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Remove unwanted people from public photos.

This tip comes in handy for graphic designers who need a quick way to get pedestrian-free photographs of their signage or environmental projects. There is a classic digital photography technique for removing unwanted people: Take several shots of the same scene using a tripod — then layer those photos in Photoshop. People move around between […]
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Tim Pearson
July 15, 2007
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Photoshop Brush Tool Cheatsheet.

How much useful information can you fit onto a standard 3×5 index card? That’s the challenge our Adobe Expert, Jasson Hoppe, takes on each month with his growing collection of Photoshop cheatsheets.

This month’s tiny cheatsheet contribution covers shortcuts and tricks for Photoshop’s Brush Tool:

Photoshop Brush Cheatsheet.pdf

On there own, these small quick-reference guides are handy to have around. But stay tuned as we add more each month. Soon you’ll have your own small 3×5 flipbook with the best shortcuts and tricks for all of Photoshop’s tools.

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Tim Pearson
July 8, 2007
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Basic Workstation Settings Cheatsheet.

For this month’s technical cheatsheet, we have a simple form to help capture those crucial details for each user’s computer in your office. The form includes the most commonly needed network and email settings for each user. Basic stuff, but important when you need to do some quick troubleshooting. Workstation Settings Cheatsheet.pdf These simple cheatsheets […]
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Tim Pearson
July 8, 2007
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Hide all palettes fast. Except your toolbox!

Everyone knows that tapping the Tab key is the quick way to temporarily hide all open palettes in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator. But press Shift+Tab instead and you can keep your Toolbox and Options bar, while the other palettes are hidden!
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Tim Pearson
July 2, 2007
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Fun 4th of July Fireworks Screensaver.

We ran this same tip last year — and I haven’t found a fireworks screensaver I like better. So, in honor of America’s summer Independence Day celebrations, here are links to Skyrocket, a free, fun, 4th of July screen saver you can download for your Mac or PC: Mac Version of Skyrocket Windows Version of […]
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Tim Pearson
June 28, 2007
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Goodbye FreeHand. But is Illustrator Enough?

In May of 2007 Adobe finally admitted what we’ve known for a while — FreeHand is dead. Adobe will no longer update or patch FreeHand for new operating systems or hardware (such as Intel Macs). Adobe has created several migration guides to help long-time FreeHand users move over to Adobe Illustrator instead. But here’s the […]
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Tim Pearson
June 24, 2007
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Is your Mac OS X Server crashing? A possible fix.

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Is your Mac OS X server crashing frequently? If so, we have two questions for you:

Question 1: Do the crashes, restarts, or slow downs occur primarily when several people are searching server volumes over the network?

Question 2: Are you running Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 or later?

If you answered yes to both these questions, you may be suffering from a problem that exists in Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 and above where multiple Spotlight searches can render a server unresponsive.

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Tim Pearson
June 24, 2007
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Use an Apple TV as Your Portfolio Theater.

Lately I’ve noticed more studios placing self promoting displays in their client reception areas. This is a fun, simple way of exposing visiting clients to your studio’s changing portfolio of projects. These portfolio theaters can be cheaper and easier to create than you might have guessed. Examples range from using a new Apple TV, to […]
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Tim Pearson
June 22, 2007
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InDesign CS3’s new Gradient Feather Tool.

Over the last couple weeks we’ve been polling our clients for some of their favorite features in Adobe CS3. One tool mentioned by several designers is InDesign CS3’s new Gradient Feather Tool. For situations where you want to fade a photo into the background, this tool saves you a trip back into Photoshop — for […]
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Tim Pearson
June 17, 2007
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Edit overset text in InDesign’s story editor.

When you find yourself working with more text than you can fit into your InDesign text frame, the easiest way to see how much copy is overflowing is to open the Story Editor. (Edit > Edit in Story Editor)

In the Story Editor, a red line on the left side will show you how much text is overflowing your layout. If you decide to trim the text to fit your available space, you can edit your copy directly in this window.

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Tim Pearson
June 17, 2007
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