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Summary: Keep this book by your desk.
Review: As an editor and 3D artist, I found this book to be an invaluable resource. The tutorials are straightforward enough for a novice to understand, yet useful enough even for an experienced Photoshop user. No matter how you make use of it, you _will_ use it.
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Summary: The only Photoshop book for Video Professionals
Review: I already had a great deal of Photoshop experience when I picked this book up, but I was curious to see how the video angle was approached by the author. The book is definately good, and the DVD that includes video instruction and extra tutorials is great. Having read a great many other Photoshop books, I'd say this book did a decent job of covering the standard tools, but not a great job. That would be my only negative comment, and don't get me wrong, the book is very worthwhile. It's great to have a book focussed on preparing material for video. Methods of importing graphics into an NLE are covered quite well, and there's an appendix section that covers the best method for each NLE application.
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Summary: Simply demystifying.
Review: I found this book highly valuable. The way the author demystified the complexity of treating Photoshop files to successfully implement them in an NLE was just amazing. If you are a compositor using Adobe After Effects, Boris, Discreet Combustion... or an editor on Avid, FCP... I would highly recommend you to have this book on your desk as it contains a huge amount of highly sophisticated tips and tricks used by professionals that will make your life much easier.
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Summary: What a GREAT book!!
Review: I was hired as the 'AV specialist' for a high school. My background in video has been limited to making a few training videos for a former employer using FCP 1 and Vegas 3, as well as a software test engineer for an audio software company. My graphics background has almost exclusively been with Illustrator; my finest moment with Photoshop until recently has been adding the lens flare to everything I ever opened!!A friend of mine works for a professional film company; he recommended that I become more 'fluent' with Photoshop as I should be using it a lot more than for just making people look like ET with the warp filters...I didn't know where to start as there is SSSOOOOO much information on the internet on how to use PS to do just about everything. While reading the excellent book Motion Graphics with After Effects (my friend also suggested that I learn how to us it) I saw an ad in the back for this book Photoshop for Non Linear Editors. I purchased it and just cannot put it down!!! It's been a great resource on how to make all sorts of neat-looking backgrounds; It's done a fabulous job on telling reader's how to make intricate images from SCRATCH, which has been a lot of fun and makes PS feel like a creation tool rather than just an editing tool, a la Illustrator. Every night before going to bed I sit down and read through a chapter or two, several times over, to try to learn as much as possible. One of the biggest responsibilities at the school is making 'photo yearbooks' for the different clubs and teams. Before reading your book I was simply scanning the pictures at 72 dpi and placing them on the timeline in Premiere...the results were decent, but I really wanted to make the project stand out as we were burning to DVD and the clubs were charging the kids a small fee for the product. After reading your book, I had a much better understanding of how images appear on the computer and tv screens, and how PS could be used to get the best image possible for the project. Now I scan everything at 300 dpi and try to zoom in on the important part of the photo before running a crop action to resize the photo to the right size for video, the quality of these yearbooks has improved, in my opinion, exponentially! For some, this kind of stuff is old hat; but for the rest of us, it can be daunting trying to figure out screen sizes and resolutions and how to use different softwares to get the best possible image on the screen. This book did a great job of explaining the hows and whys of getting stuff from the computer onto the television the way it's supposed to be done, and how to use Photoshop and your editing program CREATIVELY to make the biggest impression on your clients, be they a big company or a couple of kids. While some books are simply extensions of the online help, Photoshop for Non Linear Editors is an investment for anyone wanting to make their video productions that much better!
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Summary: Written well and loaded w/ great tips
Review: I've been a nonlinear editor for almost 10 years, and into Photoshop for just about as long. But until now, you had to pick up Photoshop NTSC tips and tricks the hard way... trial and error. This book is a must for nonlinear editors that are now treading into the deep waters of Photoshop. It's written for them and focuses only on those Photoshop techniques that effect nonlinear editing. A great idea to go at Photoshop from this angle. Highly recommeded!
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Summary: U Edit? U Needit!
Review: Many of us longtime Avid/FCP editors have always incorporated other peoples' PS output into our work. That just doesn't cut it anymore; the times they are a changin' and if you want to make it today, old dog or not, you need to master Photoshop. PS has become THE standard graphics creation tool... and all the other compositing apps build off it too. OK, fine, but how to choose a resource to guide you through what is a VERY deep application? Look no further. This book is EXACTLY what I needed, well-written, well thought out, with all the tasks I need to do to make great-looking video projects, but without a lot of other stuff I DON'T need and will never use. I'm still working my way through it slowly, but I'm finding it the perfect resource to make me truly conversant in Photoshop. The DVD is great too and full of free stuff. I would have to say that I've already saved myself close to 100X the money I spent on the book simply by not having to sub out basic graphic fixes and design work. I recommend it without reservation and thank Richard for all his hard work.
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Summary: The only book written for video editors by a video editor
Review: There have been a few attacks on this book, which seems weird. This book was written for video editors and motion graphic artists by an editor. It just addresses how to use Photoshop as a broadcast tool and how to do so quickly. The book has a wealth of content, a DVD with lots of great stuff including training videos. It's a solid book that has helped many people. Be sure to read several reviews when making up your mind.
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Summary: The only book written for video editors by a video editor
Review: There is no professional level work in this book, and I did not find any useful content. No broadcast issues are covered and most of the book covers issues found in Photoshop Elements.
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Summary: Good graphics resource for video people
Review: This is a well written book filled with useful information about Photoshop and how it directly relates to video editors. It sort of glosses over some important points of interest, but if you are a new editor, this book will get you going in a hurry and with style. As an author, Richard does a great job of presenting the information clearly but some of the more in depth points get a bit less attention that I felt was neccessary.
Overall, one of the most useful books that I've read with respect to the subject matter and by far the most complete graphic reference for video people. A good buy. I give it a 8.5 out of a possible 10.
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Summary: Great book for dealing with video related issues in PS
Review: This is not a general purpose Photoshop book. Nor is it meant to be. If you are just trying to learn Photoshop from the ground up or want to know how to use Photoshop for prepress or something, it is probably not the book for you. However, if you are working in video, whether it is as an editor, compositor, 3D artist, or anyone else whose images will eventually appear on a video or film screen, it is a very good book. Getting images out of Photoshop and on to any type of screen is a very tricky business and the tricks vary depending on what screen you're trying to get the image onto. The wealth of tips and knowledge in this book is great and covers a wide range of common and not so common problems. I haven't found any other book that covers this range of issues and covers them so well. If you've been using PS and video apps for years there may not be a ton of revelations, but there's enough nuggets to make it an excellent resource.
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