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Changing Metadata Filter Columns in Lightroom

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Good morning! :-)

I would like to start by thanking to everyone who came to the Steve Caplin event last night. You are all stars! Thanks for coming and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. It was very entertaining and Steve was showing some real magic in Photoshop CS5…  ;-)

When you first open Filters, the Metadata Filter columns display a few columns: Date, Camera, Lens and Label. But what if you want to change it? Are you stick with the defaults? No, of course not! That’s the beauty of Lightroom, you can easily customise it! ;-)

Filters Tab in Lightroom

You are not limited to these columns. When you click on the column, a pop-up menu will show and you will see other columns that you can use. If you click on the button that appears on the right side, another menu will appear. This menu allows you to add or remove columns. You can have up to 8 columns.

If you open a Keyword Column, as an example, you will get additional options like View – Hierarchical or Flat. Also, if you need more space, you can easily resize any column by dragging the bottom edge.

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Photoshop Lightroom TV

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Photoshop Lightroom TVHello everyone,

Photoshop Lightroom TV has been live since Monday – the latest episode. I hope you had a chance to watch it. The PhotoshopLightroomTV website is also being redesigned (improved) so you will see changes in the next couple of weeks. I am uploading all the changes every couple of days. Keep an eye on the website. The link below:

Photoshop Lightroom TV

Let me know your thoughts. Send me an email from the link on the right side of the page. I’ll be happy to hear from you and know your thoughts.

Enjoy your day and see you tomorrow! :-)

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Graduated Filter and Adjustment Brush

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Photoshop Lightroom TVHello everyone,

Happy Tuesday to all of you! :-)

I hope you had a chance to watch Episode 13 of Photoshop Lightroom TV where I reveal how to use Graduated Filter and Adjustment Brush inside Lightroom 3 to make interesting adjustments and effects. If you have not, go to the website using the link below:

Photoshop Lightroom TV – Episode 13.

There is usual “Tip of the Week” as well – this time in Adobe Bridge. Make sure you check it out!

I hope you have a fabulous day and see you tomorrow! ;-)

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 is out.

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Photoshop ElementsHello everyone,

Adobe has just released a new version of Photoshop Elements – Number 1 selling consumer photo-editing software!

With Photoshop Elements 9 it is now easy to edit photos and quickly share them in online albums as well as creating unique printing designs.

The top features of Photoshop Elements 9 are:

  • Manage, edit, and enhance photos; make photo creations that look just the way you want; share in print, on the web, and on popular devices; protect photos with automatic online backup and 2GB of free storage
  • Get just the photo fixes you’re looking for with one-step shortcuts that whiten teeth and make skies a vibrant blue.
  • Want to easily fix a scratch, create a reflection effect, or design a scrapbook page? Get help with key steps to get the results you want fast.

And many more new and enhanced features.

More info on Adobe website – here is the link:

Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 on Adobe website.

Have a great day!

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Lightroom performance

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Hello everyone,

Let’s talk about Lightroom performance today and factors that need to be considered.

Lightroom’s performance depends on:

  1. RAM
  2. CPU
  3. Disk speed

Which factor is the most import will depend on what you are doing in Lightroom. If you load large files in Lightroom, the speed of your hard drive is very important. There is no one single most important element, however having a fast processor is important as well. The processor will be mostly used when applying adjustments inside Lightroom.

Exporting or generating previews requires a lot of processor power as an example. It’s good if you have 2 cores or even 4 but it doesn’t improve twice/four times. As far as I know, at the moment, Lightroom doesn’t really benefit from GPU so no need to worry about that too much.

Have fun with Lightroom and do not spend too much money on hardware… ;-)

Have a fabulous day!

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Upgrading Photoshop

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Photoshop CS5

Hello everyone,

I often get asked about the upgrades for Photoshop and this is a very tricky question.

First of all, you can only upgrade three versions back. If you have Photoshop CS2, you can upgrade to CS5. If you have CS, you cannot. Sorry.

You also need to be careful where you buy it from. There were a number of threads on Adobe Forums on this topic and we don’t encourage you to do so. It’s just too risky.

