Photoshop Elements All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies,9780471778615

Photoshop Elements All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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ISBN13: 9780471778615
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Pub. Date: 2006-05-08
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Summary

9 books in 1 -- your key to Element-ary success! Your one-stop, full-color guide to every aspect of Photoshop Elements Photoshop Elements is a powerful image editor that helps you create, edit, fix, organize, and share photos in hundreds of creative ways, and this book puts the power at your fingertips. Manage your images, work with layers, retouch less-than-perfect pictures, create cool special effects, share your work in print or online, and have fun doing it! Discover how to: * Navigate the Elements workspace * Acquire images from digital cameras, CDs, and scanners * Correct exposure and color * Replace the background in a photo * Prepare images for display on the Web * Create sharp and colorful images for printing

Author Biography

Gary David Bouton is a professional illustrator who has written over 20 books on computer graphics. A former advertising agency art director, he shares his talents for creating polished, world-class images with readers.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
About Photoshop Elements
2(1)
About This Book
2(1)
How to Use This Book
3(1)
How This Book Is Organized
3(2)
Book I: Getting Started
3(1)
Book II: Acquiring Images
4(1)
Book III: Color Correction
4(1)
Book IV: Creating and Using Selections
4(1)
Book V: Working with Layers
4(1)
Book VI: Basic Image Retouching
4(1)
Book VII: Typing the Text
4(1)
Book VIII: Ambitious Image Retouching
5(1)
Book IX: Creating Special-Effects Images
5(1)
Bonus Web Chapters: Outputting for the Screen
5(1)
Icons Used in This Book
5(1)
Software Used for Figures in This Book
6(1)
Where to Go from Here
6(1)
Book I: Getting Started
7(136)
To Begin at the Beginning
9(30)
Setting Up Elements
10(4)
Checking your free drive space before you install Elements
10(2)
Choosing file import filters
12(1)
Setting profiles via Adobe Gamma Loader
13(1)
Starting Photoshop Elements
14(2)
The Organizer Module
16(6)
From catalog to collection in Organizer
18(1)
Basic editing in Organizer
19(2)
Adding file info in Organizer
21(1)
The Quick Fix Mode
22(2)
The Create Module
24(1)
The Date View
25(2)
Saving Your Images
27(12)
PSD options
27(4)
TIFF options
31(1)
JPEG file format
32(2)
PNG file format
34(2)
GIF file format
36(3)
Checking Out the Elements Workspaces
39(46)
What Looks Good on the Elements Menu?
39(43)
The File menu
40(10)
The Edit menu
50(17)
The Image menu
67(3)
The Enhance menu
70(3)
The Layer menu
73(2)
The Select menu
75(3)
The Filter menu
78(1)
The View menu
78(2)
The Window menu
80(1)
The Help menu
81(1)
The Elements Tear-off Elements
82(3)
Detaching the Toolbox
82(1)
Configuring palettes
83(2)
The Toolbox, Options, and Other Essential Stuff
85(36)
Exploring The Toolbox
85(1)
Discovering the Painting Tools
86(28)
The Brush tool group
88(13)
Flood-filling with the Paint Bucket
101(2)
The Gradient tool
103(5)
The Cookie Cutter tool
108(1)
The Type tools
109(1)
The Red Eye and Straighten tools
109(1)
The View tools (Zoom and Hand)
110(1)
The Healing Brush tools
111(1)
The Eraser tools
111(1)
The Shape tool
112(1)
The Focus tools
112(1)
The Toning tools
112(2)
Exploring the Options Bar
114(1)
Using the Contextual Menu
114(1)
Using the Photo Bin
115(1)
Using Image Windows
116(1)
Setting Image and Canvas Size
117(4)
Palettes and Shapes
121(22)
Cruising the Elements Palettes
122(2)
The How To palette
122(1)
The Layers palette
123(1)
The Styles and Effects Palette
124(11)
Filters
125(1)
Effects
126(1)
Styles
126(3)
Features found in other palettes
129(6)
Palette options
135(1)
Using Shapes and the Shape Tool
135(8)
Book II: Acquiring Images
143(60)
Input from a Digital Camera
145(16)
Digital Cameras 101
145(12)
Camera types
145(2)
Camera capabilities and formats
147(1)
Getting images into Elements
148(9)
Exploring the Raw Mini-Editor
157(4)
What is Raw?
