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AKVIS Retoucher 5.0 for Windows and Macintosh
April 29, 2011
AKVIS announces the release of AKVIS Retoucher 5.0 for Windows and Macintosh. The program restores damaged photos by removing dust, scratches, and stains, and by reconstructing the missing parts of a photo automatically. This version introduces the Sport Remover tool which can remove small imperfections on an image easily. Support for files in RAW format has also been added as well as an OS File Dialog for loading and saving files. For registered users of the previous version the upgrade is free.
AKVIS Retoucher can restore old damaged photographs from family archives by removing dust, scratches, and stains, and can reconstruct missing parts of a photo automatically. But it is not just for restoring old photos. It can also improve your newer photos, such as when you want to remove tattoos from a subject.
Defects and details are removed automatically. Just select the areas you want to correct, press run, and watch scratches and other imperfections vanish. Take a look at all the things Retoucher can accomplish for you at the Examples page. Version 5.0 adds the new Spot Remover tool It removes small imperfections (stains, dust, etc) on an image with ease. You can also use it to retouch portraits. It "heals" skin problems with just a click. The new tool is available for Deluxe and Business licenses. The software is available as a standalone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor.
A fully functional trial version of AKVIS Retoucher is available. AKVIS Retoucher Home license sells for $87.00 USD, downloadable from http://akvis.com. Registered users of Retoucher Home/Home Deluxe v.1.0-4.5 and Business v.4.0-4.5 can upgrade to v.5 for free. Just download the new version and re-activate it using your key. Owners of Retoucher Business v.1.0-3.5 will need to pay $19.00 USD for an upgrade to the new version. Both Home and Business users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS products in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle which offers all 16 programs with a discount of 60%.
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
Subscription editions of Creative Suite software are just like regular Creative Suite products — they are installed on your computer and provide all the same features and functionality. Find out more about monthly or annual subscriptions. You can also download a free 30 day trial of any Adobe CSS product.
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Get $150 Off onOne Perfect Photo Suite - Get Free Perfect Layers Upon Release
May 01, 2011
The Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 is seven products in one that will save you hours of time enhancing your photos. Get the Suite now for only $349.95 through May 15th. That's a $150 savings off the regular price. Also, when Perfect Layers is released, you will be entitled to download it for free.
New in Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 is the next generation of Genuine Fractals now called Perfect Resize, with improved resizing controls and gallery wrap feature, new resizing algorithm, and more. Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 also features the all new Perfect Layers for adding a layered workflow for Lightroom and Aperture, and exciting new effects and frames in PhotoTools and PhotoFrame.
All of the products in the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 will work as plug-ins for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture. But now, for the first time, five of the seven products in the Perfect Photo Suite will work as standalone applications, giving you the ultimate work-flow flexibility. Only PhotoTools and Mask Pro will require Photoshop.
American Photo Magazine awarded the Perfect Photo Suite their Editor's Choice award for Top Image Editing Software and the professional photographers who read Studio Photography voted the Perfect Photo Suite the best plug-in for Adobe Photoshop in their Reader's Choice Awards. The Plugin Suite includes:
Perfect Resize (formerly known as Genuine Fractals) is renowned by both photographers and printers for its finesse at increasing images to more than ten times their original size while maintaining the sharpness and detail you started with. Think of this as the industry standard for image resizing.
Perfect Layers brings a layered workflow to Photoshop Lightroom. With Perfect Layers you can create and edit multi-layered Photoshop files directly within Photoshop Lightroom or Apple Aperture. Use it to change skies, composite images and even create layouts.
Mask Pro is used to remove the tough stuff — such as hair, smoke and glass — while retaining the fine detail. You choose what colors to keep, then paint away what you don’t need.
PhotoTools Pro packs hundreds of high-calibre photographic effects into one user-friendly plug-in. It’s fast and easy to use. Gives your photos that pro quality look.
PhotoFrame Pro lets you enhance your pictures with hundreds of such design effects, or simply drop your image into a pre-fab layout in Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture.
FocalPoint helps to control focus and minimize visual noise. Draw the eye to specific points in your images by using selective focus, depth-of-field and vignette effects.
PhotoTune lets you can compare images side-by-side and easily color correct and enhance them. PhotoTune optimizes the dynamic range, color and sharpness of your image without the need to know all the complicated controls in Photoshop like levels and curves.
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
Subscription editions of Creative Suite software are just like regular Creative Suite products — they are installed on your computer and provide all the same features and functionality. Find out more about monthly or annual subscriptions. You can also download a free 30 day trial of any Adobe CSS product.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Obsidian Dawn - Crop Circles
April 28, 2011
This set of Photoshop brushes is composed of crop circle shapes. They’re all beautiful radial designs, so even if you have NO use at all for crop circle brushes, you’ll certainly find a need for these somewhere. Many of them are also shapes in Sacred Geometry.
There is no texture added to these. They are the shapes only. That way, you can apply them to an existing crop texture (or whatever) and create the circles. (Tip: If you’re not looking at your crop from straight above it, make sure you use these on a new layer, so that you can use the Edit > Transform tool to skew their dimensions to look like they’re lying down in the field.) These are all very high resolution images, with the average brush size being about 2000 pixels.
