September 23, 2007

ad.jpgHey all. I just wanted to announce the soon to be released Hollywood Effects actions. It’s fourteen really cool effects that I’ve made up into Photoshop actions and can applied at the click of a mouse.

These ones won’t be free, but I like effects that don’t cost a fortune so I priced them less than actions usually cost, and you get a lot of effects in one package.

There’s some really neat special effects here, and I’m pretty excited about them. If you have not used actions in the past now is a good time to start. The set will even come with a video to get you flying, and there’s even actions that were designed to work with HDR portraits and make them look great!

They’ll be an instant download, and are not available quite yet but you can check out the brand new Seim Effects site, and see samples of the effects, plus sign up to be notified when their available, and get a special discount.

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August 3, 2007

Kinda like Gas, pay more, get less!! Adobe raises cost of Creative Suite tech support from $249.00, to $1600.00

armandleg.jpgSo today we bring up the topic of tech support. Many of us, who know the Adobe Creative Suite like the back of our mouse, may not think about support that much. The fact is however that Adobe support gives customers (especially ones who are in the learning stages) a lifeline to help them avoid countless hours of stress attempting to figure out small little nuances of the program they are working in. A quick call to Adobe support and problems like this can often be solved in minutes.

A year and a half ago some buyers would choose adobe over Macromedia because to put it simple Macromedia robbed us blind for support, and Adobe offered a year of support for the entire creative suite for around $250.00. Sure it was an expense, but well worth it if you often found yourself stumped when trying to solve a problem. I myself made good use of support when I was learning Go Live, and though it should not be described as perfect, it was a good overall experience, and a valuable resource. I even knew some support reps by name.

Today the scene has changed, and we find that there is no longer Macromedia. It seems that it makes things easier for Adobe now that there is a lack of competition. Virtually none to be exact. So in a gesture of “growth” Adobe has decided to take up where Macromedia left off. For the new Adobe, the wave of the future is to… ROB YOU BLIND FOR SUPPORT.

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July 19, 2007

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Our friends over at Macworld have posted a cool article on saving large photoshop files faster.

By Rob Griffiths

If you work with large Photoshop files, you’re probably well aware of how slowly they save. Much of that time is spent flattening your image in order to create the preview icon you see in the Finder. While useful to have, you probably don’t need to see a preview icon for every interim version of your image.

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Until Next Time… Jarrod Michael

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July 13, 2007

Summary from Adobe:

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Photoshop CS2 and CS3 that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious BMP, DIB, RLE, or PNG must be opened in Photoshop by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update their installations with the patches provided below, and Adobe encourages all customers to be cautious before opening any unknown file, regardless of which application they may be using.

Get the updates here!

BEFORE YOU UPDATE:

Make sure you do a full back up of your system and  of course your photos. Updating usually doesn’t bother anything but I’ve known people who have lost EVERYTHING from updates and didn’t have a back up.

 

Until Next Time,

Jarrod Michael

 

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July 1, 2007

Click Button To Listen, PPS Special Edition, Photoshop, and Creative Suite CS3 Review Audiocast
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  • Audio Review Time Index…
  • Introductions 1:40 — Photoshop CS3 13:00 — Photoshop CS3 Extended 31:09
  • Bridge 37:05 — In Design 40:35 — Illustrator 49:00 — Acrobat 52:49
  • Dreamweaver 56:30 — Flash 1:01:38 — Fireworks 1:05:50
  • Device Central 1:09:05 — Contribute 1:10:37 — Closing Thoughts 1:15:20

With so many application in the Adobe Creative Suite, and since we wanted to cover all of them I’ve put together a special episode entirely on CS3. If you don’t like the shows that get down to details on software than you may want to skip this one. If however your eager mind wants to know more about Creative Suite Design, and Web editions then this is the place to be. You’ll also find that the Photoshop review (which is the first one) is the most in depth, so if your just a PS user you can simply listen to that part. Also post you comments about your thoughts on the new Creative Suite Products, and let Adobe hear what you have to say.

Knowing that it can be a hassle to muddle through all the new choices in the Creative suite I’ve outlined the primary programs that each includes. All suites include the new Adobe Bridge. Programs in todays review are all from either the Web, or Design editions of CS3, and include Photoshop, Photoshop Extended, In Design, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Fireworks, and Contribute. All the applications can also

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