Free Adobe CS5 Tutorials Offered by Lynda.com
Thanks, Hankers
Sunday, December 12, 2010 by DrJBHL | Discussion: Tutorials
There are many folks who want to become skinners and folks who think, “Gee, if I only understood this Photoshop thing I could have fun and do stuff!”.
Well, Lynda.com is the source for tutorials as it belongs to Adobe.
All you have to do is go to the website and fill out the form! Make sure you put in a valid email, etc.

Shazammm! You're on your way to creating wonderful, original art. While these tutorials are for cs5, many hold relevance for earlier versions. Learn from the Ps Gurus.
I look forward to seeing some great stuff!
* edited to include a site recommended by Carguy1:
Thanks, CG1! I edited to include your recommended site....Thanks for your help!
Reply #2 Sunday, December 12, 2010 11:44 AM
Doc this would be wonderful except you need to put in all the business information and I'm retired.
Reply #3 Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:06 PM
It doesn't seem to matter what 'business info' you put in. Just add something and you will still get the free tutorials as long as you have a valid email.
Reply #4 Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:06 PM
Ummm.... perhaps there's some business you do from home? {monkey business counts too, you know}
Six seconds this time, Hankers... I'm closing the gap!
Reply #7 Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:21 PM
Hankers is right. A valid e-mail is all you need. Doc is right too.
Reply #8 Sunday, December 12, 2010 11:28 PM
Has any one been able to download said free tutorials? I have not been able to.
Reply #11 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:26 AM
Checking out the 'Detailed description' at the Lockergnome,
Receive Your Complimentary Online Tutorial NOW!
"Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery – Free Video Training Tutorials"
In the all-new Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final installment of the popular series, join industry expert and award-winning author Deke McClelland for an in-depth tour of the most powerful and empowering features of Photoshop CS5.
Discover the vast possibilities of traditional tools, such as masking and blend modes, and then delve into Smart Objects, Photomerge, as well as the new Puppet Warp, Mixer Brush, and HDR features. Exercise files accompany the course. Recommended prerequisites: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals and Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced. Topics include:
Painting on a photograph
Introducing masking
Making an alpha channel
The Pen tool and the Paths panel
Drawing a straight-sided outline
Photoshop CS5's blend modes
Cycling between blend modes
Placing an Illustrator graphic
Vector copy and paste options
Introducing Smart Filters
Traditional High Pass sharpening
Canvas texture and brush libraries
Painting with a predefined custom brush
The Auto-Align Layers command
The Auto-Blend Layers command
Introducing HDR Toning
Reigning in clipped highlights
Creating an action set
Making an action
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere—including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.
After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.
Offered Free by: Lynda.com Inc.
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This says nothing about downloading... or maybe I'm not understanding you. I think you would need additional software to convert and save (depending on the file type) any video tutorial.
I didn't 'save' tutorials...
Reply #12 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:28 AM
I am able to "download" and watch the vid from a link. But not save it to my PC. I was able to save the intro to my PC using Video Get. But when I changed to the next chapter, it gives the same url as the intro, so all I can actually get saved to my PC is the intro.
So, Doc, please enlighten me.
Reply #13 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:30 AM
I have links to all the chapters, but can't actuall "download" a copy onto my hard drive as a video. Only as a link to the video.
Reply #15 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:41 AM
In my email they sent it said (to download your free video tutorials Click here) But it just takes you to a page to view the videos.. and the link expires after a few clicks. Just another way to get your personal information from you and get you to sign up for a bunch of crap from their partners. and then not deliver what they promised.
Reply #16 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:43 AM
Hi, I am new user
I was able to save the intro to my PC using Video Get.
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Reply #17 Monday, December 13, 2010 12:52 AM
Right...but "download" to them and you means two different things:
To them: You 'download' a temp to view and it's gone. The intro is a different format/file type, I bet.
To you: I downloaded it and saved it as a file I can view whenever.
Guess who's right. ![]()
Reply #18 Monday, December 13, 2010 1:09 AM
To them: You 'download' a ttemp to view and it's gone. The intro is a different format/file type, I bet.
To you: I downloaded it and saved it as a file I can view whenever.
Guess who's right.
Doc, I was able to download, and convert to avi format, the first chapter, which is what I call the intro, but subsequent chapters won't download with video get because video get requires a url. If you guys will notice, when you click "next chapter" button, the url remains unchanged, which is why we can't "download" and convert the other chapters. Adobe/Lynda knows what they're doing.
No problem just using the links and watching online.
And Doc is correct, the term download has various meanings.
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Reply #1 Sunday, December 12, 2010 7:41 AM
Thanks DrJBHL. Checked these out some time ago. Online tutorials are very good if you have the time which unfortunately I don't but for those who do, like you, I highly recommend going for it. Better than these I haven't found and I've checked out a lot of 'em. If you want to learn photoshop this is the way to go. I sound like a commercial, don't I.