Foreword

Every day most of us rely on and use machines, gadgets, and software, but, in all honesty, we have very little idea about how they really work. I’ll be the first to admit that the combustion engine baffles me. I’m also a bit envious of the people whose automobiles aren’t noisy mysteries and who can change the oil without having to make an inconvenient appointment.

When it comes to Photoshop, many of us have never looked under the hood and are just glad that we know where the gas goes, so to speak. If you want to tune-up your Photoshop engine and take control of your image processing with a deep-dive into Photoshop’s preferences, settings and workspaces; if you want to a learn how to automate Photoshop with actions, batching, and scripting ...

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