This is your starting point for Adobe graphics software resources including tutorials, tips, support, training providers, and other useful information for users of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album, and more. You'll also find resources here for the former Macromedia products now owned by Adobe as well as help for users of discontinued Adobe and Macromedia titles.
Through a series of modules, Lightroom helps photographers manage, develop, and present their photos. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was developed to meet the needs of professional photographers, and Adobe has done very well in this regard.
Adobe Photoshop Express Beta is a web-based online photo service for storing, sorting, editing, and showing off digital photos. The service is free and offers 2 GB of online storage. I've spent several hours exploring Photoshop Express in detail, and have assembled an illustrated tour of this new free service.
Adobe will allow you to perform a cross-grade, or cross-platform upgrade, of your Adobe product if you have changed from Windows to Mac OS or vice versa. Learn how the cross-grade process works.
Browse these pages to learn more about each standalone Adobe Creative Suite 3 product, and the Creative Suite 3 Bundle Editions. Each page will describe the product and give you details about its compatibility, cost, availability, and new features.
Monday January 9, 2006 - Adobe Systems Incorporated today introduced the public beta of Adobe Lightroom, an all-new digital imaging solution for professional photographers.
Wednesday July 19, 2006 - Adobe Lightroom is now available as a public beta version for the Windows platform.
About Photography Guide Peter Marshall comments on Lightroom: "It's a piece of software that I think shows the future for digital photographers although as yet it is lacking in certain respects."
The Adobe-Macromedia merger was announced in April 2005. Here are details from the press release announcing the acquisition.
Total Training provides high-quality, video-based training on CD and DVD for many of Adobe's software programs. Each video set is packaged nicely with a quick reference guide and a CD of files that users can work with as they watch.
If you've ever wanted to print just a portion of a PDF file from Adobe Reader, this is how you can do it. It also allows you to enlarge the selected area to fill the entire page, if desired.
Adobe Certified Expert Shangara Singh tells you the who, what, where, how, and why of becoming an ACE.
From Adobe: "Use this tool to locate an Adobe Certified Training Provider. You may search by the specific Adobe product, state/province or country."
The main support page for Adobe software where you can browse the top technical support issues, search the support database, download technical and troubleshooting guides, and find software updates and patches.
Where to find the latest Adobe updates, trial versions, plug-ins, filters, and other downloads for all products.
Adobe-hosted discussion forums where you can ask questions and discuss issues with other users.
