Sunday, July 31, 2011

Digital Art Studio: Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art Materials

Digital Art Studio: Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art MaterialsThe Digital Art Studio combines traditional art techniques with digital media to create inventive techniques. The book covers the basic processes for preparing canvas watercolor and printmaking papers handmade papers wood leather etc. More advanced methods include transferring digital images to absorbent or three-dimensional surfaces. 300 color illustrations. 160 pgs.

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Canon PIXMA MP240 All-in-One Photo Printer

Canon PIXMA MP240 All-in-One Photo PrinterCreates hi-res photos up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi2-picoliter sized color ink droplets produce finely detailed and sharp photosProduces scans up to 1200 dpi with vibrant 48-bit color depth4-in-1 2-in-1 printing places multiple pages on 1 pageCopy or scan thick items that do not lie flat on the platenAuto Photo Fix recognizes the type of scene subject's face etc. and automatically adopts the optimal correction of imageProduce a photo-lab quality 4" x 6" print in approx. 45 secondsDisplay's numbers consist of up to 7 large LED segments for easier reading and operationPrints 4" x 6" 5" x 7" 8" x 10" and U.S. #10 envelopesUSB 2.0 Hi-Speed patible17.5" L x 13.1: W x 6.1" D; weight: 12.2 lbs.Uses PG-210 and CL-211 series ink cartridgesIncludes 90-day limited warranty PG-210 Black CL-211 Color ink cartridges Sample Media (4" x 6" / 5 sheets) power cord and software

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Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version]

Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version]Print Shop Deluxe 20 is the perfect tool for the creative breakthroughs that lead to printed masterpieces! Design unique greetings with that hand-crafted feel, or create animated greeting cards you can e-mail -- designs to suit any occasion Share projects through instant messenger tools, or share them by burning directly onto a CD -- Print Shop 20 Deluxe 20 makes both easy!

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HP 60 Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging, Combo Pack (CD947FN#140)

HP 60 Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging, Combo Pack (CD947FN#140)Genuine brand new Hewlett Packard CD947FN HP 60 ink cartridge combo pack includes 1 each of CC640WN and CC643WN. Supported printers: HP Deskjet D2530, HP Deskjet D2545, HP Deskjet D2560, HP Deskjet D2563, HP Deskjet F4210, HP Deskjet F4213, HP Deskjet F4235, HP Deskjet F4240, HP Deskjet F4272, HP Deskjet F4275, HP Deskjet F4280, HP Deskjet F4283, HP Deskjet D2500, HP Deskjet D2568, HP Deskjet F4230, HP Deskjet F4250, HP Deskjet F4273, HP Deskjet F4274, HP Deskjet F4288, HP Deskjet F4292, HP Deskjet F4293, HP Deskjet D2660, HP Deskjet F4440, HP Deskjet F4480, HP PhotoSmart C4640, HP PhotoSmart C4650

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PrintMaster Platinum 2.0

PrintMaster Platinum 2.0, the quintessential toolkit for creating thousands of amazing projects. With an enormous library of elegant templates, beautiful artwork and expressive fonts, producing "store-quality" creations has never been easier.

Create Personalized Print Projects in Minutes

New--Easy-to-Use Software
Drag-and-drop photos, text and design elements with incredible ease and quickness.

PC and Mac Compatible
Use the program on a PC or Mac and create, edit and share files seamlessly.

Easy Design Tools
Edit photos to make them perfect, add text and add amazing artistic effects with an arsenal of creative tools at your fingertips.

Perfect for Every Occasion
Choose from a gallery of spectacular designs to capture life's special moments--birthdays, graduations, holidays, weddings, anniversaries and more.

Tons of Projects
Select from ready-made designer templates or start fresh with a blank template for:

  • Banners
  • Brochures
  • Business Cards
  • Calendars
  • Crafts
  • Family Trees
  • Gift Tags
  • Greeting Cards
  • Invitations
  • Labels
  • Easy to Share
    Print at home, email or publish your latest creation on the web to share with friends and family.

    What's New?

    PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 is the next generation in print software. Completely built from the ground up, this comprehensive toolkit takes advantage of the latest technology to significantly improve ease-of-use and provide you with the utmost design flexibility.

    All Content Inside the Box
    All designer templates, graphics and fonts available on discs so no downloading is required.

    PC and Mac Compatible
    For the first time ever, you can create, edit and share files between PC and Mac users. This is a great cross-platform software program to have in a home with both PCs and Macs.

