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Type It 4 Me: The little app that makes life a whole lot easier

Last week, David Pogue of The New York Times used his weekly video segment to demonstrate a couple of Macro Software applications.

Pogue’s presentation was great, and it inspired us to tell you about a little piece of Macro Software Big Swing uses every day: Type It 4 Me!

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A little Mac Pro peace of mind (and why you should use MacScan too)

A couple of weeks ago, my G5 Power Mac blew up. We still haven’t figured out what happened, but it seems to have been a hardware failure of some kind. We were in the middle of a very large project, and could not be without an imaging machine for even a single day. Thankfully both drives were unaffected, and a local electronics store had a Mac Pro in stock. We were up and running in about 6 hrs, and made our deadline.

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8-bit Versus 16-bit in Photoshop (or How I learned to stop worrying and love pictures with smooth skies)

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The first in a continuing series published at Big Swing called Zen Photoshop

So, what’s the difference between working with an 8-bit image and a 16-bit image? Short answer: a lot of color.

Upcoming at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

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Mastering Photoshop: Retouching, Compositing, and Masking
February 21 - February 27, 2010

For more information or to register by phone, call the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops at (505) 983-1400, ext. 11. → Register online

At the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

Stephen Yadzinski is teaching Photoshop Retouching and Composite intensive at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops March 25th - 27th 2009.

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