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III. Selections, Layers, and Channels
by Brad Dayley, Lisa DaNae Dayley
Photoshop® CS5 Bible
Copyright
About the Authors
Credits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who this book is for
How this book is organized
Each part is subdivided into the following chapters.
Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images
Part III: Selections, Layers, and Channels
Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching
Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text
Part VI: Artistic Effects
Part VII: Working with 3D Images
Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation
Part IX: Advanced Output Techniques
Appendixes
How to use this book
Utilizing the book's Web site
I. Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS5
1. Introducing Adobe Photoshop CS5
1.1. The Versatile World of Photoshop
1.1.1. When to use Photoshop
1.1.2. When not to use Photoshop
1.2. What's New in Photoshop CS5
1.3. Summary
2. Understanding the Photoshop Workspace
2.1. Workspace Overview
2.1.1. The document workspace
2.1.2. The application bar
2.1.3. Workspace presets
2.1.4. The Toolbox and tool options bar
2.2. Cruising the Main Menus
2.2.1. The File menu
2.2.2. The Edit menu
2.2.3. The Image menu
2.2.4. The Layer menu
2.2.5. The Select menu
2.2.6. The Filter menu
2.2.7. The Analysis menu
2.2.7.1. Ruler tool
2.2.7.2. Count tool
2.2.7.3. Record Measurements
2.2.7.4. Set Measurement Scale
2.2.7.5. Set Data Points
2.2.7.6. Place Scale Marker
2.2.8. The 3D menu
2.2.9. The View menu
2.2.9.1. Extras and Show
2.2.9.2. Ruler
2.2.9.3. Snap and Snap To
2.2.9.4. New Guide, Lock Guides, and Clear Guide
2.2.9.5. Lock Slice and Clear Slices
2.2.10. The Window menu
2.2.11. The Help menu
2.2.11.1. Photoshop Help
2.2.11.2. Deactivate
2.3. Understanding Panels
2.4. Understanding the Tools in the Toolbox
2.5. Using Presets
2.5.1. Selecting tool presets
2.5.2. Managing presets
2.5.3. Creating presets
2.6. Setting Preferences
2.6.1. General preferences
2.6.2. Interface preferences
2.6.3. File Handling preferences
2.6.4. Performance preferences
2.6.5. Cursors preferences
2.6.6. Transparency & Gamut preferences
2.6.7. Unit & Rulers preferences
2.6.8. Guides, Grid & Slices preferences
2.6.9. Plug-ins preferences
2.6.10. Type preferences
2.6.11. 3D preferences
2.7. Customizing Shortcuts and Menus
2.7.1. Customizing menus
2.7.2. Customizing shortcuts
2.8. Summary
3. Image Basics
3.1. Exploring File Types
3.1.1. Compressed versus uncompressed
3.1.2. Raster versus vector
3.1.3. HDR images
3.1.4. Image files
3.1.4.1. Photoshop (*.PSD, *.PDD)
3.1.4.2. TIFF (*.TIF;*.TIFF)
3.1.4.3. JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE)
3.1.4.4. JPEG 2000 (*.JP2;*.JPX)
3.1.4.5. CompuServ GIF (*.GIF)
3.1.4.6. PNG (*.PNG)
3.1.4.7. Bmp (*.BMP; *.RLE; *.DIB)
3.1.4.8. RAW (*.RAW; *.CR; *.CR2; *.DNG; and several others)
3.1.4.9. Portable bitmap (*.PBM;*.PGM;*.PPM;*.PNM;*.PFM;*.PAM)
3.1.4.10. Wireless bitmap (*.WBM;*.WBMPI)
3.1.4.11. Encapsulated PostScript (*.EPS; *.AI3-*.AI8; *.PS; *.EPSP; *.EPSF)
3.1.4.12. Photoshop PDF (*.PDF;*.PDP)
3.1.4.13. PCX (*.PCX)
3.1.4.14. PICT (*.PCT;*.PICT)
3.1.4.15. Pixar (*.PXR)
3.1.4.16. FXG (*.FXG)
3.1.4.17. Google Earth 4 (*.KMZ)
3.1.4.18. PSB (*.PSB)
3.1.4.19. OpenEXR (*.EXR)
3.1.4.20. Cineon
3.1.4.21. IFF (*.IFF;*.TDI)
3.1.4.22. Scitex CT (*.SCT)
3.1.4.23. Targa (*.TGA; *.VDA; *.ICB; *.VST)
3.1.4.24. Radiance (*.HDR; *.RGBE; *.XYZE)
3.1.5. Video files
3.1.6. 3D files
3.1.7. DICOM files
3.2. Creating and Opening Images
3.2.1. Creating a new image
3.2.2. Opening an existing image
3.2.3. Opening an existing image as a specific file type
3.2.4. Saving an image
3.3. Resizing Files and Adjusting Resolution
3.3.1. Understanding resolution
3.3.2. Changing the image size and resolution
3.3.2.1. Understanding the resolution and size relationship
3.3.2.2. Understanding Photoshop's resizing algorithms