157(1)
Exploring a Raw image in Elements
158(2)
Moving to a higher color level
160(1)
Input from a CD
161(12)
Kodak Picture and Photo CDs
161(1)
Getting CDs with Pictures
161(8)
The Picture CD
162(1)
The Photo CD
162(2)
Using Photo CD images in Elements
164(5)
Third-Party Cataloging
169(4)
Getting around Organizer
169(2)
Why you can't enlarge digital images
171(2)
Input from a Scanner
173(12)
Examining the Anatomy of a Scanner
173(4)
Scanner prices and features
174(1)
Scanner prep: Before you scan
174(2)
Scanning tips
176(1)
Scanning through Elements Organizer
177(5)
Scanning Using Your Scanner's Software
182(2)
Preservation and Rights of Scanned Images
184(1)
Input from Other Applications
185(18)
Importing Text from the Clipboard
185(4)
Applying Other Paint Programs with Elements
189(14)
Deep Paint
189(6)
Corel Painter
195(3)
Xara Xtreme
198(5)
Book III: Color Correction
203(36)
Correcting Image Exposure
205(20)
Using the Quick Fix Mode to Correct Exposure
205(3)
Correcting Exposure with the Levels Command
208(4)
Auto-adjusting levels
209(1)
Setting a black point and a white point manually
210(2)
Using Adjustment Layers to Correct the Tones in Part of an Image
212(3)
Correcting a Single Tone Channel
215(3)
Interpreting the Histogram Palette
218(7)
Improving Color Balance
225(14)
Adjusting Color Quickly
225(1)
Quick Fixing an Image's Colors
226(2)
Using the Replace Color Command
228(2)
Creating Special Effects with Color
230(3)
Using the Hue/Saturation command
230(1)
Using layers to selectively colorize an image
231(2)
Making the Most of the Variations Feature
233(6)
Book IV: Creating and Using Selections
239(78)
Creating Basic Selections
241(22)
Understanding Selections
242(1)
Using Marquee Selection Tools
242(10)
Making square and rectangle selections
243(1)
Adding to a selection
244(1)
Using a grid to help select objects
245(2)
Setting a fixed aspect ratio
247(1)
Cropping to an aspect ratio
248(1)
Using the Fixed Size selection option
249(1)
Creating circle and oval selections
250(2)
Making Selection Transformations
252(1)
Combining Selection Techniques
253(1)
Feathering Selections
254(2)
Intersecting Selections
256(1)
Tapping into the Select Menu
257(6)
Creating Freeform Selections
263(22)
Corralling Selections with the Lasso Tools
264(3)
Selecting with the Lasso tool
264(1)
Cornering the Polygonal Lasso tool
265(2)
Erasing to a Selection
267(4)
Erasing color with the Magic Eraser
267(4)
Brushing on a Selection
271(7)
Outlining with the Selection brush
271(1)
Masking: The opposite of selecting
272(2)
Using the Magic Selection brush
274(1)
Scribbling a selection with Magic Extractor
275(3)
Removing a Fringe from an Area on a Layer
278(7)
Removing a tricky fringe
278(7)
Still More Selection Tools
285(16)
Understanding Selection Tools
285(12)
Getting attracted to the Magnetic Lasso tool
286(4)
Using the Magic Wand tool
290(5)
Mastering the Crop tool
295(2)
Let Elements Do the Selecting Work for a Change!
