Photoshop CS5 Bible E-Book

Lisa DaNae Dayley

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Bible
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 1311

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

The bestselling, comprehensive reference on Photoshop, fullyupdated to CS5. Photoshop is the gold standard for image-editing programs and isused by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Webdesigners as well as hobbyists. More than 300,000 copies of thiscomprehensive reference have been sold in previous editions; thisedition is fully updated to cover Photoshop CS5's newestfeatures and includes a 16-page full-color insert. * Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing softwareused in both print and digital media, with more than four millionusers worldwide * This comprehensive guide covers beginning to advancedtechniques, from learning your way around the windows and tools toworking with Camera Raw images * Covers retouching, color correcting, manipulating, andcombining images; working with the File Browser, histogram palette,Lens Blur, and the color replacement tool; customizable keyboardshortcuts; how to create cutting-edge special effects for digitalor film-based images, and much more This revised edition of Photoshop Bible is the referencetool that graphic designers, photographers, and Web designers willrefer to many times over.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS5

The Versatile World of Photoshop

When to use Photoshop

When not to use Photoshop

What's New in Photoshop CS5

Summary

Chapter 2: Understanding the Photoshop Workspace

Workspace Overview

The document workspace

The application bar

Workspace presets

The Toolbox and tool options bar

Cruising the Main Menus

The File menu

The Edit menu

The Image menu

The Layer menu

The Select menu

The Filter menu

The Analysis menu

The 3D menu

The View menu

The Window menu

The Help menu

Understanding Panels

Understanding the Tools in the Toolbox

Using Presets

Selecting tool presets

Managing presets

Creating presets

Setting Preferences

General preferences

Interface preferences

File Handling preferences

Performance preferences

Cursors preferences

Transparency & Gamut preferences

Unit & Rulers preferences

Guides, Grid & Slices preferences

Plug-ins preferences

Type preferences

3D preferences

Customizing Shortcuts and Menus

Customizing menus

Customizing shortcuts

Summary

Chapter 3: Image Basics

Exploring File Types

Compressed versus uncompressed

Raster versus vector

HDR images

Image files

Video files

3D files

DICOM files

Creating and Opening Images

Creating a new image

Opening an existing image

Opening an existing image as a specific file type

Saving an image

Resizing Files and Adjusting Resolution

Understanding resolution

Changing the image size and resolution

Changing the canvas size

Cropping and Straightening Images

Guidelines for cropping a photo

Cropping an image

Straightening an image

Trimming a border

Summary

Chapter 4: Understanding Colors, Histograms, Levels, and Curves

Color Basics

What is color?

