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Summary: Exceeded expectations
Review: A really well-balanced presentation for beginner to intermediate users that need info on web graphics.
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Summary: Easy to Use, Easy to Remember
Review: First, I really liked this book. It is easy to read, easy to use, well-designed, etc. Second, this book emphasizes web design graphics. If you are looking for a generalist book on Photoshop this isn't the book for you -- it is almost entirely geared toward web application, and most of the book diverts attention toward the aspects of web graphics processing that are addressed by Imageready and replicated in Photoshop 5.5. It is pretty much the standard stuff you need to know how to do to make the programs work. If you're slightly beyond beginner level like me, it does a good job of wrapping up loose ends and putting away some worrisome details by giving clear details. The author has a very easy-going narrative style but she also gets her point across in ways that are not highly technical. The book also includes useful tables and templates. Sure you could make these yourself...after you cut your nails, and take out the trash, and feed the hamster, and oh, watch TV... In other words, it also provides you stuff you will find really useful in understanding or using these programs that you will NEVER get around to putting together until you really understand this stuff at which time you won't need it anymore. The design of the book is quite beautiful and everything is in full color. There is no "filler" like you find in other so-called Bibles where the images are displayed and don't serve any purpose. The CD tutorials are easy to find, on-the-mark and don't waste your time with bloat. The downside to the book is, in my opinion, it should have a chapter or two on a few advanced methods, so intermediates have a place to go. Is it worth the price? Given that the CD actually has a purpose in life and the amount of time it will save you fiddling around these two programs on your own, yes. But if you can get it on sale...
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Summary: Practice makes perfect!
Review: Great book for Mac Owners, I was surprised the hole book was color illustraded with a lot of exercies, and I guess this is the best way to learn, not only that! what about the 22 QuickTime movies on the CD rom.... just a great book for the price...***** 5 stars *****
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Summary: Great Book! Easy Learning!
Review: I got to hand it to Lynda, she knows what she's doing. This book is great for someone who is interested in this field such as myself. Great methods for self teaching, and great hands on training chapters. I would wait a little and get the updated version (PhShop 6.0 ImageReady 3.0 for the web) which will be published soon!
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Summary: interesting & informative
Review: I'm a web programmer who was interested in understanding more of the design side of things. This book kept me interested and taught me a lot! Thanks Lynda
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Summary: On Target
Review: I'm not exactly a novice at graphic development, but my skills are not exactly professional, either. This book is great for showing you how to do things in Photoshop (and ImageReady). I do think the order of programs should be reversed in the title header; this is not really a Photoshop book. It's more of a "Photoshop for the web" book. Highly recommend it.
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Summary: Absolutely Beautiful Book
Review: I'm not exactly a novice at graphic development, but my skills are not exactly professional, either. This book is great for showing you how to do things in Photoshop (and ImageReady). I do think the order of programs should be reversed in the title header; this is not really a Photoshop book. It's more of a "Photoshop for the web" book. Highly recommend it.
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Summary: interesting & informative
Review: If you are serious about learning Photoshop 5.5 and ImagerReady 2.0, then you must buy this book. I will point out that this book should really be named ImageReady 2.0 and Photoshop 5.5 because most of the lessons are in ImageReady. After reading the Adobe Classroom book I put it down and didn't really retain a lot of what I learned. This book however, was a great refresher to the Adobe Classroom book and the fact that it mostly concentrated on ImageReady was awesome since the Adobe Classroom barely even mentioned it. This book also comes with several "movies" which are great tools to use. After watching the movies I was better able to understand more complicated chapters. The movies are of Lynda walking you step by step as though you were a student in one of her classes. The book boasts color pictures throughout. It is easy to read and flows as though Lynda herself is there with you. As I said this book is a must have if you are serious about learning this stuff. Good luck!
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Summary: I really loved this book!
Review: If you are serious about learning Photoshop 5.5 and ImagerReady 2.0, then you must buy this book. I will point out that this book should really be named ImageReady 2.0 and Photoshop 5.5 because most of the lessons are in ImageReady. After reading the Adobe Classroom book I put it down and didn't really retain a lot of what I learned. This book however, was a great refresher to the Adobe Classroom book and the fact that it mostly concentrated on ImageReady was awesome since the Adobe Classroom barely even mentioned it. This book also comes with several "movies" which are great tools to use. After watching the movies I was better able to understand more complicated chapters. The movies are of Lynda walking you step by step as though you were a student in one of her classes. The book boasts color pictures throughout. It is easy to read and flows as though Lynda herself is there with you. As I said this book is a must have if you are serious about learning this stuff. Good luck!
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Summary: Goal-oriented and fun to read
Review: Lynda is a well-known, successful book author and hands-on course instructor. This book will tell you again why. A well-paced, greatly designed, clear, goal-oriented, fun-to-read book which you will not want to get away from.
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