Photoshop Retouching for Beginners

RedEye

1. For best results, skip Auto Smart Fix and use the Elliptical Marquee tool ”’(b)”’ to trace the iris
2. Hit Ctrl+U (Apple+U on Macs) to bring up the Hue/Saturation dialog box. Set Saturation to -60, then adjust Hue and Lightness to match the true eye color.

Shiny Face Problem

1. Choose the Magnetic Lasso tool ”’(c)”’ and set the feather to 12 px (pixels). Trace a boundary around the shiny patch by clicking to establish anchor points. Click on the starting point to close the loop.
2. Hit Ctrl+C (Apple+C) to copy the patch.
3. In the Layer menu, choose New Layer.
4. Paste the copy into Layer 1.
5. With the Eyedropper tool ”’(a)”’, sample a portion of natural skin from the image.
6. Use the Paint Bucket tool ”’(d)”’ to pour that color into the patch so it’s uniform.
7. Slide the Opacity to zero, then slowly increase it until the problem area looks normal.

Distracting Background

1. Click on the Magnetic Lasso tool and set the feather to 0 px. Click on the outermost edge of the person in the photo and trace her shape.
2. Copy the selected silhouette.
3. Create a new layer and paste the subject into it.
4. In the Layers window, click on the background layer and open Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U or Apple+U). Lower both Saturation and Lightness until the backdrop is appropriately toned down, making the person the focal point of the image. Beware the “cardboard cutout” effect of too much contrast between foreground and background.

Got this from wired.com’s How-to Wiki

Original source article: link

More Tutorials coming from Me..soon!! basta hintay lang kayo dyan..

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Firefox 3 Beta 5, Huling Beta Version Na!!

Ipinalabas na ng Mozilla ang ika-lima at huling beta version ng kanilang bagong Firefox 3 Web Browser. Sabi daw napaka-improved angperformance nito at naayos na ang higit na 750 bugs. Ang pinakafinal na version nito(yung finalized na at naayos na ang mga bugs) na Firefox 3 ay ilalabas sa June pa.

Mini-Review:

Nasubukan ko na ang Beta 4 nito gamit ang aking 500Mhz PIII 191mb Ram na PC ko. Higit na mas maganda at mabilis ang takbo nito kaysa sa Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 na madalas pang naghahang. Totoo nga ang sabi ng mga developers at ang mga sumubok nito na mabilis talaga ito.Yippey malapit na yung final version nito

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ISO Standard na yung Office 2007 na Format

 ISO Approves MS Office 2007 Format - from wired science

The International Standards Organization signs off on Microsoft’s Office 2007 document-saving format as an international standard. The company says the nod proves it’s making once-proprietary tech work with competing programs, but opponents say the Office Open XML standard keeps customers buying MS programs.

Ang ibig sabihin nito ay ginawang standard ng ISO (International Standards Organization) ang mga format na ginagamit ng Microsoft Office 2007. Imbis na *.doc yung default, magiging *.docx na.

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Get Some Ubuntu Delivered Right to Your Doorstep for FREE!

 

Ubuntu is an absolutely free, open-source OS that can rival up to Mac’s and Windows. It’s complete unlike windows and it’s all for free. You can take a delivery order of about two CD’s for free by using ‘ShipIt’. They will pay all those postage fees. It’s really amazing you know. It took only about four weeks before it reaches our front door. That was fast for a mail!! It’s their promise to make it free forever.

Here’s the link to either order a CD or download an ISO for you to burn it yourself: http://www.ubuntu.com/

Here’s my package:

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Kung Bibili ka ng bagong PC, siguradong Vista SP1 yan dapat!!

Pag bibili ka ng bagong computer,piliin mo ang may Windows Vista WITH Service Pack 1. Ang Service pack 1 ay isang major update ng microsoft para sa windows vista nito, para mas mabuti ang magiging takbo nito. Laman nito ang mga mararaming fixes sa mga bugs nito kaya mas kokonti na ang mga errorsnito kumpara sa dati.

Inirelease na ito ng microsoft noong march 19 pa.

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Wiki-on-a-Stick

Siguro alam niyo na yung mga wikipedia, wikia, at iba pang mga wiki na naeencounter niyo sa internet na kung saan ito ay isang information database o encyclopedia na kung saan ay pwede ikaw mismo ang mag-edit ng mga article.

Pero hindi niyo pa naeencounter ung wikipedia na kasyang-kasya sa USB flash drive mo.

Pwede mong magawa yun!! Try niyo lang ang Wiki-on-a-stick. Ito ay isang self-modifing, single HTML file na kung saan ay iisang piraso lang siya ng file na pwede mong gawing sarili mong wikipedia.

Mahirap nga lang ito kung baguhan ka lang kaya mas maganda kung mga Computer geeks ang gagamit nito.

Pwede mo siya makuha sa: http://stickwiki.sourceforge.net/

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Graduated! with a few honors…

I have tons of work to do for the last three weeks that’s why I havent managed to post at my blog.

Nga pala nakagraduate na pala ako noong march 18. Grabe sa Holy Week pa tinapat!!!   Ayun, sa GOAL Montessori kaming 19 lahat sa batch namin ay nakgraduate, with a few thrills at pang lima ako sa klase, most diligent, Gold Loyalty awardee.

Mamimis ko kayong lahat dyan sa skul, pagkatapos ng 10 years dyan, nakalayas na rin.

