January 2007 |
||
 
NAPP Launches Darkroom, a New Photoshop Lightroom Magazine | ||
|
January/February Schedule
|
MORE Bruce Fraser Receives NAPP Lifetime Achievement Award MORE NAPP Launches Adobe Photoshop CS3 Learning Center MORE Photoshop World Party Venue Announced MORE "Official NAPP Certification" Logo Revealed MORE Here's Your Chance to Go Shooting with Scott Kelby in Yosemite and the Great Smoky Mountains.
MORE AKVIS Decorator Photoshop Plug-In Updated MORE onOne Software Announces Special Pro Photo Essentials Software
A: Unfortunately, no...Extract can't be used with 16-bit images. But, that doesn't mean that you can't use an 8-bit copy of the 16-bit image and Extract to create an alpha channel. Here's how: Glad I could help...
Picture Perfect Alaska Cruise 2007 - Join Dave Cross, Vincent Versace, and Moose Peterson on the first annual Picture Perfect Alaska Cruise 2007. Beginners and experts alike will soak in the scenery of Alaska during this hands-on cruise seminar. From concept to creation, experts Vincent Versace and Moose Peterson will make you a better photographer in just 7 days, and Dave Cross will show you how to edit your images into absolute marvels using Photoshop. Highlighted by a trip to Glacier Bay, you'll even enter your best picture into a contest for a free trip for two next year! Visit www.cruisingthroughlife.com for exclusive $100 savings for NAPP members! And, if you book soon, you can save even more! Space is limited, visit today for combined NAPP discount and FREE shore excursion offer. CopyCraft.com - NAPP Member Special. Get 1000 PRESENTATION FOLDERS for $799 or 1000 BUSINESS CARDS for $49. Just mention email special code "BLAST" when ordering by phone at 800-794-5594 or visit us on the web at www.copycraft.com/napp for more details. Offer valid through January 31, 2007. Items are printed 4/0 on 12pt. stock with free aqueous coating. Microtek -Microtek is pleased to offer NAPP members 10% off our powerful ScanMaker® i800 and i800 Pro flatbed scanners. With world-class features, performance and Microtek's exclusive EZ-LockTM spring-actuated film holders that keep film perfectly flat, the Microtek i800 and i800 Pro Design are engineered for professional results when scanning negatives, slides or prints. Art of Photography Show - CALL FOR ENTRIES Special Discount for NAPP members: $15 off the entry fee! This international exhibit of photographic art will be held April 14 - May 28, 2007 at the elegant two-floor Lyceum Theatre Gallery, located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. Tim Wride, the Head of the Department of Photography at LACMA and the Executive Director of the No Strings Foundation, is the judge for this new show. Entry Deadline is February 11th. $5,000 in cash prizes! For more information, contact Steven Churchill at steven@artofphotographyshow.com To take advantage of these discounts, members should visit the Discounts section of the NAPP website or click here.
"I have been a photographer for a long time, but when I made the switch to digital I found Photoshop to be very overwhelming. You have made this learning experience much easier. I watch the weekly Photoshop TV broadcasts, and the tutorials on your homepage have made my life much more tolerable. In addition I have purchased a number of plug-ins for Photoshop. I have probably come close to paying for a year's membership by what I have saved through the discounts that you have arranged with various vendors." "I've been a NAPP member for some time, and I just have to say how much being a member has helped me perform my job as a magazine editor, layout designer and Creative Suite CS2 user. I put together six magazine issues a year, and whenever I am seeking some new technique to make my layouts look better, along comes a new copy of Photoshop User or Layers magazine, or one of your video tips...like Cory Barker's recent one "Wild West Grunge". GREAT! Plus, I've attended Dave Cross seminars and his (and Matt's) video tips have helped me so many times I can't remember them all. Scott's latest book on Digital Photography is also in my camera bag! Thanks for all that you do, especially for guys like me who are essentially a "one man production department"". |
|
NAPP Launches Darkroom, a New Photoshop Lightroom Magazine
According to Scott Kelby, editor and publisher of Darkroom, "When you look at Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, you're looking at the future of the pro photographer's workflow, and a year or so from now if you're not using Lightroom, you're going to be left behind. The integration between Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3 creates the seamless, consistent, and efficient workflow that today's professionals need, and we launched Darkroom magazine to help these pros make the most of using these two amazing tools together." NAPP's weekly video series Adobe Lightroom Killer Tips (hosted by Matt Klowskowski, co-host of Adobe Photoshop TV, also produced by NAPP), gives viewers step-by-step Lightroom tutorials, tips and techniques, along with an online blog featuring the latest Lightroom news, insights and timesaving tips. In addition to Darkroom, NAPP will be hosting an entire curriculum track of classes devoted to Lightroom during the Photoshop World Conference & Expo and will be launching a Lightroom seminar tour, hosted by Scott Kelby, this spring. Details coming soon.
