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J Lo Pregnancy Rumors Resurface
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We already wrote that Jennifer Lopez dropped out of Dallas because she was supposedly pregnant. Then to cover up those rumors, the story about John Travolta being a has-been was released as the reason J Lo quit. Now we are back to the pregnancy rumors again. See if you can follow this one - Jesse McCartney who is dating Katie Cassidy, who is now part of the Dallas cast, was in a radio interview when he revealed the real reason J Lo left the movie. He said, "She didn't get fired. She's pregnant." Who knows if this is really true or not. It could be that little Jesse is brilliant because we would never have been writing about him or his album if it wasn't for his J Lo slip. I wonder if Ms Lopez will respond. Stay tuned.
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JK-Boogie 8 years
I wish she was
hey_luv02 8 years
I thought JLo wasn't able to have kids. There was a rumor that she took a home pregnancy test and it came out positive, but when she went to the Dr. her test results came out negative. Hmm, well hopefull she is b/c if shes not then shes going to be pissed, well...even if she is pregnant I think she will be pissed anyway.
sphh18 8 years
I just think Mark doesn't make a good couple with Jlo I like her, I would like to see her pregnant but not with his baby!!
KimmiAnn 8 years
I don't care anymore! All I know is, I am wearing her perfume and smell DELICIOUS! I'm turning MYSELF on......hehehhee! Go JLO GLO! Believe in Magic!
tabloidprincess 8 years
Marc has three children. The girl that was in Jlo's video. Shes old probably thirteen by now. And two boys .
t0xxic 8 years
As much of a kid joke it is. I really just like uranus. Its the perfect size u know? lol I crack myself off.
peepshow 8 years
Day #2 for the focus on Uranus!!
t0xxic 8 years
Fake Fake Fake as uranus. He just wants the attention. Hes lame like that.
Shiloh-Jolie-Pitt 8 years
Lol sashak! :-D poor little one is going to look like some mythological furry creature hahaha... Ohhh I'm so bad this morning! hahahaa
sashak 8 years
Can you imagine how she would dress a little girl! Tiny fur coats!
mexic_ana 8 years
I hope she is pregnant. She has been wanting a baby for a long time. Marc is not BUTT ugly... he's just too skinny! I'm sure their kids will be cute.
BlackBarbie21 8 years
lucky, i loved her in mother-in-law too. she was good, and she wasn't so monotonous.
luckykarma 8 years
I'm not a big fan of Marc Anthony, but I love JLo. She was awesome in Selena and I loved her in Mother-In-Law and Shall We Dance was okay. She is an okay actress and when that last new cd of hers came out when I was in Iraq (2003) I listened to it all the time. If she is preggers, its her prerogative to announce it, not some 19 year old that no one cares about.
Twinkle1 8 years
Does anyone really care about this woman her junkie looking husband? I don't that's for sure.
McMurphy 8 years
Jesse was wrong in telling J Lo's personal business. I bet he will never slip like that again. I hope J Lo is pregnant. I think she would be a good mother. If things don't work out with Marc. It is good to know he will be around for his child. It's good to know that Marc spends time with his children. I still don't like the why he treated his Ex-Wife and Children. It was totally disrespectful. Marc, is a famous person and he knew that getting a divorce and remarrying in such a short period of time, would put his wife and small children in the media in a major way (So much for protecting his kids). Especially because who he was marrying…….. I don't care if his marriage was over way before his relationship with J Lo begun. He should have slowed down and thought of his kids first. It wouldn't have hurt his relationship with J Lo if he said …Why not wait until I get divorced (Normal/not quick) and the media backs off. Marc only has himself to blame that he has a defend himself in the media. Because, the whole quick divorce and remarriage thing just looks Ugly ( It doesn't matter who you are. It looks Ugly).
BlackBarbie21 8 years
they are both gross. jesse mccartney is soooo cute though!
dAiLlEstBaByD 8 years
I think that Jesse may have slipped b/c he didn't kno the real reason and even if she is pregnant good for her...cuz i truly believe thats all she eva wanted (i.e her quest to find true "marriage" lol) but i like jesse M. He's a cutie and that one song Beautiful or w/e was my shit forreal
Coley 8 years
I like that comment, wynter.
wynter 8 years
If she is, good for her. I know she's wanted a baby for a long time, and I believe that every woman that wants a baby and is responsible enough to take care of a baby, should know the joys motherhood can bring. It's sad there's some who have to go through a ton for that to happen. :(
Coley 8 years
Jesse McCartney!!! You doofus!!! That lump you were looking at was her but*! I know it's hard to tell the her back from her face but come on...
soccer_obsessed 8 years
ishe's preganant she should be ahppy and admit already uggg :@
Candy212 8 years
han7778: I respect that you don't care but if you read the other comments posted you'll see that some obviosly do care.
hana7778 8 years
UM...does anyone care? These two are nauseating.
melissapedsrn 8 years
You know, she may have lost a baby in the past, and just wants to wait to announce anything. Personally, I think that's her perogative. Would you want your miscarriage splashed all over the tabloids? I think lots of celebs are total wack jobs (or turn into them lol), but Ill give her the benefit of the doubt on this one.
