[cli]

sorry hi to all, a question for ruud92 & Meditom you had to pay to the carrier an extra money for taxes....
or that plus money are at the check out when you do the online trade???

[meditom]

I paid 195$+25$ shipping+30EUR tax germany.

[cricket1961]

Adam

Thanks for the clarification.

To be honest, I don't remember the last time I had to create texture in my skin work.
If it is shiny and devoid of pores from the Photographer I leave it that way.

Chris

[amica999]

Thank you all for your comments on this topic. I really wish the "manufactorers" would think more globally and provide downloads. It's always a hustle with customs and shipping cost from overseas. I guess lots of people would buy more, if it was made more simple. Anyway hope you all learn a lot and enjoy Photoshop eben a little bit more :-)

Regards Amica

[amica999]

Chris, please let us know when your "masterpiece" is available. Can't wait :-)

[skydog]

If not this DVD, do you really have an alternative?

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by skydog

If not this DVD, do you really have an alternative?

Haven't read all the above posts, but suggest that some folks (with broadband internet access and a suitable computer) check out training available at Lynda.com -- for as little as $25 for one month's access to online training videos. I haven't viewed this man's lessons, but I was thrilled with other lessons I viewed during a trial subscription. There are free lessons available to try before deciding to pay. They have both online videos and DVDs (for some subjects) for most or all Adobe products. I didn't see any problem for users outside the U.S., but I'm not positive about that.

I cannot say whether there is high level skin retouching with d&b in these training videos, but there is definitely a lot of advanced Photoshop training available at reasonable cost. Deke McClelland's lessons on CS3, expecially on creating/using masks are top-notch.
Enhancing Digital Photography with Photoshop CS2 - with Chris Orwig

[amica999]

CJ, there is no problem from outside US, only prereq is possession of a credit card.

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by amica999

CJ, there is no problem from outside US, only prereq is possession of a credit card.

Good! Thanks for the info, amica.

[flamenco27]

Some people seem to think that just using a 39m MP Hass is the answer to your prayers. Let me tell you I use a 22mMP Mamiya which I upgraded to from The Kodak pro slrn 14m MP and the detail is significantly higher, but what that also introduces is a hell of a lot more detail to retouch and any flaws really show up. I now spend much more time retouching my images. There are no easy answers or we would all be doing it.
The DVD is OK, not for advanced users but still I found some interesting stuff on it, it's always useful to see the way someone else work. I'd recommend it for beginners and intermediate level, if your advanced you can probably work out your own way of doing it. The price is steep but if you have ever produdced a commercial DVD you will realise that it is very expensive to do so.

[pixelzombie]

that's why i tell people not to waste their time retouching lores images...