Photoshop® CS3 Bible

Photoshop® CS3 Bible

Released July 2007
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9780470115411

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Book description

Get the book you need to succeed in any Photoshop endeavor -- Photoshop CS3 Bible. In this totally updated edition to the international bestseller, the authors show you how to master every aspect of Photoshop -- from image-editing basics to new techniques for working with camera raw images. You'll learn how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images using Photoshop. You'll discover how to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and use them on the Web or in print. And you'll find out how to use the File Browser, histogram palette, Lens Blur, Match Color, the color replacement tool, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more. The authors' easy and approachable writing style demystifies even the most complex Photoshop tasks. Order today and master Photoshop CS3.

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Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. About the Authors
  3. Credits
  4. Preface
    1. About This Edition of the Book
    2. Conventions
      1. Vocabulary
      2. Commands and options
      3. The whole platform thing
      4. Version names and numbers
      5. Icons
    3. Contact
  5. I. Welcome to Photoshop
    1. 1. Welcome to Photoshop CS3
      1. 1.1. Image-Editing Concepts
        1. 1.1.1. Raster versus vector
          1. 1.1.1.1. Raster images
          2. 1.1.1.2. Vector images
        2. 1.1.2. The ups and downs of painting
        3. 1.1.3. The downs and ups of drawing
        4. 1.1.4. When to use Photoshop
        5. 1.1.5. When to use a drawing program
      2. 1.2. What's New in Photoshop CS3
      3. 1.3. Summary
    2. 2. Photoshop Inside Out
      1. 2.1. Diving in with the Splash Screen
      2. 2.2. Using the Photoshop Workspace
        1. 2.2.1. The Info palette
          1. 2.2.1.1. Document size
          2. 2.2.1.2. Image position
          3. 2.2.1.3. Image color
          4. 2.2.1.4. Document measurements
          5. 2.2.1.5. Memory consumption and availability
          6. 2.2.1.6. Operating efficiency
          7. 2.2.1.7. Photoshop operations timing
          8. 2.2.1.8. Measurement Scale
          9. 2.2.1.9. The active tool
        2. 2.2.2. The tools
        3. 2.2.3. The Toolbox controls
          1. 2.2.3.1. Screen Modes
        4. 2.2.4. The Options bar
        5. 2.2.5. Tool presets
        6. 2.2.6. The Preset Manager
        7. 2.2.7. Docked and floating palettes
        8. 2.2.8. Rearranging and docking palettes
          1. 2.2.8.1. Tabbing through the options
      3. 2.3. Navigating in Photoshop CS3
        1. 2.3.1. The view size
          1. 2.3.1.1. Actual pixels
          2. 2.3.1.2. Fit on screen
          3. 2.3.1.3. Print size
        2. 2.3.2. The Zoom tool
        3. 2.3.3. The Zoom commands
        4. 2.3.4. The Navigator palette's magnification field
        5. 2.3.5. Creating a reference window
        6. 2.3.6. Scrolling in the window
        7. 2.3.7. The Navigator palette
      4. 2.4. Customizing the Interface
      5. 2.5. The Preference Panels
        1. 2.5.1. General preferences
        2. 2.5.2. Interface
        3. 2.5.3. File Handling
        4. 2.5.4. Performance
          1. 2.5.4.1. Memory Usage
          2. 2.5.4.2. History & Cache
          3. 2.5.4.3. Scratch Disks
          4. 2.5.4.4. Changes affect the next session
        5. 2.5.5. Cursors
        6. 2.5.6. Transparency & Gamut
          1. 2.5.6.1. Transparency settings
          2. 2.5.6.2. Gamut warning
        7. 2.5.7. Units & Rulers
          1. 2.5.7.1. Rulers
          2. 2.5.7.2. Type
          3. 2.5.7.3. Column Size
          4. 2.5.7.4. New Document Preset Resolutions
          5. 2.5.7.5. Point/Pica Size
        8. 2.5.8. Guides, Grid, Slices & Count
          1. 2.5.8.1. Guides
          2. 2.5.8.2. Smart Guides
          3. 2.5.8.3. Grid
          4. 2.5.8.4. Slices
          5. 2.5.8.5. Count
        9. 2.5.9. Plug-Ins
          1. 2.5.9.1. Additional Plug-Ins Folder
          2. 2.5.9.2. Legacy Photoshop Serial Number
        10. 2.5.10. Type
      6. 2.6. Summary
    3. 3. Image Management
      1. 3.1. Size versus Resolution
      2. 3.2. Changing the Printing Resolution
      3. 3.3. Changing the Page-Layout Resolution
