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This opens a can of worms and raises a question, how are Adobe Reader downloaders supposed to know that the version offered is not the latest? They apparently do not get that information on the Adobe Reader download page, nor are they informed about the insecure version on startup of the pdf reader.

Adobe seems to solely rely on the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager, Adobearm which is configured as a startup process to launch with the operating system. This in itself is problematic depending on the computer system. Adobe ARM does not get executed before the next startup, which means that systems that run 24/7 will be insecure for that time, unless the administrator updates the program manually.

It is also inefficient if the computer user decided to block the program from being started automatically with the operating system. That’s highly understandable considering that Adobe does not provide local information about the startup item. A quick search on the Internet confirms the confusion as many users thought that the process was for ARM processors only.

Lastly, users who do not allow automatic updates on their system will also be left with an insecure version of Adobe Reader.

How to update Adobe Reader

There are two possibilities to update Adobe Reader. The first is to use the Help > Check For Updates option in the program itself. That’s obviously only an option if the computer is connected to the Internet as it will query Adobe servers to retrieve the latest version.

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It’s not like traditional paper sheet music was ever able to turn itself, and in my mind, hitting the arrow key on a laptop or swiping your finger across the iPad seems a lot easier than re-shuffling a stack of pages while playing an instrument. But since I’m no musician, who am I to question if this Bluetooth foot pedal from AirTurn actually makes things easier or not?

The device itself is basically a BT transmitter which connects to a handful of foot switches from the likes of Boss or Roland, and it seems to work with pretty much any application you’d need it to including Acrobat, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote etc. The transmitter is powered by a couple of AAs which should keep it running for a few weeks, and it has a range of up to 100 feet which seems a bit overkill. For $39.95 you can get the AirTurn transmitter and receiver by itself, but the company also sells bundles with Boss forward and back foot switches and their Music Reader software which pushes the price tag to close to $200.

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By Andrew Liszewski

It’s not like traditional paper sheet music was ever able to turn itself, and in my mind, hitting the arrow key on a laptop or swiping your finger across the iPad seems a lot easier than re-shuffling a stack of pages while playing an instrument. But since I’m no musician, who am I to question if this Bluetooth foot pedal from AirTurn actually makes things easier or not?

The device itself is basically a BT transmitter which connects to a handful of foot switches from the likes of Boss or Roland, and it seems to work with pretty much any application you’d need it to including Acrobat, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote etc. The transmitter is powered by a couple of AAs which should keep it running for a few weeks, and it has a range of up to 100 feet which seems a bit overkill. For $39.95 you can get the AirTurn transmitter and receiver by itself, but the company also sells bundles with Boss forward and back foot switches and their Music Reader software which pushes the price tag to close to $200.

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This opens a can of worms and raises a question, how are Adobe Reader downloaders supposed to know that the version offered is not the latest? They apparently do not get that information on the Adobe Reader download page, nor are they informed about the insecure version on startup of the pdf reader.

Adobe seems to solely rely on the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager, Adobearm which is configured as a startup process to launch with the operating system. This in itself is problematic depending on the computer system. Adobe ARM does not get executed before the next startup, which means that systems that run 24/7 will be insecure for that time, unless the administrator updates the program manually.

It is also inefficient if the computer user decided to block the program from being started automatically with the operating system. That’s highly understandable considering that Adobe does not provide local information about the startup item. A quick search on the Internet confirms the confusion as many users thought that the process was for ARM processors only.

Lastly, users who do not allow automatic updates on their system will also be left with an insecure version of Adobe Reader.

How to update Adobe Reader

There are two possibilities to update Adobe Reader. The first is to use the Help > Check For Updates option in the program itself. That’s obviously only an option if the computer is connected to the Internet as it will query Adobe servers to retrieve the latest version.

I got a heads-up email today that Foxit Reader — one of the most widely-used Adobe Reader alternatives — had released a new version. Curious, I headed over to the site to download and install the new version. After all, Foxit's popularity means our readers might be interested in reading about a major version update.

During the installer's first couple of screens, the Ask toolbar was offered — not a bit deal, really. It's included in plenty of apps nowadays. It does, however, default to being checked, so make sure you uncheck it (unless you're the type who likes to cram as many toolbars as possible into Internet Explorer).

After seeing the Ask toolbar offered, I chose to do a custom install — just in case Foxit defaulted to including anything else I didn't want. I noted eBay shortcuts and unchecked them, and then got a rather rude surprise (take the jump to see what):

Electric Image Animation System 6.5

This effect is very popular among logo designers; you may saw it in many logos before if you are opened to designing field.
It's not a hard effect to do, just a few steps and effects using some trick and you ready to go.

First step- Create a new document, any size you need cause it doesn't matter how large your design is, so just go with your expectations or flow my document size which is 300px*300px .
Next you need to make sure that your background is black, so all you have to do is to hit “Ctrl+D” or “D” if you are using Mac.
Then fill you background with black , Hit “alt+delect” if you are using Mac or “Ctrl+backspace” if you are using a Pc I think .
just make sure that your background is black.

Second step- Go to Filters Menu and Follow:
Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap: In Plastic Wrap Dialog box settings you need to follow these settings,
20 on Highlight Strength scroll,
15 on Detail Scroll
and 15 on Smoothness .

