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New Lightroom Presets From Gavin Phillips - Plus 2 Free Presets
October 11, 2008
I’m talking with Gavin Phillips, owner of ‘Photographers Photoshop.’
What do your ‘Presets’ do in ‘Adobe Lightroom’?
Our ‘Presets’ create elegant imagery for you instantly by simply clicking on the preset. A great time-saver and a way to get new creative ideas.
What are the stand-out new features in your ‘Chic Art’ set of Lightroom 2 presets?
Photographers and Graphic Artists will be excited about the new creative effects that have been added in Lightroom 2.
Such as the ability to add a diffuse softening ‘look’ to your photographs. And applying more complex tones using graduated filters.
Do your presets work in earlier versions of Adobe Lightroom?
Some of them are fully functional in earlier versions, while others will only be partially functional. For instance, you were not able to add softening in Lightroom 1.
Even if you have an earlier version, our 27 presets are still great value. They cost less than
$1.75 each if you purchase during our introductory offer — rather than paying full price later.
Speaking of pricing, what is the difference between your presets and free presets?
Over 100 hours was invested in developing our presets. They are created by professional photographers and designers. They are tested on many different types of photographs. Visit our website and see what we are doing that is different. And get two of our quality presets
for free. (You must manually find them by looking in the navigation bar, under Navigation > Presets > Free Presets.)
What kind of special offer do you have?
Our limited time introductory offer is 40% off. This ends very soon. You can take advantage of it
by visiting our website.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
Adobe has announced the immediate availability of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 software, the photographer's essential toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs.
With new enhancements such as dual-monitor support, radical advances in non-destructive localized image correction, and streamlined search capabilities, Photoshop Lightroom 2 is a compelling upgrade that simplifies photography from shoot to finish.
As Adobe’s first application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Macintosh computers with Intel processors and Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems, Lightroom 2 also provides improved memory performance for dealing with large scale images.
Find the latest Lightroom 2 tutorials on our Photoshop Lightroom 2 Tutorials page. Visit the Adobe site to download a free 30 day Photoshop Lightroom trial free download.
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Adobe Configurator - Photoshop CS4 Panel Configurator
October 09, 2008
Photoshop Product Manager John Nack has posted about Adobe Configurator:
Adobe Configurator (screenshots 1, 2), a new utility that's due to ship on Adobe Labs around the end of the month, is a key part of our strategy. Configurator makes it easy to snap together your own Photoshop panels (a.k.a. palettes). Think of Configurator as a box of Legos--an app that lets you drag and drop all the tools and menu items in Photoshop, call actions & scripts, and add widgets (images, videos, other SWFs, etc.). I've posted a 10-minute demo on Russell Brown's site.
...Configurator requires Photoshop CS4. It's building on top of the Flash panel extensibility system that's new to CS4. We wanted to make sure people could create for that system without having to be coders. If you do write ActionScript, however, you can go much further using Flash and/or Flex. You can create independent SWF panels, and you can incorporate your SWFs into Configurator-made panels via drag and drop, just as easily as I added an image in the demo.
You can read more about Adobe Configurator at John Nack's blog.
Also read the extensive article about Adobe Configurator — Configurator 1.0 -
Build Your Own Photoshop Panel — from Mike Pasini at Imaging Resource. From the intro:
Yesterday Adobe sent us a prerelease copy of Configurator, a program that makes it as easy as dragging and dropping to build your own Photoshop panels. And within five minutes, we'd read the short documentation, installed the application and built our first panel.
Dead easy.
But we expected it to be easy. What we didn't expect was just how useful the little panel we built would actually be.
After playing with our first panel for a few minutes and refining the layout, we built another one. And that, too, turned out to be very useful.
By being able to drag all sorts of Photoshop resources like tools, commands and Actions to one palette and being able to add tool tips to them or even longer text explanations, we were mining the Photoshop interface to build our own special purpose panel. Commands that you can't see until you click on a tool were a button on our panel. And third-party plug-ins using procedures hidden away in a script that was buried in a list of Actions were right there on another button.
And they were explained, too.
