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Adobe Photoshop - Mastering CORE Concepts
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Monitor Resolution and Aspect Ratio  Introduction  Determining Monitor Resolution  Observations  When to Change Your Screen Resolution  Resolution of On-screen Images  Monitor Aspect Ratio  Summary Calibrating and Profiling the Monitor  Introduction  Setting the Screen Resolution  Setting the Color Quality  Setting the Refresh Rate  Setting the Desktop Color  Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 1  Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 2  Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 3  Calibrating with Adobe Gamma - pt. 4  Creating a More Accurate Monitor Profile  Summary Image Color Management  Color Management in Photoshop Elements  Color Gamut  Elements - Additional Options  Color Management in Photoshop CS  Color Management Policies  Summary Scanning Fundamentals  Introduction  Scanning Resolution - The Magic Number  How a Scanner Works  Hardware Installation and Drivers  What is TWAIN  Determining Our Magic Number - pt. 1  Determining Our Magic Number - pt. 2  The Importance of Optical Resolution  The 72 spi Scan  Naming and Saving the Test Scans  Comparing the 50 spi and 200 spi Scans  Printing the Test Scans at High Quality  Evaluating the Test Prints  The Magic Number for Other Media  The Magic Number for Commercial Printing  The Magic Number for Web Graphics  Image Restoration and The Magic Number  Scanning Line Art  Summary Resizing Digital Images  Introduction  Viewing On-screen Images  Resizing Images by Rescaling  Resizing Images by Resampling  Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask Filter  Why 72 ppi is Irrelevant on the Screen  Quick Summary of Rescaling - Resampling  Using Both Rescaling and Resampling  Image Resolution and Viewing Distance  When not to Resample an Image  Summary Color Calibrating the Printer  Introduction  Calibrating a 4-Color Inkjet Printer  Updating the HP1200 Printer Driver  Obtaining a Printer Calibration Image  Disabling Windows Color Management  Disabling Automatic Driver Settings  Examining the Calibration Test Image  Making the First HP1200 Test Print  Evaluating the First HP1200 Test Print  Correcting the HP1200 Output Settings  Calibrating a 6-Color Inkjet Printer  Printers on My Computer  Installing the Epson R340 Inkjet Printer  Configuring the Epson R340 Printer  Calibrating the R340 in Photoshop  Making the First R340 Test Print  Evaluating the First R340 Test Print  Correcting the R340 Output Settings  Evaluating the Second R340 Test Print  Setting New Defaults for the R340  Summary Calibrating the Scanner  Introduction  What to do with Your Perfect Print  Scanning in Automatic Mode  Evaluating the Automatic Result  Correcting the Automatic Scan  Switching the Scanner to Manual Mode  Scanner Configuration Settings  Scanning the Calibration Target  Evaluating the First Manual Scan  Adjusting at the Scanning Stage  Evaluating the Manually Adjusted Scan  Scanning with Image Color Management  Evaluating the First ICM Scan  Manually Adjusting the ICM Scan  Evaluating the Manual ICM Scan  Summary of our Test Scans  Saving the Color Corrected Scans  Which is Better - Color Controls or ICM  Printing our Calibrated Scans  Evaluating the Prints  Scanning with No Color Correction  Evaluating the No Color correction Scan  Adjusting the Scanned Image  Saving the No Color Controls Scan  Saving Calibrated Settings  Scanning with a Calibrated System  Summary From Pixels to Printer Dots  Introduction  Gray Shades from Black and White Printers  How Inkjet Printers Work  How Laser Printers Work  The RIP - Raster Image Processor  How Halftone Spots are Created  Halftone Spots from a 2400 dpi Printer  256 Shades from a 1200 dpi Laser Printer  Scanning Resolution and Line Screen  The Shape of Halftone Spots  Halftone Screen Angles  How Color Images are Converted to Printer Dots  Analyzing CMYK Ink Contributions  Taking a Closer Look  Color Halftones and Screen Angles  Summary  My Philosophy on Terminology  What’s Next Making Selections  Introduction  Making Rectangular Selections  Simple Circular Selections  The Lasso Tool  The Magnetic Lasso Tool  The Polygon Lasso Tool  The Magic Wand Tool  The Magic Selection Brush  Masking with the Magic Selection Brush  The Color Range Command - pt. 1  The Color Range Command - pt. 2  Compositing into Another Image  Masking Images in Photoshop CS  The Extract Filter - pt. 1  The Extract Filter - pt. 2  The Extract Filter - pt. 3  Compositing the Llama and Zebra - pt. 1  Compositing the Llama and Zebra - pt. 2  Extracting with Elements - pt. 1  Extracting with Elements - pt. 2  Summary Straighten - Crop - Color Variations  Introduction  The Straighten Tool  The Crop Tool  Correcting Color with Variations  Resizing