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Adobe Photoshop Cs3 Classroom in a Book (Classroom in a Book)

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Publisher Comments:

This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques, while readers who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this book to learn Photoshop CS3's more advanced features and newest tools. Using clear, step-by-step, project-based lessons, each chapter walks readers through the creation of a specific project, with each chapter building on the reader's growing knowledge of the program, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned in each lesson. Photoshop CS3, long the industry standard for digital imaging software, offers plenty of new features and enhancements for creative professionals and digital photographers alike. Users can enjoy unrivaled editing with non-destructive Smart Filters, improved curves, and adjustable cloning and healing with Preview Overlay. Increase productivity with Photoshop CS3's streamlined interface and new Photoshop Lightroom " integration. Anyone who wants to create a composite will benefit from the revamped Photomerge® tool, which lets you apply automatic layer alignment and blending to your images, while the new Quick Selection tool lets you select pixels not just by color, but by texture and shape as well. And digital photographers will be pleased to know that they can now process multiple Camera Raw images in a fraction of the time it used to take.

Educational instructor notes—created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons—are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.

Book News Annotation:

Developed with the support of Adobe Systems product experts, this workbook offers 14 self-paced lessons on fundamental and advanced features of this leading digital imaging software. New features of Adobe Photoshop CS3 covered include Smart Filters, Zoomify, a new Quick Selection tool, a new interface common to the Creative Suite 3 family of products, enhancements to Abode Bridge and the Camera Raw format, and the Abode Lightroom toolbox. Chapters include tips and review questions. The bundled CD-ROM for Windows and Mac OS includes lesson files and tutorial movies. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

The Adobe Creative Team is made up of designers, writers, and editors who have extensive, real-world knowledge of and expertise in using Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and more experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

1. Getting to Know the Work Area

2. Basic Photo Corrections

3. Retouching and Repairing

4. Working with Selections

5. Layer Basics

6. Masks and Channels

7. Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780321492029
Subtitle:
The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems [With CDROM]
Author:
Adobe Press
Manufactured:
Adobe Press
Author:
Adobe Creative Team
Publisher:
Adobe Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
Computer Graphics - General
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Digital techniques
Subject:
Computer graphics
Subject:
Image processing
Subject:
Photography -- Digital techniques.
Subject:
Image processing -- Digital techniques.
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Adobe
Series:
Classroom in a Book
Publication Date:
April 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
478
Dimensions:
9.04x7.42x.89 in. 2.16 lbs.

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