Monday, October 26, 2009

Allocation of RAM in Photoshop

At the starting of Photoshop, a specific amount of memory is allocated or is kept aside, basically required part of RAM which is the indicated amount for Image Cache preference and Photoshop memory. Amount of RAM that is reserved for different processes in Photoshop can be used by some other applications but only while it is not being used by Photoshop during that period. This means memory occupied by Photoshop can be used while is released right at the moment you quit using Photoshop.

In case the allocation of RAM is high in Photoshop then the operating system and the software both will swap pages while reducing the overall performance. Swapping of pages is very much a general function of operating system due to which the performance gets affected only when the RAM being used by Photoshop is more than that is there on the computer. If you detect this case in your computer you can speed up the computer by reducing the amount of RAM up to 60% or 50% in Photoshop. This adjustment is of great help in for improving the performance and working in Photoshop.
Photoshop is allowed to use 2GB of computer RAM which involves some limitations for operating system and hardware. Maximum limit of usage by Photoshop can be adjusted by the user based on the requirement and availability of space on the computer.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Online photoshop learning improves skills

Adobe Photoshop is not a new term for people associated with the graphical industry. Rather everyone today is very much aware about the software because of its popularity in different areas of designing and development. It’s being very much used for image editing and changes in them. This is basically done with the use of applications embedded with the software itself. Filters and effects enable better appearance of the images that are edited in them.

Learning Photoshop techniques and tricks has been made easier by the introduction of online activities. Various tutorials are now available that are of great help for users in improving their skills and mastery over the software. Graphic experts develop easy Photoshop online tutorials which can be understood easily and used thereafter. Picture polishing is a regular technique being practiced by every graphic professional and user.

Learning helps you in making money and the same works much more effectively if you work the other way round spreading knowledge. Self understanding and deeper study about the software helps in saving more and more amount of money because designers charge huge amounts and for your website, you can be yourself judge and do it in a better way. Adobe Photoshop is an attractive application that enables lot more things than simply designing. It improves visibility by the use of variety of techniques.

For better understanding, get familiar with the latest online tutorials and improve your skills in the best possible way.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Photoshop and fashion industry are being witnessed....

Photoshop and fashion industry are being witnessed with sparkling glow after Ralph Lauren’s controversies about ad surfaced on blogs. Blog had a picture of a woman having skinny body in an inhuman shape. As an Immediate reaction DMCA letter was issued by Ralf Lauren to the concerned sites as an order for removing the picture as soon as possible.
Nearly a month back, a picture creation from Ralph Lauren’s magazine on Photoshop disaster was posted by a blogger. Even that image depicted a woman model with an abnormal skinny human body. Now much but few controversies took place during that time. It was based on the anorexic and bulimic models that were being used by Ralph Lauren or the department of advertisement presented a skewed view of woman’s body, as per the real appearance. Image was picked from Boing Boing through a poster.
Immediate action was taken against this act too by Ralph Lauren by sending a DMCA letter explaining Boing Boing to take back the picture from there along with the threat to sue the ISP provider. It’s said as if Photoshop Disasters caved for which the controversial picture was taken down whereas Boing Boing has refuted the letter of takedown for its validity.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Basic use of Photoshop

Photoshop is bitmap software which is very much in demand due to the aspect of image editing, for which it is generally used. Creating one image from ample of them can be easily done in this software and the artistic talent of the designer can bring life to it by the use of various filters and effects. Software is embedded with various effects which can be used in the most effective ways for creating marvelous creations. Graphical skills are very much required for doing this in a better way.
How people are nowadays using Photoshop is in some different way. They capture images with some good pixel camera and then get them together to form the most attractive on by using special effects and filters.

Editing images in the software is an easy way of learning. It not only teaches you different ways to understand about the software but also brings above the various hidden facts about it. Techniques are available on internet too, that helps in deeper understanding of the software. Online tutorials help a lot in that way. Learning Photoshop through online video tutorials or audio ones is the best way of gaining mastery over graphical tricks in Photoshop. Everything cannot be captured at least you can begin from some point.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Recent News Updates

Adobe application enables learning for I-Phone users

Latest introduction by Adobe Press features Photoshop CS4 though which enables learning through videos specifically for IPOD touch and I-Phone.
It is an amazing application that provides a chance to the user for taking an immediate tour of CS4 Photoshop software and quickly learns everything about the recently updated feature of content aware-scale embedded in the software itself. What’s more exciting about this is the special effects to be painted over the layers, reading histograms, using marks in layers and creating a whole big web gallery. Apart from this, a lot more is there which you can explore and enhance your skills.
Best part about this application is that the users get the benefit of marking their favorite videos before and view afterwards. One can share the comments and tips with their fellow beings and gain more and more knowledge. Get the privileged of testing yourself in different quiz then keep a record of your progress and keep reviewing the problematic areas and topics. You can also stay updated about Adobe press news through groups at Twitter.
You can view the videos offline and online both because they capture an important part of a larger video package of 19hours being sold on disc by Adobe Press.
Limited offer for Adobe Photoshop: Learn by video makes it available at £1.19. Updated I-Phone 3.0 is necessary to support the application which is available at Apple iTunes App stores.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Important facts about Photoshop

Photoshop is embedded with ample amount of tools and equipments which can be used for creating different types of images and illustrations. Some features are required to be used regularly in order to gain mastery over the techniques. For this, you can choose Photoshop tutorials. One of the best and the most required one is slice tool. Slice tool is relevant for cutting images and using them on the other. This also means that one can replace the background of any particular sliced image with another which would change the entire look of the existing one.

Slicing can be easily done using the tool available in the tool pallet of the workspace in software. You must have seen a small icon with knife over it that is your slice tool. It works in rectangular motion for cutting or creating any images. Slice tool basically evolved from Image ready which is regarded as sister of Photoshop. This tool is said to have great potential for web usage. It is also used for cutting images and using them with HTML for beginners and learners in institutes. It’s the first and foremost step towards website creation.

Simply click on the tool and place on the workspace. Drag it from one corner and it will automatically move towards the other creating a rectangle. It is beneficial for creating expanding menus and image-rollovers too. Make sure you are taking care about the pixels. Without this, your position in HTML might get affected. For editing, simply right click on the sliced icon and you’ll be able to make necessary changes. Not only this, you are allowed to add URL’s too on the image after slicing. Most important benefit of slicing is it reduces the loading time for pages and makes it quick in comparison to the large images.

Apart from that, the person needs to be updated with knowledge of appropriate cutting using pen tool or magnetic tool too for specific purposes. By this, your image editing can be up to mark as per your requirement. Using brush tool at appropriate places can enhance the appearance to much greater extent.
Photoshop is unique software that is getting advanced day by day. There would not be any other one with so many versions. And some thing or the other is definitely unique in each of them.

Getting complete understanding over each one of them might not be possible but learning specific techniques is always beneficial in long run.