Sep
30
For this video tutorial, I show you how I created an animated GIF in PhotoShop CS4. The GIF animation is of the twitter bird, who flaps around around a bit and then shows a little banner that asks you to follow him. In the video below, I walk you through the whole process, from importing …
Sep
28
Easter eggs are amusing features or displays in an application, left behind by the developers for users to find. They are sometimes as simple as a funny message, or as elaborate as an entire flight simulator game, such as could be played way back in Excel ’97. Here are some of my favorite recent Easter …
Sep
09
Adobe launched the latest version of Adobe TV today, its popular video channel offering its own official advice and training for Adobe products. The new face of Adobe TV includes the ability to customize your viewing experience and interact with the player during tutorials. Videos featured instruct on topics ranging from beginning tutorials, such as …
Jul
29
Have you ever wanted to see what your car would look like painted a different color? How about seeing what you would look like with a different hair color? Photoshop CS4 can quickly show you what you car would look like in bright orange, or what you would look like with pink hair, using just …
Jul
10
That’s right, I said Photoshop. You can import video files directly into Photoshop CS4 and create all kinds of video effects using adjustment layers and masks. To begin, simple open up a video file in Photoshop such as .avi or .mpg. Once you have the file open, change to the Video workspace to see the …
Jun
10
Quark and Adobe have always gone hand in hand when it comes to desktop publishing. Most professional publishing designers use Photoshop to prepare their images and QuarkXPress to do the layouts. The new QuarkXpress 8 has even more features that work seamlessly with Photoshop CS4, to save you time. QuarkXPress 8 has better integration with …
Jun
09
If you spend a lot of time using processor draining video or photo editing workflows with Adobe CS4, you’ve probably thought about upgrading your computer hardware. If you are considering buying a new PC, you should definitely think about installing 64-bit Vista. All Adobe CS4 applications can be optimized on a 64-bit system, giving you …
May
12
Adobe TV recently launched its new season of CS4 shows. One of my favorites is Taming the Web by Greg Rewis. This new season of Taming the Web will consist of 12 episodes, walking you through creating a new site from scratch with Adobe CS4 Web Premium. Greg Rewis is a long-time Dreamweaver user, and …
Apr
15
Adobe TV recently featured a tutorial on how to turn a regular 2D photo into an amazing 3D image using the new 3D capabilities found in Adobe Photoshop CS4. You really have to watch the tutorial to see how amazing this feature is. The host of Creative Sweet TV, Mike McHugh, created this tutorial to …
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