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I want one of those MIAU-MIU travel bags…..
Artist: Eugen Hartung (or Hurtong), 1897-1973
Alfred Mainzer publishing – founded 1938.
From a vintage postcard, I have collected them for years.
Mainzer Cats – bathing beauties
Image by Emma Paperclip
Artist: Eugen Hartung (or Hurtong), 1897-1973
Alfred Mainzer publishing – founded 1938.
From a vintage postcard, I have collected them for many years.
Ready To Make Photo Magic Tricks? Learn Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Photoshop 7 has certainly been one of the most effective catalysts in media, entertainment and popular culture. It’s no wonder people are flocking to learn how to use it. Adobe has already released several higher versions of Photoshop (the latest being CS3) but Photoshop 7 remains popular with many users. This ‘old version’ of Photoshop doesn’t have the extras of the new releases but it can still kick up some magic fairy dust. Here are some online resources to help you learn Adobe Photoshop 7 quickly and easily:
Go to http://CBTcafe.com, where you’ll find free tutorials for Adobe Photoshop 7. There are some tutorials that feature higher versions, but the Photoshop 7 tips and tricks should give you a good headstart.
Another site that Photoshop beginners will be thankful for is Jay Arraich’s (http://Arraich.com). This is purely Adobe Photoshop 7 so you don’t get derailed by some very tempting bits offering to teach you CS2 or CS3. The site will look plain to you but the lessons are basic – exactly what you would need if you’re a beginner.
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A screen capture illustrates the tutorial clearly so you don’t get stuck in the mystery of the textual instructions. Arraich walks you through an overview of Adobe Photoshop 7′s window with its main features and the all-important menu section. The opening screen is numbered to help you identify which feature is which so you know exactly where to look when you take Arraich’s tutorial.
Photoshop 7 has some hidden features that you might have missed. If you want to learn them all, go to http://Creativemac.com. It features a guide written by Julieanne Kost that will let you in on the little Photoshop 7 secrets that will make image editing even easier. If the first brush you have with Photoshop is with 6.0, this article will make the transition very rewarding.
If you have little patience with texts, we suggest you find Andrew Hathaway’s Adobe Photoshop 7, available in both CD and DVD formats. This video tutorial will walk you through the whole Photoshop 7 operation, which makes it ideal for people who have never used an image editing software before. Getting started includes the introduction to Photoshop 7, interface basics, using palettes, image window, imaging process, everything you need to get started.
The basics part of the tutorial lets you manipulate image size, color settings, resolution and teaches you the tricks in navigating. Once you’ve mastered the basics, the fun part begins. Selection and masks give you access to the marquee tools and options, letting you use masking and transforming tools. You’ll also learn to use the magic wand, cropping, lasso, color and brush tools.
This video tutorial features 11 hours of 151 video lessons. It’s compatible with both PC and Mac and you can learn at your own pace or skip lessons if you want to.
Another site that offers free Adobe PhotoShop tutorial is http://IDigitalEmotion.com. If you’re a Photoshop 7 planning to become a CS user someday, this site is perfect for you because the tutorials are designed for advanced users. There are some very helpful stuff for beginners and experienced users will have plenty to like about this site.
Choose from text Photoshop 7 tutorials that include text effects, playing with texture and backgrounds, creating interface, perfecting coloring techniques and manipulating photos. There are also numerous video tutorials on site so you get to see exactly what goes on.
Mario Churchill is a freelance author and has written over 200 articles on various subjects. For a free photo shop tutorial and or to purchase a video photo shop tutorial checkout his website.