TruJrzyGirl 8 years
that's right, they already have you in their local area. lol!!


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Originally posted by Neo_Viper
Well in this particular case you're just misinformed. I'm referencing a conversation I had with him earlier in the thread.... that's why I said "earlier." So I'm not sure what you're saying he's "right" about, but it seems pretty irrelevant to what I'm talking about.
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Originally posted by Holophonist
But I think that's backwards. It's not that developers are spending so much money on their games that it requires a massive audience to pay for it all, developers want the maximum number of people to play, therefore they are spending a lot of money in development costs to make it as appealing to the largest group of people possible. It costs more to make games that are that inclusive because the developers have to do what their investors tell them to: make games that make the biggest possible return on investment.
You're looking at it backwards.
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Originally posted by GeezerGamer
That's wrong, there are more people playing MMOs today than at any other time in the history of the genre. Developers are doing just fine. The problem is that *YOU* want a game that is niche and developers don't pay attention to the kind of game you want because it doesn't make them nearly enough money.
The problem isn't the developers. The problem is your tastes.
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Originally posted by Cephus404
Mmmm I think you're confused. That's exactly what I'm saying. They're specifically trying to appeal to more people. The point others have tried to make is that production costs got so high that they simply had to appeal to more people, thus you have the watered down gameplay of themeparks. I'm saying they wanted to appeal to more people (thanks WoW) and then came the increase in aesthetics and streamlining etc.
Originally posted by Cephus404
More people playing doesn't mean better games. In fact holding most things constant I would say it usually means a worse game. Worse as in less targeted, more mainstream, etc. Just like with music, tv, movies, etc, you can either appeal to a specific group of people on a deep level, or appeal to the masses on a more shallow level.
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There is more than one factor contributing to video games in general getting more expensive to develop. To write a game now, comparable to a game that was written six years ago, keeping pace with technology and graphics takes longer. The art assets alone can take anywhere from four to six times longer depending on how experienced the artists and designers are. Developers either have to cut back on content, higher more people or extend development times. Cutting back on content, regardless of whether that content is simply more "stuff" in the world or interesting game systems is going to make a game less appealing.
It's also true that developers want the audience for their games to be as large as possible. Not just because they spend so much on developing games, but because they want their games to be popular and well received. This is going to contribute to making the game with higher end graphics and more of a marketing budget, increasing the cost of the game.
I think the least likely source of increased cost is the theme park or sandbox game systems. Several very small theme parks have been built, successfully, with very small budgets. Gods and Heroes was a fairly well done theme park MMORPG with some unique features and it was squarely in the theme park venue, but also on a small budget. It was too little, too late so it never really took off, but the game was indeed developed at least as well as Mortal Online or Xyson, both of which are squarely in the sandbox side of the spectrum between theme park and sandbox. There are probably half a dozen other little theme ark games that were developed just fine on the minimum MMORPG budget. In addition to this, all video games have gotten more expensive, not just MMORPGs. It doesn't seem likely that the games being either a theme park or sandbox is the major, contributing factor.
There are probably other things relevant to costs of development, but they'd probably fall under poor decision making on the part of the development company, rather than things directly involved in the development itself.
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The assumption here I am seeing is that developers make games easy to draw a large audience. Obviously it is important to make a game accessible, but I don't think that has to follow easy/simple.
I think that is the mistake being made. A good game can have depth, still be accessible and have a challenging environment. Its all about presentation and increasing difficulty on a curve. The curve is gone it feels like. NWN, GW2 and FF14 all felt as easy at level 40+ as at 20.
I'd further assert that there is a large enough gamer pool with sufficient experience and intelligence to enjoy a challenging game if it offers appealing mechanics, good animations and other traits that larger groups of people enjoy.
I've seen a discussion on player input a lot here too and I agree with those that want developers to accept some input/feedback, but maintain the vision they have. I think developers are trying to appeal to everyone for everything, and as a result its too much to grab for on release; and many features are half-assed and the games generally appeal to little to too few.
Can anyone point to a specific game that upon release was classified/reviewed in general as too complex, too deep and too challenging but was otherwise considered great?
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Originally posted by Holophonist
He's not even responding to my post within the context of my previous posts. But whatever.
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Originally posted by Gdemami
Bullshit. Swtor might have had 500k subs at launch and the f2p models combined. If anything a game going F2P signifies it has failed.