See attached photo for this step filter .

Next step- Go to Filters Menu and Follow:
Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates: In Polar Coordination Dialog box settings you need to choose Rectangular to polar choice

See attached photo for this step filter and result.

Next step- A filter step as well so go again to Filters Menu and Follow:
Filter > Distort > Twirl: Now in this filter Dialog box settings you need to adjust the Twirl Angle to 300.
Note : this is step may change from case to case, so feel free to test different Twirl angles until you reach your special swirl effect.

See attached photo for this step filter and result.

Final Step- Applying Colors
You may use your special effect, or here is a hint, Using a hue/saturation, Just click “Ctrl+U” or “Command+U” if you are using Mac,
Or go to Image Menu >> Adjustment then click hue/saturation and chose your color.

If you want to use the same colors i used in my design to have a glowing green swirl effect, you may use this settings: Hue : 90 , Saturation : 37 and Lightness:1 .
Just Make sure that you selected the Colorize Check box.

See attached photo for my final design.

Now you can add your special touches to the design.
After you follow my steps you can go over and redo all these steps, but this time try to change settings on the last 3 steps you will get a different effect, so go ahead and try it.

Easily to do, easily to understood and we have fun after all, right.
That's all for today until next time, have fun.

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Yesterday, Adobe announced that a zero-day exploit exists in Flash 10.0.45.2 and earlier, as well as Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x. The company website explains:

…(CVE-2010-1297) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

The zero-day exploit, without question, is the mother of all vulnerabilities. A recent report put the black market price tag of a good zero-day exploit — on that can be widely distributed — at just north of $50,000. Governments and private security firms have been rumored to pay more than quadruple that figure on the “white market” if the vulnerability is severe enough. We’ve got the complete security bulletin, with mitigation instructions, queued up for you after the bounce.

Release date: June 4, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSA10-01

CVE number: CVE-2010-1297

Platform: All

Summary

A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating systems, and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX operating systems. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-1297) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This advisory will be updated once a schedule has been determined for releasing a fix.

Affected software versions

Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2, 9.0.262, and earlier 10.0.x and 9.0.x versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX

Note:
The Flash Player 10.1 Release Candidate available at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ does not appear to be vulnerable.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x are confirmed not vulnerable.

Mitigations

Adobe Flash Player
The Flash Player 10.1 Release Candidate available at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ does not appear to be vulnerable.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Deleting, renaming, or removing access to the authplay.dll file that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x mitigates the threat for those products, but users will experience a non-exploitable crash or error message when opening a PDF file that contains SWF content.

The authplay.dll that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows is typically located at C:Program FilesAdobeReader 9.0Readerauthplay.dll for Adobe Reader or C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 9.0Acrobatauthplay.dll for Acrobat.

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as a critical issue.

Details

A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating systems, and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX operating systems. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-1297) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

The Flash Player 10.1 Release Candidate available at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ does not appear to be vulnerable.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x are confirmed not vulnerable. Mitigation is available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x customers as detailed above.

Adobe actively shares information about this and other vulnerabilities with partners in the security community to enable them to quickly develop detection and quarantine methods to protect users until a patch is available. As always, Adobe recommends that users follow security best practices by keeping their anti-malware software and definitions up to date.

This advisory will be updated once a schedule has been determined for releasing a fix. Users may monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog at the following URL: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt or by subscribing to the RSS feed here: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.

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This opens a can of worms and raises a question, how are Adobe Reader downloaders supposed to know that the version offered is not the latest? They apparently do not get that information on the Adobe Reader download page, nor are they informed about the insecure version on startup of the pdf reader.

Adobe seems to solely rely on the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager, Adobearm which is configured as a startup process to launch with the operating system. This in itself is problematic depending on the computer system. Adobe ARM does not get executed before the next startup, which means that systems that run 24/7 will be insecure for that time, unless the administrator updates the program manually.

It is also inefficient if the computer user decided to block the program from being started automatically with the operating system. That’s highly understandable considering that Adobe does not provide local information about the startup item. A quick search on the Internet confirms the confusion as many users thought that the process was for ARM processors only.

Lastly, users who do not allow automatic updates on their system will also be left with an insecure version of Adobe Reader.

How to update Adobe Reader

There are two possibilities to update Adobe Reader. The first is to use the Help > Check For Updates option in the program itself. That’s obviously only an option if the computer is connected to the Internet as it will query Adobe servers to retrieve the latest version.

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We've all seen animations on the internet, ranging from flashing banners to a 10 second scene. While it looks difficult to produce, it is actually simple to create. Though as easy as the task is, drawing each frame can be time-consuming. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple animation with Adobe Flash CS3 Professional.
First, open up Flash CS3. Every time Flash is opened, a dialogue box will appear. It will ask you to open a recent project, create a new project or create one from a template. Under the “Create a new project” list, there will be seven selections. Choose the second one down the list titled: “Flash File (ActionScript 2.0).” See picture A

Once the second selection is chosen, a white canvas will appear. On the bottom of the window, a small tab similar to Picture B will be present. Click the “Size” to edit the pixel height and width. By default it is 550 x 400.

Once the size box is selected, a box will pop up titled “Document Properties” as seen in Picture C. Edit the dimensions by changing the width to 640 and the height to 480 pixels. Change the frame rate to 12, if it already isn't set. The background color is optional, but for this tutorial, we'll use black. Click “OK” once completed.