297(4)
Modifying What You Selected
301(16)
Using the Free Transform Feature
302(1)
Mirroring a Selection
303(2)
Distorting a Selection
305(2)
Skewing a Selection
307(3)
Stroking and Filling Selections
310(4)
Putting Things in Perspective
314(3)
Book V: Working with Layers
317(60)
Getting a Selection onto a Layer
319(22)
Layers 101: From the Ground Up
320(10)
Creating and copying layers
321(1)
Merging and locking layers
322(8)
Having Fun with Layer Effects and Styles
330(6)
Applying Layer Effects
330(2)
Applying Layer Styles
332(1)
Moving layer objects along with their styles
333(3)
Defringing: Quick and Painless
336(5)
Changing Layer Properties
341(18)
Managing Layers
341(7)
Changing layer order
342(6)
Duplicating Layers
348(2)
Using Big Data and Layers
350(1)
The Adjustment Layers Revisited
351(8)
Gradient map adjustment layers
352(2)
Using the Posterize and Threshold Adjustment layers
354(5)
Layer Blending Modes
359(18)
Exploring Layer Modes
359(1)
Normal Mode
360(1)
Dissolve Mode
360(3)
Using the dissolve layer mode
361(1)
Painting with a brush in Dissolve mode
362(1)
Darken Mode
363(1)
Multiply Mode
364(1)
Color Burn and Linear Burn Modes
365(1)
Lighten and Screen
366(1)
Linear Dodge Mode: Only for Really Weird Occasions
367(1)
Overlay Mode
367(1)
Soft, Hard, and Linear Light Modes
368(1)
Hard Mix: Big Nix
368(1)
Pin Light Mode
368(1)
Difference Mode: Well, This Is Different!
369(2)
Exclusion Mode
371(1)
Hue Mode
371(1)
Saturation Mode
372(1)
Color Mode
373(1)
Luminosity Mode
374(1)
Clear Painting Mode
375(1)
Behind Painting Mode
375(2)
Book VI: Basic Image Retouching
377(78)
Fixing Photo Defects
379(20)
Fixin' to Fix Your Photos
379(1)
Fixing the Dreaded Red-Eye
380(2)
Automatic Red Eye fix
380(1)
Manually correcting red-eye
381(1)
Straightening a Photo
382(3)
Using the Straighten tool
382(1)
Finishing the straightened photo
383(2)
Straightening a Photo That Has No Horizon
385(3)
Using the Straighten tool
386(1)
The manual straightening technique
387(1)
Removing Dust
388(2)
Blurring Areas for Practical and Artistic Purposes
390(6)
Blurring edges
390(2)
Masking and blurring areas
392(2)
Creating a fading, circular blur
394(2)
Using Unsharp Mask
396(1)
Straight Sharpen and Sharpen More
397(2)
Healing Images and Photography Tips
399(18)
Discovering the Elements Healing Tools
399(1)
Introducing the Healing Brush Tool
400(3)
Working with the Stamp Tools
403(2)
Aligned cloning
403(1)
Unaligned cloning
404(1)
Using Pattern Stamp Cloning
405(1)
Using the Smudge Tool
406(1)
Getting Your Photos Right in the Camera
407(10)
Where's the sun?