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Enough with platitudes. What does "watered down" gameplay mean exactly? To what are you comparing them?
Worse games... But you're not the judge of what is a good game or a bad game. And there is no rule that more people playing means worse games. How do you know they're not simply hitting a larger niche on "a deep level" and not several on a "more shallow level"?
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Originally posted by botrytis
I want to question some assumptions you seem to have made here and point out the conclusion you do not seem to have reached. You do not need to bring more players into gaming or MMO's, the player base does not need to expand. Gaming companies made money from UO and EQ back in the day, the size of the player base then was fine. The gaming industries search for an ever wider player base is about making more and more money not ensuring it does not die.
You mention hardcore players. There were more gamers in the world than the roleplayers and RPG fans who were the first to adopt MMO's. There are more gamers in the world than hardcore gaming fans. But what you don't seem to realise is that there are more people in the world than gamers. And this is the new 'player' base via social media that is being reached out to.
Each time the nature of the player base has changed its ethos has got more removed from core gaming values. Roleplaying has all but been dumped, RPG has been taken out of MMORPG. The EzMMO rules and easymode is king in solo games too. Once again we face a tipping point, this time the values of people on Facebook and Twitter will decide what the values of gamers are going to become.
People with a gaming background no greater than the likes of Farmville will decide the future of gaming as they will become the majority. The baulk of the player base we have with us today I would describe as gamers, no matter what type of gaming they favour. In ten years time I do not think that will be the case.
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Originally posted by rbialo
Agree fully with you (but also partially with OP), would just like to add that many of this games were "failures" in RELATION to wow only. If one expect to have at least 6 millions of subs, that is silly, will be always failure. We know will not gona happen. Aoc is stil around, War, Aion, Tsw, Swtor ... many of them for years, so they are NOT failures. They are not making big money like wow but nobody should expect this. But they earn enough to stay and give many many players a lot of fun.
Main problem nowadays are actually PEOPLE that expect from every new game to be "wow killer" instead having fun with game ITSELF without comparing.
Not even Blizzard I guess could repeat success with wow. Hoever, they are fast to adapt. After Cata changes was sure will never return to end game, now I'm playing a lot because of scenarios. Zero wait time for dps, fun enough, fast run, ... returned also to 5 man, while raids are too much time consuming for my time schedule. To me wow feels fresh like at start (actually started with BC, because at start cartoony graphics looked childish, before discovering, that wow is great because of other things while cartoony graphics are actually great, love them and hope they stay as they are maybe with only small retouches).
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Originally posted by ThomasN7
Feel free to add that it's just your opinion, lots of MMOs are doing good, in your eyes they are failures because YOU didn't like them and it didn't look like World of Warcraft.
Which is the most dumbed down arcade mmo in gaming history, back then it required no brains to play it, and it certainly doesn't now. If you think Vanilla required brains, omg I feel sorry. Spoonfed leveling to level 60 and from there on it was cookie cutter raiding with 40 lol.
Anyone with a bit of a brain figured out how to work those raids in a instant.
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Originally posted by Scot
I thought the change preceded the boom of social media. Things were already moving in that direction. I think you are constructing your own devil from the social media types. There was never much RP in the first place and I don't think they need to be catered to specifically. I've seen people RP in a myriad of games. They don't much care if the game is largely instanced or no, sandbox or themepark, FPS/TPS or isometric.
What I would guess they want, is seclusion. Seclusion from the people who do not RP. Because the greatest enemy of immersion is other players.
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Originally posted by Quirhid
I am not sure how that change could have preceded social media, how were they reaching out to non gamers? Advertising? It is the advent of social media, which has allowed gaming companies to reach out to them. First they reached out to gamers on the social media sites, now they are reaching out to anyone who has played anything, be it Angry Birds or Farmville.
The people I am supposed to be making a devil of are just like you and me, but they are not gamers. That's the issue here, not what social media types are like.
What roleplayers have lost is roleplaying tools. Which can be everything from languages that were race specific that you could learn, to books you could write in that others could read, to guild HQ's. That is how they were catered for.
I think roleplayers fit better in large worlds but as you say sandbox or themepark does not make much difference. I do think they prefer RPG over FPS/TPS ((strangely enough :) )). But as you say top notch graphics with an over the shoulder avatar is not needed, many of them started in MUD's after all.
As to seclusion, yes and no. If you want roleplaying where you can bump into players and just roleplay then a separate server is needed. We still have those but they always had a problem with players joining who had no intention of roleplaying. Nowadays you can assume anyone you meet is most likely not to a roleplayer. But if you intend to roleplay with your guild and like minded guilds, having players around that don't roleplay is not much of an issue.