    Streamlined Workspace
    With a sleek new workspace, it's easy to find and switch between the various tools quickly. Create anything you want with a robust collection of photo editing, design and text tools at your fingertips.

    Drag-and-Drop
    Quickly add photos and graphics to your workspace with speed and ease.

    Auto-Fill Wizard
    Too busy to look through your photos? Save time with the convenient auto-fill wizard that searches and imports photos automatically.

    Advanced Color Match Technology
    Click on an object with the eye-dropper tool to find the perfect color match.

    Text-to-Shape
    Create text to flow around a circle or square for a contemporary look.

    Slider Tools
    Compress or amplify graphic effects by sliding the cursor left or right.

    Thumbnail Preview
    Easily switch back and forth between multiple pages in a scrapbook project.

    Integrated Professional Printing
    From within the program, directly order your greeting cards, scrapbooks/photobooks and calendars from an online photo site to get "store-quality" printed designs shipped right to your home.

    Check Project
    The project check feature helps you check for errors and misspellings in your projects. Examples of common errors include photo or text boxes going off the page.

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    Poundex 5-Tier Leaning Wall Shelf, Black

    Poundex 5-Tier Leaning Wall Shelf, BlackContemporary Black Finish 5-Tier Ladder Book Shelf
    • Dimension: 25"L 17"W 72"H
    • Finish: Black
    • Material: Wood
    • Contemporary Black Finish 5-Tier Ladder Book Shelf
    • Item features a new leaning design that is an elegant addition to any room or decor.
    • The bookshelf can be used for placement of books, DVDs, tapes, a stereo system, or decorations.
    • The bookshelf features durable quality wood construction.
    • Simple Assembly Required.

    Price: $145.00


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    Barbie Nail Designer

    Barbie Nail DesignerBurlington greeting cards offer endless possibilities. Made of ultrabright, uncoated, heavyweight card stock, the finished size for each card is 8.5 by 5.5 inches. Each package contains 20 cards and 20 matching envelopes. This paper works well with all greeting card software and word processing programs. It is designed for use in virtually any ink-jet printer.

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    HP Hewlett-Packard Everyday 8.5" x 11" Glossy Photo Paper - 50 sheets - Universal Inkjet Paper

    HP Hewlett-Packard Everyday 8.5HP Hewlett-Packard Everyday 8.5" x 11" Glossy Photo Paper - 50 sheets - Universal Inkjet Paper

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    X-Rite i1Display 2 Color Calibrator for LCD, CRT, and Laptop Displays

    X-Rite i1Display 2 Color Calibrator for LCD, CRT, and Laptop DisplaysItem #: N66907. The award-winning i1Display 2 delivers unrivaled color controls including Workgroup Match, Ambient Check and Match, Push Button Calibration and Validation - all essential tools for professional photographers and designers to attain accurate color throughout the digital workflow, whether in their own studio or in a collaborative production environment. Product Description: X-Rite i1Display 2 - colorimeter / color calibrator
    Product Type: Colorimeter / color calibrator
    Dimensions (WxDxH): 2.5 in x 3.3 in x 1.4 in
    Weight: 1.8 oz
    Software: I1Match 3.6
    OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later
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    Create Your Own Balloon Kit

    Create Your Own Balloon KitCreate your own my photo ballon kit. Use your inkjet printer. Each kit comes with 1- 21"foil balloon, 1- 4"x6" photo quality label, 2- 4"x6" practice sheets and alphabet stickers. Great for your own personal party.

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    Saturday, July 30, 2011

    Invent It! Puzzle Kit

    Invent It! Puzzle KitCreate one-of-a-kind puzzles from photographs or other graphic images, and use them for holiday greetings, unique messages, gifts, and educational tools.

    Price: $15.99


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    PAAS EGGSPRESS YOURSELF! Egg Decorating Kit

    PAAS EGGSPRESS YOURSELF! Egg Decorating KitSystem Requirements:
    OS: Windows XP, ME, 2000 or 98
    CPU: 300 MHz or faster
    RAM: 64 MB or more
    Disc Drive: 8x or faster CD or DVD drive
    Hard Drive: At least 10 MB of free space
    Display: 800 x 600 or greater

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    New Brother Lc653pks 3 Pack High Yield Color Ink Cartridges For Use With Mfc5890cn 6490cw 6890cdw

    New Brother Lc653pks 3 Pack High Yield Color Ink Cartridges For Use With Mfc5890cn 6490cw 6890cdwNotice:$50 charge per refused shipment unless the refusal is based on our error. Customers should thoroughly inspect all cartons for damage before signing for the shipment.Damage: Must be reported within 15 days from delivery date. Shortage/Fallout: Must be reported within 15 days from delivery date. Loss: Must be reported within 30 days from ship-date. If you have any other questions about the product, please contact us any time.

