But for nearly all men, this is where the cognitive dissonance comes in, as the male hind brain (“Sex!”) fights it out with more-evolved neural pathways (“Cool industrial design!”). Nearly all men know this, although that apparently doesn’t stop some of the less socialized from asking. Dressing up women in such artificially sexy outfits sends the message that these women are available for sex. Not all attention is good, since it highlights to women attending the show that these products are not for them, as well as driving off men who find being so blatantly manipulated distasteful. Rather, my point is that companies that rely on models whose various assets are stress-testing spandex or exposed to air are trying so hard that they fail. My complaint isn’t that attractive people are trying to get me to pay attention to their products. As I counted informally, I saw a trade-show audience of roughly 60-40 in the favor of men, but more 50-50 across booth staff, excluding the leggy models.Ĭomments on my Economist piece are all over the place and instructive, whether they agree or not. Not the sort of men who might consider CES or a boat show akin to a boys’ night on the town. At the Economist’s Babbage blog, I wrote an account (“ Silicon Implants”) of the bizarreness of seeing so much skin and tight clothing this year at Macworld | iWorld, which traditionally attracts a more even male/female ratio, and My intent here is to inform with a little provocation, and to create the same kind of cognitive dissonance many of us experienced in person as you see the pictures and then read the words. Not subtle, that, but are we engaging in the same approach we’re deploring? Note this photo by Jeff Carlson, for instance, which displays attractive women in close-fitting (and uncomfortable, one of them reported in the ladies’ room with Tonya Engst nearby) shiny purple jumpsuits, but also illustrates the extremely unpleasant marketing tactic of having a 2D bar code attached to these women’s backsides, and the company’s logoĪppearing at their waists. Can we write about the seemingly unnecessary titillation that such babes add to an event without also falling into the trap of promoting some kind of tease? Probably not. Writing about booth babes, the skimpily or tightly dressed hired models (almost always women) who try to lure in trade-show attendees to learn more about a firm’s products and services, puts one into contortions. ![]() #1643: New Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, new second-gen HomePod, security-focused OS updates, industry layoffs.#1644: Explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse, HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, GoTo breach.#1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.
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![]() Taking inspiration from the titular wizarding school where the game primarily takes place, the Hogwarts Legacy PS5 controller itself looks… pretty bad. It launched exclusively on the official PlayStation Store today but given the Potterheads' proclivity for wizard merch, it's already sold out! If you do manage to get your hands on one, or have one ordered already, bear in mind that it won't actually ship until Tuesday, February 28. Admittedly, though, the resulting effort doesn’t look quite as magical as it perhaps could have been. The arrival of Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 today has given PlayStation and Avalanche Software the perfect excuse in which to treat players to a shiny new limited-edition DualSense controller. Is J.K.Coinciding with today’s launch of the game on PS5, a severely lacking limited-edition Hogwarts Legacy PS5 controller has just been Accioed into existence. What Game Engine Does Hogwarts Legacy Use? Will Hogwarts Legacy Have Romance Options? Is Internet Required to Play Hogwarts Legacy?Ĭan You Torture and Kill in Hogwarts Legacy? Get the iconic Sorting Hat from Hogwarts as your avatar! Learn about brewing Potions, read up on the latest tips and tricks, or read about the Spells you'll be able to learn and use! Main Links While waiting to get your own hands on the game, prepare for your adventure at Hogwarts by checking out our guides below. Standard Edition on PS5, Xbox Series X, PCĭeluxe Edition and Stardard Edition on PS4, Xbox Oneĭeluxe Edition and Standard Edition on Switch See below for a simple breakdown of the game's various release dates and platforms. Hogwarts Legacy's release date depends on which platform you want to play on. Pre-Order Guide and List of Bonuses Hogwarts Legacy Release Schedule Both the Deluxe and Collector's Edition will have their own special feature and exclusive rewards upon purchase. Hogwarts Legacy is now available for pre-order on and other retailers.