Picture C

Once the box closes, you'll notice that your canvas size has increased and scrolling is required to view the full black canvas.

Now to begin with a simple shape, select your brush tool (B) and adjust the brush size to match Picture D

Once the size has been selected, change the brush color to white (#FFFFFF).

Now, we are going to create a simple shape. Draw a curved line similar to Picture E. It doesn't have to be exactly the same; something similar to this is acceptable. Once you do, click F7. If you noticed the curved line will vanish, but the timeline above will have an extra frame. You can switch back and forth between frames by dragging the timeline left and right, by doing this the curve will re-appear as you move back one frame, and it will disappear as you advance a frame.

Picture E

To ease an animation and maximize accuracy enable “Onion Skinning”. What this will do, is leave a grey outline of the previous frame, this will help you to continue off your previous frame. To enable “Onion Skinning” click the box as seen in Picture F

Picture F

Once that happens, you'll notice a grey outline of your previous frame. We are going to make a moving animation to do this, recreate the curve about an inch off the top as in Picture G.

Picture G

Once that is done, press F7 once more. Now, you can see the past two frames. Do the same as above; create a curved line starting one-inch down from the top. Continue doing this, and alter the shape in any way you please, pressing F7 each time for the next frame. Once you believe you have created a sufficient amount of frames, you are able to preview the animation. Click File, then Publish Preview and select which format you would like to view it. You will see your animation moving each frame! To publish it, click File, Publish and choose which format to export it. That is all!

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For example Quicktime, which according to Secunia reports had more critical vulnerabilities the last few years than Flash.
Considering that Flash is a lot more widespread, and hence a more attractive target, that says a lot about Apple's own standards when it comes to security.

The biggest security threats tend to be JavaScript, Flash, Word and Acrobat, simply due to the obliquity. If you keep things up to date and use common sense the risks are still small, but if you have really sensitive or secret material on your computer you should preferably not have any of those installed.

I don't know anyone who had their systems compromised by Flash, and while a lot of Apple fanboys keep going on about how insecure Flash is, I have not yet seen or heard anyone that actually got their system compromised by it. If every critical vulnerability in every software would mean a big risk to get infected, our systems would permanently be exploited.

And Apple users should be running 10.1 already, considering how much they been whining about video playback using CPU, since that makes use of the API for HW acceleration that Apple finally made avialable.

Do you remember the critical Adobe Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat security issues that we highlighted to you a few days back? Well, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the fix for Flash Player will be available by Thursday, June 10th, which is just a few hours away. The bad news is that the fix for Adobe Reader and Acrobat will only be available by June 29th, coming in the form of an accelerated release of the next quarterly security update that was originally slated for July 13th. Are you concerned over this security issue, especially of you’re a frequent user of Adobe Reader and Acrobat?

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Have your ever heard the following; “can you send me that logo in vector format?”. Have you wondered what the heck a vector file is? What about your photos? You've heard those files are bitmap files. So what does all that mean and how can knowing the difference between vector and bitmap files help you? Well, the short answer is that vector files are made up using mathematical information and bitmap files are made up of pixels, little squares of color information to build an image. Ok, so here is how that translates into the real world.

Bitmap Images
A bitmap image is as the name implies. A series of colored bits to map an image. Think photographs here. The image is made up of a series of individual tiny squares, or pixels. Each pixel has it's own color information and with thousands of pixels lined up side by side you get a photograph. Because each pixel is so small, your eye will see a nice transition from one color to the next and you won't notice them individually. You can have drawings (or logos), line art, or photographs as a bitmap file. Your images pixel resolution will determine how many pixels make up your image. The higher the resolution the better the quality. For printing, an image resolution of at least 250dpi is generally a good rule to follow. For web files (like sharing those photos, a lower resolution of 72 dpi is required. Be careful when saving bitmap files, they are generally big. Bigger then vector files because each pixel contains information to build your image. Bitmap files are generally saved as .jpgs or .tifs and edited in applications such as Photoshop. Tip: You can save vector files into a bitmap file format (like .jpg or .tif) but nice vice versa.

Vector Files
Vector files are built using mathematical information instead of using pixels. The files are built using lines and points that connect using strokes and fills to add color. These files are usually logos or drawings or maps. Sorry, no photos here. The main advantage to having a vector file is it's scalability. No matter what size you make it, it will always print great. Want your logo on a business card? Done. Want your logo on forty-foot banner? Done. You just can't blow a photo up that big or shrink it that small and make it look good. Because a photo has a set number of pixels per inch, you just can't scale it to the extremes and maintain a nice resolution. Since a vector file is all math, you can maintain nice clean lines no matter what the size your vector file is. Vector files are usually saved as .eps files from programs such as Illustrator, Freehand, or Corel Draw. Tip: You can open a vector .eps file and edit it in a bitmap image editing program such as photoshop but you will lose the scalability of your file since you just switched it from vector to bitmap.

Hope that helps!

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Adobe on Friday announced that its anticipated Creative Suite 5 product family is now available for shipping or immediate download, with more than 250 new features and, for the first time ever, native 64-bit support for Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Adobe said that Creative Suite 5 will power the creation of content and applications for the upcoming releases of Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2, formats that are optimized for high performance on mobile screens and designed to take advantage of native device capabilities.

