Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual - Helion

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Autor: Barbara Brundage
ISBN: 978-14-493-8881-2
stron: 592, Format: ebook
Data wydania: 2009-10-17
Księgarnia: Helion

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Ideal for scrapbookers, serious and casual photographers, and budding graphic artists alike, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac is more powerful and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and when to use the program's tools is still tricky. With this book, you'll learn not only what each tool does, but also when it makes the most sense to use it and why. You get easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from importing photos to organizing, editing, sharing, and storing your images. You'll also find a tour of Bridge, the ultra-deluxe file browser that comes with Photoshop CS4 --and Elements 8.

How do you use the Photomerge Exposure? How do Quick Fix previews work? With a gentle introduction to get you started quickly, and advanced tips to help you produce really creative work, this Missing Manual provides the answers you need.

Get crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of every feature
Learn to import, organize, back up, and fix photos quickly and easily
Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image
Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects
Remove unwanted objects from images with the new Recompose tool
Learn advanced techniques like working with layers and applying blend modes
Download practice images and try new tricks right away

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Spis treści

Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual eBook -- spis treści

Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual
- SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with OReilly
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
  - About the Author
  - About the Creative Team
  - Acknowledgments
  - The Missing Manual Series
- Introduction
  - Why Photoshop Elements?
  - What You Can Do with Elements 8
  - Whats New in Elements 8
  - If You Use Windows
  - Elements vs. Photoshop
  - The Key to Learning Elements
  - About This Book
    - About the Outline
    - For Newcomers to Elements
    - The Very Basics
    - About These Arrows
    - About MissingManuals.com
    - Safari Books Online
- I. Introductory Elements
  - 1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
    - The Welcome Screen
    - Adobe BridgeDecisions, Decisions
      - The Photo Downloader
    - Editing Your Photos
      - Panels, Bins, and Tabs
        
        The Panel bin
        
        The Project bin
        
        Image windows
      - Elements' Tools
      - Getting Help
        
        Guided Edit
      - Escape Routes
        
        Undo
        
        Undo History panel
        
        The one rule of Elements
    - Getting Started in a Hurry
  - 2. Importing, Managing, and Saving Your Photos
    - Importing from Cameras
    - Opening Photos in Elements
      - Bridge Basics
        
        The Bridge window
        
        Setting file associations
        
        Customizing your Bridge workspace
      - Opening Stored Images
      - Sending Images from Other Programs
      - Working with PDF Files
    - Scanning Photos
    - Capturing Video Frames
    - Creating a New File
      - Picking a File Size
      - Choosing a Resolution
      - Selecting a Color Mode
      - Choosing Background Contents
    - The Many Uses for Bridge
      - Moving and Organizing Your Photos
      - Rating and Labeling Photos
      - Keywords
      - Searching and Filtering
    - Saving Your Work
      - File Formats Elements Understands
        
        Not-so-common file formats
        
        About JPEGs
      - Changing the File Format
    - Burning CDs and DVDs
  - 3. Rotating and Resizing Your Photos
    - Straightening Scanned Photos
      - Straightening Two or More Photos at a Time
      - Straightening Individual Photos
    - Rotating Your Images
      - Rotating and Flipping Options
    - Straightening the Contents of an Image
      - Straighten Tool
      - Free Rotate Layer
    - Cropping Pictures
      - Using the Crop Tool
        
        Cropping an image to an exact size
      - Cropping with the Marquee Tool
    - Zooming and Repositioning Your View
      - Image Views
      - The Zoom Tool
      - The Hand Tool
    - Changing the Size of an Image
      - Resizing Images for Email and the Web
      - Resizing for Printing
        
        Resampling
      - Adding Canvas
  - 4. The Quick Fix
    - The Quick Fix Window
      - The Quick Fix Toolbox
      - The Quick Fix Panel Bin
        
        Using presets
      - Different Views: After vs. Before and After
    - Editing Your Photos
      - Fixing Red Eye
      - Smart Fix
      - Adjusting Lighting and Contrast
        
        Levels
        
        Contrast
        
        Shadows and Highlights
      - Color
        
        Auto Color
        
        The Color sliders
        
        Balancing color
      - Sharpening
      - Touch Ups
      - Quick Fix Suggested Workflow
    - Adjusting Skin Tones
- II. Elemental Elements
  - 5. Making Selections
    - Selecting Everything
    - Selecting Rectangular and Elliptical Areas
    - Selecting Irregularly Sized Areas
      - Controlling the Selection Tools
    - Selecting with a Brush
      - Refine Edge
      - The Selection Brush
      - The Magic Wand
      - The Lasso Tools
        