Ĭhoose from the Standard, Deluxe and Collector's Edition versions of the game. PS4 and Xbox One owners can expect to receive the game on April 4, 2023, while Switch players will need to wait until Jto experience the magic. It was announced via twitter on Decemthat the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions of Hogwarts Legacy would be released at later dates to ensure the best experience possible. Regionĭelayed Release Date for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch Players with accounts from regions near the top of the following list can play the game earlier than those near the bottom. ![]() Unlocks at midnight local time for PS5 and Xbox Series X|Sįor early access holders on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Hogwarts Legacy will be playable once midnight strikes in their local regions. Players who just can't wait to put on their wizarding robes can pre-order the Deluxe, Digital Deluxe, or Collector's Edition of the game and gain early access from February 7, 2023. PC players can start the game from 1 PM (EST) on February 10. PC Version Launches February 10 at 1 PM EST The game will drop on consoles at midnight local time. Hogwarts Legacy's confirmed initial release date is Februfor PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-Order Deluxe and Collector's Edition Hogwarts Legacy Release Date and Time FebruInitial Release Date This is only available to players that purchase the Deluxe and Collector's Edition of the game. Initial Release Date Countdown (Early Access) Release Date Countdown for USĮarly access for Hogwarts Legacy has arrived as of midnight local time on Februfor PS5 and Xbox Series X, and is now available for PC as of 1 PM EST on February 7, 2023. This release time will be for all players who did not purchase the Deluxe or Collector's Edition of the game. Hogwarts Legacy will release at 1 PM EST on Februfor PC players. The PC Standard Edition is live in all regions! PC Release Date Countdown (February 10) Release Date Countdown for US Hogwarts Legacy will release at midnight local time on Februfor PS5 and Xbox Series X. The PS5/XSX Standard Edition is live in all regions! Hogwarts Legacy Countdown Console Release Date Countdown (February 10) Release Date Countdown for US ![]() 'I wondered what my life was worth': Diane Kruger, 46, reveals why she changed her mind about having a baby in her mid-30s I'm engaged! Rebel Wilson flashes a beaming grin as she leaves the gym after proposing to Ramona Agruma at Disneyland 'I was incredibly brave!' Helen Mirren, 77, reveals she broke her finger while performing her own stunts on the set of Shazam! 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"I was kind of 'just go play the Sevens, see how I get on' and I think I got on well, I played in a good few tournaments. ![]() "But I didn't really train with the academy, I was pretty much full-time Sevens, so that's what got my involved back in the system. "We ended up playing an in-house game and afterwards I was then given an academy/Sevens contract," Baloucoune explained. "It seems like long ago when I was playing for Enniskillen - I was just getting by and playing games, I didn't really see it as an option."īaloucoune's first attempt at making it at Ulster wasn't a success, with injuries disrupting his chances, but he was sitting on a sunny beach on Spain when the call came from James Topper, who had been his Ulster 19s manager and was the Ireland Sevens manager, to get back involved for a few weeks. "I was out of the Ulster system as well and that didn't really seem like a goal, so then when I got a call for Ulster, when I signed my first contract for the academy and Sevens, it was only then I believed I could make a living out of this and it could be a full-time job. "I'd say when I was with Enniskillen I didn't think I was going to be involved with anything, to be honest," he said. "Sevens really drove that and playing with the likes of lads that are still there and now going to the Olympics, Jordan Conroy, Terry Kennedy and then others that are here (with Ireland) now like Hugo Keenan and Shane Daly and boys like that."Īn Arsenal fan, Baloucoune played soccer growing up for Lisnaskea and then Enniskillen Rangers, and he got into rugby through his friends.īut it took a long time for him to realise he could make a career from the sport. "If I'd been playing 15s I'd have been stuck on the wing and I wouldn't have got the same ball or had to make as many tackles or been involved in the game as much. "Obviously other players were playing a different standard of rugby and it allowed me to catch up and put my skills to the test. I was playing junior rugby for Enniskillen. "I went into Sevens really before the Academy or the usual routes. ![]() Robert Baloucoune with the Ireland Sevens in 2018 (Image: ©INPHO/Gary Carr)īaloucoune is clear on how taking the Sevens route progressed his game. I'm really looking forward to trying to get that first cap and if that happens now in this series, that would be great." "For all those games with Ulster, putting in performances, it leads to this. When I started playing for Ulster it was my aim to try and represent Ireland. "It's been an aim, what I've been training for and pushing for," he said. Hugo Keenan, who has quickly become Ireland's regular full-back over the course of 10 months, is the best example and Baloucoune could make his debut alongside the Leinster man in the games against Japan (July 3) or the USA (July 10). For all the work they've put in, and to finish it off with France who are a great team, it's unbelievable."