CS5 also features integration with online content and digital marketing measurement and optimization capabilities for the first time. Access to signature Omniture technologies allows users to capture, store and analyze information generated by websites and other sources. Users will also have complimentary access to CS Live services for a limited time, allowing access to five online services that accelerate key aspects of the creative workflow.

“We've seen from early customer reaction that Creative Suite 5 continues to inspire the design and developer world by combining time-saving workflow and productivity features with astonishing new capabilities, such as Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5, that really push the creative envelope,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. “Whatever the media, CS5 is ensuring that publishers and creatives can deliver stand-out work and build great businesses around their unique digital assets and content.”

Product Family

This release line-up includes the following Creative Suite 5 editions:

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection ($2599)

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium ($1899)
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard ($1299)
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium ($1799)
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium ($1699)

Included with the various suite editions are 15 point products, associated technologies and integration with new Adobe CS Live services: (CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time.)

• Photoshop CS5

• Illustrator CS5
• InDesign CS5
• Acrobat 9 Pro
• Flash Catalyst CS5
• Flash Professional CS5
• Flash Builder 4
• Dreamweaver CS5
• Fireworks CS5
• Contribute CS5
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
• After Effects CS5
• Encore CS5
• Soundbooth CS5
• Adobe OnLocation CS5
• Adobe Bridge CS5
• Adobe Device Central CS5
• Adobe Dynamic Link

Comparison Tool

Adobe offers a Creative Suite 5 editions comparison tool that breaks down the components included with each suite edition:

Many schools use Adobe’s excellent software solutions including the Creative Suite and the Digital School Collection. Both of these include Acrobat 9 Professional, one of the most unique and versatile applications at Adobe. Acrobat can do so much beyond just creating a PDF. It creates a “dynamic PDF”, one that preserves interactivity from source documents as well as enabling a PDF to become even more interactive.

One of the slickest features is the PDF Portfolio, a completely self contained “wrapper” that will allow you to drag and drop just about any file into it and produce stunning layouts with just a few clicks. You can add native source files, media files, movies, Flash content, and more. And because Acrobat 9 has native support for Flash, you and your viewers can view Flash supported content with ease.

This wrapper concept is key in understanding how Acrobat and Adobe PDF can revolutionize the way you re-purpose your digital content as you create all types of materials for use in both your professional and personal activities.

You can think of the PDF portfolio as the ultimate wrapper as this illustration shows.

Thinking About the Process

As you begin to wrap up your projects, semester, or school year, here are a few handy tips on how to get more organized and productive:

• Locate the documents you wish to organize.
• Sort out the materials you want to place in your PDF portfolio. You can drag in folders or files; either is fine.
• In Acrobat 9 Professional, choose File > Create PDF Portfolio
• Drag and drop or browse to add your files.

5 Easy Steps

Follow the 5 easy steps on the right-hand side of the Portfolio screen

• Choose a Layout (There are many to choose from. Be sure to get the latest updates at Adobe.com
• Add a Welcome Page and Header (this will give you or your reader the necessary information about the portfolio and its contents)
• Select a Color Scheme (not a graphic designer? Acrobat gives you preset color schemes as well as the ability to create your own)
• Specify File Details (this helps you view your portfolio contents more easily and allows you to organize yout contents quickly)
• Publish ( save the file, attach it to email, or share it on the free Acrobat.com (5 GB of storage as well as a whole set of free online tools.

Once you’re done you can secure the portfolio or its individual components to make sure your content is protected in just the right way. You can also securely share you documents on Acrobat.com.

Show Me More

The best way to experience this in action and to learn more is to check the examples and tutorials online. Here are some useful links.

• Sample PDF Portfolios at Adobe’s EDU portal
• Video tutorials on Acrobatusers.com
• Portfolio Galleries on Acrobatusers.com
• Adobe TV – a great resource for all things Adobe
• More details on Acrobat’s online help

Summary

Acrobat 9 Professional is one of Education’s most valuable tools. It can do so much. Portfolio creation is just one of dozens of tools that will improve the way you create, re-purpose, organize, collaborate, and communicate.

I would love to hear from you as you discover and create new ways to use it in you educational environment, whether you are an educator, student, curriculum developer, or administrator. Please leave a comment.

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You probably already know that you can use Photoshop to create web banners and buttons or to create web sites. In fact, creating banners and buttons is rather easy. All you need to do is use the predefined web banner sized canvas that Photoshop already comes with. However, this is not all that Photoshop can do for you.

The majority of people who are using Photoshop today are not using it to its fullest potential. This software is highly versatile. Here are some ways that you could be using Photoshop but probably aren’t.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to restore old photographs? You probably have photographs in your old family album that haven’t done a very good job at standing up over the years. Maybe these pictures have cracks or tears in them that spoil their look. Well, the good news is that you are able to use a scanner to upload the pictures to your computer. You can then open the photos in Photoshop and use Photoshop’s Healing Brush, Patch Tools, and Clone Stamp to make your photograph as good as new. (The Healing Brush is an especially good tool. This is because it takes samples of the data that is found in any single part of your picture and then blends it together with what is already there.)

