Software for designing/photo

What software is needed or useful for studies in photography and design. Does Adobe work for this?

Take a look at the following, these free applications may have some features that you might be interested in:
InkScape - vector graphics/drawing tool
http://www.inkscape.org/
GIMP - digital image manipulation tool (like photoshop)
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.gimpshop.com/

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Graphics Software For Designing Photo/Artwork on DVD Case Sleeves and DVD's

Any suggestions on good graphics software to design DVD Case sleeves and Printable DVD's that's compatible with IPhoto and can import still images from Final Cut Express?
Any opinions on the merits of 'Lightscribe' Disks vs. Printable DVD's?
Many Thanks!

I use Disc Cover. http://www.belightsoft.com/disccover.
There is also Discus. http://magicmouse.com/
and Canon's utility that comes with a Canon printer:
CD-LabelPrint
All give very good results, especially on the new glossy printable DVDs - they differ in ease of use.

Are there any Mac-friendly typography software for designing text

I used to do this in PhotoShop 4, but this program is no longer compatible with the iMac. I'm too low-ended to use Adobe Photo Elements. Hence, trying to find a program that one can design their text as 'titles' headlines on display boards, PPT presentations and iWeb. The text then can be saved either as PDF or JPEG thereby avoiding font subsitution when placed in other people's documents especially in iWeb. I have PrintShop for the Mac, but I find there is not enough scope for designing text titles.
Thanks!

There is a free "lite" version of Art Text 2 available in the Mac App Store.

[URGENT] SSD for design & photo editing

I'm about to buy a new laptop with the following specification
- Intel i3 2350M
- 8GB DDR3 PC-1066
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- 120GB Intel SSD 335 as primary internal drive
- External 2.5" HDD with USB 2.0 enclosure
I want to use this laptop for my primary graphic design job, which will require many and many read & Write data, both for page file and of course the file data itself. I will use Adobe Photoshop for editing.
1st Scenario:
- I use SSD for OS, apps and scratch disk and also for temporary data file during the editing process.
- The external disk will always be the data disk. After I finish editing the file, I will copy it back onto my external disk.
2nd Scenario:
- I use SSD for OS and apps.
- The external will be the scratch disk and data disk, so I won't copy it onto my SSD.
My questions are:
1. if I use the 1st scenario, how about my SSD? how can I prevent my SSD from damage?
2. for the 2nd scenario, how long my SSD will last, and how will my laptop performance be? since the external disk only have USB 2.0
connection.

If you have an SSD you can run the cache and programs on the same drive. However, many recommend a scratch disk size of 100-200 gigs so that will not work here unless you opt for a larger SSD. Otherwise an internal spinner is recommended that does not contain the program files, or idealy any other files that may want to get acessed at same time (only one read/write head per drive).
With 32 gig of RAM you may not need the constant use of the scratch drive unless working on large images with lots of layers. So see no advantage to moving folder to SSD for temp work environment.
From what I read the new crop of SSD do not have the wear problems of the older versions.

Software for ipod photo?

I needed to reformat my photo iPod, after doing so I can no longer upload my photos from my Sony DSC-P72 to my photo iPod. The photo import function is available on the iPod but all I get is a blank window. The photos used to upload to the iPod by simply turning on the digital camera. Is there a software function I am missing? I remember getting a disk with the photo ipod but i dont have it anymore. Please advise...if you could send an answer to [email protected]

I do not believe that this is possable. Your iPod photo does not have the same hardware that the iPod video has to allow it to playback video. If a video iPod is important to you, you will need to by a 5G iPod.
Hope this helped
-Stephen

IHi i have just downloaded lightroom, i have other products in my computer eg picassa, iphoto and software for downloading photos from my nikond7100.

if i delete these from my computer will my photos remain in light room and will new photos a
i download from my camera find their way into lightroom????

Your photos are never "in" Lightroom. Lightroom utilizes a catalog, which is a database. The database keeps track of where the images are located on your computer system, and keeps track of all adjustments made in Lightroom to those images.Your images will not automatically "find their way" into Lightroom. The way images are added to Lightroom is through the import process. Importing will enable you to download files from a camera card and specify the folder where they will reside on your computer system. The import process will also enable you to add images that are already on your hard drive. Deleting those other programs will do nothing to your images.

Software to design database

A task has given to me to design database. can any body send me link to download software for designing database.

Do you mean a data modelling tool?
What are your other requirements? For Windows? Obviously you don't want to pay for it but do you need a tool for jless than 30 days (in which case you could use an evaluation copy) or for longer (in which case your options are more limited)? Do you wan to be able to generate DDL? Just for Oracle or for other databases too?
Cheers, APC

Scanner and Software for Lion with document feeder to Scan thousands of photos

I have an older HP PhotoSmart Print 7280 that can scan photos. On the PC HP had software that would allow you to scan through the document feeder and batch correct/crop the photos before creating files. This printer/scanner doesn't have HP software for Lion. I am looking for a Scanner or Software solution that will allow me to scan through the feeder and to crop in batches. I have used Image Capture on the Mac to scan. It work great to crop and edit photos if you put them them on the flatbed. You can load 3 photos and it will allow you to crop them and to make them individual files. However if you use the "feeder" setting it treats what you are scanning as a document and you don't have the ability to edit/crop before accepting the files. So what you get are images that have a lot of white space around them.
I am looking for a solution that would allow me to do this in a quicker manner than 3 photos at a time on the flatbed. I Don't rule out buying a new all in one printer to do this. I also looked into other scanning software like VueScan, but it doesn't appear to have a batch edit/crop mode after running through the feeder.
Any advice on how to attack this would be great.
Thanks

tk3900 wrote:
what you get are images that have a lot of white space around them.
That should be easy to fix with something like SintraWorks PDF Nomand or PDF Clerk Pro.