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
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How To Create Seamlessly Repeating Tile Ptterns In Photoshop - Free Video Tutorial
April 28, 2011
In this week’s free video technique, Deke McClelland shows you how to use Photoshop’s Offset filter to create a repeating, or tessellating, pattern for your homemade giftwrap project, in which an image (or two in this case) is wrapped around so that it can be tiled into a seamlessly repeating pattern. By offsetting and duplicating the images in Photoshop, you’ll end up with a convenient, delightfully intertwined pattern, as you can see below.
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
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Free Wood Textures From Bittbox
April 28, 2011
From Bitbox, free wood textures: This weeks textures are some finished wood images. I can’t remember who, but someone requested “polished” wood to me on twitter. I hope these are close enough! (You can click on the images and get the full size ones from Flickr)
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
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Lightroom 3.4 And Camera Raw 6.4 Now Available - Free Download
April 27, 2011
Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3. These updates include bug fixes, new camera support and new lens profiles.
Photoshop Lightroom 3.4 (Mac)
Photoshop Lightroom 3.4 (Win)
Camera Raw 6.4 (Mac)
Camera Raw 6.4 (Win)
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Silver Efex Pro 2 Reviews - Photoshop Plugin Creates Stunning Black And White Effects - Read Reviews
April 27, 2011
Here are snippets from recent reviews of Silver Efex Pro 2 from Nik Software. You can follow our special discount links and get an instant 15% discount coupon applied to your purchase of Silver Efex Pro 2, or any Nik Software product, including bundles and upgrades.
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"Nearly every pro I know already uses Silver Efex Pro to create their B&W conversions, but I can tell you this: they'll all be upgrading to version 2 the minute it comes out. It's that good! Nik Software really gets the whole user experience for photographers, and you can see that attention to detail throughout Silver Efex Pro 2. When it comes to creating fine art black and white conversions, this changes everything."
— Scott Kelby, President, NAPP
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"Creating a fine art black and white photograph starts with an artistic idea — a visualization of the world we live in — followed by the shooting itself. The most challenging part is the conversion of the image to black and white. It’s a personal and creatively demanding process that cannot be restricted by tools. Silver Efex Pro 2 ensures that my end result matches all the drama, tones, and nuances that I originally had in mind. Quite simply, it gives me complete artistic freedom."
— Joel Tjintjelaar, award-winning black and white photographer. www.joeltjintjelaar.com
"I did all my black and white conversions using Silver Efex Pro and couldn't have been happier until I used Silver Efex pro 2. Nik software has improved my favorite plug-in in ways you have to see to believe. Silver Efex Pro 2 makes me want to turn all my images Black and White."
— Alan Hess, photographer and author www.alanhessphotography.com
"I’ve gotta say that my former disdain for black and white photography is completely gone. This thing rocks and lets me create some really cool effects that look cool on the screen but jaw dropping when printed on Epson Exhibition Fiber!"
— Ron Martinsen, Photographer, blogger
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"Nik Silver Efex 2.0 puts powerful black-and-white image controls at your fingertips, letting you quickly apply the desired effects. Even better, it lets you quickly and easily compare different effects before permanently applying them, and remembers all of your settings so you can easily access and return to any step in your process. After spending a couple of weeks playing with this software, I recommend it as a must-have for any black-and-white digital darkroom."
— Mason Resnick, adorama.com
Silver Efex Pro 2 includes new features such as the History Browser, Dynamic Brightness, Amplify Blacks, Amplify Whites, Soft Contrast, Fine Structure, Image Borders, and selective colorization, as well as a variety of speed and quality improvements. The new features of Silver Efex Pro 2, combined with Nik Software's award-winning U Point® technology, will continue to evolve black-and-white photography. To learn why Silver Efex Pro is the leading black-and-white imaging software users can watch training videos, download a free trial, and join live online training sessions at www.niksoftware.com/silverefexpro.
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60-year-old Learns Photoshop, Becomes Master Retouching Artist And Works For Free
April 26, 2011
From The Design Inspiration site comes news of a 60-year-old Chinese man who took up Photoshop and became a great photo retouching expert. And now he works for free. Below are a couple of samples of his work. See the full article at The Design Inspiration for more images of his amazing work. The question is, is it real or is it fake?
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Save $49 On Premiere Elements 9 In The North America Store - Use Coupon Code PRE2011
April 26, 2011
Adobe has a new offer for Premiere Elements 9 in the North America Store.
You'll receive a $40 savings when you take an instant $20 off plus $20 mail in rebate on Premiere Elements 9 with coupon code PRE2011. THis offer is available in the Adobe North America Store only and coupon code PRE2011 must be entered at checkout to receive the instant $20 savings. The offer is valid April 22, 2011 through May 15, 2011.
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
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Red Giant Software Introduces Two Mobile Apps: Magic Bullet Movie Looks and Noir
April 01, 2011
Building on the success of Plastic Bullet, Red Giant Software is expanding its family
of mobile products with two new apps that apply beautiful
cinematic color treatments. Magic Bullet Movie Looks adds
instant Hollywood appeal to movies on iPhone 4 and iPhone
3GS, making them look like they were shot for the big
screen. Noir applies rich black-and-white and dramatic
lighting to photographs on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad,
for an easy and fun way to tell a story. Magic Bullet Movie
Looks and Noir were designed by filmmakers and professional
colorists, and bring a decade of experience in crafting
industry-standard color tools directly to mobile video and
photos. Learn more about this new family of mobile apps.
