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DaNae Dayley has a degree in Advertising from Brigham Young University. She has owned and operated a media creation business for 16 years, incorporating writing, graphic design, and video editing over the years. DaNae enjoys teaching Photoshop classes locally and after 16 years of working with Photoshop is still constantly amazed as the cool stuff it can do! She is the co-author of several books written with her husband Brad Dayley and the author of Photoshop CS3 Extended Video and 3D Bible and Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 in a Snap.
Brad Dayley is a senior software engineer with almost 20 years of experience creating computer applications. He has been working with Photoshop for 19 years, enjoying the transition of Photoshop from a simple image editor to the powerhouse it is today. He is also the author of the Silverlight 2 Bible and several books. Brad is an avid amateur photographer and spends most of his free time in the remote areas of the western U.S. with his wife DaNae and their four sons.
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Adobe PHOP (
649 SRP) is the industry-standard image editing software for print and digital media.
About_Book
The PHOP Bible is the only book you need to succeed in any PHOP endeavor. It shows readers how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images using PHOP. Readers will learn to create cutting-edge special effects for their digital or film-based images, and use them on the Web or in print. The easy and approachable writing style demystifies even the most complex PHOP tasks. You'll master every aspect of PHOP-- from image-editing basics to techniques for working with camera raw images. Other topics covered include the File Browser, histogram palette, Lens Blur, Match Color, the color replacement tool, customizable keyboard shortcuts, as well as covering all the new features and enhancements made in the latest version of PHOP.
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5 1
• Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS5.
• Chapter 2: Understanding the Photoshop Workspace.
• Chapter 3: Image Basics.
• Chapter 4: Understanding Colors, Histograms, Levels, and Curves.
• Chapter 5: History and Actions.
• Chapter 6: Using Bridge to Organize and Process Photos.
Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images.
• Chapter 7: Camera Raw Basics.
• Chapter 8: Processing Photos in the Camera Raw Workspace.
Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels.
• Chapter 9: Creating Selections.
• Chapter 10: All about Layers.
• Chapter 11: Channels.
Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching.
• Chapter 12: Adjustment Workflow.
• Chapter 13: Lighting and Color Adjustments.
• Chapter 14: Sharpness, Blur, and Noise Adjustments.
• Chapter 15: Using Cloning and Healing to Restore Digital Images.
Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text.
• Chapter 16: Painting and Brushes.
• Chapter 17: Working with Paths and Vector Shapes.
• Chapter 18: Working with Text.
Part VI: Artistic Effects.
• Chapter 19: Distorting Images Using Transformation Effects, Liquify, and Vanishing Point.
• Chapter 20: Applying Filters.
• Chapter 21: Combining Images.
Part VII: Working with 3D Images.
• Chapter 22: Creating and Manipulating 3D Objects.
• Chapter 23: Using the 3D Panel to Edit 3D Scenes and Settings.
• Chapter 24: Using Photoshop Tools to Change the Appearance of a 3D Layer.
Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation.
• Chapter 25: Video Editing Basics.
• Chapter 26: Animating in the Animation (Timeline) Panel.
• Chapter 27: Correcting Video Files and Adding Artistic Effects.
• Chapter 28: Animating Using the Animation (Frames) Panel.
Part IX: Advanced Output Techniques.
• Chapter 29: Printing and Color Management.
• Chapter 30: Creating Images for the Web and Mobile Devices.
• Chapter 31: Digital Workflow and Automation.
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts.
Appendix B: Extending Photoshop's Capabilities Through Plug-Ins.
Appendix C: Resources.
Index.
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This is the only book you need to succeed in any PHOP endeavor. It shows readers how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images using PHOP. Readers will learn to create cutting-edge special effects for their digital or film-based images, and use them on the Web or in print. The easy and approachable writing style demystifies even the most complex PHOP tasks. You'll master every aspect of PHOP-- from image-editing basics to techniques for working with camera raw images.
• Introduction.
• Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5 1
• Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images.
• Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels.
• Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching.
• Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text.
• Part VI: Artistic Effects.
• Part VII: Working with 3D Images.
• Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation.
• Part IX: Advanced Output Techniques.
