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Pixel Bender Contest - Win An Alienware Area-51 PC
December, 30, 2008
John Nack reports that there is a cool contest with some very nice prizes going on. Here's the scoop: "Feel like winning an Alienware Area-51 PC, or perhaps one of several NVIDIA Quadro CX graphics cards? Then get cranking creating some killer Pixel Bender code for use in Photoshop, Flash, and After Effects. Here's the official blurb:
NVIDIA and Adobe are joining forces to encourage artists and developers to write Adobe Pixel Bender Kernels for Adobe Creative Suite 4. The first place winner will receive an Alienware Area-51 Personal Computer. Category winners will receive a NVIDIA Quadro CX graphics card.
The categories are coolest Pixel Bender kernel, most useful Pixel Bender kernel in the Adobe Photoshop workflow, and most technically compelling.
Contest entries will be accepted from January 1st 2009 – January 31st 2009. Visit the official site for details and to enter. Afterwards, all entries will be open for viewing at nzone.com.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Fractalius Photoshop Plugin Filter - Special Fractals Effects
December, 30, 2008
There's a very interesting Photoshop filter plugin from Redfield Plugins called Fractalius. It's only available for Windows at the moment. According to the site, the Fractalius plugin creates unusual, eccentric artworks in a single step. The effects are based on extraction of so-called hidden fractal texture of an image. You can also simulate various types of exotic lightings and high realistic pencil sketches. You can see a large samples gallery at the Redfield site.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade special offers.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Photoshop Plugins Suite 4 - $100 Off Offer Ends Soon
December 29, 2008
The onOne Software Plugins Special (just use our exclusive super discount coupon code— PSTTPS4 — and you will get you an instant $100 discount on the full version of Plug-In Suite 4), will end in 2 days.
On top of the $100 discount until the end of December, you will also receive a free Photoshop training DVD — Adobe Photoshop CS4 Power Session
by Matt Kloskowski. The DVD shows you the very latest Photoshop CS4 tips, tricks, and hidden secrets. The DVD will teach you:
Just use our exclusive super discount coupon code— PSTTPS4 — and you will get you an instant $100 discount on the full version of Plug-In Suite 4. Plus the free DVD. You can read all about Plug-In Suite 4 at the onOne Software site. This is a limited time offer that will end on December 31, 2008. The full version price is $499.95, but by applying the special discount code — PSTTPS4 — you only pay $399.95.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Photoshop Zoom Effect Tutorial
December, 29, 2008
There's a quick and easy Photoshop zoom effect tutorial from Colin Smith at the creativepro.com site. From the intro:
You can create a zoom effect in-camera, but if that's not possible, fear not, there's always Photoshop.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade special offers.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Photoshop Plugins Exclusive 15% Discount Offer About To End
December 29, 2008
The exclusive super special discount deal from AutoFX ffor visitors of PhotoshopSupport.com is about to end. Here's the deal — buy Photoshop plugins at the Auto FX site and receive an exclusive 15% discount by using our special coupon code at checkout: 87452. This code and the 15% discount applies to any and all purchases on the site from now until Decemebr 30th (not to be combined with any other offer). Here are some of the interesting Photoshop plugins you can find at the AutoFX site:
PhotoGraphic Edges
This new version of Photo/Graphic Edges includes dozens of new features and effects. PGE 6 includes SmartLayers, Visual Layer Presets, Brush Effects, Unlimited Undo and lots of new creative content. Photo/Graphic Edges 6.0 includes a stand-alone imaging application as well as a plug-in that works with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo Paint, and Corel Draw.
DreamSuite 1 & 2
DreamSuite Series One is a suite of powerful visual effects that allow anyone, professionals or novices alike, to create beautiful images and artwork. DreamSuite lets you achieve visual results that are difficult or impossible to attain using any other software. DreamSuite Series Two is a powerful collection of 14 unique visual effects for enhancing photographs. Series Two offers a wide diversity of visual options to make any photo you have more distinctive.
Mystical Lighting
Mystical Lighting lets anyone apply photo-realistic lighting and shading effects to digital images. With this software you can enhance the ambiance of your images and improve its beauty. Mystical Lighting includes 16 visual effects, over 400 presets for instant results and an infinite variety of looks. Mystical Lighting also includes powerful features such as layers, unlimited undo's, visual presets, masking and dynamic effect controls that make exploring and applying effects very fun and easy to achieve studio quality results.
Mystical Tint
Mystical Tint Tone and Color is a suite of 38 color effects that are both easy to use and provide you with professional results in seconds.
