I don't use Photoshop, but when I did I used Evening's book, and another one I can't remember which was about colour management based on numbers, and therefore useful to a colour-blind person like me.
For Lightroom I have this: http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Workbook-Workflow-Workslow/dp/0240 810678 It doesn't replace a help facility though. B > > What have you found that's un-shitty? I could use one for each of PS > CS5 and LR. > > I have yet to find an actual "reference" myself. But for photo > task-oriented stuff I'm pretty happy with two: > > Adobe PS CS4 for Photographers, Martin Evening > The Creative Digital Darkroom, Katrin Eismann & Sean Duggin. > > These both maintain a professional tone and avoid being pointlessly > wordy. Evening's has a DVD of extra crud that I've so far ignored. > > -bmw > > > On 11-02-08 2:48 PM, Bob W wrote: > > they do something similar, though not quite as bad, with Lightroom. > It's to > > force you into buying a set of shitty books until you find one that's > > useful. > > > > B > > > >> "Help" in CS5 *SUCKS*. There is no help file. You have to download > a > >> new updated version of Adobe Air every time you need to consult > help. > >> > >> And then it doesn't even have a help file, it's just a new > proprietary > >> web browser specific to some Adobe product. > >> > >> And what it turns up are goddamn VIDEO advertising tutorials, so I > have > >> to wade through the bullshit from Adobe Photoshop convention to find > >> out > >> something that should be 5 lines of text. > >> > >> Create new layer, image, whatever > >> Go to this menu > >> Select this tool > >> It works like this > >> > >> 4 lines of text. > >> > >> F*&%^n' IDIOTS! > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3429 - Release Date: > 02/07/11 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
