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Post by Dazo on Sept 12, 2004 3:22:19 GMT -5
Don't mention it, and yes, yes I am
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Post by Philip on Sept 12, 2004 4:25:14 GMT -5
Don't mention it, and yes, yes I am First we are going to need some software. Here are a couple of choices, of the two I would go for Photoshop Elements, I myself use Photoshop and it's very similar to elements so it'll be easier for me to give you pointers on how to use it Let me know when you have a copy... Adobe Photoshop ElementsPhotoshop Elements is like a cut-down Photoshop, you can see a review here and and a more in-depth one here. I checked for compatibility, and it is plug in compatible according to this FAQ. =Price=£63 on Amazon.co.uk =Demo Copy=You can download the file (111mb) from Adobe here. To get access you'll have to sign up for an Adobe ID ( ). The Demo lasts a month (I think) so you'll just have to work really quickly to get them all done! (however if you like the program you could still buy it after it dies : . =Other sources=Computer Mags sometimes have free copies/ demos, Computer Arts (£5) springs to mind and also Photoshop Elements is offered with Hardware like scanners and digital cameras (so if you are upgrading hardware you may get a copy, or one of your friends may have a copy laying about doing nothing, or they may even have an older copy of Photoshop ). Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9More info can be found here. Version 9 of this software is out, but it isn't in all the shops yet. I don't use this software, so my advice will be limited on the 'how to'. =Price=Only version 8 on Amazon.co.uk for £75 (but version 9 is out). =Demo Copy=You can download a demo of version 9 from Jasc download page (no need to sign up like on Adobe, just click continue)
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Post by Dazo on Sept 12, 2004 4:48:56 GMT -5
Am downloading the adobe version, I can always down load the other one when that one runs out. Damn it takes a long time to download. Right so whats the next step. OOh my sister's got a digital camera i'll have to ask her what software she got with it
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Post by Philip on Sept 12, 2004 5:23:41 GMT -5
Right so whats the next step. Right, once downloaded you need to get a little be familiar with the software, head over to digital-tutors for free videos on finding your way around and using various tools. Get the Luna Cell demo of flaming pear here unpack it ( WinRAR or WinZip) and drag and drop the resulting folder (lunarcell-150) into your Photoshop Elements plug-ins folder. My Plug-ins folder is; C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Plug-Ins I’d imagine yours will be very similar, but with ‘Photoshop Elements’ instead of Photoshop 7.0. You should end up with something like; C:\Program Files\Adobe\ Photoshop Elements\Plug-Ins\lunarcell-150Where lunarcell-150 contains the plug-in ‘LunarCell-150.8bf’. Once all set up, and you’ve had a bit of a play, we can make a world! Let me know when you are ready, or if you need any help
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Post by Dazo on Sept 12, 2004 5:50:04 GMT -5
Ok help, how do I get it to actually work because all I get is the photosop elements screen and no lunar cell thing
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Post by Philip on Sept 12, 2004 6:41:44 GMT -5
The quickest way (assuming its all set up); Open a new file in elements, say 1000x1000 that should give you a black white space. Up on the top tool click 'filter', this gives a drop down menu, go down to ‘flaming pear’ let the mouse hover over it and a submenu should appears with Luna Cell. Click on it. This will open up the Luna Cell plug-in. Let me know how you get on, and then we can get into layers!
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Post by Dazo on Sept 12, 2004 7:05:54 GMT -5
Whew sorted, this is quite fun, so i'll asume by layers you mean adding moons and what not. What about the star field and sun how do I get those into my pictures
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Post by Philip on Sept 12, 2004 7:29:59 GMT -5
Adding a starfield/ nebular is down to another plug-in called Glitterato also from flaming pear. They also do one for adding Suns called Solar Cell. You can plug them in I the same way you plugged Luna Cell into Photoshop Elements. Using layers you can mix the results from all the plug-ins into one picture. Each plug-ins I applied to it own separate layer. As starter on layers, open a new file, layer>new>layer… click in it, on the pop-up, click OK. One the right hand side dock there should be a new layer added, so now you have two layers and you can click on them to work on that layer. Click on the background layer, go to edit>fill, in the popup pick black. Now go back and click on Layer 1, and apply the Luna Cell plug-in, but instead of having in set to ‘normal’, we are going to change it. There is a ‘little world’ right in the middle of the Luna Cell Plug-in. Click on it to open up the submenu and pick ‘composite’ (the one with the clear background). Now when you apply your filter, it will have a transparent background! This is how the lower layers can show through, so if you now apply the ‘Glitterato’ plug-in to the background layer it will not overwrite the world you have created!
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