amazon.co.uk:
?Chad Perkins is one of the most passionate and generous trainers in the business. His expertise is indisputable; but his
enthusiasm, humor and authenticity are what makes his training even more effective, approachable, and understandable.?
?Lynda Weinman, Founder, lynda.com
"The Photoshop team knows Chad Perkins well and values his talents. Chad?s expertise in Photoshop, 3D, and video makes him a great choice to write this book.?
?Ashley Still,
Senior Product Manager, Photoshop
amazon.co.uk:
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended can do things that Photoshop has never done before, such as importing and editing video, and animating any object in a file. Here is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at the new features for 3D animation and video in Photoshop Extended. Author Chad Perkins, an established video presenter and classroom instructor on Photoshop, video, and 3D, brings the creative potential of these new features into focus. This book is a valuable resource for Photoshop users who want to learn about video and 3D using their favorite application, as well as video producers and 3D artists who want to incorporate Photoshop into their work or use it more effectively.
- Learn to move, rotate, and scale 3D objects within Photoshop Extended
- Understand and work with lighting and camera angles
- Create special effects like glowing silhouettes and drop shadows on 3D objects
- Use layer masks with 3D objects for special effects
- Modify textures applied to 3D objects seamlessly within Photoshop
- Edit bump maps and patterns for more realistic 3D objects
- Import, edit, compress, and export video (with audio!)
- Use Photoshop to animate images.
amazon.com:
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended can do things that Photoshop has never done before, such as importing and editing video, and animating any object in a file. Here is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at the new features for 3D animation and video in Photoshop Extended. Author Chad Perkins, an established video presenter and classroom instructor on Photoshop, video, and 3D, brings the creative potential of these new features into focus. This book is a valuable resource for Photoshop users who want to learn about video and 3D using their favorite application, as well as video producers and 3D artists who want to incorporate Photoshop into their work or use it more effectively.
- Learn to move, rotate, and scale 3D objects within Photoshop Extended
- Understand and work with lighting and camera angles
- Create special effects like glowing silhouettes and drop shadows on 3D objects
- Use layer masks with 3D objects for special effects
- Modify textures applied to 3D objects seamlessly within Photoshop
- Edit bump maps and patterns for more realistic 3D objects
- Import, edit, compress, and export video (with audio!)
- Use Photoshop to animate images.
amazon.com:
With the introduction of the Adobe Creative Suite 3, Adobe introduces a new flavor of its flagship imaging application: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. Included in Adobe’s CS3 Premium suites, this versatile application includes new features that extend Photoshop’s reach into new markets, such as scientific imaging. But Photoshop CS3 Extended also includes new tools for the creative community that work with video footage and 3D animation. Author Chad Perkins, an established video presenter and classroom instructor in the fields of Photoshop, video, and 3D, brings the creative potential of these new features into focus with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for Video and 3D. This book targets both Photoshop users who want to learn about video and 3D through the lens of their favorite application as well as video producers and 3D artists who need to see how Photoshop integrates into their workflow. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for Video and 3D will cover such topics as: " How to use Video Layers for sophisticated special effects " How to apply camera effects and lighting on 3D objects " How to exploit Photoshop’s updated and improved Vanishing Point feature " How to make Photoshop work with other applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for Video and 3D will be the first on the market to look exclusively-and extensively-at Photoshop’s new tools that address the ever-expanding fields of video production and 3D animation
Buy this book
05 May 2008 @ amazon.com
This is an excellent book for anyone working with Adobe Creative Suite, or Production Suite, or any multimedia professionals. The tutorials are supported by a CD containing all necessary files. It’s important that the user has Photoshop CS3 EXTENDED, in order to work with the video and animation files. If you have the program, purchase this book.Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video
is Adobe encroaching on 3D animation?
03 Apr 2008 @ amazon.com
Photoshop is probably the most common image editing program. Highly refined by Adobe. Yet Adobe is continually pushing the envelope on Photoshop’s functionality. This book describes 2 important new usages. For importing and editing video. And for 3D animation. To be sure, there are certainly other packages that do these.
It looks to me that Adobe wants to encroach on their fields. Namely for 3D animation. If you are already in that arena, then the editing abilities of CS3 described here might seen ok but minimal. An initial effort. But keep an eye on Adobe. They may be doing something out of the Microsoft playbook. Where the first products are so-so. But then Adobe will progressively iterate. Easier for them to do this and get large improvements. Whereas existing products like Maya could face diminishing returns.