If your computer has more than 1 GB of RAM, you can take advantage of Photoshop’s Bigger Tiles Plug-In. This plug-in allows Photoshop to process image data in large chunks to reduce overall loading time and increase responsiveness. To do this, browse to Photoshop\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Extensions\Bigger Tiles folder and remove the ~ from the filename of ~Bigger Tiles.8BX so that the file name is “Bigger Tiles.8BX”. If photoshop is opened, restart Photoshop.
This is my second set of brushes, but my first set made in CS3. My first set (Hi-Res Watercolor Brushes) was pretty popular, so I thought I would keep making more. The smallest brush in this set is 2457px. Hope you like them.
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You can find some more info about the just announced Photoshop Extended version of Photoshop CS3 at the Adobe site. Visit the Photoshop CS3 Extended Page and you'll see some side-by-side comparisons of the two Photoshop CS3 editions, along with some other information.
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Adobe will host a press event this March 27 to announce the availability of CS3. This will be the first Universal Binary version of the Creative Suite, and Adobe is calling the event the largest software release in its history. If you've been looking for an excuse to finally buy that Mac Pro, this could be it.
In the meantime, enjoy the "What's in the Box?" promo video above.
Thanks, Nik![via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
David Pescovitz: BB pal Vann Hall says:
PortraitProfessional is a software package that claims to automate the process of retouching portraits. In part it does so by perfecting skin tone and texture, much like Kodak's excellent Digital GEM Airbrush plugin, but it also does something it calls 'face sculpting,' presumably reproportioning facial elements into some sort of ideal relationship. The effect in many cases is to give the subject a creepy, bug-eyed look that seems equal parts anime, Whitley Strieber alien, and those funny warped headshots made famous by (and with) Kai's PowerTools. The reworked photo on the home page isn't too extreme, but some of the ones in the sample gallery are downright disturbing. (And I can't imagine how you'd ever explain to a subject why you rebuilt his or her face as if you were a plastic surgeon in some military hospital.)
[via Boing Boing]
There are so many Photoshop tutorial sites these days it's hard to keep track of them all — and now here's another one, except this one's different. Just launched by Enrique of Photoshop Roadmap fame, Photoshop Mosaic is like a little candy store. It's set up to show Photoshop resources in a visual way as a mosaic, and so you browse at the thumbnails and then reach out and grab whatever catches your attention. It's in an early stage right now and will have search and RSS feeds soon, but in the meantime you can find some nice little gems in the following categories: Tutorials, Brushes, Plugins, Patterns and Textures, and Photoshop Tags.
[via The Photoshop Blog]
HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography is a technique that is becoming very popular at the moment, an HDR photo is created using software such as Photoshop or Photomatix and produces images with more detail in the highlights and shadows. Here we digg out the best tutorials and resources to help you get to grips with it.
First off, lets have a look at the sort of images you can produce with this technique :
John Nack is interviewed at Adobe and reveals some of the upcoming goodies in CS3. Here's what the blip.tv site says about the video: "John is product manager for Adobe's Photoshop and blogs at blogs.adobe.com/jnack. The all new CS3 is currently in beta and John spoke about a lot of the cool new features, not only the meat and potatoes but also little nitty-gritty things that people have been asking for. We also discussed connectivity, collaboration, adoption of Photoshop on Mac and PC and lots more." (posted by Jennifer Apple)
[via The Photoshop Blog]
One of the risks of trying to find a niche to build a startup is that the big guys can land on your face at any time. That’s why all of these startups are going to be in serious trouble when Adobe releases a free, ad supported online version of Photoshop in six months.
This announcement comes at a time when developers are lavishing attention on Adobe’s Flex platform, particularly in the video editing and sharing space. I think it’s reasonable for startups to question if Adobe will plan on competing with them in areas beyond photo editing. If that’s the case, these startups may not want to spend their time and venture dollars testing out various products, only to have Adobe jump in the middle after all the dirty work is done.
Adobe is both a platform company and an application company. Conflicts are not avoidable.
[via TechCrunch]
Details are emerging about the forthcoming Adobe CS3 suite. Big news today: the icons were announced!
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