Adobe Photoshop and CS

[MEK]

That in particular looks like the Old Skool action out of the first Totally Rad Actions set at 100% opacity. The previous posters probably already gave good advice, but I'm almost 100% sure that is what it is.

Chikabowa - your photographs are beautiful!

 

[Neil65]

how to make a frame in Photoshop?

 

[DecemberDisneyBride]

Thanks everyone! I was unable to play with it this weekend to see if I could achieve it. I have PS CS2, CS4, and PSE7.

 

[disneyfan2]

I bought the program and will be getting a new laptop in the next couple of weeks/month. Can i load it on my desk top and laptop?

I would love to install and use it on my desktop now, then when i get the laptop can i add it there or do i need to get another copy?

 

[ukcatfan]

Not sure of the exact rules on it, but typically you can install the program on a desktop and laptop as long as teh program will not be used at the same time on both units.

 

[PixieDust32]

I have Photoshop CS and I have it on my desktop, laptop and also on my DD desktop, she also has elements and she find it easier to use.

 

[saturndb]

From Adobe's website:

License activation
During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts Adobe to complete the license activation process. No personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/activation.

A single-user retail license activation supports two computers. For example, you can install the product on a desktop computer at work and on a laptop computer at home. If you want to install the software on a third computer, first deactivate it on one of the other two computers. Choose Help > Deactivate.

Enjoy!

 

[disneyfan2]

thanks i will go ahead add install it today

 

[Suzann]

Anyone going to photoshop world in a couple weeks in Orlando???

 

[MarkBarbieri]

It would be fun, but I'm not going. With relatively limited vacation time and kids at a great traveling age, I spend my vacation time on family activities. In another decade, I'll definitely be going to things like this.

 

[ElizK]

I don't know how to fix this. I process a picture in Photoshop Elements 6, but when I bring it up in Windows it's much darker. I don't know which is accurate (ie., for printing). Can you help me fix this?

 

[photo_chick]

It's a colorspace thing. For printing I'd go with Photoshop, though if your monitor isn't calibrated to what your printing on it won't make a huge difference.

 

[GrillMouster]

Windows and all of its components (Picture & Fax Viewer, Internet Explorer, etc.) aren't color managed, so you can't count on it being accurate. Photoshop, on the other hand, is color managed. As long as your monitor is of decent quality and is profiled, then what you see in Photoshop is accurate.

 

[photo_chick]

Windows and all of its components (Picture & Fax Viewer, Internet Explorer, etc.) aren't color managed, so you can't count on it being accurate. Photoshop, on the other hand, is color managed. As long as your monitor is of decent quality and is profiled, then what you see in Photoshop is accurate.

By profiled do you mean calibrated with a colorimeter, or just using the ICC profiles for your monitor and printer? Because any number of settings in both hardware and software can make what is displayed on your monitor using any software inaccurate. And this is not even factoring in older monitors that are starting to veer in brigtness, color and contrast.

ITA that it's usually best to print from Photoshop, but what you see is not necessarily accurate.

 

[VVFF]

Windows and all of its components (Picture & Fax Viewer, Internet Explorer, etc.) aren't color managed, so you can't count on it being accurate. Photoshop, on the other hand, is color managed. As long as your monitor is of decent quality and is profiled, then what you see in Photoshop is accurate.

Actually not true. Starting with Windows Vista, Windows Picture Viewer IS color managed. However, internet explorer, the desktop itself, and most everything else is not like you said.

 

[VVFF]

By profiled do you mean calibrated with a colorimeter, or just using the ICC profiles for your monitor and printer? Because any number of settings in both hardware and software can make what is displayed on your monitor using any software inaccurate. And this is not even factoring in older monitors that are starting to veer in brigtness, color and contrast.

ITA that it's usually best to print from Photoshop, but what you see is not necessarily accurate.

Well obviously the best is to use a colorimeter is create a icc profile that measures your monitors gamut and typically these programs also modify the look up tables of the monitor or graphics card to adjust the gamma of the video signal to a known standard(typically 2.2 but there are others).

For people who don't care that much, finding a icc profile online and manually adjusting your gamma to 2.2 is probably "close enough". For those that do care, there are a lot of good calibration programs and hardware out there. Mine cost $300 total but there is no need to spend that much if you don't want to. Basic programs and hardware can be found for $70ish.

 

[ElizK]

Well obviously the best is to use a colorimeter is create a icc profile that measures your monitors gamut and typically these programs also modify the look up tables of the monitor or graphics card to adjust the gamma of the video signal to a known standard(typically 2.2 but there are others).

For people who don't care that much, finding a icc profile online and manually adjusting your gamma to 2.2 is probably "close enough". For those that do care, there are a lot of good calibration programs and hardware out there. Mine cost $300 total but there is no need to spend that much if you don't want to. Basic programs and hardware can be found for $70ish.

Thanks for all the replies!

How do I adjust the gamma?

 

[VVFF]

Thanks for all the replies!

How do I adjust the gamma?

What video card do you have?

 

[GrillMouster]

By profiled do you mean calibrated with a colorimeter, or just using the ICC profiles for your monitor and printer? Because any number of settings in both hardware and software can make what is displayed on your monitor using any software inaccurate. And this is not even factoring in older monitors that are starting to veer in brigtness, color and contrast.

ITA that it's usually best to print from Photoshop, but what you see is not necessarily accurate.

People use the terms calibrating and profiling interchangeably, but, technically they are two different things. Calibration was probably more important with the old CRT monitors. Profiling is where the colorimeter (or hardware calibration devices) instructs the computer to display color swatches on the monitor, scans the output from the monitor, and generates an icc profile for the system to use so that forces the system to compensate for things like color shift, so that the colors that appear on the monitor closely approximate what they should look like, according to some standard. You can really affordable ones, like the X-Rite Huey Pro. Demanding tastes could opt for the Eye 1 Display 2 or the Spyder, among others, for a couple hundred dollars. If your monitor supports it, these devices will actually adjust some of the settings on your monitor automatically. This is often necessary to get accurate, neutral colors (most office-style monitors are way too bright by default, and when you lower their brightness their color shifts). Essentially, these devices can handle calibration & profiling altogether.

 

[ElizK]

What video card do you have?

Well, I THINK it is:
Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family

And while digging around trying to find that info, I did find the Color Management window in the Control Panel.