Adobe Photoshop CC on Demand

Need answers quickly? Adobe Photoshop CC on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Includes • Online Workshops that focus on real-world techniques • Online Adobe certification resources for both ACE and ACA • More than 500 essential Photoshop CC tasks   Inside the Book • Improve productivity and efficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud • Use automatic saving options for better efficiency and protection • Use automatic layer alignment and blending to work with objects • Use Adobe Camera Raw to enhance or correct a photo • Use content-aware options for scaling and fill • Create eye-catching images with special effect filters • Select and modify one or more shapes at the same time • Create character and paragraph styles to manage and use text • Transform video in Photoshop just like an image • Create and manipulate 3D models using presets and custom options   Numbered Steps guide you through each task See Also points you to related information in the book Did You Know alerts you to tips and techniques Illustrations with matching steps Tasks are presented on one or two pages   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcutsVisit the author site: perspection.com  

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xix 1  Getting Started with Photoshop CC    1 Installing Photoshop    2  New! Starting Photoshop    4  New! Viewing the Photoshop Window    6  New! Showing and Hiding Panels    7 Working with Panels    8 Working with Photoshop Tools    10 Creating a New Document    12 Selecting Color Modes and Resolution    13 Creating a New Document Using Presets    14 Working with Non-Square Pixels    15 Opening Images    16  New! Inserting Images in a Document    17 Importing Raw Data from a Digital Camera    18  New! Working with Smart Objects    20 Changing Image Size and Resolution    22  New! Checking for Updates Online    24  New! Getting Help While You Work    26 Saving a Document    28  New! Using the Status Bar    30  New! Closing a Document    31 Finishing Up    32 2  Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems    33 Changing the View Size with the Navigator Panel    34 Changing the View Area with the Navigator Panel    35 Changing the Color of the Navigator Panel View Box    36 Changing the Screen Display Mode    37 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool    38  New! Increasing or Decreasing Magnification    40  New! Moving Images in the Document Window    41 Working with Multiple Documents    42 Working with One Image in Multiple Windows    43 Moving Layers Between Documents    44 Creating Notes    45 Working with the Info Panel    46 Changing How the Info Panel Measures Color    47 Working with Rulers    48 Counting Objects in an Image    50  New! Taking Measurements in an Image    52  New! Creating Tool Presets    54 3  Customizing the Way You Work    55 Optimizing Photoshop    56 Setting General Preferences    58 Setting File Handling Preferences    60  New! Setting Interface Preferences    62 Changing Sync Settings Preferences    64  New! Setting Cursors Preferences    66 Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences    67 Working with Units & Rulers    68 Working with Guides, Grid & Slices    70 Setting Plug-Ins Preferences    72 Selecting Scratch Disks    73 Allocating Memory & Image Cache    74 Setting Type Preferences    76 Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager    77 Using and Customizing Workspaces    78 Building Specialized Workspaces    80 Creating a Customized User Interface    81 Defining Shortcut Keys    82 4  Mastering the Art of Selection    83 Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool    84 Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool    85 Using the Single Row and Single Column Marquee Tools    86 Using the Lasso Marquee Tool    87 Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool    88 Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool    90 Using the Quick Selection Tool    91 Using the Magic Wand Tool    92 Selecting by Color Range    93  New! Refining a Selection Edge    94 Modifying an Existing Selection    96 Working with an Existing Selection    98  New! Copying and Pasting a Selection    99 Using Channels to Create and Store Selections    100 Using Free Transform and Transform    102 Using the Crop Tool    104  New! Using the Perspective Crop Tool    106 Using Content-Aware Scaling    107 Using Content-Aware Fill    108 Using Content-Aware Patch    110 Using Content-Aware Move and Extend    111 Using the Puppet Warp    112 5  Working with Layers    113 Understanding the Layers Panel    114 Defining Layer Designations