Photoshop 5 In Depth: New Techniques Every Designer Should Know for Today's Print, Multimedia, and Web [Illustrated] [Paperback]

David Xenakis (Author), Sherry London (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 1998

Provides the most lucid and complete volume of its type, a practical how-to that never loses the designer's perspective of Photoshop as the key program in the production process. Takes the mystery out of new Photoshop functions, including layers, channels, selections, color corrections, prepress, integration with other applications, and preparing images for the Web. Presents materials in a linear format with chapters addressed to individual topics, allowing readers to select according to their needs and skill level.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Written for intermediate and advanced users of Adobe Photoshop 5 for Macintosh and Windows, Photoshop 5 in Depth offers a clearly written, comprehensive guide to creating, editing, and outputting images for print, the Web, and multimedia projects. The writers, Sherry London and David Xenakis, thoroughly discuss each feature in Photoshop and explain the technology and history behind the various tools. They also offer detailed advice on using the various tools to achieve just the sort of look you want, whether you're cleaning up and color correcting an old, tattered photo that you've scanned in, or creating a fantastic piece of art.

There are plenty of step-by-step instructions in the book's projects, and you work through these using the files on the included CD-ROM. A "Moving On" section sums up each chapter and explains how the next chapter will further your knowledge of Photoshop. A full-color section in the middle of the book shows a few of the project images, as well as images that have been altered via filters, masking techniques, and color-correcting options. Helpful illustrations and shortcut tips pepper the book. The companion CD-ROM has free images and clip art, demonstration versions of Adobe After Effects and Illustrator for Windows and Macintosh, and various third-party plug-ins and Web Actions for both platforms. --Kathleen Caster

From the Back Cover

Gain high-level mastery and produce the most complex images with efficiency! The possibilities are endless for creating dynamic graphics and manipulating images with Photoshop 5's tools. Photoshop 5 In Depth covers managing color for print reproduction efficiently and provides dozens of tips for improving your printed work. Make the most of your scanner to obtain the best possible results and harness Photoshop 5's awesome ability to create arresting graphics for the Web. Learn how creative you can be with Layers & Channels and Selections & Masks, then gain complete mastery and speed of Photoshop's extensive Tools set!

About the Authors David Xenakis is the owner of Xenakis Design Services, a corporate consulting and high-end color print preparation firm that also offers digital prepress training. He presents Photoshop and prepress seminars nationwide. Sherry London is the principal of London Computing: PhotoFX, a design/consulting firm. She has written several graphics books, including Painter 5 f/x, Photoshop Special Effects How-To, and Photoshop Texture Magic.

Photoshop 5 In Depth will equip you with the tools to:
Bring high-level color management to your desktop
Be creative with layers, masks, and filters
Prepare your graphics for the Web
Modify your work "on the fly" by using adjustment layers
Manipulate your images to get the results you want

CD-ROM Contents:
Practice files for the book's tutorials
High-resolution, royalty-free images for practice and for unrestricted use
Free clip art
Dozens of demo programs and filters

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Product Details

• Paperback: 950 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books; Bk&CD Rom edition (August 10, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576102939
• ISBN-13: 978-1576102930
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,748,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the book for me, July 30, 2000

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Alan O Flaherty - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop 5 In Depth: New Techniques Every Designer Should Know for Today's Print, Multimedia, and Web (Paperback)

I'm a complete novice when it comes to graphic design tools but I am an IT professional and I must say I found this book very heavy going and didn't help me get to grips with Photoshop. I searched the web today and found a free tutorial site which explains a lot of the functions I need and enabled me for the first time to do "simple" things like feathering, merging two images etc. The book has too much text and is very off putting to the beginner. I'm sure the information is in there somewhere but to me it's a chore to find it. I bought the book on the basis of some of the other reviews here and really had high hopes. Unfortunately, it will now be consigned to the bottom drawer and I will use the website I found to learn Photoshop instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recomended!, April 12, 1999

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Rod N. Thomas "Mystical Digital" (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop 5 In Depth: New Techniques Every Designer Should Know for Today's Print, Multimedia, and Web (Paperback)

This is a "must have" for any beginner like myself. The CD does have a problem with the tutorial files making it impossible to follow along with all of the lessons. So far, I have had no response from either of the 2 authors. In comparison with other books I have purchased to date, this would definitely be the best if it didn't have this problem. The book is expensive and should be all there! Maybe the authors are in the Bahamas. I hope they get back soon!

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING BOOK, BUT!!!, April 4, 1999

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Willy Garcia ([e-mail] (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop 5 In Depth: New Techniques Every Designer Should Know for Today's Print, Multimedia, and Web (Paperback)

Very good book!! But the CD has a problem with the tutorial files. The authors promised to send a new CD but it never arrived.