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Photoshop In Action

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:51:12 +0000

This is a great video put together by Mike Kus of him preparing slides for a speech at the “Future of Web Design” Conference in London. It’s an interesting process to watch as it’s all done in Photoshop. Too fast to be educational on technique but definitely inspirational for style.

Auto Tuning the Website

Tommy Maloney — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:23:06 +0000

Not really Photoshop related, but since I’m a web developer by trade, this is very very funny. According to Wikipedia

Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies that uses a phase vocoder to correct pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed many artists to produce more precisely tuned recordings.

You’ll probably recognize from popular pop songs.

“Do you wanna go get some Sushi?”

Canon 5D Mark II Captures Nine Inch Nails

Tommy Maloney — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:47:06 +0000

Captured at a live show in Melbourne, Nine Inch Nails seems to be a pretty good subject for showing off the video capability of the 5D Mark II (again).

Official Presidential Photo Shot with Canon 5D Mark II

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:30:03 +0000

You can download the official Presidential photo of Barack Obama from the Change.gov website. A quick shot at the EXIF data reveals:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
f/10
105mm
1/125

Photo credits appear to go to Pete Souza . I’m just impressed that this type of interesting info is available.

Upgrading to WordPress 2.5

Tommy Maloney — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:52:57 +0000

We have been delaying the upgrade from WordPress 2.3.3 to 2.5 for a week or so to see how it’s played out in the blogosphere and to test it out on a few other websites. So far, the new admin area upgrades are very welcomed. I’ve been monitoring the 2.5 plugin compatibility list waiting for a few plugins we run to appear on the “compatible” side, but there’s still a few that haven’t. I think we’re going to go ahead with the upgrade and see how we fair.

So, plugins deactiving, files uploading, here we go…

UPDATE Upgrade went well. Looks like there’s a few plugin fixes needed…

UPDATE Seems like the two plugins I tried to use for getting recent comments aren’t working correctly. It’s not important enough of a feature for me to debug myself, so I’ll just disable and keep an eye out if they update.

Lightroom 2.0 Beta Announced by Adobe

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:29:22 +0000

Fresh on the heels of their Photoshop Express announcement, Adobe releases Lightroom 2.0 Beta to the public. The new version shows just how well Adobe was listening to their users as it presents a great selection of new features for usability and cool-factor. Some of the new features include:

Tighter Photoshop integration
Multiple monitor support
New Developer tools
And more…

To get the full scoop and to get started with some training, visit the NAPP Lightroom 2.0 Beta Learning Center.

Don’t forget to download the new version at the Adobe Labs website.

The New Photoshop Lab

Tommy Maloney — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:52:58 +0000

If you’ve been here before, then I now welcome you to the new Photoshop Lab. I’ve been wanting to update the design of this site for a very, very long time. I’ve gone through many different design phases. In fact, I have about 14 different mock-ups I’ve done over the past year or so. I finally pushed myself to complete one of the designs and well… here you go. Let’s move on to the new features:

Entirely WordPress -based.
jQuery (my favorite of all libraries) fanciness on the homepage slideshow and navigation.
The Trunk – a new place for random quips and awesomeness.
Less ad-slop. I wanted to make my advertising more appealing (and hopefully more effective) by cleaning it up a bit.
A new place to submit tutorial ideas.

There’s still a fair amount of debugging to do, especially with Internet Explorer 6 (ugh), but it should be good to go for the most part. I hope you enjoy and if there are any glaring issues, please email us.

The Site Will Now Be PaintLab.com

Tommy Maloney — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:54:35 +0000

With such a break-through application, that really puts Photoshop to shame, I could no longer continue supporting something so inferior.

via Macenstein

Canon Updates EOS-1D Mark III Firmware

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:58 +0000

True story. This firmware update (Version 1.1.0) incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

Improves the look of images when played back on the LCD monitor.
Fixes a problem in the operation of the dials (Main, Quick Control, Vertical-grip Main).
Reduces the tendency to autofocus on the background instead of the main subject when shooting in AI Servo AF under certain conditions.
Corrects errors in the Italian and Simplified Chinese menu screens.
Fixes a rare phenomenon in which the camera cannot start normally when the battery is inserted. (Version 1.0.9 only)

You can download the update here and you can buy me this camera here. Thanks!

