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Title: Photoshop 5 Bible by Deke McClelland ISBN: 0-7645-3372-X Publisher: Hungry Minds Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.48 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Let's do Justice to this Wonderful Hardcover
Comment: I've used Photoshop for some time now, and speaking strictly personally of my skill level, I consider myself slightly below the Intermediate mark (By the way, I wrote this review after I've finished reading just the beginning four chapters of the book, well, thought you'd want to know). I've come across several Photoshop books before, most noticeably from Adobe Press & IDG. Photoshop 5 Bible GOLD EDITION is the book that stands out among the rest. It covers almost any topic in Photoshop (Retouching, Masking, Layers, Channels, Paths, Special Effects, Color Management, even customizing your very own filters), and in a very detailed manner. The author, Deke McClelland had done an amazing job by putting in his opinions, tricks, and humor into the book. As a result, it's as much fun editing images in Photoshop as reading the book itself! The book is thick (and heavy), which indicate that there is abundant information for every question you might have regarding Photoshop. Furthermore, the 270 of full color artwork printed on glossy paper are truly a sight to behold. It covers the spectacular real-world digital masterpieces done by top graphic artists in the world today, complete with descriptions and tips. The artwork is so good, that it provide a good source of inspiration and ideas on image editing and computer graphics in particular. There are 36 chapters divided into 10 broad parts. GOLD EDITION begins with four chapters covering the fundamentals of using Photoshop. These chapters also dig so deep into covering all the file formats that Photoshop can handle, following by Basic Color Management, and then on Printing. One can't help but marvel at the amount of information waiting to be discovered, page-by-page, chapter-by-chapter. The descriptions are easy to follow, supported with lots of pictures from both platforms (Macs and Windows). Luckily, Deke always go into the effort of explaining why a certain steps have to be taken and occasionally, showing you what kinds of tools work best in different situations. And it doesn't end there. There is a Photoshop 5.5 supplement included somewhere in the middle of the GOLD EDITION. It's a real bonus as it provides additional (and invaluable) information regarding Photoshop 5.5. Although there is a free version of the supplement lurking somewhere in the Web, the file is approximately 10 Megabytes. Just think how long you will have to wait for it to download with a regular modem. The supplement covers most of the new features of Photoshop 5.5 like the Extract command, the new eraser tools, namely the Background and the Magic eraser, Contact Sheets, and also ImageReady 2.0 which is included as a package with Photoshop 5.5. And it doesn't end there either. Photoshop 5 Bible GOLD EDITION comes with two CD-ROMs, which is cross platform, meaning you can use it with a Mac or a Windows PC. Inside the CD-ROMs contain many third-party plug-ins which you can use with Photoshop, although some of them are shareware. Additionally, there are many artworks, stock photographs, and also some picture from the book, which the readers can use it to follow along with the tutorials. If that's not enough, there are also additional chapters stored in the second CD-ROM, now it's really information overload. No? Then check out the bonus articles (also stored in the second CD). There, you will find many interesting articles and invaluable tips and tricks, which further enhance your pleasure in using Photoshop. As a matter of facts, if you didn't get anything out of this book, then you'll never get anything from Photoshop itself. To sum it up, this book is the most awe-inspiring book I've ever feasted my eyes on. It got everything, and by the time you finished reading this book, you'll be no less an expert. I'm really proud to be the owner of the Photoshop 5 Bible GOLD EDITION, yeah!!
Rating: 3
Summary: Photoshop catechism guide maybe, but not a bible.
Comment: This is a good book and covers a lot of the basics of Photoshop 5. If you are looking for a book that goes over all of the details of Photoshop 5, this might be the book for you. However, it doesn't really seem to be all that good at providing simple steps for completing cool images that Photoshop can do. I guess I when a book claims to be the Bible for a program, I expected a little more. Again, the book is very good, it just doesn't seem to be a Bible of information.
Rating: 4
Summary: Use this with other references
Comment: This is a great book full of ideas and great pictures. Don't use it on it's own though but with other references to get full benefit of the software.
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Title: The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book (5th Edition) by Linnea Dayton, Jack Davis ISBN: 0201353717 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 07 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5.5 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team ISBN: 020165895X Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 27 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Photoshop 5 for Windows for Dummies by Deke McClelland ISBN: 0764503928 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 11 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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