Adobe Photoshop CS3 user guide

Contents......Page 3
Register......Page 8
Adobe Help resources......Page 9
Using Help in the product......Page 10
Adobe Video Workshop......Page 12
Photoshop CS3 videos......Page 13
Extras......Page 14
Bridge Home......Page 15
Adobe Design Center......Page 16
Downloads......Page 17
Productivity enhancements......Page 18
Compositing enhancements......Page 19
Comprehensive image analysis......Page 20
Workspace overview......Page 21
Customize the workspace......Page 23
Save, delete, and switch between workspaces......Page 27
Enter values in palettes, dialog boxes, and the options bar......Page 28
Working with pop-up palettes......Page 29
Define a set of menus......Page 31
About tools......Page 32
Retouching tools gallery......Page 34
Painting tools gallery......Page 35
Annotation, measuring, and navigation tools gallery......Page 36
Change tool pointers......Page 37
Create and use tool presets......Page 38
View another area of an image......Page 40
Zoom in or out......Page 41
Match zoom and locations in images......Page 43
Work with the Info palette......Page 44
Display file information in the document window......Page 46
Change a ruler’s zero origin......Page 48
Position with the Ruler tool......Page 49
Position with guides and the grid......Page 50
Show or hide Extras......Page 52
About the Preset Manager......Page 53
Manage preset items......Page 54
About preferences......Page 55
Specify a legacy serial number......Page 56
View information about installed plug-ins......Page 57
Receive notification when an operation is completed......Page 58
Work with the History palette......Page 59
Make a snapshot of an image......Page 62
Assigning scratch disks......Page 63
Free memory......Page 64
About vector graphics......Page 65
Color channels......Page 66
Convert between bit depths......Page 67
About pixel dimensions and resolution......Page 68
File size......Page 69
About printer resolution......Page 70
Resampling......Page 71
Change pixel dimensions of an image......Page 72
Determine a suggested resolution for an image......Page 73
Import images from a digital camera using WIA (Windows only)......Page 74
Importing scanned images......Page 75
Create a new image......Page 76
Open files......Page 77
Open PDF files......Page 78
Open a Photo CD file......Page 80
About placing files......Page 81
Place a file in Photoshop......Page 82
Paste Adobe Illustrator art into Photoshop......Page 83
About high dynamic range images......Page 84
Merge images to HDR......Page 86
Convert from 32 bits to 8 or 16 bpc......Page 88
About the HDR Color Picker (Photoshop Extended)......Page 90
Paint on HDR images (Photoshop Extended)......Page 91
About Camera Raw......Page 92
About the Digital Negative (DNG) format......Page 93
Processing images with Camera Raw......Page 94
Camera Raw dialog box overview......Page 95
Work with the Camera Raw cache in Bridge......Page 96
Automating image processing with Camera Raw......Page 97
Open images in Camera Raw......Page 98
Save a camera raw image in another format......Page 99
Preview highlight and shadow clipping in Camera Raw......Page 100
White balance controls in Camera Raw......Page 101
Adjust tone in Camera Raw......Page 102
Fine-tune tone curves in Camera Raw......Page 103
Tone a grayscale image in Camera Raw......Page 104
Compensate for chromatic aberration in Camera Raw......Page 105
Straighten images in Camera Raw......Page 106
Reducing noise in Camera Raw......Page 107
Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings......Page 108
Copy and paste Camera Raw settings......Page 109
Export Camera Raw settings and DNG previews......Page 110
Camera Raw Workflow options......Page 111
Understanding color......Page 112
Color models, spaces, and modes......Page 113
Adjusting color hue, saturation, and brightness......Page 114
CMYK Color mode......Page 115
Indexed Color mode......Page 116
Convert an image to another color mode......Page 117
Convert an image to Bitmap mode......Page 118
Convert a grayscale or RGB image to indexed color......Page 120
Customize indexed color tables......Page 122
Choose colors in the toolbox......Page 123
Adobe Color Picker overview......Page 124
Choose a color with the Adobe Color Picker......Page 125
Choose a CMYK equivalent for a non-printable color......Page 127
