Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible [Paperback]

Ted Padova (Author), Kelly L. Murdock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470130679 | ISBN-13: 978-0470130674

• This is one of the few books to cover integration and workflow in depth between Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat, and Version Cue
• Graphic design firms, ad agencies, and publishing houses typically use a collection of programs to build their designs for print or the Web, and this book shows readers how to effectively manage that workflow among applications
• Provides solutions for issues that working designers or design students face every day, including developing consistent color-managed workflows, moving files among the CS3 applications, preparing files for print or the Web, repurposing documents, using CS3 with Office documents, and more

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From the Back Cover

Integrate and manage workflow across Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Dreamweaver®, Acrobat®, and Flash®

Harness all the tools in the Adobe Creative Suite 3 toolbox with this in-depth guide from well-known Creative Suite experts Ted Padova and Kelly L. Murdock. This "Big Picture" book not only covers all the latest features and programs in CS3, it teaches you how to use them in a seamless, integrated workflow, as they were designed. You'll come away with techniques that keep your projects running smoothly and make you a more productive designer.

• Set up efficient workflows for teams, studios, or freelancers

• Manage color across Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver

• Create, transform, and add effects to objects and layers

• Export designs for Web and screen viewing

• Easily revisit earlier versions of files

• Add hyperlinks, animation, and movie and sound clips

• Soft-proof, pre-flight, and prepare files for a variety of outputs

Manage files with Adobe Bridge

Assemble projects with InDesign

Add motion graphics with Flash

About the Author

Ted Padova has taught classes in graphic design and digital prepress at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at UCLA for more than 16 years. He has written more than 25 books on Adobe software, including Adobe Acrobat PDF Bible and Creating Adobe Acrobat PDF Forms.

Kelly L. Murdock has authored or coauthored more than 20 books on Web design, graphics, and multimedia, including five editions of the 3ds max Bible and two editions of the Illustrator Bible. He is a freelance designer with a background in engineering and computer graphics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1296 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470130679
• ISBN-13: 978-0470130674
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ted Padova is the author of more than 25 computer books. He writes primarily on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker on Adobe Acrobat and digital imaging.

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's like the bible... without the new testament., June 23, 2008

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Jonathan Taylor (Salisbury, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible (Paperback)

I will take half the blame for buying this as an indie film guy. I specifically searched for "Soundbooth CS3" and this is the guide that was the top pick. I saw the 5 star and ordered, not realizing that any book that would call itself the "CS3 Bible" would not cover at least on some level all programs in CS3. What is there is fine, but those interested in workflow across the entire CS3 spectrum STAY AWAY. This book covers ONLY DESIGN PREMIUM, and DOES NOT HAVE ANY COVERAGE OF Soundbooth, Premiere Pro, Encore, or After Effects. If you are a web designer that's fine (unless you want to use Soundbooth to work with sound, premier to edit, or after effects to produce, or encore to create pro dvd,) but as a book calling itself "The _____ Bible", I was extremely disappointed to find no mention of the rest (and arguably most important) parts of CS3, and therefore a complete waste of money... should have called itself "The CS3 Print/Web Bible", but without Premiere and After Effects, that's even a tough sell in the age of youtube. Maybe the "CS3 Document Creation Bible" would be about right... but I guess it wouldn't sell as many copies.
There is a lot of discussion about Bridge, which really is a useful program for any CS3 app, but you can find out the same info in singular CS3 program guide. (A Good Photoshop, After Effects or Premiere Pro CS3 will have a good Bridge tutorial anyway).
If you are trying to do a 'zine or something, I'm sure this is more than adequate, but be aware that there are hundreds and hundreds of pages on things like "creating a text path" etc etc, that other guides will explain step by step in 2 pages.
This book is much more about Illustrator than anything else, which to me, is about the most useless program in the CS3 canon. I have leafed through the book twice now looking for some photoshop things I could learn. I only have a year of experience with Photoshop, though I have read and used a few photoshop books, I consider myself a "practicing novice", and this had nothing that any of my other photoshop books already had, and frankly some of the things being taught in here in Illustrator can be done just as easily in Photoshop.
If the book had called itself "The CS3 document Bible" I would have never bought it or commented, and if it were titled as such, I'm sure it would deserve 5 stars, but as currently titled, it deserves a 2. I'm giving it a three because I did order it without vetting it as much as I should have. I wasted my money, don't waste yours.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top pick not just for computer libraries, but for general-interest holdings., February 6, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible (Paperback)

Any collection strong in Adobe CS3 needs Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible: at over 1,200 pages of information it literally is a 'bible' of information, packing in details on all the toolbox offerings from the latest Adobe creation. From setting up workflows for teams or studios to exporting Web designs, working with older versions of files, adding animation and sound slips, and more, this offers up black and white screen shots paired with important information essential to Adobe users, making it a top pick not just for computer libraries, but for general-interest holdings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adobe Creative Suite 3, December 16, 2008

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M. Gauthier "Cybergeek" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible (Paperback)

Having read a library copy of this book, I decided to purchase it as a reference for the numerous programs includes in my Dreamweaver CS3 Premium suite of software. With them all integrating nicely into one another, moving from application to application is sometimes a challenge.