Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Classroom in a Book [Paperback]

Adobe Systems Inc (Author), Adobe Creative Team (Author)

Book Description

Series: Classroom in a Book (Adobe) | Publication Date: February 1997

Classroom in a Book, the world's best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, just got better! Shorter, more focused lessons are designed to fit into busy schedules and to help you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. The new compact book size enhances portability, and the text design makes information easily accessible. The scope of each book is expanded to include both intermediate and advanced techniques. And for the first time, all the lessons contain both Macintosh and Windows instructions for seamless dual-platform learning. Classroom in a Book covers a wide range of features, tools, and techniques for Photoshop 4.0 or later. Even if you are familiar with Adobe Premiere, take the time to review all the lessons-you will be surprised by how much you learn! If you are a novice, work with each lesson as many times as you want, and then move on to the next lesson. By the end of your training, you'll know Premiere like a pro!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The Classroom in a Book series never misses the mark, and the latest in the series, Adobe Photoshop Version 4.0, is no exception. The book is for both Macintosh and Windows users of Photoshop 4.0, the premier professional image-editing program. Beginning and intermediate Photoshop users can learn a great deal about the trickiest Photoshop tasks, and do so as quickly they wish. The book provides step-by-step instruction on several projects, and a hybrid compact disc includes project files. Readers learn how to work with masks and channels, prepare graphics for the Web, create color separations, and tackle many other tasks. Full-color pages show the images at principal stages for each project.

From the Publisher

This official Adobe Press Classroom book teaches readers in an easy-to-follow, self-paced format all the new Adobe Photoshop tips and tricks-including how to use Web graphics features like image creation and optimization. Users can fully comprehend the complexities of this popular image software in a matter of hours! - Explains Photoshop's new features with redesigned CRAB format and design

- Full-color signature illustrates advanced Photoshop tips and techniques

- CD-ROM contains sample graphics, text, plug-ins and filters, tutorial software, tips on using Photoshop for Web graphics, and multimedia movies showing techniques in a visual format

Product Details

• Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568303173
• ISBN-13: 978-1568303178
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This tutorial is at the top of its class!!!, August 14, 1999

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[e-mail] (The Old Dominion) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Classroom in a Book (Paperback)

"Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Classroom in a Book" is truly a top-notch tutorial for both beginners and experienced users who want to brush up on their techniques. It takes a step-by-step approach to learning about colors, layers, masks, special effects -- every aspect of digital imaging with the Photoshop software. It is written in a clear, concise manner which makes it fun for the reader to move from lesson to lesson. The included CD-ROM is invaluable in providing samples of every type of image manipulation situation you can imagine. I give this book a big thumbs up!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for new comers to the Photoshop World !, October 2, 1998

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[e-mail] (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Classroom in a Book (Paperback)

I have been facinated by Adobe Photoshop since long. However, as I tried it for once or twice, I always felt the complexity and difficulty of this program until I ordered this book. Through it's step-by-step approach, Now I am gradually using photoshop in a more professional way. With an average training of one lesson a day (i.e. 1-2 hours daily) any interested person can take control of photoshop within two weeks. However, it contains some typing and reference mistakes which should be looked at carefully and may lead to a temporarly confusion if not fully alert. In general, I strongly recommend it for any new comer to the Photoshop World.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best way to get your feet wet with Photoshop!, May 5, 1998

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Richard M. Geary "bmbfan" (Newburyport, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Classroom in a Book (Paperback)

This is by far the best way to learn the basics + of Photoshop. I got transfered to our digital dept primarily because of this book and it's ability to make me productive immediately.