Saving files should be straightforward right? Let’s make it simple for you – here how to save your digital scrapbooking layout in Photoshop Elements. If you’ve ever tried to save your work in Photoshop Elements you may have noticed that Photoshop Elements always goes into ‘Save As’ mode the first time you open file. The first time… [Continue reading]
JPEG File Type
In digital scrapbooking a JPEG is typically the file type used for: previews papers the copy of your scrapbook layout that you upload to galleries or for printing JPEGs tend to be easy to compress and can result in small files. However, you need to be careful to watch the settings of your JPEG to… [Continue reading]
Photoshop Elements 10: My first look
I bought Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Adobe Premiere Elements 10 a couple of weeks ago. I have been using Photoshop Elements 8, which doesn’t have the easy masking features or text on a path so I was looking forward to this upgrade. I was excited to get it up and running! Installation The first thing I… [Continue reading]
Making Sense of the Jargon
Digital scrapbooking uses terms from graphic design, paper scrapbooking, and art. Here are explanations of a few key terms: Alpha An alphabet made up of PNG files, one for each letter Layout Refers to the whole scrapbooking page Embellishments/Elements PNG files that looks like a flower, ribbon, button or other decoration for your layout Flatten… [Continue reading]