Choose a spot color......Page 128
Color palette overview......Page 129
Add, replace, and delete color swatches......Page 130
Manage swatch libraries......Page 131
Share swatches between applications......Page 132
What is a color management system?......Page 133
Do you need color management?......Page 134
About color management in Adobe applications......Page 135
Basic steps for producing consistent color......Page 136
Set up color management......Page 137
Managing process and spot colors......Page 138
Using a safe CMYK workflow......Page 139
View or change profiles for imported bitmap images (InDesign)......Page 140
Color-managing HTML documents for online viewing......Page 141
Soft-proof colors......Page 142
Soft-proof colors (Acrobat)......Page 143
Obtaining custom profiles for desktop printers......Page 144
Color-managing PDFs for printing......Page 145
About color profiles......Page 146
About monitor calibration and characterization......Page 147
Embed a color profile......Page 148
Assign or remove a color profile (InDesign)......Page 149
Convert document colors to another profile......Page 150
Working Space options......Page 151
About missing and mismatched color profiles......Page 152
Color management policy options......Page 153
About rendering intents......Page 154
Advanced controls in Photoshop......Page 155
Histogram palette overview......Page 156
Refresh the histogram display......Page 159
View color values in an image......Page 160
Before making color and tonal adjustments......Page 161
Correcting images......Page 162
Make a color adjustment......Page 163
Identify out-of-gamut colors......Page 164
Levels overview......Page 165
Adjust tonal range using Levels......Page 166
Adjust color using Levels......Page 167
Curves overview......Page 168
Adjust color and tonality with Curves......Page 169
Color correct using the eyedroppers......Page 172
Adjust hue and saturation......Page 173
Convert a color image to black and white......Page 175
Improve shadow and highlight detail......Page 176
Add contrast to a photo......Page 177
Adjust Exposure for HDR images......Page 178
To set target values using the eyedroppers......Page 179
Match the color in different images......Page 181
Replace the color of objects in an image......Page 183
Mix color channels......Page 184
Make selective color adjustments......Page 186
Apply the Color Balance command......Page 187
Apply the Auto Levels command......Page 188
Apply the Auto Contrast command......Page 189
Set Auto adjustment options......Page 190
Apply the Variations command......Page 191
Desaturate colors......Page 192
Posterize an image......Page 193
Apply a gradient map to an image......Page 194
Crop images......Page 195
Transform perspective while cropping......Page 197
Rotate or flip an entire image......Page 198
Change the canvas size......Page 199
Retouch with the Clone Stamp tool......Page 200
Set sample sources for cloning and healing......Page 201
Retouch with the Healing Brush tool......Page 203
Retouch with the Spot Healing Brush tool......Page 204
Patch an area......Page 205
Replace color in image areas......Page 207
Sharpen image areas......Page 208
Adjust color saturation in image areas......Page 209
Correct lens distortion and adjust perspective......Page 210
Sharpen images......Page 212
Sharpen using Smart Sharpen......Page 213
Sharpen using Unsharp Mask......Page 214
Sharpen selectively......Page 215
Add lens blur......Page 217
Apply transformations......Page 218
Scale, rotate, skew, distort, apply perspective, or warp......Page 219
Flip or rotate precisely......Page 220
Transform freely......Page 221
Warp an item......Page 222
Liquify filter overview......Page 224
Distortion tools......Page 225
Freeze and thaw areas......Page 226
Reconstruct distortions......Page 227
Work with backdrops......Page 229
Vanishing Point dialog box overview......Page 230
Work in Vanishing Point......Page 232
Define and adjust perspective planes in Vanishing Point......Page 234
About selections in Vanishing Point......Page 236
Fill selections with another area of an image......Page 238
Copy selections in Vanishing Point......Page 239
Paint with a color in Vanishing Point......Page 240
Paint with sampled pixels in Vanishing Point......Page 241
Measure in Vanishing Point......Page 242
