Underexposures
92. Correcting Overexposures
93. Correcting Tan Lines
94. Correcting Tungsten Lit Images
95. Smoothing Highlights
96. Correcting Hard Lighting
97. High ISO Images
98. Correcting Flares
99. Sharpening for Print Enlargement
Chapter 9 - Advanced Processing
100. Processing via Tone Curves
101. Girl Portrait Retouch - Part I
102. Girl Portrait Retouch - Part II
103. Guy Portrait Retouch - Part I
104. Guy Portrait Retouch - Part II
106. Guy Portrait Retouch - Part III
106. Adding a Catchlight to Eyes
107. Creative Coloring
108. Selective Coloring
109. Vintage Color Film
110. Vintage Color Cross Processing
111. Vintage Toy Camera
112. Vintage Black and White Film
113. Duotoned Black and White
114. Tone Mapping and Faux HDR
115. Mood Shots
116. Tilt Shift Effect
Chapter 10 - Bonus Round
117. Bonus Round Introduction
118. 5 Effects in One Edit
119. Full Portrait Retouch (Start to Finish)
120. Creative Colored Portraits
121. More Tone Mapping!
122. Even More Tone Mapping!
123. Editing Detail Shots
124. General Detail Enhancing
125. Color Grading Video
Chapter 11 - The Map Module
126. The Map Module
Chapter 12 - The Book Module
127. The Book Module
Chapter 13 - The Slideshow Module
128. The Slideshow Module
Chapter 14 - The Print Module
129. The Print Module
Chapter 15 - The Web Module
130. The Web Module.
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