Magic Bullet Movie Looks for iPhone
Turn your family into movie stars with glamorous color
effects inspired by popular films. Cue the soundtrack,
'cause you're the superhero behind the lens, adding
warmth and character to your iPhone movies in a few taps.
Magic Bullet Movie Looks adds cinema treatments designed
with the same tools used by professional Hollywood filmmakers. See examples of Magic Bullet Movie Looks videos. Go to App Store to buy Magic Bullet Movie Looks (Only $2.99).
Noir for iPhone/iPad
Don't just take a photo. Tell a story. Noir lets you transform your photos with beautiful, dramatic lighting and instant results. Peel away the color to a cinematic black-and-white, apply a lovely tint, and then light up your subject. Noir is a fun and easy way to create images that tell a story - with instant, beautiful results. See examples of Noir photos. Go to App Store to buy Noir (Only $2.99).
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AKVIS Sketch V.12.5: Pencil Drawings From Photos, Comics And Cartoons From Videos
April 25, 2011
AKVIS is happy to announce the release of Version 12.5 of AKVIS Sketch for Windows and Macintosh. Sketch converts digital photos into amazing pencil sketches and watercolor, charcoal, and pastel drawings. It's a wonderful tool for those who have always wanted to draw but didn't know how. Version 12.5 introduces batch processing to standalone mode. Previously batch processing was only available using the plug-in as a Photoshop action. RAW format support has also been added.
For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. AKVIS Sketch runs on Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/Window7 and on Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4-10.6. AKVIS Sketch is available as a standalone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor. The plugin version of AKVIS Sketch is compatible with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and PhotoImpact. Users of versions 9 through 12 of Sketch can upgrade to version 12.5 for free. Those who have an older version (v.1-8) will need to pay for an upgrade to the current version.
AKVIS Sketch Home License (Plugin or Standalone) sells for $72 USD or € 55 EUR. In Home Deluxe and Business variants both Plugin and Standalone versions are available as well as the additional highly intelligent tool that gives you full control over the strokes - the Stroke Direction Tool. Both Home and Business users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS programs in the AKVIS Alchemy Bundle (Retoucher, Chameleon, Multibrush, Enhancer, Refocus, HDRFactory, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Sketch, Decorator, LightShop, ArtSuite, SmartMask, Magnifier, ArtWork, and NatureArt) with the discount of 60%, a huge savings over purchasing each separately.
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Ten Tips For Web Designers Who Want To Design iPad And iPhone And Android Apps
April 22, 2011
You can find an article at Peachpit Press — Ten Tips for Web Designers Who Want to Design iOS and Android Apps, taken from the book Web Designer's Guide to iOS Apps: Create iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Apps with Web Standards (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript). From the intro:
Mobile apps are becoming inseparable from our modern, everyday lives, because increasingly, they’re about life content—the content of our everyday lives. Designer Kristofer Layon lays out ten tips to consider when designing native, content-based mobile apps.
Read the full article Ten Tips for Web Designers Who Want to Design iOS and Android Apps, taken from the book Web Designer's Guide to iOS Apps: Create iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Apps with Web Standards (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript).
You can also download a sample chapter - Download Chapter 4: The iOS interface and user experience.
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Free Textures - Riverbank Images
April 22, 2011
From Bittbox: This week I’ve got a set of stylized riverbank images. I didn’t think the images themselves were all that interesting, so I did a little doctoring to them, but still saved them in RGB mode, so they will work fine dropped into an RGB document. (You can click on the images and get the full size ones from Flickr).
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Perfect Layers Preview For Photoshop Lightroom - Create And Work With Layers In Lightroom - Free Download
April 21, 2011
onOne Software today introduced the Perfect Layers Public Preview. Perfect Layers gives photographers the ability to easily create and work with layered files in their workflow application of choice. Perfect Layers supports the creation of layered files that can be opened and edited by Adobe Photoshop software and can be used directly from within Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software, Adobe Bridge and, with the shipping version, Apple Aperture.
“The impact Perfect Layers is going to have on photographers using Lightroom makes it a game changer!” said Scott Kelby, Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine. "This is the must-have plug-in for Lightroom."
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Turning A Photo Into An Ink Drawing In Photoshop - Free Video Tutorial
April 20, 2011
For this week’s free Photoshop technique, lynda.com author Deke McClelland takes an ordinary photo, applies several filters (two of which he claims to never use under any other circumstances), and transforms the photo into an ink drawing. Click here to watch the free video tutorial, Turning A Photo Into An Ink Drawing In Photoshop, in a new window (this is a Hi-Def video which makes it super easy to follow along!). With the application of Gaussian Blur, Smart Blur, High Pass, Notepaper, and yet more Gaussian blur, you’ll learn how to start with a photo like the one on the left below and apply a pen-and-paper drawing effect like that on the right.
