Photoshop: why don't share photoshop workspace screenshots?

[mantra]

Hi

a lot of uses share wallpaper or desktop screenshot

why don't add our custom photoshop workspace/color menu/or shortcuts in this topic?


could be nice ?

cheers

[Oxford]

Photoshop cs5 extended on Linux Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.



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Oxford

[spotter]

nice ,are you running it through cedega or cross over office?

[lurch]

Many people do already include screen grabs of their workflow.

[mantra]

Originally Posted by lurch

Many people do already include screen grabs of their workflow.

sorry where?
in this forum
thanks

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Oxford

Photoshop cs5 extended on Linux Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.



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Oxford

wow
does it run fast like under windows?

[Chain]

mine...

Remember to save your workspaces so you can easily reset them when they get messy, or swap for different tasks.

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Chain

mine...

Remember to save your workspaces so you can easily reset them when they get messy, or swap for different tasks.

cool!
and cool action
where did you get so many actions?

i'm looking for great action to improve photo color toning

[Chain]

I make my own actions. That way I know exactly what they do, and they work just the way I want them - and without messing up my layers

If you search around on e.g. Deviantart there are lots of free ones; however expect a lot of them to be destructive (crappy and hard to tweak).

There is not easy way to make a preset color toning actions that always gives a great result because it depends so much on the image. However if you look around and you find an effect or tone that you like, see how you could recreate it and then save that as a preset (if it's just one adjustment) or an action that automates applying those adjustments (as layers) - then it is easy to recreate it so it matches on many images - or in a year when you forgot how to do it... If you have trouble achieving a specific "tone"/color cast, just ask - and provide an example.

Usually you can do A LOT with just curves. You can also try to set your adjustment layers to different blending modes for some cool effects (e.g. try the black & white adjustment layer using soft light/overlay, or set a contrast-enhancing curves layer to Luminosity).

Note that some effects are not just changing the colors per pixel but might include some filtering as well (e.g. to add glow, local contrast, etc.).

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Here's a couple of my action sets (I usually don't place most of them online tho, but just ask);
Text frame
Sharpening actions
Photo aging actions
My frequency separation actions here on retouchpro (warning: intended for advanced users)

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Chain

I make my own actions. That way I know exactly what they do, and they work just the way I want them - and without messing up my layers

If you search around on e.g. Deviantart there are lots of free ones; however expect a lot of them to be destructive (crappy and hard to tweak).

There is not easy way to make a preset color toning actions that always gives a great result because it depends so much on the image. However if you look around and you find an effect or tone that you like, see how you could recreate it and then save that as a preset (if it's just one adjustment) or an action that automates applying those adjustments (as layers) - then it is easy to recreate it so it matches on many images - or in a year when you forgot how to do it... If you have trouble achieving a specific "tone"/color cast, just ask - and provide an example.

Usually you can do A LOT with just curves. You can also try to set your adjustment layers to different blending modes for some cool effects (e.g. try the black & white adjustment layer using soft light/overlay, or set a contrast-enhancing curves layer to Luminosity).

Note that some effects are not just changing the colors per pixel but might include some filtering as well (e.g. to add glow, local contrast, etc.).

---

Here's a couple of my action sets (I usually don't place most of them online tho, but just ask);
Text frame
Sharpening actions
Photo aging actions
My frequency separation actions here on retouchpro (warning: intended for advanced users)

thanks
a like a lot retro , vintage effect
give a look to this slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/benoitpaille/show/

beautiful !
i would like to toning like him

[Chain]

Many different photos there, so not one shared solution and it's not possible to tell exactly what tools he used. First of all a good original photo is required; notice his depth of field, his lighting, etc. If it is supposed to look vintage you also might want to avoid items that look too modern.

Try a curves adjustment layer, adjusting the channels individually. Example; try to lower the blue white point, and add an s-curve to the green layer.
You could also try a Vibrance-layer to increase/decrease vibrance/saturation.
If you need to reduce/boost specific hues you could try hue/saturation (selectively on a color) or other adjustments... infinite possibilities!

[Nasturtium]

Mine.

greetings.

- Nancy

[Chain]

Originally Posted by Nasturtium

Mine.

greetings.

