There are two things any Adobe Photoshop CS2 user wants. First they want to get their work done as fast as possible with the highest quality possible. Second they want Adobe Photoshop to be help them do that and not be a hindrance to the process. The Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic book can help you achieve these goals. This full color book will help you increase your productivity and even make Adobe Photoshop appear faster because you will have to spend less time doing things. In this book you'll:

 

• See how to add automation using actions and droplets
• Dive into the jaw-dropping features of Smart Objects
• Create smarter actions
• Uncover the secrets of batch processing
• Speed up your Camera RAW workflow
• Start creating, using and customizing scripts
• Learn performance tuning for filters and preferences
• Using Adobe Bridge to better manage your images
• And much more

 

The Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic is an incredible book and a must have for any Adobe Photoshop CS2 user that dreams of making their Photoshop life easier, faster and more productive. It is easy to read, it has step-by-step instructions and there are "Turbo Boost" tips on every page that help you get even more out of Adobe Photoshop, for example here is the one from page 136; "Another great speed tip to help your panorama photos out before you even get into Photoshop is to shoot the photos vertically, not horizontally, and overlap each one by approximately 15%."

 

Chapters:

Chapter 1: It Starts in Bridge
Chapter 2: Adding Automation Using Actions
Chapter 3: Creating Smarter Actions
Chapter 4: Applying Actions to Multiple Images
Chapter 5: Get Smart
Chapter 6: Speeding Up the RAW Workflow
Chapter 7: Photoshop Can Do the Work For You
Chapter 8: Photoshop for Geeks - The Power of Scripting
Chapter 9: General Workflow and Speed Tips
Chapter 10: Nuts and Bolts
Chapter 11: Bring It All Together in the Creative Suite

This is an excellent book, the information on batch processing alone is worth the cost. I have learned so much from this book that I feel like a power user all over again. The "Turbo Boost" tips are real gems. Everything in this book is useful and practical and applies to beginning users, intermediate users and advanced users.