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    Tripp Lite PV150 PV 150W 12V DC to AC Portable Inverter with DC Auto Power Outlet

    Tripp Lite PV150 PV 150W 12V DC to AC Portable Inverter with DC Auto Power Outlet12V DC - 120V AC - Continuous Power:150W

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    Epson Print Pack T5846 - Print cartridge / Paper Kit - 1 x Color (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) - 150 pages (T5846)

    Epson Print Pack T5846 - Print cartridge / Paper Kit - 1 x Color (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) - 150 pages (T5846)Epson has earned a strong reputation for first-class printers, which offer an outstanding combination of quality, reliability and value for money. However, unless these products are complemented by Epson consumables to match, users cannot expect to fully capitalize on their investment. Epson understands that printing is a process, with printer, inks and paper working together to offer the ultimate in quality output. With this in mind, each Epson consumable features innovative design, meticulous development, precision manufacture and rigorous quality control, ensuring that Epson hardware continues to offer optimum performance throughout a long, trouble-free, working life. PRODUCT FEATURES: Brilliant lab quality photos; All you need for about 150 glossy photos; Fast drying prints for worry-free handling; Beautiful prints that are scratch, smudge, water and fade resistant.

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    Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2010

    For more than 100 years Hallmark has designed greeting cards for life's special moments. Hallmark Card Studio 2010 Deluxe extends this tradition, making it easy to create one-of-a-kind Hallmark cards as unique as the people you care for. In three simple steps you can add personal photos, sentiments and clip art images of your choosing.

    Design cards for all occasions--birthdays, holidays, weddings and more.

    Complement your cards with sensational artwork.

    Create custom calendars, photo frames, stationery, invitations, scrapbooks, certificates and more!

    The #1 Greeting Card Software

    Our new Deluxe 2010 version includes:
    • 10,000+ Hallmark Cards and Projects: Design cards for all occasions--birthdays, holidays, weddings and more.
    • 1,200+ New Designs
    • 7,500+ Sentiments
    • 17,000+ Clip Art Images: Complement your cards with sensational artwork.
    • Brand New Animated User Interface
    • 3D Cards and Projects
    • Photo Calendars and Photo Cards
    • Exclusive Hallmark Fonts and Sentiments
    • Event Planner: Stay organized with address books, mailing lists and date notification.
    • Enhanced Digital Photography Features: Easily add your own photos to cards and enhance them using Card Studio's digital photo editor.
    • Hallmark E-Cards: Send your personalized cards and projects via e-mail with just one click.
    • New! Hallmark Note Writing Guide: Tips for Writing Heart Felt Notes

    But cards are just the beginning. Commemorate events and bridge the miles between family and friends with custom calendars, photo frames, stationery, invitations, scrapbooks, certificates and more! It's amazing what you and Hallmark can do together!

    Creating Your Own Cards Is Faster, Easier and More Fun than Ever

    Create personalized cards in 3 easy steps:

    1. Select from thousands of cards, invitations, stickers and more
    2. Add your own unique message or personal photos. Then change fonts, colors or graphics.
    3. Print, email or create a PDF of your one-of-a-kind creation.

    Personalize cards and projects with your digital photos.

    • Correct any photo, remove red eye and apply special effects with a host of easy-to-use tools in our Digital Photo Editor.
    • Use photos for photo cubes, photo cards, photo calendars, photo frames, and more

    Custom greetings for virtually every event and occasion:

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    Event Planner
    Keep track of the birthdays and anniversaries of the important people in your life. Date notification means you'll never miss an important Hallmark card event again.

    Scrapbooks
    Commemorate the special events in your family's life by creating beautiful scrapbooks you'll treasure forever.

    Hallmark e-Cards
    Email personalized cards for any occasion. Plus, add music and prerecorded sounds.

