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If you're interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2's myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop essentials: from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop's tight integration with the other products in Adobe's Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you'll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.

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Adobe Photoshop (see Computer Media, LJ 4/1/04, LJ 8/04) is as popular as ever; expect demand for titles on the newest version, CS2. Up to Speed acts as a nice guide for existing users who need to become conversant with new capabilities--or find where older features may have moved. Chapter overviews and full-color demonstrations help readers catch up quickly; frank opinions and clear prose make this a winner for all libraries. Camera Raw and Digital Photographers both target digital photographers, but Camera Raw focuses on shooting and using raw digital images with CS2, the Camera Raw plugin, and Bridge. Serious photographers will appreciate the thoroughness of Raw; it is overkill for hobbyists who let the camera do much of the work. A clear style, full-color examples, and attention to detail recommend this to larger libraries. Digital Photographers is informal bordering on cutesy, but it packs in a lot of useful information. Step-by-step instructions, large, full-color screen shots, and coverage of real-world problems give readers the background they need to use Photoshop effectively; for all libraries. Those libraries needing beginner's guides should look to Classroom in a Book and Visual QuickStart, which address both digital photographers and graphic designers. Classroom in a Book's CD includes lesson files associated with the print exercises, as well as excerpts from Adobe training DVDs (which serve to advertise other titles but still offer useful tips). Each chapter is a self-contained session, beginning with an overview, walking step by step through common tasks, and ending with review Q&As. A solid full-color basic guide; for all libraries. Visual QuickStart nicely indicates new or changed features in CS2 with check marks in the table of contents and "NEW" symbols in the text. While illustrations are grayscale, a full-color insert showcases the work of several Photoshop artists. A step-by-step, clear, and thorough beginner's guide for all libraries. If you can buy only one, go for the colorful Classroom in a Book. Also full color, Demand highlights fresh features and offers a new features guide as an appendix. See also references highlight related information, sidebars add extra detail, content is related to specific exam objectives where pertinent, and step-by-step illustrated instructions aid in completing projects. Real-world projects and downloadable files aid in hands-on learning. A good beginning-to-intermediate guide; for all libraries, especially those serving exam takers. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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In addition to this book, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Illustrator, Quark, LiveMotion, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design.