Photoshop^? CS4 Bible

by Stacy Cates; Simon Abrams; Dan Moughamian

• ISBN13: 9780470470923
• ISBN10: 0470470925
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The ultimate comprehensive reference to Adobe now updated and revised to cover the CS4 release! As the industry-standard image-editing software for print and digital media, Photoshop has a phenomenally broad reach and, if you're a user, then you're anxious to get started with CS4! This authoritative guide to Photoshop CS4 shows you how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images Sheds light on optimal ways to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and then use them on the Web or in print More than 1,200 pages are packed with advice that demystifies even the most complex Photoshop tasks Covers everything from image-editing basics to techniques for working with camera raw images Also discusses the file browser, histogram palette, lens blur, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Welcome To Adobe Photoshop CS4

Working with Digital Images

The Photoshop Workspace, Preferences, and Tools

Finding and Processing Images with Bridge

Camera Raw Work Area

Working with Images

Creating New Images, Resizing, and Adjusting Resolution

Undoing Mistakes

Saving Files

Layers, Selections, Channels, and Curves

Layers, Layer Masks, Blending Modes, and Smart Objects

Histograms, Levels,and Curves

Selections and Channels

Paths, Shapes, and Text

Working with Paths

Working with Vector Shapes

Working with Text

Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching

Lightening, Darkening,and Changing Contrast

Color Correctionand Color Changes

Transparency, Opacity, Silhouettes, and Image Collages

Noise, Grain, Dust, Pixelization, and Jagged Edges

Retouching and Restoring Digital Images

Painting and Special Effects

Painting

Filters and Layer Styles

Distortion Effects

Text Effects

Color Management and Workflow

Color Management

Designing for the Web

Digital Workflow Overview and Automating Processes

Video, 3D Images, and Technical Images

Working with Video

Working with 3D Images

Working with Technical Images

Appendixes

Charts

Professional Resources

What's on the CD?

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.