Bruce Fraser Receives NAPP Lifetime Achievement Award
According to Scott Kelby, president of NAPP, "I don't think there's a Photoshop professional out there, that doesn't owe a significant chunk of their expertise, and a big debt of gratitude, to Bruce Fraser. He almost single-handedly shaped the way we work with color, how we process RAW images in Photoshop, and even how we sharpen our photos. I think it's safe to say that this industry wouldn't be where it is today without Bruce's input, advice, and guidance. He's a gifted and talented instructor who has dedicated his life to taking the mystery out of digital imaging technology, and that's why we're proud to honor him as the first recipient of NAPP's Lifetime Achievement Award." Sadly, on Saturday, December 16th, Bruce passed away after battling terminal lung cancer. He was at home with his wife, Angela, and close friends at the time, and his passing was peaceful. Bruce, a Buddhist, will be cremated and his ashes returned to his native home of Scotland. The thoughts and prayers of the NAPP staff, as well as those of a good many in the industry that he worked so hard to advance, are with him and his family at this most difficult time. Bruce was one of the world's most leading authorities on color and digital imaging, and is the co-author of the award-winning Real World Photoshop series, as well as the bestselling books Real World Color Management and Real World Camera Raw. His amazing insights have made him a sought-after speaker and consultant on image reproduction, color correction, and color management, and he is widely regarded as the father of digital color management. He also played an invaluable role in the development of Photoshop as an Alpha and Beta tester for every version of the program. During his celebrated career, Bruce has written literally hundreds of articles for MacWeek and MacUser magazines, as well as penning the popular "Out of Gamut" column for CreativePro.com. In December 2002, he partnered with five other industry experts to form Pixel Genius LLC - a company dedicated to creating leading-edge products and services for the photographic and digital imaging industries. NAPP Launches Adobe Photoshop CS3 Learning Center
Immediately after the announcement, NAPP launched the Photoshop CS3 Learning Center, a comprehensive resource specifically dedicated to the CS3 beta that offers NAPP members the most complete library of tips and tutorials available anywhere for learning and utilizing the new software. Because CS3 is a beta, the features are locked and the software is being tested for general release. That said, should you find something of a bug in the program, by all means let them know by clicking here. Along those same lines, Adobe is not providing tech support for Photoshop CS3 beta. However, there is a beta forum at Adobe Labs, and there is a dedicated CS3 forum on the NAPP member website. In the first 72-hours after the Photoshop CS3 beta was released, Adobe Labs reportedly recorded more than 100,000 user downloads. The full beta is downloadable by licensed Photoshop CS2 users, and a limited-time trial version is available publicly. Both versions include such new and improved features as Non-destructive Smart Filters, a Quick Selection tool, Refine Edge, Automatic Layer alignment and blending, and Black & White conversion. The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Learning Center features exclusive video tutorials by NAPP's Photoshop instructors Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski and Corey Barker. The site also includes an overview of new CS3-specific features, an exclusive interview with John Nack of Adobe Systems Incorporated, a special episode of Adobe Photoshop TV, a free 7-day online training course and other helpful training aids and user resources. Additionally, there is content available specifically to NAPP members on the website. To learn more about the CS3 Learning Center, click here. To download the beta from Adobe, click here. Photoshop World Party Venue Announced
For the Photoshop World Party, we have secured the 2nd and part of the 3rd floors specifically for NAPP party guests. The 2nd floor, called Jillian's Billiards, is an upscale billiards lounge featuring over 30 tournament pool tables, darts, table tennis, foosball, a high-def video wall, luxurious sofas, and an elaborate bar. The 3rd floor is Lucky Strike Lanes - 16 state-of-the-art lanes, custom lounge seating, a giant video wall, an expansive bar backed by the latest in high definition and plasma screen technology, a DJ booth, and warm vintage décor. Tickets are extremely limited and sell for $49 per person. You can purchase a ticket at the website when you register for Photoshop World, but tickets sell on a first-come-first-served basis...so act quickly. You can also get a ticket by purchasing an $100 Photoshop World Pro Pass, which also comes with a NAPP attaché case, a NAPP badge holder, exclusive Photoshop World apparel, a souvenir water bottle, and a NAPP pad & pen combo. For more information about Photoshop World visit www.photoshopworld.com. For more information about Jillian's Boston, visit www.jilliansboston.com. "Official NAPP Certification" Logo Revealed
According to Dave Moser, executive publisher of Photoshop User and Layers, "We decided to start placing the Official NAPP Certification seal on our publications, seminar tour materials, DVDs, and other training as a service to NAPP members. There is a lot of training out there, and some materials or courses are better than others. What we have done is come up with a way of letting members know what training follows the same standards for quality and educational content as you'd find in Photoshop User, Layers, and Adobe Illustrator Techniques." Here's Your Chance to Go Shooting with Scott Kelby in Yosemite and the Great Smoky Mountains.
