Special Edition Using Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 7 (Special Edition...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1008 pages
• Published by: Que September 26, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0789727609
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0789727602
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

From Library Journal
Virtual Classroom covers basic program features and techniques step by step, with helpful notes and shortcuts. Per the series, it also includes video lessons on a CD-ROM that show and expand on the techniques in the text. Adobe's official effort, Classroom in a Book starts with a quick tour of common functions and moves on to more detailed lessons on specific topics and techniques, such as creating web graphics and working with layers. The review questions and suggestions for further practice ending each chapter, as well as the CD's lesson art files, are useful self-study aids. QuickStart jumps right into the Illustrator interface, though it does so a bit messily at first. Other chapters, however, provide helpful illustrations and screen shots. This is better reference than self-study material readers can easily look up how to accomplish common tasks. Special Edition is more appropriate for intermediate to advanced users, spending extra time covering version 10's new features and advanced topics like dynamic data-driven graphics. Troubleshooting sections at the end of each chapter answer common questions. All of these titles are appropriate purchases for public libraries. Institutions owning version 9 guides should upgrade for coverage of 10's new features.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description


Photoshop is simply the best image-editing software available and is the choice of millions of graphic artists worldwide. In Special Edition Using Photoshop 7, authors Peter Bauer and Jeff Foster combine deep technical expertise, Photoshop community involvement, teaching experience, and artistic talent. They offer numerous practical and creative tips to highlight clear explanations of both theory and technique. Full coverage is provided of all new tools and upgraded features in Photoshop 7, including:

Macintosh OS X compliance (native mode and carbonized)

An integrated image management system

An improved painting engine for both PC and Mac versions

A more advanced web workflow capability

Added editing features

Reader Reviews
The blurb on the back cover claims this will be "the only Photoshop 7 book you need." In truth, it is probably the one book on Photoshop 7 you will never need. It is superficial in every aspect. For example, it devotes less than a page of text to working with Quick Masks and not much more to the Extract function. Adjustment Layers get three paragraphs. This is the second utterly disappointing book I've seen which is highly lauded by Scott Kelby, President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Kelby's turned out several useful collections of Photoshop tips, but his recommendations make me dubious of him and his association. Overall, Using Adobe Photoshop 7 is useless. Jerry