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Photoshop CS5 – Problems with performance… FIXED!

adobe_photoshop_cs5-313x400As with every designer we colaborate with, mentions the Photoshop CS5 problem. The key difference between Photoshop CS4 and CS5 is that  CS5 is a full 64-bit application. This is what Adobe says caused it so much work and delay; rewriting the user interface from Carbon to Cocoa.

Photoshop CS5 does have new features, but for those working with huge files, the 64-bit part is essential. It means that working with bigger files can be much faster, because operations can be performed in RAM.

The days of the scratch volume are over for Mac Pro users with adequate memory (excepting really monster jobs exceeding 60GB or so).
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Memory in 32-bit CS5 is limited to 2100MB, nearly 1GB less than with Photoshop CS4 (3072MB vs …

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More free wallpapers to download

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Charity Website

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Packaging Design

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Free wallpapers

Free desktop wallpapers to brighten up even the dullest monitor. Download the full size versions (1680 x 1050) below:

Lots of orange curved cubes flying towards the words Slightly Curved Cube

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3D render in Cinema4D with Slightly Curved Cube wording and illuminated striped cubes

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Wording rendered in C4D looks microscopic

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Package

So what exactly do you get?

Logo design: The ‘logo package’ SCC offer is concise and thorough as we carry out a fair bit of research before we design anything on the computer. We will look at your competitors to see how you can be ‘different’ from them and shine through.

We hand render ideas on paper first to get a better understanding, as preliminary sketches are an important first step in designing a more effective logo.

From the initial ideas sketched, you will be supplied you with 6 logo ideas as a PDF. Each will vary in style, but stay within the aesthetic qualities your target market. Then from the 6 logos delivered, may we ask you choose one (or a couple)

Your chosen logo will be refined and tweaked with unlimited revisions until you receive the desired effect. On completion, we will …

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1997: The term “weblog” is born

1997 was the first year the word ‘weblog’ was coined although web logs had been used prior to this!

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The world’s first webcam

09-16_first_webcamOne of the more interesting developments of this era, though, was the first webcam. It was deployed at a Cambridge University computer lab, and its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker so that lab users could avoid wasted trips to an empty coffee pot.

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What would email be like if it was invented TODAY?

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We are all aware of email (I’m sure), but did you know it was invented more than 40 years ago, and without it the internet would have never existed.

Google have been hard at work designing a totally ‘new’ email – they teamed up with all the ‘big players’ in net-apps and will be delivering this to us… Google Wave – Have a look at this simple yet informative Youtube video of what it’s all about.

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