      4. 3.4. Knowing the Best Resolution
      5. 3.5. The Resolution of Screen Images
      6. 3.6. Opening, Duplicating, and Saving Images
        1. 3.6.1. Creating a new image
          1. 3.6.1.1. Units of measure
          2. 3.6.1.2. New image size
          3. 3.6.1.3. Color Mode
          4. 3.6.1.4. Background Contents
          5. 3.6.1.5. Color Profile
          6. 3.6.1.6. Pixel Aspect Ratio
          7. 3.6.1.7. Naming the new image
        2. 3.6.2. Opening an image
          1. 3.6.2.1. Viewing the thumbnail
          2. 3.6.2.2. Previewing outside Photoshop
          3. 3.6.2.3. Opening elusive files in Windows
          4. 3.6.2.4. Opening elusive files on a Mac
          5. 3.6.2.5. Finding lost files on a Mac
      7. 3.7. Using the Bridge
        1. 3.7.1. A typical Bridge session
        2. 3.7.2. Opening images from the Bridge
        3. 3.7.3. Your Bridge view options
        4. 3.7.4. Selecting images
        5. 3.7.5. Rotating images
        6. 3.7.6. Adding an image to Favorites
          1. 3.7.6.1. Labeling and rating images
          2. 3.7.6.2. Viewing and using metadata
          3. 3.7.6.3. Viewing and adding Keywords
          4. 3.7.6.4. Choosing Suite Color Settings
          5. 3.7.6.5. Setting Camera Raw preferences
          6. 3.7.6.6. Selecting and saving a Bridge workspace
        7. 3.7.7. Managing the cache
        8. 3.7.8. Renaming files
        9. 3.7.9. Using the File Info command
        10. 3.7.10. Duplicating an image
      8. 3.8. Saving an Image to Disk
        1. 3.8.1. Adding an extension to Mac files
        2. 3.8.2. Choosing other save options
        3. 3.8.3. The Save for Web & Devices dialog box
      9. 3.9. File Format Roundup
        1. 3.9.1. The native format
        2. 3.9.2. Special-purpose formats
          1. 3.9.2.1. Microsoft Paint's BMP
          2. 3.9.2.2. Camera Raw
          3. 3.9.2.3. Cineon
          4. 3.9.2.4. CompuServe's GIF
          5. 3.9.2.5. PC Paintbrush's PCX
          6. 3.9.2.6. Adobe's paperless PDF
          7. 3.9.2.7. Apple's PICT
          8. 3.9.2.8. PICT resource
          9. 3.9.2.9. Pixar workstations
          10. 3.9.2.10. PNG for the Web
          11. 3.9.2.11. Large Document Format (PSB)
          12. 3.9.2.12. Scitex image processors
          13. 3.9.2.13. TrueVision's TGA
          14. 3.9.2.14. Acrobat TouchUp Image
          15. 3.9.2.15. Wireless Bitmap
        3. 3.9.3. Inter-application formats
          1. 3.9.3.1. Rasterizing an Illustrator or FreeHand file
          2. 3.9.3.2. Placing an EPS illustration
          3. 3.9.3.3. Saving an EPS image
          4. 3.9.3.4. QuarkXPress DCS
          5. 3.9.3.5. Premiere Filmstrip
        4. 3.9.4. The mainstream formats
          1. 3.9.4.1. JPEG
          2. 3.9.4.2. TIFF
        5. 3.9.5. Formatting Outcasts
          1. 3.9.5.1. Photo CD YCC images
          2. 3.9.5.2. Opening raw documents
          3. 3.9.5.3. Saving a raw document
        6. 3.9.6. Still can't get that file open?
      10. 3.10. Adding Annotations
        1. 3.10.1. Making a note of it
        2. 3.10.2. Speaking your mind
        3. 3.10.3. Managing annotations
      11. 3.11. Resampling and Cropping
        1. 3.11.1. Resizing versus resampling
          1. 3.11.1.1. Resizing an image
          2. 3.11.1.2. Resampling an image
        2. 3.11.2. Cropping
          1. 3.11.2.1. Changing the canvas size
          2. 3.11.2.2. Using the Crop tool
          3. 3.11.2.3. Rotating the crop marquee
          4. 3.11.2.4. Cropping an image to match another
          5. 3.11.2.5. Cropping a selection
          6. 3.11.2.6. Cropping and straightening crooked scans
      12. 3.12. Using the Analysis Menu Tools
        1. 3.12.1. Measuring with the Ruler tool
        2. 3.12.2. Counting within your image
      13. 3.13. Creating Custom Actions
        1. 3.13.1. How actions work
        2. 3.13.2. Editing an action
        3. 3.13.3. Playing actions and operations
        4. 3.13.4. Saving and loading sets
      14. 3.14. Summary
  6. II. Painting and Retouching
    1. 4. Defining Colors
      1. 4.1. Specifying Colors
      2. 4.2. Using the Color Picker
      3. 4.3. Typing Numeric Color Values
      4. 4.4. Working in Different Color Modes
        1. 4.4.1. RGB
        2. 4.4.2. HSB
        3. 4.4.3. CMYK
          1. 4.4.3.1. Commercial subtractive primaries
          2. 4.4.3.2. Editing in CMYK
          3. 4.4.3.3. Should I edit in CMYK?
