2006 March | Creative Toolbox

I’ve been somewhat keeping up with Lightroom but haven’t really given it the attention it deserves. I’ve finally got around to giving it a closer and really like what Adobe is doing with it. In my opinion, it’s the most Mac-like application Adobe has developed. It feels like it was designed for the Mac yet keeps its own identity or feel to it — instead of completely relying on Apple’s or their own UI precedents.

Here’s a few reasons why I think it’s worthwhile for just about everyone to try Lightroom out:

It’s intended for people with Digital SLR who already are or may want to start using camera RAW.
Since Lightroom is a public beta, it’s essentially free for a limited time while Adobe solicits development feedback.
It actually runs fine on a PowerBook G4. For some reason I didn’t think it would but I was pleasantly surprised to find out it runs just fine on my li’l champ, a 12″ PowerBook.
Oh, and now with the new beta, it natively runs on Intel-based Macs as well.

So go download a copy of Lightroom beta 2 now and see for yourself.

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Photoshop Automator Actions 2.0 are out

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George

on March 14, 2006

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Photoshop Automator Actions 2.0 are out. Get ‘em while they’re hot. (Via John Nack on Adobe.)

Photo-Realistic Images

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George

on March 8, 2006

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Photo-Realistic Images “Make your digital images more convincing and lifelike with just a handful of gradients and custom shadows.” (Via digg toplinks.)

Adobe Creative Suite 3: Ready this year?

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George

on March 8, 2006

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Adobe Creative Suite 3: Ready this year? While internal documents originally pointed to a release date in the first-half of 2007, Adobe is making a big push to get the software package into customer hands this year. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. (Via Think Secret.)

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Can I get a graphic with that text?

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George

on March 8, 2006

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Can I get a graphic with that text? “Wrap text around images using inline graphics, or, even better, use the new Anchored Objects feature in InDesign CS2.” (Via Resource Center Tips & Tutorials.)

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