| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : The Essentials of Camera Raw - Photoshop Killer Tips |
| If you have multiple images open in Camera Raw, and need more room to see the preview of the image you’re currently working on, just double-click right on that little divider that separates the filmstrip from the Preview area, and the filmstrip tucks in over to the left, out of the way, giving you a larger preview. |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : Cropping and Straightening |
| There’s a distinct advantage to cropping your photo here in Camera Raw, rather than in Photoshop CS5 itself, and that is you can return to Camera Raw later and bring back the uncropped version of the image. |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : Adjusting Contrast Using Curves |
| When it comes to adding contrast to a photo, I pretty much avoid the Contrast slider in Camera Raw’s Basic panel as much as possible, because it’s too broad and too lame. So, when it comes to creating contrast, try the Tone Curve instead, and you’ll never go back to that one broad and lame slider that is too broad and too lame. |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : The Essential Adjustments : Exposure |
| Now, some might argue that this is the most essential adjustment of them all, but if your photo looks way too blue, nobody will notice if the photo’s underexposed by a third of a stop, so I fix the white balance first, then I worry about exposure. |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : Miss the JPEG Look? Try Applying a Camera Profile |
| If you’ve ever wondered why RAW images look good on your camera’s LCD, but look flat when you open them in Camera Raw, it’s because what you see on your LCD is a JPEG preview (even though you’re shooting in RAW), and your camera automatically adds color correction, sharpening, etc., to them. |
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 : Working with Layers - Creating a New Layer |
| Layers give you control over the design elements of your document, so Adobe Photoshop makes sure you have plenty of layers available to you. While that may be more layers than you would ever use in a single document, that flexibility guarantees that you have the creative options to carry your designs to any level you desire. |
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| Adobe After Effects CS5 : Building a 3D object (part 1) |
| In order to move the book in 3D space, you’ll need to create the 3D object. You’ll build it piece by piece. Initially, any layer is flat, with only x (width) and y (height) dimensions and can be moved only along those axes. |
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| File Type Associations (part 4) |
| To every rule there's an exception, the basic file types system is laid out, with a collection of keys named for filename extensions and the corresponding file type keys . |
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