          4. 4.4.3.4. Previewing the CMYK color space
        4. 4.4.4. CIE's Lab
        5. 4.4.5. Understanding Lab anatomy
          1. 4.4.5.1. Using Lab
        6. 4.4.6. Indexed Color
        7. 4.4.7. Grayscale
          1. 4.4.7.1. Search your channels before converting
        8. 4.4.8. 16 and 32 bits per channel
        9. 4.4.9. Black and white (bitmap)
      5. 4.5. Using Color Libraries
        1. 4.5.1. Predefined colors
          1. 4.5.1.1. Focoltone, DIC, Toyo, and HKS
          2. 4.5.1.2. Newspaper Association of America
          3. 4.5.1.3. Trumatch
          4. 4.5.1.4. Pantone
        2. 4.5.2. The Color palette
        3. 4.5.3. The Swatches palette
        4. 4.5.4. Swatches presets
        5. 4.5.5. The Eyedropper tool
        6. 4.5.6. The Color Sampler tool
      6. 4.6. Introducing Color Channels
        1. 4.6.1. For those of you who just said "So?"
        2. 4.6.2. How channels work
        3. 4.6.3. Switching and viewing channels
      7. 4.7. Trying Channels on for Size
        1. 4.7.1. RGB channels
        2. 4.7.2. CMYK channels
        3. 4.7.3. Lab channels
      8. 4.8. Other Channel Functions
      9. 4.9. Color Channel Effects
        1. 4.9.1. Improving the appearance of color scans
        2. 4.9.2. Using multichannel techniques
      10. 4.10. Summary
    2. 5. Painting and Brushes
      1. 5.1. Getting to Know the Painting and Editing Tools
        1. 5.1.1. The paint tools
        2. 5.1.2. The edit tools
      2. 5.2. Basic Techniques
        1. 5.2.1. Painting a straight line
          1. 5.2.1.1. Click (don't drag) your mouse
          2. 5.2.1.2. Click and drag your mouse
        2. 5.2.2. Painting with the Smudge tool
        3. 5.2.3. Sponging color in and out
        4. 5.2.4. Using the Color Replacement tool
        5. 5.2.5. Undoing your damage
      3. 5.3. Brush Size and Shape
        1. 5.3.1. Selecting a brush shape
        2. 5.3.2. Making your own brush shape
        3. 5.3.3. Creating your own specialized brushes
        4. 5.3.4. Saving and loading brush sets
      4. 5.4. Brush Dynamics
        1. 5.4.1. Brush dynamic basics
        2. 5.4.2. Shape dynamics
          1. 5.4.2.1. The diameter settings
          2. 5.4.2.2. Angle and roundness
        3. 5.4.3. Additional brush dynamics
        4. 5.4.4. Noise, Wet Edges, and the rest
        5. 5.4.5. Undoing pressure-sensitive lines
      5. 5.5. Opacity and Strength, Flow and Exposure
      6. 5.6. Brush Modes
        1. 5.6.1. The 27 paint tool modes
        2. 5.6.2. The three Dodge and Burn modes
      7. 5.7. Summary
    3. 6. Filling and Stroking
      1. 6.1. Filling Selections with Color or Patterns
      2. 6.2. The Paint Bucket Tool
      3. 6.3. The Fill Command
      4. 6.4. Backspace and Delete Key Techniques
      5. 6.5. Applying Gradient Fills
        1. 6.5.1. Using the Gradient tool
        2. 6.5.2. Gradient options
        3. 6.5.3. Gradient styles
        4. 6.5.4. Creating custom gradients
        5. 6.5.5. Editing solid gradients
          1. 6.5.5.1. Adjusting colors in a solid gradient
          2. 6.5.5.2. Adjusting the transparency mask
        6. 6.5.6. Creating noise gradients
        7. 6.5.7. Saving and managing gradients
        8. 6.5.8. Gradients and brush modes
      6. 6.6. Applying Strokes and Arrowheads
        1. 6.6.1. Stroking a selection outline
        2. 6.6.2. Applying arrowheads to straight lines
      7. 6.7. Summary
    4. 7. Retouching and Restoring
      1. 7.1. Using the Tools of the Trade
      2. 7.2. Cloning and Healing
        1. 7.2.1. The Clone Stamp tool
          1. 7.2.1.1. How cloning works
          2. 7.2.1.2. Cloning options
        2. 7.2.2. The Clone Source Palette
        3. 7.2.3. The Healing Brush tool
          1. 7.2.3.1. How the healing works
          2. 7.2.3.2. Healing options
        4. 7.2.4. The Spot Healing Brush
        5. 7.2.5. The Patch tool
        6. 7.2.6. The Red Eye tool
      3. 7.3. Retouching Photographs
      4. 7.4. Restoring an Old Photograph
      5. 7.5. Stepping Back through Time
        1. 7.5.1. Using the traditional undo functions
        2. 7.5.2. The History palette
        3. 7.5.3. Painting away the past
          1. 7.5.3.1. The Eraser tool
          2. 7.5.3.2. The History Brush tool
          3. 7.5.3.3. The Art History Brush tool
          4. 7.5.3.4. Source state limitations
      6. 7.6. Summary
  7. III. Selections, Masks, and Filters