Press a button and the Photoshop engine did the work in the background, showing us the results when it was done. We didn't have to watch the Layers panel play out an action, for example. It was just done for us.
Dead cool.
Here's a link to Adobe Labs where the Adobe Configurator will eventually be posted for download.
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Fireworks CS4 Video Tutorial - Web Design Prototyping In Fireworks CS4
October 08, 2008
Free Fireworks CS4 Video - Prototyping A Web Design
Fireworks can play an important role in website production. In this movie, Jim Babbage explores new layout feature enhancements added to Fireworks CS4, including pixel-precise guides, the new smart guides, tooltips, which contain X and Y coordinates to help you place elements in your design. He also reviews changes to the Pages panel, the new ability to wrap text using the Text In Path feature and lastly, using symbols and nested symbols in your web design.
Watch the Prototyping A Web Design - Fireworks CS4 Video (link opens a new window)
Find more great videos at the lynda.com Adobe CS4 Training site.
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Fireworks CS4 Video Tutorial - Working With The New Adobe Interface
October 08, 2008
Free Fireworks CS4 Video - New Adobe Fireworks CS4 Interface
Fireworks CS4 now shares a common interface with the rest of the Creative Suite, which makes it easier to move from application to application. Jim Babbage explores the updated Property inspector, the new panel layout and how to create and save custom workspaces.
Watch the New Adobe Fireworks CS4 Interface Video (link opens a new window)
Find more great videos at the lynda.com Adobe CS4 Training site.
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Flash CS4 Video Tutorial - Working With The New Tween Model
October 08, 2008
Free Flash CS4 Video - Understanding The New Tween Model
One of the biggest changes in Flash CS4 is the motion tween model, which speeds up the animation process by eliminating the need to create end keyframes. Todd Perkins shows you how to animate an object’s Alpha property using the motion tween’s new behavior.
Watch the Understanding The New Tween Model - Flash CS4 Video (link opens a new window) Find more great videos at the lynda.com Adobe CS4 Training site.
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Flash CS4 Video Tutorial - Using 3D Tools
October 08, 2008
Free Flash CS4 Video - Using 3D Tools
The 3D tools in Flash CS4 allow you to mimic 3D effects with two-dimensional artwork. In this movie, Todd Perkins shows you how to move and rotate movie clips in 3 dimensional space along the X, Y and Z axes, adjust the view or camera position and change the vanishing point using the 3D Translation and 3D Rotation tools. Watch the Using 3D Tools - Flash CS4 Video (link opens a new window) Find more great videos at the lynda.com Adobe CS4 Training site.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Books - Photoshop CS4 Book Roundup
October 07, 2008
Here's my updated Photoshop CS4 book roundup. Most of these Photoshop CS4 titles are only available for preorder, so I've listed them in order of their projected release dates.
This is a big list so you'll have to go to the Photoshop CS4 Books Page to read it.
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Painter X - Special Offer For Photoshop Users - Save Over $200 On Painter X
October 07, 2008
Adobe Photoshop is your digital darkroom. Corel Painter is your digital art studio. Use both together to dramatically expand your creative options and produce truly unique work.
For a limited time, Adobe Photoshop users can save 50% on Corel Painter X.
By combining the two in one workflow, you can tap into the strengths of both products. Work natively with PSD files in Painter X, turning photographs into hand-painted works of art with the wide range of Natural-Media tools, like watercolor, charcoal and oil brushes.
Once you’re done, save the file back to PSD format. Since both programs have similar interfaces, moving back and forth between them is effortless.
Experience enhanced Adobe Photoshop support in Corel Painter X. With Painter X, layer behavior is very similar to Adobe Photoshop, so moving files between the two programs is seamless. Files saved in PSD format open in Painter, with layer masks, alpha channels and layer sets (groups) maintained. Painter X enhancements include easier layer grouping and combining, and improved support for layer merge modes. Plus, Painter X supports Photoshop plug-ins.
Photoshop users save 50% on Corel Painter X. To qualify you must own any version of Adobe Photoshop. Expires Oct. 31, 2008. Read more about Painter X, see tutorials at the Paimter X website.
