If you make changes in the Develop module in the LIghtroom 4 Beta and then choose to edit that image in Photoshop you will want Lightroom 4 Beta to render the PSD/TIFF file, not Photoshop. In order to do this,…

In this episode of the Complete Picture (The Secret to Photoshop’s Art History Brush), Julieanne Kost demonstrates the power of the Art History brush in Photoshop CS5 and its ability to continuously sample from any history state or snapshot. She…

In this quick tip (How to Stitch Large, Resource Intensive Panoramas in Photoshop), Julieanne shows an easy work-around for stitching large, resource intensive panoramas that are can’t be created in one step using PhotoMerge. ?…

Command + E (Mac) | Control+ E (Win)  opens selected files into your primary external editor. In most cases, this will be the most current version of Photoshop installed on your machine. You can also set up a secondary editor,…

Although there isn’t a way to export each frame out of Photoshop Extended as a PSD file AND have it keep the layers (with out using custom scripting), you can render video with Alpha Channel set to “Straight – Unmatted”…

Photo Plus starts tomorrow and I hope you will join me for one of my sessions on Photoshop and Lightroom (see descriptions below). I love how energizing NYC can be – here are a few snaps from my room. See you…

When opening a file, holding the Option (Mac) / Alt (Win) + Shift will open a flattened version of a file (instead of a layered one) if the original layered file was saved with the Maximize Backwards compatibility preference turned…

In June of 2010, I posted this video (Little Known Feature Enhancements in Photoshop CS5) as part of the What’s new in Photoshop CS5 series. I will assume that some of you have upgraded more recently than that, so I thought…

In a recent presentation I was asked to share some “lesser” known features from Photoshop CS5. I have noted all of the following in my blog at some point, but here are a dozen of my favorites all together: 1)…

In this episode of the Complete Picture (Opening Files from Lightroom into Photoshop), I hope to help you avoid unwanted or puzzling results by answering the three most frequently asked questions around opening and round-tripping files from Lightroom to Photoshop. ?…

Check out the new Adobe Touch Apps announced this morning at MAX – including Adobe Photoshop Touch (one of Adobe’s new tablet apps for Android) with videos from John Nack and Russell Brown: • What is Adobe Photoshop Touch? In this…

Just because Photoshop ships with the tools on the left and the Panels on the right of the display, it doesn’t mean that they have to stay that way! When working at home, I actually prefer to put the tools…

After yesterday’s post I was reminded that I had previously created a much longer video that covered not only Tool Presets but also the customization of Workspaces, Menus, Keyboard shortcuts, Preferences, Palette Options, the Preset Manager and more! Although it…

In this episode of the Complete Picture (Create and Save Your Own Tool Presets in Photoshop CS5) I will demonstrate how to eliminate repetitive tasks and increase efficiencies in Photoshop by customizing the tools you use the most and saving…

One of the frequently asked questions in technical support is: “Where did the Contact Sheet and other automated features go in Photoshop CS4 and CS5?” In order to answer this question, I recorded a video tutorial explaining how the Output…

When I create an episode of The Complete Picture for Adobe TV, I try to cram in as much information as I possibly can about a subject yet not run over the 10 minute limit (which I seem to do…

I am posting the links to these two video’s again after presenting the material at Photoshop World last week. My apologies for not including the links in the workbook. In this episode of The Complete Picture, I demonstrate how to…

I am posting the links to these two video’s again after presenting the material at Photoshop World last week. My apologies for not including the links in the workbook. In these episodes of The Complete Picture, I demonstrate how to…

Photoshop.com published a short interview on how I find inspiration. CLick here to read more……

When saving as a Photoshop PDF file, you can save files with additional security. In the PDF Options dialog box, select the PDF Security options (on the left hand side), and assign the necessary restrictions on the file such as…