Color, intensity, and the human eye

Understanding Channels and Levels

Adjusting with Histograms

Understanding histograms

Using the Histogram panel

Adjusting images with the histogram tools

Adjusting levels with the Curves tool

Working in Different Color Modes

Understanding the different color modes

Bits per channel

Choosing Colors

Using the Color Picker tool

Using the Color panel

Using the Swatches panel

Using the Eyedropper tool

Using the Color Sampler tool

Using the HUD Color Picker

Summary

Chapter 5: History and Actions

Photoshop: The Non-Destructive Application

Using the History Panel

Understanding the History panel

Painting from history

Creating and Using Automated Actions

Understanding the Actions panel

Loading existing action sets

Creating custom actions

Editing actions

Playing actions

Managing the action list

Summary

Chapter 6: Using Bridge to Organize and Process Photos

Working in the Bridge Workspaces

Understanding the Bridge utility

Using the Bridge workspaces

Organizing Files in Bridge

Importing images from cameras and card readers

Working with image metadata

Assigning ratings and labels to files

Assigning keywords to files

Renaming files

Finding files

Using collections

Creating stacks

Deleting versus rejecting files

Processing Images Using Bridge and Photoshop

Opening images in Photoshop

Batch processing

Using the Image Processor

Merging photos

Creating PDFs and Web galleries

Using the Mini-Bridge Tool in Photoshop

Setting up Mini-Bridge

Browsing in Mini-Bridge

Summary

Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images

Chapter 7: Camera Raw Basics

Benefits of Camera Raw—More Is Better

Original CMOS information—more bits

Non-destructive editing—more metadata

Drawbacks of Camera Raw—Size Matters

Camera raw is not universal

Memory card and disk space

Time

Camera Raw File Types

XMP

DNG

Opening Images in Camera Raw

The Camera Raw Workspace and Workflow Options

Workflow options

Setting Preferences

General

Default image settings

Camera Raw cache

DNG file handling

JPEG and TIFF handling

The Camera Raw Panel Menu

Creating Snapshots

Saving Presets

Exporting Camera Raw Files

Summary

Chapter 8: Processing Photos in the Camera Raw Workspace

The Camera Raw Tools

Synchronizing Adjustments in Multiple Raw Images

Adjusting the White Balance

Using the White Balance tool

Changing the lighting settings

Using the Temperature and Tint sliders

Adjusting Lighting

Adjusting Color and Clarity

Clarity, vibrance, and saturation

Tone Curve

HSL adjustments

Creating a grayscale photo

Split Toning

Correcting and Retouching

Spot removal and cloning

Red-eye removal

Using the Adjustment Brush

Creating a Graduated Filter

Creating Artistic Effects

Adding grain

Adding a vignette

Correcting Camera Quirks

Lens corrections

Camera calibration

Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise

Noise reduction

Sharpening

Summary

Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels

Chapter 9: Creating Selections

The Select Menu

Using the Selection Tools

Quick Selection tool

Magic Wand tool

Color Range

Selecting by shape

Using the Lasso tools

Refining Your Selection

Adjusting a selection

Refining the edges

Summary

Chapter 10: All about Layers

Working with Layers

Understanding multiple layers

Adding new layers

The Layer Menu and the Layers Panel Menu

The Layer menu

The Layers panel menu

The Layers Panel

Opacity and Fill settings

Lock settings

Blending modes

Linking layers

Layer styles, Layer masks, and Fill and Adjustment layers

Grouping layers

Creating a blank layer

Throwing layers (or their components) away

Applying Worry-Free Fill and Adjustment Layers

Choosing a Fill or Adjustment layer

Fill layers

Adjustment layers

Editing a Fill or Adjustment layer

Layer Style Special Effects

Choosing a Layer Style

Adjusting Layer Style options

Creating a separate layer from a Layer Style

Creating Smart Objects

Converting a layer to a Smart Object

Adding Smart Filters

Making changes to the Smart Filters

Layer Masks

Creating masks

Editing masks

Unlinking and moving masks

The Layer Comps Panel

Merging Layers

Summary