AKVIS Decorator Photoshop Plug-In Updated
onOne Software Announces Special Pro Photo Essentials Software
The application installs with absolutely no fuss. And, while most users will most likely download the software, we opted to install it from a packaged CD...complete with an instruction manual, which...honestly...we didn't need. It really is that simple...the software is incredibly easy to understand and intuitive to use. Just mount your memory card (CF, SD, etc.) with a card reader, select the card from a list of drives in the window at the upper left, and click the Scan button... That's it! Told you it was simple. The software reads every sector of your media's memory and rebuilds your image files even if the directory is damaged or deleted. The only downfall is that all of the recovered images are placed in a folder deceptively named "Recovered." This was a complete let down...as we were hoping to have to search our drives for a folder named something like "PR-121406." Now, while we couldn't seem to find any damaged cards lying around, we tested the software on several CF cards that had been formatted and both our camera and computer said were 'empty.' We figured this worked just as well for testing purposes because all memory cards only erase the directory when they are formatted...they don't bother erasing all of your images. Only taking more pictures...which are written over the old data...or intentionally writing blank data over old images can really erase a memory card. Oh...speaking of, guess what? PhotoRecovery® for Digital Media actually has a Wipe function just to write blank data so you can actually empty a card. Note to self: when you put a wiped card in your camera again, you'll need to format it with the camera to use it. In case you haven't figured it out yet, we definitely like this software. It's easy to install, easy to use, and more powerful than you might think. Even though every camera company writes to write images in their own special way...and memory card makers have their idiosyncrasies too... PhotoRecovery® for Digital Media handled everything we threw at it. And, if you get a newer model camera or newer models of cards, all you have to do is download the latest upgrade from the web. At $39 (plus $10 for 1 year of upgrades) it's a worthwhile investment for anyone with a digital camera...even if you never have a corrupt card or damaged files. Consider it affordable safety net, because there's bound to be a time when you...or a friend, or the dog, or angry poltergeists, or whatever...accidentally erases a card. Visit www.lc-tech.com for more information. NAPP Newswire Editor-in-Chief: Scott Kelby US Mail: 333 Douglas Road, Oldsmar, FL 34677-2922 The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is a dynamic trade organization and the world's leading resource for Adobe Photoshop training, news, and education. Founded in 1988, NAPP has become the largest graphics and digital imaging association in the world, with more than 54,000 global members. NAPP is open to any individual using Photoshop for personal or professional reasons. To renew membership, visit www.photoshopuser.com or call 800-738-8513. Photoshop User is the official publication of NAPP. It is published exclusively for association members and is not available to the general public by subscription. This NAPP Newswire is been produced and distributed by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Receipt of this online newsletter is voluntary, and your contact information has not been shared with outside parties. To be removed from our mailing click here. NAPP Newswire is an independent journal and not affiliated in any way with Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign and Lightroom are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, all rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. All content produced by NAPP except where noted. Any use of the contents of this newsletter without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited.
|
||
Q: Is there any way to use the Extract feature with a 16-bit image?
Today, NAPP proudly announced the launch of 
We here at NAPP are proud to announce that on December 10th, 2006, 
On December 14th, 
The venue for the Photoshop World Party, considered by many as a highlight of the 
As of January, you'll notice that certain Adobe® Creative® Suite related magazines, books, DVDs, seminars and more will be carrying an "Official NAPP Certification" seal. This seal indicates that the training and content has been created, produced and/or sponsored by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and meets the highest standards in quality. 
Starting next month, Photoshop User editor-in-chief and top-rated computer book author Scott Kelby will be taking part in two educational and inspirational photo shoot tours to capture some of the most breathtaking scenery the country has to offer:
AKVIS has released 
Available for both Mac and PC, 