Export measurements, textures, and 3D information......Page 243
Take pictures for use with Photomerge......Page 244
Create a Photomerge composition......Page 245
Create a photomerge interactively......Page 246
Select, deselect, and reselect pixels......Page 249
Select with the marquee tools......Page 250
Select with the Polygonal Lasso tool......Page 251
Select with the Magnetic Lasso tool......Page 252
Select with the Quick Selection tool......Page 254
Select a color range......Page 255
Move, hide, or invert a selection......Page 257
Adjust selections manually......Page 258
Create a selection around a selection border......Page 259
Refine selection edges......Page 260
Soften the edges of selections......Page 261
Remove fringe pixels from a selection......Page 262
Copy selections......Page 263
Copy between applications......Page 265
Extract an object from its background......Page 267
About channels......Page 269
Channels palette overview......Page 270
Select and edit channels......Page 271
Duplicate channels......Page 272
Merge channels......Page 273
About masks and alpha channels......Page 274
Create a temporary quick mask......Page 275
Change Quick Mask options......Page 276
Create and edit alpha channel masks......Page 277
Save and load selections......Page 278
Blend channels with the Apply Image command......Page 280
Add and Subtract blending modes......Page 281
About layers......Page 283
Layers palette overview......Page 284
Create layers and groups......Page 285
Duplicate layers......Page 286
Change transparency preferences......Page 287
Select layers......Page 288
Change the stack order of layers and groups......Page 289
Move the content of layers......Page 290
Distribute layers and groups evenly......Page 291
Automatically align image layers......Page 292
Rotate a layer......Page 293
Rename a layer or group......Page 294
Delete a layer or group......Page 295
Merge and stamp layers......Page 296
Specify opacity for a layer or group......Page 297
Filling new layers with a neutral color......Page 298
Create a knockout......Page 299
Group blend effects......Page 300
Specify a tonal range for blending layers......Page 301
About layer effects and styles......Page 302
Layer Styles dialog box overview......Page 303
Apply or edit a custom layer style......Page 304
Layer style options......Page 305
Modify layer effects with contours......Page 306
Display or hide layer styles......Page 307
Create and manage preset styles......Page 308
Copy layer styles......Page 309
Convert a layer style to image layers......Page 310
About adjustment layers and fill layers......Page 311
Create adjustment and fill layers......Page 312
About nondestructive editing......Page 313
About Smart Objects......Page 314
Create Smart Objects......Page 315
Export the contents of a Smart Object......Page 316
Apply a Smart Filter......Page 317
Reorder, duplicate, or delete Smart Filters......Page 318
Mask Smart Filters......Page 319
About layer comps......Page 320
Apply and view layer comps......Page 321
Export layer comps......Page 322
About layer and vector masks......Page 323
Edit a layer mask......Page 324
Change the layer mask rubylith color or opacity......Page 325
Unlinking layers and masks......Page 326
Load a layer or layer mask’s boundaries as a selection......Page 327
Mask layers with clipping masks......Page 328
Combine multiple images into a group portrait......Page 329
About painting tools, options, and palettes......Page 330
Paint with a pattern......Page 331
Paint with the Art History Brush......Page 332
Change similar pixels with the Magic Eraser tool......Page 333
Change pixels to transparent with the Background Eraser tool......Page 334
Select a preset brush......Page 335
Load, save, and manage brush presets......Page 336
Brushes palette overview......Page 337
Create a brush tip from an image......Page 338
Brush tip shape options......Page 339
Adding brush dynamics......Page 341
Brush shape dynamics......Page 342
Brush scattering......Page 343
Textured brush options......Page 344
Color dynamics Brush options......Page 345
Other dynamics brush options......Page 346
Other Brush options......Page 347
About blending modes......Page 348
List of blending modes......Page 349
Blending mode examples......Page 351
Apply a gradient fill......Page 352