    1. 8. Selections and Paths
      1. 8.1. Understanding How Selections Work
      2. 8.2. Geometric Selection Outlines
      3. 8.3. Free-form Outlines
      4. 8.4. Magnetic Selections
        1. 8.4.1. Using the Magnetic Lasso tool
        2. 8.4.2. Modifying the Magnetic Lasso options
      5. 8.5. The Magic(al) Wand
        1. 8.5.1. Adjusting the tolerance
        2. 8.5.2. Making the Wand see beyond a single layer
      6. 8.6. The Quick Selection Tool
      7. 8.7. Ways to Change Selection Outlines
        1. 8.7.1. Quick changes
        2. 8.7.2. Manually adding and subtracting
        3. 8.7.3. Power-user tricks
        4. 8.7.4. Adding and subtracting by command
        5. 8.7.5. Softening selection outlines
          1. 8.7.5.1. The math behind the feather
          2. 8.7.5.2. Putting feathering to use
        6. 8.7.6. Refining Selection Edges
      8. 8.8. Moving and Duplicating Selections
        1. 8.8.1. The role of the Move tool
        2. 8.8.2. Making precise movements
        3. 8.8.3. Cloning a selection
        4. 8.8.4. Moving a selection outline independently of its contents
        5. 8.8.5. Scaling or rotating a selection outline
      9. 8.9. Drawing and Editing Paths
        1. 8.9.1. Paths overview
          1. 8.9.1.1. How paths work
          2. 8.9.1.2. Sorting through the path tools
        2. 8.9.2. Drawing paths with the Pen tool
          1. 8.9.2.1. The anatomy of points and segments
          2. 8.9.2.2. Going freeform
          3. 8.9.2.3. Going magnetic
        3. 8.9.3. Editing paths
          1. 8.9.3.1. Reshaping paths
          2. 8.9.3.2. Adding and deleting points and segments
          3. 8.9.3.3. Converting points
          4. 8.9.3.4. Transforming paths
          5. 8.9.3.5. Moving and cloning paths
          6. 8.9.3.6. Merging and deleting paths
        4. 8.9.4. Filling paths
        5. 8.9.5. Painting along a path
        6. 8.9.6. Converting and saving paths
          1. 8.9.6.1. Converting paths to selections
          2. 8.9.6.2. Converting selections to paths
          3. 8.9.6.3. Saving paths with an image
      10. 8.10. Importing and Exporting Paths
        1. 8.10.1. Swapping paths with Illustrator
        2. 8.10.2. Exporting to Illustrator
        3. 8.10.3. Retaining transparent areas in an image
      11. 8.11. Summary
    2. 9. Masks and Extractions
      1. 9.1. Painting and Editing Inside Selections
      2. 9.2. Working in Quick Mask Mode
        1. 9.2.1. How the Quick Mask mode works
        2. 9.2.2. Changing the red coating
        3. 9.2.3. Gradations as masks
          1. 9.2.3.1. Fading an image
          2. 9.2.3.2. Applying special effects gradually
      3. 9.3. Generating Masks Automatically
        1. 9.3.1. The Magic Eraser
        2. 9.3.2. The more magical Background Eraser
        3. 9.3.3. The still more magical Extract command
        4. 9.3.4. Using the Color Range command
        5. 9.3.5. A few helpful Color Range hints
      4. 9.4. Creating an Independent Mask Channel
        1. 9.4.1. Saving a selection outline to a mask channel
          1. 9.4.1.1. Transferring a Selection to an Independent Channel
        2. 9.4.2. Converting a mask to a selection
        3. 9.4.3. Viewing mask and image
      5. 9.5. Summary
    3. 10. Corrective Filtering
      1. 10.1. Looking at Filters
        1. 10.1.1. Corrective filters
        2. 10.1.2. Destructive filters
        3. 10.1.3. Effects filters
        4. 10.1.4. Working with Smart Filters
          1. 10.1.4.1. How Smart Filters work
          2. 10.1.4.2. Move, copy, and rearrange Smart Filters
        5. 10.1.5. Using Smart Filters masks
          1. 10.1.5.1. Masking Smart Filters
      2. 10.2. Understanding How Filters Work
        1. 10.2.1. External plug-ins
        2. 10.2.2. Previewing filters
        3. 10.2.3. Reapplying the last filter
        4. 10.2.4. Nudging numerical values
      3. 10.3. Fading a Filter
        1. 10.3.1. Creating layered effects
        2. 10.3.2. Filtering inside a border
        3. 10.3.3. Undoing a sequence of filters
      4. 10.4. Heightening Focus and Contrast
        1. 10.4.1. Using the Unsharp Mask filter
          1. 10.4.1.1. Specifying the amount of sharpening
        2. 10.4.2. Getting rid of halos
          1. 10.4.2.1. Setting the thickness of the edges
          2. 10.4.2.2. Recognizing edges
        3. 10.4.3. Using the preset sharpening filters
