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Action Thumbs for Elements ver 6 (is PNG). Download: Right Click, Save Picture As:
item no. 2 item no. 10 item no. 17
(if Vista saves the "Orthon 1.png" thumbnail as "Orthon%201", rename it / correct filename, substitute %20 with one space).

To help figure out what to grab on this page, please notice the smileys in the following table:

Link / item What Useful Type Compatible Free Off-topic Date Modified

item no. 1 OpenFolder cmd not Win98 & less yes April 11, 2009

item no. 2 CentrePoint atn not psE4 yes

item no. 3 Curves atn yes

item no. 4 Edges atn yes

item no. 5 EscCropNo atn yes

item no. 6 FireText atn yes

item no. 7 HighContrast atn yes

item no. 8 Lab atn not psE4 & less yes

item no. 9 LowerContrast atn yes

item no. 10 Mask atn yes

item no. 11 Compare two folders vbs no

item no. 12 BatchWin atn no

item no. 13 High (or low) Pass Mask atn yes

item no. 14 Gradients psd any (psE psCS...) yes

item no. 15 B Filter 00, and FF atn yes

item no. 16 More Light atn yes

item no. 17 Orthon atn yes

item no. 18 Crop Here atn yes

item no. 19 Black & White atn yes

item no. 20 Black & White atn yes

item no. 21 Photo Match vbs no

item no. 22 Spelling and Grammar vbs Office (Word) yes yes

item no. 23 PHP. To open the paths vbs WinXP yes yes

Install thumbnails on PSD files for Windows Explorer
As you know, in each Windows XP folder there are menu options such as view Large Thumbnails, Overview, Details, etc...
So in order to see our pictures as thumbnails, we use the option "show large thumbnails", of course.
In order to see thumbnails, I simply wrote and used this little program in Windows XP: PSD_Thumb.cmd (free)

Action thumbs for PSE4
Download this PSD file (free).
Create a new folder in the Previews\effects\ folder, eg. All What I Need
Move the Actions and the PSD file into the All What I Need folder.
Double click the "thumbs.psd" file.
Delete layers that you don't need.
Close Photoshop Elements, (Save).
Delete your cache. (see last picture, "item no 1")
Run Photoshop Elements, and open the Effects menu (toggle key = F7).

Other Stuff

This page is about actions (ATN files) and other stuff.
A mouse click on the "Buy Now button", would open a page where you can pay $22.
After submitting, a download page would open with all the stuff that is described below.

Everything is tested on Windows XP.
Use the below program "OpenFolder" to install your ATN files.

Code Snip:

Running:

item no. 1

OpenFolder

A little program that you could have on your desktop, or in the programs folder.
It is asking about a number 1...7, (* exit).

Use it to open your Photoshop folders.

Last part of code line no. 2, (see screen shot)
(set v=*& set n=*)
If you have different versions of psE or/and maybe psCS, leave it as is, but if you have only one version, e.g. psE5 (or whatever), you could modify line number two, e.g.:

set v=5 for psE 5
set v=-7 for ps7
set v=+2 for psCS2
Since a folder isn't named Cache in psE5, ps7 or psCS, but two DB3 files are in the 5.0 folder, that folder is opened on option number three (psE5).

Option no. 7 have only been tested in psE5.

OpenFolder.cmd (free)

item no. 2

CentrePoint (Not for PSE ver 4)

Besides showing the centre of your doc, which is the main function, this action also shows you where the golden lines are. They are calculated by the well known (1+sqr(5))/2
At least since the Renaissance, many artists and architects have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio.

Centrepoint.atn (free)

item no. 3

Curves

Use this action to enhance and improve your photos.

Curves.atn (free)

no pict
item no. 4

Edges

When we sharpen an image we could use the well known non-destructive technique with the Hi-Pass filter in blendmode Hardlight.

Another often used technique is the Selective Sharpen one.
Those two techniques can be combined of course.

The below ATN file puts the edges on a layer.
It does not sharpen, only adds a layer with the edges. So it could be used for other things than sharpness.

If you do a sharpen on that layer, blank areas would get less sharpness, i.e. it should sharpen image noise less than objects.

