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Originally Posted by admin
While Adobe uses a fairly universal system of filters and layout for the tools, |
...The reason I did not know it was necessary to be exacting...
Photoshop Elements 6.0, an "on board-ware" version.
After creating the background layer I would wish to use (normally a 720 x 540 image of
something), oftentimes I am not able to see ANY attempt to overlay typeset. On the occasion when I've cursed long and loud enough at the monitor to encourage
Adobe to
PLEASE do as I'd like, I've found it almost entirely necessary to shadow any text- It's difficult to been read, otherwise. In your mind's eye, picture the end credits for older black and white Television Shows like: "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Dragnet" or "The Andy Griffith Show"...All those title cards are A-1 examples of the simple, but totally effective angled drop shadow.
I've done a good amount of this kind of text-over-image building on an older PC with a
Playskool freeware program (Photo Impression 4.0 by Arcsoft), but I'm ready to trade in my "Lincoln Logs" for some software meant for big people to play with...
If step-by-step instructions are an 'easy, painless process'-
please consider starting
right from the beginning- For both my benefit and also for those who will invariably come along after me?
I want to learn and I know others want to learn/be taught, too. I also know that this is the whole premise of this site being putting up- And I can't ever appreciate the idea enough!!!
I say 'thank you' in advance---