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04_quickmaskcontinuum.mov Corrupt?

Submitted by EOS on 5 May 2011 - 1:58pm.

I just tried to watch your 04_quickmaskcontinuum.mov but at about the 8:08 mark, just after you swtich the mask bkgrd from black to green, the video stops & the image is frozen. The dialogue is fine & continues, but the image is frozen. I've downloaded and played this video twice & the same problem occurs.

All well & good .... but what about the OUTPUT resolution?

Submitted by EOS on 5 May 2011 - 1:24pm.

Deke: One of the things that really pisses me off about tutorials, especially Kelby's, is that they are methods & techniques mostly done at & for low resolution OUTPUTS!!!!!!

Low Res outputs are fine. Lots of graphic artists need LR for web etc.. But many of your mehtods & others, need IMO, Caveats starting with, ".... this technique is for Quick & Dirty LR Res (specifiy pixels or type of end output) outputs..." or ".... this technique is a slow & high quality way of making a CRITICALLY detailed mask for high res output, such as for large display prints, or detailed reproductions, or high res photographs...."

My point is that many of your techniques are cute, but for a photographer that requires other than the horrid Quick & Dirty crap, the info is not very helpful. Sure it's an intro & with a lot of kludging, one could rework the techniques, but then what's the point of your tutorial if it is misleading one to think that it's for any and all types of outputs?

I'd REALLY suggest that you define what the intended output resolution for every technique before you even start talking about the technique and or, add info on how to modify the technique for a variety of outputs.

EVERYTHING that we do in Photoshop is for one type of OUTPUT or another, yet it seems to me that I'm THE ONLY instructor that defines what the output is to be for the given technique. Sadly for me, I only know a fraction of what you do when it comes to PS, so my teaching so far is pretty limited. But as a photographer, 95% of my learning needs are for HIGH RES OUPUTS. So many of your tutorials are not of much use and most of Kelby's out of his mouth (Gawd how I hate his tutorials), are useless for much high res work, unless of course, you know how to modify his quick and dirty crap, which most "students" won't know.

So PLEASE, specifiy what the intended output the technique is for? Low Res, Medium, High, all of them any of them, one in particular? This is critical for selections and masks, as many of the PS tools will drive one crazy trying to make very fine pain staking selections or masks. A magic marker won't do when a fine tip pen is really needed!!!

Timeshare Relief

Submitted by timeshareterry on 29 March 2010 - 5:15am.

hey, nice post. thanks for the information. it's a big help on my business.

Timeshare Relief
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Where is the file for Ancient doorway.psd so I can download it?

Submitted by macdowellfred on 26 March 2010 - 1:15pm.

Fred

Ancient Doorway

Submitted by colleen on 26 March 2010 - 1:59pm.

Is here: http://www.deke.com/content/channels-masks-ancient-doorway-file

Ancient doorway file

Submitted by macdowellfred on 27 March 2010 - 1:53pm.

Fred Why couldn't I find its location. I went through blog, pod, press, video, Dekestuff, and about??
I even looked in www.deke.com/content/ and was told there was no such place,

Thanks for the help

Looking back things have dramatically changed.

Submitted by Zwolfe on 30 August 2009 - 1:25am.
Things have came a long way since when I used to run Photoshop on Windows 3.11 - had to copy over a lot of 32bit win32 dll's.

Man you're the Best,

Submitted by rafax on 29 August 2009 - 7:40pm.
Man you're the Best, sometime ago I watch your one on one in design style shets and a learn much more tha many years of working hard. Now I hope to learn the same way photoshop Thanks for you effort to build this site. Sorry for my English isn't my mother language.