Originally posted by Quirhid
I've explained it like a million times but whatever. People have different preferences. So to appeal more deeply to one person, you're alienating somebody else. Somebody's "perfect" game is going to be one that is completely 100% tailored to all of their preferences, but it obviously wouldn't be economically viable to build a game for one person. So the question is, are modern MMOs targeting as much as they can? Or are they delivering watered down games to make more money? I think it's pretty obvious that the genre was heavily influenced by WoW's success, and the genre has moved away from targeted games and more towards watered down games.
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Originally posted by Sovrath
Losing exp on death is just shitty design, enforcing artificial grind, so is full loot imho. Those things doesn't add any challenge what so ever, only force you waste more time to recover, making you spend time catching up to where you were instead of, you know, enjoying progression.
I am not saying games should be easy, there should be certain punishment to dying, but exp and full loot loss is overkill. The challenge should be in advancing your character and the content, not in catching up to where you were a week ago. Vanilla WoW, imho, hit the sweetspot of the challenge.
You could advance your character relatively easy in terms of level and basic gear, so you could enjoy the basic content of the game. But if you wanted to advance beyond that, game required dedication. Raiding wasn't easy (How many guilds cleared AQ40 and BWL prior to expansion patch?), nor were the preparations for it. The world has loads of secrets waiting on an explorer to discover, such as combat food in Felwood, firepots in Arathi, or the arena trinket in STV. There were stuff to explore and grind for one who wanted to further push his characters.
Nowadays, all the progression is served to you on a silver plate, it is either dungeons and raids, or factions. There is very little to discover that requires you to take a side step from the main path. That's the feeling I miss.
Originally posted by Neo_Viper
No, but I will.
Less than a million with too much time on their hands. I suspect it's the same number of people today who want that old time-sucking gameplay back.
Take the casual crowd out of the equation and it's starting to look like the "true" (as they like to call themselves) MMO gamer population hasn't grown at all in 14 years.
Gee, maybe that's why smart game developers don't make those types of games any longer. No market for it.
Well, maybe there is a market for it...DFUW, MO...wait, nevermind.
Originally posted by grimgryphonOriginally posted by Neo_Viper
I think you're confusing "too much time on their hands" with having an attention span. The real difference in game type is how long you play that game on a macro scale. Ie do you quit after a few weeks like narius? Seems to me that games like WoW and other carrot-on-a-stick grindfests can cause people to spend just as much time PER day as other, more long-term games.
Tldr: playing 12 different games in a year, each for a month, doesn't mean you have any less time on your hands than somebody who plays 1 game for the whole year.
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Originally posted by Holophonist
Having to grind the same mobs in a group for weeks just to gain one level has nothing to do with having an attention span either. It's more about having a high tolerance for boredom, and also being addicted to the point that the carrot (next level) matters more than your own enjoyment.
Such people exist. There are guys who tightened the same screw all their life in the Ford assembly lines. But at least they were paid for it... in MMORPGs, it's the opposite, some people are willing to pay to do a tedious repetitive task. That never ceases to amaze me.
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Talking to the press for the first time after the CA elections, the former Home Minister said the issue should be decided only after drafting a constitution (which will take two more years).
Mr. Thapa also said he met other political leaders including Maoist Chairman Prachanda and discussed the issue. He, however, did not disclose what Mr. Prachanda's response was.
About the future of the king, Mr. Thapa said, "The King won't leave Nepal; I have heard him say so.' He also said that king had "amazing self-confidence". "No desperation is seen on his face," he added.
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|Jul 17, 2012, 11:47 AM
Photo Editing Software
For starters I am an amateur photographer who has never really done photo editing before. So my question is, what is the recommended editing software for mac? i was looking at aperture because its apples native software but i know that many people use photoshop. is there a different software thats even better? also id like to start shooting in RAW formats is one of the softwares better for handling RAW formats? Thanks
|Jul 17, 2012, 12:39 PM
Try Photoshop Elements. It's not as capable as pure Photoshop, but you will get a feel for what the "industry standard" is all about. And nearly everyone professional is knowlegeable about Photoshop.
Otherwise, you can have Aperture substitute for iPhoto, if you prefer. Apple gives you that option during installation, so that all content from your camera, when connected, streams into Aperture. Lightroom is the Adobe equivalent of Aperture, and uses the same keyboard-controls as Photoshop.
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|Jul 17, 2012, 02:04 PM
Use Aperture to manage and organize your photos, and to do simple-er editing of your photos. Then, for the few photos that you may want to do advanced editing, open them with photoshop ( or photoshop elements, or pixelmator) and edit there.
|Jul 17, 2012, 04:33 PM
I'd recommend either Aperture or Adobe Lightroom. Both are excellent products and you should try them both out to see which one will suite you.
For me Aperture has some advantages, but I prefer Lightroom overall. Aperture is half the price though so that's something to take into consideration.