        4. 10.4.4. Using the Smart Sharpen filter
        5. 10.4.5. Using the High Pass filter
        6. 10.4.6. Converting an image into a line drawing
      5. 10.5. Blurring an Image
        1. 10.5.1. Applying the Gaussian Blur filter
        2. 10.5.2. Using preset blurring filters
        3. 10.5.3. Anti-aliasing an image
        4. 10.5.4. Directional blurring
          1. 10.5.4.1. Motion blurring
          2. 10.5.4.2. Using the Wind filter
          3. 10.5.4.3. Radial blurring
          4. 10.5.4.4. Blurring with a threshold
        5. 10.5.5. Using the Lens Blur filter
        6. 10.5.6. Applying a Box Blur
        7. 10.5.7. Using the Shape Blur
        8. 10.5.8. Working with Surface Blur
      6. 10.6. Understanding Noise Factors
        1. 10.6.1. Adding noise
          1. 10.6.1.1. Noise variations
          2. 10.6.1.2. Chunky noise
        2. 10.6.2. Getting rid of noise
        3. 10.6.3. Removing noise with Despeckle
        4. 10.6.4. Averaging pixels with Median
        5. 10.6.5. Cleaning up scanned halftones
        6. 10.6.6. Using the Average filter
      7. 10.7. Summary
    4. 11. Distortions and Effects
      1. 11.1. Creating Bizarre Effects
        1. 11.1.1. What about the others?
        2. 11.1.2. Having the right RAM and system resources
      2. 11.2. Using the Filter Gallery
      3. 11.3. Playing with the Pixelate Filters
        1. 11.3.1. Creating a mezzotint
      4. 11.4. Working with Edge-Enhancement Filters
        1. 11.4.1. Embossing an image
        2. 11.4.2. Tracing around edges
        3. 11.4.3. Creating a metallic coating
      5. 11.5. Distortion Filters
        1. 11.5.1. The fun-house mirror
        2. 11.5.2. Twirling spirals
        3. 11.5.3. Zigging and zagging
        4. 11.5.4. Creating parallel ripples and waves
          1. 11.5.4.1. The Ripple filter
          2. 11.5.4.2. Ocean Ripple and Glass
          3. 11.5.4.3. The Wave filter
        5. 11.5.5. Distorting an image along a curve
        6. 11.5.6. Changing to Polar Coordinates
        7. 11.5.7. Working with Lens Correction
        8. 11.5.8. Distorting with the Liquify command
          1. 11.5.8.1. Liquify basics
          2. 11.5.8.2. The Liquify tools
          3. 11.5.8.3. Freezing and thawing pixels
          4. 11.5.8.4. Reconstructing and restoring
        9. 11.5.9. Creating a vanishing point
        10. 11.5.10. Vanishing Point basics
      6. 11.6. Adding Clouds and Spotlights
        1. 11.6.1. Creating clouds
        2. 11.6.2. Using the Fibers filter
        3. 11.6.3. Lighting an image
      7. 11.7. Summary
    5. 12. Custom Effects
      1. 12.1. Creating Homegrown Effects with the Custom Filter
        1. 12.1.1. Custom filter advice
        2. 12.1.2. Applying custom values
        3. 12.1.3. Symmetrical effects
        4. 12.1.4. Sharpening
          1. 12.1.4.1. Blurring
          2. 12.1.4.2. Edge detection
        5. 12.1.5. Non-1 variations
          1. 12.1.5.1. Lightening overly dark effects
          2. 12.1.5.2. Darkening overly light effects
          3. 12.1.5.3. Using extreme offsets
        6. 12.1.6. Other custom effects
          1. 12.1.6.1. Directional blurs
          2. 12.1.6.2. Embossing
      2. 12.2. Displacing Pixels in an Image
        1. 12.2.1. Displacement theory
          1. 12.2.1.1. Direction of displacement
          2. 12.2.1.2. Brightness value transitions
        2. 12.2.2. The Displace dialog box
      3. 12.3. Using Displacement Maps
        1. 12.3.1. Applying predefined dmaps
        2. 12.3.2. Customizing a dmap to an image
        3. 12.3.3. Using the Pattern Maker
          1. 12.3.3.1. Generating a pattern
          2. 12.3.3.2. Tile Generation options
        4. 12.3.4. Designing patterns with filters
      4. 12.4. Summary
  8. IV. Layers, Objects, and Text
    1. 13. Working with Layers
      1. 13.1. Sending a Selection to a Layer
        1. 13.1.1. Other ways to make a layer
        2. 13.1.2. Duplicating a layer
      2. 13.2. Layer Basics
        1. 13.2.1. Switching between layers
        2. 13.2.2. Switching layers from the keyboard
        3. 13.2.3. Selecting similar layers
        4. 13.2.4. Understanding transparency
        5. 13.2.5. Modifying the background layer
        6. 13.2.6. Reordering layers
        7. 13.2.7. Displaying layer edges
        8. 13.2.8. Automated matting techniques
        9. 13.2.9. Blending layers
