The Essential Photoshop 5 Book Book

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. System Essentials
Hardware and Memory Needs
Printers
Imagesetters
Scanners
Calibrating Your Monitor
Acquiring Images
Summary
2. File Format Essentials
Computer-Rendered Graphics: Bitmapped vs. Object-Oriented
Color Depth and Resolution
Graphics File Formats
Understanding Compression
Image Modes
Print and Online Formats
Summary
3. Toolbox and Palette Essentials
Toolbox Overview
Viewing and Navigating Images
Selection Tools
Say It with Type
Painting and Drawing Tools
Rewriting History: The History Palette and Brush
Editing Tools
Summary
4. Color Essentials
Precision, Precision: Photoshop's Color Modes
The Color Picker
Using the Color and Swatches Palettes
Predefined and Custom Color Sets
Color Options in Painting and Editing Modes
Managing Color Consistency
Summary
5. Layering Essentials
Creating New Layers
Deleting Layers
Manipulating Layers
Editing and Manipulating Layer Effects
Creating Translucent Overlays
Using Adjustment Layers
Changing Mode Settings to Create Special Effects
Combining Layers
Creating Layer Masks
Merging and Flattening Layers
Summary
6. Path Essentials
Path Fundamentals
Drawing with the Pen Tool
Drawing with the Magnetic Pen and Freeform Pen Tools
Saving and Deleting Paths
Importing and Exporting Paths
Converting Paths to Selections-and Back Again
Filing and Stroking Paths
Making Silhouettes with Clipping Paths
Summary
7. Channel and Mask Essentials
Introduction to Channels
Spot-Color Channels
Alpha Channels
The Channels Palette Menu
Effects with Type Masks
Quick Mask Mode
Summary
8. Filter Essentials
Putting Filters to Work
Artistic Filters
Blur Filters
Brush Strokes
Distortion Filters
Noise Filters
Pixelate Filters
Render Filters
Sharpen Filters
Sketch Filters
Stylize Filters
Texture Filters
Video Filters
Other Filters
Digital Watermarking
Summary
9. Scanning Essentials
Scanner Specifications
Choosing Good Scanning Material
Installing Scanning Software
Scanning Options
Resolution in Depth
Halftone Scanning
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
Photo CD-An Alternative to Straightforward Scanning
Summary
10. Retouching Essentials
Taking Stock
Can This Photo Be Saved?
Tonal Corrections in Grayscale Images
Color Corrections
Removing Dust Spots and Blemishes
Picture-Perfect Facial Corrections
Replacing a Background
Summary
11. 3-D Rendering Essentials
Gaining Perspective
Geometric Shapes
Using the 3D Transform Plug-In
Using Layer Effects to Create 3-D Edges and Realistic Shadows
Shadows
Summary
12. Print Production Essentials
Preparing Graphics for Use in Page Layout Programs
Helping Your Service Bureau-and Yourself, Too
Process Color vs. Spot Color
On the Press
Summary
13. Web Graphics Essentials
File Formats Revisited
Optimizing Your Web Graphics
Functions of Web Graphics
Using Color Palettes Throughout a Site
Protecting Your Web Graphics
Summary
14. Multimedia Essentials
Saving Photoshop Images as QuickTime Movie Frames
Video Editors
Acquiring Good Source Images
Video Filters
Design Considerations for Interactive Presentations
Summary
15. Automation and Batch Processing Essentials
Exploring the Actions Palette
Recording and Editing Actions
Automate Commands
Organizing Your Actions
Summary
Appendix A: Setting Photoshop Preferences
Appendix B: Sources for Further Information
Appendix C: Vendor Directory
Glossary
Index