Also, I trust Lightroom to be around for quite some time given that it's one of Adobes most popular apps these days, not so sure about Aperture on the other hand. Something to think about as well.
|Jul 17, 2012, 04:35 PM
Aperture hands down.
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|Jul 17, 2012, 05:35 PM
Just to be a devil's advocate, I'll throw out Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It's another good alternative to Aperture.
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|Jul 17, 2012, 06:08 PM
Something to clarify is that iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom are not editing applications... they are designed to organize your images, and they also do some editing. They are also RAW converters.
That said, Aperture and Lightroom can do about 85% to 95% of the editing tasks that most photographers need, and they do it well. But there are some fundamental differences between Ap and Lr and editing applications like Photoshop (full, or the lite version Elements).
iP, Ap and Lr edit non-destructively. When you import an image these applications make a note of where of the image is. From then on all the edits are simply recorded as notes in a database record. The original file is never touched. The edited image is not created until you either export or print it. This means you can go back to the original file at any time.
The downside to iP, Ap, and Lr is that you can't work in layers, nor can you edit at the pixel level.
Ps (full and Elements) plus other editing suites are not "non-destructive"... that is, the default behaviour is to replace pixels in the image as you edit (you need to do a "save as" to preserve the original pixels. Ps (et al) also let you work with layers, and to get down to the individual pixels. Most photographers with iP, Ap, or Lr will also have an external editor for those images that need serious editing.
Hope that helps. Welcome to world of pixel pushing.
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|Jul 18, 2012, 12:38 AM
Fact is, Aperture is good at some things, but not so good at others...I had a major dispute over licensing with Adobe a few years back, and have not purchased any of their products since, but LR is the way to go for edits IMO. Aperture is half the price, but it really only has half the features too. It's RAW capability has been improved, but it's not perfect.
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|Jul 18, 2012, 03:41 AM
Definitely go with either A3 or LR4. I own both, but for me, A3 seems better. I also like the fact that it fully integrates into iLife and iWork products... much the same as iPhoto. Once you start using A3... you probably will never touch iPhoto again.
Personally, I think that A3 is such a great program it is enough reason by itself to switch to a Mac. At $80, it is a total bargain.
Once you have become really good at using A3... my next recommendation would be Nik Software. They have a suite of six products that are extremely popular with pro photographers... but mostly because they are so easy to use, yet make a dramatic improvement to your photos. They sell two versions... one for $300 and the other for $500. The $300 version works from within A3 and LR. The $500 version can additionally be called from within PhotoShop. They are otherwise identical.
Finally... if you are still interested in going further, get photoshop. It is very expensive, and furthermore... it seems to be used less and less once photographers use A3 (or LR)... along with Nik. Depending on how far you get into the Adobe Suite... it can cost from $700 - $2500. You can alternately subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud which gives you up to date access to the entire suite for a rental price of $50/month (more if you do not sign a contract). Personally... I do not see a lot of consumers using Photoshop except students who get a discounted, (but non-upgradable) pricing. However, for graphic artists etc... it is the industry standard.
|Jul 19, 2012, 09:40 AM
Thanks for the replies. i have another question and that is what is the advantage of Aperture over iPhoto other than more editing capabilities. from what im reading i feel like i should let iphoto organize my photos and use lr and/or photoshop to do editing. also why is it that photoshop ISNT non-destructive i feel like it should be because i like that idea a lot....
|Jul 19, 2012, 10:02 AM
You can, just recently announced, use both iPhoto and Aperture on the same set of images since they can share a database.
Aperture adds more editing abilities (lots more) and more organizational tools. My suggestion is to start with iPhoto and when you outgrow its abilities upgrade to Aperture.
Because Photoshop and Lightroom are designed to do different things.
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|Jul 20, 2012, 04:01 PM
As for PS being destructive. Since it can do a lot more complex editing with many layers it would most likely be very resource hungry if it was made non-destructive. Also, when PS was made no-one really thought of making non-destructive image editors, and changing it now would require A LOT of work.
So most of those basic things can be done inside of LR.
Then there's also good plugins like those from Nik software that will let you do many of those effects that's usually done in Photoshop. So there's really not a huge need for PS unless you want to dig into advanced editing.
I personally would not want to be without PS, but I can see that a lot of people would do just fine without it.
|Jul 20, 2012, 05:58 PM
Aperture....if Apple ever releases version 4 and starts to catch up with Lightroom 4 features.
Especially if you are shooting in raw format (the camera save the maximum señor data and does not to post process it), I would suggest LR 4. If and when you need to do layers or pixel editing, they add on Elements as an editor. When you are ready to try HDR and other advanced post processing tools, look at the Nik Software Suite for Lightroom/Aperture. But start with LR 4.
