Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta First Look with Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw

by Long, Ben

• ISBN13: 9780321508133
• ISBN10: 0321508130
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-17
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Photoshop users, rejoice! Adobe has released a public beta of the upcoming Photoshop CS3, and author Ben Long walks readers through how to use the next version of Photoshop today. In this indisperisable guide, readers learn what's new and what's changed with the Photoshop CS3 beta and how to tap Photoshop's new and improved capabilities.

Author Biography

Ben Long is a San Francisco-based writer and photographer

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What's New in Photoshop CS3	p. 2
What's New in Bridge CS3	p. 4
What's New in Camera Raw 4	p. 4
Should You Install?	p. 5
What You Need	p. 6
How This Book Is Organized	p. 7
Photoshop CS3 Interface Changes	p. 9
Docked or Floating?	p. 10
New Palette Behavior	p. 11
New Palette Dock	p. 12
The Toolbox	p. 14
Options Bar Redux	p. 15
Workspaces	p. 15
More to Come	p. 16
Tonal Corrections	p. 17
Curves	p. 18
Options	p. 20
Presets	p. 22
Brightness/Contrast	p. 23
Black-and-White Conversion	p. 24
Black and White	p. 25
Channel Mixer	p. 27
Selecting and Filtering	p. 29
New Selection Features	p. 30
Quick Selection tool	p. 30
Refine Edge	p. 34
Select > Modify	p. 37
Smart Filters	p. 37
Open As Smart Object	p. 37
Stack Mode	p. 38
Convert for Smart Filters	p. 40
Apply a Smart Filter	p. 40
Editing and Compositing	p. 43
Clone Source	p. 44
Auto-Align Layers	p. 46
Auto-Blend Layers	p. 48
Photomerge	p. 50
Vanishing Point	p. 50
32-Bit File Support	p. 51
HDR	p. 53
Output	p. 55
Print	p. 56
Zoomify	p. 57
Device Central	p. 58
Bridge CS3	p. 61
Interface	p. 62
Saving and customizmg layouts	p. 64
Metadata pane	p. 65
Thumbnails	p. 66
Preview pane	p. 67
Stacks	p. 70
Copying and moving files	p. 72
Slideshow Options dialog box	p. 72
Importing Images	p. 73
Import settings	p. 75
Advanced importing	p. 76
The Filter Pane	p. 77
Device Central	p. 80
Adobe Camera Raw	p. 81
Launching Camera Raw	p. 82
The Camera Raw Interface	p. 84
Basic Adjustments	p. 86
White Balance	p. 87
Exposure	p. 87
Recovery	p. 88
Fill Light	p. 88
Blacks	p. 89
Brightness	p. 89
Contrast	p. 90
Auto and Default	p. 90
Convert to Grayscale	p. 91
Vibrance	p. 91
Saturation	p. 92
Tone Curve	p. 92
Point curve	p. 92
Parametric curve	p. 93
HSL/Grayscale	p. 95
Hue	p. 95
Saturation	p. 96
Luminance	p. 97
Convert to Grayscale	p. 97
Split Toning	p. 99
Presets	p. 101
Preferences	p. 103
Legacy Features	p. 105
Index	p. 107
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