Edges.atn (free)

no pict
item no. 5

EscCropNo

Crop a photo, ratio X to 1.23, (paper is 25 x 20.3 cm, and 250/203 = 1.23)

The crop tool options are "No Restriction", "Use Photo Ratio", and e.g. "2.5 x 2 in". Some are repeated, so the 5 preset by Adobe are:

5 5 in (1.00)
10 8 in (1.25)
7 5 in (1.40)
6 4 in (1.50)
5 3 in (1.66)
This is useless because we only need ratio 1.23 for a standard print on Kodak paper. Anyhow, a preset value can be overwriten for custom use, but the possible Adobe record actions are defective, so an action for this job could only be constructed semi-automatically.

Usage:
Run the Action named "EscCropNo" (named because of the three steps below:)

1: Press Esc (Cancel Crop).
2: Crop (Drag a window from upper left outside canvas to bottom).
3: Select "No Restriction"

The crop tool would wait for your Enter key, but it's very important that you select the "No Restriction" before Enter, and that you follow the three and illogical steps, when you're not sure whether the image has ratio 1.5

Tips:
If you press F8 and then Ctrl+A, you can see the new ratio 1.23, like this: W / H = 1.23

EscCropNo.atn (free)

item no. 6

FireText

Fun for kids.

FireText.atn (free)

item no. 7

HighContrast

Tips: For photos that only need a bit contrast, merge the top layers down (Ctrl+E) and then lower the opacity.

HighContrast.atn (free)

no pict
item no. 8

Lab (Not for PSE ver 4, or less)

It only duplicates your image in LAB mode without making any adjustments.
The user can decide what to do, and then with mouse + Shift, drag it over to the source image that was duplicated.

Tips: The levels (Ctrl+L) would have other options than R G B such as channel A, B, and Lightness. Tips: Try Channel A and B in levels, e.g. 55 1 200 instead of 0 1 255, etc...

Lab.atn (free)

LowerContrast repeated twice.
Mask (item no 10) used on her hair and a bit on the left cow
item no. 9

LowerContrast

Useful for photos that were shot in too much sunshine, or overexposed.

LowerContrast.atn (free)

item no. 10

The Mask

Like 32 bit, etc... the mask thing was also something that Adobe forgot in Elements.
Put black on a layer mask to hide the layer. White to reveal.
This is useful when you want something from a layer, and some other pixels from a layer below...

Mask Tips: (toggle)
Show as completely white: Shift click a mask.
Show as completely black: Close the layer's eye.
Show mask: Alt Click the mask.
What mask: Alt+Shift Click the mask.

Mask.atn (free)

Old screen-shot

item no. 11

Compare two folders Improved Sept 26, 2008

This program can be used to compare e.g. two CDs or DVDs, (a CD and a local folder) or any two folders.

To figure out why/where they are not identical, when we expect them to be 100%, with the same content, just double click this file.

This is useful when we burned a bad cd/dvd, or if you just want to know if two folders are identical...

item no. 12

BatchWin

A new option "N", now allow converting 16 to 8 bit PSD files. That's useful if you have created PSD files from RAW sources, but they become 16 bit PSD files in 25 GB each, but you only need 8 bit PSD files about 14 GB.
Also included in this update: Destination JPG files can be made from both 8 and 16 bit source files.
In other words: Select your source folder with e.g. RAW, and other 8 or 16 bit files, and the new destination files in JPG would all be created.
Even if the source folder contain a mix of both 8 and 16 bit files, it's not a problem.

In general
Let's say that we have 80 JPEG files in the folder "E:\Photos\" and now we would like to have 80 PSD files in "E:\Photos\new\".
The "Process Multiple Files" would make the 80 new PSD files, but they would all be Flatten :( That's not the way we should work! We want our adjustments made on separate layers, obviously :).
The new options, e.g. "B" (see lower image) would construct all the 80 PSD files with the Background layer duplicated initially.
(aberrations for PSE ver 3 or less).
Usage:
If you select the new PSD files as source to repeat a process, be sure you check the option "Same as Source". Even though "E:\Photos\new" would be in both the Source, and the Destination menu box, it will only overwrite files when the check box "Same as Source" is checked!

