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Real World Adobe Photoshop CS2: Industrial-strength Production Techniques

ISBN: B000N7B9T6
EAN: N/A

Year: 2006
Pages: 220

Authors: Bruce Fraser

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• Real World Adobe Photoshop CS2: Industrial-Strength Production Techniques
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface: Photoshop in the Real World
• Ask Your Printer
• The Depth of Understanding
• This Edition
• A Word to Windows Users
• Thank You
• Chapter 1. Building a Photoshop System: Putting It All Together
• Hardware
• The Power of Photoshop
• Chapter 2. Essential Photoshop Tips and Tricks: Making Photoshop Fly
• Upgrading to a New Version
• Windows
• Navigation
• Moving Pixels
• Dialog Boxes
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Menu Customization
• Workspaces
• Tools
• Palettes
• Bridge
• Preferences
• When Things Go Worng
• Easter Eggs
• The World of Photoshop
• Chapter 3. Image Essentials: It s All Zeros and Ones
• Pixels and Paths
• Pixels and Images
• Resolution
• How Much Is Enough?
• Resampling
• Image Mode
• Bitmaps and File Size
• Billions and Billions of Bits
• Chapter 4. Color Essentials: What Makes a Color
• Primary Colors
• The Color Wheel
• How Colors Affect Each Other
• Device-Independent Color
• Working with Colors
• Chapter 5. Color Settings: Understanding Photoshop s Color Management
• Controlling Color
• Color Management Systems Explained
• Color Management in Photoshop
• 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 at Print Time
• Isolating Variables
• Chapter 6. Image Adjustment Fundamentals: Stretching and Squeezing the Bits
• Stretching and Squeezing the Bits
• Tonal-Correction Tools
• The Histogram Palette
• The Info Palette
• More Tonal-Correction Tools
• Levels
• Curves
• Color Concerns
• Hands-On Levels and Curves
• Levels and Curves Redux
• Hue, Saturation, and Lightness
• Replace Color
• Selective Color
• Channel Mixer
• Photo Filter
• ShadowHighlight
• Tools We Don t Use
• Mastering the Tools
• Chapter 7. The Digital Darkroom: Layers, Masks, Selections, Channels, and More
• Why Use Adjustment Layers?
• Why Not Use Adjustment Layers?
• Adjustment Layer Basics
• Simple Adjustment Layers
• Selections, Masks, and Channels
• Advanced Adjustment Layers
• Beyond Adjustment Layers
• Beyond Adjustment Layers
• Advanced Pixel Blending
• History and Virtual Layers
• Darkroom Experiments
• Chapter 8. Making Selections: Getting Just What You Need
• Masking-Tape Selections
• Selection Tools
• Quick Masks
• Anti-Aliasing and Feathering
• Channels
• The Select Menu
• Selections and Layers
• Step-by-Step Selections
• Masks, Channels, and Life
• Chapter 9. Sharpness, Detail, and Noise Reduction: Getting an Edge on Your Image
• Detail and Noise
• Lens Defects
• Sharpening
• Unsharp Masking
• How the Unsharp Mask Filter Works
• Working the Controls
• SharpeningWhy, How, and When?
• Sharpening Techniques
• Sharpening Without Unsharp Mask
• Techniques in the Workflow
• Noise Reduction
• Smart Sharpen
• Lens Correction
• Avoiding the Crunchies
• Chapter 10. Spot Colors and Duotones: Special Inks for Special Projects
• Spot Colors from Photoshop
• Spot-Color Channels
• Multitone Images
• Photoshop s Duotones
• Adjusting Screen Colors
• Setting Curves
• Turning Grayscale to Color
• Simulating Spot Colors in CMYK
• Saving and Outputting
• Billions of Shades of Gray
• Chapter 11. Building a Digital Workflow: Making Quick Work of Raw Images
• Digital Raw Formats
• Camera Raw, Photoshop, and Bridge
• Camera Raw Static Controls
• The Camera Raw Menu
• The Main Control Buttons
• Camera Raw Workflow Controls
• Camera Raw Image Controls
• Filmstrip Mode
• Adobe Bridge
• Bridge Windows
• Bridge Menu Commands
• Working in Bridge
• Workflow Principles
• Planning and Strategy
• Workflow Phases
• Image Ingestion
• Image Verification
• The Preproduction Phase
• The Production Phase
• Using Batch
• Recording Batch Actions
• Running Batch
• Make the Work Flow
• Chapter 12. Essential Image Techniques: Pushing Pixels into Place
• Taking Care of the Basics
• The Color of Grayscale
• Line Art
• Rescreens
• HDR Imaging
• Retouching
• Compositing Images
• Vectors vs. Pixels
• Text and Typography
• Filters and Effects
• Actions, Automate, and Scripting
• New Techniques
• Chapter 13. Image Storage and Output: Managing Files for Fast Production
• Storing Images
• Save As Options
• File Formats
• File Formats for Print
• File Formats for Multimedia and the Web
• Niche File Formats
• Compressing Images
• File Metadata
• Output Methods
• Contone vs. Halftone
• Image Differences
• Imaging from Photoshop
• Imaging from a Page-Layout Program
• Getting It Out
• Chapter 14. Multimedia and the Web: Purposing Pixels for the Screen
• Preparing Images
• Saving Your Images
• More Web Tools
• The Future of Publishing
• Production Notes: How We Made This Book
• Our Systems
• Writing, Editing, and Page Layout
• Images
• Preproofing
• Author Author: Where to Reach Us
• Image Credits: And Permissions
• Index
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