        The basic Lasso tool
        
        The Magnetic Lasso
        
        The Polygonal Lasso
    - Removing Objects from an Image's Background
    - Changing and Moving Selections
      - Inverting a Selection
      - Making a Selection Larger or Smaller
      - Moving Selected Areas
        
        The Move tool
      - Saving Selections
        
        Making changes to a saved selection
  - 6. Layers: The Heart of Elements
    - Understanding Layers
      - The Layers Panel
      - The Background
    - Creating Layers
      - Adding a Layer
      - Deleting Layers
      - Duplicating a Layer
      - Copying and Cutting from Layers
    - Managing Layers
      - Making Layers Invisible
      - Adjusting Opacity
      - Locking Layers
      - Blend Modes
      - Rearranging Layers
        
        Arranging layers with the Move tool
      - Aligning and Distributing Layers
      - Grouping and Linking Layers
        
        Linking layers
        
        Clipping masksgrouping layers
      - Merging and Flattening Layers
        
        Merging layers
        
        Flattening an image
    - Adjustment and Fill Layers
      - Adding Fill and Adjustment Layers
        
        Fill layers
        
        Adjustment layers
      - Layer Masks
    - Moving Objects Between Images
- III. Retouching
  - 7. Basic Image Retouching
    - Fixing Exposure Problems
      - Deciding Which Exposure Fix to Use
      - Fixing Major Exposure Problems
      - The Shadows/Highlights Command
      - Correcting Part of an Image
        
        Correcting color with a brush
    - Controlling the Colors You See
      - Calibrating Your Monitor
        
        Getting started with calibrating
      - Choosing a Color Space
    - Using Levels
      - Understanding the Histogram
      - Adjusting Levels: The Eyedropper Method
      - Adjusting Levels: The Slider Method
    - Removing Unwanted Color
      - The Remove Color Cast Command
      - Using Color Variations
    - Choosing Colors
      - The Color Picker
      - The Eyedropper Tool
      - The Color Swatches Panel
        
        Saving colors in the Swatches panel
    - Sharpening Images
      - Unsharp Mask
      - Adjust Sharpness
      - The High-Pass Filter
      - The Sharpen Tool
  - 8. Elements for Digital Photographers
    - The Raw Converter
      - Using the Raw Converter
        
        Adjusting the view
        
        Rotating, straightening, and cropping
      - Adjusting White Balance
      - Adjusting Tone
        
        Saving your settings
      - Adjusting Vibrance and Saturation
      - Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise
        
        Choosing bit depth: 8 or 16 bits?
      - Finishing Up
      - Converting to DNG
    - Blending Exposures
      - Automatic Merges
      - Manual Merges
    - Photo Filter
    - Processing Multiple Files
      - Choosing Your Files
      - Renaming Your Files
      - Changing Image Size and File Type
      - Applying Quick Fix Commands
      - Attaching Labels
        
        Watermarks
        
        Adding captions
  - 9. Retouching: Fine-Tuning Your Images
    - Fixing Blemishes
      - The Spot Healing Brush: Fixing Small Areas
      - The Healing Brush: Fixing Larger Areas
      - The Clone Stamp
    - Applying Patterns
      - The Healing Brush
      - The Pattern Stamp
    - Recomposing Photos
    - Color Curves: Enhancing Tone and Contrast
    - Making Colors More Vibrant
      - The Hue/Saturation Dialog Box
      - Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool
    - Changing an Object's Color
      - Using an Adjustment Layer
      - Replacing Specific Colors
      - The Color Replacement Tool
    - Special Effects
  - 10. Removing and Adding Color
    - Method One: Making Color Photos Black and White
    - Method Two: Removing Color from a Photo
    - Creating Spot Color
      - Brushing Away Color
      - Erasing Colors from a Duplicate Layer
      - Removing Color from Selections
      - Using an Adjustment Layer and the Saturation Slider
        
        Editing a layer mask
    - Colorizing Black-and-White Photos
      - Tinting a Whole Photo
        
        Using a Layer style
        
        The Content panel's tint effects
        
        Using Colorize
  - 11. Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More
    - Creating Panoramas
      - Manual Positioning with Interactive Layout
    - Merging Different Faces
    - Arranging a Group Shot
    - Tidying Up with Scene Cleaner
    - Correcting Lens Distortion
    - Transforming Images
      - Skew, Distort, and Perspective
      - Free Transform
- IV. Artistic Elements
  - 12. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
    - Picking and Using a Basic Brush
      - Modifying Your Brush
      - Saving Modified Brush Settings
    - The Specialty Brushes
      - Making a Custom Brush
    - The Impressionist Brush
    - The Pencil Tool
    - The Paint Bucket
    - Dodging and Burning
      - Dodging
      - Burning
    - Blending and Smudging
      - Blend Modes
      - The Smudge Tool
    - The Eraser Tool
      - Using the Eraser
      - The Magic Eraser
      - The Background Eraser
    - Drawing with Shapes
      - Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle
      - Ellipse
      - Polygon
      - Line Tool
      - The Custom Shape Tool
      - The Shape Selection Tool
    - The Cookie Cutter Tool
  - 13. Filters, Effects, Layer Styles, and Gradients
    - Using Filters
      - Applying Filters
        
