The easy way to edit photos with Photoshop Tweet

Many good things that affect the very least a photo: from the point of view, the object, to the effect. But the most striking is the quality of color and lighting. If by any chance the photos you take experienced shortfalls in this case, do not have to be disappointed. There are easy ways to outsmart. Take advantage of the software only if digital.

Is Adobe Photoshop - photo retouching software that is popular with graphics and photography actors - who I select. Although the software is classified as a pro class, there are many compact facility that you can use to improve the image quickly and easily, even for ordinary users though. Adobe Photoshop CS4, final version, provides many facilities to meet those needs. Live clack-click of the mouse for a while, your photos will look more beautiful.

Want try? Follow these steps.

1. The first stage, consider first picture if you want, where faults. Photos appear dim, the color is opaque, much less detail the object? Let's fix it.
2. The first and easiest is to use the auto adjustment. How, click [Image]> [Auto Tones]. Take advantage also [Auto Contrast] and [Auto Color].
3. If the result is less satisfactory, let one by one we Oprek each component image. First, the lighting. Click [Image]> [Adjustment]> [Levels]. Wait until the Levels dialog box appears.
4. If the images look dark, drag the slider bar to the left white so images look bright. Do not forget to move the slider a little gray (midtones) to the right to maintain the image detail. If the images are too bright, move the slide bar to the right black. If so, click [OK].
5. Another way to maintain the detail and lighting is set by adjusting the contrast. Click [Image]> [Adjustment]> [Brightness / Contrast ...]. In the dialog box that appears, move the slide bar "Brightness" to the right to increase the level of the photo caption, and then followed by "Contrast" to prevent the image detail is lost. If so, click [OK].
6. Improve the color and lighting can be done simultaneously with Curve facilities. Click [Image]> [Adjustment]> [Curve ...]. In Curve dialog box, available from a number of facilities to improve the image instantly. One is the [Auto] that can be used to improve the quality of lighting automatically.
7. In this box is also available rapid setting (preset) for a number of output results. For example, if you want the image has the contrast level is rather high, simply click the drop-down menu "Preset", then select [Increase Contrast].
8. To apply the settings manually set the color curves in the middle of the box. Click one point on the curve line, then drag up or down. For example, in the position [RGB], if the curve is clicked at the bottom left and then pulled down, then the picture will turn dark with high contrast levels. To raise the level of brightness, click on the top right point and drag upward.
9. You can do this step for each color channel (for RGB, the image consists of channel Red, Green, and Blue). If you want to raise the red element in the photo, click the channel [Red], then click-drag the curve to achieve the desired color. Please imaginination with color photos here. Click [OK] to close the box.
10. If the color variation in your images look a lot less due to the quality of the camera sensor, color by clicking ragamkan [Image]> [Adjustment]> [Hue & Saturation ...]. In the box that appears, move the "Saturation" to the right to increase the variety and intensity of colors in the image.
11. If a particular color that you want to raise its intensity, click the menu marked "Master", and select the desired color. Drag the slide bar to the right "Saturation" to the colors you choose are increasingly "hard". When done, click [OK].
12. The latter, also to regulate the lighting, use [Image]> [Adjustment]> [Exposure ...]. Manage the three existing slide bar to adjust the light-dark photo. Click [OK]. All of the above tools is an effective tool to enhance your photos.
    

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Create an image skull like Ghost Rider Tweet

The skull was burning like effects in science fiction movies is the theme this time digital imaging. Although a bit smelly horror, your results are guaranteed is very cool. How to make it not too difficult.

To create a cool effect of the skull on fire, you just need a few tools in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Smudge tool, plus a refined gradient tool and a little movement with the pointer like a painting. In addition, also provide images of the skull that can be made with a vector application such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator. No need to create a complex picture and details, a simple enough way skulls skull silhouette images presented here. Do not forget, is also drawing fire prepared a black background.
Was ready to start? Let's play.