Manage gradient presets......Page 353
Create a smooth gradient......Page 354
Specify the gradient transparency......Page 355
Filling and stroking selections, layers, and paths......Page 356
Fill a selection or layer with a color......Page 357
Stroke a selection or layer with color......Page 358
About patterns......Page 359
Manage pattern libraries and presets......Page 360
Generate a pattern using the Pattern Maker......Page 361
Drawing modes......Page 363
Create a shape on a shape layer......Page 364
Draw a wheel shape......Page 365
Edit shapes......Page 366
Shape tool options......Page 367
Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool......Page 368
Draw curves with the Pen tool......Page 369
Draw curves followed by straight lines......Page 371
Draw with the Freeform Pen tool......Page 372
Draw using the magnetic pen options......Page 373
Create a new work path......Page 374
Manage paths......Page 375
Path segments, components, and points......Page 376
Select a path......Page 377
Adjust path segments......Page 378
Adjust path components......Page 380
Add or delete anchor points......Page 382
Convert between smooth points and corner points......Page 383
Convert paths to selection borders......Page 384
Fill paths with color......Page 385
Stroke paths with color......Page 386
Using filters......Page 388
Filter Gallery overview......Page 389
Apply filters from the Filter Gallery......Page 390
Blend and fade filter effects......Page 391
Improve filter performance......Page 392
Blur filters......Page 393
Distort filters......Page 395
Noise filters......Page 396
Render filters......Page 397
Sketch filters......Page 398
Stylize filters......Page 399
Other filters......Page 400
Set texture and glass surface controls......Page 401
Apply the Displace filter......Page 402
Create a Custom filter......Page 403
Apply the Lighting Effects filter......Page 404
Adjust the spotlight using the preview window......Page 405
Create, save, or delete a Lighting Effects style......Page 406
Use the Texture Channel in the Lighting Effects......Page 407
About type and type layers......Page 408
Enter point type......Page 409
Resize or transform a type bounding box......Page 410
Edit text......Page 411
Apply anti-aliasing to a type layer......Page 412
Check and correct spelling......Page 413
Assign a language for text......Page 414
Rasterize type layers......Page 415
Character palette overview......Page 416
Specify type size......Page 417
Change the color of individual letters......Page 418
Apply all caps or small caps......Page 419
Previewing fonts......Page 420
About missing fonts and glyph protection......Page 421
Apply OpenType features......Page 422
Kern and track......Page 424
Adjust the scale of type......Page 426
Format paragraphs......Page 427
Specify alignment......Page 428
Adjust word and letter spacing in justified text......Page 429
Adjust paragraph spacing......Page 430
Adjust hyphenation automatically......Page 431
Composition methods......Page 432
Create and edit type on a path......Page 433
Warp and unwarp type......Page 435
Convert type to shapes......Page 436
Fill type with an image......Page 437
Display and set Asian type options......Page 438
Use tate-chu-yoko......Page 439
Set Asian OpenType font attributes......Page 440
Choose a mojikumi set......Page 442
Choose kinsoku shori settings for a paragraph......Page 443
Specify a burasagari option......Page 444
Save a file......Page 445
Save large documents......Page 447
Create mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Photoshop......Page 448
Save a file in Photoshop PDF format......Page 449
Adobe PDF presets......Page 450
PDF compatibility levels......Page 452
Compression and downsampling options for Adobe PDF......Page 453
Save an Adobe PDF preset......Page 455
Load, edit, or delete Adobe PDF presets......Page 456
Save a file in TIFF format......Page 457
Save a file in PNG format......Page 458
Save a file in Photoshop EPS format......Page 459
Save a file in Photoshop Raw format......Page 460
Save a file in JPEG 2000 format (optional Photoshop plug-in)......Page 461
Export layers to files......Page 463
About file formats and compression......Page 464
Photoshop EPS format......Page 465
Digital Negative format (DNG)......Page 466
IFF......Page 467
OpenEXR format......Page 468
