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Summary: I Am VERY(!) pleased
Comment: 5-year Final cut pro editor, who never learned Photoshop. I bought the for Dummies volume, which was little help. On page 101 now of this 300 or so page book, and am ecstatic over the doors it's already opened for the program. Read carefully, take your time... but you can't go wrong with this!
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Summary: Could of been better
Comment: This book contained a lot of information, but unfortunately the directions are rather shaky. The way they describe the information is correct, but telling you how to get to the steps is extremely hard to follow.
The book that I found much better is:
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening
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Summary: Excellent book!
Comment: Before I start, I know that this book is NOT the all-inclusive book and, yes, there will surely be things missed or glossed-over. After all, it's called a Visual QUICKSTART Guide, not the Visual It's-all-in-there Guide.
I bought the book for the Vanishing Point instructions: a whole page. I know, I know, but I looked online and the Adobe website instructions kept leading me astray. This book's explanation nailed it the first time.
There is so much in this book it would take forever to list, and I don;t really feel that any one thing (other than the Vanishing Point) stands out to make mention of.
All of the screen shots are of a Mac interface, so if you REALLY have it out for Mac or just can't see the connection then you may have trouble with that. Mac, Windows... it's so close in functionality that it's a no-brainer.
Get this book for your Photoshop CS2 needs.
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Summary: Great!
Comment: Great step-by-step learning Adobe Photoshop CS2, this book is wonderful. For beginners or advanced users of Photoshop, is very good.
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Summary: A Must Have
Comment: I have seen some reviews that said this can't be used to learn Photoshop from the ground up, but that is untrue, because I used this book to teach myself Photoshop with absolutely no prior knowledge whatsoever, and it does a wonderful job of explaining everything. It pretty much covers everything, and I consider it a must have. The only reason it may not be for someone is if they don't learn well from just reading; that, I admit, is a downside of this book. Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what they are talking about by just reading the instructions. If you are sitting by the computer though, it's very easy to follow step by step. If you choose to buy a book with lessons, such as classroom in a book, then I definitely recommend this book as a follow-up.
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