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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Texty Fabrics
June 20, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Texty Fabrics Brushes
Set name: Scarlett (brushes in set: 13)
These images were scanned off what has been left by my bunnies and was last be seen as beautiful pillow cases from my couch.
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HD Video Tutorial - Drawing A Heart In Illustrator
June 29, 2011
This week, Deke’s Techniques gives a little love to that occasionally daunting yet imminently lovable drawing tool, Adobe Illustrator. In today’s technique, Deke returns to one of his early digital loves and shows you how to draw a classic heart shape in Illustrator. If you’re Illustrator-phobic, as I have been known to be, let me assure you even I was able to draw this shape by following Deke’s clear instructions.
The steps are fairly simple, and employ only a few easy-to-use tools: the Arc tool, the Reflect tool, and the trusty black and white arrow tools (officially known as Selection tools). By adjusting curves drawn by the Arc tool, we safely avoid the far more complicated Pen tool. And, in the end, what could be more a more appropriate command for joining two halves of a heart than using the Join > Paths command in Illustrator CS5. Ah, vector love. So unpretentious, uncomplicated, and mathematically defined.
Of course, sometimes you want your declaration of love to be florid, eye-catching, and just this side of over-the-top. Or maybe just the other side of over-the-top. For subscribers to the lynda.com Online Training Library, this week’s new exclusive video in the Deke’s Techniques course features that same heart shape taken to a glossy extreme in Photoshop.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Grungy Star Brushes
June 29, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Grungy Star Brushes
Set name: Yami No Matsuei (brushes in set: 7)
All illustrations were scanned off a beautiful paper my granny's birthday flowers were wrapped in before I found them. Grungy look belongs to my talent in organizing my bag.
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Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial Videos - Final Cut Pro To Adobe Premiere Pro Tips
June 28, 2011
Thinking about making the move to Adobe Premiere Pro? Learn from industry veterans Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan as they show you how easy it is to make the transition from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro. Below are links to each video in this series. You can also download a free trial of Adobe Premiere Pro to try the program out for 30 days.
PREMIERE PRO CS5.5 RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONAL EDITORS 00:09:13
Thinking about switching to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5? Join Karl Soule as he shares some of the tricks that can make that transition easier as well as a variety of assets which will help you make an informed decision. *Please check the comment section for a list of links used in this video*
OVERVIEW 00:08:11
Industry veterans Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan discuss useful tips a Final Cut Pro editor should know when starting a project in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
SHORTCUT KEYS 00:06:28
Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan talk about keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Pro and how to customize the keyboard to make it more familiar for Final Cut Pro editors.
BASIC EDITING 00:06:21
Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan discuss the editing similarities between Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, and show a few basic techniques that will help Final Cut Pro editors start editing projects right away.
SETTING UP A NEW PROJECT 00:10:35
Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan discuss one of the main differences between Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5: how to setup a new project. Final Cut Pro editors will learn how to create and modify a new project, as well as learn how to avoid common 'gotchas'.
AUDIO 00:14:57
Learn the powerful audio editing workflow and effects built into Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
THE TITLE TOOL 00:14:11
This video shows Final Cut Pro users the flexibility and robustness built into the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Title Tool. Final Cut Pro users will learn how easy it is to create titles and reusable templates.
EXPORTING AND OUTPUT 00:15:15
Karl Soulé and Kevin Monahan show Final Cut Pro editors how to use the export function in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Editors will learn how to output virtually any format for web, broadcast and dvd/Blu-Ray. Karl also shows how to export OMF, AAF and Final Cut Pro XML for use in a collaborative editing environment.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Fantasy Brushes
June 28, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Fantasy Brushes
Set name: Thousand Sunny (brushes in set: 14)
All illustrations were scanned off a lovely plate I have secretly borrowed (and never given back) at the bar I am working at. You see I am even risking my life for a new brushset.
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Adobe Edge Preview - Animation Tool Video Preview
June 26, 2011
Here's an early look at the upcoming preview of Adobe Edge -- an easy to use tool for creating expressive, standards-based animation with amazing ease and precision. Watch as Doug Winnie, Principal Product Manager for Edge, takes you through the basics of what Edge can do. The first preview of Edge will be available soon on Adobe Labs - sign up to be one of the first to try it: www.adobe.com/go/edgepreview_notify.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Fancy Flowers
June 27, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Fancy Flower Flower Brushes
Set name: Out Of The Blue (brushes in set: 14)
All images were scanned off wrapping paper and have been additionally illustrated with plain copic pens. First illustrated then scanned.