PICT Resource......Page 469
Scitex CT......Page 470
About metadata......Page 471
Add notes and audio annotations......Page 472
Open and edit annotations......Page 473
Read a Digimarc watermark......Page 474
Before adding a digital watermark......Page 475
Using the Watermark Durability setting......Page 476
Create a PDF presentation......Page 477
Create a contact sheet......Page 479
Place multiple photos into a picture package......Page 480
Customize a picture package layout......Page 482
Prepare images for page-layout programs......Page 483
Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator......Page 484
Create transparency using image clipping paths......Page 485
Link or embed an image using OLE (Windows only)......Page 486
About desktop printing......Page 488
Print images......Page 489
Position and scale images......Page 491
Let printer determine printed colors......Page 492
Let Photoshop determine printed colors......Page 493
Print a hard proof......Page 494
Print targets for creating custom profiles......Page 495
Set output options......Page 496
Selecting halftone screen attributes......Page 498
Define the attributes of a halftone screen......Page 499
Print separations from Photoshop......Page 500
Create a color trap......Page 501
Determine scan resolution for printing......Page 502
About duotones......Page 503
Modify the duotone curve for a given ink......Page 504
View the individual colors of a duotone image......Page 505
About spot colors......Page 506
Create a new spot channel......Page 507
Change a spot channel’s color or solidity......Page 508
Adjust overlapping spot colors......Page 509
Creating rollovers......Page 510
Working with hexadecimal color values......Page 511
Slice types......Page 512
Slice a web page......Page 513
View slices and slice options......Page 514
Select one or more slices......Page 515
Divide user slices and auto slices......Page 516
Combine slices......Page 517
Delete a slice......Page 518
Rename a slice......Page 519
Specify browser messages and Alt text......Page 520
About web photo galleries......Page 521
Create a web photo gallery......Page 522
Web photo gallery options......Page 523
Web photo gallery styles......Page 524
Customize or create a web photo gallery style......Page 525
Web photo gallery style tokens......Page 526
Save For Web & Devices overview......Page 528
Optimize an image for the web......Page 530
Save or delete optimization presets......Page 531
Resize artwork while optimizing......Page 532
Vary optimization based on a mask......Page 533
Save a file to e-mail......Page 534
JPEG optimization options......Page 535
GIF and PNG-8 optimization options......Page 536
Customize the color table for GIF and PNG-8 images......Page 539
WBMP optimization options......Page 543
SWF optimization options (Illustrator)......Page 544
SVG optimization options (Illustrator)......Page 545
Set output options......Page 546
Slice output options......Page 547
Include title and copyright information with an image......Page 548
About video and video layers in Photoshop Extended......Page 549
Supported video and image sequence formats (Photoshop Extended)......Page 550
Animation palette overview......Page 551
Switch animation modes (Photoshop Extended)......Page 553
About creating images for video......Page 554
Aspect ratio......Page 555
Create an image for use in video......Page 556
Load video actions......Page 557
Prepare images for use in After Effects......Page 558
Import image sequences (Photoshop Extended)......Page 559
Place a video or image sequence (Photoshop Extended)......Page 560
Interpret video footage (Photoshop Extended)......Page 561
Paint frames in video layers (Photoshop Extended)......Page 562
Cloning content in video and animation frames (Photoshop Extended)......Page 563
Managing color in video layers (Photoshop Extended)......Page 564
Create new video layers......Page 565
Specify when a layer appears in a video or animation (Photoshop Extended)......Page 566
Lift work area (Photoshop Extended)......Page 567
Split video layers (Photoshop Extended)......Page 568
Frame animation workflow......Page 569
Select animation frames......Page 571
Changing attributes of layers in animations......Page 572
Copy and paste layers between frames......Page 573
Create frames using tweening......Page 574