I wish Apple would release a killer Aperture 4 and give LR a run for the money!!
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|Jul 20, 2012, 06:28 PM
Graphic Converter is enough for me
Back in early 2002 I bought Graphic Converter wanting only to change file formats (jpg to tiff or png) on a Blue Clamshell iBook. Over time I found GC to be a versatile piece of software that I rarely found the need to tap into all the features I saw it had for amateur and hobbyist and the more professional photographer.
One of the last tasks I used GC for was to set up the placement of text and format the graphics to a CYMK tiff file that was sent to a printer for 1000 business cards I wanted. Graphic Converter is a pretty nifty piece of software. I was surprised how often I fired her up instead of iPhoto.
You can try GC free of charge with no obligation. Peruse their website for more information.
Follow up: I went and purchased the license from the Lemke website. All the features are there just as before but in the Cocoa framework. Someday soon I'll throw the four iPhoto libraries I have into GC, just to watch the batch processing of thousands of photos in 64-bit time :/
I'd be interested in returning to this post a month from now and read what others think of GC in relation to the other photo apps mentioned in this thread. GC has some of the tools of the AppleWorks Draw program, 'ya know? Pretty cool.
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|Jul 20, 2012, 07:21 PM
I have my own small graphics biz (design. layout, etc) and use Creative Suite 3 - an upgrade over the years from CS1. I use it on a PC. My photos/projects are filed on an external drive in a folder system I created by account. I'm having an AWFUL time getting my 2,000++ photos organized and accessible on my MBP (or iPad or iPhone - which really don't factor into what I do).
It's been an extremely frustrating exercise trying to use Aperture (which at least seems to be easiest to organize in large "albums") but Lightroom and Photoshop Elements each have their own (as far as I can tell) method of organization. I'm finding I have to choose one (I have them all) and stay with it. Otherwise, I'm spinning wheels repeatedly organizing my files. PITA, but I don't know how to overcome this issue.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I use one for organization and another for editing? The responses above are somewhat conflicting. As a result, I'm staying with my PC for my work-related projects. Seems so simple compared to any of the Mac-compatible apps. Wish I had an answer...
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|Jul 21, 2012, 08:56 PM
If you want to build a photo library, then I'd highly suggest Lightroom. If you are working with a library of mixed files like illustrator, indesign and photos then Bridge is the way to go.
I personally keep my photo library in LR and then the design files in a simple folder structure on my HDD.
|Jul 23, 2012, 07:12 PM
THANK YOU!! Your advice is much appreciated!!
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|Feb 21, 2013, 01:57 AM
I will suggest you to use Inkscape. Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor much like Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, and Xara X. Its default file format is web standards compliant Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) under W3Cs specifications.
|Feb 21, 2013, 01:08 PM
I'd suggest giving OnOne a look to. There premium Suite 7 is good for various editing options. You can get a free 30 day trial (as you can with a lot of software) so worth a look.
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|Feb 21, 2013, 01:29 PM
Seven month old thread. I hope the OP decided something by now.
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The Garrison family from Meridian was found relaxing on the grass in the park. Amy said usually the family tries to spend their Sundays outside, either hiking or exploring.
We usually go up to Table Rock but we wanted to do something different today and just came down here and try to enjoy the last of it before it gets cold, said Amy Garrison.
They are staying active, until the cooler weather comes to area.
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Come Monday, KTVB Chief Meteorologist Rick Lantz predicts a cold pocket to move into Southern Idaho. With the high temperature for the week at 58 degrees, the days in the 60's could be gone.
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Guzi and his longtime friend Mike Fenner have been hiking at Camel s Back Park for 20 years.
But, such a wonderful day we thought we would go up and run in the Hulls Gulch and take advantage of the last few hours of warm weather, said Guzi.
Fenner agreed, and said the recent warm weather has been quite a nice treat.
Just a great time of year, Boise is special, said Fenner.
While, there is plenty to do in this warm oasis of a fall in Boise, KTVB learned that others are also ready for the cooler temperatures to come.
And then when winter comes then you get to sled and stuff, said Caine Smith who lives near the park.
Smith and his friend Hudson Fortier know when the fall does end, and winter is on the way, there are some good cold weather activities to enjoy as well.
I am happy to ski this year, said Fortier.
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The Company of Heroes 2 expansion Western Front Armies is released on 24 June, so Tim and I recorded a gameplay session with the new army factions. We formed an unholy alliance of US Forces and Oberkommando West to tackle a pair of Soviet AIs on the new Hurtgen Forest map.
You'll get to see US Riflemen, Jackson tank destroyers and paratroopers, as well as a full complement of Fallschirmjager and the fearsome King Tiger. Neither of us are professional Company of Heroes 2 players, as should quickly become clear, but this video should give you a decent look at some of the units and doctrine abilities accessible in the Western Front Armies expansion.