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to correct mistakes? Maybe you’ve placed your finger on top of the camera lens… Maybe you’ve gotten your flash too close to your photo, thus causing the people in your photograph to have a bad case of “red eye…” Whatever the case is, you can still fix your photograph. You can begin by using the crop tool. This will enable you to save a part of your photograph and then enlarge it to a decent size. You can then use the tool that is called an eyedropper and sample the color that is surrounds the iris. You would then use the paintbrush to get rid of the red.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to add graphics to your videos? Many editing systems will allow you to transport Photoshop’s .psd files immediately into their timeline.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to create textual effects for both online items and those that are to be in print? You are almost unlimited in what you are able to do here. In order to easily create text that is filled with your picture, simply use the Type Mask Tools. When you’re done you have the option of placing them onto your web site or on a T-shirt for the entire world to see.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to turn a photograph into a great piece of artwork? We all enjoy looking at nice things on our walls, especially when these things are not the same as what is on everyone else’s wall. Until now you either had to have a lot of money or great artistic talent to make this happen though. Now you can simply use Photoshop’s filters to change your photographs into something new. The best ones to use are the Artistic or Brush Stroke ones. When you’re done you can simply print this artwork on quality paper and hang them on your wall.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to add text to your photographs? The Move Tool can be used to simply move the text that you’re working with sideways so that it fits the size of the picture that you’re using. You then need to somewhat adjust the way in which this is obscured and you’ve created something where the text looks as though it had always been there.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to combine graphics and text to create covers for reports, books and CD’s? There are a variety of ways in which you can manipulate images within Photoshop. For instance you can use the command that is known as “layer via cut.” This will cause your title text to go behind a portion of your picture.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop in such a way as to change your artwork or photograph into a web site? Simply use the slicing tool in order to cut your work into pieces that can be easily downloaded. From there you can use the rollover function in order to embed your website’s URL.

Did you know that you could use Photoshop to combine pictures? You can then make the impossible possible by creating fake photographs. For instance, if you really want to say that you shook hands with a star, Photoshop can make that happen for you. This is because Photoshop will allow you to take one picture's background, some elements from another picture, and then put them together with a third picture's background to form a picture that was never actually taken.

There are a lot of really neat things that you can do with Photoshop. These are just a few quick ideas. A lot can be done with this very powerful computer tool. Have some fun! Experiment! Check it out and see what you can do.

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They certainly couldn't push such a viewer silently through a required Windows Update — and alter our file associations so that PDF files opened with this new tool. Good lord, can you imagine the outcry if Microsoft was found to be messing with our preferences without our say so?! We'd never hear the end of it.

Make it an optional update, and you're leaving it up to users to make the switch. Based on what I've seen from the users I've supported over the past 16 years, good luck getting someone to switch applications when they already have one that works. We can shout security and common sense all day long, but at the end of the day, it likely wouldn't matter. Average users are much more numerous than power users like you and me, and they've been OK with Reader all along — even when you and I complained about sluggish start times and bloat. They simply aren't concerned.

On top of that, the problem isn't really Reader or PDF files in the first place.

The real problem is unwary users who don't know when they're being phished or misled. PDF currently provides a convenient attack vector but you can bet that the bad guys would simply find another way to ensnare users if Microsoft added a less-exploitable PDF viewer.

Yes, Reader exploits have been steadily rising. No, there isn't really a compelling reason for Reader to be able to launch external executables from a PDF. Yes, Adobe needs to overhaul the program's security features. Ultimately, though, computer users need to take more responsibility for their own security.

Pay attention to who's sending you email. Ask yourself, “is there any reason this person would need to send me a document?” Don't click Yes, OK, or Next without first understanding what's going on.

The best defense against malicious software, exploits, and scammers, isn't software — it's an alert, educated user who understands risks and takes the appropriate steps to mitigate them.

I recently got some feedback that the accessibility checker I posted for Designer would fail for some forms.

I have updated the script to handle the condition that was causing it to fail.  The new version is in the updated Accessibility.zip download.   This time I also included the mxml source used to create the SWF dialog — just in case you want to customize it for your own use.

Meanwhile, I also added a check for a new error condition:
"Invalid next node reference: <ref>"

This error will appear in the case where the markup generated for node traversal contains an invalid SOM reference.

If you're using this checker and have any ideas for improvement, please let me know.  It's a high priority for us to enable customers to create accessible content.

Usage notes

A couple more notes about the checker, and macros in general:

• When a macro issues a message, the message appears in the log tab of Designer. If the macro script fails for some reason, this is also where the failure message will appear
• With the very latest Acrobat update, you might find that the report PDF gets launched with a yellow bar warning.  The only way to get past this right now is to turn off enhanced security In Reader/Acrobat.  Obviously we'll have to figure out a better solution if/when this capability makes its way to a supported product feature.

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When working in Adobe Photoshop Elements, one of the first things you have to learn about is layers. When you start a blank project or image the white background that you start with is your first layer, or titled background. When you add to this you can do one of two things, you can add right on top of this layer or you can use other layers for your drawing, images or touch ups so that later on you can add or import things into the background.

Each layer is like a page stacked up on top of each other made of totally clear paper that you can draw on. The background is your clean white paper that you start with. You can add many layers when your working so that you can do certain things to a layer and if you don't like it or if you want to move those things around, it will not affect the rest of your image.

