Adobe Photoshop CS5 on demand / Steve Johnson.

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Introduction -- 1: Getting Started With Photoshop CS5 -- Installing Photoshop -- Starting Photoshop -- Viewing the Photoshop window -- Showing and hiding panels -- Working with panels -- Working with Photoshop tools -- Creating a new document -- Selecting color modes and resolution -- Creating a new document using presets -- Working with non-square pixels -- Opening images -- Inserting images in a document -- Importing raw data from a digital camera -- Working with smart objects -- Changing image size and resolution -- Checking for updates and patches -- Getting help while you work -- Saving a document -- Using the status bar -- Closing a document -- Finishing up -- 2: Understanding Navigation And Measurement Systems -- Changing the view size with the navigator panel -- Changing the view area with the navigator panel -- Changing the color of the navigator panel view box -- Changing the screen display mode -- Changing the view with the zoom tool -- Increasing or decreasing magnification -- Moving images in the document window -- Working with multiple documents -- Working with one image in multiple windows -- Moving layers between two open documents -- Creating notes -- Working with the info panel -- Changing how the info panel measures color -- Working with rulers -- Creating tool presets -- 3: Customizing The Way You Work -- Optimizing Photoshop -- Setting general preferences -- Modifying file handling preferences -- Working with interface preferences -- Working with cursors preferences -- Controlling transparency & gamut preferences -- Working with units & rulers -- Working with guides, grid & slices -- Selecting plug-ins -- Selecting scratch disks -- Allocating memory & image cache -- Working with type -- Managing libraries with the preset manager -- Using and customizing workspaces -- Building specialized workspaces -- Creating a customized user interface -- Defining shortcut keys -- 4: Mastering The Art Of Selection -- Using the rectangular marquee tool -- Using the elliptical marquee tool -- Using the single row and single column marquee tools -- Using the lasso marquee tool -- Using the magnetic lasso tool -- Using the polygonal lasso tool -- Using the quick selection tool -- Using the magic wand tool -- Selecting by color range -- Refining a selection edge -- Adding and subtracting a selection -- Cropping a selection -- Using channels to create and store selections -- Modifying an existing selection -- Copying and pasting a selection -- Using free transform and transform -- Using the puppet warp -- Using content-aware scaling -- Using content-aware fill -- 5: Working With Layers -- Understanding the layers panel -- Defining layer designations and attributes -- Creating a new layer -- Selecting layers -- Creating a layer group -- Creating a selection from a layer -- Creating a layer from a selection -- Converting a background into a layer -- Controlling image information using the layers panel -- Moving layers between documents -- Using merge layer options -- Linking and unlinking layers -- Working with layer blending modes -- Setting layer opacity -- Duplicating a layer -- Deleting layers -- Changing layer properties -- Working with the layer comps panel -- Exporting layers as files -- Setting layers panel options -- Using smart guides -- 6: Working With The History Panel -- Setting history panel options -- Working with linear and non-linear history -- Controlling the creative process with snapshots -- Duplicating a history state in another document -- Saving the history state of a document -- Reviewing the history state text file -- Combining the history brush with a history state -- Using the art history brush -- Changing the eraser tool into the history brush -- Controlling history states -- 7: Working With Adjustment Layers, Filters, And Tools -- Creating an adjustment layer -- Modifying an adjustment layer -- Merging adjustment layers -- Creating a temporary composite image -- Controlling adjustment layers with clipping groups -- Deleting an adjustment layer -- Using blending modes and opacity with layers -- Using masks with adjustment layers -- Creating masks with selections -- Using the add noise filter -- Using the reduce noise filter -- Keeping proper perspective with vanishing point -- Working with the lens correction filter -- Using the box, surface, and shape blur filters -- Using the Gaussian blur and Despeckle filters -- Using the unsharp mask filter -- Using the smart sharpen filter -- Using sharpen, blur and smudge tools -- Setting up multiple clone