CreativePro.com has come up with yet another really good article – this time, about a topic that can be really confusing – how color works for print documents, and how to use InDesign’s color management to get accurate color print jobs done (Note: this is for 4-color, process printing – not meant for your inkjet). Check it out at:
http://www.creativepro.com/article/indesign-how-print-colors-correctly
24HourPhotoshop.com is the first ever live, global, interactive event for the Photoshop community — 24 Hours of non-stop Photoshop!
On February 10th/11th, 2012, 24hourphotoshop.com (http://bit.ly/ooeAoc) will be offering over 100 sessions, with 50 instructors via online webinars. Some of the best instructors will be featured (with the exclusion of me, that is), and there are 3 pricing tiers: a limited Free track (requires pre-registration), an all-access $99 track, and an extended track (to see the webinars after the day is over) for $599. These are introductory rates.
I’ve never seen these before, so I can’t vouch for them specifically, but with the list of webinar leaders they have, this is bound to be a powerful day! There is a benefit to accessing as much as possible, live – you can ask questions of the instructors.
Sadly, I’m once again missing Photoshop World in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t stop me from checking announcements!
Adobe has is introducing a new service, named Adobe Carousel (http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2011/09/introducing-adobe-carousel-your-photos-everywhere-you-are.html)
I’m excited about the idea that I can have all my images accessible to my desktop, laptop and iPhone (and iPad, maybe, someday), so I believe this is something to watch. Question is: will this be a handy, useful tool, or yet another Adobe or Cloud money-suck? Only time will tell…
Buy at Staples – for Windows or Mac – only $144 !!! Look for information on the deal here: http://dealmac.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS5-Extended-Student-Teacher-for-PC-Mac-for-144-in-store/491087.html
Here’s something new… According to John Nack – official Adobe blogger – maliciously coded GIF files can cause crashes in Photoshop (I’m thinking other possible security risks as well).
There is a fix, however – so visit John Nack’s Blog to find the appropriate resolution to the problem:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/08/plug-in-security-fix-for-photoshop-cs5.html
For web designers – this program offers the ability to create animated web content using HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript. Nice thing is, it’s a visual editor – no need to learn the coding (unless you like to tweak it). Free preview of the software available (but you need to log in with your Adobe ID)
Another CreativeCow.com article – well-written. I’ve been saying for a while that Premiere is no longer the “red-headed stepchild” of editing software, and I’ve been teaching it for a while now. I’m finding quite a few people switching, and this article, by a long-time user of Final Cut Studio for some time, will help explain why.
Yeah – it’s not perfect – but with no access to FCP Studio 3 anymore – and having this come with the Adobe CS5.5 Suite – it sure can work! This also compares Premiere (in part) to Avid.
http://library.creativecow.net/kobler_helmut/FCP-vs-Premiere-Pro/1
Gradient banding is the effect in which the transition lines in a gradient are too visible. For Photoshop, this is more often an issue for onscreen images than it is in print (it’s rather the opposite in Illustrator)
on KelbyTV (one of my favorite places) Dave Cross has a very interesting tutorial on some anti-banding techniques.
You can watch the video here:
http://kelbytv.com/askdave/2011/07/11/reduce-banding-in-gradients/
Adobe’s posted a couple of great articles on using Dreamweaver for styling your websites using CSS:
The first article (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css-selectors-pt1.html) is an excellent lesson on CSS Essentials.
The second article (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css-selectors-pt2.html) has some REALLY helpful information on what kind of power controls are in CSS3. WOW! CSS is getting stronger and Stronger.
And, with Dreamweaver, we don’t really have to hand-code any of it!
Nice post from my friends at CreativePro.com. This Illustrator tutorial may inspire you to use Illustrator – instead of Photoshop – to create a painting. Think about it – infinitely resizable, clean lines, creative brushes… Check it out!
http://www.creativepro.com/article/turn-photo-painting-illustrator