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Adobe Master Collection CS4 - Master Collection CS4 Feature List
October 08, 2008
Here is the feature list for the Adobe Master Collection CS4. The Adobe Master Collection CS4 contains the following programs:
Adobe InDesign CS4
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Adobe Illustrator CS4
Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
Adobe Fireworks CS4
Adobe Contribute CS4
Adobe After Effects CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Soundbooth CS4
Adobe OnLocation CS4
Adobe Encore CS4
Ultimate creative toolset
Design across media using a comprehensive, integrated creative environment. Work deeply in one discipline, such as print, web, video, or audio, and then move your skills and content to another medium efficiently. For example, export rich interactive documents from Adobe InDesign as SWF or PDF files or as XFL files that you can open and edit in Adobe Flash. Or, import live Adobe After Effects compositions into Adobe Flash to add interactivity.
READ FULL FEATURE LIST.
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Urban Designs Vectors Custom Shapes For Photoshop
October 08, 2008
Here's Stephanie with her latest Photoshop brushes, Urban Designs Vectors Custom Shapes for Photoshop: One of my more popular vector Photoshop brush sets has been made into a set of Photoshop’s custom shapes this week!
Includes: barbed wire, buildings, chain link fence, various circles, street lamps, miscellaneous vector designs, razor wire, smoke, a smokestack, vector splatters, telephone poles, and more!
Go Now to the Downloads Page!
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Illustrator And Designer Bob Staake Creates Amazing Work - And It's All Done On A Single Layer In Photoshop 3
October 7, 2008
Bob Staake is a wonderful illustrator and designer who's created some remarkable work for a long list of big name brands and publications. You can read an interview with him at Drawn!
Now the reason I find him intriguing is that it recently came to my attention, via Boing Boing, that Bob works in Photoshop 3. Yes, that's right, Photoshop version 3! If you don't believe it, you can watch this video and see him creating one of his pieces using Photoshop 3. Here's what he had to say about it in the Drawn! interview:
You can watch a delightful video of Bob creating the New Yorker Election cover at his site. It's inspiring! So now with all of us waiting impatiently to become the wizards of Photoshop CS4, it's humbling to see that with just the simplest tools how a talented artist can create the most beautiful work. But I bet you already knew that. Visit Bob's site!
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AKVIS Sketch Version 8 - Convert Photos To Pencil Drawings And Watercolors
October 8, 2008
AKVIS Software Inc. announces the release of AKVIS Sketch v.8.0 for Windows and Macintosh. The software converts photos to pencil and watercolor drawings.
The new version includes a Quick Preview window that saves you time when fine-tuning the settings. Added Exif and IPTC data support.
The program is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor. Upgrade for registered users is free.
AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor drawings. Make any photo look like a B&W or color drawing, imitate the technique of graphite or color pencil, charcoal or watercolor painting.
AKVIS Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for $72 USD or 55 Euro . Home users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plugins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle (Sketch, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Enhancer, LightShop, SmartMask and ArtSuite ) for USD $325 USD, a savings of $513 over purchasing each separately. One license key allows activating the software on two computers, for example, on a desktop and a laptop. For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. Upgrade for registered users is free.
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Dreamweaver CS4 Free Video Tutorials And Feature Videos From Adobe TV Site
October 06, 2008
You can find a large selection of Dreamweaver CS4 videos at the Adobe TV site. Many of the videos are highlight and intro videos that walk you through the new features of Dreamweaver CS4. Here's a sampling of videos along with links that will open a new window and play the Flash videos.
Learn Dreamweaver CS4 – Working with Photoshop and Dreamweaver
Edit Smart Objects created from Photoshop PSD files, directly in Dreamweaver. Copy, paste, and optimize slices from PSD files.
Learn Dreamweaver CS4 – Introducing Dreamweaver CS4
Become familiar with the workspace and creating new documents. See how you can style text using CSS, preview and edit files, and manage files.
SEE WHOLE LIST.
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Upgrade Info - Photoshop CS4 Upgrade From Earlier Versions
October 04, 2008
John Nack has posted an important notice about upgrading to Creative Suite 4 from earlier versions on his blog:
"With the CS3 product cycle, Adobe instituted a "3 versions back" policy on upgrades. That is, you can upgrade to the current version of Adobe tools from any version up to three versions back.