Chapter 11: Channels

Understanding Color Channels

Using the Channel Mixer

Color mixing

Swapping colors

Converting color to grayscale

Using the Channels Panel

Selecting channels

Deleting channels

Duplicating channels

Splitting/Merging channels

Sharing channels between images

Making Channel Selections

The Alpha Channel

Creating alpha channels

Loading selections from alpha channels

Modifying alpha channels

Alpha channels versus layer masks

Changing the channel options for alpha channels

Spot Color Channels

Creating a spot color channel

Merging spot color channels

Removing ink overlap using spot color channels

Summary

Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching

Chapter 12: Adjustment Workflow

Understanding Workflow

Making Auto Adjustments

Using the Adjustments Panel

Adjustment icons

Adjustment panel icons

Adjustment presets

Summary

Chapter 13: Lighting and Color Adjustments

Applying Quick Adjustments to Light and Color

Brightness and contrast versus exposure

Changing the color balance

Making selective color adjustments

Applying photo filter to images

Replacing specific colors

Using the Variations tool

Changing the shadows and highlights in images

Creating customized black and white photos

Hue and Saturation

Using the Hue/Saturation tool

Adjusting the hue and saturation to make colors pop

Levels

Using the Levels Adjustment tool

Configuring the Auto Levels Adjustment

Adjusting levels to increase detail in images

Curves

Using the Curves Adjustment tool

Configuring the Curves Display tool

Configuring the Auto Curves Adjustment

Adjusting the curve to correct color and contrast in images

Using the Match Color Tool to Change Colors

Converting HDR Images to 8 Bits Per Channel

Summary

Chapter 14: Sharpness, Blur, and Noise Adjustments

Using Sharpen Filters to Sharpen Images

Applying basic sharpening filters

Unsharp Mask

Smart Sharpen

Using Blur Filters to Soften Images

Automatic Blur filters

Shape Blur filters

Direction Blur filters

Surface Blur

Smart Blur

Lens Blur

Reducing Noise in an Image

Despeckle

Median

Dust & Scratches

Reducing noise

Add noise

Summary

Chapter 15: Using Cloning and Healing to Restore Digital Images

The Healing Brush Tools

The Spot Healing Brush

The Healing Brush

The Patch tool

Content-Aware fill

Fixing red-eye

The Clone Stamp Tool and Clone Source Panel

Setting the Clone Stamp options

Cloning basics

Utilizing the Clone Source panel

Using the Clone and Healing Brushes Together for Optimal Effect

Fixing damaged photos

Face swapping with multiple images

Summary

Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text

Chapter 16: Painting and Brushes

Painting in Photoshop

Understanding the Painting Tools

Painting tools and blending modes

Painting with painting tools

Painting with editing tools

Painting with mixing tools

Using the Brush Panel

Selecting the brush tip shape

Setting the brush behavior

Brush Presets panel

Painting with Non-Brush Painting Tools

Paint Bucket tool

Gradient tool

Gradient Editor

Example Painting Techniques

Painting from a blank canvas

Tracing edges from an existing image

Wet paint on an existing image

Summary

Chapter 17: Working with Paths and Vector Shapes

Understanding Paths

Path components

Types of paths

Using Vector Path Tools to Create Paths

Using the Pen tools

Using the Path Selection tools

Paths panel

Using Paths

Creating a path

Creating vector shapes from paths

Creating a clipping mask

Creating vector masks

Vector Shape Layers

Using vector shape tools

Adding vector shape layers

Adding custom vector shapes

Editing vector shape

Summary

Chapter 18: Working with Text

A Little Bit about Text

Using the Text Tools to Add Text to Images

Setting type preferences

Using the text tools to add text

Editing vector text layers

Using the Character panel

Using the Paragraph panel

Using the Character and Paragraph Styles panels

Applying Text to Images

Adding text on a path

Constraining text using a vector shape

Adding text in a Smart Object

Applying text as a mask

Summary

Part VI: Artistic Effects

Chapter 19: Distorting Images Using Transformation Effects, Liquify, and Vanishing Point