    All of the Quality and Variety You've Come to Expect from Hallmark

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    Hallmark Half-Fold Glossy Premium Photo Greeting Cards - 15 count

    Hallmark Half-Fold Glossy Premium Photo Greeting Cards - 15 countHallmark Premium Blank Photo Greeting Cards For 95 years Hallmark has been designing greeting cards for life's special moments. And now Hallmark? premium paper products make it easier than ever to create customized greeting cards at home. Insist on Hallmark Premium Photo Greeting Card Paper for truly spectacular results. Print customized photo greeting cards for any event or occasion. The heavyweight card stock is coated for vibrant colors and crisper text, making it perfect for photo cards. Its compatible with all software programs and inkjet printers from Lexmark, Epson, HP, Canon and more.

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    Canon PGI-225 BK/ CLI-226 C,M,Y 4 Pack Value Pack (4530B008) in Retail Packaging

    Canon PGI-225 BK/ CLI-226 C,M,Y 4 Pack Value Pack (4530B008) in Retail PackagingCanon 4530B008 Ink Cartridge - Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow 4530B008 524

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    Microsoft Publisher 2010

    Microsoft Publisher 2010Microsoft Publisher 2010 164-06233 Desktop Publishing

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    Avery Textured Half-Fold Greeting Cards for Inkjet Printers, Uncoated, 5.5 x 8.5 Inches, White, Box of 30 (03378)

    Avery Textured Half-Fold Greeting Cards for Inkjet Printers, Uncoated, 5.5 x 8.5 Inches, White, Box of 30 (03378)Avery Dennison Textured Half-Fold Greeting Cards 3378 Printing Media

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    New HEWLETT PACKARD Print Cartridge For HP Color Laserjet 2550L,2550Ln,2550n Yield 2,000 PAGES

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    Adobe Photoshop CS5 Upgrade [Mac]

    Adobe Photoshop CS5 delivers breakthrough capabilities to help you create images with impact. Refine your images with reengineered photography tools for removing noise, adding grain, and creating high dynamic range (HDR) images. Get precise results when making complex selections. Remove any image element and see the space fill in almost magically. Paint with naturally textured brushstrokes and realistic color blends. Also work fast with cross-platform 64-bit support and dozens of other time-savers.

    Adobe Photoshop CS5 delivers breakthrough capabilities to help you create images with impact.

    Upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS5

    To install an upgrade version of Photoshop CS5 software, you must have an eligible earlier version of Adobe software:
    • Photoshop CS2, CS3, & CS4
    • Photoshop CS3 & CS4 Extended

    For more information on eligibility, visit www.adobe.com/go/upgradeinfo.

    Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS5

    Complex selections made easy
    Get precise results in fewer clicks when selecting intricate image elements, such as hair, and eliminate background color around selection edges. Automatically vary selection edges and perfect masks using new refinement tools.

    Content-Aware Fill
    Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

    Superior HDR imaging
    Create photorealistic or surreal high dynamic range (HDR) images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

    State-of-the-art raw image processing
    Use the Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6 plug-in to nondestructively remove image noise while preserving color and detail; add grain to make digital photos look more organic; enjoy more control as you perform post-crop vignetting; and more.

    Extraordinary painting effects
    Achieve natural and realistic painting effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brushstrokes.

    Puppet Warp
    Precisely reposition or warp any image element. Swing a raised arm to a person's side in a photo, stretch text to create new effects, and more.

    Automatic lens correction
    Save time with automatic correction of lens distortions, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. Photoshop CS5 uses an image file's EXIF data to make precise adjustments based on the type of camera and lens you used.

    Efficient workflow
    Enjoy productivity and creativity boosts thanks to dozens of features and enhancements requested by Photoshop users. Straighten images automatically, pick colors from an onscreen color picker, adjust the opacity of many layers at once, and more.

    Better media management
    Easily manage media with more flexible batch renaming, and access your assets in the context of what you're working on by using the customizable Adobe Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop.

    Faster performance across platforms
    Speed up day-to-day imaging tasks and process very large images up to 10 times faster by taking advantage of cross-platform 64-bit support. (Requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Mac OS, Microsoft Windows 7, or Windows Vista. Actual performance varies depending on amount of RAM, driver types, and other factors.)

    Streamlined creative reviews through integration with CS Live services
    Use Adobe CS Review, part of new CS Live online services, to initiate a more secure review without leaving Photoshop. Reviewers can add comments to your images from their browsers, and you see those comments appear automatically on your screen. Adobe CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time. Visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive for details.

    New GPU-accelerated features
    Take advantage of GPU-enabled enhancements to everyday tools. Crop with the Rule of Thirds grid; zoom with click-and-scrub functionality; and sample colors with better visualization and an onscreen color picker.