        10. 13.2.10. Fusing several layers
        11. 13.2.11. Deleting layers
        12. 13.2.12. Saving a flattened version of an image
      3. 13.3. Selecting the Contents of Layers
      4. 13.4. Moving, Linking, and Aligning Layers
        1. 13.4.1. Linking and unlinking
        2. 13.4.2. Organizing layers in groups
        3. 13.4.3. Aligning Layers Automatically
      5. 13.5. Creating and Using Smart Objects
        1. 13.5.1. Creating a new Smart Object
        2. 13.5.2. Editing Smart Objects
        3. 13.5.3. Exporting and replacing Smart Objects
        4. 13.5.4. Working with image stacks
          1. 13.5.4.1. Understanding Stack Mode
          2. 13.5.4.2. Making an image stack
          3. 13.5.4.3. Applying Stack Mode options
        5. 13.5.5. Rasterizing a layer
        6. 13.5.6. Locking layers
        7. 13.5.7. Using guides and Smart Guides
          1. 13.5.7.1. Adding guides
          2. 13.5.7.2. Showing, hiding, and controlling guides
          3. 13.5.7.3. Intelligent alignment with Smart Guides
        8. 13.5.8. Setting up the grid
        9. 13.5.9. Using the Ruler tool
      6. 13.6. Applying Transformations
        1. 13.6.1. Transforming the entire image
        2. 13.6.2. Transforming layers and selected pixels
        3. 13.6.3. Warping layers
        4. 13.6.4. Numerical transformations
      7. 13.7. Masking and Layers
        1. 13.7.1. Preserving transparency
        2. 13.7.2. Creating layer-specific masks
        3. 13.7.3. Pasting inside a selection outline
        4. 13.7.4. Masking groups of layers
      8. 13.8. Working with Layer Comps
      9. 13.9. 3D Image Editing
        1. 13.9.1. Working with 3D files
        2. 13.9.2. Applying Transformations to a 3D model
        3. 13.9.3. Modifying the position of the Camera
        4. 13.9.4. Creating Camera Views
        5. 13.9.5. Working with Lighting and Rendering Effects
        6. 13.9.6. Working with Cross Section Views
        7. 13.9.7. Editing Textures in 3D models
      10. 13.10. Summary
    2. 14. The Wonders of Blend Modes
      1. 14.1. Opacity and Fill
      2. 14.2. Blend Modes
        1. 14.2.1. The hierarchy of blend modes
          1. 14.2.1.1. Sandwiching a filtered image
          2. 14.2.1.2. Creating a Difference sandwich
      3. 14.3. Advanced Blending Options
        1. 14.3.1. Blending interior layer effects
        2. 14.3.2. Masking and unmasking effects
        3. 14.3.3. Dumping whole color channels
        4. 14.3.4. Making knockouts
      4. 14.4. Dropping Out and Forcing Through
        1. 14.4.1. Color range sliders
        2. 14.4.2. Fuzziness
      5. 14.5. Whole Image Calculations
        1. 14.5.1. The Apply Image command
          1. 14.5.1.1. The Apply Image options
          2. 14.5.1.2. Compositing with a mask
        2. 14.5.2. Add and Subtract
          1. 14.5.2.1. Applying the Add command
          2. 14.5.2.2. Applying the Subtract command
        3. 14.5.3. The Calculations command
        4. 14.5.4. Combining masks
      6. 14.6. Summary
    3. 15. Shapes and Styles
      1. 15.1. Drawing Polygons, Lines, and Custom Shapes
        1. 15.1.1. The pros and cons of shapes
        2. 15.1.2. The shape tools
        3. 15.1.3. Drawing the shape
        4. 15.1.4. Combining and editing shapes
      2. 15.2. Beauty on the Inside
      3. 15.3. Beauty on the Outside
        1. 15.3.1. The advantages of layer effects
        2. 15.3.2. Inside the Layer Style dialog box
      4. 15.4. Modifying and Saving Effects
        1. 15.4.1. Disabling effects
        2. 15.4.2. Duplicating effects
        3. 15.4.3. Scattering effects to the four winds
        4. 15.4.4. Saving effects as styles
      5. 15.5. Summary
    4. 16. Fully Editable Text
      1. 16.1. The Five Flavors of Text
      2. 16.2. Text as Art
      3. 16.3. Using the Type Tool
        1. 16.3.1. Building text in Photoshop
        2. 16.3.2. Editing and formatting
        3. 16.3.3. Type layers
        4. 16.3.4. Creating vertical type
      4. 16.4. Creating and Manipulating Text in a Frame
        1. 16.4.1. Selecting and editing text
      5. 16.5. Applying Character Formatting
        1. 16.5.1. Font
        2. 16.5.2. Size
        3. 16.5.3. Leading
        4. 16.5.4. Kerning
        5. 16.5.5. Fractional Widths and System Layout
        6. 16.5.6. Tracking
        7. 16.5.7. Horizontal and vertical scaling
        8. 16.5.8. Baseline