Using Transformations

The importance of the reference point

Scale

Rotate

Skew

Distort

Perspective

Warp

Free transform

Content-Aware Scale

Using the all-new Puppet Warp

The Liquify Filter

The Liquify tools

Tool options

Mesh options

Reconstruct options

Mask options

View options

Vanishing Point

Summary

Chapter 20: Applying Filters

A Comprehensive Look at Artistic Effects Filters

Artistic

Brush Strokes

Distort

Pixelate

Render

Sketch

Stylize

Texture

Other

Using the Filter Gallery

The preview pane

The filter thumbnail pane

The options pane

Using Smart Objects to Make Non-Destructive Filter Adjustments

Creating a Custom Filter

Summary

Chapter 21: Combining Images

Creating Seamless Composites

Combining files

Adjusting and transforming new layers

Blending composite files

Using Multiple Images to Create a Photo Collage

Using Photomerge to Create a Panorama

Summary

Part VII: Working with 3D Images

Chapter 22: Creating and Manipulating 3D Objects

Understanding 3D File Formats

Opening and Placing 3D Files in Photoshop

Creating 3D Files in Photoshop

Selecting a source for a 3D object

Creating a 3D postcard

Creating a 3D shape from a preset

Using Repoussé to create a 3D object

Creating a 3D mesh from grayscale

Creating a 3D volume

Creating 3D Objects in the Layers Panel

Manipulating 3D Objects

Understanding static coordinates

Using the 3D object tools

Using the 3D Axis Widget

Positioning the Camera on a 3D Object

Summary

Chapter 23: Using the 3D Panel to Edit 3D Scenes and Settings

3D Panel Overview

3D {Scene} Panel

Changing the 3D preferences

Render settings

Creating cross sections

Toggle the 3D extras

3D {Mesh} Panel

3D {Materials} Panel

Editing textures

Editing materials

Material Drop tool

3D {Lights} Panel

Adding new lights

Positioning lights

Light settings

Summary

Chapter 24: Using Photoshop Tools to Change the Appearance of a 3D Layer

3D Paint Mode

Hiding areas on a 3D object

Painting on 3D objects

Adjustments, Layer Styles, and Filters

Applying an adjustment to a 3D layer

Applying a layer style to a 3D layer

Applying a filter to a 3D layer

3D layers as Smart Objects

Creating Composites

Flying a carpet over a lake

Giving the moon away

Summary

Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation

Chapter 25: Video Editing Basics

Working with Video Files

Setting aspect ratios

Video filters

Features of the Animation (Timeline) Panel

Time adjustment

Work area

Icons

Defining the options found in the Animation (Timeline) panel menu

Accessing the Video Layers menu

Setting layer favorites

Opening and Placing Video Files

Opening a video file

Adding additional video files

Importing image sequences

Trimming Video Layers

Dragging the layer duration bar

Trimming layers using the menu option

Trimming the document duration to the work area

Looking at trimmed layers in the Animation (Timeline) panel

Moving Video Layers

Changing the layer hierarchy

Dragging layers inside the layer duration bar

Changing the position of the layer in and layer end points

Splitting Video Layers

Lifting and Extracting Unwanted Sections of Video

Lifting a section of a video layer

Extracting a section of a video layer

Performing Slip Edits

Adding Still Shots or Other Elements to a Video Project

Adding a blank layer

Adding a text layer

Adding or placing an image file

Adding or placing a 3D model

Summary

Chapter 26: Animating in the Animation (Timeline) Panel

Creating and Editing Keyframes

Creating keyframes

Editing keyframes

Setting interpolation

Creating comments

Animating the Position of a Layer

Keyframe placement

Animating positions in multiple layers

Animating the Opacity Setting

Animating Layer Styles

Animating the Global Lighting

Animating Text

Animating Masks

Rotoscoping Basics

Creating a new video layer

Creating modified frames

Utilizing onion skins

Restoring frames

Animating DICOM Files

Summary

Chapter 27: Correcting Video Files and Adding Artistic Effects

Adding Fill or Adjustment Layers to Correct Tone and Color of Video Layers

Clipping an Adjustment layer to the layer below it

Adjusting the duration of a Fill or Adjustment layer

Merging layers

Adding a Fill or Adjustment layer to a Smart Object

Applying Smart Filters to Video Files

Cloning and Healing Over an Entire Video Layer

Frame-by-Frame Correction and Artistic Effects

Adding an adjustment to a single frame

Adding a filter to a single frame

Cloning and healing video files

Locking the source frame

Summary

Chapter 28: Animating Using the Animation (Frames) Panel

Working in the Animation (Frames) Panel

Panel features

Animation (Frames) panel menu

Layers panel features

Creating Tweened Frame Animations

Opening an image to animate

Creating keyframes

Tweening keyframes

Creating a Frame-by-Frame Animation

Creating an animation from a layered image

Building an animation in the Animation (Frames) panel

Rendering Video

Summary

Part IX: Advanced Output Techniques

Chapter 29: Printing and Color Management

Importance of Color Accuracy and Consistency

Understanding ICC color profiles

Embedding color profiles in image files

Device-independent color profiles

Color Calibrating Monitors and Printers

Using Color Management in Photoshop

Configuring color settings in Photoshop

Assigning color profiles to images

Converting images to other color profiles

Proofing images using color management

Printing Images from Photoshop

Configuring general printing options

Using color management to print accurate colors

Adding crop marks and additional output to printed images

Summary

Chapter 30: Creating Images for the Web and Mobile Devices

Preparing Images for the Web

Understanding Web image formats

Selecting the right color profile

Slicing images for Web use

Adding transparency to images

Animating images

Outputting Images Using the Save for Web & Devices Utility

Preview layout and toolbar

File output settings

Color Table

Image Size settings

Animation controls

Previewing output in a browser

Using Adobe Device Central to preview images on devices

Using Zoomify to Add Zoomable Images to Web Sites

Summary

Chapter 31: Digital Workflow and Automation

Automating Workflow in Photoshop

Batch processing multiple images

Creating droplets to process images

Using Scripting to Speed Up Workflow

Using Photoshop's scripts

Using stack modes on multiple images to analyze images and reduce noise

Scripting workflow events

Summary

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

Appendix B: Extending Photoshop's Capabilities Through Plug-Ins

Appendix C: Resources

Photoshop® CS5 Bible

Lisa DaNae Dayley and Brad Dayley

Photoshop® CS5 Bible

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About the Authors

Brad Dayley is a senior software engineer with almost 20 years of experience creating computer software. 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 the author of several books. He is an avid amateur photographer and spends most of his free time in the remote areas of the Pacific northwest with his wife DaNae and four sons (wherever a Jeep can get them).