Mystical Tint Tone and Color includes a stand-alone imaging application as well as a plug-in that works with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo Paint, and Corel Draw.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. You can also buy in your country currency and language at the following Adobe International Stores:
Adobe United Kingdom | Adobe Germany | Adobe France | Adobe Eastern Europe
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Photoshop Tutorials Guide From PSDTuts
December 29, 2008
PSDTUTS has put together a great guide to improving your Photoshop skills. From the intro:
Photoshop is an incredible tool for graphic design, but there is certainly a lot to learn for new designers, and there's always more to master for those who are already experienced. If you're currently working as a designer and looking to improve your skills, you probably find that time is a major constraint to improving your abilities.
If so, you'll need to develop a plan to improve your skills step-by-step in the time that you have available. If you're an aspiring designer, you may have no idea where to start in order to achieve the level of success of some of the Photoshop masters that we see online. In this article we'll look at ten steps you can take to progressively build your skills using resources that are readily available.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade special offers.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Poser 7 Animation Used By Google And Norad To Create Santa Tracker 2008
December, 22, 2008
NORAD's Santa Tracker 2008 will use Poser 7 and animated 3D characters to track Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world. The international command tasked with providing aerospace security for North America announced that the NORAD Tracks Santa (NTS) website is now live at www.noradsanta.org.
Poser Pro is available at the Smith Micro web store.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade special offers.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Working With Layers In Photoshop CS4 - 4 Free Video Clips From Photoshop CS4 Essential Training With Jan Kabili
December, 20, 2008
Here are four sample clips from the lynda.com Photoshop CS4 training series, Photoshop CS4 Essential Training with Jan Kabili.
Understanding layers
Layers are the building blocks of a Photoshop file, giving you the flexibility to make changes to parts of your image without affecting the appearance of other elements. In this movie, learn about the benefits of layers and how to work with the Layers panel, navigate the layers stack, and select and move layers.
Creating layers
Learn how to create new layers in Photoshop CS4, both from scratch and by dragging content in from an external document. You'll also review naming layers and adding content to layers using the shape tools.
Working in the Layers panel
The Layers panel is command central for layers in Photoshop CS4. Learn how to use the features in the Layers panel to create layers, delete layers, toggle layer visibility and change the layer stacking order.
Locking layers
Locking layers in Photoshop ensures you don't inadvertently make changes to layers you have finalized. In this movie, review the different types of locks you can apply to your layers, including Lock Image Pixels, which prevents painting on the layer, Lock Position, and Lock Transparent Pixels. Also learn about the special properties of Background layers in Photoshop and how to convert them to editable layers.
Learn More About This Training
Photoshop CS4 Essential Training teaches a broad spectrum of core skills that are common to many creative fields. Jan Kabili demonstrates established techniques as well as those made possible by some of the new features unique to Photoshop CS4. Learn more at the lynda.com site.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade special offers.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Frost Winter Photoshop Brushes
December 19, 2008
Download a free set of Photoshop brushes composed of frost shapes. These come in several different types. First, you have a few icy and frosty frames to frame photos. Also included are some single frost shapes - the standard feathery shape. There are also some that are in the shape of lines, some swirly frost shapes, and some pre-made frost textures that you can just click once to create some frost. Lastly, we have lots of brushes that were made to paint the frost in textures. These are so easy to use, and you can use them to create your own wintery frost textures! (They are, in fact, what I used to create the textures brushes and the frost frames.)
Want Free Photoshop Brushes?
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.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. Teachers and students get special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Alien Skin Software Announces Holiday Sale
December 19, 2008
For the first time ever, Alien Skin Software is having a store-wide sale. All of its award-winning Photoshop plug-ins are 20% off through December 24, 2008.
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Free PhotographyBB Magazine - Holiday Shooting Techniques
December 18, 2008
PhotographyBB announced today the release of the eleventh edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The PhotographyBB Online Magazine is quickly becoming a leading resource in the future of free information distribution, offering our readers: Digital Photography tips and techniques, DSLR camera function training, and image post processing tutorials in Adobe Photoshop, and RAW processing in Photoshop Lightroom.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements And Adobe Premiere - Special Holiday Offers
December 18, 2008
The Adobe Store is featuring 3 Special Holiday Offers for Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere (plus Free Shipping — don't pay for shipping in North America from now until January 19th, 2009).
