Adobe Photoshop CS5 bible

✍ Scribed by DaNae Dayley, Lisa; Dayley, Brad

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1083
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The bestselling, comprehensive reference on Photoshop, fully updated to CS5.Photoshop is the gold standard for image-editing programs and is used by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as hobbyists. More than 300,000 copies of this comprehensive reference have been sold in previous editions; this edition is fully updated to cover Photoshop CS5's newest features and includes a 16-page full-color insert.


Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software used in both print and digital media, with more than four million users worldwide This comprehensive guide covers beginning to advanced techniques, from learning your way around the windows and tools to working with Camera Raw images Covers retouching, color correcting, manipulating, and combining images; working with the File Browser, histogram palette, Lens Blur, and the color replacement tool; customizable keyboard shortcuts; how to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and much more This revised edition ofPhotoshop Bibleis the reference tool that graphic designers, photographers, and Web designers will refer to many times over.

✦ Table of Contents

Photoshop® CS5 Bible......Page 1
About the Authors......Page 8
Credits......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 33
Introduction......Page 35
Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5......Page 41
The Versatile World of Photoshop......Page 43
What’s New in Photoshop CS5......Page 46
Summary......Page 55
Workspace Overview......Page 57
Cruising the Main Menus......Page 66
Understanding Panels......Page 72
Understanding the Tools in the Toolbox......Page 76
Using Presets......Page 80
Setting Preferences......Page 84
Customizing Shortcuts and Menus......Page 98
Summary......Page 102
Exploring File Types......Page 103
Creating and Opening Images......Page 113
Resizing Files and Adjusting Resolution......Page 118
Cropping and Straightening Images......Page 124
Summary......Page 135
Color Basics......Page 137
Understanding Channels and Levels......Page 138
Adjusting with Histograms......Page 139
Working in Different Color Modes......Page 153
Choosing Colors......Page 161
Summary......Page 169
Photoshop: The Non-Destructive Application......Page 171
Using the History Panel......Page 173
Creating and Using Automated Actions......Page 181
Summary......Page 189
Working in the Bridge Workspaces......Page 191
Organizing Files in Bridge......Page 197
Processing Images Using Bridge and Photoshop......Page 213
Using the Mini-Bridge Tool in Photoshop......Page 223
Summary......Page 226
Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images......Page 227
Benefits of Camera Raw—More Is Better......Page 229
Drawbacks of Camera Raw—Size Matters......Page 233
Camera Raw File Types......Page 235
Opening Images in Camera Raw......Page 236
The Camera Raw Workspace and Workflow Options......Page 237
Setting Preferences......Page 242
The Camera Raw Panel Menu......Page 246
Creating Snapshots......Page 247
Saving Presets......Page 249
Exporting Camera Raw Files......Page 250
Summary......Page 252
The Camera Raw Tools......Page 253
Synchronizing Adjustments in Multiple Raw Images......Page 257
Adjusting the White Balance......Page 258
Adjusting Lighting......Page 262
Adjusting Color and Clarity......Page 266
Correcting and Retouching......Page 278
Creating Artistic Effects......Page 289
Correcting Camera Quirks......Page 292
Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise......Page 293
Summary......Page 295
Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels......Page 297
The Select Menu......Page 299
Using the Selection Tools......Page 302
Refining Your Selection......Page 317
Summary......Page 331
Chapter 10: All about Layers......Page 333
Working with Layers......Page 334
The Layer Menu and the Layers Panel Menu......Page 338
The Layers Panel......Page 343
Applying Worry-Free Fill and Adjustment Layers......Page 353
Layer Style Special Effects......Page 359
Creating Smart Objects......Page 363
Layer Masks......Page 367
The Layer Comps Panel......Page 377
Merging Layers......Page 378
Summary......Page 379
Understanding Color Channels......Page 381
Using the Channel Mixer......Page 383
Using the Channels Panel......Page 389
Making Channel Selections......Page 393
The Alpha Channel......Page 396
Spot Color Channels......Page 400
Summary......Page 404
Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching......Page 407
Understanding Workflow......Page 409
Making Auto Adjustments......Page 411
Using the Adjustments Panel......Page 413
Summary......Page 419
Applying Quick Adjustments to Light and Color......Page 421
Hue and Saturation......Page 444
Levels......Page 451
Curves......Page 460
