Photoshop for the Web" shows you how to use the world's most popular imaging software to create Web graphics and images that look great and download blazingly fast. The book is crammed full of step-by-step examples and real-world solutions from some of the world's hottest Web sites, including "HotWired," "c-net," "Discovery," "National Geographic Online," "SFGate," and many more."Photoshop for the Web" starts where other Photoshop books leave off. Topics include: Creating Photoshop Actions to automate Web productionUsing Photoshop as a Web layout toolMaking graphics and images leap from the screen with transparencyImproving photos taken with a digital cameraWorking with browser-safe colors to create stunning images regardless of platform or hardwareQuickly building Web backgrounds, buttons, and graphical typeCustomizing Photoshop for web productionControlling anti-aliasing with custom brushesGetting rid of the dreaded halo syndromeOptimizing images for JPEG compressionAnimating with ActionsImporting vector graphics into PhotoshopUsing guides to design and cropCoding layout information in a Photoshop layer