DaNae Dayley has been working with Photoshop for 16 years and is still constantly amazed at the cool stuff it can do! With a degree in Advertising from Brigham Young University, DaNae has owned and operated a media creation business for 15 years, incorporating writing, graphic design, and video editing over the years. She also enjoys teaching Photoshop classes locally. She has co-authored several books with her husband Brad Dayley and is the author of Photoshop CS3 Extended Video and 3D Bible and Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 in a Snap. DaNae lives in Utah with her husband Brad and their four sons. When she is not at her computer, she can be found in the great outdoors (with a camera), preferably in a Jeep!

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Acknowledgments

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Our friends and family who force us to be more intelligent and creative than we necessarily would like to be.

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Also, thanks to the entire staff at Wiley who were very professional in helping get this project out the door.

And last, but not least, our thanks go out to the talented photographers who have so generously contributed their fantastic photos to this work: Rachel Echols of Echols Photography, her ability to take stunning photos of animal life is unparalleled; Becky Diamond for her phenomenal wedding photos; and Janece Winder of Orange Works photography and design, who contributed wonderful photos of all kinds.

Introduction

Welcome to the Photoshop CS5 Bible, the latest edition of the bestselling reference guides on Photoshop in publishing history. Now in its 16th year, the Photoshop Bible is the longest continuously published title on Adobe Photoshop. With numerous U.S. editions, dozens of localized translations around the globe, and hundreds of thousands of copies in print worldwide, the Photoshop Bible has become a must-have for Photoshop users worldwide.

We have done our very best to accurately and directly address the vast majority of functionality, features, tools, and techniques wrapped up in your Photoshop package. As you may notice throughout the book, we love Photoshop and like to tell you about the great features. You also may notice that when something doesn't work well or is awkward, we don't hesitate to let you know. Our intent is to give you the best experience using Photoshop.

Who this book is for

Photoshop tends to collect users from a variety of backgrounds. From casual users just playing around to professional graphics designers creating professional materials to digital artists creating fantastic artwork to medical technicians analyzing patient images, Photoshop has something for everyone. In fact, there really isn't one specific group of users that you could call the average Photoshop user.

So, with that in mind, the Photoshop CS5 Bible is designed to provide enough information so experienced Photoshop users can get more out of Photoshop, but also so someone who has little or no experience with Photoshop can quickly pick up on Photoshop's interface and become an expert in no time. We discuss advanced techniques and add step-by-step examples to the more complex editing concepts. Although the book is large, most sections in the book are self-contained, so experienced users can simply look up tools they need help with.

This book is really designed to be a desktop reference, but it's much more than the Photoshop online help. We've incorporated examples designed to guide you through various techniques, provide our experience in tips and suggestions, and try to give you a jumpstart on how to leverage Photoshop's features.

The specific purpose of this book is to provide you with the understanding you need to get the very best results. So sit back, load up Photoshop, and enjoy the ride!

How this book is organized

To suit the most common needs of readers, we have organized this book into the following parts:

• Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5

• 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

Each part is subdivided into the following chapters.

Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5

In Part I, we introduce Photoshop and the basic workspace in Chapters 1 and 2 to familiarize you with Photoshop. Chapter 3 takes you through the basics of file formats as wells as opening, saving, and resizing image images in Photoshop. Chapter 4 discusses the basics of color as it relates to images and how to use Photoshop's tools to understand and modify the color composition of an image. Chapter 5 discusses utilizing the History and Actions panels in your workflow as you begin editing images. Chapter 6 discusses using the Adobe Bridge application to organize and process your images.

• 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

In Part II, we discuss the basics of camera raw images and how to use the Adobe Camera Raw interface to edit images before opening them in Photoshop. The purpose of this part is to familiarize you with camera raw image editing so you can incorporate it into your editing workflow.

