Photoshop in a nutshell - Donnie O'Quinn

Photoshop has set a standard that has yet to be eclipsed by other image- editing packages. As the quintessential image-editing package for graphics
professionals, its users number in the millions. And with sales of
products such as cameras on the rise, and billions of photographs taken
each year worldwide, the need for a high-end, concise reference guide
like Photoshop in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition also increases. Professional
graphics designers and enthusiasts alike will turn to this book for
information on the topics and tools in Photoshop 5 that they really
want to know.Photoshop 5 is poised to meet the ever-rising demands for quality image
editing with the addition of key new features in an already comprehensive
feature set. These new features include the History Palette, Editable
Text Layers, Spot-ColorChannels, and color management support. Each is
richly detailed in the second edition to the bestselling Photoshop in a
Nutshell. Part of O'Reilly and Associates' outstanding series of
In a Nutshell books, this book offers the reader an extensive, focused
reference to Photoshop 5. Whether toiling with images for the Web, video,
or print, in the home or office, this book enables Photoshop 5 users
to focus their creative energies on their designs, and not on where to
find a certain tool or the right combination of filters and effects.The advent of Photoshop 5 will mean the addition of many new users.
Consequently, the range of purposes for which they use Photoshop will
also be more varied, increasing the need for an easy look-up reference
like Photoshop in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition. This book explains and
expounds on every tool, command, palette, and submenu. Each item is accompanied by a list of its most common uses and misuses. The book also
includes step-by-step techniques for common uses and experience-based
advice and solutions for common misuses. The information is organized
in an encyclopedic format, following the structure of Photoshop itself.
All topics are easy to find and fully cross-referenced, which lets
the reader intuitively explore the cause-and-effect relationships of
each command.The book also includes the following:

• An intensive study of Photoshop's new ability to handle and create
  color profiles, including real-world examples and troubleshooting
  techniques
• Information on color-correcting tools that include more
  cause-and-effect descriptions of image adjusting vs. the final
  on-screen or printed piece
• An updated techniques appendix that still contains nearly 200 step-by-step items

Photoshop in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition offers its readers
a comprehensive reference guide that drills down to the smallest
detail to cover every aspect of version 5, including its newest features.
Like other bestselling In a Nutshell books, this is a book that will
be valued by both professionals and sophisticated beginners.