        9. 16.5.9. Color
          1. 16.5.9.1. Anti-aliasing
      6. 16.6. Applying Paragraph Formatting
        1. 16.6.1. Alignment
        2. 16.6.2. Roman Hanging Punctuation
        3. 16.6.3. Justification
        4. 16.6.4. Indents and paragraph spacing
        5. 16.6.5. Hyphenation
        6. 16.6.6. Line breaks and composition methods
        7. 16.6.7. Checking your spelling
      7. 16.7. Finding and Replacing Text
      8. 16.8. Fitting Type on a Path
        1. 16.8.1. Creating text on a path
        2. 16.8.2. Adding text inside a path
      9. 16.9. Warping Text
      10. 16.10. Editing Text as Shapes
      11. 16.11. Summary
  9. V. Color and Output
    1. 17. Essential Color Management
      1. 17.1. A Typical Color-Matching Scenario
        1. 17.1.1. Setting up the source monitor
          1. 17.1.1.1. The Macintosh Display Calibrator Assistant
          2. 17.1.1.2. The Adobe Gamma control panel
        2. 17.1.2. Selecting the ideal working space
        3. 17.1.3. Embedding the profile
        4. 17.1.4. Setting up the destination space
        5. 17.1.5. Defining color management policies
        6. 17.1.6. Converting the color space
      2. 17.2. Color Conversion Central
        1. 17.2.1. Description
        2. 17.2.2. Working spaces
        3. 17.2.3. Color management policies
        4. 17.2.4. More options
      3. 17.3. Custom CMYK Setup
        1. 17.3.1. Saving and loading color settings
        2. 17.3.2. Creating a profile that appears in the CMYK pop-up menu
      4. 17.4. Synchronizing Bridge Color Settings
      5. 17.5. Summary
    2. 18. Mapping and Adjusting Colors
      1. 18.1. Color Effects and Adjustments
      2. 18.2. Colors in Need of Adjustment
      3. 18.3. Quick and Automatic Color Effects
        1. 18.3.1. Invert
        2. 18.3.2. Equalize
        3. 18.3.3. Threshold
        4. 18.3.4. Posterize
      4. 18.4. Quick and Automatic Corrections
        1. 18.4.1. Gray areas
        2. 18.4.2. The Auto Levels command
        3. 18.4.3. The Auto Contrast command
        4. 18.4.4. The Auto Color command
      5. 18.5. Adjusting Hues and Colorizing Images
        1. 18.5.1. Using the Hue/Saturation command
          1. 18.5.1.1. Correcting out-of-gamut colors
          2. 18.5.1.2. Avoiding gamut-correction edges
        2. 18.5.2. Colorizing images
        3. 18.5.3. Shifting selected hues
        4. 18.5.4. Shifting predefined colors
        5. 18.5.5. Filtering colors
        6. 18.5.6. Using the Variations command
        7. 18.5.7. Using the Match Color command
        8. 18.5.8. Enhancing colors in a compressed image
      6. 18.6. Making Custom Brightness Adjustments
        1. 18.6.1. The Histogram palette
        2. 18.6.2. The Levels command
        3. 18.6.3. The Curves command
        4. 18.6.4. Gradient maps
        5. 18.6.5. The Shadow/Highlight command
        6. 18.6.6. Correcting exposure
        7. 18.6.7. Adjusting Black and White Per Channel
      7. 18.7. Adjustment Layers
      8. 18.8. The Advantages of Layer-Based Corrections
      9. 18.9. Correcting Camera Raw Images
        1. 18.9.1. Making color adjustments
        2. 18.9.2. Sharpening and smoothing
        3. 18.9.3. Correcting for the camera lens
        4. 18.9.4. Tweaking the profile
        5. 18.9.5. Opening and saving Camera Raw images
        6. 18.9.6. Saving your Camera Raw settings
        7. 18.9.7. Applying your saved Camera Raw settings
      10. 18.10. Summary
    3. 19. Animating and Working with Video
      1. 19.1. Working with Video, Image Sequences, and Animation
        1. 19.1.1. Understanding video layers
        2. 19.1.2. The Timeline palette
          1. 19.1.2.1. Timeline palette controls and features
          2. 19.1.2.2. Customizing the Timeline palette
        3. 19.1.3. Editing duration and frame rate settings
        4. 19.1.4. Creating video images
          1. 19.1.4.1. Add existing images to your video file
          2. 19.1.4.2. Creating new images for video
          3. 19.1.4.3. Setting the right pixel aspect ratio
        5. 19.1.5. Working with video actions
        6. 19.1.6. Working with Adobe After Effects
        7. 19.1.7. Importing video and image sequences
        8. 19.1.8. Inserting video and image sequences
        9. 19.1.9. Working with alpha channels and mattes
        10. 19.1.10. Using the Interpret Footage command
        11. 19.1.11. Understanding interlaced and non-interlaced video
