On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:38:47 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

I'm looking for a book about the workings of Photoshop CC. I don't
know what it is called, in fact I don't even know if it exists, but if
it does exist it might be called something like 'Inside Photoshop'.

I'm not interested in learning how edit photographs (for beginners),
I'm not interested in learning how use the various tools nor am I
interested in learning how to push their various buttons. What I would
like to know is what goes in inside Photoshop when I (for example)
create a clipping mask. This doesn't mean that I want to know the
actual code but I would like to know what the code is doing.

you want a book on image processing, although it's rather obvious how
it works.

Rather obvious?

in general yes, although the exact algorithms aren't.

OK then, you tell me what goes on when PS creates a clipping mask. I
don't need to know what it does (I already know that), I don't want to
know how to create a clipping mask (I already know), I don't want to
be told about the indented layer names, down arrow and layer name
underlining. What I want to know is when I create a clipping what is
it that goes on in PS with the basic entities that PS uses to
manipulate images.

I bet you can't.

you'd be wrong.

Is there such a book? Does anyone know?

many of them.

How about a few names.

start he

Apat from the fact that neither of the following are books and
Wikipedia doesn't seem to know anything about either of them they are
algorithms for implimenting a particular schema for one particular
clipping implimentation. Even if they existed they would not be what I
was looking for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SutherlandÂ*Hodgman_algorithm

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please
search for SutherlandHodgman algorithm in Wikipedia to check for
alternative titles or spellings."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GreinerÂ*Hormann_clipping_algorithm

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please
search for GreinerHormann clipping algorithm in Wikipedia to check
for alternative titles or spellings."
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Regards,

Eric Stevens