īaloucoune, 23, is one of a number of players who seized the chance provided by the Sevens route to reach the top level in 15s rugby. To go to the Olympics is a dream for them. ![]() It was p******* down with rain outside and we were all sat in, watching it all. "I had it on my phone in the car, sitting watching the games with my friends. "It was unbelievable," said Baloucoune, who has progressed from the Sevens set-up to become a try-scoring wing for Ulster. One of the uncapped call-ups to Andy Farrell's squad for the summer series, Baloucoune was away at the weekend before joining the Ireland set-up when he tuned in to watch the drama in Monaco, as the Ireland Sevens secured the last ticket for Tokyo by beating France. Robert Baloucoune and his friends urged on his former Sevens team-mates in their successful bid for Olympic qualification as he sat in his car last Sunday. We don’t want to play copycat here, but it’s important to keep an eye on the competition. But a solid TikTok hashtag strategy involves a little less guessing and a little more studying. Of course, you can just go with your gut and use the most descriptive tags that come to mind to label your masterpiece (#howtomakeapeanutbutterandbananasandwich). How to find the best hashtags for your TikTok videos But a good rule of thumb is to balance out high-use hashtags (e.g., #FYP) with more niche ones (#tiktokwitches) so you’re hitting a nice blend of broad and specific audiences. So, yes, it can be helpful to wedge yourself into a trending conversation. (How do you stand out among all the circa-2000s-beauty-PTSD moments that the #backintheday trend hath wrought?) regular occurrence □ anyone else? #mondayhaircare #beautyfinds #backintheday #fyp Pro tip: the most popular TikTok hashtags will get the most attention but will also be the most competitive. ![]() Best TikTok hashtags in 2023Ĭonsider this list a good starting point, but TikTok hashtag trends tend to rise quickly and change often, so keep your eye on the Discover page regularly to see what’s trending before you publish. Literary Hub.Bonus: Get a free TikTok Growth Checklist from famous TikTok creator Tiffy Chen that shows you how to gain 1.6 million followers with only 3 studio lights and iMovie. The Role of Librarians in a Historical Age of Obsession. The Committed Reader: Reading for Utility, Pleasure, and Fulfillment in the Twenty-First Century. The Love of Books: " The Philobiblon" translated by E. Since 1963 published by the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie. Bulletin du Bibliophile (1834-) Bulletin du bibliophile (1834).ISBN 0-87779-709-9.īooknotes interview with Nicholas Basbanes on A Gentle Madness, October 15, 1995, C-SPAN Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed.). A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. "Book Collecting: Cultural Politics, and the Rise of Literary Heritage in Romantic Britain". ^ "Is 'bookworm' positive or negative?".Antiquarian book trade in the United States.Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles, UK."The Roxburghe sale quickly became a foundational myth for the burgeoning secondhand book trade, and remains so to this day" this sale is memorable due to the competition between "Lord Spencer and the marquis of Blandford drove J. Lord Spencer and the Marquess of Blandford were noted bibliophiles. A bibliophile is to be distinguished from the much older notion of a bookman (which dates back to 1583), who is one who loves books, and especially reading more generally, a bookman is one who participates in writing, publishing, or selling books. The term bibliophile entered the English language in 1820. Minters, the "private collecting of books was a fashion indulged in by many Romans, including Cicero and Atticus". ![]() Some use the term "bibliomania" interchangeably with "bibliophily", and in fact, the Library of Congress does not use the term "bibliophily," but rather refers to its readers as either book collectors or bibliomaniacs. ![]() "Bibliophile" is an appropriate term for a minority of those who are book collectors.īibliophilia is not to be confused with bibliomania, a potential symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder involving the collecting of books to the extent that interpersonal relations or health may be negatively affected, and in which the mere fact that a physical object is a book is sufficient for it to be collected or beloved. Bibliophiles usually possess books they love or that hold special value as well as old editions with unusual bindings, autographed, or illustrated copies. The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large and specialized collection. A bibliophile or bookworm is an individual who loves and frequently reads and/or collects books. The Bibliophile Society of Boston art from a limited edition book by Henry David Thoreauīibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. ![]() The fastest way to access the store from Windows is by using an emulator of the likes of BlueStacks. Thus, you can download and use apps from this store and even run them or create your own backup. If you want to access the Google marketplace from your PC’s desktop, there’s an easy way to do so. It works with a Google account, which is compulsory on this operating system, and that’s where we can find both free and paid apps. The app that grants us with access to the store is installed by default on many devices and it’s the easiest way to download and install apps on our handset. 