"In the case of CS3 that meant Photoshop 7, CS, and CS2. With CS4 it's of course CS through CS3. The upshot is that if you want to upgrade from Photoshop 7, the window is closing, and you've got until October 15 to do so."
Also take note that for a limited time you can upgrade from Adobe Creative Suite 2, Creative Suite 1, Macromedia Studio 8, Studio MX 2004, or Production Studio to Creative Suite 4 for the same price as an upgrade from Creative Suite 3.
You can also get 30% off Lightroom 2 when you purchase a full or upgrade version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 along with a full or upgrade version of Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, or Creative Suite containing Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended.
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Help Files And Bridge CS4 Help Files Now On The Web
October 04, 2008
Luanne Seymour, a senior instructional designer in the Learning Resources group at Adobe, has posted on her blog that Photoshop CS4 Help and Bridge CS4 Help is now live on the web. Here's what she reports: "Adobe has just posted Photoshop CS4 and Bridge CS4 Help on the web. They still have some work to do and bugs to fix, but I thought you might like to take an early peek.
"You can read an overview of the new Photoshop CS4 features or an overview of what’s new in Bridge CS4. Or, if you want to skip straight to the good stuff in Photoshop, read about the new Adjustments panel, masking layers, and how to make local adjustments in Camera Raw.
"Note that links to video tutorials and to some other Help documents are not functional yet, and commenting isn’t turned on. This will be fixed when CS4 ships. Search works now, and the quality of the results should improve as these new pages are crawled by Google."
My favorite thing is to see all the Photoshop CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts.
They're broken down into the following groups:
Keys for selecting tools
Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox
Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox
Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker
Keys for using the Filter Gallery
Keys for using the Refine Edge dialog box
Keys for using the Black-and-White dialog box
Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box
Keys for using the Curves dialog box
Keys for using Vanishing Point
Keys for working with blending modes
Keys for viewing images
Keys for selecting and moving objects
Keys for editing paths
Keys for painting objects
Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths
Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text
Keys for formatting type
Keys for slicing and optimizing
Keys for using panels
Keys for using the Actions panel
Keys for using the Adjustments panel
Keys for using the Animation panel
Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for using the Clone Source
Keys for using the Brushes panel
Keys for using the Channels panel
Keys for using the Color panel
Keys for using the History panel
Keys for using the Info panel
Keys for using the Layer Comps panel
Keys for using the Layers panel
Keys for using the Paths panel
Keys for using the Swatches panel
Keys for using Measurement (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for using 3D tools (Photoshop Extended)
Keys for working with DICOM files (Photoshop Extended)
This is a great way to get familiar with the new Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended programs and I'm even going to print some of these Photoshop CS4 keyboard shortcuts out and start memorizing them. Keyboard shortcuts are amazing time savers. One more thing — Luanne says that you can "download the PDF from the upper-right corner of any Help page on the web. The PDF is great for when you’re offline or want to print a version of Help." Will do!
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Martin Evening On The Release Of Adobe Photoshop CS4
October 03, 2008
Focal Press has announced two brand new books covering Adobe Photoshop CS4 from best-selling author Martin Evening - Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers and Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop. In the article below, Martin discusses several of the new and exciting features offered in Photoshop CS4.
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Photoshop CS4 Feature Tour Videos From Adobe TV Site
October 02, 2008
You can find a nice selection of Photoshop CS4 and Creative Suite 4 videos at the Adobe TV site. Many of the videos at the moment are highlight reels that walk you through the new features of Photoshop CS4. Here's a sampling of videos along with links that will open a new window and play the Flash video.
Photoshop CS4 Feature Tour
Photoshop Product Manager Bryan Hughes walks through the top features of Photoshop CS4.
Photoshop CS4 Extended Feature Tour
Photoshop Product Manager Zorana Gee shows the all new Photoshop CS4 Extended, which includes everything in Photoshop CS4 plus more.
Adobe Photoshop Sneak Peak - Interface Changes
Learn about important changes to the Photoshop CS4 user interface such as refined workspaces, freely rotatable canvas, greater zoom levels, enhanced controls with panels, and tabbed documents.
