Barbara Brundage

Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

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With Photoshop Elements 6, the most popular photo-editing program on Earth just keeps getting better. It's perfect for scrapbooking, email-ready slideshows, Web galleries, you name it. But knowing what to do and when is tricky. That's why our Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic. This fully revised guide explains not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them.

Photoshop Elements 6 is packed with new features. You get a new Quick Edit function, Windows Vista compatibility, improved RAW conversion, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and more. In fact, there's so much to the latest version that it can be quite confusing at times. Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual carefully explains every feature the program has to offer by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context --something no other book does!
- Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily.
- Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image.
- Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects.
- Learn which tools the pros use -- you'll finally understand how layers work!
- Create collages and photo layout pages for greeting cards and other projects.
- Get downloadable practice images and try new tricks right away.

This guide progresses from simple to complex features, but if you're ready for the more sophisticated tools, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques. As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which Elements features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor.Don't hesitate. Dive into Adobe's outstanding photo editor with Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual right away.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly and Associates
• ISBN-13: 9780596514440
• ISBN-10: 0596514441
• Artikelnr.: 22783709

Inhaltsangabe

The Missing Credits
Introduction

Part One: Introduction to Elements

Chapter 1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
- The Welcome Screen
- Organizing Your Photos
... Photo Downloader
- Editing Your Photos
... Your Elements Tools
... Panels, Bins, and Palettes
... Getting Help
... Escape Routes
- Getting Started in a Hurry

Chapter 2. Importing, Managing, and Saving Your Photos
- Importing from Cameras
... The Photo Downloader
- Opening Stored Images
... Working with PDF Files
- Scanning Photos
- Capturing Video Frames
- Creating a New File
... Picking a File Size
... Choosing Resolution
... Choosing Color Mode
... Choosing Your File's Background Contents
- Using the Organizer
... The Photo Browser
... Creating Categories and Tags
... Albums and Smart Albums
... Searching for Photos
... Searching by Metadata
- Saving Your Work
... The File Formats Elements Understands
... Changing the File Format
- Backing Up Your Files
... Organizer Backups
... Making Quick CDs/DVDs

Chapter 3. Rotating and Resizing Your Photos
- Straightening Scanned Photos
... Straightening Two or More Photos at a Time
... Straightening Individual Photos
- Rotating Your Images
... Rotating and Flipping Options
- Straightening the Contents of Your Image
... Straighten Tool
... Free Rotate
- Cropping Pictures
... Using the Crop Tool
... Cropping Your Image to an Exact Size
... Cropping with the Marquee Tool
- Zooming and Repositioning Your View
... Image Views
... The Zoom Tool
... The Hand Tool
- Changing the Size of Your Image
... Resizing Images for Email and the Web
... Resizing for Printing
... Adding Canvas

Part Two: Elemental Elements

Chapter 4. The Quick Fix
- The Quick Fix Window
... The Quick Fix Toolbox
... The Quick Fix Control Panel
... Different Views: After vs. Before and After
- Editing Your Photos
... Fixing Red Eye
... Smart Fix
... Adjusting Lighting and Contrast
... Color
... Sharpening
... Quick Fix Suggested Workflow
- Adjusting Skin Tones

Chapter 5. Making Selections
- Selecting Everything
- Selecting Rectangular and Elliptical Areas
- Selecting Irregularly Sized Areas
... Controlling the Selection Tools
- Selecting with a Brush
... The Selection Brush
... The Magic Wand
... The Lasso Tools
- Removing Objects from an Image's Background
- Changing and Moving Selections
... Inverting a Selection
... Making a Selection Larger or Smaller
... Moving Selections
... Saving Selections

Chapter 6. Layers: The Heart of Elements
- Understanding Layers
... The Layers Palette
... The Background
- Creating Layers
... Adding a Layer
... Deleting Layers
... Duplicating a Layer
... Copying and Cutting from Layers
- Managing Layers
... Making Layers Invisible
... Adjusting Transparency
... Locking Layers
... Blend Mode
... Rearranging Layers
... Aligning and Distributing Layers
... Grouping and Linking Layers
... Merging and Flattening Layers
- Fill and Adjustment Layers
... Adding Fill and Adjustment Layers
... Layer Masks
- Moving Layers Between Images

Part Three: Retouching

Chapter 7. Basic Image Retouching
- Fixing Exposure Problems
... Deciding Which Exposure Fix to Use
... Fixing Major Exposure Problems
... The Shadows/Highlights Command
- Controlling the Colors You See
... Calibrating Your Monitor
... Choosing a Color Space
- Using Levels
... Understanding the Histogram
... Adjusting Levels: The Eyedropper Method
... Adjusting Levels: The Slider Controls
- Removing Unwanted Color
... Using the Color Cast Tool
... Using Color Variations
- Choosing the Color You Want
... The Color Picker
... The Eyedropper Tool
... The Color Swatches Palette
- Sharpening Your Images
... Unsharp Mask
... Adjust Sharpness
... The High-Pass Filter
... The Sharpen Tool