sources -- Using the clone stamp tool -- Using the dodge and burn tools -- Using the healing brush and patch tools -- Working with the spot healing brush -- Working with the red eye tool -- Controlling tonal range -- Working with the histogram panel -- 8: Understanding Colors And Channels -- Working with 8-, 16-, and 32-bit images -- Working with the channels panel -- Working with color modes -- Understanding the RGB color mode -- Understanding the CMYK color mode -- Understanding the grayscale color mode -- Understanding the bitmap color mode -- Understanding the indexed color mode -- Understanding the lab color mode -- Understanding the duotone color mode -- Using the multichannel color mode -- Using the replace color adjustment -- Working with the color panel -- Working with the swatches panel -- Using the stroke and fill commands -- Creating spot color channels -- Using the auto contrast and auto color commands -- Using levels adjustment commands -- Using the exposure adjustment -- Using curves and color adjustments -- Adjusting hue and saturation -- Using the match color adjustment -- Using the selective color adjustment -- Using the channel mixer adjustment -- Using the gradient map adjustment -- Using the photo filter adjustment -- Using the invert and equalize commands -- Using the threshold and posterize adjustments -- Using the HDR toning adjustment -- Using the shadows/highlights adjustment -- Using the black & white adjustment -- 9: Using The Paint, Shape Drawing, And Eraser Tools -- Understanding foreground and background colors -- Using the brush and brush presets panel -- Modifying the brush presets panel -- Selecting brush tip sets -- Adjusting brush tips -- Adjusting bristle brush tips -- Creating customized brush tips -- Saving customized brush tips -- Working with the brush and airbrush tools -- Working with the brush mixed tool -- Working with the pencil tool -- Working with auto erase -- Working with the line tool -- Using the standard shape tool -- Working with the custom shape tool -- Creating a custom shape -- Saving custom shape sets -- Using the paint bucket tool -- Working with the eraser tools -- Working with the magic eraser tool -- Creating and applying gradients -- Creating and saving customized gradients -- Using the color replacement tool -- 10: Creating Masks -- Understanding layer and vector masks -- Creating a layer mask -- Using paint tools with layer masks -- Using selections to generate complex layer masks -- Using layer masks to generate soft transparency -- Creating unique layer mask effects -- Creating a vector mask -- Modifying layer and vector masks -- Creating channel masks -- Creating channel masks from scratch -- Modifying channel mask options -- Creating channel masks from selections -- Making channel masks from native color channels -- Loading channel masks -- Moving channel masks between documents -- Combining channel masks -- Using the quick mask mode -- Working with quick mask options -- Modifying selections with quick mask mode -- 11: Using The Paths Panel -- Understanding vector and raster images -- Converting a selection into a path -- Working with pen tools -- Creating paths using the freeform pen tool -- Using the magnetic option with the freeform pen tool -- Adding and deleting anchor points -- Modifying anchor points -- Modifying existing direction lines -- Converting straight points and curved points -- Working with clipping paths -- Filling an area of an image using paths -- Stroking an area of an image using paths -- Creating shapes as paths -- Exporting paths to adobe illustrator -- Exporting paths using the export method --

12: Working With Layer Styles -- Understanding layer styles -- Adding a layer style -- Creating and modifying a drop shadow -- Working with bevel and emboss -- Working with contour and texture -- Applying a color overlay -- Using the stroke layer style Using pattern overlays -- Working with outer glow and inner shadow -- Applying an inner glow style -- Creating customized layer styles -- Creating customized styles using the styles panel -- Moving existing layer styles -- 13: Getting Creative With Type -- Using standard type tools -- Working with type options -- Working with the character panel -- Working with the paragraph panel -- Setting anti-aliasing options -- Using the warp text option -- Using spell check -- Finding and replacing text -- Using the rasterize type command -- Creating work paths and shapes from type layers -- Creating shape layers -- Creating a type mask -- Isolating image pixels using a type mask -- Creating chiseled type with a type mask -- Using masks to generate