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How To Optimize Photoshop CS5's Performance - Free PDF
April 20, 2011
From John Nack's blog comes news of this very interesting PDF, Optimize Photoshop CS5's Performance: Photoshop gets used in a huge variety of ways, from editing tiny icons laying out multi-hundred-layer Web designs to wrangling gigapixel photos. The optimal settings depend on the work you do. Now the Photoshop performance team has posted a white paper — Optimize Photoshop CS5's Performance, explaining various cache and GPU settings, discussing the impact of 64-bit and multicore, and more. Hopefully you’ll find it helpful.
From the intro: The depth and spread of tools and features in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended (download a free trial) make the two editions applicable to a variety of work environments and suitable for a wide range of tasks by image-makers of all skill levels, from enthusiasts to professionals. In some environments, Photoshop is employed in a dedicated, standalone fashion, while in others, it is a pivotal part of a larger suite of programs. Making sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements is an essential first step in ensuring that all features function correctly.
Optimizing your Photoshop CS5 setup to suit your work environment and the tasks you regularly perform is the next step. All users will benefit from such optimization, but those who work with video, 3D content, or other large files—or those who process multiple files at once—will see the greatest performance gains. This paper provides guidance on best practices to optimize Photoshop CS5 performance with a combination of careful hardware selection and informed program setup.
Download Optimize Photoshop CS5's Performance.
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Photoshop Touch For Photoshop CS5 - 8 Video Feature Tours
April 19, 2011
Here are 8 videos from Adobe TV about Photoshop Touch for Photoshop CS5. Extend your workflow with Photoshop Touch apps for Photoshop CS5. Watch the videos to learn about initial Photoshop Touch apps from Adobe, connecting Photoshop CS5 to devices, and more.
GETTING STARTED WITH PHOTOSHOP TOUCH FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 -
00:07:41
Watch the step-by-step Getting Started video with Adobe product expert Jeff Tranberry
PHOTOSHOP CS5 INTERACTION WITH TABLET DEVICES - 00:03:37
In this video you'll watch members of the Photoshop team show the first steps toward uniting the fun of touch and tablet devices with the precision and power of Photoshop on the desktop. Learn how apps that communicate with Photoshop CS5 from different devices open new creative possibilities.
ADOBE EAZEL FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 IN ACTION - 00:01:34
Watch an overview of Adobe Eazel with Photoshop senior product manager Bryan O' Neil Hughes and quality engineer and artist Mike Shaw.
ADOBE COLOR LAVA FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 IN ACTION - 00:01:59
Watch an overview of Adobe Color Lava with Photoshop computer scientist Christoph Moskalonek.
ADOBE NAV FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 IN ACTION - 00:02:25
Watch an overview of Adobe Nav with senior experience designer Geoff Dowd.
EXPERIENCE ADOBE NAV FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 - 00:00:56
With Adobe Nav, one of the initial Photoshop Touch apps on the iPad from Adobe, you can activate Photoshop CS5 tools, browse open documents, and more from your iPad.
EXPERIENCE ADOBE COLOR LAVA FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 - 00:01:03
With Adobe Color Lava, one of the initial Photoshop Touch apps on the iPad from Adobe, you can mix custom colors on your iPad and immediately use them in Photoshop CS5.
EXPERIENCE ADOBE EAZEL FOR PHOTOSHOP CS5 - 00:01:11
Extend your workflow with Photoshop Touch apps for Photoshop CS5. Watch the videos to learn about initial Photoshop Touch apps from Adobe, connecting Photoshop CS5 to devices, and more.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
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Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 - Video Feature Tours - Adobe TV CSS 5.5 Videos
April 18, 2011
Wondering what's new in the CSS 5.5 upgrade? Watch the following collection of Adobe TV Videos to see the newest features now being offered in Adobe CSS 5.5 products. You can also sign up for a free trial, which will be available soon.
And now Adobe is also offering Photoshop for rent or sale! Subscription editions of Creative Suite software are just like regular Creative Suite products — they are installed on your computer and provide all the same features and functionality. Find out more about monthly or annual subscriptions.
CS5.5 Design Premium Feature Tour
Learn to use CS5.5 Design Premium to captivate audiences on devices (as well as in print).
DESIGN PREMIUM FEATURE TOUR OVERVIEW - 00:35:51
PRODUCE WEBSITES BASED ON HTML5 AND CSS3 SPECIFICATION -
00:11:30
CREATE MORE COMPELLING EBOOKS WITH INDESIGN CS5.5 - 00:16:11
BUILD DIGITAL MAGAZINES WITH INDESIGN CS5.5 AND ADOBE - 00:09:06
USING CS REVIEW TO SIMPLIFY THE CREATIVE REVIEW PROCE - 00:04:52
CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 SUBSCRIPTION EDITION: A CONVENIENT - 00:03:39
INTRODUCING CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 - 00:03:57
CSS 5.5 Design Standard Feature Tour
Learn to use CS5.5 Design Standard to deliver high-impact print designs, moving fluidly and confidently from inspiration to output without compromising quality.
CS 5.5. DESIGN STANDARD FEATURE TOUR OVERVIEW - 00:24:23
CREATE MORE COMPELLING EBOOKS WITH INDESIGN CS5.5 - 00:16:11
BUILD DIGITAL MAGAZINES WITH INDESIGN CS5.5 AND ADOBE - 00:09:06
CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 SUBSCRIPTION EDITION: A CONVENIENT - 00:03:39
INTRODUCING CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 - 00:03:57
CS5.5 Web Premium Feature Tour
Discover all the top new features in Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium.
