Mar 11

Rounded Rectagular

How do create rounded Retacgular in Photoshop:
1. Click on the rectagular tool
2. In the options bar, select rounded rectagular tool
3. Select Radius size( i use 40px)
4. Pick background color (e.g. if your bgcolor is white, pick white).
5. Create a rounded rectagular box
6. Go to Path Selection Tool
7. Use path selection tool to select the rounded rectagular box
8. In the options bar, subtrace from the shape area.

Mar 10

Mar 10

I failed Adobe photoshop CS3 ACE exam miserably. I wrote down all the questions on the test. I am going to retake the test again.

Multiple choices A,B,C, D.
74 Questions on the test.
At least 6-8 questions you have to pick 2 answers(A,B,C,D, and E)

Questions on the ACE test:
1. File Handling ( I got like 4-5 questions)
- need to know what file handling does
-Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for supported raw files.
2. Bridge
i) where do you insert copyright metadata? (pick 2 answers)
IPTC Core and File/File Info ( got this wrong)
ii)Thats a tricky question, where do you rename a folder filenames?
answer is: “Batch Rename” but I also see “Batch” as one of the choices
iii) How do you preserve a raw image in a dng file?
Preserve Raw Image in DNG conversion
iv) how do open all subfolders in a folder? I believe it’s group stack.
3. Converting and assiging to ICC profiles ( at least 3 questions)
4. layer comp - What is the advantages of using layer comp vs. xxx?
5. Trap question is in the test
6. When do you use crop and straighten photos?
I believe my answer is open the file when you gang-scanned several photos
7. Proof setup: After you change the proof setting in CMYK, do you close and open the image, save it, or simulate paper color? I think the answer is simulate paper and black ink.
8. Another question is about Rendering Intent: answer is relative colorimatric.
9. Panels, dock and collapse(3 questions)
10. how many clone source? 5
11. smart object -smart filter ( only 2 questions)
12. vector mask and layer mask (reveal or hide)
13. You need to know the difference between radius and feather
14. Animation: when you tween: 3 options position, opacity and effects.
15. Animation: Match layer: layer position, layer visibility, and layer style.
16. Variables: when do you use variable in data set.
17. GiF file in save for web and devices under restrisctive, no dither
18. shift +5 grayscale or indexed color. (???)
19. how do you apply one layer mask in different layers?
20. Clipping; when you clipping images does it apply to image below or image above or images in a group…
21. CRW: camera calibration and white balance.
22. When you in multichannel, you cannot go to save for the web and device. (2 answers to this question). I only know multichannel.
23. When you save a file, you wanna include ICC profile. What file formats can you save as? jpg, eps, and pdf. Not: PNG, gif. ( I got this wrong!!)
24. Not to be confused with auto-align layers and photomerge.
25. when you make a selection, you wanna have a smooth selection. -anti-alias
26. magic wand tool has tolerance, anti-alias, contiguous
quick selection tool is anto-enhance
27. Align horizontal centers or distribute horizontal centers
28. Whats the difference between healing brush and clone stamp tool
29. vector drawing tools vs. raster drawing tools (raster from scanning)
30. when you double click on a thumbnail in an unlocked layer, layer style show up.
31. When you have a video file open and you wanna bring an object it. what do you do? I think the answer is import.
32. When you print an image with a black background, how do you set the background black? Printer/output/background.