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Save US$400 On Adobe MAX 2011 - Adobe Special Offer
June 01, 2011
Purchase one of the following products via the Adobe.com Online Store and receive US$400 off the regular price of an Adobe MAX 2011 full conference pass.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Distressed Flowers
June 24, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Distressed Flower Brushes
Set name: Mine All Mine (brushes in set: 21)
All illustrations are handmade using self-crafted potatoe stamps.
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Photoshop Guide For Text Effects Using Layer Styles - Tutorial
June 24, 2011
There's a good text effects tutorial at BittBox that will show you some of the basics of what you can do with Photoshop's Layer Styles. From the intro: Typography plays a key part in many kinds of design. Some would even say it’s the most important element of web design, in order to correctly portray your message you have to invite the user to read what you have to say. So how do you make your type stand out? In today's tutorial I want to cover some of the basics of modifying text using Layer Styles in Photoshop. We’ll learn how to create the “letterpress” look, how to overlay textures and patterns, and how to use tools like Stroke and Bevel.
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Creative Suite 5/5.5 Printing Guide - Free 140 Page PDF
June 24, 2011
Download the free Creative Suite 5/5.5 Printing Guide. This in-depth technical reference guide shows you the best ways of handling and preparing CS5 and CS5.5 files for print, and was designed especially for printers and production artists. (140 pages, 20MB)
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Bubbly Doodle Brushes
June 23, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Bubbly Doodle Brushes
Set name: Glimmer (brushes in set: 22)
All illustrations in there are drawn by me while being endlessly bored again on a rainy university morning.
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Dreamweaver CS5.5: The Missing Manual - Free 73-Page PDF
June 23, 2011
Dreamweaver (download a free CS5.5 trial) is the tool most widely used for designing and managing professional-looking websites. But it's tricky to learn on your own. That's where David Sawyer McFarland's Dreamweaver CS5.5: The Missing Manual (Amazon - $30.54) comes in. You'll find the most complete overview of the program's latest update, plus all the necessary instruction to start designing for smartphones, tablets, and computers right away.
"In this edition, a new chapter dedicated solely to building websites for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets will help readers tap into exciting new features in Dreamweaver," explains McFarland, who has written every Dreamweaver Missing Manual. "Readers will learn how to take a site designed for the large screen of a desktop computer and make it more readable, accessible and easier to use for visitors using a phone or tablet.
You can download a 73-page sampler of this book and see if it appeals to you. There's a lot of great info in this PDF, it's the complete first chapter of the book. Here's what you get:
Chapter 1: Dreamweaver CS5.5 Guided Tour
The Dreamweaver CS5.5 Interface
The Document Window
The Insert Panel
The Files Panel
The Property Inspector
The Application Bar
Organizing Your Workspace
Setting Up a Site
Creating a Web Page
The Dreamweaver Test Drive
Phase 1: Getting Dreamweaver in Shape
Phase 2: Creating a Website
Phase 3: Creating and Saving a Web Page
Phase 4: Adding Images and Text
Phase 5: Preview Your Work
Phase 6: Finishing the Page
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Butterfly Brushes
June 22, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Butterfly Brushes
Set name: Glitterflies (brushes in set: 20)
All images are handmade.
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Put Wings On A Horse With Masking Techniques - Free HD Photoshop Tutorial Video
June 22, 2011
In this week’s free episode, Deke gives you wings. Well, he gives a horse wings. In truth, he gives a horse wings that formerly belonged to a goose.
Deke's HD Video Tutorials - Free Videos Collection
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AKVIS MakeUp Lets You Make Yourself More Beautiful
June 22, 2011
AKVIS MakeUp automatically smoothes small defects on the skin, making it radiant, beautiful, pure and even. You just open a portrait with AKVIS MakeUp and click on the Run button. The software will retouch and freshen up the skin without changing other aspects of the photo.
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Fluffy Feathers
June 20, 2011
Here is today's free set of Photoshop brushes from Janita.
Fluffy Feather Brushes
Set name: A Place To Be (brushes in set: 28)
All feathers in these were scanned from images I found in scrapbooking stores.
