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Title: Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5.5 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team ISBN: 0-201-65895-X Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 27 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A practical book that is easy to read, good for beginners.
Comment: This is a good start if you are not familiar with ImageReady and Photoshop. It is because it covers all the basics. Therefore you won't miss a thing if you are serious to learn Photoshop. The examples are pretty easy to follow. I didn't find any problem with the CD.
The Adobe Classroom in a Book series use a texbook approach that is different from others. There are review questions after each chapter. Some people may find the teaching style pretty dry since they can find more design tricks in other guides (e.g. Offical Adobe Photoshop 5 Studio Techniques from Adobe Press). I think this is a personal preference.
The only thing I don't like is it's in black and white. The writing style is similar to the version 3 and 4 books. If you have the verion 5 Classroom in a book, you will not find this one useful for the main difference is only ImageReady. It is also a beginner to intermediate level book. This book is not for you if you want more advance techniques.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great as a classroom book
Comment: I have helped teach a workshop using this book. The book explores what is possible in photoshop and is definately NOT a primer for the Photoshop Certification exam. What you need to prepare for certification is the Adobe Photoshop Certification Guide and a familiarity with Photoshop. The students do very well on their own with CIB 5.5 until they run into a glitch. Usually this occurs because they haven't read the text closely. Sometimes the glitch is a program preference that isn't mentioned or explained in the book or a problem navigating in their own computer. A troubleshooting section would make this book a better teacher.
The addition of Adobe Image Ready 2.0 is extremely helpful and I think worth the price of the 5.5 version even if you already have 5.0 CIB. The one thing I do miss is the 4.0 chapter on layers (the beach bunny), I think it illustrated the uses of layers more directly (and it was aesthetically a better complete image).
Honestly, CIB 5.5 is not a Photoshop Bible but a tool to help you learn what Photoshop is about. I would recommend this book for people who have problem solving skills and the ambition to learn what photoshop can do. This is an excellent book for beginners (who at least know how to navigate their computer).
Rating: 2
Summary: Problem with Page 109-Page 111
Comment: I just read two lessons, and between page 109-page 111, there are a few paragraphs on "Creating evenly spaced buttons for a web page". Every time I tried to drag the styles on to view inside ImageReady, the style is applied to the while view swallowing EVERY button in the view. I don't know whether the editors tested the instructions thoroughly.
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Title: The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book (5th Edition) by Linnea Dayton, Jack Davis ISBN: 0201353717 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 07 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Photoshop 5 & 5.5 Artistry (OTHER NEW RIDERS) by Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler ISBN: 0735709947 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 11 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Photoshop 5.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide (2nd Edition) by Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas ISBN: 0201699575 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 21 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5.5 and Illustrator(R) 8.0 Advanced Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team, Adobe Creative Team ISBN: 020165900X Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 27 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 8.0 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team, Adobe Creative Center, Adobe Systems Inc ISBN: 1568304706 Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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