Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results [Paperback]

Mike Gondek (Author), Archie Cocke (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240806336 | ISBN-13: 978-0240806334 | Publication Date: September 30, 2004 | Edition: 1

Whether you're new to Photoshop or want to use it at a more advanced level, this book will give you must-have techniques to work more quickly and achieve dazzling results. You'll begin with core Photoshop and DV fundamentals, then move on to titling, working with still photos, and advanced tricks for specific effects. This one-stop resource gets right to the point and walks you through procedures with loads of images. Whether you're on a Mac or PC, you will benefit quickly from the authors' expert advice.

This full-color book, based on Adobe Photoshop CS, provides complete information on how to master Photoshop and incorporate it within the video workflow. Everything from working with files to creative typography and animation is included in short, cookbook-style chapters with sample files on the DVD. The end result: dazzling and professional-looking videos.

This is one of the only books available that is specifically structured for Video Editors. Our book has more illustrations, which are contructed to deliver answers, instruct faster and with less effort. Examples also include how to incorportate Adobe After Effects.

*Quickly master Photoshop as it relates to your DV projects
*Hundreds of easy-to-follow, full-color screenshots
*DVD includes files for practice

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Every once in a blue moon, a book comes along that is an absolute must-have for anyone involved in motion graphics design and video production - and this is most definitely one of them! The information contained in these pages is so detailed, covering techniques and processes in Photoshop and other graphics packages - information that is invaluable to anyone who considers, or dreams, themselves to be, a ideo professional.'
Steve Holmes - Director of Design & Animation Training, Total Training Inc.

'If you are looking for a hands-on, learn-by-doing book on the issues of graphics and imagery for video production you would find Photoshop for digital video a great resource.' George Loch, Utah Desktop Video Users Group

'Mike Gondek's practical teaching style is built on the fact that Mike uses Photoshop daily in his own profession as an artist whose work has included projects for Kraft, McDonalds and Miller Brewing. His artistic instincts combined with a strong technical understanding have made him a popular speaker at conferences and he's one of the most respected leaders here at Creative Cow.'
-- Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom, Creative Cow

"Having looked at a lot of guides to Photoshop, I was delighted to find that this books does exactly what it says on the cover - it provides a guide to Photoshop for digital video...The chapter on layer masks is particularly good, with some excellent ideas for extracting features from different types of images...fascinating."
Image Technology

Book Description

Finally, a Photoshop book for the video crowd

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (September 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240806336
• ISBN-13: 978-0240806334
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,951,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, January 17, 2006

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Shawn C. Green - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results (Paperback)

With the tons of Photoshop books out there is one should be at the bottom of the list or not on the list at all. Being a veteran photoshop user and having bought quite a few PS books in the past this one is the worst I've come across. I bought this thinking it would cover information for using PS for video that other books hadn't covered. Not only was the information in this book incredibly basic it was also very hard to read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For video?, April 5, 2006

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Eliason Erik (Stockholm) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results (Paperback)

First of all I kind of expect a touch of sense in graphics and layout when the book treats the subject Photoshop. The interface reminds me of a Spanish course book I had in 8th grade wich also made me puke.
This book treats video in as many pages as I have fingers.
The book is for them who never seen Photoshop before.
I feel cheated. Erik Eliason