Software tools to help with a variety of photo fixes and image enhancements. Includes several categories of stand-alone software and plugin filters specifically for improving digital photos on Windows and ... Read More

Last month, Cerious Software announced ThumbsPlus 6.0, the database-driven image management software that "locates, views, edits, prints and organizes images, metafiles, fonts and multimedia files." ThumbsPlus is now available in a ... Read More

Dave Hill's Photoshop work may have helped identify the time-travel spammer. From Wired News: With a little deft Photoshop work, Hill created an online store offering a range of the sci-fi ... Read More

Macworld staff reports that the October edition of Macworld UK (available now) includes leaked screen shots from a beta version of Photoshop 8. The report continues with a glimpse of ... Read More

Remember the big Cat Schwartz hoopla from last month? Well, TechTV has just posted Cat Schwartz's Photoshop Fix where they explain how to remove embedded EXIF data. Apparently you can ... Read More

I came across this site where you can see a randomly displayed symmetrical photo from a database of thousands of images. [Twexus: Symmetry] I thought the symmetrical presentation was an ... Read More

LumaPix FotoFusion helps users quickly create photo collages from digital photos. Photo collages can be made to look like photo albums, scrapbooks, contact sheets or a "jumble of real photographs." ... Read More

I don't often post links to free graphics, but I couldn't resist these. They make me wish I still had my dollhouse. Over 100 mini-textile patterns from squidfingers. Here are ... Read More

Can you help this member? "I accidentally saved a flattened .psd file over my original file with all of the layers. Is there a way to retrieve/recover this original .psd ... Read More

This software is especially designed for printing digital pictures with special features for printing multiples and creating custom photo layouts. It can help you save photo paper by arranging your ... Read More

Tips and tools to help you crop and resize multiple images. Although these features are usually built in to most photo editing software, these free and inexpensive tools can speed ... Read More

Luminous Landscape has reviewed pxl SmartScale, Extensis' new product for increasing image resolution. The conclusion? "Lots of Hype — High Price — Little Substance" Read the Review: Luminous Landscape Review ... Read More

I posted about this artist's site last night thinking some of the animation was done with animated GIFs. Then this morning I woke up thinking about it. It can't be ... Read More

Drawing/Sketching Guide Helen South says, "The trick to drawing hair is to forget that it is hair you are drawing. Really... Take a look at these examples and follow the ... Read More

Macromedia, Inc. has announced Fireworks MX 2004, along with the rest of the MX product family today. Press Releases via Graphics.com: Fireworks MX 2004, MX Product FamilyMore from About: ... Read More

Andromeda, Alien Skin, nik Multimedia, and Ingram Publishing have joined forces to create a value-priced bundle of Photoshop plugins and stock imagery. The Big 4 Graphics Bundle includes 7 Photoshop ... Read More

Do you know how to convert custom brushes between Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro? Several of our members are asking how. Join the discussion. Related: Sue's Photoshop Brushes, Sue's Paint ... Read More

When you want to isolate a portion of an image from the rest of a photo and the edges are not well-defined, you use a technique called masking. When your ... Read More

Graphic Design Guide Judy Litt has a nice roundup of Graphic Design Ezines from around the Web. Browse them for instruction or inspiration.

I was reading some of the rumors about the upcoming Photoshop 8 release on eWeek and one of the enhancements they mention is support for non-square pixels. "Who ever heard ... Read More

Apple has added "Going Digital with iPhoto" to its exclusive .Mac member benefits. This free download is a US$39.95 value and includes 56 QuickTime movies that teach you "how to ... Read More

Just surfing around, I noticed Computer Geeks Discount Outlet has a deal on the (discontinued) JamStudio 7x5-inch graphics tablet. The manufacturer is out of business, so you won't get support, ... Read More

Earlier in the week, I posted a collection of links for Digital Photo Rescue and Recovery Software. In the forum, Dave is asking "How Does it work?" Les provides a ... Read More

Corel Corporation today announced that it has received approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to complete the acquisition by Vector Capital. The court approval was granted today by ... Read More

