Photoshop How To Use: 25 new messages in 12 topics

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TOPIC: Photoshop CS4 is a disaster
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:24 am
From: "Rick Moore"

No tablet here.
Adam, have you guys not been able to reproduce the lag at Adobe?

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TOPIC: wacom tablet + CS4 + No pressure sensitivity
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/6c0eaa75555008f5?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:33 am
From: Aldemar_Hernández@adobeforums.com

I'm User of a Genius Mouse Pen 8X6 and I have that erratic Behavior Too. The thing is not is only whern switching to Mouse. It behaves like that after a few Keyboard Commands

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:50 am
From: dave_milbut@adobeforums.com

aldemar, send a note to wacom since per xrdbear they're working on an update. more input on system specs and configurations and most importantly specific problem descriptions help the developers to build better drivers.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:13 am
From: "John Joslin"

Do Wacom make the genius?

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:48 am
From: dave_milbut@adobeforums.com

oops. righto. i was thinking thta was the new brand... send a letter to the correct company. that's step 1. ;)

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TOPIC: One for the Books!
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:39 am
From: Lawrence_Hudetz@adobeforums.com

I ran it again this morning, watching the Performance tab in Task Mananger as well as the temp file size in Scratch. I used the NR filter first, which adds a duplicate layer over the Background , then sharpened twice with smart sharpen. The sharpen time went from 16 sec to 24 sec, and the temp file climbed from 570MB to 1.3GB.

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Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:48 am
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TOPIC: "blend if" inside groups (or smart objects)
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/a2c3da84d19cfb71?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 6:55 am
From: PeterK.@adobeforums.com

Without experimenting too much with this, I can tell you one quick and dirty way would be to merge all your layers down onto a blank layer. This would put all the info into one layer and maintain the transparent areas. Of course, you would lose all the "blend if" parameters, and the individual layers, but you could always keep a copy of the group to go back to for editing purposes. Not sure if there's a slicker way, as I haven't played around with this too much, but this may do in a pinch for you.

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:06 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

Thanks for looking into this Peter. Not sure what to make of your suggestions. If I merge all layers I get this:

That's back to square one for me, because I'm almost exactly where I was in screenshot 2. I don't know how your suggestions bring me to screenshot 5. And do you know why the "blend if underlying layer" parameters get lost inside a group/smart object ?

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:17 am
From: "John Joslin"

Note to self: Don't click on this thread any more.

Note to Mark: If you really need such a long post, make it the second in the thread (or better, post links to the images).

Have you got shares in scroll wheels?

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:25 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

For anybody who wants to play around with this, here is the (downsampled) .psd file:

<http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d7cc516b5b1c49aed2db6fb9a8902bda>

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:28 am
From: PeterK.@adobeforums.com

Ah, sorry, I was confusing my blend ifs. In the past I've done a blend if on the underlying layer AND on the current layer to remove whites (resulting in transparency).
Since you've got masks seperating out your pieces, I suppose you could add up selections of all the masks and use that as an overall mask for the group, then set the group to multiply. Does that work for you? I'm not sure if you've got every piece masked completely. Keep in mind that the blend if will interact with all of the images below it, so unless you mask them away from each other, they will interfere with the blend onto the bottom background layer. From your screenshot, the masks seem to show that texture overlay base will be blending with texture overlay right.

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:29 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

Note to John: Tastes differ.

And do you have something to say on-topic? I'd be chiefly thankful for that.

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:42 am
From: PeterK.@adobeforums.com

Thanks for the file, it made it a lot easier to see what was going on. Try changing the Knockout of each layer from "none" to "shallow." That should keep the layer from multiplying with the ones below it.

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:01 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

Peter, you can download the .psd file if you want. As I tried to explain in my OP, the masks are in no way related to the borders of the notepad on the "background" layer.
Think of the maks as broad "sections" used to divide the texture layer and apply different "blend if" values to each section. (If there were "blend if" values that would nicely blend throughout the whole image, one single texture layer would be enough).

Example:
"texture overlay left" has "blend if underlying layer": 124/141->255
These values work fine on the notepad's left border. But for the other borders I need other "blend if" values, hence the need for the duplicate layers (with different "blend if" values).

(I overexplained it a bit, just to remove any doubts).

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:06 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

Peter, I missed your post. I'll try this and get back to you in a second.