407(2)
Flash photo considerations
409(1)
Schlepping a white card
410(1)
Bring grooming aids
410(1)
Shoot more than you think you need
410(1)
Crop in the camera
411(1)
Cover all camera angles
411(2)
Think black-and-white when you compose
413(4)
Using Filters
417(38)
Using Filters in Elements
417(1)
Using the Simple (But Cool) Artistic Filters
418(9)
Using the Dry Brush and Paint Daubs filters
419(2)
Examining the Watercolor and Poster Edges filters
421(5)
Using the Cutout filter
426(1)
Using Blur Filters
427(2)
Using Radial Blur: Adding motion to a still photo
427(1)
Gaussian Blur filter
428(1)
Using Brush Strokes Filters
429(1)
Using Distort Filters
429(7)
Using the Pinch (and Spherize) filters
430(1)
Using the Liquify filter: Treating images like Silly Putty
431(3)
Using the Displace filter
434(2)
Using the Color Halftone filter: Halftoning a color image
436(3)
Halftoning a simple object
436(1)
Halftoning a human
437(2)
Using Render Filters
439(7)
Using Lighting Effects: Adding lighting as you emboss stuff
439(3)
Using the Fibers filter: Creating a predictable pattern
442(2)
Using the Clouds and the Difference Clouds filters: Creating clouds
444(2)
Using Sharpen Filters
446(1)
Using the Charcoal filter
446(1)
Using Texture Filters
447(3)
Using the Texturizer filter
447(1)
Using the Emboss filter: Embossing a color photo
448(2)
Using the Offset filter
450(3)
Applying Multiple Filters
453(2)
Book VII: Typing the Text
455(72)
Working with the Type Tools
457(16)
Setting First Things First: Preferences
458(1)
Checking Out Your Regular Type Options
459(3)
Transforming Text
462(4)
Type scaling and coloring techniques
462(1)
Free-transforming text
462(1)
Coloring editable text
463(2)
Using styles with editable text
465(1)
Using Type Masking
466(2)
Creating and Using Vertical Text
468(3)
Pixel Fonts, Aliasing, and Really Small Text
471(2)
Using Different Fonts
473(18)
Understanding Font Styles
473(8)
Roman fonts
476(1)
Gothic fonts
477(1)
Script and ornamental fonts
478(1)
Pi(cture) fonts
479(1)
Font appropriateness
480(1)
Decorating a Picture with a Pi(cture) Font
481(4)
Adding Speech Balloons
485(4)
Finding Resources for Fonts
489(2)
Adding a Professional Typographical Touch
491(14)
Using Paragraph Text in Elements
491(3)
Setting Typography Options
494(4)
Choosing type point size and column width
495(1)
Setting line spacing
495(1)
Working with justification
496(1)
Employing anti-aliasing and Windows Web fonts
497(1)
Wrapping Paragraph Text
498(2)
Introducing Faux Fonts
500(2)
Using Special Characters
502(1)
Understanding Fontiquette
503(2)
Text Special Effects
505(22)
Understanding Vector and Bitmap Text
505(3)
Using Warp Text for Vector Text
508(10)
Using Bend to create warp
508(3)
Using Horizontal and Vertical Distortion to create warp
511(3)
Combining Bend and distortion to create curved text
514(1)
Applying styles to warped text
515(3)
Transforming Bitmap Text
518(9)
Using filters with bitmap text
519(2)
3D Transforming text
521(3)
Creating oozing text
524(3)
Book VIII: Ambitious Image Retouching
527(60)
Moving Subjects to a Different Background Image
529(14)
Setting the Scene
529(3)
Putting a Subject on a New Background
532(5)
Isolating the subject
532(1)
Flipping the subject
533(1)
Moving the subject into the background
533(1)
Changing color temperature to match
534(1)
Placing the subject within the background
535(2)
Using an Appropriate Host Image
537(1)
Creating a Plausible Scene
538(5)
Making the subject feel at home
538(2)
Making the shadows convincing
540(3)
Changing Reality
543(20)
Using Forethought
543(1)
Removing Anything from Your Image
544(9)
Step 1: Crop what you can
545(1)
Step 2: Paint over problem areas
545(3)
Step 3: Remove leftovers
548(2)
Step 4: Sweat the details
550(3)
Discovering Other Surgical Tools of Elements
553(10)
Step 1: Eliminate what you don't want
555(5)
Step 2: Replace and enhance what you want
560(3)
Creating Finishing Touches to Reality (And Fantasy)
563(24)
Using a Drop Shadow Layer
563(3)
Creating Cast Shadows
566(6)
Shadow building
567(2)
Shadow distortion
569(3)
Creating a Dappled Shadow
572(3)
Putting Holes in Stuff
575(3)
All about Glows
578(9)
Making a non-perspective glow
578(2)
Making a 3-D glow
580(7)
Book IX: Creating Special-Effects Images
587(32)
Creating Otherworldly Images
589(16)
And For My First Trick: The Disappearing Act
589(4)
Introducing Layer Masks
593(4)
Making a Centaur
597(8)
Stretching Reality
605(14)
Setting the Stage: Levitation 101
605(6)
Creating a Four-Armed Fellow
611(8)
Index 619

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