Mix up some random images with Oyonale Image Mixer. [via J-Walk] ImageMixer scans the directories of this website, samples the images it finds and creates a new, original picture. You can ... Read More

Microsoft Watch reports that Adobe is planning to roll out two new Creative Suites this fall, incorporating new technology and upgrades to their professional graphics applications. "Sources said the Creative Suite ... Read More

If you're using CD-Rs to backup and archive your digital photos, you might be interested in the results of a study on CD-R reliability. CD-Recordable discs unreadable in less than ... Read More

If you're lucky enough to have one of the new Power Mac G5's, Adobe has made a Photoshop update available for you to "take full advantage of the G5 product ... Read More

I've just added lots of new links where you can find free goodies to download for Illustrator, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Freehand, Expression, and Studio Artist. Brushes, actions, layer styles, ... Read More

These software tools are designed to help you recover digital photo files from media that is defective or damaged, as well as images that you may have inadvertently deleted from ... Read More

Some entertaining image distortions in Worth1000.com's Celebrity Caricatures Contest. [via J-Walk] Not surprisingly, Angelina Jolie and Jay Leno were both popular subjects. I think I prefer the subtler approach such ... Read More

Lynda.com has released Learning Adobe Photoshop 7 with Bruce Heavin. This video-based training CD-ROM offers over 18 hours of material for US$149.95. Five free sample lessons are available for download: ... Read More

Frednme writes, "I would like to make coloring books for my grandchildren, nieces, and nephew for Christmas. I have looked for software to do this and have come up empty. ... Read More

Plug-in collections are a great value because they include a suite of filters for multiple special effects in one package. Explore these links to plugin effects filter collections for Windows ... Read More

I just got word from Shangara Singh that he has added bookmarks to the Photoshop 7.0 Essential Tips eBook, based on some comments in my recent review. Now you can ... Read More

VCD's, or Video CDs, are the latest rage in digital photo sharing. Lots of new software is coming out that allows you to create photo slide shows that can be ... Read More

Listen, people, if you are going to put a Flash animation on your splash page, at least put the "skip intro" link in standard HTML. Lately I have taken to ... Read More

Adam writes, "I've recently purchased a Nisis G6 graphics tablet (huge thing it is) and I want to program a small area to be my drawing area and rest to ... Read More

Lynda.com has just released Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 with five hours of video-based training on CD-ROM for US$50. You can try three of the lessons for free: using the ... Read More

I've written before about Fred Miranda's Stair Interpolation actions for increasing image resolution in Photoshop. Well, now he has released FM Plugins, a suite of digital darkroom tools for Windows ... Read More

Patrick writes, "After reading your review of Adobe Photoshop Album and my use for the past 90 days, there is one major flaw--the software does not burn quality VCDs. Do ... Read More

I can't tell you how many times I have read or heard someone's sad tale about losing their photo collections due to hard disk failure or damaged media. Most people I ... Read More

Photoshop 7.0 Essential Tips offers over 250 easy-to-digest, useful, time-saving tips and tricks in a beautiful layout. The PDF eBook costs only US$12.50.

Here's your chance to rant! We want to know what you feel are the most over-used graphics effects. So far in the running we have lens flares, drop shadows, bevel/emboss, ... Read More

Q: Marshall asks, "Is it true that academic discounted software expires after a year?"A: It depends on what is stated in the End User License Agreement for the specific title, ... Read More

What you won't see in Sports Illustrated: veins, pores, love handles, body hair, crows feet, crooked smiles, wrinkles, blemishes... um, reality? Extreme Retouching - Before & After: Bikini | Blonde ... Read More

If you're having problems getting your monitor to display color properly, give Monitor Calibration Wizard a try. You have nothing to lose, it's free! Here is the description from the Web ... Read More

An ACE as in Adobe Certified Expert, that is. If you're thinking of taking the ACE exam to get your certification for Adobe Photoshop 7 or Adobe Illustrator 10, give ... Read More

I've always felt that shareware was one one of the greatest things about the Web. You get to try before you buy... what a great concept! Usually, you can even ... Read More