Future Computer Technologies

Looking to Make Some Money Off Your Works in Photoshop?

Posted by on June 22, 2010 at 8:52 pm

If you are looking to make some money off your visual works, but not sure where to start then I’ve got a useful bit of information for you. Recently, Flickr paired with Getty Images have come up with an easy solution. If you are not familiar with the sites, Flickr is a website where you [...]

Adobe Photoshop CS5′s New Tool Panel!

Posted by on June 22, 2010 at 12:55 am

Adobe Photoshop CS5 features fabulous new tools…and here is an illustrated guide to the new Photoshop Tool Panel!

Photoshop CS5 “Straighten” Tool Makes Life Easier

Posted by on June 18, 2010 at 1:28 am

The Photoshop CS5 ruler tool has been around for a long, long time with minimal value. Now Adobe has added the Straighten feature that was previously only available in the Lens Correction window. Simply draw along the line that needs to be straightened (for example, the side of a building that is crooked) and on [...]

Digital Painting Seminar with Adobe Photoshop

Posted by on June 14, 2010 at 1:37 pm

Join us for a free event showcasing the new Digital Painting tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5! The Fort Dearborn Photo Forum and Ascend Training are hosting this free event at our downtown Chicago training facility June 25th at 6pm.
Register for this free event.
See our Adobe Photoshop Class Offerings.

Posted by on June 11, 2010 at 7:12 pm

Have a good idea for a live show, but don’t have the hardware to do so? Well I may have a solution for you! Check out Hobnox.
Hobnox comprises of two entirely browser based (and Flash coded!) “noxtools”. There is the livetool and audiotool. The livetool allows you to produce and broadcast a live video stream [...]

A Visual History of the Photoshop Splash Screen

Posted by on April 26, 2010 at 6:25 pm

Photoshop celebrates it’s 20th anniversary with a tribute to all the Adobe Photoshop Splash Pages!

CS5 Extravaganza: Experience the Magic!

Posted by on April 20, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Ascend Training is hosting a CS5 Open House June 3rd at our downtown Chicago training facility. Some of the presentations will be:

Photoshop CS5: The Knock Your Socks Off Upgrade!
Interactive Documents with InDesign CS5
Dreamweaver CS5 Under the Hood: Author of DW CS5 Classroom in a Book
Interactivity with out Coding: Flash Catalyst CS5

Adam Pratt of Adobe Systems [...]

Flash Catalyst: Flash for Everyone?

Posted by on February 11, 2010 at 10:16 pm

Flash Catalyst: The game changer for those in print to move over to animation.

Adobe On The Go (be)

Posted by on February 4, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Now you can take Adobe Photoshop with you wherever you go! If you have an iPhone, and Android device, or even a mobile device with Windows Mobile, you can can edit, crop, and color-correct all your images just like you can at home…but you probably already knew this–what’s important is that, now that the iPad [...]

The battle behind the screens – Flash vs. Silverlight

Posted by on January 25, 2010 at 3:54 pm

It’s definitely a war–it’s just that it’s a Cold War.
Since Microsoft released Silverlight, (and by the way, watch what happens when you surf over there) their answer to Adobe Flash, in 2007, there’s been a (sort of) silent war going on behind the two software giants about who gets to play your movies.
When you go [...]