Category Archives: Imaging

Picasa2flickr

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Andy Rush

I love Picasa, a free photo management tool, and Flickr, a great (also free) online photo sharing/storage service. Picasa, now owned by Google, does have its own photo sharing service and it is quite good. However, I give Flickr the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flickr, Imaging, Screencasts, umwnewmedia | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

The Making of an HD Screen Grab

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Andy Rush

After my last post, you may be asking how I do an HD screen grab from a recorded TV show. If there is such a thing as a rabid fan of my blog, you may remember a similar post from … Continue reading →

Posted in HDTV, Imaging | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

The “Simple” Act of Resizing Images

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Andy Rush

Recently, a faculty member asked me a question that initially didn’t appear to be difficult to answer. “How do you resize an image?” When I’m working on multimedia projects, I do it many times over, or at least I did. … Continue reading →

Posted in Imaging, umwnewmedia | 6 Comments

Instant Image Publishing

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Andy Rush

Several weeks ago I posted about AudioBoo, a way to instantly post audio on the web and feature that content in a WordPress blog (at UMW Blogs). In my continued fascination with instant publishing, I wanted to bring you the … Continue reading →

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So How are YOUR Photoshop Skills

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Andy Rush

Just a quick post on a new discovery – Photoshop tutorials from a deeply disturbed individual entitled “You Suck at Photoshop“. Definitely PG-13 and abusive, but very funny – and yet instructional. UPDATE: YSAP returns for “Season 2″ on June … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio & Video, Imaging, YouTube | 1 Comment

Flickr & Picnik

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Andy Rush

I suppose that Flickr would be the sweet, lovely butterfly and Picnik provides the sting as the bee. The marriage is finally consumated. You will now find an "Edit Photo" button on your Flickr pictures, and that editor is the … Continue reading →

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Picnik’s YouTube Video

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Andy Rush

For those of you who haven’t heard of Picnik, here is a little promotional video that those folks have put up on YouTube. If you store your photos online at sites like Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa Web Albums, or even Facebook, … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready To Paint?

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Andy Rush

As I prepare for a new position as “New Media Specialist”, this is the sort of groundbreaking application that I’d like to highlight. Mac fan-boys (and girls) will be so jealous!

Posted in Imaging, New Media | 8 Comments

Has Flock Got It Right?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Andy Rush

The latest version of Flock has changed quite a bit. Configuring all my accounts (del.icio.us, Flickr, Photobucket, wordpress.com, YouTube) took just a couple of minutes. I dragged in an image from my Flickr account. Looks like all the difficulty that … Continue reading →

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In Search of Serenity

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Andy Rush

Do you recognize this place? Let me give you a hint. Still don’t recognize the place? Maybe you’re not a Windows XP user, but if you are, the chances are good that you’ve considered putting this scene on your computer … Continue reading →

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