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The release of Lightroom 4 gave us our first taste of the capabilities of Adobes new process version 2012.

The new controls in the Basics Panel offered far better control of tonality and exposure, and the newly revamped Tone Curve Panel provided photographers with the same level of control as Photoshop with the addition of Channel Point Curves as well as the RGB Point Curve and Parametric Point Curve.

PV2012 also offered us even better Input Sharpening and a new, and incredibly accurate Chromatic Aberration reduction facility.

And let's not forget, we now have Print Proofing inside LR4 to provide us with a complete integrated colour managed print workflow, and other new additions and improvements too numerous to mention.

Then came Photoshop CS6/ACR 7......

Everyone's attention seemed to focused on CS6; what was new, was it better than CS5, was it worth the money..?

A couple of rapid upgrades from Adobe then saw us with LR 4.2/ACR 7.2/CS6, or if you like, Photoshop 13.0.1

Despite the fan-fare over CS6, what many didn't realise, including me albeit very briefly, was the importance of ACR 7.2

Lightroom users never seem to pay ACR much attention as prior to PV2012 ACR has never really been an obvious part of the standard Lightroom + Photoshop workflow; ACR under PV2010 or earlier just appeared to feed Lightroom with updated RAW file format support, and offer a little used alternative to RAW processing in LR, although it was really quite that simple.

But all that is, as they say, NO MORE..!

Wildlife in Pixels Intensive Workflow Training

Image Processing in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop DVD (PC or Mac)

Quicktime (Techsmith Ensharpen) format (Codecs included)

PV2012 improvements to Lightroom, ACR & Photoshop, Bits & Bit Depth, Colour Spaces & Profiles, Luminosity Masking & Painting, Saturation Painting, Light Sculpting, Camera RAW Smart Objects, Input Sharpening in LR4, Noise Reduction, Chromatic Aberation correction, Parametric and Point Tone Curves in LR4, Channel Point Curves in LR4 and much more.

Each lesson is accompanied by Excercise files (where applicable) so that you can follow the workflow and learn the techniques at your own pace.

3 Disc DVD set - 30 lessons

£37.50 including UK Mainland Postage

"I have brought other training dvds of Andy's and found them remarkably helpful. This disk picks up where the others left off.

It centres around making the most of LR4 and CS6 and the advances they have made to make the most of your image quality. There are new training lessons on processing in LR4 again all simple to follow and effective and backed up with practice files and the same in Photoshop. What always impresses me is that i use the techniques shown in the last title routinely now and am beginning to with this new set.

The luminosity painting was a revelation. There is also a section on HDR in photoshop and Lightroom and this does seem like it may make plugins a thing of the past. I do recommend buying the luminosity mask layer DVD as well as it will save you lots of time in the long run"...... Phil Ellard (pellard04@yahoo.co.uk)

"This DVD walks you through key steps you need to understand in a clear and concise manor. The steady pace with a jovial voice over accompanying the various exercise tutorials makes it a fun way to learn.

By the end of the DVD you are able to build and create a more 'rounded' image, and it offers a wider way of thinking, both prior and after taking the shot, with easy workflows to enhance your image."........Steve Kaluski (steve@untamedimages.co.uk)

Image Processing in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop 3 disc DVD set £37.50

Image Processing in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop 3 disc DVD set + Luminosity Masks action file (below) for Photoshop on CD £45.00

Image Processing in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop + Luminosity Masks Action set on CD + Layers, Channels & Masks DVD set £72.50

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Image Processing in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop 3 disc DVD set

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Wildlife in Pixels Luminosity Masks Action set for Photoshop CS4/CS5/CS6 (PC or Mac)

Transform images quickly and easily with a Luminosity Mask action for your Photoshop.

My Layers Channels & Masks DVD (below) delves into the use and creation of these highly versatile masks, and now you can create custom masks for your images in just a couple of seconds and two clicks. In the example above you can see the original image on the left which needs to be improved for both luminosity and contrast. Two simple clicks to select and run the Midtones Luminosity Masks action and - HEY-PRESTO - your alpha channels are created, customised to your image and pixel-perfect.

A levels adjustment from behind the Darker Tones mask takes care of the eye brightness and a simple S-shaped point curve adjustment from behind the Expanded Midtones mask takes care of the rest.

Simple, easy and VERY effective - you NEED this action set!

Wildlife in Pixels Luminosity Masks action for Photoshop only £7.50

Wildlife in Pixels Intensive Workflow Training

Photoshop Layers, Masks & Channels DVD (PC or Mac)

44 lessons in Quicktime format 1600 x 1000

Lesson subjects covering Layer Basics, Blending Modes, Clipping Masks, Basic Masking, using Adjustment Layer masks, Displacement Maps, using Alpha Channels, controlling Contrast, Luminosity and Colour, Luminosity Masking with intersected selections and more.

Each lesson is accompanied by Excercise files (where applicable) so that you can follow the workflow and learn the techniques at your own pace.

SAMPLE LESSON on YouTube HERE

Just over 6 hours duration - 44 lessons.

This Training DVD (was £64.00) comes in a 2 disc hard case and costs £32.00 including UK Mainland postage

LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE LESSONS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxK5CTvg6w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8NwPfsq5Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7cIzT1MipU&feature=youtu.be