WEB PREMIUM FEATURE TOUR OVERVIEW - 01:09:52
ENHANCED HTML5 CAPABILITIES IN CS5.5 -
00:07:29
UPDATED SUPPORT FOR CSS3 - 00:16:06
USE THE UPDATED FEATURES IN ADOBE BROWSERLAB TO TEST - 00:05:16
NATIVE VIDEO FOR WEB AND MOBILE – WE HAVE A WORKFLOW - 00:07:51
HOW MEDIA QUERIES CAN MAKE DESIGNING FOR MOBILE DEVICE - 00:10:17
IMPROVED JQUERY AND JAVASCRIPT CODE HINTING TO EMPOWER - 00:09:11
EXPLORE HOW TO USE JQUERY TO MAKE DESIGNING FOR MOBILE - 00:08:57
CREATING A NATIVE MOBILE APPLICATION - 00:09:03
CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 SUBSCRIPTION EDITION EXPLAINED - 00:03:39
Adobe Coupons & Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupon Codes & Special Offers Page to see the latest specials and upgrade & bundle deals from Adobe — including 80% Off on Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver & Flash for students. Find upgrade options and deals at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store.
Creative Suite 5.5 Subscriptions Available Worldwide
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Working With The Acrobat X Review Tracker - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
April 18, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Working with Review Tracker.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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By the time you are done watching this training series you will know and be proficient creating, editing and distributing PDF documents, creating and editing interactive PDF forms, adding hyperlinks and interactivity to PDF documents, as well as creating effective PDF comment and review procedures.
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Exporting And Importing Comments In Acrobat X- Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
April 18, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Exporting & Importing Comments.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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Enabling Usage Rights In Acrobat Reader - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
April 18, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Enabling Usage Rights in Adobe Reader.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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Adobe Deals For April 2011
April 16, 2011
Here are the latest Adobe Deals for April 2011:
Get 30% off Lightroom 3
Save 30% off a full or upgrade version of Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 software when purchased with Adobe Photoshop CS5, Photoshop CS5 Extended, or any Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 edition. Offer ends December 31, 2011.
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Free Textures - Subtle Rust
April 14, 2011
From Bittbox: Sorry I’m a day late this week. I got stuck in an airport all day yesterday and didn’t want to spend $45 for internet access. But I had plenty of time to walk around the parking garage and find some textures for you guys. These came off of an electrical box (You can click on the images and get the full size ones from Flickr).
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How To Fix Red Eyes Like A Pro In Photoshop - Free Video Tutorial
April 14, 2011
Wait, fixing red-eye like a pro? True, professional photographers, with their fancy equipment, probably don’t end up with glowing-eyed subjects very often. But the fact is if you’re using the camera at hand, and it happens to be a compact device with the flash and sensor in close angles to one another, anyone might end up with red-eye in their portraits. And what Deke demonstrates in this week’s technique is how to fix red-eye like a pro. That is, a professional Photoshop retoucher.
Click here to watch the free video tutorial, How To Fix Red Eyes Like A Pro In Photoshop, in a new window (this is a Hi-Def video which makes it super easy to follow along!).
And yes, this involves avoiding Photoshop’s red-eye tool altogether. Deke starts by showing you how to create a nuanced mask using the Calculations command and painting with an overlay brush to select the subtle outlines of a blown-out pupil. Then he employs the Channel Mixer to rid the eyes of their redness. The result, as you can see below, allows for nice dark pupils with nothing but the spark of a natural spectral highlight. (And along the way, you get a cool zombie-like effect during the mask creation process.)
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Adobe Subscription Plans FAQ - Answers To The Most Common Adobe Subscription Plan Questions
April 12, 2011
Confused about how the new Adobe Subscriptions work? Visit the Adobe Subscriptions FAQ page and you'll find all the answers you need to navigate and make the right choice concerning an Adobe Subscription. Here are some of the questions that they've answered:
What is an Adobe Creative Suite software subscription?
Which Creative Suite editions and individual products are available on a subscription basis?
Is there any difference between the Creative Suite software offered by subscription and that available through the traditional purchasing model?
Is subscribing to a Creative Suite edition or individual product the best choice for me?
Do I install the subscription software on my computer, or is it a cloud-based application that I log on to via the Internet?
Visit the Adobe Subscriptions FAQ page.
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Remote Exposure: A Guide to Hiking and Climbing Photography
April 12, 2011
Though many hikers and climbers carry cameras with them, they often come away feeling disappointed because their images fail to visually translate their experiences. In Remote Exposure, Alexandre Buisse goes beyond the mere basics of photography and gives you the tools needed to create images that are not only of good technical quality but that are compelling as well.
Remote Exposure will guide you through the various options for equipment, since the requirement for lightweight gear that is able to withstand cold, adverse weather conditions presents unique challenges. Learn about the importance of having an efficient carrying system and a logical, planned workflow.
Throughout Remote Exposure you will find advice on where to point your camera and how to compose a strong image. Included are specific requirements for rock climbing, hiking, mountaineering, and camping. More advanced photographic topics are also covered such as digital capture and optimization techniques like high dynamic range imaging (HDRI), panoramic stitching, and how to achieve excellent results without a tripod.