- Nancy

I wonder; is there a reason not to snap your palettes to the edges? To me that wastes less space.

(Also, Window > Application frame is nice most of the time I think)

[Nasturtium]

Originally Posted by Chain

I wonder; is there a reason not to snap your palettes to the edges? To me that wastes less space.

(Also, Window > Application frame is nice most of the time I think)

thanks for the tips. I hit TAB a lot to hide the pallets, there doesn't seem anywhere where they're not in the way.

I'm not a big fan of the application frame. I find being able to see all the different windows under my workspace too distracting.

I wish there was a way to dynamically size the layers pallet to accommodate however many layers there are...

[Flotsam]

Originally Posted by Nasturtium

thanks for the tips. I hit TAB a lot to hide the pallets, there doesn't seem anywhere where they're not in the way.

I'm not a big fan of the application frame. I find being able to see all the different windows under my workspace too distracting.

I wish there was a way to dynamically size the layers pallet to accommodate however many layers there are...

If you hit F key twice the palettes will be hidden and if you need them just move your cursor to the left or right of screen and they will reappear. When you move your cursor back to your pic they will disappear again.

[vdsq]

Originally Posted by Flotsam

If you hit F key twice the palettes will be hidden and if you need them just move your cursor to the left or right of screen and they will reappear. When you move your cursor back to your pic they will disappear again.

when i enter full screen mode (F) cs5 will hide my taskbar (win7)
any tricks to get the taskbar back?

my cs on attach

[Nasturtium]

Originally Posted by vdsq

when i enter full screen mode (F) cs5 will hide my taskbar (win7)
any tricks to get the taskbar back?

it's a toggle - so just hit "F" again

[vdsq]

i know that
i want to have both full screen mode and the taskbar - i remember that in vista it was possible

[Nasturtium]

Originally Posted by vdsq

i know that
i want to have both full screen mode and the taskbar - i remember that in vista it was possible

double click the hand?

[mantra]

Originally Posted by Nasturtium

double click the hand?

only cs5 ,isn't and under w7 and vista

cs3 under xp has not a full screen

[Chain]

Originally Posted by mantra

only cs5 ,isn't and under w7 and vista

Doesn't double-clicking the hand in CS5 just zoom the image to fit? cmd/ctrl-0 is a quick shortcut for that (it's also on the View-menu) and should work in all versions.

Originally Posted by mantra

cs3 under xp has not a full screen

I'm pretty sure you could go full screen with CS3 in XP. (Don't remember what happened to the taskbar tho, and I only have CS4 and CS5 installed at the moment so can't verify.)

[vdsq]

i want full screen mode with menus and windows taskbar same time
cs5 on win7

[Chain]

Originally Posted by vdsq

i want full screen mode with menus and windows taskbar same time
cs5 on win7

So... just maximize it? (Tip; on Win7 just drag the Window to the top of the screen)
Then it will fill the screen, and you have menus and Windows taskbar... You will have the pan/scroll limits though.
If you are in full screen you should be able to bring up the taskbar by hitting the Windows-key? (You also have other shortcuts like alt-tab to switch programs).

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As reference for the whole thread; there are 3 main view options (cycle by hitting the f-key).

• Standard screen mode (In OS X you can turn on/off Application Frame.)
• Full screen with menu bar (palettes visible by default)
• Full screen (palettes hidden by default)

Tip: in all the view modes you can change the background color around the image by right-clicking it (I prefer a dark neutral grey).

[vdsq]

i want that screen mode because of the space i gain from under the toolbar and scrolls (right/bottom)
the problem is that cs5 will isolate me from everything - will not show any notification or other messages from other applications

when cs5 is in full screen with menu it will hide taskbar - if i press the win key will bring back the taskbar until i activate cs5 window again

[Chain]

I guess there's not much you can do about that. Maybe just make a feature request to Adobe...
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform...?name=wishform

[unimatrix001]

Have you tried turning on auto hide the task bar in windows 7. Will stay hidden until you move the mouse or the edge where the task bar is hidden but should still pop up when a program such as messenger receives an incoming message. Found this link through a google search.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-turn-off.html