3.3.2.3. Adjusting the image size and resolution
3.3.3. Changing the canvas size
3.4. Cropping and Straightening Images
3.4.1. Guidelines for cropping a photo
3.4.1.1. Get rid of background clutter
3.4.1.2. Preserving aspect ratio
3.4.1.3. Rule of thirds
3.4.1.4. Give your subject somewhere to go
3.4.1.5. Closing in on your subject
3.4.1.6. Don't crop out the story
3.4.2. Cropping an image
3.4.2.1. Using the Crop tool
3.4.2.2. Cropping using the Selection tools
3.4.3. Straightening an image
3.4.3.1. Rotating and flipping images
3.4.3.2. Rotating while cropping
3.4.3.3. Using the Crop and Straighten tool
3.4.3.4. Using the Ruler tool
3.4.4. Trimming a border
3.5. Summary
4. Understanding Colors, Histograms, Levels, and Curves
4.1. Color Basics
4.1.1. What is color?
4.1.2. Color, intensity, and the human eye
4.2. Understanding Channels and Levels
4.3. Adjusting with Histograms
4.3.1. Understanding histograms
4.3.1.1. Determining overexposure and underexposure in an image
4.3.1.2. Determining color balance in an image
4.3.2. Using the Histogram panel
4.3.2.1. Setting Histogram panel options
4.3.2.2. Selecting channels
4.3.2.3. Selecting a source
4.3.2.4. Understanding statistics
4.3.3. Adjusting images with the histogram tools
4.3.3.1. Using the handles to adjust the histogram
4.3.3.2. Using the eyedroppers to adjust the histogram
4.3.4. Adjusting levels with the Curves tool
4.3.4.1. Understanding curves
4.3.4.2. Using the Curves tool
4.3.4.2.1. Selecting the channel
4.3.4.2.2. Adding points
4.3.4.2.3. Adjusting the input levels
4.3.4.2.4. Adjusting specific levels from the image
4.3.4.2.5. Creating a freehand line
4.3.4.2.6. Using the eyedroppers
4.4. Working in Different Color Modes
4.4.1. Understanding the different color modes
4.4.1.1. Bitmap
4.4.1.2. Grayscale
4.4.1.3. Duotone
4.4.1.4. Indexed color
4.4.1.5. RGB color
4.4.1.6. CYMK color
4.4.1.7. Lab color
4.4.1.8. Multichannel
4.4.2. Bits per channel
4.5. Choosing Colors
4.5.1. Using the Color Picker tool
4.5.2. Using the Color panel
4.5.3. Using the Swatches panel
4.5.4. Using the Eyedropper tool
4.5.5. Using the Color Sampler tool
4.5.6. Using the HUD Color Picker
4.6. Summary
5. History and Actions
5.1. Photoshop: The Non-Destructive Application
5.2. Using the History Panel
5.2.1. Understanding the History panel
5.2.1.1. Configuring the History panel
5.2.1.2. Navigating through history states
5.2.1.3. Using snapshots
5.2.1.4. Creating documents
5.2.1.5. Deleting history
5.2.2. Painting from history
5.2.2.1. Using the Eraser tool in the History panel
5.2.2.2. Using the History Brush
5.2.2.3. Using the Art History Brush
5.2.2.4. Using selections when painting history
5.3. Creating and Using Automated Actions
5.3.1. Understanding the Actions panel
5.3.1.1. Action list
5.3.1.2. Actions panel menu
5.3.1.3. Toggle boxes
5.3.1.4. Quick Buttons
5.3.1.5. Changing the view of the Actions panel
5.3.2. Loading existing action sets
5.3.3. Creating custom actions
5.3.4. Editing actions
5.3.4.1. Adding a stop
5.3.4.2. Adding operations
5.3.4.3. Moving operations
5.3.4.4. Duplicating actions and operations
5.3.4.5. Modifying operations
5.3.4.5.1. Inserting a menu item
5.3.4.5.2. Inserting a path
5.3.4.6. Deleting an operation
5.3.4.7. Modifying the action name and function key
5.3.4.8. Saving actions
5.3.4.9. Temporarily adjusting action settings by using the toggle boxes
5.3.5. Playing actions
5.3.6. Managing the action list
5.4. Summary
6. Using Bridge to Organize and Process Photos
6.1. Working in the Bridge Workspaces
6.1.1. Understanding the Bridge utility
6.1.1.1. Main menu
6.1.1.2. Toolbar
6.1.1.3. Window panes
6.1.1.4. Content view controls
6.1.2. Using the Bridge workspaces
6.2. Organizing Files in Bridge
6.2.1. Importing images from cameras and card readers
6.2.1.1. Get Photos From
6.2.1.2. Location
6.2.1.3. Create Subfolder(s)
6.2.1.4. Rename Files
6.2.1.5. Open Adobe Bridge
6.2.1.6. Convert to DNG
6.2.1.7. Delete Original Files
6.2.1.8. Save Copies To
