Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 Breakthroughs

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ISBN: 9780321334107 | 0321334108
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/2006

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Adobe Photoshop is industry standard digital image software and users are hungry for solutions to their myriad concerns--from how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to use the new Vanishing Point tool. Photoshop guruDavid Blatnerhas scoured the online forums, interviewed Adobe engineers, and gathered together answers to over 200 of the most-commonly asked questions. Written in a sassy, fun-to-read style, this book tackles every major Photoshop problem with a lay-it-on-the-line solution. Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 Breakthroughs is for anyone who has been using Photoshop long enough to realize that the solution to their problems isn't always as obvious as one would expect.

Introduction

How to Read This Book

xvi

For More Information

xvi

Acknowledgements

xvii

Photoshop Essentials

(28)

First Things First

(3)

Getting To Know You

(1)

Teaching Yourself Photoshop

(2)

Upgrading Smoothly

(3)

Migrating Your Plug-ins

(1)

Migrating Actions

(1)

Migrating Your Preferences

(1)

Migrating Workspaces

(1)

Controls and Menus

(2)

Make UI Text More Readable

(1)

Your Keyboard, Your Way

(1)

Search for the Missing Shortcut Card

(1)

Roll Your Own Menus

(1)

Windows and Palettes

(8)

Making Arrangements for Your Palettes

(2)

Customize the Status Bar

(1)

Navigate the Seas of Photoshop

(1)

Organize Multiple Windows

(1)

Preserve Windows when Zooming

(1)

The Big Screen Experience

(1)

Change the Window Background Color

(1)

One Document, Two Views

(1)

Synchronize Multiple Windows

(1)

When Print Size...Isn't

(1)

Monitors

(1)

Fun with Multiple Monitors

(1)

Tools

(2)

Match Color Across Monitors

(1)

Reveal the Multiple Personalities of a Tool

(1)

Keep Your Options Open

(1)

Give Tools a Memory

(1)

Editing Objects

(2)

A More Precise Cursor

(1)

Adjust Numbers Easily

(1)

Take the Fast Lane through Dialog Boxes

(1)

Context Menus are Your Friend

(1)

Handling Documents

(4)

Open Multiple Documents at Once

(1)

Reducing File Size

(1)

Renaming Many Files at Once

(1)

Backing Up Your Preferences File

(1)

Observe and Control Memory Usage

(1)

Getting the Picture

(20)

Creating and Opening Files

(2)

New Document Secrets

(1)

Making Your Own Document Presets

(1)

Opening Digital Camera Photos

(1)

Opening Images That Don't Want to Open

(1)

Become a Screen Shot Gunslinger

(1)

Exploring Camera Raw

(8)

The Deeper Meaning of Camera Raw

(1)

When an Image Isn't in the Camera Raw Club

(1)

Department of Redundancy Dept.?

(1)

Cracking the Camera Raw Code

(2)

Raw Files Cooked to Order

(1)

Mixing Up a Big Batch

(1)

Door #1, #2, #3... or #4?

(1)

Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!

(1)

Scanning

(7)

Scanning Essentials

(1)

Batch Scan Directly into Photoshop... Not!

(2)

Turn a Negative into a Positive

(1)

Scanning Line Art

(2)

Descreening a Scan

(1)

Mystery of the Awful Black-and-White Scans

(1)

Image Editing Basics

(38)

All About Resolution

(6)

Don't Forget Your Resolutions

(1)

Finding Out the File Resolution of an Image

(1)

Kenneth, What's the Effective Resolution?

(1)

To Resample or Not to Resample

(1)

Going Bicubic

(1)

Image Size vs. Canvas Size

(1)

Resizing a Batch of Variously Sized Images

(1)

Cropping

(6)

Keeping What You Cropped

(1)

Removing Perspective With the Crop Tool

(1)

Living on the Edge

(1)

Cropping with the Marquee Tool

(1)

Cropping in Camera Raw

(1)

Frame and pixel aspect ratios

(1)

Changing the Frame Aspect Ratio

(1)

Changing the Pixel Aspect Ratio

(1)

Selection Strategies

(14)

Lasso Like a Cowboy

(1)

Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso

(1)

Polygon Lasso and Magnetic Lasso Tips

(1)

Selecting by Color or Tone

(1)

Selecting by Threshold

(1)

Selecting from a Channel

(1)

Remove a Difficult Background

(2)

Sculpting Selections with Masks and Channels

(1)

Edit a Selection as a Quick Mask

(1)

Convert between Mask, Selections, and Channels

(1)

Convert between Selections and Layer Masks

(1)

Comparing Channels to Layer Masks

(1)

Scaling, Rotating, or Distorting a Selection Marquee

(1)

Spreading Out or Pulling In Selections

(1)

Using a Selection as a Line Instead of an Area

(1)

Blurring the Edge of a Selection

(1)

Transferring a Selection to Another Document

(1)

Selecting with Pen Tool Paths

(1)

Amazing Transformations

(5)

Using Selections to Save Multiple Crops

(1)

Rotating a Layer vs. the Entire Document

(1)

Rotating an Image the Fast, Precise Way

(2)

Rotating in Camera Raw or Bridge

(1)

Instant, Direct Straightening

(1)

Transforming with Total Freedom

(1)

Correcting Lens Distortion

(1)

Duplicate Anything

(4)

Duplicate an Entire Document

(1)

Duplicate Layers

(1)

Duplicate a Path or Shape

(1)

Create a Step-and-Repeat Layout

(3)

Correcting Images

(38)

Evaluating an Image

(4)

Who's on First?

