| Foreword | | xx | |
| Introduction | | xxii | |
| Book and DVD contents | | xxiii | |
| Photoshop for Photographers website | | xxiii | |
| Acknowledgments | | xxiv | |
| What's New in Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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| New Brightness and Contrast |
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| Black & White adjustments |
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| Clone Source palette and options |
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| Blending multiple images with Stacks |
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| New Smart Object features |
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| The image document window |
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| Title bar proxy icons (Macintosh) |
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| Managing document windows |
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| Customizing the menu options |
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| Desktop printer resolution |
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| The relationship between ppi and Ipi |
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| Bicubic interpolation methods |
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| Converting raw data into pixels |
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| Photoshop CS3 Tools palette |
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| Layer selection using the move tool |
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| Navigation and information tools |
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| History settings and memory usage |
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| Use of history versus undo |
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| Opening and saving images from Bridge |
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| Save As... and Save a Copy |
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| Photoshop native file format |
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| PSB (Large Document Format) |
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| TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) |
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| Display calibration and profiling |
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| Do you want good color or just OK color? |
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| Calibration using a third-party calibrator |
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| Color management settings |
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| RAM memory and scratch disks |
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| Enhancing memory and performance |
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| Basic Pixel Image Editing |
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| Image capture and file output |
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| 16 bits per channel support |
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| 16-bit and color space selection |
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| Levels after a conversion |
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| Fine-tuning the endpoints |
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| Preserving the highlight detail |
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| Cutouts against a white background |
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| Using Curves in place of Levels |
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| Using Curves to improve contrast |
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| Curves luminance and saturation |
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| Saving and loading curves |
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| Manipulating portions of a curve |
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| Improved Brightness and Contrast |
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| Basic color balancing with Levels |
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| Color correction with Levels or Curves |
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| Precise color correction using Curves |
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| Correcting shadow and highlight detail |
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| Improving the midtone contrast |
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| Removing noise from an image |
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| Reducing film grain noise |
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| Advanced mode noise reduction |
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| Saving Reduce Noise settings |
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| Sharpening for the image source |
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| Which sharpen settings to use |
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| Sharpening for smooth edge content |
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| Third-party sharpening plug-ins |
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| Advanced Smart Sharpen mode |
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| Camera Raw Image Processing |
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| Raw is the digital negative |
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| Getting raw images into Photoshop |
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| Importing images via Photo Downloader |
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| Importing images via other programs |
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| Importing images via Lightroom |
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| Basic Camera Raw image editing |
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| Working with Camera Raw and Bridge |
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| General controls for single file opening |
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| General controls for multiple file opening |
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| Image browsing with Camera Raw |
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| Basic image adjustment procedure |
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| Image effects using the Point Curve editor |
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| Removing noise using multiple exposures |
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| Camera Raw black and white conversions |
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| The ACR Calibrator script |
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| Using Camera Calibration to distort colors |
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| Saving and applying presets |
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| Copying and synchronizing settings |
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| 32-bit editing and High Dynamic Range |
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| Fine-tuned Image Corrections |
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| Multiple adjustment layers |
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| Luminosity and Color blending modes |
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| Fine-tuned color adjustments |
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| Arbitrary Map mode curve editing |
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| Matching color and lighting across images |
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| Match Color auto adjustments |
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| Coloring effects with Match Color |
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| Adjusting out-of-gamut colors |
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| The essential adjustment tools |
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| Alternative history brush spotting technique |
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| Clone and healing sample options |
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| Adding lightness and contrast to the eyes |
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| Repair work using a copied selection |
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| Vanishing Point planes and measurements |
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| Layers, Selections and Masking |
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| Selections, alpha channels and masks |
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| Expanding and shrinking selections |
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| Anti-aliasing and feathering |
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| Drawing paths with the pen tool |
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| Guidelines for drawing pen paths |
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| Working with multiple layers |
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| Layer selection and linking |
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| Advanced Blending options |
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| Multiple raw conversions of an image |
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| Layer blending to remove objects |
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| Transforming selections and paths |
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| Masking an object with a vector path |
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| Working with the quick selection tool |
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| Applying layer styles to image layers |
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| Black and white from color |
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| Adjustment layer split toning |
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| Black and white solarization |
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| Channel Mixer color adjustments |
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| Hand coloring a photograph |
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| Adding a border to an image |
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| Applying Lens Blur to a composite image |
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| Clouds and Difference Clouds |
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| Pixel distortions and corrections |
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| Rotating the thumbnails and preview |
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| Arranging the Bridge contents |
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| Customizing the panels and content area |
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| Selecting a Bridge workspace |
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| Working with multiple windows |
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| Managing images in Bridge |
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| Image rating and labeling |
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| Applying Camera Raw settings |
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| The need for color management |
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| Output-centric color management |
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| Profiled color management |
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| The Profile Connection Space |
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| Choosing an RGB work space |
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| Calibration and profiling |
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| Photoshop color management interface |
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| Color management policies |
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| Profile mismatches and missing profiles |
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| Preserve embedded profiles |
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| Reducing the opportunities for error |
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| Use Dither (8-bit per channel images) |
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| Blend RGB colors using gamma |
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| Customizing the RGB and work space gamma |
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| Creating a custom CMYK setting |
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| Gray Component Replacement (GCR) |
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| Undercolor Addition (UCA) |
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| Choosing a suitable RGB work space |
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| Photographic print quality |
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| High Pass filter edge sharpening |
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| Ensuring your prints are centered |
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| System Print dialog settings |
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| System print dialog options |
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| Building a custom printer profile |
| | 606 | |
| Printing a printer test target |
| | 606 | |
| Getting the most from your printer profiles |
| | 610 | |
| Soft proofing via the display |
| | 611 | |
| Display simulation options |
| | 613 | |
| Color proofing for press output |
| | 614 | |
| CMYK proofing with an inkjet |
| | 615 | |
| Simulation and rendering intents |
| | 616 | |
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| Sending images over the Internet |
| | 618 | |
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| Choosing the right compression type |
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| PNG (Portable Network Graphics) |
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| Adding a copyright watermark |
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| Custom keyboard shortcuts |
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| Crop and Straighten Photos |
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| Photomerge in Interactive layout mode |
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| Export Transparent Image and Resize Image |
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| Remote profiling for RGB printers |
| | 679 | |
| Pixel Genius PhotoKit plug-in discounts |
| | 680 | |