Adding Captions to Flash Video

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Looking to make your web video more accessible? Then be sure to check out this great article on adding open captions to Flash video. If you are doing video work for the government, then this is often an absolute must.

“The really great thing about this feature, from our perspective as designers and developers, is how simple it is to accomplish and manage. If the timing is out or a caption is wrong, you simply change a few words or numbers in the XML file.”


This tutorial makes it really easy and I suggest you check it out.



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Photoshop CS4 – Color Range Command



Richard Harrington shows you how to use the color range command and how CS4 makes it even easier to make a localized selection.

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Photoshop Disasters Makes Me Laugh

We’ve mentioned them before... but the website Photoshop Disasters has a wealth of great new posts. You just gotta check them out...
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How to Fix Apple Compressor

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If you’ve ever had issues launching Apple’ Compressor software, you’re not alone. The software seems to frequently get stuck and fail to launch. Fortunately, Digital Rebellion has a free tool to fix the issue called Compressor Repair.

“Apple's Compressor relies heavily on a service called Qmaster in order to work. Qmaster allows you to split rendering tasks across multiple machines in a render farm but it is still required even if you are only rendering on a single computer.The link between the two is so important that if the Qmaster service fails to launch, Compressor will be unable to submit batches. Should this occur, Compressor Repair checks for problems that could be preventing Qmaster from operating correctly. It checks for missing files, incorrect permissions, and attempts to manually start the qmasterd process.”



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Photoshop CS4 – Little Things



Richard Harrington shows you the small but important updates and features new to Photoshop CS4 .

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124 UAP - Making Masks With Channels - Understanding Adobe Photoshop

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make accurate selections and masks using channels.


124 UAP - Making Masks With Channels - Funny blooper videos are here

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Photoshop CS4 – Video Improvements



Richard Harrington shows you how to size pictures for video and work with video files in Photoshop CS4 .

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Photoshop CS4 – Printing



Richard Harrington shows you new printing features in Photoshop CS4 , including the ability to do 16-bit printing.

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I will be walking on October 25 to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. If you are able to, would you consider making a small donation to the cause? Every dollar raised goes to help in the fight against diabetes. Someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 21 seconds, this is quickly becoming the leading cause of death in America. America's Walk for Diabetes is my chance to give back (and yours as well). If you find this blog helpful or entertaining, please consider making a $5 donation. Thanks!

-Rich Harrington
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Photoshop CS4 – Dodge, Burn & Sponge



Richard Harrington shows you the improvements that Photoshop CS4 brings to the dodge, burn and sponge tools.

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Photoshop CS4 – 3D Features



Richard Harrington shows you how to use 3D layers and 3D models in Photoshop CS4 .

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Need a Little Help?

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Adobe has unveiled the help menu for Photoshop CS4 online... so if you want to check out some of the new features in-depth just head on over to their site – http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/

You’ll find that the help system is still coming online fully... but there’s some great stuff to check out. Think of it as an appetizer until the real thing ships later this month.

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Photoshop CS4 – Enhanced Panoramic Photomerge



Richard Harrington shows you how to use smart objects and how they have been improved in Photoshop CS4 .

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Free Filter Guide from Peachpit Press

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My new book, Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4 is off to the presses. I’ve gotten permission to release a chapter to you early (and for free). Here is our comprehensive guide to every filter in Photoshop as well as tips on how to get more out of your filter collection.

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Photoshop CS4 – Enhanced Smart Objects



Richard Harrington shows you how to use smart objects and how they have been improved in Photoshop CS4 .

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Ready for the Upgrade?

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Layers Magazine has a great artivle on their blog about what you’ll need to make sure your computer is ready for CS4. One important note for mac users.... many of the applications require that you have an Intel processor... so keep that in mind.

“Working in tech, you almost take for granted being a gear junkie and having the most newfangled computer out there, but I’m sure there are a lot of you who want to make the jump that are unsure of what is technically needed, as well as other people out there that are ‘taking the plunge’ and getting the CS4 Suite in addition to a new computer to be able to hold it.”

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Photoshop CS4 – Vibrance Adjustment



Richard Harrington shows you how to use the new vibrance adjustments in Photoshop CS4 to boost the saturation of a scene without affecting skin tones.

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