The pages of Remote Exposure are filled with 100 stunning images captured by Buisse as he hiked and climbed through mountain ranges on four continents. Photographers of all levels and those who just appreciate beautiful images are sure to be inspired by this book. Foreword by Cory Richards (member of the historic climbing expedition that recently reached the summit of Gasherbrum II in winter).
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What's New In Dreamweaver CS5.5 - Feature Highlights
April 12, 2011
You can find feature highlights in the Adobe article What's new in Dreamweaver CS5.5. From the intro:
Some product releases are revolutionary, and some are evolutionary. It's a bit more rare that they can be both. Whereas the Dreamweaver CS5.5 release may seem simply evolutionary given the "point-five" version number, the features contained within are highly focused to help you spark your own project-based multiscreen revolution, while only requiring a minor evolutionary shift in the Dreamweaver workflows and your own, finely-honed skills as a web pro. With HTML5 and CSS3 driving a new level of cross-device consistency—as well as adding significant new media and design capabilities independently — Dreamweaver CS5.5 support for both will help you take your projects to a new level, regardless of whether you're starting with an existing project that needs to become mobile application aware, or diving in on a mobile-specific site or application from scratch.
Read the full article, What's new in Dreamweaver CS5.5.
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Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK Preview For Adobe Photoshop CS5
April 11, 2011
You can download a free Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK preview for Adobe Photoshop CS5. Here are the details:
The Photoshop Touch SDK allows applications on Android, Blackberry, and iOS mobile and tablet devices, as well as Mac OS and Windows operating systems, to interact with Photoshop CS5. For developers, we believe that connecting devices and applications to Photoshop offers you new business opportunities by enabling you to deliver greater value to your existing customers, and helps you to acquire new customers by offering new benefits that harness the power of Photoshop in a way that was impossible before.
Watch a preview video of Photoshop Touch, This HD video highlights how Photoshop Touch will work with tablets.
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Photoshop Touch Preview Video - Photoshop CS5 Interaction With Tablets Video
April 11, 2011
Watch a preview video of Photoshop Touch, This HD video highlights how Photoshop Touch will work with tablets. To learn more about this news, you should read a blog post about Photoshop Touch by Maria Yap, who is Adobe's Product Management Director for digital imaging. Here is an excerpt:
Today, we’re officially announcing our first steps toward uniting the fun of touch with the precision and power of Photoshop on the desktop. With a free Adobe Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit (SDK), we’re essentially opening the doors to two way communication between mobile and tablet devices and Photoshop CS5, which allows developers to now offer a wide range of interactive apps. What does this two way communication mean for you?
As you’ve seen in the video, we have developed three initial Photoshop Touch apps, as examples of what can be done with the Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK from a creative standpoint: Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav. Adobe Color Lava, allows you to mix colors on the iPad, creating custom color swatches and themes to transfer back into Photoshop. Adobe Eazel lets digital artists create rich realistic paintings with their fingertips. These paintings can then be sent directly to Photoshop CS5 for compositing or for taking the artwork further. Adobe Nav allows you to select and control Photoshop tools using the iPad as the input surface, customize the toolbar, browse and zoom in on up to 200 open Photoshop files or easily create new files.
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Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 5.5 And Subscription Plans
April 11, 2011
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the new Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 product line, enabling designers and developers to target popular and emerging smartphone and tablet platforms, as the revolution in mobile communications fundamentally changes the way content is distributed and consumed. Substantive advances to HTML5, Flash authoring, digital publishing and video tools as well as new capabilities that kick-start the integration of tablets into creative workflows, anchor the new Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 product family.
Today also sees Adobe debut an affordable and flexible subscription-based pricing plan, attractive to customers that want to get current and stay current on Creative Suite products, have project-based needs, or try the software for the first time. New Subscription Editions ensure customers are always working with the most up-to-date versions of the software, without the upfront cost of full pricing. With subscription pricing customers can use flagship products, such as Adobe Photoshop for as little as US$35 per month, Adobe Design Premium CS5.5 for US$95 per month, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection for US$129 per month.
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Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium Product Highlights
April 11, 2011
Deliver eye-catching designs for print, web, and devices such as tablets, e-readers, and smartphones using the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, Fireworks, and Acrobat Pro, plus gain access to Adobe CS Live online services.
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 Product Highlights
April 11, 2011
Design confidently with updated Live View rendering in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 software. Build cutting-edge HTML5 and CSS3 websites and applications. Build and package native apps for Android™ and Apple iOS using new PhoneGap functionality. Add new levels of interactivity with jQuery support. The updated Multiscreen Preview panel allows you to design for mobile devices concurrently.
Professional web designers have made Adobe Dreamweaver the market leader in visual web-authoring tools, using it to create engaging websites and increasingly to branch out into designs for mobile devices and mobile apps. The flexible development environment in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 allows visually oriented designers to work in Design view to create their pages. Starting with CSS starter layouts, they can easily insert assets created in Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Fireworks® software, or interactive elements created in Adobe Flash® Professional software. In Live View, web designers can preview and interact with their pages as they will appear in standards-based browsers on a wide range of devices, making troubleshooting a more visual experience.
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Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 Product Highlights
April 11, 2011
Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 software is the industry-leading authoring environment for expressive interactive content. Simplify the creation of immersive experiences that present consistently across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions—with support for newer platforms like Android™, Apple iOS, and Adobe AIR®.