(1)

Checking an Image for Surface Defects

(1)

Scrolling with a Laptop Keyboard

(1)

Persistent Spots on Digital Camera Images

(1)

Reading a Histogram

(2)

Checking for Clipping

(1)

Using the Info Palette

(1)

Making Global Corrections

(10)

Removing Defects with Filters

(2)

Correct Quickly with Auto Color

(1)

Calibrating and Profiling Your Monitor

(1)

The Curves Dialog Box in Five Minutes or Less

(2)

Enhance Shadow and Highlight Details

100

(1)

Punch Up an Image with Blending Modes

101

(1)

Change Blending Modes with Shortcuts

101

(1)

Blending Modes: Justify Your Existence

102

(2)

Making Local Corrections

104

(5)

Heal, Spot, Heal!

104

(1)

Using Selections to Control Filters

105

(1)

Dodge and Burn with Overlay Mode

105

(1)

The Magic of Layer Masks

106

(2)

Merge Edits by Changing History

108

(1)

Maintaining Image Quality

109

(2)

Keep Your Adjustments Neutral

109

(1)

Don't Bring the Noise

109

(2)

Preserve Options with Adjustment Layers

111

(1)

Productivity Perks

111

(5)

Why Isn't the Future Here Yet?

112

(1)

Moving Corrections to Other Images

112

(1)

Using a Batch Action to Copy Corrections

112

(1)

Storing Favorite Adjustment Layers

113

(1)

Make Do with Low-Resolution Images

114

(1)

Preserving a Document's History

114

(1)

Using the Measure Tool

115

(1)

Sharpening

116

(4)

Basic Sharpening with Unsharp Mask

116

(1)

Better Sharpening with Smart Sharpen

117

(1)

Suppress Digital Noise when Sharpening

118

(1)

The Stages of Sharpening

119

(1)

Actions and Batches

120

(5)

I'd Like to See the Menu, Please

120

(1)

Run Actions on a Batch of Images

120

(1)

Cropping a Batch of Images

121

(1)

Protect Originals From a Few Bad Actions

122

(1)

Avoiding Batch Processing Errors

123

(1)

Getting Some Good Keyboard Action

123

(2)

Working with Layers

125

(16)

Managing Layers

128

(4)

Choice Selections

128

(1)

The Search for the Missing Link

128

(1)

Total Pixel Lockdown

129

(1)

Keeping Options Open

130

(1)

Conserving History with Layer Comps

131

(1)

Aligning Layers

132

(1)

Smarter than Your Average Guide

132

(1)

Together We Can Rule the Document

132

(1)

We Are All Lined Up

132

(1)

Layer Masks

133

(4)

Making Sense of Masks

133

(1)

Create Transparency with a Layer Mask

133

(1)

Create Transparency with a Vector Mask

134

(1)

When a Layer is a Mask

135

(1)

Masking Adjustment Layers

135

(1)

Softening Mask Edges

136

(1)

One Mask to Rule Them All

136

(1)

Combining Images

137

(4)

Remix Your Images

137

(1)

Stitching Small Images Into One Big Image

138

(1)

Identify Identical Layers

138

(1)

Merging and Flattening Layers

139

(2)

Working with Type

141

(14)

Creating and Editing Type

144

(3)

It's Not Just Bits

144

(1)

Create Area or Point Type

144

(1)

Getting a Handle on the Handles

145

(1)

Import Text from Other Programs

145

(1)

Moving Text Between Documents

146

(1)

Quickly Select Ranges of Text

146

(1)

Change Type Defaults

146

(1)

Make Your Exit

146

(1)

Get Set with Type

147

(8)

Previewing and Selecting Fonts

147

(1)

Format Type En Masse

148

(1)

Stroking Type Outlines

148

(1)

Smoothing Type for Screen Display

149

(1)

Setting Type for Web Pages

149

(1)

Convert Type to a Selection

150

(1)

Type Along a Path

150

(1)

Warp a Type Layer

151

(1)

Improving Word and Letter Spacing

152

(1)

Preserving Vector Type in Other Programs

153

(1)

Locating Adobe's Mystery Fonts

154

(1)

Enhancing Creativity

155

(26)

Brushes

158

(2)