special effects -- Creating and modifying text on a path -- 14: Manipulating Images With Filters -- Working with the filter gallery -- Creating and working with smart filters -- Applying multiple filters to an image -- Modifying images with liquify -- Working with liquify tool options -- Working with liquify mask options -- Working with liquify view options -- Creating a liquify mesh -- Applying a liquify mesh -- Using the lens blur filter -- Working with photo filters -- Blending modes and filter effects -- Building custom patterns -- Using the fade command -- Controlling filters using selections -- Using a channel mask to control filter effects -- Protecting images with watermarks -- Viewing various filter effects -- 15: Automating Your Work With Actions -- Examining the actions panel -- Building a new action -- Recording an action -- Adding a stop to an action -- Controlling the playback of a command -- Adding a command to an action -- Deleting a command from an action -- Working with modal controls in an action -- Changing the order of commands in an action -- Copying an action -- Running an action inside an action -- Saving actions into sets -- Saving actions as files -- Moving and copying actions between sets -- Inserting a non-recordable command into an action -- Using enhanced scripting -- Enhancing the process with droplets -- using a droplet -- 16: Controlling Image Output -- Setting document print options -- Setting print output options -- Printing a document in Macintosh -- Printing a document in windows -- Changing printer settings -- Printing one copy -- Understanding file formats -- Saving a document with a different file format -- Inserting file information into a document -- Understanding file compression -- Preparing clip art for the web -- Preparing a photograph for the web -- Preparing an image for the press -- Preparing an image for an inkjet or laser printer -- Understanding monitor, image, and device resolution -- 17: Working With Automate Commands -- Working with batch file processing -- Working with conditional mode change -- Using the crop and straighten photos command -- Converting a multi-page PDF to PSD -- Creating a PDF document -- Using photomerge -- Merging images to HDR -- Processing multiple image files -- Using the fit image command -- 18: Managing Color From Monitor To Print -- Producing consistent color -- Calibrating using hardware and software -- Setting up soft-proof colors -- Changing from additive (RGB) to subtractive (CMYK) -- Working with rendering intents -- Printing a hard proof -- Working with color management -- Embedding ICC color profiles -- Assigning a different profile to a document -- Converting the color space to another profile -- Using hue/saturation for out-of-gamut colors -- Using the sponge tool for out-of-gamut colors -- Working with the out-of-gamut warning -- 19: Designing For The Web And Devices -- Saving for the web -- Working with save for web options -- Optimizing an image to file size -- Working with web file formats -- Optimizing a JPEG document -- Optimizing a GIF document -- Optimizing a PNG-8 document -- Optimizing a PNG-24 document -- Optimizing a WBMP document -- Creating an animated GIF -- Working with animation -- Slicing images the easy way -- Working with slices -- Arranging slices -- Saving a sliced image for the web -- Adding HTML text or an URL link to a slice -- Defining and editing web data variables -- Exporting directly to video -- Exporting an image to zoomify -- 20: Extending Photoshop -- Counting objects in an image -- Taking measurements in an image -- Aligning and combining layers -- Opening video files and image sequences -- Creating a video layer -- Modifying a video layer -- Splitting a video layer -- Cloning video layer content -- Setting 3D preferences -- Creating 3D models -- Creating 3D models using repousse -- Creating 3D models using preset shapes -- Changing render settings -- Modifying 3D models -- Browsing 3D content -- 21: Working Together With Adobe -- Exploring adobe programs -- Exploring adobe bridge -- Getting started with adobe bridge -- Getting photos from a digital camera -- Working with raw images from a digital camera -- Working with images using adobe bridge -- Applying image adjustments -- Creating a web photo gallery -- Automating tasks in adobe bridge -- Using mini bridge -- Exploring CS live services -- Sharing my screen -- Reviewing CS documents -- Exploring adobe device central -- Checking content using adobe device central -- Using adobe extension manager -- New features -- Adobe certified expert -- Index.

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