This lesson will guide you through a basic workflow for optimizing the overall tone and color in your digital images.

In this movie, author Jan Kabili discusses using layers in the Editor workspace in Photoshop Elements 11. Jan explains what layers are, why you might choose to use them, and how to create and work with layers in the Layers panel.

In Adobe Photoshop non-destructive editing is the way to go, and Adjustment Layers give you the ability to make changes and then "change" your mind; even days later. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson, show you how they work.

Got too many layers? Want to make one layer out of three… or more? Then merging is what you need. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson show you how to merge layers, and what happens after you do.

It's hard to think of using Adobe Photoshop without the Layers panel. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson run you the options and features of this invaluable panel.

Ever have a problem moving a layer… Or just being able to create transparency. The chances are you're not on a layer; you're on the Background. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson, explain the difference between backgrounds and layers.

Most designers equate aligning objects with applications such as Adobe Illustrator; however, Photoshop has its own alignment feature that allows the user to align image information quickly and precisely.

Get an introduction to Ray-traced 3D, how to activate it, the 3D layers it adds, and the many options that are available in those layers. Vector layers for text and shapes have greatly expanded options in this version of AE, and most useful for non vector layers are the new "Material" options which include the ability to create after-effects-native reflections for the first time.

Discover how the new Bounding Boxes work to help you select and manipulate elements in a scene. Learn about the new Inverted "V" pattern on layers, how to use the selection indicators to identify layers and elements, and how you can edit a 3D element by manipulating its Bounding Box.

In this video, you will see how to quickly convert vector graphics from Illustrator to shape layers and animate the paths in After Effects CS6. In previous versions, this would have involved a great deal of tedious cutting and pasting - but no more.

In this episode, join Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost as she shows off some of the new features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, part of the new Adobe Creative Cloud. See the blazingly fast performance of the new Mercury Graphics Engine. Learn about the new improved processing and enhanced controls in Adobe Camera Raw 7, the new photographic blur effects, how to straighten objects using the new Adaptive Wide Angle, and more. Explore many of the timesaving and user-inspired enhancements including new type styles, re-engineered Shape layers, and the all-new Crop tool. Also explore the intuitive video editing capabilities of Photoshop CS6 and 3D capabilities of Photoshop CS6 Extended.

Vector-based shape layers now behave very much like vector shapes in Illustrator, InDesign, and other Adobe applications. Learn how to apply fills, including None, as well as solid, gradient, and dashed strokes. Plus, you have stacking and alignment controls, as well as the option to snap the edges to the pixel grid.

This lesson will guide you through a basic workflow for optimizing the overall tone and color in your digital images.

Create superior designs faster. Get consistent formatting with type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, easily create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more.

Use automatic cloud storage and syncing to reliably access your files anywhere, on any device, and easily share them with colleagues. View files from Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and other applications; turn layers on and off; and so much more.

Join Karl Soule, Business Development Manager at Adobe, as he unveils and demos the exciting new features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. See how Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 combines incredible performance with a sleek revamped UI, and a host of powerful new creative features, including Warp Stabilizer for stabilizing footage, dynamic timeline trimming, expanded multicam editing, adjustment layers, and more for a fluid workflow.

Photoshop CS6 beta has a new interface and a lot more. Join Colin Smith as he provides a whirlwind tour of the top new features. Find out some cool tips and see Photoshop CS6 beta in action. Discover all that's new in the layers panel too! From the free launch site resource at photoshopCAFE.com/cs6

See how nVidia Maximus technology can increase performance in Adobe Premiere Pro for faster, more fluid editing compared to when using the software only mode even while using more layers and real-time effects.

Russell Brown uses the Camera Fill feature to create live lighting effects with a flashlight. Learn to create layers with custom lighting effects using your tablet camera, a flashlight, and Photoshop Touch.

Russell Brown uses the Camera Fill feature to create beautiful textured backgrounds and layers. Learn to create custom patterns and textures using your tablet camera and Photoshop Touch.

Learn how you can simplify the creation of immersive experiences that are presented consistently across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions with Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5. Target the latest mobile platforms including Android, BlackBerry, and iOS. Efficiently create content that targets multiple devices, copy and paste layers, and easily adapt artwork for various sizes. Plus use more than 20 new code snippets, including ones optimized for mobile and application development.

Russell Brown shows how to use the camera fill feature in Adobe Photoshop Touch to create a layer that is live from the tablet's camera and interacts with the other layers.

Photoshop is the perfect place to create and import complex 3D models, light them, animate them and output mind blowing creations. This demonstration will show you how easy it is to create a texture that uses animated layers that play back directly on 3D models and react to lights, environments and more.