Tips: Work around the "Process Files From"; Opened Files, check box "Same as Source" can't be checked: Delete the previous PSD output files, having opened it manually.

A bug in Elements 5, and maybe other versions:
If you copy paste a source foldername, be sure that the less visible destination box (when using "same as source") has the same text as the source box. Otherwise PSE5 would save in another folder even if "same as source" was selected.

Non-destructive Crop: e.g. --> Ratio 1.5 to 1.77 (wide screen): When running, be sure you say "No Restriction", THEN crop it.

Notice: Some of the new options require a good deal of thought, (e.g. "M" Mask to Front: PSD). If you haven't a front layer (a PSD file with only one layer Background doesn't have one)
Anyhow, you wouldn't throw away your kitchen knives just because they are sharp?

Uncheck the Quick Fix options when you select and run some of the new process options, otherwise it would adjust both the Background and the duplicated layer.
Btw. Always ignore messages about "Front layer was not found". Well constructed ATN files would just work anyway...

Install: Overwrite the existing "BatchWin.atn" file in "programfiles\Adobe\Photoshop Elements X.0\Required\".
Install Tips: Run "OpenFolder" (item no 1) to open the Required folder,
(PSE2: Presets\Photoshop Actions).

no pict
item no. 13

High (or low) Pass Mask

This action would copy and paste the inversed RGB channel into the mask channel.
Tips: To invert it, just left click the mask, and then press Ctrl+i.

High Pass Mask.atn (free)

Notice about the other (below item no. 15) that most light red, (255 254 254)
became pure white, and most dark red, (1 0 0) became red (128 0 0).
All other reds became red (255 0 0).
Gray 1 1 1 (almost black) became gray 128, (any other gray became white 255)

item no. 14

Gradients (3310 values)

An exact PSD file with a handmade gradient; useful for testing Blendmodes, Effects, Actions, etc.

Details
Black Gray White. 256 values:
Width = 2px each, (1px for 0 127 255).
Six main colors, 509 values each,
3054 values: Width = 1px each.

Each row is 10 px high, so the entire image (70 px high), has only 10 px that is completely black (upper left corner).

Tips
Try once: Turn on your Grid; 1 px, 1 subdivision and press F8 key for pixel information. Pick up your pipette (key = i), and Zoom in about 1200 %.

The Centrepoint Action (item no. 2) used on this PSD file, would match the vertical center line in pure "Gray 128", and "Red 255 0 0" (FF0000 hex), and so on...

Gradients.psd (free)

While I constructed and tested "THE Actions" (B Filter 00, and FF.atn),
the image/layer below, showed up in the process, like this:

item no. 15

Benny's Filter

Two small actions that were first developed for the FBI to reveal hidden blood on crime shots.
I mostly use it for great improvments (kidding).
Sure is that it improves lots of photos. To test what it can do, just execute one of the two actions/filters.

Both actions would leave behind one hidden
layer (e.g left image, gradient test), that you might turn on, delete, or whatever...

Tips: Have fun, or experiment... Tut (free)

B Filter 00.atn (free)
B Filter FF-atn (free)

no pict
item no. 16

More Light

Make dark photo pop.
This is a very simple technique to save images that are too dark. The procedure was used until today�s shadow/highlight replaced it. It still works well and a lot of folks still prefer it.

More Light.atn (free)

item no. 17

The Orthon Effect

Two actions "Orthon 1", and "Orthon 2"

Orthon 1.atn (free)
Orthon 2.atn (free)

Selection by Ctrl+Click on the hidden top layer:

item no. 18

Crop Here

Non-destructive Crop: Make a new layer, fill (e.g. gray), and lower the opacity.
Use the "Nudge-Corners" to resize the layer, and move it around until you figure out where to crop it.
When the crop is decided, TURN OFF the layer, and "SAVE as" psd file.

The image to the left shows what happens when you Ctrl+Click the hidden layer.

As you can see, the Ctrl+Click on the not-current and hidden layer simply made a selection.
Do not use the Crop Tool, or adjust the "Canvas Size", but instead you simply say: "Image > Crop".
Now export a JPG, or whatever, but don't save the PSD file that was already saved.