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:39 am
From: Mark_J_Peterson@adobeforums.com

OK, tried it. It doesn't work for me. Following your instructions I set each instance of the texture layer to knockout:shallow.

Results:
* Without any groups and all texture layers set to multiply, I get the same as in the OP's screenshot 3
* With the texture layers set to normal but inside a multiply-group, I get the same as in the OP's screenshot 4

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TOPIC: Don't understand how to enable OpenGL?
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/f436dd7b806bb690?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:17 am
From: Neil_Johnson@adobeforums.com

I just installed Photoshop CS4 around a week ago and as many have already said it feels pretty sluggish compared to the CS2 that I upgraded from.

I get the message "photoshop has encountered a problem with the display driver, and has temporarily disabled GPU enhancements..." which essentially disables OpenGL and I am sure probably has some adverse effects.

I have a modern up to date computer so I don't see what the issue is. Whenever I try to enable it when I restart it tells me to either search for updated drivers or gives me the error. I hate thinking I paid all this money for something I am not getting optimal use out of.

Thanks for any help

Specs:
Windows XP SP3
Directx 9.0c
4GB Ram
Quad 9450 CPU
Nvidia 8800GT 512MB video card (which is on their supported list)
Most up to date video drivers you can get 178.24

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TOPIC: Dock OPTIONS bar to the bottom in CS4?
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/35a02fdb26e367cb?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:21 am
From: Anastasy_Souvre@adobeforums.com

Why did adobe make this impossible? On my tablet PC I've been using OPTIONS bar docked to the bottom - it's more convinient in tablet mode.

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TOPIC: Gradient edge
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/94a09ef2d9e68022?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:32 am
From: Kenneth_Benson@adobeforums.com

Sorry for what's probably a basic question:

I have a grayscale image that's a pretty consistent 85-90% black towards
the edges. I want to print it on a full page in a book, but I can't use
a bleed, so I want to fade the edges to white. I can only alter the
outside 1/4".

I figured out how to select a "frame" of color on the outside (select
the inside and Select > Inverse), but my attempts at using a gradient
fill on this frame have not been working too well. A radial gradient
fill (started from the center of the image) is too light by the time it
gets to the edge of the frame, and because the frame is rectangular,
it's not consistent. Linear gradient only seems to affect one edge of
the frame at a time.

Maybe I'm fishing up the wrong creek? What's the best way to fade my
1/4" wide frame from almost black to complete white, inside to outside?

--
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com

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TOPIC: Brush Preset File (ABR file) format specification
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/a3f33409800bc7d2?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 7:52 am
From: Mario_Gomes@adobeforums.com

Hi,

For previous version up to photoshop CS, adobe has released a specification of its files formats, including the brush preset format.

Were can I get the specifications for CS3 & CS4 file formats? I need them so that I am able to import the newer versions (7) of abr brush preset files into my application.

Thanks,

Mario

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TOPIC: Adobe
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:29 am
From: jj

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TOPIC: CS4 not recognizing added memory
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:33 am
From: Jody_Ellis@adobeforums.com

Hi,
I am running CS4 on a Windows Vista Platform. I have increased my RAM from 2GB to 4GB (max for 32 bit system). I've checked my computer and the memory is 'registered' and recognized by the system. Everything seems to be fine but when I go to CS4 Preferences it still lists my available RAM as 1645 (old 2GB figure). How do I get Adobe to see my new memory?
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TOPIC: Upgrade compatibility & CSS output
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.photoshop.windows/browse_thread/thread/c3c98f94e9948d27?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:38 am
From: johndove@adobeforums.com

I am looking to upgrade Photoshop from Vers. 7, and have already been informed that v.7 is too old to upgrade to CS4. Can someone tell me what the latest version of Photoshop I CAN upgrade to from v.7, AND - (this is the most important part) does that version feature .CSS code output (as opposed to table output).

Thanks.

John

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:50 am
From: dave_milbut@adobeforums.com

the latest you can go to is cs3. that would keep you in the upgrade path... unfortunately adobe no longer sells it to people or companies. that said, as of last week, there were still some cs3 upgrades available at amazon.com. i'd hurry because once they're gone, they're gone. DON'T buy from amazon resellers. only from amazon.com themselves. (i.e. only if you can use "Add to cart", not "See all sellers").

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