Save $30 on Photoshop Elements 7/Premiere Elements 7 Bundle
Save $20 on Photoshop Elements 7
Save $20 on Premiere Elements 7
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Photoshop Pen Tool Tutorial - A Comprehensive Guide To Photoshop’s Pen Tool
December 17, 2008
PSDTUTS always features outstanding tutorials and this time they've put together a great guide to working with Photoshop's pen tool. You can find the Photoshop’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide.at their site and there's a free exercise file you can download. From the intro:
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Adobe Special Offers In The UK- Save On Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Lightroom And Photoshop Elements
December 17, 2008
Here are the latest special offers from the Adobe UK Store:
Save up to £200 on eligible upgrades to CS4
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. Hurry – introductory price ends 31 March, 2009.
Get 30% off Lightroom 2
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.
Free eBook
Purchase Acrobat 9 Pro and receive a free e-Book excerpt. For a limited time only. Buy now and deliver professional documents, manage document reviews, and create and manage forms with Acrobat 9 Pro.
Save £12 on Photoshop Elements
Save £12 instantly with the purchase of Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac or Photoshop Elements 7 for Windows (full versions only) with the purchase of a full or upgrade copy of Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, Acrobat 9 Pro or Acrobat 9 Standard.
Photoshop CS4 Tutorials and Resources
See our Photoshop CS4 Resource Center for Free Photoshop CS4 Tutorials, the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download, Free Photoshop CS4 Training, and Photoshop CS4 News.
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Photoshop And Operating Systems Survey
December, 17, 2008
From Photoshop Product Manger John Nack's blog:
"To help plug-in developers make better decisions about when to create 64-bit versions of their products, I'd like to gather a little info about what operating system(s) you use to run Photoshop. If you're using Photoshop CS4, please take a second to answer this simple three-question survey. (I'm asking specifically about CS4 customers as the 32-vs.-64-bit OS question doesn't matter for CS3 or earlier.) Once I get a sufficient number of responses, I'll share the findings here."
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Adobe Special Offers - Save On Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Lightroom And Photoshop Elements
December 15, 2008
Here are the latest special offers from the Adobe Store:
Save up to $200 on eligible upgrades to CS4
Get 30% off Lightroom 2
Save $20 on Photoshop Elements
Choose ESD and save
Free eBook
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Bolts Transparent PNGs
December 15, 2008
This set of bolts as transparent PNGs can be used in any program that will support *.PNG files. Photoshop, GIMP, PSP, and many more. These images are average about 600 x 600 pixels in size @ 300 dpi.
These metal bolts images are taken from various angles. Several are from above and several are from a 45° angle.
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Win A Free Book From Peachpit Press
December 13, 2008
Peachpit Press is giving away one book each day through the end of this month. To enter for your chance to win, you must follow Peachpit TV on Twitter and watch for the tweet about that day's book. Then retweet “I want to win [enter the URL of the book that will be given away that day] this book from @peachpittv”. Here are the books and the dates on which you can win them...
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorial - The New Vibrance Adjustment Tool
December 13, 2008
Jim Hoerricks is the Senior Forensic Video Analyst for the LAPD's Scientific Investigation Division. His site, Forensic Photoshop, contains lots of interesting posts and tutorials that deal with using Photoshop for forensic work. Jim has also written a book, Forensic Photoshop. Here is a new forensic Photoshop CS4 tutorial from him.
Read the tutorial...
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Holiday Card Showdown - Win Prizes For Best Holiday Card Design
December 13, 2008
Wiley Design Challenge, a partnership between Wiley and SmugMug.com, is celebrating the holiday season with the Holiday Card Showdown, the latest competition in a series of design contests. Graphic designers at all levels are invited to enter their holiday card designs in this wintry battle royale from now through December 31, 2008.
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Free Photoshop Training DVD With Plugins Suite 4
December 13, 2008
I've told you about the onOne Software Plugins Special (just use our exclusive super discount coupon code— PSTTPS4 — and you will get you an instant $100 discount on the full version of Plug-In Suite 4), but wanted to add an extra bonus.
On top of the $100 discount until the end of December, you will also receive a free Photoshop training DVD — Adobe Photoshop CS4 Power Session
by Matt Kloskowski. The DVD shows you the very latest Photoshop CS4 tips, tricks, and hidden secrets. The DVD will teach you:
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Derrick Story Free Webcast - Last Call
December 12, 2008
Safari
Books Online will present Derrick Story, author of The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, Tuesday, December 16,
10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET. You can register online now.
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New Photoshop Lightroom Presets From Gavin Phillips
December 12, 2008
How many presets are in this set and what is the price?