Specify a delay time in frame animations......Page 575
Specify looping in frame animations......Page 576
Timeline animation workflow (Photoshop Extended)......Page 577
Use keyframes to animate layer properties (Photoshop Extended)......Page 579
Choose interpolation method (Photoshop Extended)......Page 580
Insert, delete, or duplicate blank video frames (Photoshop Extended)......Page 581
Specify onion skin settings (Photoshop Extended)......Page 582
Open a multilayer animation......Page 583
Set the timeline area to be previewed (Photoshop Extended)......Page 584
Preview your document on a video monitor......Page 585
Video and animation export formats......Page 586
Flatten frames into layers......Page 587
Export video......Page 588
Specify QuickTime Movie settings (Photoshop Extended)......Page 592
Export image sequences......Page 593
Alpha channel rendering in video and image sequences (Photoshop Extended)......Page 594
Set up MATLAB and Photoshop (Photoshop Extended)......Page 595
Create a new document in MATLAB (Photoshop Extended)......Page 596
About DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)......Page 597
Export DICOM frames as JPEG files (Photoshop Extended)......Page 598
About image stacks (Photoshop Extended)......Page 599
Creating an image stack (Photoshop Extended)......Page 600
Set the measurement scale (Photoshop Extended)......Page 602
Use scale markers (Photoshop Extended)......Page 603
Performing a measurement (Photoshop Extended)......Page 604
Use the Measurement Log (Photoshop Extended)......Page 606
Manually count items in an image (Photoshop Extended)......Page 608
3D files in Photoshop (Photoshop Extended)......Page 609
Transforming 3D models (Photoshop Extended)......Page 610
Editing 3D textures (Photoshop Extended)......Page 613
Save 3D files (Photoshop Extended)......Page 614
Actions palette overview......Page 615
Specify playback speed......Page 616
Manage action sets......Page 617
Record an action......Page 619
Insert a stop......Page 620
Exclude commands from an action......Page 621
Edit and rerecord actions......Page 622
Convert files with the Image Processor......Page 623
Process a batch of files......Page 624
Create a droplet from an action......Page 625
Batch and droplet processing options......Page 626
About scripting......Page 627
About data-driven graphics......Page 628
Define variables......Page 629
Preview or apply a data set......Page 631
Creating data sets in external files......Page 632
Saving templates for use with other Adobe products......Page 633
Define new keyboard shortcuts......Page 634
Keys for selecting tools......Page 635
Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox......Page 637
Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker......Page 638
Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box......Page 640
Keys for using the Curves dialog box......Page 641
Keys for using Vanishing Point......Page 642
Keys for working with blending modes......Page 643
Keys for viewing images......Page 644
Keys for selecting and moving objects......Page 645
Keys for editing paths......Page 646
Keys for painting objects......Page 647
Keys for formatting type......Page 648
Keys for using palettes......Page 649
Keys for using the Actions palette......Page 650
Keys for using the Clone Source......Page 651
Keys for using the History palette......Page 652
Keys for using the Layers palette......Page 653
Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended Only)......Page 655
Function keys......Page 656
loading a saved selection from 272......Page 658
bit depth 60......Page 659
layer mask 318......Page 660
viewing in Histogram palette 151......Page 661
Craquelure filter 393......Page 662
document profiles. See color profiles......Page 663
animation and movie 460......Page 664
library 346......Page 665
smudge 193......Page 666
justifying type. See type, formatting......Page 667
lighting effects 300......Page 668
Merge Spot Channel option 502......Page 669
with a color in vanishing point 223......Page 670
in PDFs 448......Page 671
printed image 67......Page 672
Ruler tool 42......Page 673
pasting 256, 257......Page 674
Snap command 45, 243......Page 675
automatic adjustments 181, 182......Page 676
OpenType fonts 415......Page 677
about 14......Page 678
in and out 34......Page 679