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I'm interested to see if anybody comes up with something macOS-supported that outdoes Bear. So, Notes and Bear.app are my two recommendations. I had Bear.app for awhile and was initially skeptical of it, but it has now replaced Notes.app for me it's a better writing environment, it has sticky notes (pinned to the top of the note list) which turn out to be really valuable, does native Markdown, and search and sync work reliably on my laptop and phone. I can drag screenshots of lecture videos in and write short sentences about them. I don't have to think about what I'm writing or how it fits into the scheme of things because I'm guaranteed to be able to find things with search. It's honestly pretty great it's frustratingly good, in fact, because it doesn't feel much better to use than does TextEdit. ![]() What I've found actually matters for my day-to-day and gets me to actually take lots of notes, though, is just (1) search and (2) sync - I need my notes mirrored onto my phone.įor several years I just use Apple's Notes.app. There's a lot of things people tend to want from note-taking setups: easy entry, navigation and organization, wiki-like linkages, export to various formats, encryption. I probably should just go back to apple notes.This is going to be one of those threads where everyone rattles off their own note-taking setup, which is great and all. I need an easy lightweight note application. My work "workflow" involves much more note taking and occasional file storage. I am still looking for something for work though. It has served me well for years and I just don't see any compelling reason to jump ship. So here's where I am at: I think I am sticking with EN for my personal stuff. Unlike EN which to get access across a range of devices, you need to subscribe. On the other hand, once you pay for DT, you don't ever have to pay again. It's harder to create nice notes to organize your thoughts/plans etc in DT. For one thing, you can't drag and drop notes to create note links. I can clip or email various reservations and then easily drag them into another note to create a nice little index of my trip. For example - I use EN for planning a trip. html, pdf, image etc).Īgain it depends what you use it for. The latter format breaks the notes into files that are readable by any app (i.e. Furthermore, as long as you have the desk top app, you can always export either in ENEX or html format even if shuts down. ![]() If EN shut up shop tomorrow with no way for anyone to export their notes, then that would be a disaster, but reality is that this is not going to happen. The main concern about EN (at least in my mind) was that the notes are curated in a proprietary format. Plus if you have multiple databases in DT, things can get a little confusing conceptually (at least to me). There's the added advantage that DT stores all the data in native formats, but I don't think that this is really as big a deal as proponents make it out to be. The bottom line is - what do you use EN for?ĭT is brilliant for collecting large amounts of data - in pdfs, web clips etc and then trying to make sense of it. ![]() I think it was in part because I read about concerns about EN's long term stability. I've been trying to make the switch to DT over the past month or so. If they had $3.95/month for 1 GB plan I'd be all over it. What they're charging now per month I can get 1 TB of storage from other places. Ps: I moved off of Evernote because of their ignorant pricing policies. Me and OneNote have a love-hate relationship :) If they can, I might have to dip my toes back in the water again and try it out. I see now that they're in BETA for an updated interface, which they've needed for a LONG time. I continue to buy upgrades though, because as a long-time developer I believe in supporting software I love (even if I don't use it any more). However, for me at this time in my life, DTP is like using a 50-pound sledgehammer to swat a fly. If I was like a professional researcher, professor, or something like that I'm sure I'd have continued to use the hell out of it. This thing is one incredibly powerful tool, but what a learning curve. I've been an on/off user of DevonThink since May of 2008 when I bought my first copy of DevonThink Pro Office. I wish you luck (seriously, not being sarcastic!). ![]() So far, she has digitally recorded over 1200 interviews with native speakers of variant forms of English throughout the world. In November of 2005, she added the dialects of South Africa to her DAT collection, and she plans to collect various dialects of the West Indies in March