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Welcome to Adobe Photoshop CS4

Part I

CROSS-REF

For more about image resolution and resizing, see Chapter 5.

Getting Images into Photoshop

It’s great to know a lot about Photoshop, and if you’ve read the previous sections in this chapter,

you have already gained knowledge that, believe it or not, many Photoshop users have not taken

the time to learn. But to apply that knowledge, you need to know how to get images from their

sources onto your computer and ready to open in Photoshop. Next are some tips that will help you

get your images from point A to B.

Digital cameras

Digital cameras come with some type of memory card that holds your digital photos, and they usu-

ally come with a cable that can connect the camera to your computer, often a USB-type cable.

There are different types of memory cards for digital cameras. Some computers come with memory

card slots that may or may not accept your camera’s type of memory card. Some desktop printers

also come with memory card slots that you can use to transfer photos from the memory card to your

computer, assuming that your printer is connected to the computer. If it’s not obvious that your

type of memory card will fit in your device’s memory card slot, check the device’s documentation

or contact the manufacturer of the device.

If you don’t have the device’s documentation, you may be able to find a downloadable operation

manual on the manufacturer’s Web site that will give you the memory card slot information.

Inexpensive card readers that accept virtually all types of memory cards, such as a 35-in-1 card

reader, can also be purchased and connected to your computer via a USB- or FireWire-type connec-

tion. Check to see which type of connection your computer has before you purchase a card reader.

Transferring images from a memory card slot to your computer doesn’t use the camera’s battery

and can be faster than a USB connection.

Figure 1.19 shows what USB-type connectors look like. Figure 1.20 shows what FireWire connec-

tors look like.

If you want to use a cable connection to transfer images from your camera to your computer, the

memory card must be inside the camera. You can purchase a cable that connects your camera to

your computer if you don’t have one.

One end of the cable will need a smaller USB connector for the camera and the other end will need

a larger USB connector for your computer. Look at the ports on your camera and computer to see

what type of connector ends the cable needs.