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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The New Apple Operating System

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

The worlds most advanced operating system. Finely tuned.

Apple.com, the new apple’s operating system will be ship starting September 2009 and operating system update will be available for existing Leopard users for $29.

The changes:

• Refinements to the user interface
• Support for Microsoft Exchange
• 64-bit addressing
• Grand Central Dispach
• OpenCL
• QuickTime X (the next version of the QuickTime Player)
• Common Unix Printing System

Source: http://www.apple.com/macosx/

Short Link: http://wp.me/plXqO-6V

Edit/Alter GIF Animation in Photoshop

Recently I posted about creating simple animation in photoshop. Today, I will show you how to edit GIF Animation.

First, Open Photoshop (CS4) then click File > Import > Video Frames to Layers…

Step 1: Open existing GIF Animation

WARNING: You cannot use this feature without the QuickTime 7 installed on your system. Though we are not using this format, Photoshop still required this and I don’t know why.

Next step, you see that GIF format is not on the list but it’s okay, we’ll just copy and paste the location and filename After you select your existing gif animation, a window will open for preview and for further settings that you want to import.

Step 2: Select Range to Import

Since my work has only 2 frames then I import all the frames. Click OK to continue. As you see, all frames are imported and treat each frame as new layer. Go on and add more frame if you want

All frames are imported

As an example, I added new frame and create a text field.

Edit or alter animation

Added some layer

Then, if you’re done, just open the animation window from Window > Animation.  Then after, compile the animation by saving your work by clicking File > Save for Web and Devices.

A window will open, click on the GIF as file format and adjust the setting according to your need. If you want to view further instruction, just read on my post about creating a GIF animation in Photoshop here.

The final output

With this, you can also import movies to save as gif animation. Just have a proper codec and be sure to lower down the final image resolution as it may cause too much bandwidth to load. And, photoshop limits animation frame to 500

Have a nice day!

Create GIF animation in Photoshop

You’ve created a nice graphics on Adobe Photoshop and you’ve decided to animate it. But how?

I’m using Adobe Photoshop CS4, I don’t know if the previous version of Photoshop has an Animation capability.

So, to start: open Adobe Photoshop

Create your desired graphics. I’ve created a simple red-green light animation. See screen shot to know much better than my explanation. I suck at explaining if you all know :p

GIF Animation: Frame 1

GIF Animation: Frame 2

Create your first frame. This frame will be the initial graphics you will see on your animation. Then create your sencond frame.

Photoshop: Animation Window

Add frame to animate

After you create all frames needed for you animation, Open Animation window. Click

Window > Animation

The animation window will then show on the bottom of the Photoshop window.

See that theres already a first frame. This frame is the current frame visible on your work area.

click new layer in the animation window and select your second frame.

Adjust the speed

You can adjust your frame speed by clicking the number on the animation window.

GIF Animation: Looping

If you want to loop your animation click on the drop-down box on the left side of the animation controller.

GIF Animation: Save your animation

After you finalize your work. Save it by clicking File> Save for Web and Devices

A preview window will then pop out.

GIF Animation: Save image

I assume that you know this windows. Choose GIF as your file format and in the animation field click your desired loop preference (Ex. 3 times, forever, etc.)

After you set everything. Click Save. Now you’re done. I will include my finished graphics here as well as the psd format.

GIF Animation: Output

heres the link:

http://files.ishiefloyd.com/public_files/photoshop/SimpeGIFAnimation.zip

Install Windows XP from USB Flash Disk

Do you have an Acer notebooks or laptop and you want to re-install Windows XP? But unfortunately, the crappy DVD-ram drive is broken. Well, I have a solution for you there guys.

What you’ll need:

• USB_PREP8 – [download 1] [download 2]
• PeToUSB – [download 1] [download 2], and
• Bootsect.exe – [download 1] [download 2]
• A Windows XP image file (an iso file that mout in your virtual drive)
• USB flash drive (I’ve used 1gb flash drive)
• A computer that enables you to boot from a USB Disk/Drive

Okay, you have the files. Let’s go to the next step.

