Thursday, October 2, 2008
Architectural and engineering workflows for Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
Function keys don't work in Adobe applications (Mac OS X v10.5.x)
When you press one of the function keys (the keys at the top of your keyboard, labeled F1, F2, and so forth) in an Adobe application on Mac OS X v10.5.x, the application does not perform the expected action. This issue occurs when some of the function keys on your system are assigned to OS-level commands, such as to adjust the screen brightness, control media playback, or activate Dashboard, Exposé, or Spaces. On some keyboards&nb...
Black eye effect
Nest a Photoshop sequence in your Adobe Premiere Pro project
Discover the time-saving advantages of nesting Photoshop sequences in your video project.
Using shared elements of the Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Flash workspaces
Vista Style Nav Bar
Create a navigation bar with a unique Vista Style
1. Start by opening a new file: 500px * 50px
2. Make a 480px * 30px selection
3. Go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth and apply a 2px radio
4. Create a new layer(Shift+Ctrl+N or Layer -> New -> Layer) and fill the selection with any color
5.Now apply this layer styles:
- Gradient: #313332 to #46474a
- Stroke: #676767
6. Select the top middle part of your nav bar
7. Create a new layer and make a White to Transparent gradient from top to bottom
8. Set layer’s blend mode to Linear Dodge and opacity to 35%
9. Your nav bar should look like this
10. Create a new layer and create a selection one px under the top border of the nav bar using the Single Row Marquee Tool
11. Fill the selection with White
12. Now, Ctrl+Click over the first layer thumb to select it
13. Go to Select -> Inverse and press Del while having the 1px white line layer selected
14. Change this layer’s blend mode to Soft Light and opacity to 60%
15. Now lets make the rollover effect, create a new 130px * 24px selection, go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth and apply a 2px radio
16. Create a new layer and fill your selection with any color
17. Now apply this layer styles:
- Gradient: #000000 to #2f3233
- Stroke: #0f1011 to #575858
18. Create a new layer and Ctrl+click over the layer thumb to select it. Go to Edit -> Stroke and add a 1px White border
19. Change the layer’s opacity to 15%
20. Select the top middle part of the rollover and, in a new layer, apply a White to Transparent gradient from top to bottom
21. Change layer’s opacity to 80%
22. Now let’s add some text. Using Verdana 11pt and White color
23. We need to add some separators between links. Create a new layer, make a selection with the Single Column Marquee Tool and fill it with #1a1b1c
24. Move the selection 1px to the right and fill it again with #5d5f60
25. Move the selection by 1px to the right again, and fill it with #232526
26. Erease the top and bottom parts using a 20px Soft Brush and change this layer’s opacity to 50%
27. Duplicate this layer and move it between the other 2 links
28. Your Vista Style Nav Bar is now finished!
Autoplay dialog doesn't show Bridge or Photoshop Elements on 64-bit Windows
When you�connect a camera,�memory card, or other media�that contains�photos (such as�a flash memory drive or�CD) to a computer running a 64-bit edition of Windows XP or Windows Vista, the Autoplay dialog does not show options to�download the photos�with Adobe Bridge�CS3�or Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 and earlier.� Also, the Adobe Photo Downloader for Photoshop Elements does not automatically...