Introduction

Adobe Photoshop, abbreviated as "PS", is an image processing software developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Photoshop mainly processes digital images composed of pixels. By using its numerous editing and drawing tools, image editing and creation work can be effectively carried out. PS has many functions, including images, graphics, text, videos, publishing, and other aspects.

Adobe supports Windows, Android, and macOS, and Linux operating system users can run Photoshop by using Wine.

Function

Composition

From a functional perspective, the software can be divided into image editing, image synthesis, color correction and adjustment, and functional color effect production parts. Image editing is the foundation of image processing, which can perform various transformations on images such as zooming in, zooming out, rotating, tilting, mirroring, perspective, etc; It can also be used for copying, removing spots, repairing, and modifying image damage.

Image synthesis is the process of combining several images into a complete and meaningful image through layer manipulation and tool application, which is a necessary path for art design; The drawing tools provided by this software allow for a good fusion of foreign images and creativity.

Color correction and color adjustment can conveniently and quickly adjust and correct the brightness and color deviation of images, and can also switch between different colors to meet the application of images in different fields such as web design, printing, multimedia, and so on.

The production of special effects is mainly completed by the comprehensive application of filters, channels, and tools in this software. The creation of special effects for images and the production of special effects characters, such as oil painting, relief, plaster painting, sketching, and other commonly used traditional art techniques, can be achieved through this software's special effects.

Software installation

After downloading the installation package for software installation, unzip it. Double click on "Set up. exe" in the unzip folder to install it. The installation path can be customized or the default path can be used. During the installation process, you will be prompted for a serial number. If you have not purchased it, you can choose to try it out. The trial session requires registering an account, using email to register an account, registering and logging in, and following the prompts until the installation is completed.

Configuration Techniques

1、Configuration Tip: This software requires a temporary storage disk that is at least three to five times the size of the maximum image you intend to process. For example, if you plan to process a 5MB image, you need at least 15MB to 25MB of available hard disk space and memory size.

2、If sufficient temporary disk space is not allocated, the performance of the software will be affected. To achieve the best performance of Photoshop, the maximum amount of physical memory usage can be set between 50% and 75%.

3、Press the Ctrl and Alt keys when opening Photoshop to change its temporary storage disk before loading it.

4、To restore all preferences to their default values, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift immediately after opening Photoshop or ImageReady. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you need to reset.

5、To use custom display matching curves for Windows (especially 95/NT), the following steps are required：

（1）Remove 'Adobe Gamma Loader' from 'Start' on the start menu。

（2）Determine the path/name of the ICM curve (basically located in C: WinNT System32 Color）。

（3）Run RegEdit and locate the following items：

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE＞Software＞Adobe＞Color＞Monitor＞Monitor0

（4）Create a new item called 'Monitor Profile”

（5）Enter the path/name from step 2 in the item of this display curve。

Note: After setting this curve, do not run Adobe Gamma Loader again as it has been reconfigured.