A Villareview of Professional Photoshop, Fifth Edition

In the fifth edition of Professional Photoshop
Dan Margulis’s guide to color correction
Dan breaks it all down to Curves by the numbers.

Every file has ten color channels;
You learn how to read RGB, CMYK, and LAB.
The world of correction seems ever expanding.

Through myriad exercises you learn to process
All number of casts, masks, and channel blends.
Dan breaks it all down to Curves by the numbers.

The latest edition devotes a good share of pages
From issues of printing to developments in RAW.
The world of correction seems ever expanding.

The latest edition is still a must read.
Though the world of correction seems ever expanding
Dan breaks it all down to Curves by the numbers.

Professional Photoshop, Fifth Edition

The Frames Art Jumbo

Because of recent tweaks to 802
Smart switches can make use of jumbo frames.
A common setting is 9000 MTU,
A larger amount of data its fame.

A crucial key to maximum throughput
Is high RPM and RAID 0 or 5:
The ganging of hard drives being the root
From which great transfer can strive.

The underlying protocol begs consideration,
The OSI model is certainly key.
AFP over TCP could be a frustration
And don’t mix up level 7 and 3.

On smaller networks with minimal traffic
The use of jumbo frames may not be politic.

Wikipedia on Jumbo Frames

An LED monitor by any other name...

In issues of important color work
A new technology has emerged.
The moniker is not a language quirk,
An LED monitor is the tech I urge.

With many color temperatures
It’s often hard to properly view
A series of images you want to assure
Will print or display acceptable to you.

LEDs are still somewhat pricey
A new technology that hasn’t caught on;
It’s likely to be a prophecy dicey
To say that Macbooks will offer this add-on.

So figure it will be late 2007
Before our Apple offers displays from heaven.

LED-backlit displays: What you need to know

Ode to the Canon HV20

Discussion is rife within the realm of HD
Concerning a camera that Canon fashioned.
The model number in mind is HV20;
Debate upon this little wonder is impassioned.

In one camp stands those who debate
The merits of MPEG-2 long GOP
In the workflow where they create
Video spots for broadcast TV.

Some others see merit in a small camera
That acts as a backup or second.
For documentary a useful chimera
If only one could find some way to fund.

In a rapidly shifting broadcast landscape
It’s likely that price and demand will arbitrate.

24P under $1000 via ProLost

Internet2 Catches Fire

Redundancy is very key to IPV,
Especially for IPV v 4.
Not so much the same sort of worry
For IPV v 6 since we don’t fear atomic war.

The high speed network that was built
To transfer data from Boston to New York
Was damaged from searing heat that wilts
And has been taken down for repair work.

A cigarette the source of dismay,
A homeless man flicks ashes on a bed
He made of discarded mattresses to lay
Beneath a railway down which trains sped.

The system will be down for 48 hours
So Internet2 is bereft of its powers.

Cigarette Fire Takes Out Internet2