Adobe has released a PDF document outlining compatibility of their products with Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard'.
Both flavors of Photoshop CS3 are compatible with Leopard. In fact, most of the CS3 line are compatible, with a few exceptions.
Lightroom requires an update, but they do not provide any details as to what features are not working properly (or when the 'future update' will arrive).
"Photoshop Lightroom 1.2 is not fully certified for Mac OS X Leopard, but future updates will address areas of Leopard compatibility".
Bad news for Photoshop CS2 (and earlier) and Photoshop Elements 4.0 (and earlier) users as they are marked as "Not Designed for Mac OS X Leopard". Comments state "Likely to encounter issues for which there is no resolution."
Friday, October 26, 2007
'Dixie' the ladybug pony
I was standing in line at Petsmart last night buying my dogs some food. I noticed other looking behind me and smiling. When I turned around, I saw what I thought was a large dog wearing a Halloween costume. Nothing abnormal this time of year.
After taking a second look, I realized that it was a small pony wearing a butterfly costume. It's owner took her over to look at the cats.
I had my iPhone with me and couldn't let this photo opportunity pass me by. My friends would have thought I had been tipping the bottle too much if I told them that I saw a pony dressed like a ladybug! I couldn't have that, so I asked the owner if I could take a picture of Dixie. Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Learning how to scan the "right" way
I love my new Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner. I am planning on scanning a bunch of old family photo negatives and prints. But when I do something I have to do it "right". It's a pain having a perfectionist mentality and sometimes causes me not to do it at all... but not this time.
I found an excellent website called "A few scanning tips." It took me a few days to read it, but I finally finished. The site covers the basics of scanning prints, negatives, and slides to produce great results! There are some topics (such as scanning for faxes) which I didn't feel was relevant to my needs, but as I read I found that even those topics helped me understand the scanning process better. The author does a good job of identifying the items that are essential to know and drills those topics into your head.
The author also has a book available of the same name. I have not purchased the book (yet), but the author claims that the book has more current information than the website. Some information on the website does seem a bit aged.
If you have a scanner, or are considering getting one, definitely bookmark this one!
I found an excellent website called "A few scanning tips." It took me a few days to read it, but I finally finished. The site covers the basics of scanning prints, negatives, and slides to produce great results! There are some topics (such as scanning for faxes) which I didn't feel was relevant to my needs, but as I read I found that even those topics helped me understand the scanning process better. The author does a good job of identifying the items that are essential to know and drills those topics into your head.
The author also has a book available of the same name. I have not purchased the book (yet), but the author claims that the book has more current information than the website. Some information on the website does seem a bit aged.
If you have a scanner, or are considering getting one, definitely bookmark this one!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Picked up a new toy... score!
Sorry it has been so long since my last update. I picked up the Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner and have been busy studying how to use it... properly. I'm still learning, but I have been really pleased with the scanner. I will post some scans later this week.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Photoshop Express demo'd at Max 2007
10/4/2007 UDPATE: Added video below.
CNET News.com has posted a three minute video of Photoshop Express being demo'd at the Max 2007 conference in Chicago.
What they showed looks promising. It integrates Flash heavily into the web based product. Here are some of the topics covered in the video: cropping, picture rotation, white balance, scar removal, and the ability to jump to a specific change in the history.
CNET News.com has posted a three minute video of Photoshop Express being demo'd at the Max 2007 conference in Chicago.
What they showed looks promising. It integrates Flash heavily into the web based product. Here are some of the topics covered in the video: cropping, picture rotation, white balance, scar removal, and the ability to jump to a specific change in the history.
Mid-week random stuff
This Saturday, I am going to attend the Autumn Conservation Festival at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Virginia. The CRC is normally closed to the public, but it opens for one weekend a year for FONZ members who have made contributions to the CRC. This is my first year going, so I don't know what to expect but it should be a lot of fun!
I had agreed to help out with the FONZ Photo Club table at the CRC on Sunday, but unfortunately we were told that we could not set up a table to sell photos (of which the money goes directly to zoo programs). I don't understand why, but that's how it goes sometimes.
It's a pretty long drive, so I'm kind of glad to have Sunday to myself. I will post some pictures from Saturday's trip to the CRC this weekend.
