Secondly, no doubt Photoshop fanatics are going to scream foul and use long-winded scientific methods to illustrate all the things that it can do, which PowerPoint can't do. Also, it takes time to master Photoshop (basics), while in PowerPoint you can learn some amazing stuff within seconds. Besides Photoshop (and PowerPoint) there are tons of other graphic visualization tools that we can use to sizzle photo effects ( PhotoFunia ), word clouds ( Wordle ), diagrams ( Gliffy ), cartoons ( ToonDoo ), cartoonish animations ( GoAnimate & xtranormal ), 3D models ( Sculptris ), etc. MORE >>

" Tags: Photoshop by AJ George. As an eLearning developer, sometimes you're given a completed PowerPoint project and told to "fix it" or you need to use it in another program (such as Captivate). Often the presentation is given to you as a.ppt or.pptx file and does not have separate audio or image files. While there is no way from within PowerPoint to directly extract audio and image files from a presentation, there is a workaround. Note: In this scenario, your working file must have a PowerPoint 2007 or 2010 file extension (.pptx,ppsx,pptm,ppsm filename.pptx.zip ). MORE >>

In Adobe Photoshop, you can work with different types of layers like adjustment layers, mask layers, and layer comps. Layer comps allow you to create, manage, and view multiple versions of a layout in a single Photoshop file. Adobe Photoshop Course layouts Graphics for eLearning Layer Comps Photoshop Roundtripping Rapid Authoring rapid elearning round-trip User InterfaceThis feature comes in really handy when you are creating screen layouts for your eLearning courses. You [.]. eLearning Suite Extending Captivate How do I. Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 MORE >>

hadn't been interested in the past because I thought it was just PhotoShop training. I recently browsed the Kelby Training website. There are some great courses - including food photography that look interesting. Cost is reasonable - you can access all the classes per month or per year. You can test drive the courses without having to sign up for anything - a big plus. And the video plays great! Check it out: [link MORE >>

Not all of us in instructional design can whip up a professionally altered photo in Photoshop.  Personally I find Photoshop tool rather confusing (I know I'm not the only one), so I more often than not use one of these tools to get the job done 10x faster. If you don't have the time to read Photoshop tutorials and you just want to make your pictures look great (with effects, cleaning them up, or just altering their output file), then you'll find great use in one of these 3 Photoshop alternatives. . Try these 3 FREE alternatives instead! Enjoy! PicMonkey. BeFunky. MORE >>