• Chapter 7: Camera Raw Basics

• Chapter 8: Processing Photos in the Camera Raw Workspace

Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels

In Part III, we discuss the various ways to create selections in Photoshop. We also cover the Layers panel and how to utilize it for non-destructive editing. Then we cover using the Channels panel to edit and utilize individual color channels in an image. Selections, layers, and channels are basic functionality you need in most of your editing workflow.

• Chapter 9: Creating Selections

• Chapter 10: All about Layers

• Chapter 11: Channels

Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching

In Part IV, we discuss the workflow, tools, and techniques that you can use to enhance, correct, and retouch your images. Use this part to get to know the features of Photoshop that you need to make color and lighting adjustments to photos as well as restore damaged images.

• 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

In Part V, we discuss the tools used to create images. Specifically, we discuss using the Paint tools to use brushstrokes to add color, textures, and adjustments to images. Then we discuss using the path tools to create vector shapes. And finally, we discuss adding textual elements to images.

• Chapter 16: Painting and Brushes

• Chapter 17: Working with Paths and Vector Shapes

• Chapter 18: Working with Text

Part VI: Artistic Effects

In Part VI, we cover using some of Photoshop's tools to apply artistic effects to images. You can use these chapters to learn how to distort and warp portions of an image, apply a variety of filters, and combine elements from multiple images.

• 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

Part VII covers utilizing the 3D capabilities in Photoshop CS5 Extended to create, modify, and enhance 3D objects.

• 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

In Part VIII, we cover using the Animation panel and several other tools and techniques to make enhancements and corrections to video with Photoshop CS5 Extended. These chapters discuss various editing concepts and techniques that allow you to make use of Photoshop's editing features when video editing. You also learn how to use the Animation panel to animate images.

• 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

In Part IX, we cover the tools and techniques you use to output images using Photoshop, from printing and color management to preparing images for the Web. We also discuss utilizing Photoshop's batch processing and scripting capabilities to save lots of time in your editing workflow.

• Chapter 29: Printing and Color Management

• Chapter 30: Creating Images for the Web and Mobile Devices

• Chapter 31: Digital Workflow and Automation

Appendixes

We provide appendixes for the things that don't fit into the book but that we wanted to share with you. Appendix A contains some tables with the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts. Appendix B discusses how to use plug-ins to add functionality to Photoshop. Appendix C lists some Web resources that you can use to get more information about Photoshop and download cool stuff.

• Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

• Appendix B: Extending Photoshop's Capabilities Through Plug-Ins

• Appendix C: Resources

How to use this book

This book was not designed for a cover-to-cover read. For the most part, each section is self-contained. If you are new to Photoshop, take some time to look at Chapters 1 through 6 to familiarize yourself with the environment and digital editing concepts. If a chapter relies on information about another chapter, we note that in the chapter introduction or using a Cross-Ref note.

If you want to know more about a particular workflow in Photoshop, such as color correction or adding text, use the list from the previous section to find the chapter number and read that chapter thoroughly to learn all about the different tools and features you can use.

The book is really designed as a reference source. We have tried to pack in as much of Photoshop's functionality and features as possible so you can look up items in the index and read the sections in which we discuss them.

You should download the example projects from the book's Web site and use them when available. The images in this book are in grayscale except for the color insert (and yes, we really, really wish it was in full color). So it may be difficult at times to see the full effect from the figure in the book. The examples on the Web site let you see what the images look like in full color as well as practice the tasks described in the book. Look at the next section, “Utilizing the book's Web site,” to learn what projects are available.

Utilizing the book's Web site

One of the most important aspects of digital images is color. Unfortunately, the book was printed without color. So we have included several of the figures and projects used to generate the figures on the Web site. Some of the items on the Web site are JPEG images, some are PSD projects, and some are AVI files. The great feature of the projects is that many of them have the layers and objects available for you to play around with.

The book's Web site can be accessed at:

www.wiley.com/go/photoshopcs5bible

Throughout the book, you see icons labeled “On the Web Site,” noting which figures are available on the Web site. Each note includes a filename that you can use to download the item and try the concepts out for yourself.

Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5

IN THIS PART

Chapter 1Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS5Chapter 2Understanding the Photoshop WorkspaceChapter 3Image BasicsChapter 4Understanding Colors, Histograms, Levels, and CurvesChapter 5History and ActionsChapter 6Using Bridge to Organize and Process Photos