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There are so many different tools and settings in Photoshop it would take years to learn about them all. This can at times create problems when things get turned on and you have no idea what is making tools react differently than you are expecting. In this episode we look at a few setting of the move tool that can help you out in your workflow, but can be frustrating if you don't know what they do. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Special thanks go out to one of our viewers, Piotr!!! He pointed out a very important little dialogue box I failed to recognize in the last episode about making images that "pop" for your portfolio or leave-behinds. Let me stress the importance of learning the ins and outs of Photoshop (as well as the other apps you use often), using myself as a perfect example of making things harder on myself by not knowing where new functionality can be used in place of the old.

Whether you're putting images together for an online portfolio, or printed "leave-behind," there is one constant: you want them to "pop" so the person viewing them takes notice. With only a few very poopular techniques in Photoshop you can transform a typical, boring 2-D image into an interesting, eye-catching piece you can be proud of. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

You may have heard this one before: "Save Early and Often," and while that is an excellent piece of advice, you need to be practicing version control at the same time. PixelNovel's Timeline is a Photoshop plugin that can help you do just that. It allows you to save different versions of your work to a server so you have instant access to it, if you somehow lose the version that is saved to your hard drive or if you don't have access to your file for any number of reasons. Timeline has a few more bells and whistles and we'll kick the tires in this episode. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

One of the more powerful tools in Photoshop is the liquify filter. In this episode we'll take a high-level look at some of the tools that can be used to create dramatic manipulations to a photo, as well as a trick to evening out some of the edges when you're done. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

There are some handy tools that ship with the CS3 and CS4 versions of InDesign that you may not even know about! These tools don't reside in the tool bar, but in the scripts panel. In this episode we'll look at a couple of these scripts, that can be run by easily double-clicking on them, and how they may be able to speed up your workflow. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Rare is the time where everything goes smoothly without a hitch, and many times when software isn't behaving in a manner that we're used to, we are quick to blame the application itself. Many times user error is the culprit and knowing how to troubleshoot your problems can be an invaluable skill. In this episode we'll look at a problem that was brought to my attention that made the simple task of selecting and interacting with an object in Illustrator a less than enjoyable experience... and of course how to fix the issue. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

There's a new brush tool in town and he differs in functionaltiy and use from the one you've grown accustomed to in recent years. We'll look at Illustrator's new blob brush tool, how it differs from the regular brush tool, and how it can impact you illustrations. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Its pretty much unavoidable. When you scan from a book or magazine, things are not going to look too good. Adobe Acrobat may be able to help you out with that though. We'll look at a couple of functions that can help in the battle to make those scans look better and weigh in at a smaller file size. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator! IconBuilder is a plugin that allows you to set up your icon imagery in Photoshop and let it do all the work of creating the final icon file. We'll look at how it works as well as some pointers to make those icons shine. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

In Illustrator CS4 the way gradients are created and edited has been greatly improved to give you a more visual way to make your tweaks. In this episode we'll take a look at the way things USED to be done, and how that has been improved upon in the latest version of the software. If this doesn't make you want to upgrade... i don't know what will! Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

I am pleased to announce the arrival of the mobile version of appclinic. This new RSS feed includes the same great tutorials that are on the regular feed, but these files are in the m4v format, meaning that you can download and watch (and in some cases possibly stream) the content on your ipod touch or iphone.

We found that rotating the document in InDesign CS4 can give you a more natural way to work, and Photoshop CS4 is up to the challenge too. With the new Rotate View Tool, you can non-destructively rotate your image to make it easier on yourself to work with Photoshop tools like the paint brush, or even peripherals like a wacom tablet. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself... There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesign CS4 and one of its new features, you can make things easier on yourself. Check out this video tutorial to find out how! Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

CS4 has brought with it a myriad of updates and new features, but some of the most exciting updates to Photoshop. may actually be the enhancements to how you work in the application. We'll look at some of these enhancements and how they can help you work smarter and faster by speeding up the tedious tasks that must be completed when you work. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.