Adobe Photoshop Sneak Peak - Adjustments Panel
Richard Harrington shows you how to use the new adjustments panel in Photoshop CS4 to speed up your workflow.
Adobe Photoshop Sneak Peak - Adobe Output
Richard Harrington shows you how to use the Adobe output module in Bridge CS4 to make PDF slideshows and web galleries of your images.
Web Premium CS4 Feature Tour
Watch how the all-new Adobe Web Premium CS4 helps you tap into what's possible on the web.
Design Premium CS4 Feature Tour
Watch how the all-new Adobe Design Premium CS4 helps you deliver innovative ideas in print, web, interactive and mobile.
The Complete Picture With Julieanne Kost
Discover the new features in Adobe Bridge CS4 as Julieanne Kost walks you through the new tools, the refined interface and integration with Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw.
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Intro To Photoshop CS4 - From The Free CS4 SuperGuide From Colin Smith
October 02, 2008
This article is by Colin Smith, and is from his just released free PDF CS4 SuperGuide. You can download your free 70 page CS4 SuperGuide for lots more tips and tutorials for Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreameaver CS4, plus much more. Colin also offers some free videos on his site.
Have a look at some of Colin's fine training videos, and when purchasing any video training, make sure to use our special code PSSupport708 for an instant 10% discount.
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Photoshop Brushes School Dayz Sketches From Stephanie
October 02, 2008
Here's Stephanie with her latest Photoshop brushes, School Dayz Sketches: It’s that time of year again! Alright, so it’s been “that time of year” for the last month, and I’m a bit behind. C’est la vie, eh?
This week’s set is made up of all hand drawn sketches, all high resolution (about 1800 pixels on average) - themed around school.
Includes: “1 2 3″, “a b c”, an apple for the teacher, a backpack, “back to school”, a math book, a pile of books, a chalkboard, some chalk and an eraser, a compass, crayons, a desk, a football, a hopscotch design, lockers, a lunchbox, a pencil, a protractor, a ruler, a school, a schoolbell, a school bus, a see-saw, a slide, a swingset, a thermos, and a U.S. map. Go Now to the Downloads Page!
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We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. For her high resolution brushes, you can find a special collection on our high res brush page. Stephanie has also kindly put together her top 10 Photoshop brush tips to help you get the most out of your Photoshop brushes. See our Free Photoshop brushes Page for other places to find brushes.
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High Dynamic Range Training Video From Gavin Phillips
October 01, 2008
Gavin Phillips has released a new series of training that walks you through working with High Dynamic Range. Here's a short interview that explains his new product.
Do you have a demonstration movie?
Yes, please click here. We also have a special 40% off introductory price, but it ends soon. So check out our website.
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Gorillapod Focus Tripod For Professional-size Cameras
October 01, 2008
Joby, Inc. is pleased to announce the arrival of the Gorillapod Focus, a unique, bendable tripod engineered to support SLR cameras with larger telephoto lenses or digital video cameras. Designed with professionals and motivated amateurs in mind, the Gorillapod Focus is the biggest, strongest Gorillapod yet and is the fifth addition to the growing and award-winning Gorillapod family.
At $149.95, Joby's new Gorillapod Focus offers the same great features and functionality of all Gorillapods. The medium-sized members of the family are the Gorillapod SLR-Zoom for cameras up to 6.6 pounds (3kg) and Gorillapod SLR for cameras up to 1.75 pounds (800g). The lightweight, original Gorillapod supports compact digital cameras up to 11.5 ounces (325g). And, the Go-Go! is an original Gorillapod that comes with clips to attach cell phones, PDAs and music/video players for mobile entertainment on the go.
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 PDF Tutorials From Julieanne Kost
October 01, 2008
Julieanne Kost is an Adobe digital imaging evangelist who offers some great free Creative Suite 4 PDF downloads that will show you many of the new features in Photoshop CS4. Head on over to her site and here's a sampling of what you can find:
What's new in Bridge CS4 (PDF) — Learn everything there is to get you up to speed quickly in Bridge CS4.
