Photoshop Action/Script : Extend the canvas size, add signature and exif info (for ITALIAN PHOTOSHOP)

This is the italian photoshop version of my script to extend the canvas size and add signature and exif info. English version and explanation can be found here. The script is provided as freeware with no warranty. Free to use and change! Thanks to Pasgal for translation and testing !Download : “Add_Signature.js” and “VIERO’s Signature.atn“

Lightroom tip: Speed up Rating, Picks and Flags

If you want to speed up the rating and flagging process you can turn Auto Advance setting on in the Photo menu.

Every time you rate, pick, unpick or set a flag, the current image will be tagged as normal, but the filmstrip will auto advance by one image.

Lightroom tip: Photo with Rounded Corners

Go to the develop module and go to Vignettes.
Under Post-Crop, move the Midpoint, Roundness, and Feather sliders all the way to the left.

Now move the (Post-Crop) Amount slider to either -100 for a black canvas or +100 for a white canvas with Rounded Corners.

Lightroom tip: Set the Exposure and ISO above thumbnails

In Lightroom 2.2 you can set, in the grid view, the Exposure and ISO above each photo thumbnail.

To activate this handy feature:
-go to the grid view (g) 
-go to the menu -> view -> view options (ctrl + j)
-go to compact cell extras and check “Top Label” and choose “Exposure and ISO)

-close the view options window

Adobe Release Candidates : Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3

The adobe release candidates – Camera Raw 5.3 and Lightroom 2.3 – are now available on Adobe Labs.

Camera Raw 5.3 includes new camera support for the Nikon D3x and Olympus E-30

Lightroom 2.3  issues fixed in this release:

-In the Windows 64-bit version of Lightroom an sFTP upload process could cause Lightroom to crash
-Slideshows could return to the first image randomly during playback
-A memory leak could cause Lightroom to crash while attempting to process files with local adjustments
-Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files could process with artifacts in Lightroom 2.2
-Lightroom 2.2 could cause disc burning to fail for Windows customers

Lightroom 2.3 now provides language support for the following additional languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional),Dutch,Italian,Korean,Portuguese (Brazilian),Spanish,Swedish

Canon eos 40D new update

Canon did release a new update (version 1.1.1)  for the eos 40D. You can download it here

Fixes and improvements:

1. Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes a low battery indication to be displayed when using the EF 85mm F1.2L II USM lens. Depending on the battery check timing of the camera, the battery level displayed on the camera’s LCD data panel may shows Battery will be exhausted soon or Battery must be recharged, even though the battery capacity is sufficient.
2. Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes an Err 06 Self Cleaning Sensor malfunction to appear on the camera’s LCD monitor and LCD data panel, even when the Self Cleaning Sensor Unit is operating normally. This message may appear depending on the timing of when the camera is switch to the ON position.
3. Fixes a malfunction that prevents correct colors from being printed when direct printing. RAW images captured using the camera’s custom Picture Styles (Emerald, etc.), which have been downloaded from Canon’s Web site and registered under User Def. 2 or User Def. 3.
4. Modifies the level of subject brightness that causes the AF-assist beam to fire when using an external Speedlite.
5. Enables an external flash connected to the camera’s synchro terminal to fire even when the camera’s built-in flash is popped up.

Photoshop CS4 Shortcut: Spring Loaded Tools

With a tool selected press and hold the shortcut tool for the 2nd tool. This tool will be active as long as the key is held. You will return to the selected tool when you release the shortcut.