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Free Photoshop Custom Shapes From BittBox - Sunbursts
June 20, 2011
Download a set of 12 free Photoshop custom shapes from BittBox: "I’ve got some useful Photoshop Custom Shapes for everyone’s downloading pleasure. These should save you time if you need them, as you won’t have to go into Illustrator to make your own sunbursts on the fly. Just use the custom shape tool, in PS and blam, sunburst. Sunbursts can make I nice background element in a variety of ways. :)"
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Free Photoshop Brushes From Janita - Doodles
June 20, 2011
Our dear friend Janita has just sent us another amazing collection of beautiful Photoshop brushes. She is super talented and her brush collections are a fantastic resource to have for design projects. We'll release one a day and start with Doodle Brushes. You can also visit her site to see even more of her Photoshop brushes.
Doodle Brushes
Set name: Imaginary Friend (brushes in set: 31)
All illustrations in these brushes are hand drawn with nothing more than a plain black pen. Inspired by a Lady Lovelylocks babydragon doll I recently found at the very bottom of a box I am hiding my childhood memories in.
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Adobe Indesign CS5: Creating Text On Path - Video Tutorial
June 17, 2011
Adobe has posted the 30-day free trial download of InDesign 5.5. Here is a free InDesign CS5 video from Total Training, Adobe Indesign CS5: Creating Text On Path.
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Cube Wrap Object In Photoshop CS5 Extended - Video Tutorial
June 17, 2011
From Scott Valentine: There's a new object in the 3D primitives choices with CS5 Extended (download a free trial). The Cube Wrap lets you simultaneously change all 6 sides of this cube primitive. Check out how I use this feature with an opacity mask to get a great graphic text effect. READ MORE....
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Fixing Badly Kerned Composite Character - Free HD Photoshop Tutorial Video
June 16, 2011
If you, like Deke, recoil at the sight of badly kerned text, then this week’s type-geek technique is just for you. Sure, adjusting the spacing between full-fledged characters is fairly straightforward in Photoshop: Click in between two characters with the type tool and use the Alt (or Option) key in combination with the right and left arrow keys as needed. Simple, intuitive, effective. But what about the percentage symbol, for instance?
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onOne Software Announces Perfect Layers 1.0 Availability
June 16, 2011
onOne Software today announced that Perfect Layers 1.0 is now available. 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 Apple Aperture.
Perfect Layers 1.0 is available as a standalone product at the special introductory price of $99.95 until June 30th. From July 1, 2011, Perfect Layers will be available for $129.95 and included as part of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5.
Also note that onOne is havng a sale on their Perfect Photo Suite. Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 will be $150.00 off until June 23rd. This is a great sale because Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 includes Perfect Layers.
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Photoshop Touch Video Shows New Features In Updated Apps
June 15, 2011
Watch this video from Adobe's Russell Brown to see highlights of the new features added to the Photoshop Touch apps in the recent update, including support for the iPad 2 camera.
Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop, Adobe Eazel for Photoshop and Adobe Nav for Photoshop unite the fun and interactive experience of touch devices with the power and precision of Photoshop by enabling users to create custom color swatches, paint directly onscreen and drive popular Photoshop tools from tablet devices. These applications take advantage of the iPad’s touch screen for a truly immersive, tactile, on-the-go experience, and expand upon inroads made by Adobe in the mobile and tablet market initiated with Photoshop Express, Adobe Ideas and Adobe Connect Mobile.
Current Photoshop CS5 owners can download a free update to enable new interaction between Photoshop and tablet devices:
Adobe Photoshop 12.0.4 update for Adobe Photoshop CS5 for MAC.
Adobe Photoshop 12.0.4 update for Adobe Photoshop CS5 for WINDOWS.
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Free Textures From BittBox: Blue Grunge
June 14, 2011
Bittbox is offering some more nice free textures, this time some blue grunge that looks like fine marble. As always, you can get high resolution versions for these. From the site: I’ve got a highly useful set of blue grungy textures for you guys today. I created these in Photoshop by combining paper and grunge textures in various blending layers to achieve the final effect. Let me know if you guys like them and enjoy!
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People: There's A Special Part Of The Brain Just For Recognizing Faces
June 13, 2011
People recognize and react to faces on Web pages faster than anything else on the page. In this chapter from her book, Susan Weinschenk explains how understanding this concept can help you design better web pages. From the intro:
Imagine that you're walking down a busy street in a large city when you suddenly see the face of a family member. Even if you were not expecting to see this person, and even if there are dozens, or even hundreds, of people in your visual field, you will immediately recognize him or her as your relative. You'll also have an accompanying emotional response, be it love, hate, fear, or otherwise.