and Attributes    115 Creating a New Layer    116 Selecting Layers    118 Creating a Layer Group    119 Creating a Selection from a Layer    120 Creating a Layer from a Selection    121 Converting a Background into a Layer    122 Controlling Image Information Using the Layers Panel    124 Filtering Layers    125  New! Isolating Layers    126  New! Moving and Copying Layers    127 Duplicating a Layer    128 Deleting Layers    129 Using Merge Layer Options    130 Linking and Unlinking Layers    131 Aligning and Combining Layers    132 Aligning Layers with Smart Guides    134 Working with Layer Blending Modes    135 Setting Layer Opacity    136 Working with the Layer Comps Panel    137 Exporting Layers as Files    138 Copying CSS from Layers    139  New! Setting Layers Panel Options    140 6  Working with the History Panel    141 Setting History Panel Options    142 Working with Linear and Non-Linear History    144 Controlling the Creative Process with Snapshots    146 Duplicating a History State in Another Document    147 Saving the History State of a Document    148 Reviewing the History State Text File    149 Combining the History Brush with a History State    150 Using the Art History Brush    152 Changing the Eraser Tool into the History Brush    153 Controlling History States    154 7  Working with Adjustment Layers, Filters, and Tools    155 Creating an Adjustment Layer    156 Modifying an Adjustment Layer    157 Merging Adjustment Layers    158 Creating a Temporary Composite Image    159 Controlling Adjustment Layers with Clipping Groups    160 Deleting an Adjustment Layer    161 Using Blending Modes and Opacity with Layers    162 Using Masks with Adjustment Layers    164 Creating Masks with Selections    165 Using the Add Noise Filter    166 Using the Reduce Noise Filter    167 Keeping Proper Perspective with Vanishing Point    168  New! Working with the Lens Correction Filter    170 Using the Box, Surface, and Shape Blur Filters    172 Using the Gaussian Blur and Despeckle Filters    174 Using the Unsharp Mask Filter    175 Using the Shake Reduction Filter    176  New! Using the Smart Sharpen Filter    178  New! Using Sharpen, Blur and Smudge Tools    180 Using the Clone Stamp Tool    181 Setting Up Multiple Clone Sources    182 Using the Dodge and Burn Tools    183 Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools    184 Working with the Spot Healing Brush    186 Working with the Red Eye Tool    187 Controlling Tonal Range    188 Working with the Histogram Panel    190 8  Understanding Colors and Channels    191 Working with    8-,    16-, and    32-Bit Images    192 Working with the Channels Panel    194 Working with Color Modes    195 Understanding the RGB Color Mode    196 Understanding the CMYK Color Mode    197 Understanding the Grayscale Color Mode    198 Understanding the Bitmap Color Mode    199 Understanding the Indexed Color Mode    200 Understanding the Lab Color Mode    202 Understanding the Duotone Color Mode    203 Using the Multichannel Color Mode    204 Using the Replace Color Adjustment    205 Working with the Color Panel    206  New! Working with the Swatches Panel    208  New! Using the Stroke and Fill Commands    210 Creating Spot Color Channels    212 Using the Auto Contrast and Auto Color Commands    213 Using Levels Adjustment Commands    214 Using the Exposure Adjustment    215 Using Curves and Color Adjustments    216 Adjusting Hue and Saturation    218 Adjusting Vibrance    219 Using the Selective Color Adjustment    220 Using the Channel Mixer Adjustment    221 Using the Gradient Map Adjustment    222 Using the Photo Filter Adjustment    223 Using the Invert and Equalize Commands    224 Using the Threshold and Posterize Adjustments    225 Using the HDR Toning Adjustment    226 Using the Shadows/Highlights Adjustment    228 Using the Black & White Adjustment    229 Using the Match Color Adjustment    230 9  Using the Paint, Shape Drawing, and Eraser Tools    231 Selecting Foreground and Background Colors    232 Using the Brush and Brush Presets Panel    234 Modifying the Brush Presets Panel    235 Selecting Brush Tip Sets    236 Adjusting Brush Tips    237 Adjusting Bristle Brush Tips    238 Creating Customized Brush Tips    239 Saving Customized Brush Tips    240 Working with the Brush and Airbrush Tools    241 Working with the Mixer Brush Tool    242 Working with the Pencil Tool    243 Working with Auto Erase    244 Working with the Line Tool    245 Working with the Shape Tool    246 Working with the Custom Shape Tool    247 Working with Shape Layers    248  New! Arranging Shape Layers    250 Creating a Custom Shape    251 Saving Custom Shape Sets    252 Using the Paint