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In this post we mention several important functions in Adobe Photoshop and how-to use them.

How-to install fonts for Photoshop

Installing fonts for Photoshop is a very common task, even some “Photoshop professional” can’t answer this question.

There are different ways for different operating system to install the fonts:

• If you are using Windows Vista, then simply right click on the font file and select Install.
• If you are using Windows XP, then simply Paste all the font files into C:\Windows\Fonts.
• If you are using MAC OS X, then double click on font file and click Install Font button.

Shortcuts to the tools in Photoshop

Here are the shortcut keys the the tools in Photoshop, maybe you like print them and place them on your desk. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re working with Photoshop the popular photo editor you should know about these common terms.

What are Raster Graphics?
Raster Graphics are composed of pixels like bitmaps, each pixel can have its own colour, mainly used for web and for production.

What are Vector Graphics?
Vector Graphics are composted of lines that are based on anchor points (co-ordinates) and anchors (tangent to points). This could help in areas of distortion to maintain the quality. This aspect is used in Print Media.

The difference between Vector and Raster Graphics
Computer Graphics are divided into two aspects, The Raster and Vector Graphics.

1. Color Information:
   Raster Graphics are made of pixels and hence store more color information.
   Vector Graphics are made of lines and hence store less color information.
2. Scaling Up:
   When a raster image is scaled up it looses the color information.
   While no colour information is lost in case of scaling up of a vector.

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