For instance, if you have a photo of a friend or family member and you want to add some palm trees and a beach, you would do this on a new layer so you could edit the trees and move them where you want them without disturbing the rest of the picture. You would also want the beach separate from the people and the trees so you could adjust them on their own. You can choose a layer and do things only to that layer and it will not alter the other layers or you can adjust and alter all the layers at the same time.

On the side space of the editing window is the smaller working windows; How To, Styles and Layers. The layer window is the one that you will be using to make sure your editing the correct layer and not the others. So when you work with layers you have to make sure your using the right layer, or your drawing on the one you don't want to. After you get to working with Elements awhile it will become second nature to glance at the layers window to ensure your working on the correct layer.

I have been playing around with these features and can quickly see the benefits to having and working on the different layers of a picture. Try it yourself. Import or get a photo with a person on it. You can just open the Elements and use the file open menu to open a picture with someone on it. Then use the erase tool to get rid of everything in the picture but the person. You can see that this would be difficult if you had to use the erase tool on the full size picture but try zooming in by using the mouse wheel and the movement bars to erase and get closer to the different parts of your picture. You can also use the pixel size of the eraser on the top of your editing window to change the size of the eraser, use a bigger one to get the large areas and a smaller one with the zoom to get close to the subject.

When you get closer to the picture using the zoom erasing will be easy. Use the erase tools at 1 pixel size and zoom in close enough that you can see each pixel as a square. Then erase everything but the person. It will take some time and you may want to take a break while you getting this done. When you go to save your project I, you should save it as something other than it was when you started. You may also want to create a file on your computer that you can save your projects and name it something like Adobe Working Folder.

While erasing the original or background layer of your picture, it should erase the picture and leave behind a gray blocked checker pattern to tell you you are getting rid of everything in your picture and not just painting over it. Once you have removed all of your picture other than the person save it using the File menu, Save As and name it something. Then click on the Layer menu, New, and then Layer, or you can use the shortcut keys and press shift Control and n keys to add a new layer. A naming box will pop up asking what you want your new layer named. Just leave the name as layer 0 or whatever it comes up as for now. You can name layers anything you want when working with pictures, things that tell what the layer is. Look in the side working space and a new layer will be added under the background of you picture.

Now open the Styles window by clicking on the arrow under Styles, if this window is not open check it under the Windows pull down menu and it will open on the right side of the work space. Click on the arrow and then highlight Effects and All just under the Styles header. In the window select one of the effects that is not in a letter. The letter or text effects require a text, they will apply to the letters and numbers of text. I chose the lizard skin that comes with the program for my layer effect. Ensure the new layer that is not the person is highlighted and then click on the effect. You will probably not see the person on your working space, you should see a lizard skin pattern though. If you don't see the person you need to rearrange the layers, just highlight the person layer on the layers window. Then click on the layers menu across the top, then Arrange, then Bring Forward. Now your person should be standing in front of a lizard skin pattern.

Using this type of editing you can put people into different scenes or get rid of distracting backgrounds to highlight or put focus onto your subject. You can also find different styles and backgrounds to use on your program other than the ones that came with the Elements. On the Internet at many different sites they have layer effects and styles that you can download and use for free. Try these web sites here for some free ones to get you started. Instructions are at the site to help you use them and load them into the correct folder on your computer.

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshopstyles/

You can also find more brush and action downloads here or at other sites by searching the web. Try going to Adobe's site first or using your search engine to find other layers and effects to download.

Using Adobe's Photoshop Elements you can create unique and easy effects using the layers of your images. Layers is a great way to be able to add things to your photo and not mess or alter the original photo or parts that you have worked hard on. You can experiment with different layers and add different things to your photos and images.

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They certainly couldn't push such a viewer silently through a required Windows Update — and alter our file associations so that PDF files opened with this new tool. Good lord, can you imagine the outcry if Microsoft was found to be messing with our preferences without our say so?! We'd never hear the end of it.

Make it an optional update, and you're leaving it up to users to make the switch. Based on what I've seen from the users I've supported over the past 16 years, good luck getting someone to switch applications when they already have one that works. We can shout security and common sense all day long, but at the end of the day, it likely wouldn't matter. Average users are much more numerous than power users like you and me, and they've been OK with Reader all along — even when you and I complained about sluggish start times and bloat. They simply aren't concerned.

On top of that, the problem isn't really Reader or PDF files in the first place.

The real problem is unwary users who don't know when they're being phished or misled. PDF currently provides a convenient attack vector but you can bet that the bad guys would simply find another way to ensnare users if Microsoft added a less-exploitable PDF viewer.

Yes, Reader exploits have been steadily rising. No, there isn't really a compelling reason for Reader to be able to launch external executables from a PDF. Yes, Adobe needs to overhaul the program's security features. Ultimately, though, computer users need to take more responsibility for their own security.

Pay attention to who's sending you email. Ask yourself, “is there any reason this person would need to send me a document?” Don't click Yes, OK, or Next without first understanding what's going on.

The best defense against malicious software, exploits, and scammers, isn't software — it's an alert, educated user who understands risks and takes the appropriate steps to mitigate them.

