New Pearson App for iPhone and iPod Touch: Critically Acclaimed Photoshop CS4 Video Training

Pearson’s Adobe Press today announced an innovative new iPhone and iPod touch application, Adobe Photoshop CS4: Learn by Video, that features two hours of high-quality video tutorials from Adobe Certified Instructor Gabriel Powell.

The application introduces the most essential topics in Photoshop CS4. Users can:

• Take a quick tour of the Photoshop CS4 interface
• Mark any movie for later viewing
• Share tips and comments with others
• Stay up-to-date on Adobe Press news through the Twitter group
• Learn how to use the new Content-Aware Scale feature to keep the subject of the photo intact while resizing the rest of the image
• Paint special effects on layers
• Learn to read a histogram to make more informed tonal adjustments, and use layer masks to limit a tonal adjustment
• Create a web gallery for sharing photos
• And much more

Adobe Photoshop CS4: Learn by Video application is available for $1.99 from the App Store on iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/ <http://www.itunes.com/appstore/>.

The Adobe Photoshop CS4: Learn by Video application is based on the critically acclaimed and Adobe-approved video training series, Learn By Video by Adobe Press. For more information regarding the Adobe Photoshop CS4: Learn by Video video/book package, the official training for the "Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS4” exam at the Adobe Certified Associate level, visit http://www.peachpit.com/learnbyvideo.

"We’re always looking for new and engaging apps for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users and believe the Photoshop CS4 video tutorials are ideal for realizing the potential of Photoshop CS4 as well as for sharing tips and thoughts with other users around the world,” said Adobe Press and Peachpit publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel.

"The Learn By Video series from Adobe Press helps prepare students for the Adobe Certified Associate exam,” said Anuja Dharkar, WW Manager, Curriculum, Professional Development, and Certification of Adobe Systems. "I love the fact that these video tutorials can be viewed on the go and they’re a great introduction to the core training for visual communication.”

About Gabriel Powell

Gabriel Powell is an Adobe Certified Instructor and CTT+ Certified Trainer and the chief presenter for Learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Video and Instant InDesign. He is also a contributing author to the InDesign Magazine and Illustrator CS2 WOW! Book.

Video2brain created and produced this high-quality video-based training course. Every year, hundreds of thousands of customers around the world take advantage of the unique learning experiences offered by video2brain, which are available on DVD-ROM and online at www.video2brain.com.

About Adobe Press, an imprint of Peachpit

Berkeley-based Adobe Press is a world leader in high quality training products for visual communicators and the official source of training materials for Adobe software. Recognized worldwide for the best-selling Classroom in a Book series, Adobe Press publishes instructional and inspirational books and videos at all learning levels. Adobe Press is an imprint of Peachpit, which is also home to the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, and the publishing partner for Kelby Training/NAPP, Apple Certified and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson (NYSE:PSO), the international media company. Pearson’s primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com <http://www.peachpit.com> and www.adobepress.com.