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
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ARE YOU READY FOR AN AMAZING NEW VERSION OF THE PHOTOSHOP BOOK THAT BREAKS ALL THE RULES? Scott Kelby, the best-selling Photoshop author in the world today, once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers the latest, most important, and most exciting new Adobe Photoshop CS4 techniques for digital photographers. This major update to his award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step-by-step the exact techniques used by today’s cutting-edge digital photographers, and best of all, he shows you flat-out exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why. That’s why the previous editions of this book are widely used as the official study guide in photography courses at colleges and universities around the world.
LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year Scott trains thousands of professional photographers how to use Photoshop, and almost without exception they have the same questions, the same problems, and the same challenges—and that’s exactly what he covers in this book. You’ll learn:
• The sharpening techniques the pros really use. • The pros’ tricks for fixing the most common digital photo problems fast! • The step-by-step setup for getting what comes out of your printer to match exactly what you see onscreen. • A whole chapter on how to process HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. • How to master new CS4 interface and workflow features. • How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat. • How to process RAW digital camera images (plus how to take advantage of all the new Camera Raw features in CS4!). • How to add real automation to your work. • How to show your work like a pro! • A host of shortcuts, workarounds, and slick “insider” tricks to send your productivity through the roof!
Plus, Scott included a special bonus chapter with his own CS4 workflow, from start to finish. If you’re a digital photographer, and you’re ready to learn the “tricks of the trade”—the same ones that today’s leading pros use to correct, edit, sharpen, retouch, and present their work—then you’re holding the book that will do just that.
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This eagerly anticipated update to the popular Photoshop CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create great-looking images with Photoshop. Best-selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas take readers step by step through all of today’s Photoshop essentials: from importing digital photos through basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, and more. Hot topics like working with Camera Raw, using the improved Photomerge command (that aligns and blends layers automatically) to stitch together images, making selections using the new Quick Selection tool and Refine Edge feature, and Smart Filters are all covered. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who are looking for a handy reference, will find what they need here. In this new edition, using a fresh new design and now illustrated in full color, the authors have streamlined the text by focusing on the most efficient means of accomplishing a task, rather than explaining all possible methods. By the end of the book, users will have a solid foundation for working in Photoshop CS3.
Photoshop is the world’s most widely used photo-editing and graphics program. But with all its fantastic new features and options, the CS4 version can bewilder even the most seasoned professional. Packed with tips, tricks, and lots of practical advice, Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual teaches you everything you need to know to edit photos and create beautiful documents in Photoshop — whether you’re a beginner or a power user ready to try some advanced techniques.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 is more than just the world’s most popular image editing tool: as part of Adobe’s Creative Suite, it’s a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create graphically rich content for print, Web, motion graphics, and mobile devices. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to work by focusing on the Photoshop CS4 features they’re most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone technique–complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example.
Readers learn just what they need in small digestible bites, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them. Before they know it, they will be managing their files in the new Bridge interface, discovering new workspace options, using the new Adjustments and Masks panels, and taking advantage of Photoshop’s built-in integration with Photoshop Lightroom to import, select, develop, and share their digital photos.
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Long established as a must-have guide for Photoshop users upgrading to the newest version, Up to Speed goes right to the heart of Photoshop CS4 what has changed, what is new, and how you can get the most out of the features as quickly as possible. Rather than sift through hundreds of pages detailing every last Photoshop feature and function (both old and new), you can go directly to the new features that interest you the most and get the explanations you desire in the classic Ben Willmore style– intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth. By focusing on a single topic–what’s new in this version–the award-winning author provides precisely what experienced Photoshop users have been clamoring for, in exactly the depth they demand. After reading this book even if you’ve been using CS4 for awhile don’t be surprised to hear yourself say, I didn’t know CS4 did that! In addition to learning the new features in no time flat, a welcome side effect of learning from Ben is that you can expect to become a better, faster and more efficient Photoshop user, and few things are more fun than becoming better at Photoshop!
Detailed instructions on how to use free software to build high-quality graphic images of eBook covers. No need for expensive Photoshop. Whether using this guide to design a cover for your own eBook, or using it to build images to sell, these instructions take all the guesswork out of making the covers look perfect every time.
The guide includes resources for finding free, royalty-free images, design ideas, and graphics you can use on your covers. Design tips are included as well.
There are also resources for selling your eBook covers, or finding folks who are looking for someone to build one for them. Build your own business designing for others!
This short article will teach you how to create attractive title graphics for your web page. It’s aimed at beginner to intermediate level web design hobbyists and/or entrepreneurs who want to build their own web site. You don’t need to have any prior knowledge about the subject matter to read this article, but you should be at least reasonably computer literate. The following subjects are covered:
1. What is a header graphic and why you should use one 2. Where to get good header graphics for little or no cost 3. How to make your own header graphics using Adobe Photoshop
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