of 2006, while on a live tour of the songs from her new solo music album, "Gypsy Grass". In 2003, she attended the joint meeting of the Northern English Dialect Societies in Yorkshire and recorded additional dialects from Cumbria to East Anglia. In 2002, she recorded hundreds of Alaskan dialects, canvassing reservations, bars, and street-corners from Juneau to Barrow. Some of her recordings were used in the creation of the book resulting from that conference, Language Links: The Languages of Scotland and Ireland (edited by John M Kirk and Donall P O Baoill, 2001.) She wrote her senior thesis on American Regional Dialects, and then participated in the Dialect 2000 conference at Queens University Belfast dealing with Scottish, Ulster, and Hiberno-English. She studied dialects and acting at Northwestern University and UCLA, where she graduated with a BFA from the World Arts and Cultures Department in Theater. She organized numerous master-classes with Robert Easton for some of the other top voice artists in Hollywood. In 2000, "Blue Girl," her science fiction rock opera about the return of the goddess, won the LA Weekly's "Best of LA" award, and in that same year, she also starred in "Blue Girl" at the Mogodor Opera House in Paris, France as part of the 2000 Millennial New Year's celebration, with former cast members from the Cirque Du Soleil.įounder of the "Eliza Doolittle Dialects" school, she is often called upon to coach actors for dialect roles and to help foreigners speak English with an American accent. A 20-year veteran of the stage, she has performed in dozens of other plays, including the title roles in Antigone and Agnes of God (another award winning performance). Her first solo play, "Road Trip" won her a Drama-Logue Critic's Award for Outstanding Performance. In 1998 her solo play, "USA 911" was critically acclaimed all the way from Madison Wisconsin to Kilkenny, Ireland, and won her inclusion in the California Arts Council's Touring Artist's Roster. She is a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) sponsored playwright who has developed her plays, including "Sounds of Silence: A Documentary Puppet Musical Farce about the 2004 Election in Ohio," with dramaturges at the prestigious O'Neill Theater Center in New London, Connecticut, for the past two years. She also recurred as a Russian on NBC's Spy TV (2001), and is known in over 60 countries as series regular Liza, on CBS' Beakman's World (1992). On camera, she recurred on UPN's Girlfriends (2000) as a white girl, surprisingly fluent in "Ebonics". She was profiled on the International Bravo! Network's "Arts & Minds" program, along with Sting.įor five years, she voiced eight different female characters for Comedy Central's hit animated series Південний Парк (1997). The Washington Center for the Performing Arts and CitiStage/Symphony Hall in Springfield Massachusetts booked the popular show for their 2004-2005 seasons. 122 in the Spring of 2004, ending up at The Public Theater in the fall of 2005. "Freedom Of Speech" premiered in the summer of 2003 at the New York International Fringe Festival to rave reviews and won the "Best Solo Show" award. By age twelve, she had gotten her Equity card playing an English role in "A Christmas Carol" and an American Southern role in "Inherit the Wind." She has traversed America ten times recording dialects, and distilled the enormous amount of information she accumulated into her critically acclaimed one-woman show, "Freedom Of Speech," in which she recreates 34 different dialect characters from all around the country. She was raised on a Chippewa reservation by a German drama teacher/playwright and a Jewish legal aid attorney. She now sings, plays, and writes music for television and radio recording artists, and plays 11 instruments. At age 7, she was recognized as a violin virtuoso, studying the Suzuki ear-training method at the Eastman School of Music, where she also studied classical voice. Eliza Jane Schneider, actress, songstress, oral historian, dialect researcher, and playwright, has been fascinated by sound all her life. ![]() Microsoft is always considered a big competitor of Apple, and this ultra-thin yet powerful notebook is the answer if you are looking to DJ with a touchscreen. However, in most cases like the above, for a powerful, light, and good laptop, you can’t be cheap. Microsoft SQ2 (co-developed with Qualcomm)Įven if most professionals and experts will pick the Macbook Pro or Air for DJ use, Surface Pro X is a great alternative.Plus 1TB of HDD to store more data, music, and softwares. Along with the advantage of the superb reading speeds this offers, it’s an ideal option for any DJ. This is a storage device with plenty of capacity for your samples, tracks, and mixes. On the plus side, it comes with a Solid-State Driver (SSD) of 128GB. But there is no need to worry because RAM is one of the easiest things to update on a laptop. If you think you need a bigger RAM, it will be a bit more expensive for you to upgrade it yourself. The best part is that for a small budget, you get a sufficient laptop for DJing and performing live with a 1.8GHz