1. Prepare a simple skull image as I making here. You can make it with another style, you know. Make a simple drawing, such as the silhouette. Use a black or white color as the base.
2. Prepare the work area by drawing the desired size. Give the black color in the work area by pressing [Shift] + [F5] on your keyboard. Continue to choose [Black] on the menu "Use". If so, click [OK].
3. Choose red and black, in the "Foreground color" and "Background color" in the toolbox. Select [Gradient Tool], then [Foreground to Background] and [Radial Gradient] on the menu in the toolbar gradation setting.
4. Click-drag the pointer from the middle of the document outside the work area to appear red circle gradations. Continue with importing images into the work area of the skull. Give the name of the skull on the drawing layer.
5. Press [Ctrl], then click on the layer "Skull" to appear around the image selection. Click the gradient tool again with fashion "Foreground to Background, but with yellow and red. Click-drag the pointer in the image of the skull.
6. Press [Ctrl] + [D] to remove the selection. Enter the image of fire, and named the "Api1". Lower the value of this layer opacity to 80%. Continue by pressing [Ctrl] and click on the layer "Skull" again.
7. Click the layer "Api1", then press [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [I]. Press the [Delete], so that the image of fire to form a skull image. To look dikobari fire, click [Smudge Tool]. Select the type of brush "Chalk" or "carcoal" in the menu "Brush".
8. Press [Ctrl] + [D]. Asleep on the image layer "Api1" to form the blaze. Use a brush size variations. To increase or decrease the brush, use slidebar "Master Diameter" in the menu "Brush".
9. Enter another fire images, and named the layer "Api2". Try drawing a lick or flames. Change the blending mode to [Screen] and position it at the top of the skull. Change the size to fit the skull.
10. Press [Ctrl] + [T] until the box appears around the second fire. Press [Ctrl], then click-drag one corner of the box to adjust the form of fire with the skull. Continue with the other corner. If so, press [Enter] on the keyboard.
11. The second fire was fast asleep with the Smudge tool as the previous step for forming the blaze. To form a dark-light illumination of the skull, use the [Dodge Tool] or [Burn Tool], and fell asleep on the necessary parts.
12. Make sparks with [Brush Tool] type of hard red and small. Create a new layer and named "spark". Pulaskan on the outside of the skull, and then wipe the spark Smudge Tool.
13. Combine all the layers. Click [Layer]> [Flatten Image]. To reinforce the color of fire, press [Ctrl] + [M]. Use the box "Curve" to confirm color. Use the preset [Linear Contrast] or [Strong Contrast], then click [OK].

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The more beautiful with Shadow Effect Tweet

Consider carefully a number of product advertising, particularly print advertising electronic products, such as gadgets, mobile phones, and the like. Form of what the product images show up there?

The images are created in such a way that seemed luxurious and beautiful. And the most convenient features is the impression of a reflection effect. Consider it, a number of product photos, though looks simple or without additional ornamentation, yet still keep looking good thanks to the effect of this reflection.

Reflection effects can be created in two ways, namely by generating reflection photographed (using a field that can bring such a good image with acrylic), or digitally if so reflected.

For those of you who do not have adequate equipment to create a reflection effect when taking pictures, if the digital way is worth a try. In fact, you can create this impression with ease using any imaging software. In this tutorial, I use Adobe Photoshop CS4. If you use other software, no need to be discouraged. Stages practice more or less the same, really.

It's ready to try? Let us begin.