Chapter 8. Elements for Digital Photographers
- The RAW Converter
... Using the RAW Converter
... Adjusting White Balance
... Adjusting Tone
... Adjusting Vibrance and Saturation
... Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise
... Converting to DNG
- Photo Filter
- Processing Multiple Files
... Choosing Your Files
... Renaming Your Files
... Changing Image Size and File Type
... Applying Quick Fix Commands
... Attaching Labels

Chapter 9. Retouching: Fine-Tuning Your Images
- Fixing Blemishes
... The Spot Healing Brush: Fixing Small Areas
... The Healing Brush: Fixing Larger Areas
... The Clone Stamp
- Applying Patterns
... The Healing Brush
... The Pattern Stamp
- Color Curves: Enhancing Tone and Contrast
- Making Your Colors More Vibrant
... Using the Hue/Saturation Dialog Box
... Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool
- Changing the Color of an Object
... Using an Adjustment Layer
... Replacing Specific Colors
... Using a Brush to Replace Colors
- Special Effects

Chapter 10. Removing and Adding Color
- Method One: Making Color Photos Black and White
- Method Two: Removing Color from a Photo
- Creating Spot Color
... Erasing Colors from a Duplicate Layer
... Removing Color from Selections
... Using an Adjustment Layer and the Saturation Slider
- Colorizing a Black-and-White Photo
... Tinting an Entire Photo

Chapter 11. Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More
- Creating Panoramas
... Making a Panorama
- Merging Different Faces
- Arranging a Group Shot
- Correcting Lens Distortion
- Transforming Images
... Skew, Distort, Perspective
... Free Transform

Part Four: Artistic Elements

Chapter 12. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
- Picking and Using a Basic Brush
... Modifying Your Brush
... Saving Modified Brush Settings
- The Specialty Brushes
... Making a Custom Brush
- The Impressionist Brush
- The Pencil Tool
- The Paint Bucket
- Dodging and Burning
... Dodging
... Burning
- Blending and Smudging
... Blend Modes
... The Smudge Tool
- The Eraser Tool
... Using the Eraser
... The Magic Eraser
... The Background Eraser
- Drawing with Shapes
... Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle
... Ellipse
... Polygon
... Line Tool
... The Custom Shape Tool
... The Shape Selection Tool
- The Cookie Cutter

Chapter 13. Filters, Effects, Layer Styles, and Gradients
- Using Filters
... Applying Filters
... Filter Categories
... Useful Filter Solutions
- Adding Effects
- Adding Layer Styles
- Applying Gradients
... The Gradient Tool
... Gradient Fill Layer
... Editing a Gradient
... Saving Gradients
- Gradient Maps

Chapter 14. Type in Elements
- Adding Type to an Image
... Type Options
... Creating Text
... Editing Type
- Warping Type
... The Warp Text Dialog Box
- Adding Special Effects
... Text Effects
... Type Gradients
... Applying the Liquify Filter to Type
- Type Masks: Setting an Image in Type
... Using the Type Mask Tools
... Creating Outlined Type

Part Five: Sharing Your Images

Chapter 15. Creating Projects
- Photo Collages
... Creating Multipage Documents
- Working with the Content and Favorites Palettes
... The Content Palette
... The Favorites Palette
- Photo Books
- Greeting Cards
- CD/DVD Jacket
- CD/DVD Label
- Online Creations

Chapter 16. Printing Your Photos
- Getting Ready to Print
- Ordering Prints
... Ordering Prints Online
- Printing at Home (The Editor)
... Page Setup
... Print Window
- Printing at Home (The Organizer)
- Printing Multiple Photos
... Contact Sheets
... Picture Package
... Labels

Chapter 17. Elements and the Web
- Image Formats and the Web
- Saving Images for the Web or Email
... Using Save For Web
... Previewing Images and Adjusting Color
- Creating Animated GIFs
- Emailing Your Photos
... Emailing Images
- Sending Photos to Other Gear
- Sharing Photos with Yahoo Maps

Chapter 18. Online Galleries, Slideshows, and Flipbooks
- Online Galleries
... Creating an Online Gallery
- Slideshows
... PDF Slideshows
... Using the Slide Show Editor
- Flipbooks

Part Six: Additional Elements

Chapter 19. Beyond the Basics
- Graphics Tablets
- Free Stuff from the Internet
- When You Really Need Photoshop
- Beyond This Book

Part Seven: Appendixes
- Appendix A. The Organizer, Menu by Menu
- Appendix B. The Editor, Menu by Menu
- Appendix C. Installation and Troubleshooting

- Index