The new Updater is designed to keep end users up to date in an automated way.
With the activation of the new Updater, Windows users will have the option to download and install updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat automatically, without user interaction. This is an important evolution in the distribution of updates. 

If you would like to activate the new feature. Go to Edit, Preferences (Ctrl-K), and then select Updater to chose your preferred update method.

For more information visit Steve Gotwalls' or Brad Arkin's blog postings.

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Step#1:
Create your new design with document size as needed ,
FILE>>NEW ” Then add your setting to the file .
My file is 400W*200H with
- Normal monitor resolution 72 pixel/inch
- RGB Colors , “ if you need it for print purpose you may need to change the color type to CYMK .
- Transparent Background.

Step#2:
Select your background. “ one color background or a gradient background “.
In my case , I will create a gradient background with white and light gray color combined.
- From the toolbox chose the Gradient tool after choosing your foreground color and background .
- Select the first layer in your layers pallet , then with the gradient tool selected move it vertically from up to bottom .

Step#3:
Now select the type tool .
Chose a good font style and color that fit your needs , then start writing your text.

Step#4:
To add a perfect look to the text we will add a gradient effect to it .
- Select the text layer, from the bottom of the layer pallet, Click add a layer style Then select Gradient Overlay
- In the gradient dialog box chose your gradient style ,
” you may select your fore/back ground colors , or just chose one of Photoshop gradient styles stored . You can open them by clicking on the gradient list, Then chose the Scale you may need ” Scale of 50% is ideal in our condition “.

Take a look at the attached Photo .

Step#5:
To add the 3D style we need to rasterizing the text layer first .
- Right click on the text layer and click on rasteriz Layer option ,
OR From Layers Menu Click on Rasterize > Rasterize Layer.

Take a look at the attached Photo .

Step#6:
All we need now is to Positioning the text to a 3D perspective direction , Using transform selection .
- select the text layer THEN hit Ctrl+T Or Command+T if you are using Mac , Start moving your text with -8 degree diagonally upward .
- Then add about 10 to 30 degree to move the text in H dimension and around 5 in V dimension .

Take a look at the attached Photo .

Step#7:
Now Duplicate the new text layer ,
- click on the text layer and hit duplicate layer , Or just drag the text layer to the new layer icon on the layer pallet .
- With the duplicated layer selected , Press SHIFT and hit down 2 times . THAT will move the duplicated layer away from the original layer about 20 inches.
- With the duplicated layer still selected , Press ALT + CTRL bottoms then hit the up arrow about 20 times , as you see every hit you make a new layer is created with a shifting distance equals to one pixels .
NOTE : You must keep hitting until you reach the original text ( it's about 17 to 22 hit ).

NOW YOUR 3D TEXT IS READY … try to add your artistic touch to your design like adding a bevel and emboss to the top text layer ” The original one ” .

That's my final one.. Take a look, is it cool or what!!
Until next time , have fun .

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On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, we are planning to release Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and 8.2.2 as part of our regularly scheduled quarterly updates.

As mentioned in a previous blog post titled Adobe Reader and Acrobat Updates Include New Security Improvements, we have been testing a new updater technology with select beta customers since our October 13, 2009 quarterly update. The purpose of the new updater is to keep end-users up-to-date in a much more streamlined and automated way.

During our quarterly update on January 12, 2010, and then again for an out-of-cycle update on February 16, 2010, we exercised the new updater with our beta testers. This allowed us to test a variety of network configurations encountered on the Internet in order to ensure a robust update experience. That beta process has been a successful one, and we've incorporated several positive changes to the end-user experience and system operation. Now, we're ready for the next phase of deployment.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, as part of our quarterly update, we will activate the new updater for all users needing Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and 8.2.2 for Windows and Macintosh. As of yesterday, April 7, 2010, we have been activating our new updater for those users who are not yet up-to-date with our latest versions. During this phase of the process, we are utilizing users' current update setting found in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Preferences, under the “Updater” panel, as shown in the screen captures below.

In a future post, I'll focus on how to embed simulations in Adobe FrameMaker during the authoring process in order to avoid any post-processing work, but for now, my focus is on customizing the poster image for an embedded Flash movie directly in Acrobat 9.

Embedding Flash content in Acrobat 9 is quite easy, you use the Flash tool from the Tasks toolbar, double-click where you want to insert the SWF, Browse for it and click OK. That's it.

However, the purpose of the video below is to illustrate how to use one of the slides in Captivate to create a poster image for the embedded simulation, in order to make it obvious to the end user that this is a video simulation and not a simple, static screen shot.

If you are embedding Adobe Captivate simulations in your PDF document, I'd love to check it out. If you are able to share, please send me a tweet @rjacquez.

Click the image below to launch for the video in a new window.

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Creating Plastic Buttons can be done fairly easy in Photoshop. In a few easy steps you can create some nice looking Plastic Buttons. These buttons are used a lot on websites. If you are a beginner, don't worry. I will write the first part of this tutorial for beginners and the second part for the Advance users. In this tutorial I will show you how to create the Plastic Buttons in Photoshop. So let's begin.

How to Create Plastic Buttons in Photoshop for Beginners

Open your Photoshop program and let it load. Now you will need to create a new canvas. Go to the top of your Photoshop window and click File > New to create a new canvas. Create your canvas about 300 pixels by 300 pixels. You can crop your button when you are finished. Set your background to white and then click OK.

