Video Tutorials
This page will contain video tutorials that I have made dealing with a variety of digital photography subjects. The videos themselves will be embedded here or links to YouTube, Vimeo and other sites that I use to host the videos. Initially, I will be moving the most useful video tutorials from my original website.
Using the Backup and Restore Command in Photoshop Elements
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by my students is how to back up their pictures using Photoshop Elements. This is probably one of the most important topics we all need to address in one way or another. Generally we have very little warning when a disk crashes or our computer becomes infected with a virus. Although this this video was recorded using Photoshop Elements 6, it is still applicable today. The command and screens are virtually the same as in later versions of Elements.
This next video is basically a continuation of the one above, and covers the Restore command. Again it was recorded using PSE 6, but is still virtually unchanged for more recent versions of PSE.
Downloading and Unzipping DVDFlick
DVDFlick is a free program that I use when Vista/Windows 7’s DVD Maker is not available. This video describes the process how to download the Zip (compressed) file from my website and then how to unzip (decompress) it nice it is downloaded. Although the video refers to this specific file, the steps are general.
What to do If the Organizer’s Menu Bar Disappears
This is a situation that may be present as soon as you install Photoshop Elements and run it for the first time, or it may mysteriously disappear at some point. All versions of Photoshop Elements require the screen resolution to be set 1024×768 or higher. In addition, the Windows font DPI setting must be set at 100% or 96 DPI. If the DPI is set at a larger size, for example 120 DPI, Elements does not have enough room to display the characters on the Menu Bar.
What has happened is that at some point you or another program has changed the font size to make the printing on the screen larger and easier to read. This video shows how you can easily reset the DPI setting back to its default. The video uses Vista, but the steps are the same in Windows 7.
Changing Windows Screen DPI Setting
Photoshop Elements 8 Organizer Overview
Although this video is not for the current version of PSE, it still shows some new features that new users or users of older versions may not be aware of. The audio is somewhat low, so you may want to turn up the volume on your speakers. I do plan to update this video, but hopefully it will be of some help until that happens.
Photoshop Elements - Redeye Removal
This video covers using the Red Eye Removal tool when it is accessed from the Quick Photo Fix (Quick Fix) workspace. However, its use is identical when used in the Full Editor. If you left click on the link, it may take several seconds for the video to open. Also, there are no play/pause buttons, so you are stuck to watch the whole thing. 
Don’t worry, it’s not that long. If the video doesn’t open after many seconds, try right-clicking on it and download it to your desktop and view it from there.
Photoshop Elements Group Shot
Here is a video demonstration shows how Photoshop Elements’ Group Shot tool can help you salvage group photos where it was hard to get everyone to take a good picture at the same time.
Photoshop Elements Recompose Tool
One of the more interesting new features introduced in the PSE 8 Editor was the Recompose Tool. Basically this tool allows you to crop from the center of an image. Or in other words, remove the space or objects between two people/objects of your photo.
