Question by Friddy`: Does anyone have tips for me to using Photoshop?
I just bought CS4 and I have never used it before. What should I start doing first? Any tips?

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Answer by leyla G
no

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Question by charliebrown: How can I create a transparent background for a Web image with color background using Photoshop CS3?
This is the situation: There’s a picture I got from the web which has a phone with white background. I need to create a new image of that phone but with transparent background. How can I achieve that using Photoshop CS3?

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Answer by amybeader
If the background is a solid white, you can use either the Magic eraser or Background eraser to remove it. (They are both under the eraser tool). You should see the gray and white checkerboard when you remove the white background. Then I would save the image as either a .gif or .png, both of which support transparency. Do not save as a .jpg, that format does not support transparency.

Also you may want to try the “Save for Web and Devices” option under the “File” menu. When you do this, you can select .gif if you want, and do a 4-up, which will offer you 4 versions of the image, at different settings. You can play around with the settings to get the best compromise between reasonable image quality and small file size.

Hope this works for you.

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Question by : How can I track motion using a camera and translate it to my computer so I can calculate the rate of motion?
I’m in a class where I’m trying to use someone’s rate of motion to create frequency that can be translated into a piece of music. I need to track the person’s motion, then calculate the rate of motion based on what was recorded. Any ideas of the simplest and cheapest way to do this?

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Answer by Daniel
I’d recommend using key coloring, capture points, or glyphs. There is a lot of information available. I would use glyphs, since it doesn’t require a full 360 degree array of cameras and can be done cheaply and easily. But all you need is any type of software which can be made to “read” a certain part of video footage, and you can use any decent camera. It would be very tough, but you can even write your own if you know what you’re doing. There’s no way I can give you a full explanation here, so look up motion capturing with glyphs.

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A tutorial showing how to make an animated GIF using images, or altering the state of one image. Hope it helps, Cheers!
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Question by Ryan: Trying to improve blurry text on a scan using Photoshop. Any tips?
I received a scan via email from overseas and can barely read the text on it. Any tips on improving its appearance and readablity using photoshop?

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Answer by Bombadil
My only suggestion would be to try the “Sharpen More” effect

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