Welcome to the July 2005 Newsletter. At the end of this newsletter you'll find some software specials for you from AV Bros. Plugins (discounted plugin bundles) and a discount code for purchases from Total Training.
• Photoshop Blog - Featuring Free Tips
Make sure to read through our Photoshop Blog, where you can find a collection of the latest Photoshop news and free Photoshop tips. The Blog also features an RSS feed.
Visit the Photoshop Blog
• Photoshop - Recent Support Documents
Bridge For Macintosh Upgraded To Version 1.0.1
There's an upgrade for the Mac version of Bridge available at the Adobe site. This brings the Mac version of Bridge to 1.0.1.
Newly Supported Cameras And Options Unavailable After Installing Camera Raw 3.1 Update (Adobe Bridge 1.0)
View document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Troubleshoot problems detecting a digital camera (Photoshop CS-CS2, Photoshop Elements 2.0-3.0, Photoshop Album 2.0, Bridge 1.0)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Slow performance and screen redraw problems in Photoshop (CS2 on Windows)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Error: "...problem with the database and '[file name]' was not updated..." and folders display as white boxes (Bridge 1.0 for Mac OS)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
"Error 2: photoshop is undefined..." when you browse to Bridge from Photoshop (CS2)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Functions, names, and locations of preferences files (Photoshop CS2, ImageReady CS2)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Ctrl-click or Command-click on layer doesn't load layer boundaries as selection (Photoshop CS2)
View this document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
• Adobe Issues Security Update for Windows Creative Suite Products
Adobe is advising users of Photoshop CS and Creative Suite to download and install a security update. The update addresses a potential vulnerability in the Adobe License Management Service, which is installed with various Adobe products that require product activation.
View document at the Adobe Support Knowledgebase.
Photoshop CS2 Free Trial Versions For MAC & For Windows
Both the Photoshop CS2 free trial for MAC and the Photoshop CS2 free trial for Windows are available for download from the Adobe website.
Download the 30-day free trial of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for MAC.
Download the 30-day free trial of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows.
• Shortcuts? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shortcuts!
Actually, we do. And learning them has never been easier, as Jennifer Apple has put together a quick walk-through as well as a resource list where you can download all kinds of great free Photoshop shortcut sets that you can print.
Read the Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts tutorial.
• New Photoshop CS2 Book - The Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book
After years of fielding questions at seminars from Photoshop users, Dave Cross realized there was a lot of common ground: there were many questions that were indeed "frequently asked." In addition, most questions seemed start with “How come I can't...," "How do I...," or "Why won't the (fill in the blank) tool work?"
The Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book addresses the most common problems and questions in Photoshop by both providing answers to the most frequently asked questions, and outlining strategies that can help you avoid problems in the first place.
Read more about this book.
• New Photoshop Brushes From Kirsty
Kirsty sends this in: "It's time again for a new brush set: Forensic Tools. Yup, it contain almost everything to do with forensics: gloves, fingerprint powder, cotton swabs, evidence bags, etc. In short, the whole works! Go take a look for yourself."
• Top Selling Book - Real World Camera Raw with Photoshop CS2
In Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2, the newly updated edition of his popular camera raw guide, best-selling author Bruce Fraser shows you how to take advantage of Adobe Camera Raw using Adobe Photoshop CS2 to set white balance, optimize contrast and saturation, handle noise, correct tint, recover lost detail in images before converting them to another format, and more.
This book is available at a discount price (34% off) at Amazon.com.
• Special Andromeda Software Deal At Photoshop Roadmap
The Photoshop Roadmap has an exclusive special where you can receive an extra 10% discount on purchases of Andromeda's three plugins bundles - the Photographic Tools & Lens Effects Collection, the Artistic Screening Tools Collection, and the Graphic Design Resources Collection. This is on top of the 20% discount from Andromeda, which gives you a total of 30% off the suggested retail price. The three bundles combine the full collection of Andromeda's plugins for digital photography, web design, graphic design, and artistic work.
Get more info at the Photoshop Roadmap Andromeda Specials page.
