The Photoshop Channels Book
Publisher: Peachpit Press; Peachpit
Published: February 14, 2006
Place of publication: Berkeley, California
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780321269065
Subjects: Photoshop; Computers; Computers - Digital Media; Computer Books: General; Computer Graphics - Photoshop; Computers / Computer Graphics / General; Computer Animation; Computer Graphics - General; Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Photoshop (Computer software); Computer Graphics
Table of contents: title: Channel basics.  This is where it starts -- Channel basics -- Creating your first channel -- Channels shortcuts -- Q&A -- Masking using channels. Understanding masks -- Masking using channels -- Combining channel masks -- Blend modes for channels? -- Hard to mask images -- Quick mask and soft edges -- Channels shortcuts -- Q&A -- Layer masks and adjustment layers. Layer mask essentials -- Compositing images -- Adjustment layer masks -- Spot-color channels -- Layer mask shortcuts -- Q&A -- From color to black & white -- Picking the best of three -- The lab lightness channel -- The calculations method -- Channel mixer method -- Q&A -- Channels and better color -- Adding detail to portraits -- Creating vibrant color -- Blending channels -- Toning down highlights -- Better red eye repair -- Q&A -- Sharpening with channels. Sharpening to avoid noise -- Two-pass lab sharpening -- Alpha channel edge mask -- Reducing blue channel noise -- Q&A -- Channels and web optimization. Weighted optimization -- Influencing the color table -- Q&A -- Special effects using channels. Adding a beam  of light -- Infrared effect -- Mapping one image to another -- Lighting effects texture channel -- Keeping the real shadows -- Where to go next -- Q&A.