6.2.1.9. Apply Metadata
6.2.2. Working with image metadata
6.2.3. Assigning ratings and labels to files
6.2.4. Assigning keywords to files
6.2.4.1. Adding an existing keyword to a file
6.2.4.2. Adding a new keyword
6.2.4.3. Adding a new sub-keyword
6.2.4.4. Finding a keyword in the list
6.2.4.5. Deleting and renaming keywords
6.2.5. Renaming files
6.2.6. Finding files
6.2.6.1. Using the Filter panel
6.2.6.2. Using the Find tool
6.2.6.3. Using the review mode
6.2.7. Using collections
6.2.7.1. Creating collections
6.2.7.2. Creating smart collections
6.2.8. Creating stacks
6.2.9. Deleting versus rejecting files
6.3. Processing Images Using Bridge and Photoshop
6.3.1. Opening images in Photoshop
6.3.1.1. Opening image in Photoshop
6.3.1.2. Placing images in Photoshop
6.3.1.3. Loading files as Photoshop layers
6.3.1.4. Opening in Camera Raw
6.3.2. Batch processing
6.3.3. Using the Image Processor
6.3.4. Merging photos
6.3.4.1. Using Photoshop Photomerge
6.3.4.2. Using Photoshop Merge to HDR
6.3.4.3. Auto-merging images into HDR and panoramic images
6.3.5. Creating PDFs and Web galleries
6.3.5.1. Creating a PDF
6.3.5.2. Creating a Web gallery
6.4. Using the Mini-Bridge Tool in Photoshop
6.4.1. Setting up Mini-Bridge
6.4.2. Browsing in Mini-Bridge
6.5. Summary
II. Working with Camera Raw Images
7. Camera Raw Basics
7.1. Benefits of Camera Raw—More Is Better
7.1.1. Original CMOS information—more bits
7.1.2. Non-destructive editing—more metadata
7.2. Drawbacks of Camera Raw—Size Matters
7.2.1. Camera raw is not universal
7.2.2. Memory card and disk space
7.2.3. Time
7.3. Camera Raw File Types
7.3.1. XMP
7.3.2. DNG
7.3.2.1. Standardization
7.3.2.2. No XMP files
7.3.2.3. Those pesky proprietary vendors
7.4. Opening Images in Camera Raw
7.5. The Camera Raw Workspace and Workflow Options
7.5.1. Workflow options
7.5.1.1. Space
7.5.1.2. Choose a bit depth
7.5.1.3. Size
7.5.1.4. Resolution
7.5.1.5. Sharpen For/Amount
7.5.1.6. Open in Photoshop as Smart Objects
7.6. Setting Preferences
7.6.1. General
7.6.1.1. Save Image settings in
7.6.1.2. Apply Sharpening to
7.6.2. Default image settings
7.6.2.1. Apply auto tone adjustments
7.6.2.2. Apply Auto grayscale mix when converting to grayscale
7.6.2.3. Make defaults specific to camera serial number
7.6.2.4. Make defaults specific to camera ISO setting
7.6.3. Camera Raw cache
7.6.4. DNG file handling
7.6.4.1. Ignore sidecar ".xmp" files
7.6.4.2. Update embedded JPEG previews
7.6.5. JPEG and TIFF handling
7.7. The Camera Raw Panel Menu
7.8. Creating Snapshots
7.9. Saving Presets
7.10. Exporting Camera Raw Files
7.11. Summary
8. Processing Photos in the Camera Raw Workspace
8.1. The Camera Raw Tools
8.2. Synchronizing Adjustments in Multiple Raw Images
8.3. Adjusting the White Balance
8.3.1. Using the White Balance tool
8.3.2. Changing the lighting settings
8.3.3. Using the Temperature and Tint sliders
8.4. Adjusting Lighting
8.5. Adjusting Color and Clarity
8.5.1. Clarity, vibrance, and saturation
8.5.2. Tone Curve
8.5.2.1. The Parametric panel
8.5.2.2. The Point tab
8.5.3. HSL adjustments
8.5.3.1. Hue adjustments
8.5.3.2. Saturation adjustments
8.5.3.3. Luminance adjustments
8.5.4. Creating a grayscale photo
8.5.5. Split Toning
8.6. Correcting and Retouching
8.6.1. Spot removal and cloning
8.6.2. Red-eye removal
8.6.3. Using the Adjustment Brush
8.6.3.1. Setting the Mask options
8.6.3.2. Using the pins
8.6.3.3. Setting the Brush options
8.6.3.4. Setting the Adjustment options
8.6.4. Creating a Graduated Filter
8.7. Creating Artistic Effects
8.7.1. Adding grain
8.7.2. Adding a vignette
8.8. Correcting Camera Quirks
8.8.1. Lens corrections
8.8.2. Camera calibration
8.9. Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise
8.9.1. Noise reduction
8.9.2. Sharpening
8.10. Summary
III. Selections, Layers, and Channels
9. Creating Selections
9.1. The Select Menu
9.2. Using the Selection Tools
9.2.1. Quick Selection tool
9.2.1.1. Quick Selection tool options
