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» Adobe releases a few upgrades!

Today, Adobe has released quite a few updates today and it is one especially very awaited one. It is Lightroom 1.3 as well as ACR 4.3, Photoshop 10.0.1 and Bridge 2.1.1. I have a brief rundown of the changes in the upgrade the most awaited again being Lightroom 1.3 with support for Mac OS X 10.5 and some additional cameras! So hit the Read more button for a rundown or follow the links below here to download the updates from the Adobe site or just use the Adobe Updater to download the updates!

Lightroom: Mac | Win
Photoshop: Mac | Win
Bridge: Mac | Win
Camera Raw: Mac | Win

» CS3 almost fully compatible with Leopard!

So this is a small Leopard update with the great news you might already have heard! The CS3 applications are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard! The only exception to this (you know it was too good to be true) is that the Video editing applications in the Production Premium (and Master Collection) is not compatible and may run into errors (update will come in December) and also Acrobat 8 Pro might also run into errors (update scheduled for January 2008).
By now you are probably also wondering about Lightroom and why I haven’t mentioned it so far.  Well according to the compatibility chart, Lightroom is not fully tested under Leopard and may also run into errors. So far I haven’t heard much about Lightroom but I hope I will ASAP. The support will be fixed in the next lightroom upgrade, but it doesn’t say when that is. Lets all hope it will be soon! Here’s a link to the official Leopard support PDF from Adobe.

So my upgrade plan stays the same as it was yesterday, installing it first on a backup copy so I know my other applications will work. All seems very positive with it and hopefully I should be able to install it on my backup drive today or tomorrow (depending on how fast I can get my hands on Leopard) and then install it on my main computer this coming week again if all goes well with my testing! So stay tuned for some more Leopard news as we go more into the week!

» Friday News

Long week it has been without much news posted and it is finally weekend though, which is great. First off we have a contest tip! It’s from Think Tank and it’s a daily prize draw, from November 16 to December 15. Head over to the contest site and put in your first name and e-mail and you will be in the draw every day! So if you don’t win one day, you’ll still be in the next. One bag per day and the only bag you cannot win is the Airport Security Roller! So check that out!

Printing problem in Photoshop CS3…Adobe is on it!

If you are one of the many people out there having a printing problem with Photoshop CS3, you’ll be pleased to know that Adobe is working on a solution! If you are interested in testing the solution, check out John Nack at Adobe’s blog from this link: Fixes for Photoshop printing due soon

Pros and Cons of Flash-Based web galleries!

Alright so I read this cool article over at Smashing Magazine (speaking of them, they only have cool articles :D) about the use of flash based galleries for displaying text etc. Check it out!

Epson’s new Exhibition Fibre Paper

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Epson America Inc. today announced what many professional photographers are saying is the perfect blend of revered darkroom papers with the limitless creative control of ink jet printing with the introduction of its Signature Worthy™ Exhibition Fiber Paper. The paper will be available in 25-sheet packages of 8.5″x 11,” 13″x 19,” 17″x 22,” and 24″x 30″ cut sheets.

This breakthrough paper was developed over several years in collaboration with many of the industry’s leading professional photographers to meet their most discerning requirements. Many who have contributed to the development of Exhibition Fiber Paper have commented that what sets it apart are its extraordinary blacks, clean whites and a surface texture that is just like a true black-and-white silver gelatin print. Additionally, Exhibition Fiber Paper produces extraordinary color output enabling photographers to make stunning prints in both color and black-and-white.

Check it out at the full press release on the Epson site, right here!

» It is the Monday News!

Here is this weeks Monday News First off the iPod Classic and iPod Nano (the new ones) are getting a software update making it to 1.0.2 users should get faster response and also better video-out as well as improved Cover Flow so that it now works like in iTunes.

 Fine Art Prints of leading photographers and digital artists!

Check out this cool site called “Digital Photo and Art“ that allows you to purchase fine-art prints from leading digital artists and photographers such as Scott Kelby, Bert Monroy, Ben Willmore and Jim DiVitale! Amazing photographer and PS Guru Scott Kelby’s profits from the site goes right along to the “Springs of Hope Kenya” so make sure to check out his site here for more info!

Which Photoshop?

I get a lot of questions asking me about which version of Photoshop is right for them et cetera. Adobe has just gone ahead and put up a page, helping all of you in-doubt of the Photoshop version you want and you can view it right here!

Creative Suite Tips & Tricks Podcast

In case you missed my Saturday Photoshopping post my new Creative Suite Tips & Tricks podcast has been released well sneak-peak kinda so far! I’m just waiting on iTunes to accept it and then it’ll class as the full release! So that is pretty cool indeed! Check it out at the link right here to get to the online page and if you have any suggestions on subjects you want me to cover, just send me a mail or leave a comment!