Although the visual cortex is huge and takes up significant brain resources, there is a special part of the brain outside the visual cortex whose sole purpose is to recognize faces. Identified by Nancy Kanwisher (1997), the fusiform face area (FFA) allows faces to bypass the brain's usual interpretive channels and helps us identify them more quickly than objects. The FFA is also near the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
Read the full article, 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People: There's a Special Part of the Brain Just for Recognizing Faces.
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
We design to elicit responses from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People combines real science and research with practical examples to deliver a guide every designer needs. With it you’ll be able to design more intuitive and engaging work for print, websites, applications, and products that matches the way people think, work, and play.
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Free Dreamweaver CS5 Video Tutorials From Total Training
June 13, 2011
Here are two free Dreamweaver CS5 (free trial) videos from Total Training, Creating Basic And Swap Image Rollovers, and Setting Up Image Maps And Hotspots.
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Snapseed Photo App From Nik Software - Image Editing On The iPad With Photo Enhancing Filters And Tools
June 10, 2011
Nik Software today introduced Snapseed, its new photo experience for iPad. Snapseed is an entirely new photo application designed specifically for iPad and leverages the company’s advanced photographic technologies to deliver a fast, fun, and high quality photo experience for everyone.
Snapseed for iPad is available in English language exclusively on the Apple App Store. To learn more about Snapseed visit www.niksoftware.com/snapseed.
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Postal Service’s Pioneers Of American Industrial Design Forever Honors Walter Dorwin Teague, Designer Of The “Baby Brownie” Camera
June 09, 2011
Walter Dorwin Teague, designer of the “Baby Brownie” camera will be one of 12 designers honored on the Postal Service’s Pioneers of American Industrial Design Forever stamps that will be dedicated at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East 91st St. in New York City at 11 a.m. June 29. The event is free and open to the public.
Read full post for info on all the designers.
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Digital Anarchy Releases Primatte Chromakey 5.0 For Speedy Batch Processing of Green Screen Images
June 09, 2011
Digital Anarchy today announced the availability of Primatte 5.0 Chromakey software for Adobe Photoshop. In this impressive upgrade, Primatte 5.0 lets photographers automatically key out the background, add custom backdrops and color correct all in the Primatte interface. Primatte 5.0 makes productivity and output much easier for event, little league, and school photographers who sometimes process thousands of images.
Pricing and Availability
Primatte Chromakey is regularly priced at USD $299. Version 5.0 is on sale for $199 through July 5th, 2011. The plugin works in Photoshop CS3 or higher on Mac and CS and higher on Windows. On Mac, the product runs on OS 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6. On Windows, the product runs on Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit and Windows 7. Demo filters and samples are available at www.digitalanarchy.com.
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Vertus Fluid Mask Updated To 3.2 For Faster Edge Detection And Workflow Speeds - Photoshop Masking Plugin - Special Discount
June 09, 2011
Fluid Mask 3.2 is a still-image masking tool that works as both a standalone application and a plug-in to Adobe’s Photoshop or Elements. The Visual Image Segmentation lets you see exactly how your image is made up of segments of similar properties, enabling you to create super-fine mask selections with ease. The Targeted Edge Detection and Blending lets you isolate difficult areas and apply alternative selections, while the intelligent blending gets the closest to extracting the true character of the image.
Fluid Mask 3.2 can either be used directly from inside Photoshop as a plug-in, or separately as a standalone application. Our friends at Vertus, the makers of Fluid Mask, have set up a special exclusive discount for PhotoshopSupport.com. Buy now for only $129. Just follow this discount link and instantly get $20 off your purchase of Fluid Mask.
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Free Textures — Grunge Concrete
June 08, 2011
From BittBoxx: Today we’ve got a set of highly useful concrete textures for you. These textures were taken from the inside of a fountain at the local zoo a couple of days before they filled it with water. I hope you find some rad uses for the,. Enjoy!
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How To Create Synthetic Wood Grain In Photoshop - HD Video Tutorial
June 08, 2011
After watching this week’s video, I know if I were stranded on a desert island (with Photoshop and a power supply for my laptop, of course) I would be able to create 100% synthetic, natural-looking wood purely from Photoshop. The fake woodgrain is created from a combination of the clouds, emboss, high pass, and noise filters, plus an adjustment layer or two, and a color overlay effect. After watching this week’s free movie, you will be able to create something like this:
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How To Collapse All Layer Folders In Photoshop - Tip
June 08, 2011
Here's a great tip on how to collapse all layer folders in Photoshop, from John Nack's blog: (On Windows please substitutes Ctrl for Cmd and Alt for Opt.)