Here is the link to the thread, if you are interested:

Thinking of buying from eBay? – Adobe Forums.

I would also be very careful when buying a “used” upgrade. Remember that Upgrades are tied to the original license and cannot be transfered so there are no “used upgrades”.

Good luck and remember – be careful. ;-)

Have a great day!

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Paper-like effect on PhotoshopLightroomTV

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Photoshop Lightroom TV

Hello everyone,

I hope you enjoyed Episode 12 of Photoshop Lightroom TV. If you haven’t watched it yet, go to Photoshop Lightroom TV website, link below:

PhotoshopLightroomTV – Episode 12.

In this Episode, among many fantastic tips and trick, I am showing a tutorial on how to create a paper-like effect in Photoshop, very quick and easy. I am also sharing a very interesting trick in Lightroom as a “Tip of the Week” but I can’t say more, you need to see it… ;-)

I hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day! :-)

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New amazing card from Lexar

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Lexar 32GB

Hello everyone, all photographers!

How big cards are you using while shooting with your digital camera? 8GB? 16GB? Good 8GB cards cost quite a bit and you need to be careful when you buy them… Never buy cards from China! Beware! What you may end up with is a cheap card with a “brand” sticker on it and when you start using it on you camera you notice how slow it is…

Lexar has just released a brand new Lexar Professional UDMA card – 32GB!
That’s a lot of storage for your images and video from your digital camera! ;-)

It “Leverages UDMA 6 technology to provide industry-leading 600x (90MB/s) guaranteed minimum sustained write speed*” (quote from Lexar).

It is so fast that it is perfect for shooting Raw and videos on your DSLR. I have been using Lexar cards (and Sandisk) for a few years now and they never disappointed me.
The card also includes downloadable Image Rescue™ 4 software to recover lost or deleted photo and video files.

More details on Lexar website – link below:

Lexar 32GB

Enjoy! :-)

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New Nikon camera for serious users

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Nikon has just released a new camera – Nikon D7000. It seems to be a very nice camera and a big improvement in some areas.

Nikon D7000

Here are a few key features that it offers:

  • 16.2 MP CMOS sensor
  • 6 frames per second continuous shooting
  • Twin SD card slots
  • Built-in flash with  Wireless Commander support
  • Full 1080p HD videos with Full Time Autofocus! (I’m curious how this will work, sounds amazing!)
  • ISO expendable to 25600!
  • Weather and dust seals on the body

More details on Nikon website – link: Nikon D7000.

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Careful with new cameras

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

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Did I scare you? Well, I didn’t want to, not really… ;-)

What I meant was that if you buy a new camera and you want to take advantage of shooting Raw, you need to be careful.

When manufacturers release new cameras, the Raw specifications change slightly. This means that the camera won’t be supported by Lightroom or Photoshop. Or at least not yet.  Because of the changes in the specifications, the cameras won’t be supported for at least a couple of weeks until Adobe can catch up with the camera specifications.

That’s why there are so many updates to Camera Raw and so often. As an example, when Photoshop CS4 started shipping, it shipped with Camera Raw 5. When Adobe released Photoshop CS5, the CS4 had been updated to Camera Raw 5.7…

If  you don’t want to wait for the updates and want to enjoy Raw, you can use the software that comes with your camera, there will be a Raw converter on the cd.

Here is what Adobe says on their website about Camera Raw:

The camera raw functionality in Adobe® Photoshop® software provides fast and easy access to the raw image formats produced by many leading professional and midrange digital cameras. By working with these “digital negatives,” you can achieve the results you want with greater artistic control and flexibility while still maintaining the original raw files.The Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in became the latest must-have tool for professional photographers when it was released in February 2003. This powerful plug-in has been frequently updated to support more cameras and include more features and is available as part of Adobe Photoshop CS5. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® software is built upon the same powerful raw processing technology that is available in the Camera Raw plug-in.

source: Adobe website – link: Adobe Camera Raw support for Photoshop.

Enjoy! :-)

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