I had agreed to help out with the FONZ Photo Club table at the CRC on Sunday, but unfortunately we were told that we could not set up a table to sell photos (of which the money goes directly to zoo programs). I don't understand why, but that's how it goes sometimes.
It's a pretty long drive, so I'm kind of glad to have Sunday to myself. I will post some pictures from Saturday's trip to the CRC this weekend.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Halo 3 stole my life for the weekend
Normally on weekends I try to get out and take some pictures. It's calming, peaceful, and I get some much needed exercise. However not this past weekend. Like hundreds of thousands of others, Halo 3 owned me for the weekend.
Great game! I normally don't care about the story in games, but with Halo 3 you can't help but be drawn into it. It was like reading a good book. I didn't want to put it down until I had finished it... which I did in two days. And I liked the fact that it was a relatively short game. As I get older, I don't really want games that I have to invest more than a couple of weeks of my time to finish. The great thing about Halo 3 is that even though I have completed the single player game, there are thousands of Halo 3 matches on Xbox Live just waiting for me if I want to get a quick gaming fix in.
I had ordered the 'Limited Edition' version. It cost $10 more than the regular version and came with a few extra goodies and a metal case. It also came with real shoddy case with poorly designed disc nubs to hold the discs in place during shipment. The result was that many of the 'Limited Edition' boxes arrived with scratched discs. In fact, it was so many that Microsoft implemented a free disc exchange program to replace the discs at no cost (other than shipping costs to Microsoft). The catch, if you didn't guess, is that you have to send your discs away to Microsoft in order to get them replaced. Microsoft claims a 2-week turnaround once they receive the disc(s), but that's two weeks that people wouldn't have had to wait if Microsoft had just invested in quality packaging instead of taking the cheap path. They're making a bundle on this game anyways... and they should because it's a great game!
Scratched disc issue aside, I can't recommend spending the extra $10 on the 'Limited Edition' version of the game. There's just not anything very exciting on the second disc. Interesting, yes... but it's not something that I would pay $10 for. If you are a serious Halo fanatic, go for the Legendary Edition which includes a whole lot of geeky goodness (yes, I'm a geek too)! Otherwise, I recommend the regular version.
Enough about gaming. I just wanted to let everyone know why I had not made any posts over the past few days.
A quick teaser... I'm doing some volunteer work this coming weekend for the FONZ Photo Club at a National Zoo special event for FONZ members. I'll post some details this week.
Great game! I normally don't care about the story in games, but with Halo 3 you can't help but be drawn into it. It was like reading a good book. I didn't want to put it down until I had finished it... which I did in two days. And I liked the fact that it was a relatively short game. As I get older, I don't really want games that I have to invest more than a couple of weeks of my time to finish. The great thing about Halo 3 is that even though I have completed the single player game, there are thousands of Halo 3 matches on Xbox Live just waiting for me if I want to get a quick gaming fix in.
I had ordered the 'Limited Edition' version. It cost $10 more than the regular version and came with a few extra goodies and a metal case. It also came with real shoddy case with poorly designed disc nubs to hold the discs in place during shipment. The result was that many of the 'Limited Edition' boxes arrived with scratched discs. In fact, it was so many that Microsoft implemented a free disc exchange program to replace the discs at no cost (other than shipping costs to Microsoft). The catch, if you didn't guess, is that you have to send your discs away to Microsoft in order to get them replaced. Microsoft claims a 2-week turnaround once they receive the disc(s), but that's two weeks that people wouldn't have had to wait if Microsoft had just invested in quality packaging instead of taking the cheap path. They're making a bundle on this game anyways... and they should because it's a great game!
Scratched disc issue aside, I can't recommend spending the extra $10 on the 'Limited Edition' version of the game. There's just not anything very exciting on the second disc. Interesting, yes... but it's not something that I would pay $10 for. If you are a serious Halo fanatic, go for the Legendary Edition which includes a whole lot of geeky goodness (yes, I'm a geek too)! Otherwise, I recommend the regular version.
Enough about gaming. I just wanted to let everyone know why I had not made any posts over the past few days.
A quick teaser... I'm doing some volunteer work this coming weekend for the FONZ Photo Club at a National Zoo special event for FONZ members. I'll post some details this week.
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