          1. 19.1.11.1. Interlaced video
          2. 19.1.11.2. Non-interlaced video
      2. 19.2. Creating Animations
        1. 19.2.1. Keyframes defined
          1. 19.2.1.1. Working with keyframe icons
          2. 19.2.1.2. Associating keyframes with the current time
          3. 19.2.1.3. Repositioning the keyframe navigator and selecting keyframes
          4. 19.2.1.4. Moving, copying, and pasting keyframes
        2. 19.2.2. Building an animation with drawing tools
          1. 19.2.2.1. Working with onion skins
          2. 19.2.2.2. Turning layers on and off
        3. 19.2.3. Previewing video and animations
          1. 19.2.3.1. Previewing video display
        4. 19.2.4. Saving your video and animations
      3. 19.3. Creating Animated GIF Images
      4. 19.4. Rotoscoping
      5. 19.5. Summary
    4. 20. Printing and Publishing with Photoshop
      1. 20.1. Understanding Printing Terminology
      2. 20.2. Printing Composites
        1. 20.2.1. Printing a composite image
        2. 20.2.2. Basic print setup
        3. 20.2.3. Color management
        4. 20.2.4. Output
        5. 20.2.5. Setting up the page
          1. 20.2.5.1. Position and scaling options
        6. 20.2.6. Output options in depth
        7. 20.2.7. Color management options in depth
          1. 20.2.7.1. Changing the halftone screen
          2. 20.2.7.2. Specifying a transfer function
        8. 20.2.8. Printing pages
          1. 20.2.8.1. Printer-specific options
      3. 20.3. Creating Color Separations
        1. 20.3.1. Outputting separations
        2. 20.3.2. Color trapping
      4. 20.4. Printing Duotones
        1. 20.4.1. Creating a duotone
        2. 20.4.2. Editing individual duotone plates
      5. 20.5. Optimizing Images for Web Publication
      6. 20.6. Choosing the Right Web Graphic Format
        1. 20.6.1. Graphic Interchange Format (GIF)
        2. 20.6.2. JPEG file interchange format
        3. 20.6.3. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
        4. 20.6.4. The Save For Web & Devices dialog box
      7. 20.7. Optimizing Images into GIF and PNG-8 Formats
        1. 20.7.1. Optimization presets
        2. 20.7.2. Custom GIF and PNG-8 optimization settings
          1. 20.7.2.1. Dynamic Color palette options
          2. 20.7.2.2. Fixed Color palette options
          3. 20.7.2.3. Custom Color palette options
          4. 20.7.2.4. Applying dither settings
          5. 20.7.2.5. GIF and PNG-8 Transparency and Matte settings
          6. 20.7.2.6. Interlacing graphics
      8. 20.8. Optimizing Images into JPEG and PNG-24 Formats
        1. 20.8.1. Optimization presets
        2. 20.8.2. Custom JPEG and PNG-24 optimization settings
          1. 20.8.2.1. JPEG and PNG-24 Transparency and Matte settings
          2. 20.8.2.2. Progressive JPEG and interlaced PNG-24
      9. 20.9. Resizing Images
      10. 20.10. Slicing and Dicing an Image
        1. 20.10.1. Creating slices
        2. 20.10.2. Editing slices
        3. 20.10.3. Setting slice options
        4. 20.10.4. Saving slices
      11. 20.11. Publishing from the Bridge
        1. 20.11.1. Printing contact sheets
        2. 20.11.2. Creating a picture package
        3. 20.11.3. Creating a Web Photo Gallery
        4. 20.11.4. Creating a PDF presentation
        5. 20.11.5. Combining Images with Merge to HDR
        6. 20.11.6. Using Photomerge to create a panorama
      12. 20.12. Batch Processing
      13. 20.13. Summary
  10. VI. Appendixes
    1. A. The Keyboard and Menus, and Making Photoshop Your Own
      1. A.1. Hidden Shortcuts and Modifiers
        1. A.1.1. Windows Alt-key combos
        2. A.1.2. The shortcut menu
        3. A.1.3. Toolbox shortcuts
        4. A.1.4. Palette shortcuts
      2. A.2. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
        1. A.2.1. Customizing menus
        2. A.2.2. Creating a new menu set
      3. A.3. The Great-Grandmother of All Shortcut Tables
    2. B. What's on the CD-ROM?
      1. B.1. System Requirements
      2. B.2. Using the CD
      3. B.3. What's on the CD
        1. B.3.1. Images from the book
        2. B.3.2. Tutorials
      4. B.4. Troubleshooting
      5. B.5. Customer Care
  11. Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Photoshop® CS3 Bible
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: July 2007
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9780470115411