This Halloween Spooktacular Episode is from the early days of Layers TV. RC and Corey reconstruct the opening sequence using a variety of creative suite tools like Soundbooth, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

You will recognize this episode from earlier this year. Layers TV is place-holding this week while the podcast gets retooled. In this episode RC has tips about using Illustrator to create a brochure with text wraps inside. Corey shows how to customize your workspace in Photoshop and create an action that loads that workspace as soon as Photoshop opens.

Corey has some workarounds for animating rotation and scale in Photoshop CS4. RC talks about improving your experience in Adobe Bridge by getting better organized.

RC has a tutorial about using Lightroom and Flickr together to share your images with the world. Corey uses Illustrator and Photoshop to create some vintage graphics for a logo design.

RC has a Photoshop tutorial where he gets creative by adding textures to an image and experimenting with blend modes. Scott Kelby stops by the set to share 10 little-known tips for use with Photoshop.

Corey has a tutorial on using Adobe Illustrator's blend tool to create some super text effects. Special guest Matt Kloskowski shares some easy alternatives for watermarking your photos.

Special guest Dave Cross has a tutorial about how to setup an InDesign template that is great for presenting your photographs. RC opens up Flash and goes through the basics of using graphics, buttons, and movie clips.

Get smooth flawless skin, remove wrinkles and brighten eyes. Whilst the tutorial is very fast moving many of the techniques can be used in more detail to get some fantastic results. Its all non destructive and uses many layers.

RC has a viewer-inspired tip on using Illustrator's alignment tools with clipping masks. Corey opens up Photoshop and shows a tip on creating a stroke around text with an empty space between using layer styles.

Corey also talks about his tutorial in Illustrator, the tutorial shows us how to use the gradient mesh tool on type and how to get to get some cool effects. RC shows us how to take a Dreamweaver website and turn it into a desktop application using Adobe AIR.

For their 100th episode, Corey and RC have a special project involving many of the Adobe Suite applications. Corey creates an animation using Photoshop, Illustrator and after Effects. RC uses Soundbooth CS4 to create a soundtrack for the video clip. Be sure to stay tuned for the closing credits!

Digital artist Bert Monroy invites you into his personal studio in Berkeley, California, to share a lesson on layers using Adobe Photoshop.

With layers, you can work nondestructively and save all of your creative ideas in a single file. Learn about the various options in the Layers panel and how to harness the true power of Photoshop Elements by working with layers.

RC discusses color calibration and profiling for computer monitors and printers. Corey has a tutorial in which he divides a photo into layers and animates those layers using Photoshop CS4 3D animation tools.

Apply adjustment layers to manipulate the color, tone, contrast, and other aspects of images. Apply adjustments non-destructively, monitor levels in the panel's histogram, and paint away adjustments with the built-in layer mask.

After Effects ships with more than 200 effects, including effects for color correction, distortion, and even audio adjustments. Search for an effect and drag and drop it onto a layer in the Timeline panel. Adjust effects in the Effect Controls panel.

Navigate the stacking order in an Illustrator document by using the Selection tool. Select and isolate grouped objects and go into Outline Mode to view them more clearly. Learn how to select objects beneath the selected layer.

Explore ways to work with symbols in Illustrator CS5, such as how to specify and control registration points, work with smart guides, reset a symbol's instance, and work with layer structure.

Learn how to work in the Timeline panel. Hide and show layers with the Video switch. Learn about layer duration and how to use composition markers. Zoom in and out in the Timeline panel, and move forward and backward in time.

Layers allow you to organize the contents of the Stage from front to back. Objects on a layer can be shown, hidden, edited, or moved at the same time. Move objects into layers by using the Distribute To Layers command.

See how the all new Layers panel lets you manage objects in complex documents with more control in InDesign CS5.

The vast majority of video professionals use Adobe Photoshop software to help them create and enhance visual effects and motion graphics, or to prepare still images and text for inclusion in video projects. With new Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can leverage cross‐platform 64‐bit support, the unrivaled Photoshop image‐editing toolset, and Adobe 3D Forge—the powerful Photoshop 3D engine that enables you to create and enhance 3D and motion‐based content. Plus, you can enjoy tighter integration with Adobe tools you use every day, including Adobe After Effects CS5, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Realistically blend colors on canvas with the new Mixer Brush, and paint on 2D and 3D artwork more naturally using lifelike Bristle Tips. Remove an image element, and let Content‐Aware Fill intelligently replace the missing pixels.Use new Exposure Merge technology to create photorealistic or wildly surreal 32-bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Take advantage of new Adobe Repoussé technology to easily create 3D artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask. And so much more.