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Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium Product Highlights
April 11, 2011
Create and deliver standards-based websites and immersive digital experiences across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions with Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium software. Author content with HTML5, CSS3, and the jQuery Mobile library; target multiple platforms including, Android,™ Apple iOS, RIM, and Adobe AIR®.
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Pixel Bender 3D First Public Beta - Easily Write Shaders For 3D Models - Free Download
April 10, 2011
Adobe has just released the first public beta for Pixel Bender 3D. The Pixel Bender 3D technology works in conjunction with the new Molehill Flash API to make it easy to write shaders for 3D models. You can find out more about PB3D at the Adobe site and download the initial Pixel Bender 3D release.
The Adobe Pixel Bender Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS5 supports processing of Pixel Bender filters on images opened in Photoshop CS5. These filters can be executed on the graphics card (GPU) or CPU of a computer. Pixel Bender customers as well as members of the Adobe Pixel Bender team have authored the filters that are included in this download. Download the Pixel Bender Plug-in for Photoshop CS5. The Pixel Bender Plug-in for Photoshop CS5 requires installing Photoshop CS5. A full 30-day trial version can be downloaded from Adobe.com.
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Sending An Acrobat Document For Review - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
April 10, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Sending An Acrobat Document for Review.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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Abobe TV - New Adobe Product Features - Sneak Previews
April 08, 2011
Adobe product teams are working on behind the scenes at Adobe TV. Here are a couple of interesting recent additions.
Sneak-Preview of New Motion Stabilizer for After Effects
Watch Steve Forde, Adobe's Product Manager for Adobe After Effects, demonstrate a new way to transform shaky hand-held footage in After Effects.
Sneak Peek of Mobile Application Development with Flex and Flash Builder
Serge Jespers demonstrates how to create an application that can run on several devices running Android, Blackberry or iOS using an upcoming release of Flex and Flash Builder.
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Free Tutorial - How To Make A Grungy 3D Text Effect In Illustrator
April 07, 2011
very good tutorial from Design Panoply: This tutorial will teach you how to use the 3D tools in Illustrator along with some simple but clever shadow techniques to create some awesome looking grungy 3D text. It is a perfect text effect for websites and advertising and the techniques used can be applied to create many other effects.
Everything is done in Illustrator (download a free trial) so it can be saved at any size without a loss in quality. Parts of this tutorial are based on another tutorial I saw years ago but have not been able to find since. If you know of the tutorial I'm talking about, please leave a link in the comments.
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Working With Comments - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
Aprile 07, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Working with Comments.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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Adobe MAX 2011 OCTOBER 1-5, LOS ANGELES
April 07, 2011
Adobe MAX is the 'Don't Miss' event for designers, developers, educators and business decision makers — the perfect opportunity to learn and get inspired from renowned speakers from around the world. Hear what industry luminaries Simone Legno, Ken Martin, and Evan Spiridellis say about why you should attend MAX. Or view Adobe MAX 2010 keynotes and sessions via MAX Online.
Last year's attendees said Adobe MAX exceeded their expectations when it came to exposing them to new products and industry trends and helping them stay at the forefront of the device revolution. Learn and get inspired from renowned speakers from around the world. See the future of digital media and new ways to create amazing digital experiences across multiple screens. Connect with thousands of forward-thinking designers, developers, and business leaders.
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Free Plugins And Extras For Photographers And Designers - onOne Free Products - Fully Functional, No Expiry Date
April 06, 2011
free products for photographers and designers. This software is not the same as the demo products they also offer. These free downloads are fully functional and do not expire. Customers who download these products will also receive special promotional pricing from onOne. The free products include the following:
PhotoTools 2.5 Free Edition - Add a professional look to your photos with the PhotoTools 2.5 Free Edition plug-in for Photoshop. Includes 26 professional-grade actions and photographic effects to make your images stand out from the crowd.
PhotoFrame 4.5 Free Edition - Add the perfect finishing touch to your photos with the PhotoFrame 4.5 Free plug-in for Photoshop. Includes 30 professional-grade edges, backgrounds, textures, adornments, and even full-page album layouts. Discover a whole new way to get outstanding results inside of Photoshop.
Perfect Presets for LightRoom - Designed to provide a streamlined workflow and make you more creative, these presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom were designed to help you get the most out of Lightroom.
Perfect Presets for Aperture - Designed to provide a streamlined workflow and make you more creative, these presets for Aperture 3 were designed to help you get the most out of Aperture.
Perfect Presets for Camera Raw - Designed to provide a streamlined workflow and make you more creative, these presets for Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) were designed to help you get the most out of your Raw images in Adobe Photoshop.
Free Photoshop Templates - Album templates, layouts, backgrounds and edges to save you time in Photoshop.
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Fixing Chromatic Aberrations In Photoshop - Free Video Tutorial
April 06, 2011
This week’s technique from Deke is about using Photoshop to fix a common problem that occurs in photographs: transverse chromatic aberration, otherwise known by its far less daunting name, color fringing. This phenomenon— caused by light breaking up into its primary components— leaves outlines of aberrant color around the edges in your photograph. Have no fear, however, because despite its daunting name, transverse CA is easily fixed in Photoshop. Deke not only illustrates how the phenomenon occurs, but also shows you how to fix it, armed with the Lens Correction filter and a modicum of analytical ability (or simple trial-and-error). Click here to watch the free video tutorial, Fixing chromatic aberrations in Photoshop - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial, in a new window (this is a Hi-Def video which makes it super easy to follow along!).