1. Open the image to be formed products reflections. Make sure you take a photo with the background (background) plain. If not innocent, remove the existing background by selecting an object, perform inverse, then fill the background with a plain color.
2. Make sure your images have the space to form a reflection. If not, dilate the image by clicking on the canvas [Image]> [Canvas Size ...], or press [Alt] + [Ctrl] + [C]. In the Canvas Size box, add the photos to be more wide and long.
3. For example the canvas size of your image is 8cm x 10cm. To create a reflection, add the length of the image to fill the bottom with a number of around 15-20 cm for the "Height", and select the arrow to the top of the "Anchor" to the canvas extends downward.
4. Add the broad canvas photos on the "Width" if necessary. For wide, no need to specify an anchor to a proportional increase space on either side of the canvas. Select the color matches the color of the canvas background image on the "Canvas extension color:". Click [OK].
5. Now the main image by double clicking the layer "Background", then press the [Ctrl] + [A], or click on [Layer]> [Duplicate Layer ...]. Click [OK] on the notification box that appears. Because the condition is always inverted reflection of the position of the main image, you must turn it over.
6. Click the layer duplication, and then click [Edit]> [transform]> [Flip Vertical]. Duplicate layer will be reversed vertically. Change the layer blending mode via the drop-down menu above the Layer dialog box, it becomes [Multiply]. Shear layer to reflect directly beneath the main object.
7. Reflection does not bring the main object intact. Generally, there are gradations in the reflection impression. To make it, use the gradient tool facilities. First, create a first mask layer by clicking layer duplication, then click on [Layer]> [Layer Mask]> [Reveal All].
8. After the mask layer is formed, click [Gradient Tool]. Make sure the color is selected in the two boxes and color-foreground-background color is black and white. Choose mode [Black to Transparant] on the menu "Gradient Editor" on the top, then use the gradient type [Linear].
9. Click drag the gradient tool from the bottom up until close to the main object image position on the layer mask on the duplicated layer. Look, now the object on the layer duplication appeared as vague. So do not look too sharp, a little lower layer opacity value duplication.
10. To resemble a reflection-which usually appear not too sharp and-paste a bit vague blur effect. Click the layer duplication, not a layer mask, then click [Filter]> [Blur]> [Gaussian Blur ...]. Opaque few pictures a few points, then click [OK]. Reflection has become.
    

TIPS: Reflections on the Text
Effect of reflection you can also apply in the text to look more beautiful. The way not much different from the tutorial above. Fun, the text does not need to be picture-in-rasterized process so the gradient (gradient) can be applied.

To be more unique, you can add a reflection effect on the text, such as filter "Ocean Ripple" (reflected in the water bath), or filter "Glass" (reflected in the glass). For the application of filters, text or images should be made dirasterisasi. Way, stay right-click the text layer, then select [Rasterize Type].

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3-dimensional effect with photoshop Tweet

Adobe Photoshop can be used not only to manipulate photos or images. In CS4 Extended editions, this application also provides facility to create three-dimensional images (3D). Although simple, the result was quite ciamik and practical use.

Some form of ready-made 3D, starting from the form of boxes, balls, donuts, so you can use canned. Just choose the image, click a few options, 3D images can be instantly created.

For example, I will invite you make a marble tiles (marble). Changing the texture of ceramic into a ball you can do with little steps.

It's ready to try? Let us start.

1. Create a new image document. The size and resolution-free. If you later want to print, choose a resolution of 300 pixels / inch. If so, prepare a photo or image texture will be applied to the 3D image.
2. I obtain this marble texture images from the Internet. With him, PCplus will make a marble from the marble. Enter the drawing by clicking [File]> [Place ...]. Find and select the image that is used, then click [Place].
3. After the picture comes in, press [Enter]. 3D shape options available in the [3D]> [New Shape From Layer]. Here is some form of 3D that can be used directly, starting form the cube, ball, until the can of soda.
4. To conjure the image texture of marble into a marble ball, click [3D]> [New Shape From Layer]> [Sphere]. Wait a while until the drawing ball textured 3D images of your choice appears.
5. Now two 3D tools in the toolbox can be used already. To process the image, use the tool in the ranks of "3D Rotate Tool". This feature consists of five tools, the 3D Rotate Tool (serves to rotate the 3D shape in all directions), 3D Roll Tool (rotate 3D shapes in a single direction), 3D Pan Tool (change or shift the position of 3D), 3D Slide Tool ( change the position and size of 3D shapes), and 3D Scale Tool (change the size of the 3D shape).
6. In order to appear more realistic, set lighting 3D shapes you create. Take advantage of 3D panel to manage the image. To bring it up, click [Window]> [3D]. To add light effects, click the tab [Filter: By Lights] with bulb icon.
7. There are three types of lighting provided, namely Point, Spot, and Infinite. Usually, the lighting by default is Infinite. Now, to create new lighting, click the button on the sheet berikon panel "3D", then select the type of lighting needed.
8. A new light layer will appear. Click the new layer, and set the intensity of the lighting via the "Intensity". You can set the fall of light using an existing tool in the Properties panel layers of light.
   

TIPS: The more realistic more good
Arange reflection can bounce back to working on more realistic appearance. Change the 3D layer into the image by right-clicking the layer in the panel "Layers", then select [Rasterize]. Duplicate the layer containing the 3D images by clicking on the layer "Background", then press the [Ctrl] + [J]. Click [OK] in the notification box that appears.