9.2.1.2. Using the Quick Selection tool
9.2.2. Magic Wand tool
9.2.2.1. Magic Wand tool options
9.2.2.2. Using the Magic Wand
9.2.3. Color Range
9.2.4. Selecting by shape
9.2.4.1. The Marquee options
9.2.4.2. The Rectangle Marquee tool
9.2.4.3. The Elliptical Marquee tool
9.2.5. Using the Lasso tools
9.2.5.1. Lasso tool options
9.2.5.2. Lasso tool
9.2.5.3. The Polygonal Lasso tool
9.2.5.4. The Magnetic Lasso tool
9.2.5.4.1. The Magnetic Lasso tool options
9.2.5.4.2. Using the Magnetic Lasso tool
9.3. Refining Your Selection
9.3.1. Adjusting a selection
9.3.1.1. Using the selection tools
9.3.1.2. By transforming a selection
9.3.1.3. Using paths
9.3.1.4. Using the Quick Mask mode
9.3.2. Refining the edges
9.3.2.1. View Mode
9.3.2.2. Edge Detection
9.3.2.3. Adjust Edge
9.3.2.4. Output
9.4. Summary
10. All about Layers
10.1. Working with Layers
10.1.1. Understanding multiple layers
10.1.2. Adding new layers
10.1.2.1. Adding another document as a new layer
10.1.2.2. Adding text or shapes as a new layer
10.1.2.3. Creating selections to make a new layer
10.2. The Layer Menu and the Layers Panel Menu
10.2.1. The Layer menu
10.2.2. The Layers panel menu
10.3. The Layers Panel
10.3.1. Opacity and Fill settings
10.3.2. Lock settings
10.3.3. Blending modes
10.3.3.1. Normal and dissolve blending modes
10.3.3.2. Darkening blending modes
10.3.3.3. Lightening blending modes
10.3.3.4. Adding contrast blending modes
10.3.3.5. Using difference blending modes
10.3.3.6. Color blending modes
10.3.3.7. Using blending modes
10.3.4. Linking layers
10.3.5. Layer styles, Layer masks, and Fill and Adjustment layers
10.3.6. Grouping layers
10.3.7. Creating a blank layer
10.3.8. Throwing layers (or their components) away
10.4. Applying Worry-Free Fill and Adjustment Layers
10.4.1. Choosing a Fill or Adjustment layer
10.4.2. Fill layers
10.4.3. Adjustment layers
10.4.4. Editing a Fill or Adjustment layer
10.4.4.1. Moving a Fill or Adjustment layer
10.4.4.2. Editing the properties of a Fill or Adjustment layer
10.5. Layer Style Special Effects
10.5.1. Choosing a Layer Style
10.5.2. Adjusting Layer Style options
10.5.3. Creating a separate layer from a Layer Style
10.6. Creating Smart Objects
10.6.1. Converting a layer to a Smart Object
10.6.2. Adding Smart Filters
10.6.3. Making changes to the Smart Filters
10.7. Layer Masks
10.7.1. Creating masks
10.7.1.1. Using the Add Mask icon
10.7.1.1.1. Pixel masks
10.7.1.1.2. Vector masks
10.7.1.2. Using the Refine Edge dialog box
10.7.1.3. Type masks
10.7.1.4. Clipping masks
10.7.2. Editing masks
10.7.2.1. Edit a mask by painting on the image
10.7.2.2. Edit masks using the Channels panel
10.7.2.3. Editing masks using the Masks panel
10.7.3. Unlinking and moving masks
10.8. The Layer Comps Panel
10.9. Merging Layers
10.10. Summary
11. Channels
11.1. Understanding Color Channels
11.2. Using the Channel Mixer
11.2.1. Color mixing
11.2.2. Swapping colors
11.2.3. Converting color to grayscale
11.3. Using the Channels Panel
11.3.1. Selecting channels
11.3.2. Deleting channels
11.3.3. Duplicating channels
11.3.4. Splitting/Merging channels
11.3.5. Sharing channels between images
11.4. Making Channel Selections
11.5. The Alpha Channel
11.5.1. Creating alpha channels
11.5.2. Loading selections from alpha channels
11.5.3. Modifying alpha channels
11.5.4. Alpha channels versus layer masks
11.5.5. Changing the channel options for alpha channels
11.6. Spot Color Channels
11.6.1. Creating a spot color channel
11.6.2. Merging spot color channels
11.6.3. Removing ink overlap using spot color channels
11.7. Summary
IV. Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching
12. Adjustment workflow
12.1. Understanding Workflow
12.2. Making Auto Adjustments
12.3. Using the Adjustments Panel
12.3.1. Adjustment icons
12.3.2. Adjustment panel icons
12.3.3. Adjustment presets
12.4. Summary
13. Lighting and Color Adjustments
13.1. Applying Quick Adjustments to Light and Color