        Filter menu
        
        Effects panel
        
        Filter Gallery
      - Filter Categories
      - Useful Filter Solutions
        
        Removing noise: Getting rid of graininess
        
        Adding noise: Smoothing out repair jobs
        
        Gaussian Blur: Drawing attention to an object
        
        Radial Blur: Producing a sense of motion
        
        Color correcting with the Average Blur filter
        
        Improving skin texture with the Surface Blur filter
    - Adding Effects
      - Using Actions
    - Adding Layer Styles
    - Applying Gradients
      - The Gradient Tool
      - Gradient Fill Layers
      - Editing Gradients
        
        Transparency in gradients
        
        Creating noise gradients
      - Saving Gradients
    - Gradient Maps
  - 14. Text in Elements
    - Adding Text to an Image
      - Text Options
      - Creating Text
      - Editing Text
        
        Smoothing text: anti-aliasing
    - Warping Text
    - Adding Special Effects
      - Text Effects
      - Text Gradients
      - Applying the Liquify Filter to Text
    - Type Masks: Setting an Image in Text
      - Using the Type Mask Tools
      - Creating Outlined Text
        
        Using the Stroke Layer style
        
        Using the Type Mask tool
- V. Sharing Your Images
  - 15. Creating Projects
    - Photo Collages
      - Creating Multipage Documents
    - Working with the Content and Favorites Panels
      - The Content Panel
      - The Favorites Panel
    - Photo Books
    - Greeting Cards
    - CD/DVD Jackets
    - CD/DVD Labels
    - PDF Projects
  - 16. Printing Your Photos
    - Getting Ready to Print
    - Ordering Prints
    - Printing at Home
      - Printing One Photo Per Page
      - Positioning Your Image
        
        Print window settings
        
        OS X Page Setup dialog box
      - Additional Print Options
        
        Color management
    - The OS X Print Dialog Box
    - Printing Multiple Images
      - Contact Sheets
        
        PDF Contact Sheets in Bridge
      - Picture Packages
        
        Customizing your picture package
  - 17. Email and the Web
    - Image Formats and the Web
    - Saving Images for the Web or Email
      - Using Save For Web
        