Full article and exercise files at – www.slrlounge.com To see all before and after images, visit the SLR Lounge Facebook Photo Album at – www.facebook.com Tone mapping is the process of taking a single image and increasing the dynamic range by evening out the overall exposure revealing the detail in the highlights as well as the shadows. The end product is an image with a higher dynamic range. This is where HDR Images come into play. Bracketing multiple shots and combining them in post production in order to create an image with a High Dynamic Range or HDR. However, did you know that you can create an HDR-like image with Lightroom? Yeah, you heard me right, no need for Photoshop or Photomatix. In this Lightroom video tutorial we are going to teach you how to create an HDR-like image with only a single RAW file in Lightroom by tone mapping the image using primarily adjustments in the Basic Panel and Tone Curve (and a few other things). Enjoy!
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The PJD5122 delivers 2500 lumens with an 800 x 600 SVGA native resolution. It offers a variety of features including manual zoom/focus and auto vertical keystone correction as well as multiple computer and video inputs, yet it is very easy to set up and use. There are 8 default picture modes including Daylight, Cinema, ViewMatch, Blackboard, Whiteboard and Greenboard. The ECO mode function reduces the fan noise output for less distraction during important presentations and even extends the lamp life up to 6,000 hours. The PJD5122 offers both security bar and Kensington lock port for increased theft deterrence.
How to set the frame length in Adobe Image Ready; learn more about photo and image editing software in this free instructional video. Video Rating: 5 / 5
LINKS: www.adobe.com Here are the txt files you see in this video: Serials: 1330-1635-1352-8927-5820-3349 1330-1278-9815-4667-1269-1895 1330-1947-5871-4193-5006-0555 1330-1027-1517-6831-9575-1718 1330-1244-0833-6951-1437-5575 1330-1267-2085-7609-2257-8799 1330-1486-0071-8156-5469-3378 1330-1237-5786-0700-0186-2939 1330-1033-6467-1529-5885-0556 1330-1936-6762-7798-8209-0189 1330-1164-7235-4284-2048-4065 1330-1744-7327-7615-9428-7986 1330-1846-4760-5967-5579-6226 1330-1546-0052-3855-4896-5744 1330-1821-2072-5533-4088-4629 1330-1299-6503-0823-9466-8405 1330-1702-1203-8696-5604-6229 1330-1583-9693-3585-9760-9381 1330-1971-4830-5668-6067-1762 1330-1912-2628-0850-0232-4869 1330-1148-0472-2735-6555-0617 1330-1544-4195-8131-3034-5634 1330-1886-0283-4688-9152-2034 1330-1118-3174-6558-8260-5378 After installing it as TRIAL don’t start it, if you have, close it. DO THIS: Goto C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc Right click the “hosts” file, edit it with notepad Clear your hosts file then copy and paste this: # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines … Video Rating: 4 / 5
Ready To Make Photo Magic Tricks? Learn Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Photoshop 7 has certainly been one of the most effective catalysts in media, entertainment and popular culture. It’s no wonder people are flocking to learn how to use it. Adobe has already released several higher versions of Photoshop (the latest being CS3) but Photoshop 7 remains popular with many users. This ‘old version’ of Photoshop doesn’t have the extras of the new releases but it can still kick up some magic fairy dust. Here are some online resources to help you learn Adobe Photoshop 7 quickly and easily:
Go to http://CBTcafe.com, where you’ll find free tutorials for Adobe Photoshop 7. There are some tutorials that feature higher versions, but the Photoshop 7 tips and tricks should give you a good headstart.
Another site that Photoshop beginners will be thankful for is Jay Arraich’s (http://Arraich.com). This is purely Adobe Photoshop 7 so you don’t get derailed by some very tempting bits offering to teach you CS2 or CS3. The site will look plain to you but the lessons are basic – exactly what you would need if you’re a beginner.
A screen capture illustrates the tutorial clearly so you don’t get stuck in the mystery of the textual instructions. Arraich walks you through an overview of Adobe Photoshop 7′s window with its main features and the all-important menu section. The opening screen is numbered to help you identify which feature is which so you know exactly where to look when you take Arraich’s tutorial.
