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Batch Processing in Photoshop Elements 9
Can Photoshop Elements 9 work with and convert many photos at once or do I have to manually convert each picture? In other words, can Photoshop Elements 9 do Batch Processing?
At last week’s Photoshop Elements Group, I was asked how to optimize a photo to be uploaded to an online service and then printed as a 4″ x 6″ Photo. So we talked about some good settings in the Save For Web command. The next question was, can I do this on all my photos at once?
My first response was “No, I don’t think so. Batch processing is something reserved for the full version of Photoshop.” Boy was I wrong. Find out what I learned by the end of the night…
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Changing Facebook Privacy Sharing, A Little Discretion Please
We all love to use Facebook to share with our friends and family what we’re doing and to capture memories. But we need to be careful not to share too much when discretion and privacy are called for. That’s where Facebook privacy settings comes in.
Photoshop Elements- Professional Photo Sharpening
All digital photos need to be sharpened. Whether you take pictures with a high end DSLR camera or a Point and Shoot camera.
Therefore you need to know how to sharpen images in Photoshop Elements.
I’ll show you one technique today that works wonders.
PSE Tip-Professional Photo Sharpening- High Pass Filter from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Awesome, Safe, and Secure Passwords
Quiz:
Which of the following two passwords is stronger,
more secure, and more difficult to crack?
D0gs………………..
PrXic.N(n4k07#L!eVdJfp9
Answer:
D0gs………………..
Why? Because it has one more character than the other one.
The Explanation:
What makes a password more or less secure?
- Are you using a common password like, “123456”, “Password”, “God”, “Admin”, “qwerty” (be creative)
- How long is the password? (most are less than 6 characters, I use 12 for general website and 16+ for banking)
- Is the password all lowercase letters? (Add Uppercase letters)
- Does the password contain numbers? (Add numbers)
- Does the password contain special characters? (Add special characters like “.-{<>’ etc.)
- Do you use the same password for all your accounts? (use a password manager so you can have different passwords for different accounts)
The point of this article is that stronger passwords don’t have to be confusing. but by adding some “padding characters” you can make your password memorable yet much more secure. (Please don’t use all periods, again be creative).
You’ve probably heard that you shouldn’t use your birthdate or children’s names or other personal info as your password. By themselves that would be an easy password to break. But what if you applied this article to your easy to remember password?
Samu3l>”>”>”>”>”
Even if you knew that I like to use my son’s name as my password, you still could not guess what my password is.
But don’t use the same password for all your logins. Find a good password manager to help you out. Lastpass, Roboform, and 1Password are all my favorites. 🙂
What are your thoughts?
Leave comments below along with your ideas. And go change those passwords right now!
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Photoshop Elements- Crop with Guided Edit Mode
The best feature of Photoshop Elements in my opinion is “Guided Edit” Mode.
Guided Edit Mode teaches you how to use the tools in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop with clear instructions and explanations.
In this video, I will show you how to crop a photo to a specific size using Guided Edit Mode.
Retouching Photos With the Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop Elements 9
In this quick tutorial, I show you how to do non-destructive retouching using Photoshop Elements 9 and the Spot Healing Brush Tool aka the “Bandage Tool”. The results are quick and pretty amazing.
Photoshop Elements Color Adjustments- Quick Edit Mode
It’s really easy and simple to get great photo editing results with Photoshop Elements. And in fact, Elements can do some things that Photoshop cannot.
In this video, I’ll show you how to use Quick Edit Mode to quickly enhance your photos.
Mac Tip- FileVault 2 and Encrypting a USB or External Drive
Today I’m looking at FileVault 2 a great security tool included in Mac OS X Lion. I’ll also show you how to encrypt a USB or external hard drive with FileVault 2.
* Be warned that if you encrypt a USB drive, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and below will not be able to read it.
Mac Tip- FileVault 2 and Encrypting USB Drives from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Quick Mac Tip- Help, My Mouse Scrolls the Wrong Way
After upgrading to Mac OS X Lion, you probably have noticed that the mouse scrolls the wrong way.
This is Apple’s new “Natural Scrolling” behavior. Try it for a week, you might like it.
If not, here’s a simple way to change it back.
Quick Mac Tip- Reverse Scrolling in Mac OS X Lion from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
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