You get 50 presets, nearly twice the amount we offered in our first set or presets. Santa’s come early! With our introductory sale, pay less than a $1.00 per preset. The sale ends soon, please visit, www.photoeffects.biz.
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Photoshop Plugin Portraiture 2 Released
December 12, 2008
Imagenomic announced today the release of Portraiture 2, a significant upgrade to its award-winning Portraiture Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop.
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Photoshop CS4 Tutorial - Curves And The Adjustment Tool
December 01, 2008
Jim Hoerricks is the Senior Forensic Video Analyst for the LAPD's Scientific Investigation Division. His site, Forensic Photoshop, contains lots of interesting posts and tutorials that deal with using Photoshop for forensic work. Jim has also written a book, Forensic Photoshop. Here is a new forensic Photoshop CS4 tutorial from him...
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Flower Sketches Photoshop Brushes
December 11, 2008
A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various flower sketches. Most are around 1700 pixels high or wide, so they’re very high resolution. All of these were drawn by hand, so they won’t be symmetrical like our Flower Vectors Photoshop Brushes were.
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Photo/Graphic Edges 7.0 Platinum Edition - Photoshop Plugin - Plus Special 15% Discount Coupon
December 10, 2008
Photo/Graphic Edges 7.0 is an amazing program for adding edges, borders, frames and accents to images. With almost three times the number of effects as the previous version, this is a significant release for Photo/Graphic Edges which first debuted in 1994 as Auto FX Software’s first product. Read full story...
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AutoFX Photoshop Plugins Exclusive 15% Discount Extended Until End Of December
December 09, 2008
AutoFX has extended their exclusive super special discount deal for visitors of PhotoshopSupport.com. Here's the deal — buy Photoshop plugins at the Auto FX site and receive an exclusive 15% discount by using our special coupon code at checkout: 87452. This code and the 15% discount applies to any and all purchases on the site from now until Decemebr 30th (not to be combined with any other offer).
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Total Training Annual Holiday Bonus Gift Offer
December 09, 2008
With every purchase made during the holiday season, Total Training is giving a free gift. This Bonus Gift contains more than $1000 worth of downloadable material crafted by Total Training's creative team and some of their key partners. The result is a fun mix of valuable media assets from around the world. What's Included...
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Mac Version Of ContrastMaster Photoshop Plugin Released
December 09, 2008
The Plugin Site is proud to announce the release of ContrastMaster for MacOS X. ContrastMaster is a plugin for effective contrast enhancement as well as creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects.
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ToonIt! Photo 2.0 for Photoshop - Photo Cartooning Filter
December 09, 2008
Digital Anarchy today announced the release of ToonIt! Photo 2.0 (free trial) for Photoshop (free trial). ToonIt! reliably and easily creates cartoon-like images from photographs, freeing artists from time consuming techniques such as hand painting and masking. The filters use advanced algorithms from Toonamation Inc to create cartoon shading and outlines in Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
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Photoshop CS4 Extended Student Edition $199
December 08, 2008
Students can purchase Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for $199.
Get all the features of Photoshop CS4 — and much more. Whether you work in design, motion graphics, architecture, education, engineering, medicine, or scientific research, Photoshop CS4 Extended - Student Edition is the perfect software for you.
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onOne Software Announces Availability of Genuine Fractals 6 - Plus 10% Instant Discount Coupon
December 08, 2008
onOne Software today announced the immediate availability of Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition and Genuine Fractals 6 Standard Edition. Powered by patented resizing technology, Genuine Fractals can resize digital images over 1000% with no loss in sharpness or detail.
Genuine Fractals 6 adds new features designed to help photographers get the best enlargements possible, including a new gallery wrap function, batch processing, tiling for smaller printers, and support for Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Apple Aperture 2.1.
Exclusive onOne Software 10% Instant Discount Coupon For Genuine Fractals & $100 Off Coupon For Plugin Suite 4.5
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - PSSPPT06 - during the checkout process at onOne Software for an instant 10% discount on any onOne product. This includes all their latest releases and pre-orders.
Also note that
onOne Software has created an exclusive super discount coupon code— PSTTPS4 — that will get you an instant $100 discount on the full version of Plug-In Suite 4. You can read all about Plug-In Suite 4 at the onOne Software site. This is a limited time offer that will end on December 31, 2008. The full version price is $499.95, but by applying the special discount code — PSTTPS4 — you only pay $399.95.