    Easier user interface management
    Use the collapsible Workspace Switcher to quickly navigate and choose among favorite user interface configurations. Live workspaces automatically record your user interface changes so panels will remain in place even if you switch away for a while.

    Superior black-and-white conversion
    Explore an endless variety of black-and-white looks. Use the integrated Lab B&W Action to interactively convert color images; create gorgeous HDR black-and-whites with greater ease and speed; and experiment with new presets.


    Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended provide unparalleled editing and enhancement control with powerful new selection-refinement tools that produce superior results with complex subjects and state-of-the-art noise removal, sharpening, and raw-image processing with Adobe Camera Raw 6. Click to enlarge.

    Create powerful images with the professional standard

    Easy access to core editing power
    Get just the tools you need--exactly when you need them--as you perform common editing activities. Adjustments and Masks panels guide you in making precise adjustments and masks.

    Extraordinary creative tools
    Achieve realistic painting effects with the ability to mix colors on canvas and create natural brushstrokes. Merge multiple exposures into stunning high dynamic range (HDR) images. Move, remove, warp, or stretch any image element.

    State-of-the-art photography
    Easily merge multiple exposures to extend the dynamic range with more power, precision, and fidelity than ever before. Convert to black-and-white in new ways. And use Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools that intelligently preserve color and tone details.

    Industry-leading raw image processing
    Enjoy superior results when you convert raw images with the Camera Raw 6 plug-in, which offers support for over 275 camera models plus nondestructive editing so you can experiment without harming your original photo.

    Automated compositing tools
    Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points, smoothly blending color and shading and extending your depth of field. And take advantage of accurate, automatic layer alignment.

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom integration
    Enjoy tight integration with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software (sold separately), easily moving files from Lightroom to Photoshop CS5 to create HDR images, panoramas, and multilayered Photoshop documents. Roundtrip your files back to Lightroom.

    Efficient media management
    Manage your media visually with Adobe Bridge CS5 software. Enjoy more flexible batch renaming plus the ability to access files in the context of your work using the customizable Adobe Mini Bridge panel.

    Powerful printing options
    Get outstanding prints in less time with automation, scripting, and a print dialog box that's easier to navigate.

    Broad file format support
    Import and export hundreds of image file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG, and Targa, and video formats including 3G, FLC, MOV, AVI, DV Stream, Image Sequence, MPEG-4, and FLV.

    Extensibility
    Personalize Photoshop and extend its capabilities with custom panels that developers create to accomplish specific tasks, the Adobe Photoshop Marketplace for third-party plug-ins and resources, and Adobe Community Help for tips and tricks.

    The Edge Detection and Decontaminate Colors features help you make highly precise selections of complex subjects quickly and easily, enabling faster, more accurate compositing of multiple images. Click to enlarge.

    Magically remove unwanted detail in your photographs with Content-Aware Fill. In this example, the boat has been removed from the photo by making a rough selection around the subject (left) and then filling the area with the Content Aware option selected in the Fill dialog box. Click to enlarge.

    With new tone-mapping and alignment technologies, sophisticated controls, and an updated dialog box, HDR Pro helps you to produce a variety of creative outcomes from a single set of source files. Click to enlarge.

    Recreate the look of your favorite film with the new Grain feature. Left: Original photo. Right: After grain has been applied.

    Top new features of Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended

    Intelligent selection technology
    Photoshop CS5 takes the time and frustration out of making precise image selections and masks, providing you a faster way to extract subjects from their backgrounds and create realistic composites. New intelligent selection technology offers better edge detection and faster, more accurate masking results of complex subjects, like hair. Automatic color decontamination helps you eliminate background color around the edges of a selection, resulting in more seamless compositions when placing extracted subjects on new backgrounds.

    Experienced Photoshop users know that the best
    selections are created by constantly adapting the selection technique for differences in the subject's edges--one method for hair and another for the edge of a building. With Photoshop CS5, you can produce highly accurate masks and selections faster and more simply than before with a set of new adaptive selection-edge modification controls. Smart Radius automatically matches the best selection approach with the subject's changing edge characteristics, and the extra view modes assist you in previewing the quality of your selections. The Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools customize your masks and selections as you make them. These tools, in combination with the color decontamination settings, help eliminate any residual background color from around the edges of your selections.

    Contenta??Aware Fill
    One of the most exciting new features in Photoshop CS5 is the remarkable ability to remove an image element and magically replace it with details that match the lighting, tone, and noise of the surrounding area so that it looks like the content never existed. Now, you can make substantial changes to photo composition quickly and easily, as even large complex subjects can be seamlessly erased.