• Extract the Bootsect.zip
• Next step, extract USB_Prep8 and PeToUSB
• Copy the PeToUSB executable to USB_prep8 folder
• Inside the USB_Prep8 folder double click the executable named usb_prep8.cmd and a command line window will show.
• Press Any Key to continue. After this, a window will pop-up.
• The setting inside that window as all pre-configured and all you have to do is just click the Start
• Once the format is comple, DO NOT COLOSE THE WINDOW. Just leave this as it is.
• Open a new command line window — Window Start Button -> Run then type cmd. Or, press WINDOW KEY + R
• Inside the command line window, go to the location where you extract your bootsect.exe (cd <folder location) and type or paste the command below

• bootsect.exe /nt52 R:

• Take note that R: is the drive letter of your flash drive. Please change it accordingly And, take note that you must not have any open files under this drive. This part writes a correct boot sector for you to enable the usb drive to boot upon startup.
• If it success, you will be prompted “Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.“
• Now, close this command window. NOT the prep8 command window ok.
• Now you will see a list of command from 0 – 5 and F and Q
• You’ll need to enter a correct command here:
• Press 1 and enter. A folder browse window will open. You should locate where your Windows XP setup files (or, your CD rom that has your windows xp cd on it)
• Press 2 and enter a letter NOT currently assigned to your computer system. Example: X
• Press 3 and enter the drive letter of your USB flash drive.
• Press 4 to start the process
• The setup will prompt if it is ok to format your drive. It’s ok. Just press Y and enter
• Once the format is complete, it will prompt you again. Just press ENTER to continue and it will start copying files to a temporary drive.
• Once it’s complete, press ENTER to continue.
• Next, you will be prompted if you want to copy files to your flash drive. You will be clicking YES button (don’t you?)
• Once the copy is complete, a popup window will prompt you if you would like your USB drive to be prefered bootdrive <drive letter>:  Just click YES
• Now unmount the virtual drive.
• And it’s done!

If you follow the steps above then you have successfully created a bootable flash drive that includes your Windows XP installation. We will now proceed to the next step which is configuring your computer to boot on usb drive.

• Insert your USB flash drive into your computer the Power On your pc.
• Setup your BIOS to boot on USB Drive (usually, try pressing F2 to go to the BIOS settings, or see your motherboard guide)
• Navigate to the Boot Options and select USB drive as first priority upon bootup. (or see your motherboard guide on how you will prioritize the bootup process)
• After you setup press F10 and enter to save and restart the sytem.
• Now, after reboot, you will now then prompted a 1 and 2 selection. Press 2 to go to Setup
• And last, you will now seeing a Windows Installation window.

If you want further instruction regarding installing Windows operating system please go to Microsoft Website.

If this guide is not that clear, go to this website: http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installing-windows-xp-from-usb-thumb.html

Limewire will be illegal this time in the Philippines

Last night when I was watching news over GMA7 Edu Manzano an Optical Media Board president announce that using Limewire is illegal. This is the primary source of piracy.
I’m not against to him since this is true. But, how he can or his team manage to control and to the point that no body use limewire. We all know that it’s hard to control users from P2P world.
Well, let’s hope that they will make it. Good luck to Manzano’s team in case.

Digital Bokeh in Photoshop

I’ve been fond with bokeh the last day but I don’t have any SLR camera. So, I’ve searched the net and I found a cool tutorial to make some cool digital bokeh in photoshop.

This is my final result:

Digital Bokeh

Thas was quite easy and I found it very fun  

To create your own digital bokeh just click on this link or copy-paste this into your browser: 

http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-digital-bokeh-effect-photoshop

I’m sure that you’ll be liking this too Have fun creating your bokeh!

Cable channels on your desktop

It’s been a year since I found our this software that will make your desktop as a cable system receiver TVAnts. It’s been a nice software for those people who don’t have a cable on their home. With this software, I can watch AXN, Discovery Channel, HBO and many other channels.

This software only requires faster internet connection to be able to connect to their P2Ptv server. You can download their software at their website www.tvants.com

PS: Their website is written in chinese, so if you don’t understand chinese, you can alternatively use the google website translator to be able to view the download link and also, the channels on this software is from the continent of asia. Therefore, if you view discorey channel for example, you will be viewing dicovery channel asia , AXN – AXN-Asia and the like

Happy Viewing

Mozilla Fennec Browser for Mobile

Mozilla, the company that owns the world most popular browser FireFox created a smaller version of browser for mobile phones. This is called Fennec.

To learn more about this software, you can visit its wikipage at: Mozilla Fennec

F.I.Y.
Fennec comes from the family of fox that can be found on Sahara Desert and North Africa