Tips for using files. PSD into Final Cut Pro X

With the latest update to Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 among other improvements introduced the ability to import and edit Photoshop PSD files. With the new feature each of these layers appear as if it were a clip grouping all the layers into a single clip.

Well, Apple has made ​​available to users with a guide of good practices for creating and working with these PSD files. The first tip is to create a file with RGB color 8-bit mode. The size should have the same dimensions as our project. For example, if you edit the file in 1080 must have a size of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

Final Cut Pro X and use PSD

After creating a document with the dimensions of our project and so 8-bit RGB color we have to take into account other issues to avoid problems when we go to edit our material. Despite the compatibility of the blend modes (add, subtract, multiply, …) to Final Cut Pro X has no equivalent for all options in Photoshop, so it is advisable to only use blending modes does have support.

On the other hand, we activate or deactivate layers in Photoshop can then make them visible or not from Final Cut Pro X by pressing V. Another interesting fact is the ability to accept incrustemos color profile in Photoshop.

There are some data that we know to work efficiently with Photoshop PSD files in Final Cut Pro X which we found on the Apple website. Developments or improvements we will see that the next update brings. It would be nice a better control of the masks.

Dropbox redesign improving its interface and adding an image viewer and video

Dropbox just applied to all users a redesign of its web interface in which they had been working, apparently, from a few weeks ago with a small group. We just have to enter our account to meet a virtually complete renovation aspect of the service.

The design is now much cleaner, attractive and certainly more modern, leaving behind the use of tabs and looking more like a conventional file browser. Changed the top bar so that the various actions are based on what we select. These options also appear in the new context menu.

The new interface now offers the ability to drag and drop so that we can move files more easily. The fields to select have disappeared and instead we can choose the files by clicking them while pressing CTRL and clicking and dragging to select several that are followed.

The photo and video management has also been improved. On the one hand, we have to include a photo viewer and full screen videos. Furthermore, now the images are displayed with thumbnails that display their contents. And not just the common formats, but also with files in Photoshop and Illustrator.

The search has been another aspect that has been updated, showing the matches as you write in the box. And supposedly have also included keyboard shortcuts. I say supposedly because at the time of writing, even though pulse “?” Does not appear the list of shortcuts that say he should go, although I suppose it will be something that will solve soon.

This redesign improves not only the appearance of the service but makes it even easier and faster to use. And they say themselves, this is just the first step in a series of changes to be made ​​in the coming weeks. There will be attentive to see what the next developments incorporated. Perhaps in the mobile application? ¿Viewers for other file formats?

Premium Photo Book Albums

Designing and printing of photo book albums is the requirements of most of public as well as professional photographers today. However, many of them are concerned about the real quality as well as cost involved in obtaining the photo albums. Premium photo book albums offered by photoproductions.com comes as one of the best solutions for such professional and public photographers all over the world.

Though based in UK, the online store offers photo album for global customers. Products offered cater to the requirements of occasions like wedding, christening, or anniversaries. Professionally printed, they are also affordable catering to requirements of cost economy on the part of the users.

Some of the best advantages achieved by using the products is that they are offered directly to the public and are much less expensive than the one bought from the regular photographers. The website is easy to navigate and extremely user friendly and the photo albums offered are premium as well. Icing on the cake is the trade discount offered for the professional photographers, making the products less expensive in comparison.

Add to this the 24/7 services offered by the company to their customers, and it will be a real desirable proposition for both public and professional photographers.

Online Backup Solutions

Don’t want to loose your files and folder at any time? The you should really know how to take up backup of files and folder. Few years back we usually do backup on portable drive or DVD, but it is too risky process you may loss the portable drive or you DVD may damage and eventually result in loss of important data. To avoid all this circumstance an online backup solution is the best in which files are uploaded to online server and secured from third party access. So the files are secured and can be access by us at any place and time!

A well known backup solution www.idrive.com offering top quality backup service with 2 GB free backup space for personal members and starting price is from 4.95/month. When you compare the cost of backup service and hard-drive data retrial process backup solution is the cheap enough to spend. Features include Automatic Backup, True Archiving, Versioning, Continuous Backup, Mapped Drive Backup and more.

