Real World Adobe Photoshop CS3 : Industrial-Strength Production Techniques

by Blatner, David; Chavez, Conrad; Fraser, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780321518682
• ISBN10: 0321518683
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Anyone who relies on Photoshop to meet tough production challenges knows that when a new version arrives, especially one as chockfull of enhancements as Photoshop CS3, there's no time to fool around. You need to get up to speed on it, and you need to do so now. This book will get you there. In this copiously illustrated book, best-selling author David Blatner offers shows you how to sharpen your Photoshop production techniques and provides clear explanations of the concepts that drive them. Readers will learn about managing color, correcting colors, capturing images, getting great scans, and more. They'll also find complete coverage of Photoshop CS3's new features: a streamlined interface, nondestructive Smart Filters, a new Quick Selection and Refine Edge tools, improved Curves, automatic layer alignment and blending, and more. Throughout, the emphasis in this book is on efficiency: the timesaving tips and professional shortcuts that will allow readers to solve their everyday production challenges creatively with Photoshop CS3.

Table of Contents

Introduction Photoshop in the Real World

Building a Photoshop System Putting It All Together

Choosing a Platform

Processors and cores

ram

Virtual Memory

Monitors

Image Essentials It's All Zeroes and Ones

Pixels and Paths

Pixels and Images

Resolution

How Much Is Enough?

Resampling

Image Mode

Bitmaps and File Size

Color Essentials What Makes a Color

Primary Colors

The Color Wheel

How Colors Affect Each Other

Device-Independent Color

Working with Colors

Color Settings Understanding Color Management in Photoshop

Color Management Systems Explained

The Conceptual Framework

Photoshop and the Monitor

Color Settings

The RGB Working Space

Choosing a CMYK Working Space

Choosing a Gray Working Space

Spot Spaces

Color Management Policies

Color Settings with More Options

The Color Picker

Applying Profiles Outside Color Settings

Soft-Proofing Controls

Converting Colors When You Print

Isolating Variables

Building a Digital Workflow

Making Quick Work of Digital Camera Images

Digital Raw Formats

Digital Workfl ow Phases

Workflow Principles

Copying Files from a Camera

Verifying Images

Camera Raw, Bridge, and Photoshop

Refining a Shoot Using Bridge

Opening Images with Camera Raw

Camera Raw Static Controls

Camera Raw Preferences

The Main Control Buttons

Adjusting with Precision and Speed

Camera Raw Workflow Options

Camera Raw Image Controls

The Basic Tab

Workflow Guidelines for the Image Controls

The Tone Curve Tab

The Detail Tab

The HSL/Grayscale Tab

The Split Toning Tab

The Lens Corrections Tab

The Camera Calibration Tab

The Presets Tab

Filmstrip Mode

Using Adobe Bridge

Image Previews and the Cache

The Preproduction Phase

The Production Phase

Automating with the Batch Command

Recording Batch Actions

Running the Batch Dialog

Bridge Windows

Bridge Menu Commands

Essential Photoshop Tips and

Tricks Making Photoshop Fly

Window Tips

Navigation Tips

Moving Tips

Guides, Grids, and Alignment Tips

Dialog Tips

New Document Tips

Keyboard Shortcut Tips

Menu Customization Tips

Tips for Tools

Palettes and Workspaces

Setting Preferences

When Things Go Wrong

Easter Eggs

Image Adjustment Fundamentals Stretching and Squeezing

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