That was a great tip, okay? So why use an Action for that?
The answer is that I included dynamic lines in the layer (similar Centrepoint, item no. 2), and besides, this Action would also zoom out a bit, select the Nudge Tool, but YOU have to do both the Nudge, Hide, and then Save your PSD file :)

Crop Here.atn (free)

no pict
item no. 19

Black & White

This is a very simple technique to convert a color photo into Black & White.

Tips:
You can also convert a photo to Black & White using the keys: Ctrl+Shift+U, but with another result.

BW.atn (Black & White) (free)

no pict
item no. 20

Black & White

This is most likely the best B&W converter that exists in our universe.
(written while I only knew about Adobe CS and other Elements... After LightZone by LightCraft, rating is now 2, instead of 5 and free instead of $22)

Usage: Double Click the layer named "edit lightness", and chose which converted color you want to edit.
Tips: Also for each color, the lightness slider can be used to remove image noise :)

A user in the leading Photoshop Forum has now reported that really neat effects were revealed after playing with the Y layer blend modes.

BW Converter.atn (Black & White) (free)

Code Snip:

Run on right click:

item no. 21

Photo Match tested in WinXP

Example: Made a JPG file, and now you want to find the source file, (or vice versa). So you open the folder to look up the file, but where is it? :(

Right Click the JPG file, say "Photo Match", and Explorer would open every match, one per folder and selected file :)

Notice the screen-shot, (Code Snip:)

Notepad: You should only replace Line no. 4, with another extension when you do not use CR2, but others such as NEF, JPG or whatever instead.

In Line no. 6, you could change the value for psE to 3, 4 or 6 instead. psE isn't used of course, but this setting seems to put some intelligence into my program, intended but the revelation will come to you after experiments with the other option. Tips: found near the Ignore button.
(now just spec your version number).

Change Line no. (8), 10 11 12 so it knows where to search.
otherwise it will only search for a match on the path above your right clicked file.

Double click the program file to install (or uninstall) the right click option. (probably not working in malware such as Vista by stupids (Microsoooft))

Tips: Since an "ignore" button pops up, it's recommended that you check the move mouse cursor to default button in your WinXP control/mouse settings,
(always recommended anyway).

The program will work better if you leave all the four digits written in filenames by your camera.

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item no. 22

Spelling and Grammar

Requirement: "Word" installed.

Spell.vbs (free)

no pict
item no. 23

To open a PHP file in your HTML editor, or Explorer the PHP file,
Copy & Paste the truncated path from the PHP file into the inputbox.

e.g. ...include("stuff/other/display.php"); ?>

myphp.vbs (free)

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Link / item	What	Useful	Type	Compatible	Free	Off-topic	Date Modified
item no. 1	OpenFolder		cmd	not Win98 & less	yes		April 11, 2009
item no. 2	CentrePoint		atn	not psE4	yes
item no. 3	Curves		atn		yes
item no. 4	Edges		atn		yes
item no. 5	EscCropNo		atn		yes
item no. 6	FireText		atn		yes
item no. 7	HighContrast		atn		yes
item no. 8	Lab		atn	not psE4 & less	yes
item no. 9	LowerContrast		atn		yes
item no. 10	Mask		atn		yes
item no. 11	Compare two folders		vbs		no
item no. 12	BatchWin		atn		no
item no. 13	High (or low) Pass Mask		atn		yes
item no. 14	Gradients		psd	any (psE psCS...)	yes
item no. 15	B Filter 00, and FF		atn		yes
item no. 16	More Light		atn		yes
item no. 17	Orthon		atn		yes
item no. 18	Crop Here		atn		yes
item no. 19	Black & White		atn		yes
item no. 20	Black & White		atn		yes
item no. 21	Photo Match		vbs		no
item no. 22	Spelling and Grammar		vbs	Office (Word)	yes	yes
item no. 23	PHP. To open the paths		vbs	WinXP	yes	yes