• Open/close all layer groups (folders) at the current level of hierarchy: Cmd-click the arrow next to the group. This is handy when you want to open/close, say, all the top-level groups without disturbing the open/closed state of any groups nested within them.
• Open/close all layer groups nested within the current one: Opt-click the arrow next to the group. This is nice when you want to open/shut a bunch of nested groups, without affecting any that lie outside the target group.
Open/close all layer groups, period: Cmd-Opt-click the arrow next to a group
So, to keep things simple: when in doubt, Cmd-Opt-click a group’s arrow and you’ll collapse/expand all groups.
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iPad App Features 230 Photoshop HD Video Tutorials
June 07, 2011
Video training provider Infinite Skills Inc has released a new iPad app designed to let users learn Photoshop skills from anywhere they want. According to the company, the app's extended lesson plan and special features set it apart from other Photoshop-related apps on the iTunes Store.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Advanced: Creating a Panoramic Image Using Photomerge - Free Video Tutorial
June 06, 2011
Here is a free video tutorials from Total Training for Photoshop CS4 (for those of you who haven't upgraded): Adobe Photoshop CS4 Advanced: Creating a Panoramic Image Using Photomerge.
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AKVIS Noise Buster v.8.0 Adds New Tools And Features
June 06, 2011
AKVIS has released Noise Buster 8.0 for Windows and Macintosh with new tools and features, with support for GPU acceleration, batch processing, support for RAW files, and other improvements. Whether your digital images are from a digital camera or a scanner, you may often notice the so-called "noise". Noise can appear in photos taken in low light or when the camera is set to a high ISO. It can be seen as grains that compromise the smoothness of a photo or random red and blue pixels which spoil the color accuracy of a snap-shot. The reduced detail and clarity of such images can be improved with noise removal software. The idea is to achieve a balance between removing noise and keeping fine details in a picture.
The program runs on Windows 7/Vista/XP and on Mac OS X 10.4-10.6, both 32 bit and 64 bit. Registered users can upgrade the software for free. The users who tried the previous version of Noise Buster and have their version expired, now have an opportunity to test the software again. Download the program here. AKVIS Noise Buster sells for $49 USD for Home version (either Plugin or Standalone), $55 USD for Home Deluxe (Plugin and Standalone), $89 USD for Business (Plugin and Standalone).
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Perfect Layers Lightroom Plugin - Review And Discount Offer
June 02, 2011
Perfect Layers is now available for pre-orders at a special introductory price for the month of June of $99.95 (the regular price will be $129.95). You also can download a free preview of Perfect Layers, but this is only a test build that contains some bugs that onOne will fix for the final release. The purpose of the free download is to gather user feedback and fine tune the initial version 1 release, which is scheduled for mid to late June.
Perfect Layers 1.0 is free to owners of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 (aka Plug-In Suite 5.5). Perfect Layers will appear as a software update when it becomes available. If you'd like to purchase the Perfect Photo Suite, enter our discount coupon code - PSSPPT06 - during the checkout process at onOne Software for an instant 15% discount.
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Total Training 40% Off Sale Ends Today - Plus 14 Sample Videos
June 02, 2011
Total Training is offering 40% off an annual or 6-month subscription or on any DVD until midnight. Just enter save40summer at checkout. Here's a taste of what their training videos have to offer.
Lesson 1: Introduction To Adobe Photoshop CS4 (55 minutes)
(links open a new window with the selected video)
01. Exploring the Toolbox
02. The New CS4 Applications Bar & the Options Bar
03. Exploring Panels & Menus
04. Creating & Viewing a New Document
05. Customizing the Interface
06. Setting Preferences
07. Zooming & Panning an Image
08. Working with Multiple Images, Rulers, Guides & Grids
09. Undoing Steps with History
10. Adjusting Color with the New Adjustments Panel
11. The New Masks Panel & Vibrance Color Correction Command
12. The New Note Tool & the Save for Web & Devices Interface
13. The New Auto-Blend & Auto-Align Layers Commands
14. The New 3D Commands
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Free Textures From Bittbox - Clouds
June 01, 2011
You can get some free cloud textures at Bittbox. Here's the story: It was a bright sunny day here in OKC today, and I got lucky enough to get some good shots of some photogenic cloud formations. I’m not the best photographer in the world, but they are really big, so even though they might not be the clearest images, they can still be used nicely under the right conditions. (You can click on the images and get the full size ones from Flickr).
