Graphics Asset Mgmt./Workflow

Rorohiko's Soxy Updated for CS6

If you often find yourself juggling files from different versions of applications like InDesign, Illustrator, and Quark XPress, Rorohiko's Soxy could be a very useful addition to your workflow. Soxy has been updated to version 1.6.2, which supports Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications.

Pantone and X-Rite Bring Color to the Cloud

New service provides color matching online

The Best App for Managing Digital Assets

Most designers and photographers rely on Photoshop. But to save ourselves from drowning in an ocean of digital assets, we also need an app dedicated to managing those assets.

BigPicture Lite for InDesign CS5/5.5 Is Free Download

Badia Software's BigPicture Lite is an InDesign plug-in that provides detailed information about the images in your document. You can now download a version for free that works in InDesign CS5 and CS5.5.

New Adobe App Eases Pain Points of Photo Syncing and Sharing

Import an unlimited number of photos into Carousel, a new management and editing app from Adobe. Then sync those images across your desktop, iPhone, and iPad, and share them with others.

Easy, Efficient Image Effects with Lightroom Presets

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom presets can give you all kinds of images effects, from subtle to surreal, with one click. Learn how to make your own and where to download free presets online.

So You Think You Know Photoshop?

The new features in Photoshop CS5 have obscure--but handy--uses you probably haven't explored. Get the most out of your investment: Learn how to unearth these hidden gems.

Extensis Portfolio Server Updates to Version 10

If your company has a problem finding and tracking your image and video files in the office or on the road, Portfolio Server 10 could be an answer.

Free Printing Guidance for Adobe Apps

The Creative Suite 5/5.5 Printing Guide is 140 pages full of insider printing info that comes straight from the source: Adobe. The PDF, which covers InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, is a free download.

WPPI Road Trip Like "The Hangover" for Wedding Photographers

The Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) organization is beginning a seminar series in August 2011. And no, it won't really be like "The Hangover". But it will be educational!

Everything You Wanted to Know About Print Production But Were Afraid to Ask

Want to see how paper affect color reproduction? The difference between a monotone and a duotone? What a photo looks like when printed in several different resolution? Then you need "Print Handbook for Designers."

Create Custom Photo Layouts in Lightroom 3

Harness the new print options in Adobe Lightroom 3 for creating your own layouts, with customized background colors, borders, identity plates, watermarks, and more. Then output your photo layouts to print or to electronic files.

Manage Your Media Online with SeeFile 5.0

The new SeeFile 5.0 can filter your media files according to dates, comments, compatibility with HTML5 browsers, and more.

Color-Calibrate an iPad?!

Datacolor releases a free iPad app that works with the Sypder3 colorimeter to ensure color accuracy throughout your workflow.

Meta Editor 3.0 Adds New Tools for Photo Pros with iPad

Version 3.0 of the iPad app Meta Editor includes the ability to batch-edit photos' IPTC metadata, plus easy uploads to the photo-sharing website flickr.

Histograms Are the Best Photography Tool You Already Own: Part 1

Whether you're shooting photos or editing them in software, understanding the histogram will help you produce better images. Here's your guide to decoding the messages in this powerful tool.

Bring Out Your Wallet: Adobe CS5.5 Is Now for Sale

Find out which programs upgraded to 5.5 and how much it all costs.

Try this Lightroom Plug-In for Free

Perfect Layers, a plug-in from onOne Software, adds streamlined functionality for creating and working with layers to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Because the plug-in is currently a public preview (similar to a beta), you can use it for free.

Free For All: Spring into Photoshop Freebies

This installment of your favorite freebies feature is all about Photoshop. I'll point you toward resources that optimize the app and add a grid tool. Then I'll give you a huge assortment of textures and some useful image-editing actions.

Free Webinars on CSS & InDesign Styles

Keep your web and print skills sharp, and learn a new/old way of getting great photos.