Customer Reviews

Photoshop 5 Interactive Course (The Interactive Course Series)

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This has been one of the most disgusting books that I have gone through. It is full of errors as if no one had ever edited it. Whoever is doing the editing should be fired! As for the author, evidently she is not so well informed as she thinks she is because every chapter has errors, too many to even itemize. Every person who bought this book should be entitled to a refund.

I've had this book for a little over a year but when I first got it, I didn't really pick it up until about six months later. That was my first mistake.

The book use to have an interactive web site with quizzes...it was actually pretty good. But I only got to use it for about 4 months before the site was shut down due to a merger (or something) with Sams Publishing. Ever since then I haven't really looked at the book.

The book by itself also has quizzes that are just as good as the ones on the web site. The tutorials in the book (if you can figure them out) are great. I learned tons of stuff and I didn't even get halfway through the book.

The worse part of the book is the errors...and lots of them. Several tutorials took me a long time to go through because I had to figure out what I was really suppose to be doing. Sometimes a tutorial would tell you to select a menu option but it would be called something different. Or it would tell you to press a hotkey that didn't exist, or press a hotkey "M" but what they really meant was "S".

If you can get over the errors and inconsistancies, (and there's lots of them) then the book will definately teach you some great stuff. But I'm sure you can find another book with less errors and just as much info.

Bottom line: I would have given this book 5 stars if there were no errors...even though the website no longer exists.

I found this book hard to follow and the commands did not match the program. if you are just learning it is very frustrating to understand. i hope to find a better book after i am finished with this one

I cannot believe the just kept-a-selling these hideously mistake riddled little guide books to an interactive "course" THAT DID NOT EXIST ANYMORE.

They burned me this time, never again.

Sherry knows Photoshop and explains all the ins and outs and how Photoshop does its magic. Very indepth and most areas covered. Highly recommend from intermediate to advanced users. On the other hand....Chock full of mistakes and even the experienced user will get frustrated. Wrong keystroke commands throughout; images on CD not matching the described examples; missing steps in the tutorials. This is the second Waite Group book I have purchased recently and the other is just as poorly edited. Personally, the amount I learned out-weighed the cons, but my frustration factor still remained high throughout. And the online version has no corrections made to it. I've also had problems with access to the online stuff and have given up on using it at all.

The websight you need to access for this "interactive" is shut down, and Macmillan refuses to return my calls or emails; yet the book is still being sold.

What a joke!

I will NEVER buy another Sam's Publishing/Waite Group book again.

Whether you are a novice or a Photoshop expert, this book will walk you through the latest intricacies of this application's newest release. Being able to receive colleg credit is only a plus for those individuals working toward a degree or furthering their own personal knowledge. The eZone Web site provides a unique interactive opportunity to test yourself on the concepts expressed in the book. Sherry London is a true expert in this field and her brilliance show through on every page of this well-designed, easy-to-follow guide to Adobe Photoshop 5.0