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Photoshop Channel Chops | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Biedny, Bert Monroy, Nathan Moody
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Category: Book
Used (6) from $79.99
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 683803
Media: Paperback
Pages: 226
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1562057235
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6869
UPC: 752064572350
EAN: 9781562057237
ASIN: 1562057235
Publication Date: January 1998
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Amazon.com Review
This is an excellent guide to using advanced channel-processing techniques and other procedures in Adobe Photoshop. The writers assume that you're already familiar with this image editor, but that you want to learn how to use channels, alpha channels, and masks creatively and effectively in your work. ("Chops" is an acronym, created by the authors, for channel operations.) They also assume that most of your work focuses on creating composite images. You learn how to use layers, Calculations, blue-screen and green-screen techniques, and paths to achieve various effects. Historical overviews help place each given topic in perspective. The guide discusses why and when you'd want to use each technique, providing a highly valuable real- world emphasis. Photoshop Channel Chops features Photoshop 4.0 for Macintosh in its screen shots and tips, but because the writers present a great deal of theory as they teach the technology, users of previous versions of the software and Windows can easily apply what they learn to their own projects.
Product Description
Written by Photoshop gurus, David Biedny, Bert Monroy, and Nathan Moody, this must-have guide reveals the secrets of the true power behind the most popular image processing program-Photoshop. In no time, users will build a solid understanding of alpha channels, masks, layers, and compositing, and master the advanced features of Photoshop to create stunning digital effects.- Takes the experienced designer and digital artist to new heights of proficiency through the explanation of advanced techniques
- Unlock the intimidating high-end features of Photoshop to create stunning digital images
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
Recommended reading instead of taking notes March 25, 2000
J Woods (Rochester NY)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Being an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, I was quite literally flabbergasted with the detail and concepts that this book presents. I teach Photoshop two nights a week at a Fortune 500 company, and was trying to put together a syllabus for my Advanced Photoshop Course. When I read this book I threw out the syllabus and made my students buy this book instead.
Unbeatable Photoshop theory December 10, 2002
Pumpkin King
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
If you aspire to be a hardcore Photoshop user, this book is probably the one you want above all others. It's not a step-by-step tutorial, a mere reference book, or a book that leads you through the tools and various functions of the software. Instead it discusses the fundamental concepts you need to know to use Photoshop to its fullest. Some statements in the book are outdated, but fortunately, they are usually statements of opinion and occur only in a few places. Most of the book is still applicable since Photoshop today still has channels, alpha channels, paths, layers, and calculations. This book hasn't been updated since it was written in 1998, but it really doesn't need to be. It's not about how to use particular tools and new features. It's about how to think with Photoshop. And it's deep enough to read over and over for reference. I would encourage even beginner Photoshop users to read this book if they are really committed, especially if they want to learn about compositing. By the end of this book, you'll be able to understand how Photoshop does what it does, and why it is such a powerful program.
 What about LAYERS? December 1, 2000
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
As the book title suggests, channels are the main event here. The problem is that with the introduction of layers in Photoshop, many of the techniques discussed in the book are now much more easily done in layers, making the book out-of-date. The authors suggest that channels are still a valid way to do the work, but why make your work harder than it needs to be?
Everyone should have this book on their bookshelf! October 11, 1999
Anthony T. Pittari (tand@rcn.com) (Princeton, New Jersey)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've probably read every book available on the subject of Photoshop but i've always come away from each of them with no more than a few tricks you can only use in very specific situations. "hey look, pillow-embossed text!" PCC is the exception to this rule. It's content far outweighs it's perceived size. David's writing style and obvious enthusiam for the subject shows with every paragraph. I found myself excited and couldn't wait to jump into PS and start trying out some of the concepts that he so clearly explains. I think my favorite quote is from the begining of the book: "Learn how to be a creative problem solver. Memorizing sequences of commands in a graphics program isn't the way to such enlightment." I've been trying to find a nice way of saying that for years. You owe it to yourself to hit the buy button. You wont regret it for a second. Actually, you wont have time to regret it, you'll be too busy having fun using the techniques from this book.
This book ROCKS! WOW! November 3, 1999
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have to say, I joined the NAPP organization last year, and was hoping to get the kind of info from their magazine that would help me understand channels and masking, and WAS I DISAPPOINTED! Then someone at my local Mac user group told me about Channel Chops, and after I saw the reviews on Amazon, I figured that it was the way to go. Well, I have to say, I'm FLOORED by the sheer quality of the stuff in the book - I would recommend it to ANYONE looking for an advanced Photoshop book. I wish that the Scott Kelby dude from NAPP would stop saying his is the master of Photoshop - I have some of his videos, and they dont even vaguely cover the cool stuff in Channel Chops. Biedny, Monroy and Moody, you guys RULE! Kelby should go get a job at a MacDonalds...
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