Harden or Soften a Brush Edge

158

(1)

Design Your Own Brush

158

(1)

Opacity, Layers, and Brushes

159

(1)

Take a Tablet, You'll Feel Better

159

(1)

Filter Fun

160

(4)

Add a Drop Shadow

160

(1)

Apply a Filter Again

161

(1)

Create a Halftone Screen Effect

161

(1)

Create an Adjustable Texture

162

(2)

Rectilinear Distortions

164

(1)

Add Curved or Custom Distortions

164

(1)

Perspective and Distortion

164

(5)

Have a Little Perspective

166

(1)

Help New Arrivals Fit In

167

(2)

Darkroom Adventures

169

(7)

Create a Sepia Tone

169

(1)

Create a Duotone

170

(1)

Solid Colors in Duotones

170

(1)

Outsource Your Color

171

(1)

Apply a Traditional Photo Filter

171

(1)

Simulate Infrared Film Images

172

(1)

From Color to Grayscale

173

(1)

Grayscale via Hue/Saturation

174

(1)

Crunch Down Converted Images

175

(1)

Camera Raw Image for Color and Grayscale

175

(1)

Paths and the Pen

176

(5)

Drawing the Path or Shape You Want

176

(1)

Select Shapes and Paths

177

(1)

Save and Name Paths

178

(1)

Hide or Deselect Paths

178

(1)

Paint with Shapes and Paths

179

(1)

Paste Paths from Illustrator

179

(2)

Keeping Color Consistent

181

(14)

Setting Up Color

184

(3)

Your Monitor, Your Profile

184

(1)

Set Up Color Settings

184

(2)

Create a Color-Neutral Work Area

186

(1)

Synchronize Color Across the CS2 Suite

187

(1)

Previewing Color Output

187

(3)

Simulate Printed Color On Screen

187

(1)

Check for Out of Gamut Colors

188

(1)

Before and After, Side by Side

189

(1)

Color Space Conversions

190

(5)

Convert from RGB to CMYK

190

(1)

Boost Shadows for Print

191

(1)

Convert Colors for the Web

192

(1)

Assign Versus Convert to a Profile

193

(1)

Embedding Profiles

193

(1)

Locate and Install Profiles

194

(1)

Organizing and Finding Images

195

(20)

Building Your Bridge

198

(4)

Getting Up to Speed

198

(1)

Express Document Delivery

198

(1)

Bridge Crossings

199

(1)

Use Multiple Bridge Windows

200

(1)

Tile Windows Semi-Automatically

201

(1)

Annotating and Organizing

202

(6)

Organize with Keywords

202

(1)

Remove Keywords for Multiple Images

203

(1)

Metadata vs. Keywords

203

(1)

Annotating IPTC Core Metadata

204

(1)

Apply Metadata in Bulk

205

(1)

Streamline Metadata Templates

206

(1)

Annotate Now, Relax Later

207

(1)

Fast File Finding

208

(3)

Find Files with Bridge

208

(1)

Save Searches as Collections

208

(2)

Find Photos with Spotlight (Mac OS X)

210

(1)

Production Practices

211

(4)

Batch Process Images from Adobe Bridge

211

(1)

Archive Camera Raw Images

211

(1)

Preserve Bridge Settings for Posterity

212

(3)

Printing, Saving, and Exporting

215

(30)

Printing

218

(8)

Preview a Print Job

218

(2)

Centering a Print on Paper

220

(1)

Save Paper on Test Prints

221

(1)

Printing Two Or More Per Page

221

(1)

Preparing Screen Shots for a Press

222

(2)

Color-Managed Printing

224

(2)

Where Do Printer Profiles Come From?

226

(1)

Images for Other Programs

226

(12)

Import Photoshop Documents Directly

226

(1)

Control Photoshop Layers from InDesign

227

(1)

Import Photoshop Images into Illustrator

228

(1)

Trace Photoshop Documents in Illustrator

229

(1)

Compress Images Down to Size

229

(2)

Enable Previews for Other Programs

231

(1)

Store Multiple Variations in One File

232

(2)

Save to Unavailable File Formats

234

(1)

Saving a Copy of a Document

235

(1)

Make Photoshop Backgrounds Easy to Remove

236

(1)

Around the Office

237

(1)

Make a Multiple-Page Document

237

(1)

Using an Online Service

237

(1)

Images for the Internet

238

(4)

Prepare Graphics for the Web or E-Mail

238

(1)

Web-Safe Colors: Safe, or Out?

238

(1)

Create Animations for the Web

238

(1)

Create Slices for the Web

239

(1)

Create Web Galleries

240

(1)

Preserve EXIF and Other Metadata in JPEG Files

241

(1)

It's Showtime!

242

(3)

Make Images Look Good on TV

242

(1)

Present a Live Slide Show

242

(2)

Create a Slide Show to Send Out

244

(1)

Index

245

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Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 Breakthroughs

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