Using the Match Color Tool to Change Colors......Page 470
Converting HDR Images to 8 Bits Per Channel......Page 473
Summary......Page 475
Chapter 14: Sharpness, Blur, and Noise Adjustments......Page 477
Using Sharpen Filters to Sharpen Images......Page 478
Using Blur Filters to Soften Images......Page 488
Reducing Noise in an Image......Page 498
Summary......Page 502
The Healing Brush Tools......Page 505
The Clone Stamp Tool and Clone Source Panel......Page 520
Using the Clone and Healing Brushes Together for Optimal Effect......Page 530
Summary......Page 537
Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text......Page 539
Painting in Photoshop......Page 541
Understanding the Painting Tools......Page 542
Using the Brush Panel......Page 562
Painting with Non-Brush Painting Tools......Page 574
Example Painting Techniques......Page 579
Summary......Page 585
Understanding Paths......Page 587
Using Vector Path Tools to Create Paths......Page 591
Using Paths......Page 605
Summary......Page 622
A Little Bit about Text......Page 623
Using the Text Tools to Add Text to Images......Page 624
Applying Text to Images......Page 647
Summary......Page 657
Part VI: Artistic Effects......Page 659
Using Transformations......Page 661
The Liquify Filter......Page 679
Vanishing Point......Page 687
Summary......Page 692
Chapter 20: Applying Filters......Page 693
A Comprehensive Look at Artistic Effects Filters......Page 694
Using the Filter Gallery......Page 705
Using Smart Objects to Make Non-Destructive Filter Adjustments......Page 708
Creating a Custom Filter......Page 712
Summary......Page 715
Creating Seamless Composites......Page 717
Using Multiple Images to Create a Photo Collage......Page 728
Using Photomerge to Create a Panorama......Page 733
Summary......Page 736
Part VII: Working with 3D Images......Page 737
Understanding 3D File Formats......Page 739
Opening and Placing 3D Files in Photoshop......Page 741
Creating 3D Files in Photoshop......Page 742
Creating 3D Objects in the Layers Panel......Page 753
Manipulating 3D Objects......Page 754
Using the 3D Axis Widget......Page 762
Positioning the Camera on a 3D Object......Page 764
Summary......Page 766
3D Panel Overview......Page 767
3D {Scene} Panel......Page 769
3D {Mesh} Panel......Page 779
3D {Materials} Panel......Page 782
3D {Lights} Panel......Page 790
Summary......Page 795
3D Paint Mode......Page 797
Adjustments, Layer Styles, and Filters......Page 805
Creating Composites......Page 809
Summary......Page 825
Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation......Page 827
Working with Video Files......Page 829
Features of the Animation (Timeline) Panel......Page 838
Opening and Placing Video Files......Page 848
Trimming Video Layers......Page 855
Moving Video Layers......Page 858
Splitting Video Layers......Page 860
Lifting and Extracting Unwanted Sections of Video......Page 862
Performing Slip Edits......Page 863
Adding Still Shots or Other Elements to a Video Project......Page 865
Summary......Page 869
Chapter 26: Animating in the Animation (Timeline) Panel......Page 871
Creating and Editing Keyframes......Page 872
Animating the Position of a Layer......Page 881
Animating the Opacity Setting......Page 885
Animating Layer Styles......Page 887
Animating the Global Lighting......Page 890
Animating Text......Page 891
Animating Masks......Page 892
Rotoscoping Basics......Page 893
Animating DICOM Files......Page 900
Summary......Page 902
Adding Fill or Adjustment Layers to Correct Tone and Color of Video Layers......Page 903
Applying Smart Filters to Video Files......Page 910
Cloning and Healing Over an Entire Video Layer......Page 912
Frame-by-Frame Correction and Artistic Effects......Page 914
Summary......Page 920
Chapter 28: Animating Using the Animation (Frames) Panel......Page 921
Working in the Animation (Frames) Panel......Page 922
Creating Tweened Frame Animations......Page 929
Creating a Frame-by-Frame Animation......Page 933
Rendering Video......Page 939
Summary......Page 940
Part IX: Advanced Output Techniques......Page 941
Importance of Color Accuracy and Consistency......Page 943
Color Calibrating Monitors and Printers......Page 946
Using Color Management in Photoshop......Page 947
Printing Images from Photoshop......Page 957
Summary......Page 962
Preparing Images for the Web......Page 963
Outputting Images Using the Save for Web & Devices Utility......Page 973
Using Zoomify to Add Zoomable Images to Web Sites......Page 986
Summary......Page 988
Automating Workflow in Photoshop......Page 989
Using Scripting to Speed Up Workflow......Page 996
Summary......Page 1004
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 1005
Appendix B: Extending Photoshop’s Capabilities Through Plug-Ins......Page 1009
Help......Page 1013
Downloadable Resources......Page 1014
Certification......Page 1015
Index......Page 1017

✦ Subjects

Art;Photography;Science;Technology