Quad-core processor and 8GB RAM (upgradeable to 16GB). It might not be as powerful as the DELL XPS 15, but it is three times cheaper. It’s a windows laptop you can also count on for DJing in general. Dell offers quite reliable and solid laptops with its Inspiron, XPS, and Precision series. Dell Inspiron 15 5000Īnother gem for DJing. The classic Mac Silver or the new Space Gray to match your style. MacBook Pro is probably the best and most popular laptop for DJing and music production in the market right now. Ideal to connect every type of USB audio interface, and DJ microphones. Also, you’ll get plenty of connectivity for all your external devices: A charging, DisplayPort, and four Thunderbolt USB-C ports (up to 40 Gbps). The battery life is excellent as well you won’t have any issue with that.Ī big plus is a backlit keyboard for the countless times you’ll be performing in dark settings. Its resolution is far higher than what you will find on many mainstream laptops out there (2560×1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch), which will allow you to fit in more VSTs, Interfaces, Windows, etc. You can have up to 1TB SSD, to make sure to read your mp3s and tracks faster, plus they are more reliable than regular HD Drives. The 10th generation i5 quad-core 2.0GHz processor and 16GB RAM is plenty to run the most intensive DAW or DJ software out there. Check out the best DJ software in the market, or start with a free mixing app. For example, gaming, design, office work, etc.Īll our options for the best computer for DJing are compatible with Rekordbox, Serato DJ, Traktor Pro, Virtual DJ, and all major mixing softwares. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it makes it hard to “fail” on your choice as many laptops have characteristics for a specific job. Cheap laptops are now built to last and stand hardship. Most modern computers out there offer more than enough without spending much. In 2022 the choices for a beginner DJ laptop are countless. So we did most of the job for you to create a list of the eight best DJ laptops in the market. ![]() It will be necessary to read reviews and check many comments or reports about dropouts, crashes, driver’s stability, etc. Since there are no computers specifically designed for DJs yet, you’ll have to go through countless websites and do all the research yourself. How can you avoid this situation, you might ask.? Sh*t happens, so you need to be prepared. Here is an interview with DJ Sasha speaking about having a brand new laptop crash right before the live gig. This is probably every laptop DJ’s worst nightmare. Nobody wants dropouts, “clicks”, or even a complete computer crash and close in the middle of your DJ gig. Choosing a good laptop for DJing is not just about hardware requirements, brand, or which software to use. One of the most important things to consider on a DJ laptop is being reliable and stable for your live performances. ![]() Digital album maker with rich addons for PhotoshopĪlbum DS worked smoothly in our tests on Windows 10 and integrated with Photoshop CC 2017 without any issues. You can generate a web page, create sheet index contacts and album proofing files, split whole sheets, resize the whole album or generate it to file. The software application puts an image designer at your disposal with a export-to-Photoshop option. Extras includes glamour, teeth whitener, cooling, lighten, white wedding, selection to shape, antique, vintage, old canvas, sepia, cross process, and other filters. Add sheets, masks, background, clipart, frames and stylesīesides photos, you can add as many sheets as you want to the album, along with masks, backgrounds, clipart, frames and styles. The pictures used for the albums can also be controlled from the context menu, like sorting them by name or EXIF date, exporting the used ones to a folder, changing images or modifying them in layers, or rotating the pics. It's possible to open and adjust them to the album size without changing shapes, autofill the template with the same image in batch mode, and use it to design the cover or back, for example. Template settings can be configured from the right-click menu. When it comes to the templates available, you can apply black squares, classic white or black flowers around the photos, place tiny photos next to one large one, opt for a minimal layout, and use a calendar design, among others. The interface of Album DS is based on a plain-looking window that loads a sample album at startup to demonstrate how it works. However, you can also run it without Photoshop if you just want to take a look and see what it has to offer. ![]() To be able to work with this tool, it's evidently necessary to have Photoshop installed. Create pro digital albums in Photoshop using addons ![]() It gets integrated with the graphic editing application and facilitates an easy solution for creating digital photo albums in a professional manner, such as posters, invitations, thank-you cards or wedding albums with the help of many add-ons. ![]() Album DS works as a toolbar for Adobe Photoshop. |
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