Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video (Paperback)

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“Chad Perkins is one of the most passionate and generous trainers in the business. His expertise is indisputable; but his
enthusiasm, humor and authenticity are what makes his training even more effective, approachable, and understandable.”
—Lynda Weinman, Founder, lynda.com

"The Photoshop team knows Chad Perkins well and values his talents. Chad’s expertise in Photoshop, 3D, and video makes him a great choice to write this book.”
—Ashley Still,
Senior Product Manager, Photoshop

Product Description

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended can do things that Photoshop has never done before, such as importing and editing video, and animating any object in a file. Here is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at the new features for 3D animation and video in Photoshop Extended. Author Chad Perkins, an established video presenter and classroom instructor on Photoshop, video, and 3D, brings the creative potential of these new features into focus. This book is a valuable resource for Photoshop users who want to learn about video and 3D using their favorite application, as well as video producers and 3D artists who want to incorporate Photoshop into their work or use it more effectively.

• Learn to move, rotate, and scale 3D objects within Photoshop Extended
• Understand and work with lighting and camera angles
• Create special effects like glowing silhouettes and drop shadows on 3D objects
• Use layer masks with 3D objects for special effects
• Modify textures applied to 3D objects seamlessly within Photoshop
• Edit bump maps and patterns for more realistic 3D objects
• Import, edit, compress, and export video (with audio!)
• Use Photoshop to animate images.
  

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press (December 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321514343
• ISBN-13: 978-0321514349
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #713,663 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars If You Have Photoshop Extended, then extend your reading., December 5, 2009

By	M. Cuza-saporitto "Merly Cuza" (Kenosha, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I am fearless in the realm of rotoscoping and editing video in Photoshop Extended thanks to this book. I learned the tedious overview of frame by frame action. Now I edit per frame and not just 29.97 fps. Worth the reading for me.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book, May 5, 2008

By	James Markham (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent book for anyone working with Adobe Creative Suite, or Production Suite, or any multimedia professionals. The tutorials are supported by a CD containing all necessary files. It's important that the user has Photoshop CS3 EXTENDED, in order to work with the video and animation files. If you have the program, purchase this book.Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars is Adobe encroaching on 3D animation?, April 2, 2008

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Photoshop is probably the most common image editing program. Highly refined by Adobe. Yet Adobe is continually pushing the envelope on Photoshop's functionality. This book describes 2 important new usages. For importing and editing video. And for 3D animation. To be sure, there are certainly other packages that do these.

It looks to me that Adobe wants to encroach on their fields. Namely for 3D animation. If you are already in that arena, then the editing abilities of CS3 described here might seen ok but minimal. An initial effort. But keep an eye on Adobe. They may be doing something out of the Microsoft playbook. Where the first products are so-so. But then Adobe will progressively iterate. Easier for them to do this and get large improvements. Whereas existing products like Maya could face diminishing returns.