    You can use Content-Aware Fill with the Spot Healing Brush or as an option of the Fill feature to replace content in an active selection. Selecting the Content-Aware setting with the Spot Healing brush changes the way the tool fills in the areas you paint. This retouching approach is designed to account more fully for the structure and detail of the image elements that surround the painted area, providing a near-invisible result when removing unwanted objects. Alternatively, you can select the object to be removed, and then replace the area with synthesized details from the area surrounding the selection, simply by using the Content-Aware option in the Fill dialog box.

    HDR Pro for creativity and precision with the next generation of high dynamic range imaging
    With just a few clicks, you can go beyond the capture capabilities of your camera by combining multiple exposures into a single high dynamic range (HDR) photo that preserves the full tonal range of a scene with high contrast. Photoshop CS5 introduces HDR Pro for more control over the HDR merging process and greater adjustment power over the mapping of tones and the styling of HDR output, resulting in images that range from photorealistic to highly surreal.

    HDR Pro offers extended controls, an enhanced dialog box, and improved image processing. New algorithms enable more accurate alignment of source files and automatically deghost any problem areas that occur when trying to merge source photos where subjects have moved during capture. You can even select a source file to be used as the sole reference for any ghosted areas or allow the feature to do this automatically for you.

    New tone-mapping tools and adjustment controls give you the power to implement your own HDR vision, producing photos that range in style from fully textured images of high-contrast scenes to wildly hyper-realistic creations. Save your favorite styles as presets and apply them to multiple groups of source files to provide a common look and feel to your HDR photos. And for times when you don't have multiple source files, create the look of an HDR-processed image from a single photo with the new HDR Toning feature that allows you to mimic the tone-mapping results traditionally achieved in high dynamic range photos.

    Together with the existing Photomerge feature (which allows for image stitching), the exposure-merging capabilities of HDR Pro can add up to high-bit-depth, 360-degree panoramas ideal for composite photography, video, and beyond.

    The Auto Stack Panorama/HDR files option in Adobe Bridge CS5 and the new panelized Mini Bridge groups source files together into stacks for quicker creation of HDR images in Photoshop CS5. You can even start the creation of an HDR file by choosing Tools > Merge To HDR from the Mini Bridge panel inside Photoshop.

    State-of-the-art raw-image processing
    The Adobe Camera Raw 6 plug-in, which ships with Photoshop CS5, now supports more than 275 camera models as it continues to provide you with the industry-leading conversion of raw files. In addition, the utility provides advanced, nondestructive image editing and enhancement for raw files, as well as for other standard formats, including JPEG and TIFF. Now you can remove noise, achieve better quality sharpening, and creatively apply new styles of vignettes and film-like grain.

    You can now shoot at higher ISO settings with confidence, because the updated controls in the Adobe Camera Raw 6 plug-in remove the noise common in such high-ISO images (as well as in photos captured with long exposures and pictures from consumer cameras) while still preserving excellent color and detail.

    New controls for adding grain and additional post-crop vignetting settings join many creative options already available in this utility, such as the Adjustment Brush and the Graduated Filter. For the first time, you can add grain-like texture to photos as part of your nondestructive editing workflow. Adjust amount, size, and roughness of grain to easily give composites a more natural, seamless appearance by matching levels of grain across all source images--or simply use the feature to make a digital photo look more organic or film-like.

    Updated post-crop vignetting options offer more creative control over the corner darkening and lightening process, and your favorite vignette effects can be saved as presets for quick application across multiple files.

    Upgraded sharpening options produce clearer photos with fewer artifacts while providing better control over key details, especially when working with high-resolution pictures produced by multi-megapixel cameras.

    Extraordinary painting effects
    With a new Mixer Brush, a Bristle Tips feature, and a new mechanism for blending colors, Photoshop CS5 redefines the way you paint. You can take advantage of more natural and realistic painting effects, making it easy to take your imagery and designs in new artistic directions.

    The Mixer Brush lets you define multiple colors on a single tip, and then mix and blend them with the underlying hues on your canvas, achieving creative results that rival traditional painting media. When starting with a photo original, you can use a dry, empty brush to blend the existing colors while at the same time adding a painterly effect to the image. Mixer Brush settings provide extensive control over the wetness of the canvas colors, the load rate that determines amount of paint loaded on the brush, the mixing rate between brush and canvas colors, and whether the brush is refilled, cleaned, or both after each painting stroke.