Photoshop 7 has some hidden features that you might have missed. If you want to learn them all, go to http://Creativemac.com. It features a guide written by Julieanne Kost that will let you in on the little Photoshop 7 secrets that will make image editing even easier. If the first brush you have with Photoshop is with 6.0, this article will make the transition very rewarding.
If you have little patience with texts, we suggest you find Andrew Hathaway’s Adobe Photoshop 7, available in both CD and DVD formats. This video tutorial will walk you through the whole Photoshop 7 operation, which makes it ideal for people who have never used an image editing software before. Getting started includes the introduction to Photoshop 7, interface basics, using palettes, image window, imaging process, everything you need to get started.
The basics part of the tutorial lets you manipulate image size, color settings, resolution and teaches you the tricks in navigating. Once you’ve mastered the basics, the fun part begins. Selection and masks give you access to the marquee tools and options, letting you use masking and transforming tools. You’ll also learn to use the magic wand, cropping, lasso, color and brush tools.
This video tutorial features 11 hours of 151 video lessons. It’s compatible with both PC and Mac and you can learn at your own pace or skip lessons if you want to.
Another site that offers free Adobe PhotoShop tutorial is http://IDigitalEmotion.com. If you’re a Photoshop 7 planning to become a CS user someday, this site is perfect for you because the tutorials are designed for advanced users. There are some very helpful stuff for beginners and experienced users will have plenty to like about this site.
Choose from text Photoshop 7 tutorials that include text effects, playing with texture and backgrounds, creating interface, perfecting coloring techniques and manipulating photos. There are also numerous video tutorials on site so you get to see exactly what goes on.
Mario Churchill is a freelance author and has written over 200 articles on various subjects. For a free photo shop tutorial and or to purchase a video photo shop tutorial checkout his website.
How to convert a dull image to a print ready image using totally FREE softwares. The image can further be used for the website applications or sign cutting programs like Flexicut etc.
Technically it is converted from JPEG to Vector graphics.
Vector art is the way of graphics where the size increase of the object or picture etc. is in conjunction with the quality. To me it means that when we increase the size of the object, the clarity of the object is still crystal clear. It is not losing pixels or getting blurry as in the case of a JPEG image. When we increase the size of a JPEG image, its quality is lost. See the example below.
Interestingly, image B is made out of image A but image A loses its quality when the size is increased because its a JPEG image. Where as the image B (As long as it is a vector art file) never loses its quality. The size may vary (mm, cm, inches, feet or meters really doesn’t matter!)
Real Example
Image A
Image B
How to Do it?
Step 1: Choose an image. I have chosen this image because its a good example of small portions inside a square. It is a small image (55×60 pixels, 9.89 kb), and can help me to make the point I am explaining here. (Same clarity with bigger size). It is also part of a logo for an appliance company and one of the customers I made a website for has full authorization to use the logo on his van.
Step 2: Save the image on your desktop. (Easier to work with) Lets say the file name is “A.jpg”
Step 3: Open the Inkscape. Inkscape is the totally free program that will do the job. If you want to get it, go on my website and click “Get Inkscape” at the bottom.
Step 4: Click “A.jpg”, drag and release it on the working page of the inkscape. You will see the small image surrounded by the arrows to increase or decrease the size.
Step 5: Click on the “Path” menu on the top menu bar and choose “Trace Bitmap”.
Step 6: In the dialogue box that appears, change “Scans” number from “8” to “256” and click the “Update” button on the right. Generally, whatever update shows, click “OK” at the bottom of the dialogue box. The image B is traced exactly on the top of the image A.
Step 7: Click and drag the image B away.
Step 8: Increase the size of the image B. See how clear it is! Now you can increase the size of the image A to match the size of the image B but quality will be far inferior.
Step 9: Delete the image A out of the page and save file as an .svg file.
Step 10: If you need to transfer the file to a printing or a cutting program as Flexicut, save the file as .pdf.
These are the simple steps to convert an image from dull to crisp and ready for printing, cutting or for websites. All free of cost!
