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Fluid Mask 3 and Color Efex Pro 3 Now Available In One Bundle
Nik Software and Vertus have teamed up to deliver two popular Photoshop products in one cost-effective bundle.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Now Shipping
Recently I reviewed Adobe's bundle of Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4 for Windows; now PSE6 is also available for Mac.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Creative Digital Darkroom Is Practically Perfect
I rarely rave about a book, but this one is an awesome blend of Photoshop technique, artistic process and photography know-how. The subject of the "creative darkroom" is covered thoroughly and expertly.
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BOOK REVIEW: Two Books On Camera Raw
Camera Raw is a hot topic in the digital photography industry, and there are plenty of books and training out there to get the most out of it. Here we'll compare and contrast two books on the subject.
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BOOK REVIEW: Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook
What I like about this book is that it's more about creating images and art than about playing with Photoshop.
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X-Rite and Pantone Announce ColorMunki, A Family of All-In-One Color Management Solutions
The new ColorMunki offers an all-in-one solution—color measurement, monitor calibration and more—and the cost and features have been set to ensure it's a great value.
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Aperture 2.0 Now Available
The photo management application has several major improvements and a $200 price tag, $300 less than Aperture 1.0 when it was released.
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You Suck At Photoshop
Donnie Hoyle gives it to you plain, on wry, with a heavy dose of dark humor in the most uniquely-pitched and effective Photoshop tutorials we've seen in a while.
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Bruce Fraser Tribute DVD Now Available
A year ago last month, Macworld attendees got to attend a tribute event for the late Bruce Fraser, Photoshop and Camera Raw guru. Now a video recording of that event is on sale.
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REVIEW: Photoshop Elements/Premiere Elements Bundle Is Great For Prosumers
I've always recommended Apple's iLife suite for my friends who want to handle photos and movies easily and powerfully, but I've just tested Adobe's Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4 and it delivers more features and fun.
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BOOK REVIEW: Rocky Nook Clarifies Digital Photography
The digital photography field is changing all the time, and it’s hard to stay on top of all the changes in technology. Rocky Nook, an independent publisher partnered with O'Reilly, seeks to demystify digital photography and help amateur and professional photographers alike.
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xTrain.com Combines Quality Training With An Online Community
Everyone knows that learning isn't just about the knowledge but the instructors and the fellow classmates, sharing a common quest for self-improvement. xTrain.com is the only electronic training source I know that fosters a real community.
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Wacom Releases A Smaller Cintiq
The Cintiq tablet/monitor by Wacom has been around for a long time but has been more of a status symbol for illustrators with scads of money—until now, with a sub-$1,000 Cintiq just released.
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REVIEW: Kelby’s 7-Point System Breaks New Ground
Scott Kelby is a prolific writer and his books are predictable sometimes, but his newest book is different and offers a system that's great for getting the most out of photography.
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REVIEW: Bling! It Lets You Pimp Your Graphics
If you often work with eBay product images or ad photos that need their backgrounds cut out, Bling! It can be a very useful tool.
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REVIEW: Anime Studio Pro 5 Works For Anime And Animation
e frontier’s Anime Studio Pro 5 has “anime” in its name, but don’t let that fool you: this application is a smart, robust solution for all character animations from cartoons to cut-outs to…anime.
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To Catch A (Twirled) Criminal
The news has been abuzz lately about German authorities' astonishing methods to restore a pedophile's photo that had been modified by Photoshop's Twirl filter. In reality, restoring a twirled photo is fairly easy—I will show you how.
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REVIEW: Alien Skin’s Snap Art Does What Photoshop Can’t
Snap Art by Alien Skin makes it easy to create quick illustrations from photographs. Photoshop has artistic filters too but Snap Art takes photo-illustration to a new level.
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Using Photoshop’s Color Settings To Generate A Plain Black Channel
Novice and expert Photoshop users alike can get thrown by the way Photoshop treats black as rich black when making CMYK separations. This can be avoided with some copying and pasting of channels, but you can also tweak a single color setting to make Photoshop do the work for you.
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Photoshop Is Now One Big Happy “Family”
The Photoshop line of products is now the "Photoshop family." What does that mean for everyday users?
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REVIEW: hueyPRO Makes Monitor Calibration Easy
hueyPRO is only the size of a small pen, but it's a robust tool for monitor calibration and profiling. This combination of minimalist design and strong features makes it a great tool for anyone who works with color on-screen.
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Fireworks CS3 Is Looking For Its Niche
When Adobe purchased Macromedia, the industry knew some applications would live and some would die. This is the story of one that stayed alive...
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Photoshop CS2/CS3 and Flash Updates Address Security Threat
The updates, recommended for all users, prevent injection of malicious code Adobe have announced the release of patches intended to safeguard users from recently-identified vulnerabilities in Photoshop CS2/CS3 and Adobe Flash Player...
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Three Lightroom Books By Evening, Kelby & Sheppard
Lightroom's public beta made it one of the most written-about 1.0 releases in history, and now that it's a full-fledged product there are many books out there on it. Here's a comparison of three, written by some of the best names in the business.
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Lightroom Moves Quickly To Version 1.1
Photoshop Lightroom was expected to develop quickly, but this move to 1.1 was unexpected—as was the robustness of the upgrade. Lightroom 1...