That’s it for the Monday News post and I’ll see you back with some more news tomorrow, hopefully by then the podcast has been accepted into iTunes! Oh and a hint, something new and exciting is coming to the site this week, stay tunes for more info on that!

» It’s all Photoshopping Satuday!

So lets take a day that you’re all off the work on and ready to use Photoshop for some fun to booth reveal some exciting news as well as posting some quick-tips!

In the breaking news, just released and kinda sneak peak for the blog readers is the Creative Suite Tips & Tricks podcast, fresh of the site here! Go over to the Creative Suite Tips & Tricks site to find it or wait a day or so for it to get added to iTunes (I will post a link here then)! I’m really excited on this and I’ll be posting weekly or even half weekly updates to it!

So now, lets bring on the Quick-Tips and make it a Saturday with Photoshopping!

 Always open .jpeg in ACR!

If you always want to open your .jpg files inside of camera raw, go under the Photoshop preferences, down to File Handling and tick the box “Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for JPEG Files”.

Shortcuts on Applying Filters

You might have known that you can re-apply the same filter again by pressing Command + F (PC: Ctrl + F) but did you know, that by pressing Command + Option + F (PC: Ctrl + Alt + F) you can get the filter dialog of the filter you just applied, with the settings you applied before filled in.

Hide all layers except one!

To hide every other layer except one, hold down the Option (PC: Alt) key and click on the eye icon next to the layer.

Creating Layer Shortcuts

When creating new layers, there are the shortcuts you must know! First, to create a new layer below the current layer, hold down the Command (PC: Ctrl) key while pressing the new layer button. If you want to create your layer through keyboard strokes, press Command + Shift + N (PC: Ctrl + Shift + N) and to bypass the “New Layer” dialog box, throw in the Option (PC: Alt) key in the mix so it gets Option + Command + Shift + N (PC: Alt + Ctrl + Shift + N). Of course to Create a new layer via copy (likewise to duplicate) press Command + J (PC: Ctrl + J).

That’s it for Saturday Photoshopping, enjoy the tips and check back for the regular news on Monday! Until then, have a great weekend and check out the Creative Suite Tips and Tricks (CST&T) Podcast!

» Wednesday News Updates

Photoshop Tip!

Some quick colour shortcuts; when you have a foreground and a background colour. Press the letter “X” on the keyboard to flip them around and press “D” to revert them to the default!

Pixelmator 1.0

Whilst the Mac edition of Photoshop Elements 6 will be released not until early 2008, Pixelmator a new image editor makes a perfect debut. Available for the Mac platform, for just $59 it is a very stylish program that has taken some of the praised Photoshop features it looks to be giving entry-level people an easy time! Check it out at the Pixelmator site!

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, for Windows only!

Adobe has released their Photoshop Elements, Version 6, so far for Windows only. Apparently Mac users will be getting their hands on a new Elements version, not until early 2008 and that’s because “Elements for the Mac is on a difference development schedule than on the PC” according to Adobe. Anyway, check out the PhotoshopElementsUser.com site for the new learning center they’ve put together to make your learning of Elements 6 quick and painful!

Check out Layers TV!!

If you haven’t already, to and check out Layers TV brought to you by the amazing Corey Barker and Rafael (”RC”) Concepcion. Today they’ve released their second show that is jam packed with a lot of great tutorials on the entire Creative Suite! So go and check it out right here!

That’s it for todays little news update! Now I’m just out to get the Wacom Bamboo tablet since I badly need a new tablet! I’ll write something up on how it works later!

» Some updates - trip and book!

The weather has been totally crap here the past days, but it is looking much better today, so I am really going to enjoy the weather to just relax in the sun and of course to take some photos (I didn’t forget golfing did I?). I’ve also begun writing on my new e-book, Beginning with Photoshop CS3, that covers all the aspects of being new to photoshop, and covers the tools, menus, layers and the interface! The writing is going well and I expect it to be done sometime in mid- to end July.

» Adobe CS3 is Shipping!

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the immediate availability of the highly-anticipated Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Design Premium and Standard editions and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Standard editions. This revolutionary release of brand-new, tightly integrated, design and development software unites the best of Adobe and former Macromedia® product innovation to provide designers and developers worldwide with a broad spectrum of creative options. Read More »

» E-book on its way!

The first chapter and plan for my e-book on photographers use for photoshop is done, and the rest should be following along smoothly. My plan is to have all the writing done in next week, and then expect another week for the finished e-book to come out! An eventual price has not been set or decided on at all, all those details I’ll leave to when the e-book is due to release! But look out for an offer to get a free signed copy of it, in due course!

» Amazon laucnhes CS3 Bookstore

Amazon.com has launched a Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bookstore with all CS3 books right on the page. So go and have a look over at Amazon CS3 Store!