Ancient Doorway

Submitted by Dennis Aron on 20 August 2009 - 11:38am.
Where can I get the file: Ancient Doorway.psd That I can open on my Mac so can finish that chapter tutorial in Channels and Masks book. Thank you so much Denny

black@white photos

Submitted by vulcan bomber on 17 July 2009 - 12:12pm.
DEKE, Are there any tutorials regarding refurbishing old b/w photos @ postcards ,and also how to print on a ink jet printer MANY THANKS ROY

Video Downloads

Submitted by LoneEagle on 16 July 2009 - 2:04pm.
Hi, Deke: Am downloading for the second time your free videos. But I wanted to tell you I think your videos are the best! I had downloaded the previous ones, but for some reason they would play about halfway through and then went wonky (sorry for the technical term). Some of them were just completely unintelligible and the sound started screaming at me, and some of them just stopped halfway through. I do have a slow DSL line, but the phone lines in "old" Santa Fe won't support anything faster. I had a free 30-day to lynda.com which I used exclusively for Deke Photoshop training. I only have PS CS3, but still learned a lot. I have not rejoined NAPP after being a member for eight years, because I believe the best training I can get is through you (and I just can't afford it on Social Security). Wish I could afford your book & videos, but thanks to the recession can't hack that now. Your training has proven that old farts (even female ones) can learn! Anyhoo-- I am trying again to download your free videos. We'll see what happens. Thanks for being the cool--and effective--trainer you are! Shirley A Taylor Lone Eagle Graphics

What a man, what a man, what a mighty good man

Submitted by carpenter on 15 July 2009 - 4:22am.
Yes, Deke, you are the man. I love your vids and will keep watching, as others have, to make sure I get the techniques down as best I can. CS4 is challenging, but it's by far the best. Thanks for all the good stuff.

Question

Submitted by Willy1966 on 22 May 2009 - 3:26pm.
Dear Deke Can you help me with a problem a have? I´m new in photoshop and I found your videos extreme usefull. The problem is This. When I take pictures with my Eos camera I get pictures that are 1.8 - 2.0 Megabytes large. I generally retouch them with the levels command or the curves command, as you theached me in your videos. Then, when I save them I always save in JPEG format, in the maximun level (12) thinking that I don´t want to loss any pixel of my pictures. The problem is that I get 4.3 Megabytes files..... What is the compresion level That I have to use for no loss o pixels and no growth of the picture size?. Sorry for my poor English, but I Think you can understand it!! Regards Willy

JPEG compression

Submitted by deke on 22 May 2009 - 4:29pm.
It sounds like you might have the compression on your Eos cranked up a bit high. Check for a quality setting and set it to its maximum. That will give you better quality images to work with in the first place. Even better, shoot to your camera's raw format (CRW or CR2). That will give you much larger files but superior results as well.

my favourite teacher of photoshop

Submitted by yoyoishere on 22 May 2009 - 5:51am.
well deke i got to admitt you're the man ! you're my favourite since renaissance photoshop cs 2. you have that thing, that other's don't ! yoyo

props

Submitted by slim picknz on 5 May 2009 - 9:39pm.
man, you are the bomb. thanks for your time and talent! slim

Bright and Cheerful!

Submitted by lzydaz on 22 April 2009 - 7:23am.
Thank you, Deke for these videos while I wait for the book to come in. I have always favored using the channels pallette in Photoshop for selections mainly. I have 2 out of print books that you authored and I have one question for you. Where the H have you been? Now that I've found you again, I think I'll keep you. Bonnie

Thanks Deke

Submitted by Ally on 20 April 2009 - 8:24am.
Just d/loaded and about to watch them, cheers Deke :-)

Thanks!

Submitted by Lolka on 18 April 2009 - 1:34am.
I'll check them out :)

Actual comment

Submitted by Jgraph.se on 12 April 2009 - 5:24pm.
Ok - I'll go ahead and make someting of an actual comment then. Seen your previous videos many times - over and over again - and the striking thing about them is that every time I watch them - even for the umpteenth time - I learn something new I've missed. Just amazing, isn't it - and these ones are no exception. New version Photoshop, new and improved tools and still the same process of learning even more. May you never quit this business, Deke ! Oh - and Richard Adams - stick with Deke and I guarantee you'll learn more Photoshop than you ever thought possible. That said from one old fart to another, so trust me .. :))

Cool

Submitted by Chris_Biele on 12 April 2009 - 3:06am.
Hey there. Nothing really interesting to say, because I haven't finished downloading the vids yet. I just thought you might like a comment down here. You know... to look at, and read and think to yourself how much you like comments.

new

Submitted by Richard Adams on 11 April 2009 - 10:24am.
Like others, from Lynda.com, new to PS, AE and Flash, but hopefully old farts can learn too.