Adobe Photoshop Very Simple Tutorial: Changing Seasons from Summer to Fall

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My wife’s favorite season is fall. So is mine. Last November, we went to New Hampshire to see beautiful, fall-colored trees and leaves. Our airplane was only 30 minutes away from Manchester International Airport. Then my wife, who was sitting at the window side, became gradually upset. She said that trees and their leaves were all yellow or green. Then I looked out of the window. She was right. My wife became so upset that she tried to open one of the exit doors and jump off the airplane. It took three flight attendants to stop her. And I was forced to take an immediate action to calm her down. But do what!? Ahh… Photoshop! So I pulled MacBook out of my bag, turned the power on and launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 8 minutes or less, the season changed from summer to fall. Once being upset, my wife calmed down and smiled again. Whew! I thought we were both busted by air marshals.

The following tutorial shows steps to convert a scene full of yellow and green colors into a scene of the fall season, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo image used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

Mac Software Review: Dragon Burn 4.1

Dragon Burn
Mac software review

When you talk about file backup software for Mac OS, Roxio Toast Titanium is THE one. Or is there anything else? In fact, Dragon Burn never came to our attention until just a few days ago. Dragon Burn could be another file backup software product that you might be interested in. It doesn’t have video compression functions likeToast Titanium. But Dragon Burn has a couple of nice functions, which Toast Titanium doesn’t support. Nonetheless, if you have never heard of Dragon Burn, simply, we don’t want you to have high expectations. So let us say at front that this software title has not been updated since June 14, 2005. Continue reading →

Mac Software Review: SlideShowMovie 1.0

slideshowmovie Mac
Mac software review

SlideshowMovie is a brand-new shareware title from Bitfield AB, a Swedish software company. It’s a simple and easy solution to making QuickTime-based slideshows. SlideshowMovie will let you not just import photos but also embed an audio file in the slideshow. Finally, you can export a project to QuickTime. You can even publish it to your .Mac website with just a click of Mouse. Continue reading →

Adobe Photoshop Very Simple Tutorial: Designing an Interior Door

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My wife’s dog scratches a particular door when he gets excited. So my wife and I went to Homer Depot to buy a new interior door several days ago. For me, something wasn’t right. I didn’t scratch the door. And it’s her dog. So why do I have to pay for it? I went crazy when I saw those outrageous prices. One interior door for 300 bucks? I told her that I was not going to pay $300 for the damage her dog made. Then I saw her angry face with hot steam around it. Maybe, I should have said it more nicely. We didn’t talk to each other for the next two days. Finally, I got an idea. I thought I could just design an interior door for myself. But how? Ahh, Adobe Photoshop! So I got on my iMac and launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In less than 7 minutes, I designed a simple interior door. Then I just told her that I came back from Homer Depot with this door. And she gave me a big hug. That night…, you know?

The following tutorial shows steps to design a simple interior door with Adobe Photoshop CS2. Continue reading →