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Photoshop Guys on Photoshop CS4

 

So a lot of people are still reluctant to upgrade to Photoshop CS4 and I am sure that everyone has their reasons. For some it seems that we only just got CS3. For others there just aren’t sure if there is anything even in CS4 that is worth the upgrade. Sure these are tough economic times and I am sure that plays a heavy part in many people’s decision, but it seems the real issue is whether the new features in CS4 are worth it. That’s where the Photoshop Guys come in. Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, and Dave Cross have produced a special four part video series discussing what’s new in Photoshop CS4 and why it might be worth the upgrade. This is a good chance to get varying perspectives on the subject and help you make a more informed decision. Part one is up now (Here’s the link.) The remaining parts will be posted over the next few days so keep checking back.

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  1. Corvin said on — January 14, 2009 @ 7:27 am

    I think, I’ll wait till CS5. OK, there are some nice new features in CS4, but especially in Photoshop are only few of them, who I really missed. I think I can be patient till 2010, and maybe until then Adobe has reasonable prices in europe, again. It’s so ultra expensive here.

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
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