MindManager 7 Mac fans will also enjoy our recent “Insider’s View on MindManager 7 Mac.” The webinar was hosted by Mindjet’s top Mac platform software engineers and highlights some unique customers stories about how the product is being used within the education, film and consulting industries. Click here to view the webinar now.
Acrobat for Legal Professionals: Change PDF Versions using Acrobat
Other times, you may need to change the version of a PDF you have to ensure compatibility with a client or colleague using an older version of Adobe Acrobat.In this article, I’ll cover the following:
* How to check the version of a PDF document
* How to change the PDF version
I’ll also cover some other related topics about changing PDF version. Read on to learn more.
John Nack on Adobe: Tuning Photoshop for peak performance
Fast performance, as I’ve said before, is the best possible feature: it just works, without requring you to learn anything or to change how you work. Not surprisingly, it’s always at the top of customers’ lists of requested features.
The Photoshop team works hard to tune the application to run as well as possible for the majority of users, but the ways in which each person uses the can differ pretty wildly. For example, do you tend to open files with small pixel dimensions and lots of layers, or do you tend to work more with large, nearly flat documents? The optimal application settings & hardware setups may differ based on your needs & style of working.
To help shed some light on these topics, Photoshop co-architect Scott Byer & performance lead tester Adam Jerugim presented a popular session at Photoshop World last month. They’ve posted some notes on Scotts blog, and just this morning Scott uploaded a revised & expanded version of the presentation slide deck PDF.
The Official Parallels Virtualization Blog: Parallels Desktop & Leopard
As I noted in last Friday’s post, we’re only a few weeks (maybe days?) away from the launch of Mac OS X 10.5, code named “Leopard”. Since many of you (and me) plan on upgrading to Leopard within minutes of its release, the question that naturally arises is “Does Parallels Desktop work with Leopard?”The answer? Of course it does!
We’ve been working with Leopard since its earliest beta forms, and we’re confident that Parallels Desktop is compatible with Leopard. Performance is great, and core functionality works smoothly. You’ll be able to safely upgrade to Leopard when it goes live without worrying that Parallels will work.
Free Download – ZApplink for ZBrush 3.1
ZAppLink 3 is a ZBrush plugin that allows you to seamlessly integrate your favorite image editing software into your ZBrush workflow. Call up your image editing package while in ZBrush, use it to modify the active ZBrush document or tool, and then go straight back into ZBrush.
Rhino Teacher Training
Learn how you can add 3-D modeling to your design and design communication curriculum without burdening your students with yet another difficult software product. You’ll be able to focus on teaching design while your students take advantage of the latest 3-D modeling technology.
Using Rhino, you will be guided through a series of hands-on exercises that highlight 3-D modeling concepts. You will also learn how Rhino is used to render models for visualization, translate 3-D models to CAM products for manufacturing or prototyping, and export 3-D models into 2-D CAD or graphics programs.
A Rhino Curriculum Guide, an evaluation guide, and CD are included with the workshop. With this kit and what you’ve learned, you’ll have students working in 3-D on your design exercise within the first week of the term.
There are both one-day quick start workshops and in-depth hands-on three- to five-day workshops.
The workshops are free for educators. Proof of status required.
Multi-camera editing in Premiere Pro CS3 – BroadcastNewsroom
Multi-camera editing in Premiere Pro CS3. In this week’s podcast, host Jeff Schell walks you through the necessary steps to edit video from multiple cameras, when you have multiple cameras set up and all of the cameras are shooting the exact same scene. Premiere Pro CS3 has a built-in Multi-camera editing mode, ideal for shoots where multiple cameras are taping the same event–such as a sports, theater, or a wedding.
Wacom Cintiq 21ux Review with ZBrush 2.0
While testing on the job several traditional sculptors gave the unit a shot. This was the real test; How would someone who does not work with a computer all day and has little to no Zbrush experience react to the tool? Many of them sat down and immediately took to the tablet. One sculptor remarked how his experience in clay seemed to translate so quickly and so well to the tablet and Zbrush. The process of placing pen to screen and working directly on the model seemed a natural and even pleasant approach.
I find the Cintiq has become an integral part of my own work. I could not imagine returning to a standard tablet and being content. The one occasion I have had to work without the Cintiq since adopting it for this review I was painfully reminded of how much I was leaving behind. I believe this unit is superior to a tablet PC as it not only serves as a second monitor when not in use as a tablet but it is fully independent of your other hardware. If you need to upgrade your machine the Tablet can be easily moved over. Kudos to Wacom for coming to market with this outstanding product. This is the first peripheral I can say has completely changed the way I work for the better.
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