This page is about actions (ATN files) and other stuff. A mouse click on the "Buy Now button", would open a page where you can pay $22. After submitting, a download page would open with all the stuff that is described below. Everything is tested on Windows XP. Use the below program "OpenFolder" to install your ATN files.
Code Snip: Running:	item no. 1 OpenFolder A little program that you could have on your desktop, or in the programs folder. It is asking about a number 1...7, (* exit). Use it to open your Photoshop folders. Last part of code line no. 2, (see screen shot) (set v=& set n=) If you have different versions of psE or/and maybe psCS, leave it as is, but if you have only one version, e.g. psE5 (or whatever), you could modify line number two, e.g.: set v=5 for psE 5 set v=-7 for ps7 set v=+2 for psCS2 Since a folder isn't named Cache in psE5, ps7 or psCS, but two DB3 files are in the 5.0 folder, that folder is opened on option number three (psE5). Option no. 7 have only been tested in psE5. OpenFolder.cmd (free)
	item no. 2 CentrePoint (Not for PSE ver 4) Besides showing the centre of your doc, which is the main function, this action also shows you where the golden lines are. They are calculated by the well known (1+sqr(5))/2 At least since the Renaissance, many artists and architects have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio. Centrepoint.atn (free)
	item no. 3 Curves Use this action to enhance and improve your photos. Curves.atn (free)
no pict	item no. 4 Edges When we sharpen an image we could use the well known non-destructive technique with the Hi-Pass filter in blendmode Hardlight. Another often used technique is the Selective Sharpen one. Those two techniques can be combined of course. The below ATN file puts the edges on a layer. It does not sharpen, only adds a layer with the edges. So it could be used for other things than sharpness. If you do a sharpen on that layer, blank areas would get less sharpness, i.e. it should sharpen image noise less than objects. Edges.atn (free)
no pict	item no. 5 EscCropNo Crop a photo, ratio X to 1.23, (paper is 25 x 20.3 cm, and 250/203 = 1.23) The crop tool options are "No Restriction", "Use Photo Ratio", and e.g. "2.5 x 2 in". Some are repeated, so the 5 preset by Adobe are: 5 5 in (1.00) 10 8 in (1.25) 7 5 in (1.40) 6 4 in (1.50) 5 3 in (1.66) This is useless because we only need ratio 1.23 for a standard print on Kodak paper. Anyhow, a preset value can be overwriten for custom use, but the possible Adobe record actions are defective, so an action for this job could only be constructed semi-automatically. Usage: Run the Action named "EscCropNo" (named because of the three steps below:) 1: Press Esc (Cancel Crop). 2: Crop (Drag a window from upper left outside canvas to bottom). 3: Select "No Restriction" The crop tool would wait for your Enter key, but it's very important that you select the "No Restriction" before Enter, and that you follow the three and illogical steps, when you're not sure whether the image has ratio 1.5 Tips: If you press F8 and then Ctrl+A, you can see the new ratio 1.23, like this: W / H = 1.23 EscCropNo.atn (free)
	item no. 6 FireText Fun for kids. FireText.atn (free)
	item no. 7 HighContrast Tips: For photos that only need a bit contrast, merge the top layers down (Ctrl+E) and then lower the opacity. HighContrast.atn (free)
no pict	item no. 8 Lab (Not for PSE ver 4, or less) It only duplicates your image in LAB mode without making any adjustments. The user can decide what to do, and then with mouse + Shift, drag it over to the source image that was duplicated. Tips: The levels (Ctrl+L) would have other options than R G B such as channel A, B, and Lightness. Tips: Try Channel A and B in levels, e.g. 55 1 200 instead of 0 1 255, etc... Lab.atn (free)
LowerContrast repeated twice. Mask (item no 10) used on her hair and a bit on the left cow	item no. 9 LowerContrast Useful for photos that were shot in too much sunshine, or overexposed. LowerContrast.atn (free)
	item no. 10 The Mask Like 32 bit, etc... the mask thing was also something that Adobe forgot in Elements. Put black on a layer mask to hide the layer. White to reveal. This is useful when you want something from a layer, and some other pixels from a layer below... Mask Tips: (toggle) Show as completely white: Shift click a mask. Show as completely black: Close the layer's eye. Show mask: Alt Click the mask. What mask: Alt+Shift Click the mask. Mask.atn (free)