Bucket Tool    253 Working with the Eraser Tools    254 Working with the Magic Eraser Tool    256 Creating and Applying Gradients    257 Creating and Saving Customized Gradients    258 Using the Color Replacement Tool    260 10  Creating Masks    261 Understanding Layer and Vector Masks    262 Creating a Layer Mask    263 Using Paint Tools with Layer Masks    264 Using Selections to Generate Complex Layer Masks    265 Using Layer Masks to Generate Soft Transparency    266 Creating Unique Layer Mask Effects    267 Creating a Vector Mask    268 Modifying Layer and Vector Masks    269 Modifying Selection Masks    270  New! Creating Channel Masks    272 Creating Channel Masks from Scratch    273 Modifying Channel Mask Options    274 Creating Channel Masks from Selections    275 Making Channel Masks from Native Color Channels    276 Loading Channel Masks from Selections    278 Moving Channel Masks Between Documents    280 Combining Channel Masks    281 Using the Quick Mask Mode    282 Working with Quick Mask Options    283 Modifying Selections with Quick Mask Mode    284 11  Using the Paths Panel    285 Understanding Vector and Raster Images    286 Converting a Selection into a Path    287 Working with Pen Tools    288  New! Creating Paths Using the Freeform Pen Tool    290 Using the Magnetic Option with the Freeform Pen Tool    291 Adding and Deleting Anchor Points    292  New! Modifying Anchor Points    294  New! Modifying Existing Direction Lines    296 Converting Straight Points and Curved Points    297 Working with Clipping Paths    298 Filling an Area of an Image Using Paths    300 Stroking an Area of an Image Using Paths    301 Creating Shapes as Paths    302 Exporting Paths to Adobe Illustrator    303 Exporting Paths Using the Export Method    304 12  Working with Layer Styles    305 Understanding Layer Styles    306 Adding a Layer Style    307 Creating and Modifying a Drop Shadow    308 Working with Bevel and Emboss    310 Working with Contour and Texture    312 Applying a Color Overlay    314 Using the Stroke Layer Style    315 Using Pattern Overlays    316 Working with Outer Glow and Inner Shadow    318 Applying an Inner Glow Style    320 Creating Customized Layer Styles    322 Creating Customized Styles Using the Styles Panel    324 Moving Existing Layer Styles    326 13  Getting Creative with Type    327 Using Standard Type Tools    328 Working with Type Options    330 Working with the Character Panel    332 Working with the Paragraph Panel    334 Setting Anti-aliasing Options    335  New! Using the Warp Text Option    336 Creating Type Styles    338 Working with Type Styles    340 Working with Default Type Styles    341  New! Using Spell Check    342 Finding and Replacing Text    343 Using the Rasterize Type Command    344 Creating Work Paths and Shapes from Type Layers    345 Creating Shape Layers    346 Creating a Type Mask    347 Isolating Image Pixels Using a Type Mask    348 Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask    350 Using Masks to Generate Special Effects    352 Creating and Modifying Text on a Path    354 14  Manipulating Images with Filters    355 Working with the Filter Gallery    356 Creating and Working with Smart Filters    358  New! Applying Multiple Filters to an Image    359 Applying the Liquify Filter    360  New! Working with Liquify Options    362  New! Working with Liquify Mask Options    364 Working with Liquify View Options    365 Creating a Liquify Mesh    366 Applying a Liquify Mesh    367 Using the Camera Raw Filter    368  New! Using the Upright Filter    369  New! Using the Radial Filter    370  New! Using the Spot Removal Filter    371  New! Using the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter    372 Using the Oil Paint Filter    374 Using the Lighting Effects Filter    375 Using the Blur Filter Gallery    376  New! Using the Lens Blur Filter    378 Working with Photo Filters    380 Blending Modes and Filter Effects    381 Building Custom Patterns    382 Applying a Fade Effect    384 Controlling Filters Using Selections    385 Using a Channel Mask to Control Filter Effects    386 Protecting Images with Watermarks    388 Viewing Various Filter Effects    390 15  Automating Your Work with Actions    393 Examining the Actions Panel    394  New! Building a New Action    396 Recording an Action    397 Adding a Stop to an Action    398 Controlling the Playback of a Command    399 Adding a Command to an Action    400 Deleting a Command from an Action    401 Working with Modal Controls in an Action    402 Changing the Order of Commands in an Action    403 Copying an Action    404 Running an Action Inside an Action    405 Setting a Condition in an Action    406  New! Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action    407 Moving and Copying Actions Between Sets    408 Saving Actions into Sets    409 Saving Actions as Files    410 Running a Built-in or Custom a Script    411 Enhancing the Process with Droplets    412 Using a Droplet    414 16  Controlling Image Output    415 Setting Document Print Options    416 Setting Print Output Options    418 Setting Print Color Management Options    420 Printing a Document in Macintosh    422 Printing a Document in Windows    424 Changing Printer Settings    425 Printing One Copy    426 Understanding File Formats    427 Saving a Document with a Different File Format    428 Inserting File Information into a Document    430 Understanding File Compression    432 Understanding Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution    433 Preparing Clip Art for the Web    434 Preparing a Photograph for the Web    436 Preparing an Image for the Press    438 Preparing an Image for an Inkjet or Laser Printer    440 Sharing on Behance    442  New! 17  Working with Automate Commands    443 Working with Batch File Processing    444 Working with Conditional Mode Change    446 Cropping and Straightening Photos    447 Converting a Multi-Page PDF to PSD    448 Creating a PDF Document    450 Creating a Contact Sheet    452 Creating Panoramic Images    454 Processing Lens Correction    456 Merging Images to HDR Pro    458 Processing Multiple Image Files    460 Adjusting an Image Fit Size    462 18  Managing Color from Monitor to Print    463 Producing Consistent Color    464 Calibrating Using Hardware and Software    465 Setting Up Soft-Proof Colors    466 Changing from Additive (RGB) to Subtractive (CMYK)    468 Working with Rendering Intents    469 Printing a Hard Proof    470 Working with Color Management    472 Embedding ICC Color Profiles    474 Assigning a Different Profile to a Document    475 Converting Document Colors to Another Profile    476 Using Hue/Saturation for Out-Of-Gamut Colors    478 Using the Sponge Tool for Out-Of-Gamut Colors    480 Working with the Out-Of-Gamut Warning    482 19  Designing for the Web and Devices    483 Saving for the Web    484 Working with Save for Web Options    486 Optimizing an Image to File Size    487 Working with Web File Formats    488 Optimizing a JPEG Document    490 Optimizing a GIF Document    492 Optimizing a PNG-8 Document    494  New! Optimizing a PNG-24 Document    496  New! Optimizing a WBMP Document    497 Slicing Images the Easy Way    498 Working with Slices    500 Arranging Slices    502 Saving a Sliced Image for the Web    504 Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice    506 Defining and Editing Web Data Variables    508 Exporting an Image to Zoomify    510 20  Working with Video    511 Opening Video Files and Image Sequences    512 Creating a Video Layer    513 Modifying a Video Layer    514 Creating a Video Group    516 Adding Text to a Video Layer    517 Splitting a Video Layer    518 Cloning Video Layer Content    519 Adding a Transition to a Video Layer    520 Adding Audio to a Video Layer    521 Creating an Animation    522 Working with Animation    524 Exporting Directly to Video    526 Creating an Image from a Video    528 21  Working with    3D Models    529 Setting    3D Preferences    530 Creating    3D Models    532 Creating    3D Models Using Preset Shapes    534 Viewing the    3D Workspace    535 Modifying    3D Models    536  New! Working with    3D Models    538  New! Painting    3D Models    539  New! Creating    3D Text    540 Adjusting Light with    3D Models    541 Rendering and Saving    3D Models    542  New! 22  Working Together with Adobe Programs    543 Exploring Adobe Programs    544  New! Exploring Adobe Bridge    545 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge    546 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera    547 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera    548  New! Modifying Images in Camera Raw    550  New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge    552 Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge    554 Applying Image Adjustments    556 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge    557 Using Mini Bridge    558 Scripting with Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit    559 Working with Adobe Media Encoder    560 Working with Adobe Extension Manager    562  New! Using the Adobe Exchange Panel    563  New! Accessing Adobe Creative Cloud    564  New! New Features    565  New! Adobe Certification    571 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)    571 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)    574 Index    577