    In conjunction with these new mixing features, Photoshop CS5 incorporates unprecedented control over stroke characteristics of its painting tools with Bristle Tips. Bristle Qualities define key bristle properties such as shape, length, stiffness, thickness, angle, and spacing, which affect how the color is laid on the image as you paint.

    The Bristle Brush Preview feature provides a visual representation of these changes, and you can save your tip configurations for future use, allowing you to build a customized collection of Bristle Tips to experiment with when using Photoshop brush tools.

    The Adobe Camera Raw 6 plug-in includes new features for better sharpening, adding grain, removing noise, and producing creative vignette effects. Click to enlarge.

    You can use Puppet Warp to interactively reposition, reshape, and transform key objects in your photos. In this example, rose photos, like the one above, were twisted and layered to form a wreath and the letters in the center of the composition (left).

    The Lens Correction feature located in the Photoshop CS5 Lens Correction filter provides camera- and lens-specific correction for three of the most common lens-related aberrations.

    Black & White Technique action both converts and tints color photos to produce sophisticated monochrome images.

    Puppet Warp
    Puppet Warp gives you more freedom when pushing and pulling elements within an image. The feature lets you recompose an image to make it more appealing, or to fit a specific layout, by allowing the precise repositioning of any element within a Photoshop document, or selection, by simply clicking and dragging. After you reposition an object, Photoshop adjusts the rest of the image to account for the shifted pixels.

    After choosing Edit > Puppet Warp, click on your image to drop pins establishing anchor points where you want image parts not to move, and handles that you can use for warping. Then drag any of the pins to reposition the picture elements. Use Puppet Warp to swing a raised arm to a person's side, warp and stretch text to create new effects, or reposition intrusive objects in a photo to create a more pleasing composition.

    Automated lens correction
    The Lens Correction features in Photoshop CS5 create better quality captures by removing or correcting the three most common lens-based errors: geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. This means you can use a wider range of lenses with the confidence of producing images of the highest quality. With the aid of the Adobe Lens Profile Creator (available separately as a free download from labs.adobe.com) you can produce custom profiles characterizing the optical aberrations of your camera lenses. When installed and selected in the Lens Correction filter in Photoshop CS5, the profile automatically removes or corrects the three types of distortion.

    The Lens Correction filter in Photoshop CS5 is redesigned to include manual adjustment controls under the Custom tab, and settings for locating and applying custom Lens Correction Profiles (LCP files) under a new Auto Correction tab. Installed profiles that match your camera and lens combination are used to apply precise distortion corrections to your photos. Suitable profiles can be located easily based on the EXIF data automatically recorded with the image, and if a suitable profile is not present in the Lens Correction filter, then with a single click within the dialog box, you can search online for the correct profile to meet your needs.

    Individual error types can be selected in the filter's settings, as can options for handling any transparent areas that surround the corrected image.

    User-inspired productivity enhancements
    Photoshop CS5 helps boost productivity and creativity throughout the editing workflow with dozens of enhancements inspired by Photoshop users. Some of these include:

    • A neutral-density preset for the Gradient tool
    • The ability to save 16-bit Photoshop documents in 8-bit JPEG format in a single step
    • An option for reversing the clone source using the flip buttons in the Clone Source panel
    • A Don't Show This Message Again option when saving files with maximum compatibility
    • Default value for Shadows/Highlights changed from 50% to 35%
    • The ability to move a selection while the active layer is hidden
    • An on/off option for trackpad gesture support on Mac and in Microsoft Windows 7
    • A new layer command for deleting all empty layers via scripts
    • A Straighten button on the Ruler tool options bar
    • A Close All Open Images Without Saving option
    • A Save As option for always defaulting to the folder to which you last saved an image
    • The ability to drag and drop a file onto an open Photoshop document to create a new layer
    • Multiple improvements in Lens Correction filter options, including:

      • Grid Display is off by default
      • Show Grid, Grid Size, and Grid Color settings are now sticky
      • Default grid size is increased from 16 to 64 pixels
      • Decimal point adjustments are allowed as values for the Chromatic Aberration sliders
      • A third Chromatic Aberration slider enables the correction of green/magenta fringing
      • The Background Color Edge setting is replaced with the Black Color entry
      • A White Color option is available in the Edge menu
      • Reset options are changed so that only the calibration settings are reset, not the Grid options