Mamimiss ko kayo dyan special mention ko sina Sir Denxio, Mm Marge, Sir Allan, Sir Fredick, Louie (punta ako sa bday mo s mar 28 ha!!), Chilton (kamuka mo ung magandang pinsan kong si Joy), si bea, audrey, Aj, ATBP ,yung mga 1stYR-2ndYR-3rdYr, si Mam Madriaga, si mgaChristines,suzzanE,THE faculty and staff,MGA CLASSM8s ko=mga PICS especially Pau, RADS especially ameng; SUSUGURIN KO KAYO SA MGA DEBUTs NYO!! hehehe, SI erwin(di ko malilimutan ung mga hirit mo satin), genemikey, earl-carlo, PAENG, Paolo kahit di tayo masyadong close , OBEB, boN, i2T=wabyah.all!!

Special Thanks sa mga meMRIes: yung computer lab dyan, at ang memorable long library dyan.

Special Thanks TO: WordPress, Friendster, Windows Live, Mark, bWulf, kWulf, Chaiya, Alex, Atan, PizzaHut, SM Cinemas, Picture City, Kodak, HBW Ballpens, CP Religious, NyeLabs, Edmund Optics, Google, PLDT, Slornets, A-z copy center, ISPx Bonanza, gillian, kuya joey, aTe Aileen, Microsoft, Portable apps, Video City, National Bookstore, CD-R king, Maxx Saver, dadi, mama, ninang, kuya arlan, master carlo, Masters & Titos Tranky at Edwin, Intel, Kuya Edwin, Malyn(ngng inspiration kta minsan),Ivy&co. ,mark2,mac,jef,tin,bamboo,eheads,wolfgang,wikipedia,esokOslec,beatriz,mae, oyel, Mang Bai,Joy(ang ganda mo pinsan!!),JC,bro ruben,AND THE HOLY TRINITY, un lang at wala lang at wala nang iba… 

clssm8s SORRY kung wala aq sa outing natin…

 

LiveJournal tags: graduation, batch, goal montessori, school, SM cinemas

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Hindi talaga magpapatalo ang Microsoft. Kung ang Mozilla ay may firefox 3 na, may bago rin Internet Explorer itong Microsoft.

Itong beta release na ito ay available para sa lahat. Pero karamihan para sa mga developers muna ito para matest yung mga bagong features nito.

Isa sa mga bagong features nito ay:

• ‘Activities’
• WebSlices
• Favorites Bar
• Automatic Crash Recovery
• Mas improved na Phising Filter

Dito niyo siya makukuha:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/getitnow.mspx

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Paano i-test yung Anti-Virus mo

Kapag  nakapag-install ka na ng isang anti-virus, dapat malaman mo kung nagana talaga ito o baka sira lang siya. Hindi maganda na i-test mo yung antivirus mo sa pammagitan ng pagpunta sa mga websites na mapanganib. Baka masira lang ng lobos yan kompyuter mo.

Para masubukan mo yung anti virus mo, pwede mong subukan yung file na eicar test. Nadedetect ito ng lahat ng mga antivirus na virus daw ito. Pero hindi siya naglalaman ng kahit anong viral code. Kapag nakita itong false virus ng antivirus mo, sigurado ka na.

1. para makagawa ng isang false virus, kailangan mo lang ng Notepad sa Windows  mo. Buksan mo ito
2. Icopy-paste mo itong code sa notepad (no spaces ha!): X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
3. I save mo siya sa save as

4. Sa“Save as type” list, piliin mo yung “All files”.

5. I-type mo yung “eicar.com” sa filename. tapos piliin mo kung saan mo siya isasave.

6. Kung maayos ang antivirus mo, makikita dapat ito kaagad.

7. tatanggalin ito agad ng antivirus mo. kung walang nakita o nadetect yun, baka may sire siya o kaya’y may problema siya sa settings/ configuration nito.Kung nagawa mo na ang lahat sa antivirus mo kasama na ung reinstall pero hindi pa rin siya nakikita, palitan mo na yan.

Source: softwaretipspalace.com

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Software Review: Windows Live Messenger, Writer and Mail

Generally, they are the easiest piece of software that I’ve used regarding their uses. You can easily customize their colors and looks easily. Their design is so simplified and very user friendly.

For the Windows Live Messenger, I am really attracted to its glassy appearance. It performs well on my PIII 500mhz 191MB RAM as long as I’m not running any heavy programs together with it. I can log on with my Yahoo Messenger account and IM w/ my friends without any hassle. Another thing that I like in this is that you can change the IM window background with a custom image unlike on Yahoo messenger.

For the Windows Live Writer, it is a blogging tool. You can edit your post offline and post it in your multiple blogs. All of my posts in the YAVINATOR log were posted from here. There is no problem when you put some images on your post, WLW takes care of it. As of now, I haven’t got any problems with this. With this, I can blog much faster than doing it online.

For the Windows Live Mail, they said it looks like the Windows Mail in Vista. For me, It has its clean design and a simplified toolbar for the most important tasks. I can read my RSS feeds from here, my WL contacts(it has an integrated address book for WL), and of course, my multiple e-mail accounts. I only found a few hassle when downloading my mails from Hotmail and some POP3 accounts, but not from Gmail.

 

You can download the Live Suite at http://get.live.com 

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