• New Photoshop CS2 Book - Photoshop CS2: Up To Speed
The first and only book to focus exclusively on the new features of Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS2: Up To Speed by Ben Willmore is designed for anyone who has a working knowledge of CS and wants to get 'up to speed' with CS2 in the most efficient way possible. The book covers every change made in CS2 and features full chapters devoted to Bridge, Variables, Smart Objects, the new Layers Palette, Camera Raw and HDR Imaging.
It's also designed to let you quickly learn what's been moved, renamed or eliminated from the previous version, making your transition to CS2 as painless as possible.
Read through a collection of rave reviews for this book.
• Total Training Special Discount Coupon
Total Training is offering a limited time 15% Off Discount. To apply this to a purchase, follow this link, and at checkout enter the following code: save15aff.
The following clips are free samples from "Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS2" - presented by Deke McClelland.
Camera RAW - In this clip you'll learn how to correct a very dark image, and how to use the new Auto Correction settings in Camera RAW CS2.
See Total Training CS2 "Camera RAW" video tutorial.
Vanishing Point - In this clip you'll learn how to draw a grid that matches the perspective of your photograph, and how to set new source points and then clone and paint inside the grid.
See Total Training CS2 "Vanishing Point Tool" video tutorial.
Image Warp - In this clip you'll learn how to create true envelope-style distortion with installed warp presets, and how to use traditional transformation settings to create a wrapping effect.
See Total Training CS2 "Image Warp" video tutorial.
Adobe Bridge - In this clip you'll learn how to use the new View Controls for changing the size of thumbnails with a slider, and how to preview a variety of files, including fonts and color swatches in a document.
See Total Training CS2 "Adobe Bridge" video tutorial.
Smart Objects - In this clip you'll learn how to import a graphic and choose the Smart Object command, and how to shrink and then enlarge a graphic with no loss of detail.
See Total Training CS2 "Smart Objects" video tutorial.
Smart Sharpen Filter - In this clip you'll learn how to use the new Smart Sharpen Filter, and the difference between the Smart Sharpen Filter and the Unsharp Mask Filter.
See the Total Training CS2 "Smart Sharpen Filter" video tutorial.
Remove Red Eye - In this clip you'll learn the most common causes of red eye, how to select the Red Eye Tool from the toolbox, and how to remove red eye completely with one click from the Red Eye Tool.
See the Total Training CS2 "Remove Red Eye" video tutorial.
Match Color - In this video clip you'll learn how the Match Color Command functions work so you can match the colors of one layer or image with the highlights of another layer or image.
See the Total Training CS2 "Match Color" video tutorial.
• Discount Codes (10% Off) From AV Bros. Plugin Store
The AV Bros. have given us special links where you can get a 10% discount on the purchase of their plugins. Just use the following links to purchase the individual products or packages at a discount.
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AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 2.0 for Mac OS X
AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 2.0 for Windows
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To learn more about the products, visit the AV Bros. site.
• Tip Of The Month: Save Room in Your Layers Palette
This is a quick little tip for keeping your layers palette shorter and more manageable. When you apply a layers style to your layers, each effect is listed separately in the layers palette by default. If you apply five or six effects to one layer, it takes up a ton of room in your palette, and before you know it, you're scrolling farther and farther down the palette. To have it take up dramatically less space, collapse the effects in the palette by clicking on the down-facing triangle next to the little "f" icon to the right of the layers name in the Layers palette. You can expand this list of effects anytime by clicking in the same spot.
• A Thank You To Our Friends, Partners & Sponsors
We'd like to thank our friends, partners and sponsors: Google, Hostway, Total Training, Peachpit Press, O'Reilly Media, The PhotoshopHelp Blog, CreativeBits, Heathrowe, CreativeGuy, The Photoshop Roadmap, Power Retouche Plugins, AbsolutVision Stock Photos, AV Bros. Plugins, and The National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
• August 2005 Newsletter Preview
That's all for this month's newsletter. Next month we'll cover all the latest updates with links to each entry in the August newsletter (To be published on August 1st.). Also in August we'll have some exclusive discounts and specials for Newsletter members.
Until then, Happy Photoshopping!
The following clips are free samples from "Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS2" - presented by Deke McClelland.