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Christmas Lights Transparent PNGs
December 05, 2008
This set of christmas lights as transparent PNGs can be used in any program that will support *.PNG files. Photoshop, GIMP, PSP, and many more. These images are extremely high resolution, with the average size being about 800 x 3000 pixels @ 300 dpi. For those that don’t need high resolution, I have a low res version, where the images are about 400 x 1500 pixels.
These come in strings of lights, horizontal and vertical... long and short... the large bulbs and the small ones. There’s even two sets of christmas light borders. All of them are transparent, with the backgrounds already removed and ready to be copied/pasted into your own designs!
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Use Photoshop CS4 Extended To Edit Video Clips - CS4 Tutorial
December 04, 2008
Anne-Marie Concepcion has written a good tutorial "Easy Video Editing in Photoshop. Yes, Photoshop." at creativepro.com that will walk you through editing video using Photoshop. Here's the intro: No need for a dedicated video application, you can apply adjustment layers and filters to video without leaving Photoshop Extended CS3 or CS4.
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Derrick Story Free Webcast - Five Things Photographers Need to Know About Photoshop CS4
December 04, 2008
Safari
Books Online will present Derrick Story, author of The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, Tuesday, December 16,
10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET. You can register online now.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom Book
December 04, 2008
The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom book is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop.
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Free Adobe Illustrator CS4 How-To Guides
December 03, 2008
Adobe has posted some nice free resources for Illustrator CS4 created by leading designers. The "Illustrator how-to guides" explore new features in Adobe Illustrator CS4. Here are the 6 how-to guides that are posted at the moment...
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Alien Skin Software Announces Bokeh Lens Simulation Plug-in for Photoshop
December 03, 2008
Alien Skin Software has announced the immediate availability of Bokeh, its new lens simulation plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Photographers use Bokeh to draw attention to their subject by manipulating focus and depth of field after the shot has been taken.
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Splats Illustrator Vectors
December 02, 2008
This set of Adobe Illustrator vectors composed of various splats and spatters of paint, blood, or any other liquid you’d like it to be. There are splats, splatters, and much more! These are a lot like our Splats & Splatters Photoshop brushes, but with different designs and in vector format. These vectors come in several different formats:
• AI 8+ (which includes both AI and EPS files - made for Illustrator 8 and above)
• AI CS (which includes both AI and EPS files - made for Illustrator CS and above)
• SVG vector files
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Free Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide - SEO PDF
December 01, 2008
A lot of people who visit this site are web designers, and a lot of those are fairly new to the business. So this Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide should really come in handy. I know I would have liked to have had it when I started out. Here's what they have to say about the SEO Starter Guide at the Google Webmaster Central Blog:
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BittBox Photoshop Video Tutorial - Making Arrows
December 01, 2008
The BittBox site has a nice quick and easy video tutorial that will show you how to make arrows in Photoshop using the line tool, and explains the added benefits of using this tool over the shapes tool.
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Photoshop CS4 Panel Configurator Free PDF Manual
December 01, 2008
Adobe Configurator is an easy-to-use Adobe AIR-based application that allows you to
create custom panels for Adobe Photoshop CS4. These custom panels can contain just
the Photoshop tools, commands, actions, scripts, and widgets that you need for a
particular workflow or set of tasks. They can be shared with colleagues by using Adobe
Extension Manager CS4.
At the Adobe Labs Configurator Page you can download the Adobe Configurator PDF Help Manual. The manual covers the following subjects:
How to install Adobe Configurator 1.0
How to create a panel configuration
How to edit a panel configuration
How to export a panel configuration for use in Photoshop CS4
How to share a panel configuration using Adobe Extension Manager CS4
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Special Deals From Adobe On Photoshop Elements 7 And Premiere Elements 7
December 01, 2008
Adobe has two specials that will last until December 10th. These are for Photoshop Elements 7 And Premiere Elements 7. Here they are: Get $50 off when you purchase Photoshop Elements 7 & Premiere Elements 7 together. Buy a full version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 & Adobe Premiere Elements 7 with Plus membership or Adobe Photoshop 7 Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements 7.
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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.
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - NOVEMBER 2008.
Photoshop CS5 & Photoshop CS5 Extended - Best Deals From Adobe
Adobe Photoshop CS5 delivers breakthrough capabilities to help you create images with impact. Refine your
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see the space fill in almost magically. Paint with naturally textured brushstrokes and realistic color blends. Learn more about Photoshop CS5.
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software helps you create the ultimate images
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Skin Retouching Tips In Photoshop CS4