Check out the before and after results on this photo of Venice’s Rialto Bridge, and notice how the stripes of color around the statue and windows have disappeared in the image on the right.
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Free Textures - Water - Shallow Creeks
April 06, 2011
From Bittbox: This weeks free textures (Shallow Creeks) were taken at a local park near my house. The weather is finally getting better here in Oklahoma, hence the outdoor textures lately. Hope you guys like them. (You can click on the images and get the full size ones from Flickr)
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Using The Text Commenting Tools - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
APRIL 06, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Using the Drawing Commenting Tools.
The interface for Acrobat 10 (download a free trial) has been completely redesigned. This training series will introduce both new and experienced users to the most effective ways to create, edit and distribute PDF documents using the new interface. New users will get a comprehensive view of the entire process of creating and working with PDF documents. Experienced users will get a road map from an expert user to locate where all the vital features have been moved.
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By the time you are done watching this training series you will know and be proficient creating, editing and distributing PDF documents, creating and editing interactive PDF forms, adding hyperlinks and interactivity to PDF documents, as well as creating effective PDF comment and review procedures.
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SG3xpress Photoshop Plug-in From Media Lab - Quick Tutorial
April 05, 2011
The SG3xpress Photoshop plug-in from Media Lab is a new product that converts Photoshop designs to WordPress themes and fully-functional blogs.
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Using the Text Commenting Tools - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video Tutorial
April 04, 2011
Here is a free Acrobat X Pro video tutorial from
Total Training for Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Essentials. This training will teach you the skills you need to master this new version of Adobe's powerful document management software. Watch Using the Text Commenting Tools.
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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.
PHOTOSHOP NEWS — March 2011
35- Using the Text Commenting Tools - Adobe Acrobat X Pro Essentials Video
34- Photoshop Tutorial - Improve Photos With Dark Exposures With Gradients
33- WordPress Photoshop Plug-in - New Photoshop Plugin Creates Wordpress Blogs
32- Free Textures From Bittbox - Sandstone
31- Simulating Subpixel Rendering - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial
30- Creating A Hubble Galaxy With Photoshop - NASA Video
29- Win A Free Copy Of Topaz ReMask 3
28- Perfect Photo Suite $100 Off Coupon Discount
27- Creating A High Key, High Contrast Effect - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial
26- Free Textures — Mangled Tree Roots
25- Adobe SendNow - Online File Sharing
24- AKVIS HDRFactory V.1.0 - HDR And Photo Correction Photoshop Plugin
23- Free Tips And Tricks From Adobe TV
22- Two Free Dreamweaver CS5 Video Tutorials
21- Painting Realistic Skin Textures in Photoshop Tutorial - Free Video Tutorial
20- Free Skin Textures Photoshop Brushes From Obsidan Dawn
19- Photoshop Express 2.0 Adds Paid Feature — Noise Reduction
18- Life Is Too Short For The Wrong Job Ad Campaign Images
17- Free Video Tutorial — Turn Brown Grass Green With Photoshop
16- Free Textures — Simply Worn
15- Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 + HDR Express Bundle — Save $200
14- Masking Highlights and Shadows Independently - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial
13- Filter Forge Plugins - Special Offer - 50% Off Discount
12- Kubota Speedkeys 2 For Adobe Lightroom - Plus Free Lightroom Presets
11- Making 3D Type With Repoussé - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial
10- 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
09- Free Textures — Urban Decay
08- Save $100 On Perfect Resize Pro (Genuine Fractals)
07- Free 7-Day Trial To lynda.com Online Training Library
06- 27 Free Lightroom Presets - Compatible With Lightroom 1 & 2 & 3
05- Building A Synthetic Starfield From Scratch - Free Photoshop Video Tutorial
04- onOne Announces Free Perfect Presets For Aperture, Free Layout Templates
03- Canon SLR Tutorials - Digital Camera Lessons For Beignners
02- Lightroom 3 Video Workshop: 15 Tutorials On The Lightroom Develop Module
01- PhotoshopSupport.com March 2011 Newsletter
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - MARCH 2011.
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Featuring Nik Software’s patented U Point technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of the image, Silver Efex Pro includes advanced imaging algorithms to protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of emulated black and white film types, a variable toning selector for adding traditional toning techniques, over 20 one-click preset styles, and a state-of-the-art grain reproduction engine that help produce the highest quality black and white images possible from your color images while providing more freedom to experiment. Download a free Trial version to use Silver Efex Pro.
HDR Efex Pro
Experience the power, control, and creative expression of HDR. This all in one toolkit lets you achieve your best HDR images ever, ranging from the realistic to artistic.
HDR Efex Pro is the essential new standard for creating amazingly high quality realistic to artistic HDR images with a revolutionary new all-in-one workflow. HDR Efex Pro includes a vast selection of one-click visual presets for incredibly fast results, advanced tone mapping algorithms, powerful and detailed HDR controls, and patented U Point® technology
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