Old screen-shot	item no. 11 Compare two folders Improved Sept 26, 2008 This program can be used to compare e.g. two CDs or DVDs, (a CD and a local folder) or any two folders. To figure out why/where they are not identical, when we expect them to be 100%, with the same content, just double click this file. This is useful when we burned a bad cd/dvd, or if you just want to know if two folders are identical...
	item no. 12 BatchWin A new option "N", now allow converting 16 to 8 bit PSD files. That's useful if you have created PSD files from RAW sources, but they become 16 bit PSD files in 25 GB each, but you only need 8 bit PSD files about 14 GB. Also included in this update: Destination JPG files can be made from both 8 and 16 bit source files. In other words: Select your source folder with e.g. RAW, and other 8 or 16 bit files, and the new destination files in JPG would all be created. Even if the source folder contain a mix of both 8 and 16 bit files, it's not a problem. In general Let's say that we have 80 JPEG files in the folder "E:\Photos\" and now we would like to have 80 PSD files in "E:\Photos\new\". The "Process Multiple Files" would make the 80 new PSD files, but they would all be Flatten :( That's not the way we should work! We want our adjustments made on separate layers, obviously :). The new options, e.g. "B" (see lower image) would construct all the 80 PSD files with the Background layer duplicated initially. (aberrations for PSE ver 3 or less). Usage: If you select the new PSD files as source to repeat a process, be sure you check the option "Same as Source". Even though "E:\Photos\new" would be in both the Source, and the Destination menu box, it will only overwrite files when the check box "Same as Source" is checked! Tips: Work around the "Process Files From"; Opened Files, check box "Same as Source" can't be checked: Delete the previous PSD output files, having opened it manually. A bug in Elements 5, and maybe other versions: If you copy paste a source foldername, be sure that the less visible destination box (when using "same as source") has the same text as the source box. Otherwise PSE5 would save in another folder even if "same as source" was selected. Non-destructive Crop: e.g. --> Ratio 1.5 to 1.77 (wide screen): When running, be sure you say "No Restriction", THEN crop it. Notice: Some of the new options require a good deal of thought, (e.g. "M" Mask to Front: PSD). If you haven't a front layer (a PSD file with only one layer Background doesn't have one) Anyhow, you wouldn't throw away your kitchen knives just because they are sharp? Uncheck the Quick Fix options when you select and run some of the new process options, otherwise it would adjust both the Background and the duplicated layer. Btw. Always ignore messages about "Front layer was not found". Well constructed ATN files would just work anyway... Install: Overwrite the existing "BatchWin.atn" file in "programfiles\Adobe\Photoshop Elements X.0\Required\". Install Tips: Run "OpenFolder" (item no 1) to open the Required folder, (PSE2: Presets\Photoshop Actions).
no pict	item no. 13 High (or low) Pass Mask This action would copy and paste the inversed RGB channel into the mask channel. Tips: To invert it, just left click the mask, and then press Ctrl+i. High Pass Mask.atn (free)
Notice about the other (below item no. 15) that most light red, (255 254 254) became pure white, and most dark red, (1 0 0) became red (128 0 0). All other reds became red (255 0 0). Gray 1 1 1 (almost black) became gray 128, (any other gray became white 255)	item no. 14 Gradients (3310 values) An exact PSD file with a handmade gradient; useful for testing Blendmodes, Effects, Actions, etc. Details Black Gray White. 256 values: Width = 2px each, (1px for 0 127 255). Six main colors, 509 values each, 3054 values: Width = 1px each. Each row is 10 px high, so the entire image (70 px high), has only 10 px that is completely black (upper left corner). Tips Try once: Turn on your Grid; 1 px, 1 subdivision and press F8 key for pixel information. Pick up your pipette (key = i), and Zoom in about 1200 %. The Centrepoint Action (item no. 2) used on this PSD file, would match the vertical center line in pure "Gray 128", and "Red 255 0 0" (FF0000 hex), and so on... Gradients.psd (free)