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I wouldn't get too close or too 'chummy' with a team before judging. Strolling by and saying 'good morning' or 'good luck' is fine in my book. Asking about recipes, cook times/temps, etc. is over the line. My rule is to stay out of a team's camp before judging. I can visit and BS afterwards.
Smoke ring is way overblown. I don't judge up or down based on it. I've had product that had no ring at all and it was wonderful, and I've had product that had a huge dark ring that was awful.
Judge the product as presented. Don't take skin off or change the presentation. Take at least one bite the way the team wanted it done. They made the decision and worked their butts off to get it that way, I at least can take one bite the way it was meant.
Why would an entry get DQ'd if it LOOKED LIKE the ribs weren't completely seperated? Appearance phase would NOT be the time to DQ for that reason. When a sample is pulled from the box and it doesn't seperate from the others causing a shortage of samples, THAT would be the time to DQ.
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Free hot breakfast rooms with microwaves and mini-fridges, free parking and free Disney shuttles generate high praise from guests at Fairfield Inn & Suites Orlando.
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The five-floor Fairfield Inn has 170 spacious rooms with convenient mini-fridges and microwaves. Get your Internet fix, and get it free with complimentary Wi-Fi. Watch a little premium cable TV and enjoy in-room coffee/tea makers and desks. Some rooms have sofa beds and jetted tubs. Dig into the free buffet of eggs, breakfast meats, make-your-own waffles, cereal, bagels and more each day. If you've got a gamer in your family, gravitate to the game room/video arcade. There's also an outdoor heated pool, a fitness center, laundry facilities and free parking.
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The Fairfield Inn is 21 minutes southwest of the airport. Thrill the little nippers with this hotel's closeness to Walt Disney, just a mile-and-a-half away. The hotel offers a free shuttle to the park, with drop-off/pickup at Epcot Center. Located just west of I-4, the hotel offers easy access to Shamu and frolicking dolphins at SeaWorld (four miles northeast) and wizards, superheroes and movie magic at Universal Orlando (12 minutes northeast).
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With a "nice breakfast served" each day, "updated" rooms and a "convenient location," Fairfield Inn works for many Orlando-bound guests.
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Perseids Identified By NASA As Most Active Annual Meteor Shower
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Meteor showers are some of the most exciting and unpredictable displays of nature and a team of NASA astronomers have just identified one shower as the most active of any annual display.
"We have found that one meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other," said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO). "It's the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on August 12th and 13th."
Astronomers consider a fireball to be as bright as Jupiter or Venus in the night sky. Although they can be seen on any given night, fireballs appear more frequently when Earth's orbit carries it through the debris stream of a comet, as it will in the second full week of August.
Perseids come from Swift-Tuttle, a larger-than-normal comet that is prone to leaving a big debris field in its wake.
"Comet Swift-Tuttle has a huge nucleus–about (16 miles) in diameter," Cooke said. "Most other comets are much smaller, with nuclei [a little more than a mile] across. As a result, Comet Swift-Tuttle produces a large number of meteoroids, many of which are large enough to produce fireballs."
Earth passes through the comet's debris cloud around the same time each year — late July to mid-August. Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to complete its orbit and the annual meteor shower is the result of meteoroids coming off the comet the last time it approached the sun.
When the Perseids hit Earth's atmosphere, they do so at around 132,000 mph. The friction produced by all those collisions makes for an annual light show that has become a favorite of many nighttime sky watchers.
Using a system of specifically calibrated cameras distributed across the southern US, Cooke's team has been recording fireball activity since 2008. According to their data, the Perseids have produced more fireballs than any other meteor shower in the last five years. During the same time span, the Geminid meteor shower has produced about 140 less than the Perseids. Also, the December shower's fireballs aren't typically as bright as the Perseids.
"The average peak magnitude for a Perseid observed by our cameras is -2.7; for the Geminids, it is -2," Cooke explained. "So on average, Geminid fireballs are about a magnitude fainter than those in the Perseids."
The NASA scientists recommend looking for the Perseid fireballs on the nights of August 12th and 13th between 10:30 pm and 4:30 am local time. Earlier in the night, the rate of fireballs will be fairly low and increase as the night turns to early morning. Peak fireball activity typically occurs just before sunrise when the constellation Perseus is high in the early morning sky.
"Get away from city lights," Cooke suggested. "While fireballs can be seen from urban areas, the much greater number of faint Perseids is visible only from the countryside."
According to NASA, for every visible fireball, there are dozens of other meteors. Those in rural areas without much light pollution can expect to see around 100 fireballs per hour.
The Orinids are the next major meteor shower to occur after the Perseids. The fireballs from Halley's Comet are expected to peak in activity around mid-October.


