Photoshop CC Automating Tasks
This course teaches intermediate designers how to use real-world automation techniques in Photoshop. You’ll learn about workflow techniques, built-in automation commands, actions, automating output, automating effects, and data-driven graphics.
What you'll learn
Spend less time on repetitive tasks in Photoshop by using automation techniques. In this course, Photoshop CC Automating Tasks, you will learn how to incorporate smart objects and other familiar concepts in your automation workflow; use built-in Photoshop automation commands; work with and record actions; automate output; and construct images with scripts, extensions, and data-driven graphics. You will learn these automation techniques while creating design and marketing materials for a conference. You will design a logo, make a style guide from a CC Library, create a backdrop, process photos with a conditional action, simultaneously output various sizes of banner ads, output mobile app prototype screens and assets, create effects, and generate attendee badges using data. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to use automation in Photoshop needed to produce a variety of materials much more efficiently. Software required: Photoshop CC.
Table of contents
- Adding Automation to Your Workflow 1m
- Making Transform Again Work Like InDesign’s Step and Repeat 3m
- Incorporating Embedded Smart Objects in Your Automation Workflow 5m
- Using Linked Smart Objects 7m
- Using Library Linked Assets from Creative Cloud Libraries 4m
- Using Creative Cloud Libraries Like a Style Guide 5m
- Module Summary 1m
- Outputting Files 1m
- Using Actions to Output Various Sizes and File Types 6m
- Exporting Artboards as Banner Ads of Different Sizes 4m
- Exporting Layer Comps to Files 6m
- Exporting Layers to Files 2m
- Outputting Different File Formats and Sizes with Export As 5m
- Using Generator to Automatically Output Files in Real Time 8m
About the author
Myra Ferguson produces digital media training and experiences as an author and freelance multimedia designer/developer. Her book "How to Cheat in Adobe Animate CC" propelled her from tech editor to author and inspired her to create courses for Pluralsight. As an Adobe Community Professional and Adobe User Group Manager, Myra enjoys sharing innovative digital media tips and tricks with the Adobe Community. She has been a speaker for regional and online Adobe events. Myra holds an M.A. in Design w... more