Macworld Photoshop 5 Bible | 
 enlarge | Authors: Deke Mcclelland, Ted Padova
Publisher: Hungry Minds
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 913
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.1
ISBN: 0764532316
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6869
UPC: 785555532311
EAN: 9780764532313
ASIN: 0764532316
Publication Date: July 1998
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This well-rounded guide to Photoshop 5 for Macintosh and Windows helps beginning, intermediate, and advanced users learn essential image-creation, -editing and -retouching techniques. The author, Deke McClelland, starts off with help for novices, including an introduction to Photoshop and digital-imaging concepts such as resolution, file formats, color and color management, and printing. Next you work with the paintbrushes, the Brush palette, the smudge and sponge tools, Fills, Strokes, Arrowheads, the Pattern Stamp, the Rubber Stamp, the Eraser, and the History Brush and palette as you create, retouch, and restore photos. McClelland also teaches you how selections work, how to make selections using everything from the magic wand to the path tools, and how to move and duplicate selections. You create masks, work with layers and transformations, and add and format type. The section on filters covers corrective filters for improving the look of photos as well as creative filters, such as Distortion and 3D Transform. You even construct effects of your own with the Custom and Displace filter. The final section covers color-mapping and color-correction features such as Hue/Saturation and Brightness. In this section, you work with adjustment layers to help you apply and manage your changes. You also work with Opacity and Blend modes and Channel operations to create interesting effects. Finally, you create graphics for the Web, fine-tuning the size and color of your images. McClelland does a fine job of teaching you how to do each task, sometimes by showing you what he's done and sometimes by stepping you through an image of your own. He carefully explains the technology behind a lot of the advanced features, such as the Custom filter and color-mapping tools. An appendix helps beginners select the best hardware for their image-editing needs. Two full-color sections show you images from the book's projects and examples of the application of filters and color-management techniques. The included CD-ROM has images from a variety of artists; a demo version of PC MacLan, a PC-Mac networking program; demo and full versions of third-party plug-ins; a sample Photoshop lesson and course information from a Web-based training company; and images from a variety of digital cameras (so you can compare their output). --Kathleen Caster
Book Description
Now that Photoshop 5 is finally here, it's time to get up to speed on all that's new and improved in the latest version of the world's most powerful and sophisticated image-editing program. That's a pretty tall order. So where do you start? How about with the updated version of the most comprehensive Photoshop guide around.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Unfocussed January 8, 2001
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
A case oriented approach will be more effective.
Roundabout July 9, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Readers with basic exposure to image processing programs may benefit by first looking at books in the Visual Quickstart series for Photoshop before considering this book. The Quickstart book I have is more concise and easier to reference questions towards. While this book's descriptions of some features is good there are problems with getting to the point which can be a hassle. I did not find the C-D of use so why do I need to pay for it? This book is almost 3 times as expensive and about 3 times heavier than the Quickstart manual. They both cover the same material so I think this is not the best deal or the best written. ...
 THanks, this book is so good May 20, 2000
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
You know, I laughed when reading this book. I had been artically blind until I bought this book. Art is the beauty of life. Good job! Thanks. But, be patient when reading the book. You know, no success comes without hard work.
I can't wait to see... March 30, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have not read this version yet, but if it is a rehash of The Photoshop Three Bible by Deke, it would definitely be worth it. Deke's book, though I could not understand the most advanced aspects (such as Apply Image and Calculations), inspired a love for this program almost as intense as the love portrayed in Zappa's Joe Garage. After reading and learning the book, I ran out and replaced my ornery old LCIII with a three grand system and am in heaven. However now I have ver. 5 and need a new book to cover all the new toys. I'm seriously considering this one based on the strengths of the one I read. I thank Deke for his wisdom and hope to one day master this program.... REALLY.
Author response February 16, 2000
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I don't normally respond to the reader reviews; I think they should be allowed to stand on their own. But I feel compelled to address the one titled "Rehash" below. As with all my Photoshop Bibles over the years, I rewrote the Macworld Photoshop 5 Bible, replacing more than half the images and roughly 70% of the text. Four chapters (6, 10, 14, and Appendix A) are either new or bear no resemblance to previous incarnations. With this in mind, I don't quite understand how the term "rehash" applies.The rest of the review is fine, I suppose. True, the book is not a tutorial, but nor does it claim to be. I believe the term "Bible" implies an authoritative reference, and that's what this Bible is intended to be. I can't comment on whether the info is too basic (though I've never heard that one before) or whether everyone else is on drugs (just say no, kids). But the rehash thing -- well, I've stated my case on that. Anyway, probably should have let it go. The "rehash" review is six months old, after all. But couldn't help myself. Thanks for indulging me. --Deke PS: I entered a five-star rating because that's the mean for this title. I would have prefered to forego a rating, but the system wouldn't let me.
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