Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Macintosh

Description 

This eagerly anticipated update to the popular Photoshop CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create great-looking images with Photoshop. Best-selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas take readers step by step through all of today's Photoshop essentials: from importing digital photos through basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, and more. Hot topics like working with Camera Raw, compositing using the new Auto-Align Layers and Auto-Blend Layers commands, making selections using the new Quick Selection tool and Refine Edge feature, and Smart Filters are all covered.

Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who are looking for a handy reference, will find what they need here. In this new edition, using a fresh new design and now illustrated in full color, the authors have streamlined the text by focusing on the most efficient means of accomplishing a task, rather than explaining all possible methods. By the end of the book, users will have a solid foundation for working in Photoshop CS3.

Table of Contents

01. PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE
02. PHOTOSHOP COLOR
03. ACQUIRE, CREATE, SAVE
04. BRIDGE
05. WORKSPACES
06. PIXEL BASICS
07. LAYER BASICS
08. SELECT
09. COMBINE IMAGES
10. HISTORY
11. TONAL ADJUSTMENTS
12. COLORS & BLEND MODES
13. COLOR ADJUSTMENTS
14. BRUSHES
15. CAMERA RAW
16. EXPOSURE
17. REFOCUS
18. RETOUCH
19. MORE LAYERS
20. LAYER EFFECTS
21. FILTERS
22. TYPE
23. GRADIENTS
24. PRESENTATION
25. PREFERENCES & PRESETS
26. PRINT
27. EXPORT