13.1.1. Brightness and contrast versus exposure
13.1.1.1. Using the Brightness/ Contrast tool to adjust lighting
13.1.1.2. Using the Exposure tool to adjust lighting
13.1.2. Changing the color balance
13.1.3. Making selective color adjustments
13.1.4. Applying photo filter to images
13.1.5. Replacing specific colors
13.1.6. Using the Variations tool
13.1.7. Changing the shadows and highlights in images
13.1.7.1. Fixing shadows
13.1.7.2. Fixing highlights
13.1.7.3. Adjusting after shadows or highlights are corrected
13.1.8. Creating customized black and white photos
13.2. Hue and Saturation
13.2.1. Using the Hue/Saturation tool
13.2.2. Adjusting the hue and saturation to make colors pop
13.3. Levels
13.3.1. Using the Levels Adjustment tool
13.3.2. Configuring the Auto Levels Adjustment
13.3.3. Adjusting levels to increase detail in images
13.4. Curves
13.4.1. Using the Curves Adjustment tool
13.4.2. Configuring the Curves Display tool
13.4.3. Configuring the Auto Curves Adjustment
13.4.4. Adjusting the curve to correct color and contrast in images
13.5. Using the Match Color Tool to Change Colors
13.6. Converting HDR Images to 8 Bits Per Channel
13.7. Summary
14. Sharpness, Blur, and Noise Adjustments
14.1. Using Sharpen Filters to Sharpen Images
14.1.1. Applying basic sharpening filters
14.1.2. Unsharp Mask
14.1.3. Smart Sharpen
14.2. Using Blur Filters to Soften Images
14.2.1. Automatic Blur filters
14.2.2. Shape Blur filters
14.2.2.1. Gaussian Blur
14.2.2.2. Box Blur
14.2.2.3. Shape Blur
14.2.3. Direction Blur filters
14.2.3.1. Adding a Motion Blur to an image
14.2.3.2. Radial Blur
14.2.4. Surface Blur
14.2.5. Smart Blur
14.2.6. Lens Blur
14.2.6.1. Preview
14.2.6.2. Depth Map
14.2.6.3. Iris
14.2.6.4. Specular Highlights
14.2.6.5. Noise
14.3. Reducing Noise in an Image
14.3.1. Despeckle
14.3.2. Median
14.3.3. Dust & Scratches
14.3.4. Reducing noise
14.3.5. Add noise
14.4. Summary
15. Using Cloning and Healing to Restore Digital Images
15.1. The Healing Brush Tools
15.1.1. The Spot Healing Brush
15.1.1.1. Proximity Match
15.1.1.2. Create Texture
15.1.1.3. Content-Aware
15.1.2. The Healing Brush
15.1.3. The Patch tool
15.1.4. Content-Aware fill
15.1.5. Fixing red-eye
15.2. The Clone Stamp Tool and Clone Source Panel
15.2.1. Setting the Clone Stamp options
15.2.2. Cloning basics
15.2.3. Utilizing the Clone Source panel
15.3. Using the Clone and Healing Brushes Together for Optimal Effect
15.3.1. Fixing damaged photos
15.3.2. Face swapping with multiple images
15.4. Summary
V. Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text
16. Painting and Brushes
16.1. Painting in Photoshop
16.2. Understanding the Painting Tools
16.2.1. Painting tools and blending modes
16.2.1.1. Basic blending modes
16.2.1.2. Darkening blending modes
16.2.1.3. Lightening blending modes
16.2.1.4. Adding contrast blending modes
16.2.1.5. Difference, Exclusion, Subtract and Divide blending modes
16.2.1.6. Color blending modes
16.2.2. Painting with painting tools
16.2.3. Painting with editing tools
16.2.3.1. Healing tools
16.2.3.2. Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp tool
16.2.3.3. History tools
16.2.3.4. Eraser tools
16.2.3.5. Sharpen/Blur/Smudge tools
16.2.3.6. Dodge/Burn/Sponge tools
16.2.4. Painting with mixing tools
16.3. Using the Brush Panel
16.3.1. Selecting the brush tip shape
16.3.1.1. Selecting flat brush shapes
16.3.1.2. Selecting bristle brush shapes
16.3.2. Setting the brush behavior
16.3.2.1. Shape Dynamics
16.3.2.2. Scattering
16.3.2.3. Texture
16.3.2.4. Dual Brush
16.3.2.5. Color Dynamics
16.3.2.6. Transfer
16.3.3. Brush Presets panel
16.4. Painting with Non-Brush Painting Tools
16.4.1. Paint Bucket tool
16.4.2. Gradient tool
16.4.3. Gradient Editor
16.5. Example Painting Techniques
16.5.1. Painting from a blank canvas
16.5.2. Tracing edges from an existing image
16.5.3. Wet paint on an existing image
16.6. Summary
17. Working with Paths and Vector Shapes
17.1. Understanding Paths