What's New in Camera Raw 5 (PDF) — Discover the unlimited possibilities with Camera Raw 5.
Photoshop CS4 - But Wait, There's More! (PDF) — Master the important but often overlooked refinements and adjustments in Photoshop CS4.
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Suite Selector - CS4 Suite Selector Is An Online Helper For Choosing The Best CS4 Suite For You
September 30, 2008
Find the right Adobe CS4 edition for you with the Adobe Creative Suite Selector.
Adobe Creative Suite 4 editions provide a complete toolset that can help you streamline the creative process, easily express ideas in different media, and share your work with clients and fellow creatives.
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
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Illustrator CS4 Video Tutorial - Multiple Artboards
September 27, 2008
Free Illustrator CS4 Video - Multiple Artboards
Mordy Golding walks through one the most anticipated new features in Illustrator CS4, multiple artboards. With multiple artboards, you can keep related, but separate and even differently sized artwork together in a single document. Mordy shows you how to create a document with multiple artboards from scratch, how to add, edit, and delete artboards within the document’s canvas using the new Artboard tool, and some handy shortcuts for navigating an Illustrator document with multiple artboards.
Watch the Multiple Artboards - Illustrator CS4 Video (link opens a new window)
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Illustrator CS4 Tutorials and Resources
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Adobe Illustrator CS4 Video Tutorial - Clipping Paths
September 27, 2008
Free Illustrator CS4 Video - Enhanced Clipping Masks
Mordy Golding examines the new clipping mask behavior in Illustrator CS4. The new un-selectable state of the clipping mask makes it easier to work with your transformed artwork. Review how to create a mask from scratch and then learn how you can also modify the mask in the new Isolation Mode.
Watch the Enhanced CLipping Masks - Illustrator CS4 Video (link opens a new window)
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Photoshop Brush Astrology Sketches From Stephanie
September 26, 2008
Here's Stephanie with her latest Photoshop brushes, Astrology Sketches: This week’s set has been requested on and off by various people for a while. It just took me a while to get around to doing it, because I couldn’t figure out what else to put in there along with the zodiac symbols that everyone was requesting. That would’ve only been 12 brushes in the set, and that’s just not enough!
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Save Up To $200 On Eligible Upgrades To CS4 - Get 30% Off Lightroom 2
September 26, 2008
For a limited time, upgrade from Adobe Creative Suite 2, Creative Suite 1, Macromedia Studio 8, Studio MX 2004, or Production Studio to Creative Suite 4 for the same price as an upgrade from Creative Suite 3.
You can also get 30% off Lightroom 2 when you purchase a full or upgrade version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 along with a full or upgrade version of Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, or Creative Suite containing Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended.
Providing a fluid user experience, complete creative control and higher efficiency, Photoshop CS4 leverages the power of the latest hardware to extend imaging possibilities and offer faster, more flexible ways to accomplish core tasks like image adjustments and masks.
All of these features and more can be found in Photoshop CS4 Extended, which serves users with advanced motion graphics functions, dramatically expanded 3D visualization capabilities and precise image analysis.
Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended will be available as stand-alone applications or key components of the Adobe Creative Suite 4 family.
Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended for Mac OS X on Intel based and PowerPC based systems and for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista platform are scheduled to ship October 2008 with availability through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store. Estimated street price for Adobe Photoshop CS4 is US$699 and US$999 for Photoshop CS4 Extended. Upgrade pricing is available. Read full press release.
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The Photoshop Blog - Earlier Posts
The Photoshop Blog offers the latest Photoshop news and software updates, Photoshop tips and tutorials, and random thoughts from graphic artist and Photoshop expert Jennifer Apple.
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SiteGrinder Photoshop Plugin - Create Websites Instantly
There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.
Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.
Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, this program turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, this program is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks.
Generate Your Web Pages Directly From Photoshop
By generating web pages directly from Photoshop, you'll be able to spend much more time on the creative end of the spectrum, since you'll know right off the bat how well particular designs will translate to the web. No more going back to the Photoshop drawing board after getting a phone call from your development team, telling you that what you had envisioned doesn't have a chance of being displayed on the web. You can immediately visually and interactively test your designs, which permit