Adobe Photoshop CS5 Bible

Photoshop is the gold standard for image-editing programs and is used by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as hobbyists. More than 300,000 copies of this comprehensive reference have been sold in previous editions; this edition is fully updated to cover Photoshop CS5’s newest features and includes a 16-page full-color insert.

* Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software used in both print and digital media, with more than four million users worldwide
* This comprehensive guide covers beginning to advanced techniques, from learning your way around the windows and tools to working with Camera Raw images
* Covers retouching, color correcting, manipulating, and combining images; working with the File Browser, histogram palette, Lens Blur, and the color replacement tool; customizable keyboard shortcuts; how to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and much more

This revised edition of Photoshop Bible is the reference tool that graphic designers, photographers, and Web designers will refer to many times over.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5
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