Synopses & Reviews
For many desktop publishers, photographers, illustrators, designers, prepress houses, and service bureaus, Adobe Photoshop is the tool of choice when preparing images for print or the Web. Version 5.0 promises more power, a multiple undo feature, enhanced color management, new workflow tools, increased precision and control abilities, and more. Real World Photoshop 5 is the only book that explicitly covers the production issues Photoshop users deal with every day. Richly illustrated and in full-color throughout, the book is entirely updated to cover the new features of Photoshop 5.0, on both Windows and Macintosh platforms. It explains in simple language the essential concepts and techniques for producing high-quality, professional images quickly and efficiently, covering in depth the key Photoshop tools-not only how to use them, but also why and when. Previous editions of this book have sold over 30,000 copies. The only book that explicitly addresses the production, color, and prepress issues Macintosh and Windows Photoshop users deal with daily Authors Blatner and Fraser have collectively written many books and articles on color publishing and desktop publishing.
Table of Contents
Building a photoshop system: putting it all together -- Essential photoshop tips and tricks: making photoshop fly -- Image essentials: it's all zeros and ones -- Color essentials: what makes a color -- Color settings: configuring photoshop's color engine -- Tonal correction: stretching and squeezing the bits -- Color correction: thinking in RGB and CMYK -- The digital darkroom: photographic techniques in photoshop -- Shar;ening: getting an edge on your image -- Spot colors and duotones: special inks for special projects -- Line art: dreaming in black and white -- Scanners: the right tool for the right job.