to Make a 4 x 6 Inch Print  Adjusting the Canvas Size  Making a Photo Quality Print Fixing Keystoning  Skewed Poster – A Case History  Working with a Keystoned Image  Using Ruler Guides  Transforming a Selection with Distortion  Cropping the Poster  Resizing the Ad  Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask Tool  Summary Adjusting the Tonal Range  Evaluating the Faded Photo  Adjusting the Tonal Range using Levels  Defining the True Shadow Areas  Defining the True Highlights  Combing - How to Compensate for Combing  Using a Levels Adjustment Layer  Adjusting the Midtones  Restoring Details with a Layer Mask  Summary Red Eye Removal - Tonal Range - Hue Correction  Evaluating the Digital Photo  Using the Red Eye Removal Tool  Using a Levels Adjustment Layer  Using a Hue-Saturation Adjustment Layer  Creating a 4x6 Inch Photo Quality Print  Summary Dealing with Difficult Highlights and Shadows  Examining a Difficult Image  Failure to Adjust with Levels  Multiply Blend Mode to Darken Highlights  Screen Blend Mode to Brighten Shadows  Adjusting Shadows Using a Layer Mask  Toggling the Layer Mask Off and On  Viewing the Mask in the Image Window  Rubylith Overlay Inside the Layer Mask  Adjusting Highlights Using a Layer Mask  Reactivating Unmasked Areas  Adjusting the Hue in Unmasked Areas  Straightening the Horizon  Cropping to a Preselected Size  Summary Photo Restoration and Retouching  Scanning at Very High Resolutions  Comparing a 200 spi to a 600 spi Scan  Mechanics of the Clone Stamp Tool  Mechanics of the Healing Brush Tool  Using the Spot Healing Brush  Fixing Tears with the Healing Brush Tool  When to Favor the Clone Stamp Tool  When to Favor the Healing Brush Tool  Techniques for Professional Retouching  Summary Removing Dust and Scratches  Introduction  Assessing the Flawed Image  Impracticality of the Clone Stamp Tool  The Dust and Scratches Filter  Adjusting Radius and Threshold  Removing Scratches and Larger Flaws  Cropping with a Fixed Size Marquee  Making a Photo Quality 4 x 6 Inch Print  Saving the Retouched Image Portrait Perfection  Assessing the First Flawed Portrait  Working Non-Destructively with Layers  Sample All Layers with Cloning  The Lighten Blend Mode with Cloning  Reducing Corrections with Opacity  Sample All Layers and Healing Brush  Saving the Perfected Portrait  Assessing the Second Flawed Portrait  Correcting the Color balance  The Merit of Auto Color Correction  Making Teeth Whiter  Removing Skin Blemishes  Saving the Retouched Portrait  Comparing Before and After  Summary Optimizing Images for the Web  Introduction  Saving Images in the JPG Format  Examining the Color Profile  Cropping Out Unnecessary Image Areas  Resizing the Image for the Web Page  Sharpening the Resized Image  Saving Images with Save for Web  Image Optimization with JPG  Determining Download Times for Images  Color Profiles in Optimized Images  Web Images and Computer Environments  Resizing Images in Save for Web  Previewing Optimized Images  Saving the Optimized File  Review - Saving Photos for the Web  Optimizing Artwork Images - pt. 1  Optimizing Artwork Images - pt. 2  Examining Browser Dither  Previewing the GIF Image  Saving the Optimized GIF Image  Images on Colored Web Pages  Images on Textured Web Pages  Creating a GIF Image with Transparency  Viewing the Transparent GIF in Explorer  Color Fringes in Transparent GIFs  Evaluating a Matted GIF Image  Eliminating the Color Fringe  Optimizing Gradients  Summary Actions and Automaton  Introduction  The Actions Palette  Disabling Color Management Policies  Default Actions - pt. 1  Default Actions - pt. 2  Creating an Action from Scratch  Applying an Action as a Batch Job  Converting PowerPoint Presentations - pt. 1  Converting PowerPoint Presentations - pt. 2  Applying Our Action as a Batch Job  Preparing Photos for Tribute Videos  Preparing Images for Digital Video - pt. 1  Preparing Images for Digital Video - pt. 2  Preparing the Horizontal Images - pt. 1  Preparing the Horizontal Images - pt. 2  Batch Process - Contact Sheets  Batch Process - Web Sites - pt. 1  Batch Process - Web Sites - pt. 2  Additional Batch Operations  Automation in Photoshop Elements  Summary Preparing Files for Commercial Printing  Introduction  Starting Photoshop with its Default Settings  Configuring Photoshop's Color Settings  Advanced Mode Color Settings  Configuring the CMYK Working Space  Saving Custom CMYK Settings  Accessing Color Settings  Configuring the Scratch Disks  Preparing the Image - Open the File  Soft Proofing - Gamut Warning  Correcting with Adjustment Layers  Additional Proofing Options  Review - RGB to CMYK Preparation  Converting from RGB to CMYK  Saving the CMYK File  Summary Adobe Photoshop - Mastering Core Concepts  Overall Summary Credits  About Myron Achtman
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