17.1.1. Path components
17.1.2. Types of paths
17.2. Using Vector Path Tools to Create Paths
17.2.1. Using the Pen tools
17.2.1.1. Pen tools
17.2.1.2. Using the Pen tool options
17.2.2. Using the Path Selection tools
17.2.2.1. Path Selection tools
17.2.2.2. Using the Path Selection tool options
17.2.3. Paths panel
17.3. Using Paths
17.3.1. Creating a path
17.3.2. Creating vector shapes from paths
17.3.3. Creating a clipping mask
17.3.4. Creating vector masks
17.3.5. Vector Shape Layers
17.3.6. Using vector shape tools
17.3.7. Adding vector shape layers
17.3.8. Adding custom vector shapes
17.3.9. Editing vector shape
17.4. Summary
18. Working with Text
18.1. A Little Bit about Text
18.2. Using the Text Tools to Add Text to Images
18.2.1. Setting type preferences
18.2.2. Using the text tools to add text
18.2.2.1. Adding text as point type
18.2.2.2. Adding text as a paragraph type
18.2.3. Editing vector text layers
18.2.3.1. Edit Type
18.2.3.2. Check Spelling
18.2.3.3. Find and Replace Text
18.2.3.4. Rasterize Type
18.2.3.5. Create Work Path
18.2.3.6. Convert to Shape
18.2.3.7. Horizontal/Vertical
18.2.3.8. Anti-Alias adjustment
18.2.3.9. Faux options
18.2.3.10. Convert to Point Text/Paragraph Text
18.2.3.11. Warp Text
18.2.3.12. Layer Style
18.2.4. Using the Character panel
18.2.5. Using the Paragraph panel
18.2.6. Using the Character and Paragraph Styles panels
18.2.6.1. Character Styles
18.2.6.2. Paragraph Styles
18.3. Applying Text to Images
18.3.1. Adding text on a path
18.3.1.1. Applying text to a path
18.3.1.2. Editing text on a path
18.3.2. Constraining text using a vector shape
18.3.3. Adding text in a Smart Object
18.3.4. Applying text as a mask
18.4. Summary
VI. Artistic Effects
19. Distorting Images Using Transformation Effects, Liquify, and Vanishing Point
19.1. Using Transformations
19.1.1. The importance of the reference point
19.1.2. Scale
19.1.3. Rotate
19.1.4. Skew
19.1.5. Distort
19.1.6. Perspective
19.1.7. Warp
19.1.8. Free transform
19.1.9. Content-Aware Scale
19.1.10. Using the all-new Puppet Warp
19.2. The Liquify Filter
19.2.1. The Liquify tools
19.2.2. Tool options
19.2.3. Mesh options
19.2.4. Reconstruct options
19.2.5. Mask options
19.2.6. View options
19.3. Vanishing Point
19.4. Summary
20. Applying Filters
20.1. A Comprehensive Look at Artistic Effects Filters
20.1.1. Artistic
20.1.2. Brush Strokes
20.1.3. Distort
20.1.4. Pixelate
20.1.5. Render
20.1.6. Sketch
20.1.7. Stylize
20.1.8. Texture
20.1.9. Other
20.2. Using the Filter Gallery
20.2.1. The preview pane
20.2.2. The filter thumbnail pane
20.2.3. The options pane
20.3. Using Smart Objects to Make Non-Destructive Filter Adjustments
20.4. Creating a Custom Filter
20.5. Summary
21. Combining Images
21.1. Creating Seamless Composites
21.1.1. Combining files
21.1.2. Adjusting and transforming new layers
21.1.3. Blending composite files
21.1.3.1. Refining edges
21.1.3.2. Creating a drop shadow
21.1.3.3. Changing Fill or Opacity settings
21.1.3.4. Changing the Blending mode
21.1.3.5. Creating a Fill or Adjustment layer
21.1.3.6. Using masks to "tuck in" a composite file
21.2. Using Multiple Images to Create a Photo Collage
21.3. Using Photomerge to Create a Panorama
21.4. Summary
VII. Working with 3D Images
22. Creating and Manipulating 3D Objects
22.1. Understanding 3D File Formats
22.2. Opening and Placing 3D Files in Photoshop
22.3. Creating 3D Files in Photoshop
22.3.1. Selecting a source for a 3D object
22.3.2. Creating a 3D postcard
22.3.3. Creating a 3D shape from a preset
22.3.4. Using Repoussé to create a 3D object
22.3.5. Creating a 3D mesh from grayscale
22.3.6. Creating a 3D volume
22.4. Creating 3D Objects in the Layers Panel
22.5. Manipulating 3D Objects
22.5.1. Understanding static coordinates
22.5.2. Using the 3D object tools
22.5.2.1. The Home button
22.5.2.2. Turning 3D objects around a central point
22.5.2.2.1. Rotating a 3D object
22.5.2.2.2. Rolling a 3D object
