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Converting to CMYK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Managing ICC profiles in files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Converting the color space of open images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Making Color and Tonal
Adjustments
Chapter 6
Using the Adobe Photoshop color correction tools . . . . . . . . . 105
Comparing CMYK and RGB mode corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Step 1: Calibrate your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Step 2: Check the scan quality and tonal range . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Step 3: Set the highlight and shadow values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Step 4: Adjust the midtones and fine-tune the tonal correction 119
Step 5: Adjust the color balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Step 6: Sharpen the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
General-purpose color and tonal adjustment commands . . . . . 129
Special-purpose color adjustment commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Selecting Chapter 7
Making selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adjusting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Softening the edges of a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
About paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Using the Paths palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Drawing freehand paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Drawing with the pen tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adjusting path segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Moving and copying paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Filling and stroking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Converting between paths and selection borders . . . . . . . . . . 163
Editing and Retouching Chapter 8
Monitoring operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Correcting mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Reverting to any state of the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Duplicating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and grids . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Moving, copying, and pasting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176