Course Description

Discover how to use Paint Shop Pro Photo XI to get the most out of your photos. Correct the color and exposure of your digital photos, repair old damaged photos, add color to old black and white pictures, convert your new and old color photos to black and white, and optimize your photo image files. This is a 6 week, self-paced, online course. LVS is a Corel Training Partner. LVS students may purchase Corel products at a significant savings. Follow this link for details. LVS students are also eligible take advantage of special offers made available by famous software developers such as Andromeda, AV Bros, Extensis, Harry Heim, namesuppressed, Nik Multimedia, and Ulead. Details are provided in the classinfo link found in the confirmation of registration. If you would like to receive more information regarding this course, click on the "Contact Us" link in the Information section and we'll try to answer any of your questions within the day.

Course Requirements

Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. Users of PSPP X2 should sign up for the PSPP X2 course rather than this one. Users of PSP X or PSP 9 should sign up for the self-study course rather than this one.) Plan to devote 3 - 4 hours each week on the lesson and assignment. Assignments must be reviewed by the instructor in order to earn a certificate. Students have the option of using the Student Upload Area or free web hosting made available for LVS students. Details are provided in the classroom. If you prefer to use your own web space, you must know how to upload your files to a server. Free tutorials are available: Basic HTML page WS_FTP SmartFTP Students should also have working knowledge of their operating system: Free Windows Class Here Directory Structure Tutorial Here Zip files may be necessary to complete the exercises provided each week. WinZip, PKZip, Windows Compression or similar program is required to unzip these files. Winzip Tutorial Here Windows Compression All lessons are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the lessons.

Course Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with the Paint Shop Pro interface, and the ability to scan film photos or offload digital photos from your digital camera onto your computer. You should also be able to organize your photo files so you can locate them and open them in Paint Shop Pro Photo. LVS offers a classes in Paint Shop Pro.

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1 Customizing the Workspace File Format Fundamentals Quick Photo Fixes Color Balance Contrast Enhancement Saturation Enhancement Histogram Adjustment Lesson 2 Noise Reduction Sharpening Clarify Straighten and Rotate Perspective Correction Cropping and Resizing Lesson 3 Working with Layers Adjustment Layers Blend Modes Colorizing Black and White Photos Basic Compositing Lesson 4 Working with Selections Modifying Selections Selections and Adjustment Layers Mask Basics Black and White from Color Lesson 5 Red-eye Removal Removing Blemishes Removing Scratches Removing Larger Objects Digital Face Lift Lesson 6 File Formats Camera RAW Scripts and Batch Processing Miscellany Backlighting and Fill Flash Chromatic Aberation Correction Correcting Lens Distortion

Course Goals

This class will provide you with the skills to perform basic photo editing and enhancement using PSPP XI.