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Finally! Apply gradients to strokes in Adobe Illustrator

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:58 GMT

Adobe has released another "Sneak Peek" video for Illustrator CS6. This one shows off a feature that has been requested for years by Illustrator users. With the release of Illustrator CS6 users will now be able to apply gradients along strokes, as well as across strokes.

Adobe shows off Illustrator CS6 pattern creation tool

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:30 GMT

Adobe released a "sneak peek" video last week for one of the new tools to be featured in the upcoming Illustrator CS6. The pattern creation tool is designed to speed up the process of creating vector-based seamless pattern tiles within Illustrator.

Adobe releases Photoshop CS6 public BETA

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:06 GMT

Adobe has released the public BETA version of it's latest version of Photoshop. You can download the BETA trial version of Photoshop CS6 at Adobe Labs. New features in CS6 include updated Camera Raw options, more "Content-Aware" features, updated blur filters, and expanded video options.

Adobe releases sneak peek of depth-of-field effect in Photoshop CS6

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:30 GMT

Adobe has released another "sneak peek" of a new feature in Photoshop CS6 that attempts to simulate depth-of-field effects.

Adobe touts updated Content-Aware technology for Photoshop CS6

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30 GMT

In a recent video, Photoshop Senior Product Manager Bryan O'Neil Hughes showed off Adobe's latest "Content-Aware" technology that will be available in the upcoming release of CS6. The demonstration makes moving and removing objects appear seamless and effortless. However, I won't be getting my hopes up about actually putting any of these features to good use, as my past experience with some of the "latest and greatest" Photoshop features has proven that these demonstrations rarely mirror real-world conditions.

Adobe releases Photoshop CS6 sneak peek video

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:17 GMT

Adobe has released a sneak peek video showcasing some of the new Camera Raw features that will be available in Photoshop CS6, which is due to be released later this year. The new controls will feature sliders for both Highlights and Shadows, as well as an improved Clarity algorithm. Also addressed in the video is rich cursor support which gives the viewer more information about brush settings right on the cursor.

EC Music and Guitar website recently launched

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:20 GMT

GTP Designs recently launched a new website for a business offering guitar lessons in Blacksburg, VA. EC Music and Guitars, LLC offers guitar lessons to students of all abilities and experience levels.

Wacom Inkling lets you transfer from paper to vector

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:41 GMT

Wacom's Inkling device looks like it could potentially remove the step of having to scan in sketches to then be traced or re-dawn with a tablet, for those who practice this method.

Lytro announces Light Field camera

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:55 GMT

Lytro™ recently unveiled a new online campaign for its Light Field camera, which uses a "light field sensor" to record vector direction of light rays. Traditional camera sensors don't record the vector direction of light rays. So, what's the advantage of capturing the direction of the light rays? Well, according to Lytro™, this technology allows for focusing to take place AFTER a photo is captured.

Google introduces Search by Image feature

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:36 GMT

Google recently introduced a new feature to Google Images that allows users to do a search based on an actual image rather than a string of keywords. The new feature allows searches based on images to be done either by drag-and-dropping online images or by select images on your local machine. Results from the Search by Image feature include:

Page results based on Google's "best guess" of the content contained in the image
A list of visually similar images
Pages that include matching images