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Obama says talks OK _ after default threat averted
WASHINGTON After weeks of gridlock, House Republicans floated broad hints Tuesday they might be willing to pass short-term legislation re-opening the government and averting a default in exchange for immediate talks with the Obama administration on reducing deficits and changing the three-year-old health care law.
At the White House a few hours later, President Barack Obama said he was "absolutely willing" to hold talks on those terms. "If reasonable Republicans want to talk about any of these things again, I'm ready to head up to the Hill and try," he added.
The events unfolded as the stock market sank for the second day in a row. And in the latest in a string of dire global warnings, the International Monetary Fund said failure to raise America's $16.7 trillion borrowing limit later this month could lead to a government default that might disrupt worldwide financial markets, raise interest rates and push the U.S economy back into recession.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said the deadline for Congress to act is Oct., 17, setting that as the day the government will exhaust its ability to borrow funds and will have to rely day-to-day on tax and other receipts to pay its bills.
Some Republicans have downplayed the significance of the deadline, saying that even then, the United States would be able to pay China and other holders of U.S. debt.
But Obama said they were badly misguided, warning that default would harm the economy, cause retirement accounts to shrivel and houses to lose value.
Other Republicans have made it clear in recent days they agree with the threat posed by default and are determined to prevent it.
"I suspect we can work out a mechanism to raise the debt ceiling while a negotiation is underway," said Rep. Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican, who is close to Speaker John Boehner.
"I want to have a conversation," Boehner told reporters. "I'm not drawing lines in the sand. It is time for us to just sit down and resolve our differences."
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid readied legislation to raise the debt limit by roughly $1 trillion, enough to prevent a recurrence of the current showdown until after the 2014 elections.
It was unclear whether Senate Republicans would slow progress of the bill, which was shorn of all items that many GOP lawmakers favor to reduce deficits or delay the health overhaul, which takes effect more fully on Jan. 1.
Inside the Capitol, the threat of a default overshadowed the continuing partial government shutdown, in its eighth day with little or no talk of an immediate end. An estimated 450,000 federal workers are idled at agencies responsible for items as diverse as food inspection and national parks, although all employees are eventually expected to receive full back pay.
In the House, majority Republicans announced plans to pass legislation reopening Head Start, the pre-school program for disadvantaged children. It is the latest in a string of bills to end the shutdown in one corner of government or another in hopes of forcing Democrats to abandon their own demands for a full reopening of the federal establishment.


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President Barak Obama made a surprise appearance at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, VA today.
Obama read to about 90 kids from his new children's book Of Thee I Sing a book comprised of illustrated letters written to his daughters describing the lives of 13 great Americans. He also read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore and like author's at most readings took questions from the crowd.
Of Thee I Sing has sold 50,000 copies in the first five days making it the fastest-selling picture book in history for the publisher, Random House Children's Books.
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I have and old (Argo) thermostat for electric baseboard heat and when I removed the face plate there are 4 wires 2 black and 2 red from the thermostat and 2 black and 2 white from the wall (4 hookup spots total on old thermostat). The new thermostat (Honeywell RLV310A) only has 2 black wires coming out of it how do I connect this to the 2 black and 2 white wires coming from the wall?
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Patton's Managed Industrial SHDSL Modem Cuts Setup and Operation Costs for Control Engineering Applications
Featuring a front-panel touchpad for fast, easy set-up, Patton's Model 3231 extends Industrial Ethernet connections up to 9.4 kilometers (5.84 miles) in rugged environments
The Model 3231 reduces the cost of installation, configuration, monitoring and control with password-protected local and remote management options that enable the device to work with any existing network management policy.
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For everybody else, Patton's universal management solution includes SNMP monitoring, Telnet, and HTTP/WEB management plus troubleshooting via remote-loopback.
Patton's FlexKey(TM) touchpad with backlit LCD eliminates the expense of high-level IT resources and equipment at installation sites because the Model 3231 is easily configured with no tools or computer required.
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Psychiatric ServicesThis book reflects the author's expertise not only as a researcher but also as a philosopher. He presents his arguments, discusses alternatives, and anticipates counterarguments, all with ample citations. . . . [T]his book will engage readers seeking to gain insight on health care reform and cost control from the perspective of a pragmatic philosopher.
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ApplianceMaytag Dishwasher
Level of DifficultyEasy
Time to do repair15 - 30 mins
Age of Appliance5 - 10 years
PliersScrew drivers
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Simple job - removed screws from inside of dishwasher door, lift out inner door and remove old latch assembly, pulled wires from latch assembly (had to pry apart with screw driver), attached wires to new assembly and placed new asembly in door, replaced innner door making sure screw holes lined up with latch assembly holes, reattached inner door with screws. Latch works like new. The whole process took around 15-20 minutes.
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