22.5.2.3. Moving a 3D object through 3D space
22.5.2.3.1. Dragging a 3D object
22.5.2.3.2. Sliding a 3D object
22.5.2.3.3. Scaling a 3D object
22.5.2.4. Changing positions and saving a view
22.6. Using the 3D Axis Widget
22.7. Positioning the Camera on a 3D Object
22.8. Summary
23. Using the 3D Panel to Edit 3D Scenes and Settings
23.1. 3D Panel Overview
23.2. 3D {Scene} Panel
23.2.1. Changing the 3D preferences
23.2.2. Render settings
23.2.2.1. Render presets
23.2.2.2. Edit render settings
23.2.2.3. Quality
23.2.2.4. Paint On
23.2.2.5. Global Ambient Color
23.2.3. Creating cross sections
23.2.4. Toggle the 3D extras
23.3. 3D {Mesh} Panel
23.4. 3D {Materials} Panel
23.4.1. Editing textures
23.4.2. Editing materials
23.4.3. Material Drop tool
23.5. 3D {Lights} Panel
23.5.1. Adding new lights
23.5.2. Positioning lights
23.5.3. Light settings
23.6. Summary
24. Using Photoshop Tools to Change the Appearance of a 3D Layer
24.1. 3D Paint Mode
24.1.1. Hiding areas on a 3D object
24.1.2. Painting on 3D objects
24.2. Adjustments, Layer Styles, and Filters
24.2.1. Applying an adjustment to a 3D layer
24.2.2. Applying a layer style to a 3D layer
24.2.3. Applying a filter to a 3D layer
24.2.4. 3D layers as Smart Objects
24.3. Creating Composites
24.3.1. Flying a carpet over a lake
24.3.1.1. Creating a 3D rug
24.3.1.2. Placing the flying carpet into an image
24.3.1.3. Adding details to complete the flying carpet composite
24.3.2. Giving the moon away
24.3.2.1. Create a gift box
24.3.2.2. Creating the moon
24.3.2.3. Creating a present of the moon
24.4. Summary
VIII. Working with Video and Animation
25. Video Editing Basics
25.1. Working with Video Files
25.1.1. Setting aspect ratios
25.1.1.1. Correcting the pixel aspect ratio
25.1.1.2. Changing video aspect ratios
25.1.1.3. Correcting the aspect ratio of an image
25.1.2. Video filters
25.1.2.1. De-Interlace
25.1.2.2. NTSC Colors
25.2. Features of the Animation (Timeline) Panel
25.2.1. Time adjustment
25.2.2. Work area
25.2.3. Icons
25.2.4. Defining the options found in the Animation (Timeline) panel menu
25.2.5. Accessing the Video Layers menu
25.2.6. Setting layer favorites
25.3. Opening and Placing Video Files
25.3.1. Opening a video file
25.3.2. Adding additional video files
25.3.3. Importing image sequences
25.3.3.1. Importing an image sequence into one layer
25.3.3.2. Importing an image sequence into multiple layers
25.4. Trimming Video Layers
25.4.1. Dragging the layer duration bar
25.4.2. Trimming layers using the menu option
25.4.3. Trimming the document duration to the work area
25.4.4. Looking at trimmed layers in the Animation (Timeline) panel
25.5. Moving Video Layers
25.5.1. Changing the layer hierarchy
25.5.2. Dragging layers inside the layer duration bar
25.5.3. Changing the position of the layer in and layer end points
25.6. Splitting Video Layers
25.7. Lifting and Extracting Unwanted Sections of Video
25.7.1. Lifting a section of a video layer
25.7.2. Extracting a section of a video layer
25.8. Performing Slip Edits
25.9. Adding Still Shots or Other Elements to a Video Project
25.9.1. Adding a blank layer
25.9.2. Adding a text layer
25.9.3. Adding or placing an image file
25.9.4. Adding or placing a 3D model
25.10. Summary
26. Animating in the Animation (Timeline) Panel
26.1. Creating and Editing Keyframes
26.1.1. Creating keyframes
26.1.2. Editing keyframes
26.1.3. Setting interpolation
26.1.3.1. Linear interpolation
26.1.3.2. Hold interpolation
26.1.4. Creating comments
26.2. Animating the Position of a Layer
26.2.1. Keyframe placement
26.2.2. Animating positions in multiple layers
26.3. Animating the Opacity Setting
26.4. Animating Layer Styles
26.5. Animating the Global Lighting
26.6. Animating Text
26.7. Animating Masks
26.8. Rotoscoping Basics
26.8.1. Creating a new video layer
26.8.2. Creating modified frames
26.8.3. Utilizing onion skins
26.8.3.1. Onion Skin settings
26.8.4. Restoring frames
26.9. Animating DICOM Files
26.10. Summary