You can try 2 GB free space at first! All you need to download the backup driver software and install them in your system. With a few click of configuration the software will ready for backup your files and upload them into an online secure server. When your computer become idle. This software will backup your files that you have selected.

If you lost the files in an accidental delete, it is very easy to restore the files which is already in backup server. All you need to download the latest version of the back and sync with your old files. Thats it! now your lost files will be there!

VirtualBox final 3.2 now available for download

Now available for download the version 3.2 of VirtualBox , one of the programs most popular virtual machine. Recall that since the Sun acquisition by Oracle, the software will now be calledOracle VM VirtualBox.

As we said when leaving the first beta, this new version incorporates main novelty, the possibility to virtualize Mac OS X so experimental . The chapter on the manual, show clearly that the license system does not allow Apple to install it on hardware that is not theirs, such as saying “I warned you, you know what you do.” We’ll see if the company complies with that Jobs or are released into the jugular, which we know are yours.

Among some of the limitations for virtualizing Mac OS X are the inability to use the Guest Additions (that allow us, among other things, greater integration between the systems), some problems with the video and the possibility of crashes due to energy saving options (this easily solvable according to the documentation). Read the rest of this entry »

The 10 best Twitter and Facebook Tools

Facebook and Twitter are not perfect but with the right extensions can come closer to perfection. Thanks to some useful tools offer new possibilities for Facebook and Twitter. Not least through the right tools to operate and convenient.

Facebook and Twitter are not without reason so successful. Nevertheless, much can still be improved in order to use Facebook and Twitter lighter and more easily with the right tools.

From the wealth of add-ons for Facebook and Twitter, we put a couple shortly before. Some do not work with all browsers for the most is the Firefox extension Grease monkey required to then execute the appropriate scripts to.

1. Set Up

The script can Fixer Facebook much more than otherwise allowed to adapt to their own needs. In addition to general attitudes can go into detail. Individual areas of the profile can for example hide. Another example: The birthdays of friends can be exported into a file that can be used with other applications such as Outlook or Yahoo calendar.

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The 10 best free photo editing software for Windows

Few people can still do without a digital camera. For most of snapshots taken can be done only with the correct photo-editing program. Professional software such as Photoshop offers a wealth of features for the amateur photographer’s worth a purchase because of the price, but hardly free software is partly similarly powerful. The best recommendations we have collected here. Professional photo editing need not be expensive. There are a number of free photo editing programs that are not in their functions need to hide behind professional software – and still are free. This results in the most interesting applications Photoshop alternatives.

Moodagent: smart playlists from your iPhone and iPod touch

I’m a big fan of the music charts since it is a useful way to rediscover your music and find songs that have always had but we did not hear. Moodagent is a program for creating playlists with the peculiarity that these are created from within the iPhone and iPod touch and stored automatically in our device. The “grace” of the program is to create smart playlists into consideration certain variables available in the program interface, so that we can create playlists defining the following parameters:

• Sensual.With this parameter we can define more or less sensuous songs.
• Tender.In this case we can define canciones .
• Joy.With this variable we can define more fun songs
• Aggressive.In this case we can increase the “aggressiveness” of songs
• Time. Finally we can define  ”time”

The program is supported at all times in a web service company that analyzes our songs and according to this analysis offers us the results.

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Immediate release of 3D update of the PlayStation 3

With an update Sony wants to make its PlayStation 3 game console ready for 3D. The upcoming update will be available via the Internet to make 3D games on the PlayStation 3 possible. The hardware configuration of the current game console comes with everything what you need and new purchase is not necessary. Read the rest of this entry »

Avaya announces new version of IP Office

The new version of Avaya IP Office enhances the user experience by providing greater productivity and enables unified communications are up to 40% more accessible to companies with fewer than 20 employees.  Avaya introduced a new version of Avaya IP Office communications solution company logo for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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