Looks like Apple is making it easier to find Safari
extension soon. The Firefox community is already
pretty vibrant in this regard and I look forward to
more coming out for my favorite browser.
Apple sent out an email today asking for submission
to their "Safari Extensions
Gallery".
We'll soon be launching the Safari Extensions
Gallery, a new destination that provides you with
an opportunity to increase the visibility of your
Safari extension beyond your website.The
Safari Extensions Gallery will feature selected
extensions that offer an innovative user
experience. And a one-click installation process
will allow users to seamlessly install extensions
from a developerís website without ever having to
leave the Gallery.MacRumors.com
hasearly extensionsthat
have already been
released.
After Effects supports
scripts which can automate complex tasks. One
of those scripts can actually render a file
then email you upon completion. If
you’re a tech geek, the gears in your
head are already spinning. Just think, the
leash has been cut! You are free to leave and
relax while your machine churns away.
Open up your
General Preferences and be sure that the Allow
Scripts to Write Files and Access Network box is
checked.
Add your files
to the Render Queue like normal.
Choose File
> Run Script > render_and_email.jsx, you
will now be prompted for your email
settings.
Enter server
smtp address: such as mail.mac.com, click
OK
Enter the reply
to address: such as the email you want to use to
send the message.
If your server
required log-in (most do), click YES and enter
your ID and password. Click OK.
Enter the
recipients email address. Click OK
An email with
the subject AE Render complete will be sent when
the queue is finished.
How cool is that?
If you have an iPhone... you can also checkout apps
likeLogMeInandiTeleportto actually view (and control)
your screen from your mobile device. I've
actually set up rendered files and sent them
viaYouSendItto clients remotely.
This is a great short
video about the history of Comic Sans and is told
by the font's designer. It's really quite funny and
he has a great sense of humor about it all.
BMW
introduces the next level of automotive consumer
electronic device integration by supporting Apple's
new iPod Out functionality. The new feature allows
applications on Apple devices to be controlled and
experienced with the iDrive interface concept.
Of
course my kids would probably destroy it.... maybe
they's loan me one.
Here are two quick tips to
give you more control when you need to stop or
re-render an item in After Effects.
A Better Stop
Normally when you click Stop on an item in the
render queue, it adds it to the bottom of the list
and will pick up where it left off. That may be
what you want, but often you intended to bust the
render, tweak it, and re-render. To stop a render
and re-queue it to begin at the beginning, hold
down the Option (Alt) key when clicking Stop
Render. This will avoid the pickup and add the item
to be re-rendered from the start of the original
output settings.
Need to Re-render?
For one reason or another, it
always happens, the need to re-render. Perhaps a
small tweak to a keyframe or a timing issue.
Chances are while your animation may have needed
refining, the render queue was perfect. Save
yourself some time and Re-queue that animation.
Select a
previously rendered animation.
Press Command +
Shift + D (Control + Shift + D) to duplicate the
render item with the same settings and output
name. This will rewrite over the previous file to
the exact same destination.
Save your work,
then click Render when ready to
output.
One of my new
favorite resource sites isdpBestflow.orgproduced by the
American Society of Media Photographers and
funded by the Library of Congress. This site
contains a ton of great information about
workflow, digital imaging, and photography. It's
also totally free.
The purpose of
dpBestflow™ is twofold:
To create
guidelines for refined production workflows,
archiving methods, and best practices for digital
photography based on a variety of capture methods
and intended image use. The guidelines will be
developed on the basis of research, analysis of
software products and other tools targeted at
professional photographers.
To publish
the dpBestflow™ as a website open to the
public. The adoption of the dpBestflow™
guidelines will be promoted to the professional
photography community and the public through
programming at industry trade shows and a
nationwide series of training events at ASMP
chapters, trade shows, and educational
institutions.
If you’re a Photoshop
enthusiast or professional, you should really
be using Photoshop actions. Photoshop is an
extremely efficient program, but you’re
truly missing out if you don’t learn how
to use its automation features.
Photoshop Actions record a series of commands for
playback on future images. They can be used to
generate extremely complex results. Actions should
seem pretty appealing, let’s learn how to
create your own.
You must first create a set to hold your personal
actions. Sets hold actions, and there’s no
limit to how many actions can be placed into a set
or how many sets you can load. Let’s give it
a try.
See the full article here for
free
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