        Save For Web format options
      - Previewing Images and Adjusting Color
    - Creating Animated GIFs
    - Emailing Photos
    - Creating a Web Photo Gallery
- VI. Additional Elements
  - 18. Beyond the Basics
    - Graphics Tablets
    - Free Stuff from the Internet
    - When You Really Need Photoshop
    - Beyond This Book
- VII. Appendixes
  - A. Elements, Menu by Menu
    - Photoshop Elements Menu
      - About Photoshop Elements
      - About Plug-in
      - Patent and Legal Notices
      - Preferences
      - Services
      - Hide Photoshop Elements
      - Hide Others
      - Show All
      - Quit Photoshop Elements
    - File Menu
      - New
      - Open
      - Browse with Bridge
      - Open Recently Edited File
      - Duplicate
      - Close
      - Close All
      - Save
      - Save As
      - Save For Web
      - Adobe Photo Downloader
      - Attach to Email
      - Create Web Photo Gallery
      - File Info
      - Place
      - Process Multiple Files
      - Import
      - Export
      - Automation Tools
      - Print
      - Contact Sheet II
      - Picture Package
    - Edit Menu
      - Undo
      - Redo
      - Revert
      - Cut
      - Copy
      - Copy Merged
      - Paste
      - Paste Into Selection
      - Delete
      - Fill Layer, Fill Selection
      - Stroke (Outline) Selection
      - Define Brush, Define Brush from Selection
      - Define Pattern, Define Pattern from Selection
      - Clear
      - Add Blank Page
      - Add Page Using Current Layout
      - Delete Current Page
      - Color Settings
      - Preset Manager
    - Image Menu
      - Rotate
      - Transform
      - Crop
      - Recompose
      - Divide Scanned Photos
      - Resize
      - Mode
      - Convert Color Profile
      - Magic Extractor
    - Enhance Menu
      - Auto Smart Fix
      - Auto Levels
      - Auto Contrast
      - Auto Color Correction
      - Auto Sharpen
      - Auto Red Eye Fix
      - Adjust Smart Fix
      - Adjust Lighting
      - Adjust Color
      - Convert to Black and White
      - Unsharp Mask
      - Adjust Sharpness
    - Layer Menu
      - New
      - Duplicate Layer
      - Delete Layer
      - Rename Layer
      - Layer Style
      - New Fill Layer
      - New Adjustment Layer
      - Layer Content Options
      - Type
      - Simplify Layer
      - Create/Release Clipping Mask
      - Arrange
      - Merge Layers
      - Merge Visible
      - Flatten Image
    - Select Menu
      - All
      - Deselect
      - Reselect
      - Inverse
      - All Layers
      - Deselect Layers
      - Similar Layers
      - Feather
      - Refine Edge
      - Modify
      - Grow
      - Similar
      - Transform Selection
      - Load Selection
      - Save Selection
      - Delete Selection
    - Filter Menu
      - Last Filter
      - Filter Gallery
      - Correct Camera Distortion
      - Adjustments
      - Artistic
      - Blur
      - Brush Strokes
      - Distort
      - Noise
      - Pixelate
      - Render
      - Sketch
      - Stylize
      - Texture
      - Video
      - Other
      - Digimarc
    - View Menu
      - New Window for
      - Zoom In
      - Zoom Out
      - Fit on Screen
      - Actual Pixels
      - Print Size
      - Selection
      - Rulers
      - Grid
      - Guides
      - Notes
      - Snap to
      - Lock Guides
      - Clear Guides
      - New Guide
    - Window Menu
      - Images
      - Tools
      - Adjustments
      - Color Swatches
      - Content
      - Effects
      - Favorites
      - Histogram
      - Info
      - Layers
      - Navigator
      - Undo History
      - Application Frame
      - Application Bar
      - Panel Bin
      - Reset Panels
      - Welcome
      - Project Bin
      - Image Windows/Tabs
    - Help Menu
      - Search Box
      - Photoshop Elements Help
      - Getting Started
      - Key Concepts
      - Support
      - Video Tutorials
      - Forum
      - System Info
      - Registration
      - Deactivate
      - Updates
  - B. Installation and Troubleshooting
    - Installing Elements
    - Activation
    - Scratch Disks
    - Troubleshooting
  - C. Bridge CS4, Menu by Menu
    - Adobe Bridge CS4 Menu
      - About Bridge
      - Camera Raw Preferences
      - Preferences
      - Services
      - Hide Adobe Bridge CS4
      - Hide Others
      - Show All
      - Quit Adobe Bridge CS4
    - File Menu
      - New Window
      - New Folder
      - Open
      - Open With
      - Open Recent
      - Open in Camera Raw
      - Close Window
      - Move to Trash
      - Eject
      - Return to
      - Reveal in Finder
      - Reveal in Bridge
      - Get Photos from Camera
      - Burn CD/DVD
      - Attach to Email
      - Move To
      - Copy To
      - Place
      - Add to Favorites/Remove from Favorites
      - File Info
    - Edit Menu
      - Undo
      - Cut
      - Copy
      - Paste
      - Duplicate
      - Select All
      - Deselect All
      - Select Inverse
      - Find
      - Develop Settings
      - Rotate 180°
      - Rotate 90° Clockwise
      - Rotate 90° Counterclockwise
      - Creative Suite Color Settings
    - View Menu
      - Full Screen Preview
      - Slideshow
      - Slideshow Options
      - Review Mode
      - Compact Mode
      - As Thumbnails
      - As Details
      - As List
      - Show Thumbnail Only
      - Grid Lock
      - Show Reject Files
      - Show Hidden Files
      - Show Folders
      - Show Items from Subfolders
      - Sort
      - Refresh
    - Stacks Menu
      - Group as Stack
      - Ungroup from Stack
      - Open Stack
      - Close Stack
      - Promote to Top of Stack
      - Expand All Stacks
      - Collapse All Stacks
      - Frame Rate
    - Label Menu
      - Ratings
      - Label
    - Tools Menu
      - Batch Rename
      - Create Metadata Template
      - Edit Metadata Template
      - Append Metadata
      - Replace Metadata
      - Cache
      - Photoshop Elements
    - Window Menu
      - New Synchronized Window
      - Workspace
      - Folders Panel
      - Favorites Panel
      - Metadata Panel
      - Keywords Panel
      - Filter Panel
      - Preview Panel
      - Inspector Panel
      - Collections Panel
      - Path Bar
      - Minimize
      - Bring All to Front
      - Current Folder Location
    - Help Menu
      - Search Box
      - Adobe Bridge Help
      - Manage Extensions
      - Updates
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
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