http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1365594515/ http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1365594515/#num1 Multiple Image Resizer (MIR) is fast and easy to use. It supports Drag-n-Drop so you can select specific images or entire folder(s) and resize them all at the same time.

This is useful if you have several images, of similar size, and want all of them to be one selected size, %, dpi (original or custom), add suffix/prefix to image name, what folder to save them to, etc.  There are many more options to chose from (please see their Features and Screenshots pages).

I use it to enlarge photos and IMO the quality is comparable to PSP-9's resizes; sometimes better.]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:48:35 see3 http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1363287882/ http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1363287882/#num1
http://www.amazon.com/101-Tips-Tricks-Paintshop-ebook/dp/B00BNYEAJY

You can get it in all the Amazon stores. Just change the .com to the one for your country.

If you dont have a Kindle, you can download a Kindle viewer for PC for free and enjoy this neat book.]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:04:42 Cassel http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1362073012/ http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1362073012/#num1 'Almost Every Black and White Conversion Technique Known to Man'

Book Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Category: Photoshop/Digital Photography
Price: $44.99
ISBN: 978-0-321-79402-4
255 Pages

... review to be continued...]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:36:52 Pete http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1360902804/ http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1360902804/#num1

Here is an example of a Gradient Map at work. Even thou Photoshop has a gradient
Map tool, you can do them in Paint Shop Pro just the same, you'll do it with
curves tool.]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:33:24 t2mouse http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1360900279/ http://pspug.org/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?m-1360900279/#num1
Here is a basic run down on this tool.

Basic Info here:
An Alpha Channel, in graphics terms, is what each pixel's is made of, and how each
channel controls that information of those pixels. A 32-bit graphics system contain
four channels -- three 8-bit channels, one channel for red, one channel for green,
and one channel for blue (RGB) and one 8-bit alpha channel. The alpha channel is
really a mask -- it specifies how the pixel's colors should be merged with another
pixel when two or more are overlaid, like one on top of the other. This way the colors
are control by the Alpha channel, and this is what we see in a computer generated
graphic as a whole picture. We see all four channels working together to create that
image we see.

The Arithmetic Tool is not a filter, what it does is let you create a alpha channel from
two open images at once, without splitting each image in to it’s own 3 channels (Red,
Green, Blue). This tool does a lot for you, it lets you work with each channels of the
two images just like the layer palette does with it blending modes, only the layer palette
doesn’t control color Channels, it only lets you blend layers together base on different
lighting terms.

Here are the Basic function and what the tool does with both images being used. Base on
what color channels you select from each Image, it will create a new Alpha channel base
on one of these selections:

Add — Image 1 Value + Image 2 Value
Subtract — Image 1 Value – Image 2 Value
AND — Binary And
Average — (Image 1 value + Image 2 Value) / 2
Multiply — Image 1 Value × Image 2 Value
Difference — Absolute Value of (Image 1 Value – Image 2 Value)
OR — Binary Or
Darkest — Minimum of (Image 1 Value, Image 2 Value)
Lightest — Maximum of (Image 1 Value, Image 2 Value)
XOR - Exclusive Or

These are blending mode just like in the layer Palette, but on a more higher level of control.
O.K. on to the fun stuff…..
Here what you can do... and this is how I did it!

I call this one a ink stamp effect - not for sure on that either. but it's cool looking.



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