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Summary: Reason enough to use Photoshop - for the advanced, though!
Review: (From Amazon.co.uk) 6 crowns! Not really a Photoshop fan, me! As a web-designer I don't need the power (whatever the "cleverer" folk tell you!). I come from PhotoPaint and there is one big problem - lack of decent "look-up" literature! This book is good enough to make me a convert! Detailed descriptions of all functions, menu by menu (tutorials kill me), is what I need next to my keyboard when a deadline is making me sweat - and this book provides it all! Not for beginners, but then neither is Photoshop (and if you're sensible get Paint Shop Pro to learn imaging, then switch). Like other books in the Nutshell series, this is comprehensive, to the point and ONLY! a few hundred pages (not 1301) - a real desktop reference. I'll keep you posted if I DON'T find something in it ;-) Highly recommended for users familiar with Photoshop or other professional packages who know already what they are looking for and want to know where to find it - fast! If O'Reilly do a Nutshell on PhotoPaint I might switch back...
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Summary: Reason enough to use Photoshop - for the advanced, though!
Review: After buying >£30 books on Photoshop and lots of other computer subjects I've changed my mind on all those padded monsters - you don't need them. This book is simply the best Photoshop book I've seen. Its so handy I keep it right on my desk and dip in and out when I get stuck - which is often. There's so much information here written in a tight style and small font which I love. If you're a beginner then it probably isn't the best choice and Donnie O'Quinn's short, sharp and to the point method of writing (typical of O'Reilly books) is great for the intermediate/expert who doesn't want the hand holding just the good stuff. They should do more of these 'Nutshell' books they are simply all you need after you have some experience of the product.
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Summary: Good reference source
Review: If you're trying to find information on an element or function of Photoshop, it is more than likely covered in this book. I've found this to be a valuable addition to my reference library... Very helpful if you use or are learning to use Photoshop!
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Summary: Good reference source
Review: If you're trying to find information on an element or function of Photoshop, it is more than likely covered in this book. I've found this to be a valuable addition to my reference library... Very helpful if you use or are learning to use Photoshop!
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Summary: Excellent Reference but no Tutorial
Review: The book "Photoshop in a Nutshell" contains a comprehensive reference to all operations of Photoshop 5. Every tool, every control and every menu item is described in detail. All dialog boxes are illustrated and all items explained. This text is an excellent reference manual. It is very well written. The language is precise and to the point. Each chapter has a brief introduction of the covered feature set and some special notes. In most cases the authors provide a list of common errors on a per chapter or even on a per command basis. Very helpful. I was not completely happy with the last part of the book that covers common techniques. Although the selection of techniques is rather useful, it is quite hard to follow them step by step. Too little information, cross-references and explanations are given here. Overall the book serves it's purpose of a reference manual very well.
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Summary: Excellent Reference but no Tutorial
Review: The book "Photoshop in a Nutshell" contains a comprehensive reference to all operations of Photoshop 5. Every tool, every control and every menu item is described in detail. All dialog boxes are illustrated and all items explained. This text is an excellent reference manual. It is very well written. The language is precise and to the point. Each chapter has a brief introduction of the covered feature set and some special notes. In most cases the authors provide a list of common errors on a per chapter or even on a per command basis. Very helpful. I was not completely happy with the last part of the book that covers common techniques. Although the selection of techniques is rather useful, it is quite hard to follow them step by step. Too little information, cross-references and explanations are given here. Overall the book serves it's purpose of a reference manual very well.
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