27. Correcting Video Files and Adding Artistic Effects
27.1. Adding Fill or Adjustment Layers to Correct Tone and Color of Video Layers
27.1.1. Clipping an Adjustment layer to the layer below it
27.1.2. Adjusting the duration of a Fill or Adjustment layer
27.1.3. Merging layers
27.1.4. Adding a Fill or Adjustment layer to a Smart Object
27.2. Applying Smart Filters to Video Files
27.3. Cloning and Healing Over an Entire Video Layer
27.4. Frame-by-Frame Correction and Artistic Effects
27.4.1. Adding an adjustment to a single frame
27.4.2. Adding a filter to a single frame
27.4.3. Cloning and healing video files
27.4.4. Locking the source frame
27.5. Summary
28. Animating Using the Animation (Frames) Panel
28.1. Working in the Animation (Frames) Panel
28.1.1. Panel features
28.1.1.1. Frame delay time
28.1.1.2. Disposal method
28.1.1.3. Looping options
28.1.1.4. Tweens animation frames icon
28.1.1.4.1. Tween with
28.1.1.4.2. Frames to add
28.1.1.4.3. Layers
28.1.1.4.4. Parameters
28.1.1.5. Duplicating selected frames
28.1.1.6. Convert to Animation (Timeline)
28.1.1.7. The Animation (Frames) panel menu
28.1.2. Animation (Frames) panel menu
28.1.3. Layers panel features
28.2. Creating Tweened Frame Animations
28.2.1. Opening an image to animate
28.2.2. Creating keyframes
28.2.3. Tweening keyframes
28.3. Creating a Frame-by-Frame Animation
28.3.1. Creating an animation from a layered image
28.3.2. Building an animation in the Animation (Frames) panel
28.4. Rendering Video
28.5. Summary
IX. Advanced Output Techniques
29. Printing and Color Management
29.1. Importance of Color Accuracy and Consistency
29.1.1. Understanding ICC color profiles
29.1.2. Embedding color profiles in image files
29.1.3. Device-independent color profiles
29.2. Color Calibrating Monitors and Printers
29.3. Using Color Management in Photoshop
29.3.1. Configuring color settings in Photoshop
29.3.1.1. Settings
29.3.1.2. Working Spaces
29.3.1.3. Color Management Policies
29.3.1.4. Conversion Options
29.3.1.5. Advanced Controls
29.3.2. Assigning color profiles to images
29.3.3. Converting images to other color profiles
29.3.4. Proofing images using color management
29.4. Printing Images from Photoshop
29.4.1. Configuring general printing options
29.4.2. Using color management to print accurate colors
29.4.3. Adding crop marks and additional output to printed images
29.5. Summary
30. Creating Images for the Web and Mobile Devices
30.1. Preparing Images for the Web
30.1.1. Understanding Web image formats
30.1.2. Selecting the right color profile
30.1.3. Slicing images for Web use
30.1.3.1. Understanding slices
30.1.3.2. Creating slices
30.1.3.3. Configuring slices
30.1.4. Adding transparency to images
30.1.5. Animating images
30.2. Outputting Images Using the Save for Web & Devices Utility
30.2.1. Preview layout and toolbar
30.2.2. File output settings
30.2.3. Color Table
30.2.4. Image Size settings
30.2.5. Animation controls
30.2.6. Previewing output in a browser
30.2.7. Using Adobe Device Central to preview images on devices
30.3. Using Zoomify to Add Zoomable Images to Web Sites
30.4. Summary
31. Digital Workflow and Automation
31.1. Automating Workflow in Photoshop
31.1.1. Batch processing multiple images
31.1.2. Creating droplets to process images
31.2. Using Scripting to Speed Up Workflow
31.2.1. Using Photoshop's scripts
31.2.2. Using stack modes on multiple images to analyze images and reduce noise
31.2.3. Scripting workflow events
31.3. Summary
A. Keyboard Shortcuts
B. Extending Photoshop's Capabilities Through Plug-Ins
B.1. Bigger Tiles
B.1.1. Bigger Tiles
B.1.2. Alias
B.1.3. JPEG2000
B.1.4. RLA
B.1.5. SGIRGB
B.1.6. SoftImage
B.1.7. PatternMaker
B.1.8. PhotomergeUI
B.1.9. Digimarc
B.1.10. Web Photo Gallery
C. Resources
C.1. Help
C.2. General Information
C.3. Downloadable Resources
C.4. Professional Resources
C.5. Training and Conferences
C.6. Certification
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