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Removing People From Photos With Image Stacks - HD Photoshop Video Tutorial
June 01, 2011
Have you ever wanted to capture a pristine photo of a famous location that was unmarred by the presence of other people or random objects? Imagine the Golden Gate Bridge with no cars or the Piazza San Marco with no tourists. This week’s Deke’s Techniques shows you how to simulate that kind of exclusive access using the image stacking capabilities of Photoshop CS5 Extended. In this free video, Deke McClelland shows you how he removed a pesky tourist from his shots of a famous theater by aligning multiple shots, turning all those layers into a single smart object, and then applying a median calculation to remove his fellow traveler (not to mention an inexplicable floating orangutan head) from the scene.
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PHOTOSHOP NEWS — MAY 2011
45- Painted Foliage - Free Photoshop Brushes
44- Painted Flowers - Free Photoshop Brushes
43- 10% Off All Orders Of $350 USD Or More In The Adobe NA And Eduction Stores
42- Online Filters For Your Photos - Pixlr-o-matic Filters Work Fast, Save To Your Computer
41- Real World Camera Raw: Opening Multiple Files As Layers
40- How To Change The Position Of A Text Drop Shadow In Photoshop
39- Lightroom 3.4.1 And Camera Raw 6.4.1 Released
38- Create A Photo-Realistic Orange In Photoshop - Step-by-Step Tutorial
37- Ten Free Power Tips From Dreamweaver CS5 Missing Manual Book
36- Free Textures From BittBox - Ancient Wood
35- Creating A Flawless Panorama In Photoshop - HD Video Tutorial
34- CameraSim - Online Tool Simulates A Digital SLR Camera
33- PhotoForge 2 Released - iPhone App With Amazing Features
32- NoiseControl Photoshop Plugin - Noise Reduction Tool
31- Buy Photoshop CS5 And Get Free Online Training From NAPP
30- Popular Downloads From BrushDirectory.com - Patterns, Actions And Brushes
29- Potentially Severe Bug Introduced In Lightroom 3.4, Camera Raw 6.4 Update
28- HDR Express Special Offer - Only $79.95 (20% Off) Ends May 20
27- Free Textures From BittBox - Very Grungy Pipes
26- Latest Adobe Specials And Coupons - May 2011
25- How To Create A Curtain In Photoshop - Photoshop Video Tutorial
24- Histograms Are the Best Photography Tool You Already Own: Part 2
23- Last Chance For Big Savings For onOne Bundle And Included Perfect Layers
22- How To Create Interesting Textures In Photoshop Wihout Using Brushes
21- Adobe Eazel Demo - Adobe Eazel For iPad Video Tutorial
20- Sun Sniper Camera Straps - Pro Camera Straps
19- Download A 30-Day Free Trial Of Design Premium 5.5
18- Win A Free Copy Of Topaz Lens Effects
17- Free Textures From BittBox - Urban Decay
16- Free Photoshop Touch Video Tutorials From lynda.com
15- Download A 30-Day Free Trial Of InDesign 5.5
14- Splitting And Modifying Repoussé Objects - HD Video Tutorial
13- Free InDesign PDF - 6 Ways To Arrange Images In Rows And Columns In InDesign
12- Adobe Announces Availability Of Photoshop Touch Applications For iPad
11- 15% Off Lightroom 3 Student/Teacher Edition
10- Adobe Photoshop 12.0.4 - Free Update For Photoshop CS5
09- Download A 30-Day Free Trial Of Dreamweaver 5.5
08- Learn About Working With Histograms - Digital Photography Tutorial
07- Topaz Lens Effects - Virtual Lens, Filter Plug-in For Photoshop - Special Price $49.99
06- Adobe ExportPDF - Service Turns PDF Files Into Word Docs
05- Free Porcelain Tile Textures
04- Create A 3D Pie Chart In Photoshop Extended - HD Video Tutorial
03- Photoshop For Sale Or Rent, King Of The Road - Subscription Options For Photoshop
02- $100 Off Lightroom 3 At Adobe Online Store – Get Free Shipping For CSS 5.5
01- PhotoshopSupport.com May 2011 Newsletter
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - MAY 2011.
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