Now you will need to draw your button. Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool from your toolbar and draw a rectangle on the canvas. You can make what ever size button you want.

Next you will need to Rasterize your layer. Right click on the Shape Layer in the Layers Panel and click Rasterize Layer from the pop up menu. If you do not see your Layers Panel then press F7 on your keyboard.

Right click again on that same layer and select Blending Options from the pop up menu. The Blending Options dialog box will pop up. You will see many options on the left hand side of that box. Below I will tell you which ones to click on and what Values to enter in the fields. Make sure that you click on the word and not just check the box. If you just check the box then you won't see the options for that effect.

Drop Shadow

Blend Mode - Multiply
Color - # 8d8d8d
Opacity - 50%
Angle - 120
Distance - 5
Spread - 0
Size - 5
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Noise - 0

Inner Shadow

Blend Mode - Multiply
Color - # cbcbc9
Opacity - 65%
Angle - 150
Distance - 1
Choke - 0
Size - 5
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Uncheck
Noise - 0

Inner Glow

Blend Mode - Screen
Opacity - 100%
Noise - 0
Color - Black
Technique - Softer
Source - Edge
Choke - 0
Size - 100
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Range -50%
Jitter -0

Bevel and Emboss

Style - Inner Bevel
Technique - Smooth
Depth - 100%
Direction - Up
Size - 6
Soften - 16
Angle - 164
Use Global Light - Checked
Attitude - 58
Gloss Contour - Half Round
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Highlight Mode - Screen
Color - White
Opacity - 81%
Shadow Mode - Multiply
Color - Black
Opacity - 55%

Gradient Overlay

Blend Mode - Normal
Opacity - 100%
Gradient - # 98def5 > # d9f0f8 > # 9adff0 ( Please see image two if you do not understand this part.)
Reverse - Unchecked
Style - Linear
Align with Layer - Checked
Angle - 90
Scale - 93

Stroke

Size - 1
Position - Outside
Blend Mode - Normal
Opacity - 100%
Fill Type - Color
Color - # d0d3d4

Now click OK on the Blending Options Panel. Now your button should look like mine. You can add text to your button by selecting the type tool and typing on your button. If you have any problems with this tutorial, please feel free to contact me using the contact button at the top of this page.

How to Create Plastic Buttons in Photoshop for the Advance

Create a new canvas. Set your background to white. Next you will need to draw your button using your Rounded Rectangle Tool. Rasterize your Shape Layer. Right click your shape layer and open the blending options panel and enter the following.

Drop Shadow

Blend Mode - Multiply
Color - # 8d8d8d
Opacity - 50%
Angle - 120
Distance - 5
Spread - 0
Size - 5
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Noise - 0

Inner Shadow

Blend Mode - Multiply
Color - # cbcbc9
Opacity - 65%
Angle - 150
Distance - 1
Choke - 0
Size - 5
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Uncheck
Noise - 0

Inner Glow

Blend Mode - Screen
Opacity - 100%
Noise - 0
Color - Black
Technique - Softer
Source - Edge
Choke - 0
Size - 100
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Range -50%
Jitter -0

Bevel and Emboss

Style - Inner Bevel
Technique - Smooth
Depth - 100%
Direction - Up
Size - 6
Soften - 16
Angle - 164
Use Global Light - Checked
Attitude - 58
Gloss Contour - Half Round
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Highlight Mode - Screen
Color - White
Opacity - 81%
Shadow Mode - Multiply
Color - Black
Opacity - 55%

Gradient Overlay

Blend Mode - Normal
Opacity - 100%
Gradient - # 98def5 > # d9f0f8 > # 9adff0 ( Please see image two if you do not understand this part.)
Reverse - Unchecked
Style - Linear
Align with Layer - Checked
Angle - 90
Scale - 93

Stroke

Size - 1
Position - Outside
Blend Mode - Normal
Opacity - 100%
Fill Type - Color
Color - # d0d3d4

Now click OK on the Blending Options Panel. If you have any problems with this Photoshop tutorial, please feel free to contact me using the contact button at the top of this page.

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A Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the upcoming Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates scheduled for April 13, 2010. The updates will address critical security issues in the products. This quarterly security update will be made available for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.

With this quarterly update, we are enabling the new updater first shipped in a passive state with the October quarterly security update. For more information, please refer to the Adobe Reader blog.

We will continue to provide updates on the upcoming release via the Security Advisory section of the Adobe web site as well as the Adobe PSIRT blog.

This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights.

In a future post, I'll focus on how to embed simulations in Adobe FrameMaker during the authoring process in order to avoid any post-processing work, but for now, my focus is on customizing the poster image for an embedded Flash movie directly in Acrobat 9.

Embedding Flash content in Acrobat 9 is quite easy, you use the Flash tool from the Tasks toolbar, double-click where you want to insert the SWF, Browse for it and click OK. That's it.

However, the purpose of the video below is to illustrate how to use one of the slides in Captivate to create a poster image for the embedded simulation, in order to make it obvious to the end user that this is a video simulation and not a simple, static screen shot.

If you are embedding Adobe Captivate simulations in your PDF document, I'd love to check it out. If you are able to share, please send me a tweet @rjacquez.

Click the image below to launch for the video in a new window.

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