Table of Contents

The Photoshop® Channels Book
By Scott Kelby
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: February 14, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-26906-3
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-26906-5
Pages: 288

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Other Books by Scott Kelby
		About the Author
		Chapter 1.  Channel Basics
			This Is Where It Starts
			Channel Basics
			Creating Your First Channel
			Q&A
		Chapter 2.  Masking Using Channels
			Understanding Masks
			Masking Using Channels
			Combining Channel Masks
			Blend Modes for Channels?
			Hard to Mask Images
			Quick Mask and Soft Edges
			Q&A
		Chapter 3.  Layer Masks & Adjustment Layers
			Layer Mask Essentials
			Compositing Images
			Adjustment Layer Masks
			Spot-Color Channels
			Q&A
		Chapter 4.  From Color to Black & White
			Picking the Best of Three
			The Lab Lightness Channel
			The Calculations Method
			Channel Mixer Method
			Q&A
		Chapter 5.  Channels & Better Color
			Adding Detail to Portraits
			Creating Vibrant Color
			Blending Channels
			Toning Down Highlights
			Better Red Eye Repair
			Q&A
		Chapter 6.  Sharpening with Channels
			Sharpening to Avoid Noise
			Two-Pass Lab Sharpening
			Alpha Channel Edge Mask
			Reducing Blue Channel Noise
			Q&A
		Chapter 7.  Channels & Web Optimization
			Weighted Optimization
			Influencing the Color Table
			Q&A
		Chapter 8.  Special Effects Using Channels
			Adding a Beam of Light
			Infrared Effect
			Mapping One Image to Another
			Lighting Effects Texture Channel
			Keeping the Real Shadows
			Where to Go Next
			Q&A
		Index