Photoshop 5 for Windows bible / Deke McClelland.

Contents
Welcome to photoshop 5
Chapter 1. Getting to know Photoshop
What is Photoshop
Image-editing theory
The computer design scheme
Photoshop scenarios
etc

Chapter 2. Inside Photoshop
A first look at Photoshop
See Photoshop run
The Photoshop desk
Navigating in Photoshop
Customizing the interface
etc

Chapter 3. Shortcuts and scripts
Keystrokes and modifiers
Hiden shortcut and modifiers
The grate grandmother of all shortcut tables
Creating scripts
Batch-processing images

Part II Understanding Digital Imagery
Chapter 4. How images works
The resolution of screen image
How to open, Duplicate and save images
File format roundup
Resampling and cropping

Chapter 5. Defining Colors
Selecting and editing colors
Working in different color mode
Using Photoshop's other color selection methods

Chapter 6. Basic color management
Plunging headlong into color
The color setting commands
Atypical color-matching scenario
Color conversion central
Introducing color channels
etc

Chapter 7. Printing Images
Welcome to printing
Understanding the printing terminology
Creating color separation
Printing Duotones
Spot color separation
etc

Part III Painting and Retouching images
Chapter 8. Painting and editing
Paint and Edit tool basics
Brush shape and Opacity
Tapered line
Brush modes

Chapter 9. Filling and Stroking
Filling portions of an image
Filling an area with color
Applying gradient fills
Applying strokes and arrowheads

Chapter 10. Retouching, Repeating and Restoring
Three of the best
Cloning Image elements
Applying repeating patterns
An entirely new reversion metaphor

Part IV Selection, Layers and text

Chapter 11. Selection and paths
How selection works?
Geometric selection outlines
Freeform outlines
Magnetic selection
The world of the Wand
Ways to change selection outline
etc

Chapter 12. Creating Masks
selecting via masks
Painting and editing inside selection
Working in quick mask mode
Generating Masks automatically
Creating an independent mask channel
etc

Chapter 13. Layers and transformations
Layers, layers everywhere
Sending a selection to a layer
Working with layers
etc

Chapter 14. Amazing text stuff
The state of type in photoshop 5
Using the type tool
Character Mask and layer effects
Other type option

Part V Filter and effects

Chapter 15. Corrective filtering
Filter Basics
Hightening focus and contrast
Blurring an image
Noise factors

Chapter 16. Full-Court filtering
Destructive filters
The pixelate filter
Edge-Enhancement filters
Distortion filters
ect

Chapter 17. Constructing homemade effect
Creating a custom effect
Applying custom values
Displacing Pixel in an image
Using Displacement map
etc

Part VI. Correction. Composites and the Web
Chapter 18. Mapping and correcting colors
What is color mapping?
Quick color effects
Quick corrections
Hue shifting and colorizing
etc

Chapter 19. The wonders of blend modes
Mixing images together
Using Opacity and blend modes
Dropping out out and forcing through
Using channel operation commands

Chapter 20. Creating Graphics for the Web
The world of Web Imagery
Saving JPEG images
Preparing and saving GIF images
Third party JPEG and GIF Alternative
etc

Includes index.