TS3147 Can't install the software for the EPSON Epson Stylus Photo R2000 because it is not currently available from the Software Update server.

Can't install the software for the EPSON Epson Stylus Photo R2000 because it is not currently available from the Software Update server???
I am using mac osx 10.8 and now cant get print software for epson R2000 printer.

After system update, my Epson Stylus SX 535WD was ''gone''. I tried in vain to add it as an IP printer (got the IP-address from the printer). The printer model is correctly recognized, software download starts -- but then the "software ... is not currently available..."
Resetting the printing system did not help. Downloading Epson Printer Drivers v2.15.1 from here
did not help either, downloading Epson Printer Drivers.
In the end, I re-installed the printer software from the original CDs. After that the printer showed up as a Bonjour Printer, and I could add it without problem.
But note: although the printer is installed now and working properly, I still get the old error message (...software ..not available...) if I try to add the printer as an IP printer !?

Any recommendations for a recovery software for my lost photos on my external drive?

Would like recommendations for a reputable recovery software for my lost photos from my external drive that I used with my MacBook Pro.

General File Recovery
If you stop using the drive it's possible to recover deleted files that have not been overwritten by using recovery software such as Data Rescue II, File Salvage or TechTool Pro. Each of the preceding come on bootable CDs to enable usage without risk of writing more data to the hard drive. Two free alternatives are Disk Drill and TestDisk. Look for them and demos at MacUpdate or CNET Downloads.
The longer the hard drive remains in use and data are written to it, the greater the risk your deleted files will be overwritten.
Also visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on Data Recovery.

Photo Gallery Software for Mac OS X Server

I'm porting my Linux server infrastructure over to Mac OS X Server. I've successfully moved over my DNS, Mail and most of my web sites to Mac without a problem. However, the last website is causing me a bit of pain. In Linux I was using Gallery 2 (http://gallery.menalto.com/), but I'm not sure how to get this to work on Mac OS X. In particular there are a bunch of dependencies that I'm not sure exist in Mac (ffmpeg, etc.)
* Is there an alternative photo gallery software that people use which may install/work better on the Mac? We have wiki and blog services in the Web Server Admin pane, but I don't see a photo gallery service.
* Has anybody had success in using gallery2 over to the Mac? What dependencies were needed and how did you find them?
Thanks,
Scott

Hi
For me it has to be RumpusFTP Server:
http://www.maxum.com/Rumpus/
It has a secure web interface - no need to open ports 20, 21. No need for dedicated FTP client software for uploading and downloading. Supports the most commonly used browsers. Multi-platform support and can be installed on a standard client OS.
Tony

I cannot install the component for QuickTime to convert videos done by a Sony video camera. My iMac tells me that software is designed for previous versions of Os x. Any ideas?

I cannot install the QuickTime component for MPEG-2 to read and covert video files created by Sony video cameras. My iMac tells me that the software is designed for previous versions of OS X.
Any ideas?

Ok, so after like 4 days of going through all these different issues, I figured out that several programs weren't downloading, and it was an issue with my wireless connectivity messing up the digital signatures, so if you plug in your comp to the modem and delete your temp files, it should start to work!

After I did a software upgrade, my photo booth is hazy. Is there a fix for this issue?

After I did a software upgrade, my photo booth is hazy. Is there a fix for this issue?

Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

O.T. Are You Interested In Photo Masking/Compositing Software For Windows ?

'Recomposit is a photo masking and compositing tool which precisely isolates image object from its background and merges it with others. The advanced masking methods: Bluescreen also called chroma key technology and inside/Outside edge will keep any details, hair, edge, shadow and transparency after they are recomposed. Recomposit also provides full environment to further compositing work without any support from other softwares.'
http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Multimedia-Graphics/Image-Editors/Recomposit.html

Hmmmm -- I'm not sure why the sofware company would be censored, but I can certainly see why the cu combination might (as it could be netspeak for other things).
I actually did check out about four other Windows type conversion software for Apple TV and none of them was as fast and/or offered batch conversion. I know you're a Mac guy so I assume you advise people not to buy this because of hearsay, but that could still be valid depending on the source (however, if I'm wrong and you have personal experience with it forgive me).
I've been working in the video industry for 3 decades so I do have a little experience with judging video quality (although none of my work involved the newer codecs -- I retired long before H264 came along). Based on my comparison with what I did for broadcast the software does a good job but perhaps it's smoke and mirrors. I can only attest to the results and not to any other controversy surrounding it.
To me the batch conversion is the key -- if there is other software that can convert multiple files (into discreet files) then I'd be willing to check it out.

Whats the best software for photo editing and creating product catalogues that can be saved as PDF's

Whats the best software for photo editing and creating product catalogues that can be saved as PDF's

You are asking two different questiions:
1. What's a good photo editor? Answer to that here is probably obvious.
2. What's a good desktop publishing/page layout program for creating PDF files for production? Answer, not PSE. It's a photo editor, not a page layout program.

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