    • A new Cache Tile Size control in the Performance section of the Preferences dialog box
    • Zoom in and out with the new scrubby zoom tool
    • Presets for setting Cache Tile Size and Cache Levels simultaneously
    • The ability to use keystrokes to set values in the Adjustments panel text fields
    • Performance increases of up to 50% when importing OBJ files
    • Sample colors faster using the new on screen color ring built into the eyedropper tool
    • Customizable default values for Layer styles
    • New creative resources, including actions, tools, presets, brushes, swatches, shapes, gradients, styles, and tool presets
    • Window and Door shapes added to list of meshes that can be created from a layer
    • An option for changing the opacity of multiple selected layers
    • The ability to create a mask from the transparent areas of a layer
    • Pick colors faster using the new on-screen color HUD
    • Print settings saved with the image file, allowing one-button printing with user-selected values
    • Selecting a printer automatically lists the profiles installed for that printer at the top of the profile list
    • Printer-specific profiles are selected automatically when choosing a printer
    • Customized print settings can be recorded as part of a Photoshop Action
    • An overlay grid can be displayed when using the Crop tool
    • Layer groups can be nested more than five levels deep
    • New Paste Outside and Paste Inside commands, along with the previously existing Paste In Place option, are included in a new Edit > Paste Special menu

    Streamlined creative reviews through integration with Adobe CS Review
    Collaborate with colleagues and seek client comment quickly and easily with Adobe CS Review, a new CS Live online service* designed to simplify and accelerate the design review process.

    With CS Review, you can avoid the hassles of large email attachments, logon problems with FTP servers, and time-consuming next-day air deliveries usually associated with client reviews by instead initiating a secure, shared review. Comments are displayed in near-real time and in context, providing convenient feedback on your images and designs. You can access the CS Review service from within Photoshop CS5.

    Faster performance with cross-platform native 64-bit support
    Tight deadlines and large file sizes make performance a high priority for many Photoshop users. Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended deliver cross-platform 64-bit support, allowing you to perform day-to-day imaging tasks up to 10 times faster. Video and photo professionals, especially, benefit from the extra performance, as gains are even greater if you regularly work with very large files, where processing can be up to ten times faster when you take advantage of higher addressable RAM amounts--limited only by what your hardware accommodates.

    To help you tweak the performance of your setup, Photoshop CS5 lets you adjust history, tile, and cache controls in combination.

    Greater access to key resources via flexible custom panels
    Photoshop CS5 offers easy ways to integrate and extend your workspace with customized panels. With the aid of the Configurator 2.0 panel utility (available separately as a download from labs.adobe.com) you can produce your own panels, bringing together your most used tools and menu selections and incorporating your favorite web feeds or video tutorials.

    Stay connected to the greater Photoshop community and all facets of your digital life directly from within Photoshop CS5 by using panels you create or those produced and distributed by other users. You can access anything that lives on the web--favorite blogs, video content, even your email--with these integrated panels. You can even expand content beyond a panel's standard viewing area when you need a magnified view.

    Easier interface management with Live Workspaces and Workspace Switcher
    Creating dedicated, task-specific workspaces that mimic your individual workflow increases productivity and efficiency by hiding the features you don't use and exposing the ones you do. New Live Workspaces auto-save any changes you make to a task-specific workspace, so that if you switch to a different workspace and then back again during an editing session, your panels remain exactly where you left them. The number of entries displayed in the collapsible Workspace Switcher can be altered, and the position of each workspace can be rearranged. This provides quicker navigation between frequently used setups.

    Superior black-and-white conversion
    Photoshop CS5 continues to support the tradition of producing finely crafted monochrome photos with the inclusion of new ways to explore an endless variety of black-and-white looks. You can use the integrated Lab Black & White Technique action, located in the Default Actions group of the Actions panel, for an easy and interactive way to convert color images. Create gorgeous HDR black-and-whites with greater ease and speed by taking advantage of the new and updated features in HDR Pro. Take your monochrome creations in new directions with conversion presets in the Black & White panel.

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    Friday, July 29, 2011

    Digital Alchemy: Printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media (Voices That Matter)

    Digital Alchemy: Printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media (Voices That Matter)In Digital Alchemy, acclaimed printmaker Bonny Pierce Lhotka shows how to turn your standard inkjet printer into a seemingly magical instrument capable of transforming your printed images into true works of art. Using plenty of visuals and straightforward terms, Lhotka walks you step-by-step through over a dozen projects. Forget printing on boring old paper, in Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to transfer and print images to a variety of surfaces including metal, wood, fabric, stone, and plastic using the techniques Lhotka’s spent years developing.

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