Adobe has issued an update for Photoshop CS6 for Mac users that provides support for the MacBook Pro with Retina display. You can download the update through the Adobe Application Manager.
Adobe Teases New Photoshop Features to be Unveiled on Dec. 11
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Adobe just posted a video on its YouTube channel that teases new features coming to Photoshop, to be unveiled on December 11.
Be among the first to learn what’s to come in future updates to Photoshop. Learn about how to take your design skills from print to online and mobile. Join us on Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. PST for the Create Now event. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/CreateNowPS.
X-Rite’s Free Webinars for October
X-Rite is offer three free webinars in October.
On Tuesday, October 2 at 10AM and 1PM EDT, X-Rite will show Professional Monitor Calibration for Still & Video. You can register for this free webinar via the links below.
- To register for this webinar at 10:00 AM EDT, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/569312338
- To register for this webinar at 1:00 PM EDT, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/653410146
On Thursday, October 4 at 11AM and 3PM EDT, X-Rite will offer Simply Amazing Color, Take control of your monitor, printer and camera!. You can register for this one with the following links:
- To register for this webinar at 11:00 AM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/360688330
- To register for this webinar at 3:00 PM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/120053522
On Thursday, October 18 at 11AM and 1PM EDT, X-Rite will show Enhancements for Creating Beautiful Portraits with Photoshop CS6. You can register for this free webinar at the following links:
- To register for this webinar at 11:00 AM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/461053186
- To register for this webinar at 1:00 PM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/916976138
Premiere Pro CS6 Update Adds Retina Display Support & GPU Support for GT 650M in New Macbook Pros
Adobe has issued an update for Premiere Pro CS6. Version 6.0.2 adds a number of features and bug fixes. Notably, the update adds support for the Retina Display on the Macbook Pro with Retina.
Additionally, Premiere Pro now supports the new GT 650M graphics card that is found in the new Macbook Pro models. Premiere Pro can use either OpenCL or CUDA for GPU processing on the GT 650M.
Premiere Pro CS6 also received Windows 8 certification with this update.
You can download the update from within Premiere Pro CS6 by choosing Help > Updates, or via the Adobe Application Manager.
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Photoshop CS6 13.0.1 Update Now Available
Adobe has updated Photoshop CS6 to version 13.0.1, which provides a number of updates, including 76 core issues.
Specific fixes include the following: [Read more…]
Photoshop CS6 Unlocked: 101 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques – New Book
Photoshop CS6 Unlocked: 101 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques is a new book geared toward web designers’ use of Photoshop. It retails for $39.95, but is currently available for $25.61 on Amazon.
OS X Mountain Lion and Adobe CS Compatibility
If you are a Mac user, then you probably are well aware that Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion this week. By all accounts, it’s an improvement over 10.7 Lion.
If you are a holdout (like I was), then you may still be using OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. I was concerned about losing 32-bit app compatibility, quirks in other 64-bit apps and the death of Spaces (something I use all day, everyday).
Having mulled Mountain Lion over for several weeks, I bit the bullet this week and upgraded from Snow Leopard. Based on most of what I had read, CS6 app stability and speed improves with Mountain Lion. Since that’s the software suite I use more than anything else, I went for it. [Read more…]
Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4: A Photographer’s Handbook – New Book
Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4: A Photographer’s Handbook is a new book from Adobe Certified Instructor Stephen Laskevitch. In the new book, Laskevitch pulls from “his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop CS6 and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 4. Focusing on the critical elements of a workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, this book is designed to get you working quickly in these applications.”
Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4: A Photographer’s Handbook retails for $44.95; however, it is currently available from Amazon for $23.71.
Color Grading in Tiffen Dfx 3 with CS6 and FCP X
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The above video comes from a recent webinar that Tiffen put on with Richard Harrington to show off Tiffen Dfx 3. In the video, Harrington covers some color grading techniques in several different editors that use the Dfx 3 plugin and really shows off the capabilities of this solid plugin.
The more I use this plugin, the more I like it. It’s so very comprehensive and powerful for video, and quick for getting stylized looks from Lightroom on the photo side as well.
Lightroom 4 Now Available on Creative Cloud
Adobe has made Lightroom 4 available on Creative Cloud for subscribers to download now. Lightroom 4 normally runs $149 at retail or $79 for an upgrade from Lightroom 3.
If you are a Creative Cloud subscriber, however, Lightroom 4 is included in the package deal, along with all the other apps from Adobe Creative Suite CS6.
I signed up for Creative Cloud earlier this month. Being an existing Production Premium customer, I was able to get the introductory rate of $29.99 per month. I’ve installed a number of CS6 apps with zero hiccups thus far. If you aren’t an existing Creative Suite customer, you can still get Creative Cloud for $49.99 per month if you commit to a one year subscription.
Of course, I had already upgraded to Lightroom 4 and it is a solid update to an already fantastic RAW image processing application. If you’re on Creative Cloud already and you aren’t using Lightroom for your image processing, nothing is stopping you now. If you’re not on Creative Cloud, this is just the more incentive to pull the trigger.