If you are new into making a website, the best thing that you can do to start is to make use of a website builder or purchase a ready made templates and modify it according to what website you need. These can make your job easily and you don’t need to code everything or to design all the graphics by yourself.
In ready made templates, it is all done for you and in website building software, you can make your website easily by just dragging and dropping things. But what will you choose between these two options? Let us compare each one of them and see which one is to use.
Website Maker Software
With this tool, you can make website in just a matter of hours depending on how long you are going to play around your design.
This is so handy because you just drag and drop things that you like to appear in your web pages.
Codes are already done for you like a container for an image, videos, or flash files. You just drag it in your page and place it wherever you want it to appear.
You can easily include scripts in your website like banner rotator, gallery, and many more.
Can edit an existing site or a premade templates.
Ready Made Templates
Page already designed and coded
Easy to customize and no need to worry about graphics, layouts, and coding.
Professionally designed
Commercial Quality
Comes in complete package like PSD, HTML, SWF, and CSS files.
Still undecided which one should you buy? Well, if I were to choose, I will get them both. I need the website maker so I can easily make website and I can use it to easily modify the ready made templates and I need the template package as well because I need it for resources where I can get my graphics and other things that I need. Website builder software and ready made template package are both good to start with so get them both. It will help you a lot.
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You have your sales letter written so now all you need to do is lay out the page and the rest of the site. You have two options, you can do it the easy way or you can do it the hard way. Here is the hard way. First, you have to decide on the overall layout. Do you want a header or not. Most sites you have seen have headers but how do you create one. You open Photoshop and start to play with some shapes, colors, find some clip-art and when you are all done you have something that does not really look very professional, and it took you all day to create. Now you have to think about the rest of the layout. fore visit to:- www.html-branders.com You know you need a headline, but how big should you make it? What color should you make it? How big should your sub-headline be? What color should that be? You spend about three hours playing back and forth with sizes and colors and you finally think you have it. Now you look at your other text. Your bullet points listing the benefits don\’t really have the impact you want. But you don\’t know how to add those big check marks that you see on other sites. You know your testimonials should be segregated in boxes with different backgrounds but you aren\’t sure how that works. You think it has something to do with tables but they don\’t seem to work right when you try to insert them. You look at the HTML code to see if the answer lies there, but you realize you may be in over your head. That is the hard way, here is the easy way. Find a reputable graphic design shop that knows how to put a sales page together. Tell them what you want and how much you want to spend, they design the page, and you are done. While they were doing that, you spend all the time you would have spent trying to design your site, working on your marketing plans so that when your site goes live you are ready to drive traffic to it and generate sales. If you choose the easy way, there are some things you should look for when hiring a graphic design group to do your work. There are lots of graphic designers that will create wonderful looking pages for you. for visit to:-www.killer-mini-site.com The problem is, those wonderful pages will not sell anything. You need to find graphics professionals who are also sales professionals. That is much harder to do. You want a graphics company that knows internet marketing. You want to find graphic designers that know how important headlines are, the importance of a good header, how sub headlines work through the sales letter, how testimonials should be used and how they should be formatted. The graphic designers should know the flow of the sales page process from the attention grabbing headline all the way down to the prominent guarantee with the large guarantee badge to make sure the viewer does not miss it. You also want a graphics group that will not cost you an arm and a leg. You do not want to mortgage your house just to have a website designed. Good graphic design groups should have some reasonable cost packages that you can use without breaking the bank. Sales page templates are a good example of a value priced solution. A good firm will be able to provide you with templates, optimized as sales pages, that you only have to cut and paste your text into. You have two choices when it comes time to put your sales page together. You can spend a lot of time and effort on your own, get frustrated and end up with a less than professional looking site, or you can do it the easy way. Hire a good graphics group with internet marketing knowledge, and let them do it. Spend your time on marketing, which is how you make money and let someone else take care of the mechanics.