While I constructed and tested "THE Actions" (B Filter 00, and FF.atn), the image/layer below, showed up in the process, like this:	item no. 15 Benny's Filter Two small actions that were first developed for the FBI to reveal hidden blood on crime shots. I mostly use it for great improvments (kidding). Sure is that it improves lots of photos. To test what it can do, just execute one of the two actions/filters. Both actions would leave behind one hidden layer (e.g left image, gradient test), that you might turn on, delete, or whatever... Tips: Have fun, or experiment... Tut (free) B Filter 00.atn (free) B Filter FF-atn (free)
no pict	item no. 16 More Light Make dark photo pop. This is a very simple technique to save images that are too dark. The procedure was used until today�s shadow/highlight replaced it. It still works well and a lot of folks still prefer it. More Light.atn (free)
	item no. 17 The Orthon Effect Two actions "Orthon 1", and "Orthon 2" Orthon 1.atn (free) Orthon 2.atn (free)
Selection by Ctrl+Click on the hidden top layer:	item no. 18 Crop Here Non-destructive Crop: Make a new layer, fill (e.g. gray), and lower the opacity. Use the "Nudge-Corners" to resize the layer, and move it around until you figure out where to crop it. When the crop is decided, TURN OFF the layer, and "SAVE as" psd file. The image to the left shows what happens when you Ctrl+Click the hidden layer. As you can see, the Ctrl+Click on the not-current and hidden layer simply made a selection. Do not use the Crop Tool, or adjust the "Canvas Size", but instead you simply say: "Image > Crop". Now export a JPG, or whatever, but don't save the PSD file that was already saved. That was a great tip, okay? So why use an Action for that? The answer is that I included dynamic lines in the layer (similar Centrepoint, item no. 2), and besides, this Action would also zoom out a bit, select the Nudge Tool, but YOU have to do both the Nudge, Hide, and then Save your PSD file :) Crop Here.atn (free)
no pict	item no. 19 Black & White This is a very simple technique to convert a color photo into Black & White. Tips: You can also convert a photo to Black & White using the keys: Ctrl+Shift+U, but with another result. BW.atn (Black & White) (free)
no pict	item no. 20 Black & White This is most likely the best B&W converter that exists in our universe. (written while I only knew about Adobe CS and other Elements... After LightZone by LightCraft, rating is now 2, instead of 5 and free instead of $22) Usage: Double Click the layer named "edit lightness", and chose which converted color you want to edit. Tips: Also for each color, the lightness slider can be used to remove image noise :) A user in the leading Photoshop Forum has now reported that really neat effects were revealed after playing with the Y layer blend modes. BW Converter.atn (Black & White) (free)
Code Snip: Run on right click:	item no. 21 Photo Match tested in WinXP Example: Made a JPG file, and now you want to find the source file, (or vice versa). So you open the folder to look up the file, but where is it? :( Right Click the JPG file, say "Photo Match", and Explorer would open every match, one per folder and selected file :) Notice the screen-shot, (Code Snip:) Notepad: You should only replace Line no. 4, with another extension when you do not use CR2, but others such as NEF, JPG or whatever instead. In Line no. 6, you could change the value for psE to 3, 4 or 6 instead. psE isn't used of course, but this setting seems to put some intelligence into my program, intended but the revelation will come to you after experiments with the other option. Tips: found near the Ignore button. (now just spec your version number). Change Line no. (8), 10 11 12 so it knows where to search. otherwise it will only search for a match on the path above your right clicked file. Double click the program file to install (or uninstall) the right click option. (probably not working in malware such as Vista by stupids (Microsoooft)) Tips: Since an "ignore" button pops up, it's recommended that you check the move mouse cursor to default button in your WinXP control/mouse settings, (always recommended anyway). The program will work better if you leave all the four digits written in filenames by your camera.
no pict	item no. 22 Spelling and Grammar Requirement: "Word" installed. Spell.vbs (free)
no pict	item no. 23 To open a PHP file in your HTML editor, or Explorer the PHP file, Copy & Paste the truncated path from the PHP file into the inputbox. e.g. ...include("stuff/other/display.php"); ?> myphp.vbs (free)