Adobe Releases Photoshop Lightroom 1.1

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:31:19 +0000

Adobe has released its first update to one of the newest products in the Photoshop family, Lightroom 1.1. Adobe hasn’t released a whole lot of details as to what’s new in this version, but luckily the Lightroom community has. There doesn’t seem to be anything drastic, just a lot of polishing and cleaning. Probably why it’s only .1 better.

You can:

Get details from LightroomNews.
Learn about Lightroom at the NAPP Lightroom Learning Center.
Take a whole Training Course on Lightroom PhotoshopTraining.com

Adobe Updates Bridge 2.0 to 2.1 (for CS3)

Tommy Maloney — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:28:57 +0000

Adobe has updated its newest version of Bridge to version 2.1 for CS3 users. The update is available through the Adobe Updater or via direct download. The update includes the following critical fixes and enhancements:

New multilevel keywords support
Ability to import tab-delimited keyword format
Better control over video and audio file previews
New cache management functionality
Improved scrolling and renaming performance
Usability improvements to custom workspaces

Mac users can download here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3620

Windows users can download here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3619

Adobe Announces Photoshop Camera Raw 4.1 and DNG Converter Updates

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:11:04 +0000

Adobe Systems Incorporated has an update to the free Photoshop® Camera Raw plug-in now available for immediate download on Adobe.com. The Camera Raw 4.1 update includes improved noise reduction and sharpening tools and raw file support for 13 additional camera models and camera backs. This update also builds on the raw file support integrated in the Photoshop family of products.

The camera raw functionality in the Adobe Photoshop software provides fast and easy access within the Photoshop line of products to the raw image formats produced by many leading professional and midrange digital cameras. Working with these digital negatives allows greater artistic control and flexibility while still maintaining the original raw files.

Camera Raw 4.1 plug-in also supports the same functionality for TIFF and JPEG files. Now professional photographers can quickly and easily import and manipulate raw data, producing the highest quality results while saving time.

The new Camera Raw 4.1 plug-in supports 13 digital cameras including the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, Fuji FinePix S5 Pro, Nikon D40x, Olympus E-410, Olympus SP-550 UZ, Sigma SD14, Phase One H 20, Phase One H 25, Phase One P 20, Phase One P 21, Phase One P 25, Phase One P 30 and Phase One P 45.

Additionally, Camera Raw 4.1 will add support for popular camera backs from Phase One, including the H20, H25, P20, P21, P25, P30 and P45 models. The free Adobe DNG Converter, that is part of this update, translates all Photoshop-supported raw photo formats into the universal .DNG file format giving photographers a single unified file format for
archiving raw files.

Photoshop Lightroom, leveraging Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw technology, will add support for the above camera and camera back models in an update in the near future. Updates to Version Cue and Bridge will coincide with this Camera Raw plug-in update and will be available for free download on www.adobe.com.

Availability
The Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 plug-in is available with the purchase of Photoshop CS3 and as a free download for users of Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements 4.01 (MacintoshÂ®) and Photoshop Elements 5.0 (WindowsÂ®) by going to the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html. The updated Adobe DNG Converter is available today as a free download at www.adobe.com/dng.

Optimize Performance of Photoshop CS3 on XP and Vista

Tommy Maloney — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:47:08 +0000

Adobe has released a TechNote document explaining ways you can make Photoshop CS3 perform faster on your Windows machine. There’s a whole bunch of great tips, straight from the source, outlining options and settings you can change to make CS3 fly. The TechNote covers:

You can view the entire TechNote Document here.

Iconfactory Releases IconBuilder 8.5 for Adobe CS3

Tommy Maloney — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:35:27 +0000

Those creative folks over at Iconfactory have announced IconBuilder 8.5 for OS X. The new release now natively supports Mac Intel machines, along with compatibility for Adobe’s new CS3 Product lineup. You can buy it new for $79.00USD, or upgrade for $30.00. If you happen to buy the previous version after this New Year, you’re entitled to a FREE upgrade. Pretty sweet.

IconBuilder Product Page

Beware, Exploit Code for Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop CS3

Tommy Maloney — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:43:56 +0000

A serious security flaw in Photoshop may allow malicious people to take control of your (Windows) machine. A recent advisory posted by FrSIRT detailed how a user can be tricked into running a malicious program that will allow access to their machine from an unwanted user. So, read the bulletin and be careful!

Courtesy of ZDNet.com