Jeff Foster shows you how to convert video layers to smart objects and when to use them. If you want to apply a filter or effect to video in Photoshop CS4 Extended, this is a skill you need.

Adobe Beginner Classes takes you from nothing to a finished broadcast slate in 24 minutes? Yes. Along the way, you'll learn about compound blur, shape layers, repeaters and more. Sounds like fun right? Then come on down!

Discover how Adobe Photoshop CS4 can be used to manipulate video in this Photoshop tutorial. Join Karl Soulé as he shows you the intricacies of Adjustment Layers, the Masks Panel, and more!

RC has a tip about using multiple artboards in Adobe Illustrator. Jason "The Scriv" Scrivner is back on the show with a tutorial about video editing with After Effects and creating an aged, gritty feel for your video.

RC creates a basic video intro using After Effects CS4. Corey talks about transferring color sets between Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

This Photoshop tutorial covers sharing video files on the web using Flash. Special guest Christy Winter joins RC to talk about using layers with InDesign.

Create cool animated “Liquid” effects using the paint tool in After Effects CS4 and imported Layer Styles from Photoshop. Learn how easy it is to make realistic animated drips.

In this Photoshop Tutorial, instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop's black & white adjustment layers to give you more control over images you choose to make black & white.

Kevin Ames demonstrates a new UI feature that makes layer masking and adjustment layers much more convenient in Photoshop CS4 at Photoshop World Las Vegas, 2008.

RC is out of town so Corey has asked Photoshop Guy Dave Cross to join him for this week’s episode of Layers TV. Corey and Dave are talking about new features in Adobe Illustrator CS4.

Corey goes over some of the cool things you can do with a Wacom pen tablet. Rich Harrington is back again and this time he is talking to Corey about moving layer styles from Photoshop to After Effects and back again.

Layers TV brings you a special, two-part episode. RC is joined by Kelby Media Group's creative director Felix Nelson who demonstrates how to illustrate the iPhone in Photoshop.

Using Dreamweaver, RC goes through the basic steps of setting up a website from start to finish. Corey is joined by special guest Rich Harrington who goes over some of the common layer controls used in After Effects.

Corey has figured out to recreate an Andy Warhol portrait effect using Illustrator. RC has a couple of basic adjustments you can use in Premiere to make your video files stand out more.

Corey shows us a practical use for the Vanishing Point filter while RC and special guest Christy Winter break down how a recent Layers magazine cover design was created.

Corey has a tutorial about the benefits of using vector masks and special guest Bert Monroy shares a tip he uses when working in Illustrator and Photoshop.

In this motion graphics episode, Corey shows us how to use presets in After Effects to make a motion background with some animated text. RC uses Adobe Premiere to place a logo graphic in the corner of a video file.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey has figured out how to create a 3D animation in Illustrator and special guest Matt Kloskowski answers some viewer questions about the benefits of working in Camera Raw.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

RC opens up Dreamweaver and discusses some of the benefits of using CSS in your web design. Corey has a tutorial on creating an object in Photoshop and animating it in After Effects.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey talks about some useful scripts on the web that are available to anyone for download to use with Photoshop. RC answers a viewer question about turning an image into a cartoon using Illustrator.

Corey and RC are hosting an informative episode this week. Corey discusses how to choose the right Wacom tablet and special guest Larry Becker joins RC to talk about the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey uses Photoshop to transform a video clip into a stylized image using the Import Video Frames as Layers command. RC goes over a couple of different ways to get your video file onto the web using Flash and Dreamweaver.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

RC uses Illustrator to recreate a complex geometric pattern that's featured in an eye-catching print ad. Corey's got a product review of a cool, new device called the ModBook.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey demonstrates how to use filters and nested smart objects to create motion graphics in Photoshop CS3 Extended. RC talks about installing a Flash component to quickly and easily create an xml-based slideshow.

RC takes us through creating a simple print ad using Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Corey explains the concept of the Divine Proportion and how to use it to evaluate image composition.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey breaks down a popular new effect to gives your static images some life. RC goes over some of the basics of using Masks in Flash.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

RC has a tutorial explaining some of the basics of working with buttons in Flash. Corey explores some of the fun you can have typing on a path in Illustrator.

Learn the basics of Flash CS3 Professional including workspace, drawing tools, groups, layers, the stage and more. Whether you're a designer or developer, you'll learn the necessary techniques.

Corey has a workaround for exporting animations created in Photoshop CS3 Extended to a Flash video format. Special guest Dave Cross shares some tips and tricks to use in Illustrator.

RC shares the benefits of using the Article Tool with your PDFs when you are working in Acrobat. Special guest David Ziser discusses lighting patterns to use in your portrait photography.