In this clip, Lynda.com host Chris Orwig talks about bridge and how it fits into the photographic workflow--from capture, to import, to the area where we process images and to export. He explains how Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshp are related, separate, but still connected. He explains how they work together and complement each other.
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In this clip, Lynda.com host Chris Orwig covers color calibration systems along with colorimeters, which measures color coming off the display. He also covers the X-rite Eye one and the ColorMunki all-in-one calibration system, and the importance of investing into a color calibration system. he also discusses calibration schedules as well.
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Over the years, I've had always had access to a Macintosh computer, starting way back with the PowerBook 140, to the dual 450 G4, to a 15-inch MacBook Pro with illuminated keyboard. I used the systems for testing the latest software from Adobe, Apple and others. I never really became a Mac user, because I have been using Windows computers since 1994 and became used to that OS. But the new MacBooks piqued my interest in part because of their use of aluminum.
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In this clip, Lynda.com host Chris Orwig talks about monitor calibration so the communication between the monitor and the printer is clear. He discusses several approaches to monitor calibration, going over tips such as setting white point and brightness. He also showcases some places on the Web for more color management and monitor calibration tips.
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Elgato's Turbo.264 HD is a pretty cool and affordable hardware USB accelerator and software video encoder for the Mac. Easily create high-quality (and small in size) H.264/MPEG-4 movies from your existing videos, and from an AVCHD video camera. You can even use it from within Final Cut Pro 6.x and QuickTime Pro, plus iMovie for those of you working in Apple's consumer editing app!
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In this clip, lynda.com host John Derry covers the tracker palette, which is a brush history list so you can keep track of the brushes in your custom palette. When you are working and want to remember what brush you were using, the Tracker enables you to go back in history to see what brushes you were using. He also discusses some of the limitations of the tracker.
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External hard disk drives have the advantage of storing large capacities of data in form factors small enough that you can carry them with you. With devices that capture large amounts of data, such as HD video cameras and high megapixel digital SLR cameras now the norm rather than the exception, all that data has to be stored somewhere.
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In this clip, Lynda.com host Chris Orwig discusses the importance of color, and discusses how to clear up the color differences between your monitor and your printer so the color you see on your monitor is the same as that which comes out of your printer.
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When was the last time you turned on your VHS player? That long ago? Well join the club. As old VHS, 8mm, and other analog video tape join the Betamax, the question that remains is how do you archive all those tapes for future viewing? For Windows users, solutions such as Honestech's VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe have been around for a while. Mac users have also had some solutions, but not to the extent that Windows users have.
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Gary Shapiro, the head of the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) has been saying almost every chance he gets that the technology industry will lead the economy back. The new breed of business leader is different. Not better, not worse just different. It will be interesting to see if they make their mark, establish their legacy or simple optimize product line extensions.
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When I first reviewed the Pure Digital Flip camera back in 2007, I liked the camera for its ease of use, video quality, and portability. The video camera pretty much set the video camera world on its ears, with more than 2 million cameras sold since being introduced several years ago--so much so that Cisco Systems snatched up the company. The latest version of the camera, The Flip UltraHD coupled with the latest version of FlipShare, keeps the solution a compelling one.
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There is a whole group of people who grew up on the Internet that believes everything that is out there should be free. Stewart Brand set the stage back in 1984 at the first Hacker's Conference when he said -- Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive. That tension will not go away. At the end of the day an organization has to put money in the cash register so bills will be paid and people will have food/shelter. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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