Because the condition is always inverted reflection of the position of the main image, you must rotate. Click the layer duplication, and then click [Edit]> [transform]> [Flip Vertical]. If the image requested to be changed into "Smart Layer", just click [Yes]. Duplicate layer will be reversed vertically. Change the layer blending mode-through via the drop-down menu on the Layer dialog box, the [Multiply]. Shear layer until the reflections are just below the main object.

Reflection will not bring the main object intact. Generally, there are gradations in the reflection impression. To make it, use the gradient tool facilities. First, create a first mask layer by clicking layer duplication, then click on [Layer]> [Layer Mask]> [Reveal All].

Once formed layer mask, click [Gradient Tool]. Make sure the color is selected in the two boxes and color-foreground-background color is black and white. Choose mode [Black to Transparant] on the menu "Gradient Editor" on the top, then use the gradient type [Linear].

Click drag the gradient tool from the bottom up on the layer mask on the duplicated layer to a position near the main object image. Look, now the object on the layer duplication seemed vague. So not too sharp, a little lower layer opacity value duplication.

Make a shadow fell below marbles using [Elliptical Marquee Tool]. Make an oval in a new layer below the layer marbles, black color, then give the filter [filter]> [Blur]> [Motion Blur]. Select the "Angle" 0 degrees, then the value of "Distance" maximum. Click [OK]. See the results.

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Lenovo IdeaCentre C300: Beautiful Classic Style Tweet

With a beautiful design and complete facilities, Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 is an ideal representation of a PC AiO. Not long ago, the vendor re-release of his newest family IdeaCentre labeled C300. Can be traced from its name if this product is set as a downgraded version of the A600. However, the design aspect remains a mainstay of Lenovo. This time they gave interface attraction with classical motive frame.

Class differences with the "brother" immediately apparent when we looked in the hardware specifications. To suppress the price, Lenovo uses Intel's Atom processor. But instead of using a type of N270 or N280 is actually intended for the netbook, C300 carrying a targeted N330 Intel for nettop. Naturally, if the performance was quite rushed C300 compared to other PC level AiO. Especially if you just used for standard computing activities.

Shown with 20-inch screen, C300 is well suited to satisfy the users of the multimedia side. The availability of an internal DVD drive into an advantage compared to C300 class competitors who generally only provide an external optical device.

But when tested, the ability to play HD video files, not as smooth as the way of hope. In some sections, the resulting picture somewhat broken. It does not matter if the play is a standard multimedia files such as AVI, WMV, and MP4.

Intrigued with its 3D performance, we played the game Doom 3 with the C300. The result? It turned out pretty good. Much more smoothly than when playing HD video.

Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 offers complete connectivity options. There are 6 USB ports, 1 port PS / 2 (for mouse), FireWire port, LAN, memory card reader 6-in-1, and also Wi-Fi facilities. With the range prince competitive prices in a number of U.S. $ 599, C300 worthy promoted as a leader among AiO various mid-level PCs.

Plus: beautiful design; use Atom N330; there is an internal DVD Writer; full connectivity
Minus: Lack of HD video plays okay; keyboard dirty easily; back less flexible

TEST SCORE
Performance: 3.8
Feature: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 4
TOTAL SCORE: 3.94

Test Results
SysMark 2004: 47
PCMark 2005: 2740
3DMark 2001: 2413
Encoding audio: 9 minutes 37 seconds
Encoding video: 32 minutes 42 seconds
Cinebench: 1561

Lenovo IdeaCentre SPECIFICATION C300
Processor: Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz
Chipset: Intel Lakeport-G i945GC
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 GG7 MHz
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X4530
HDD: 160 GB, up to 640 GB
Optical drive: DVD writer
Sound card: Realtek ALC662
OS: Windows XP SP2
Facilities: 6 USB ports, 1 FireWire port, LAN, 802.11b / g WiFi, memory card reader, audio ports, 1.3 MP webcam + mic, speaker, PS / 2 keyboard, USB mouse
Monitor: 20 "(16:9 ratio)
Dimensions: 49x36x55 cm
Weight: 6.4 kg
Warranty: 1 year
Price range: U.S. $ 599

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