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Expert Profile: Scott Valentine

Expertise: Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Peachpit)". Beginning to expert questions for Photoshop CS3 and CS4 Extended, including 3D capabilities. I am also an expert here for Digital Photography. Please - NO questions on Lightroom, Elements, Express or versions earlier than CS2. These questions will be discarded.

Experience in the area
Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4" (available from Peachpit.com in January, 2009). I have been a professional level user since 1999, and have used Photoshop for photography, fine art, graphic design, web design, and technical image analysis. I have also conducted classes at the college level in both artistic and technical uses. I am currently an Adobe User Group manager.

Organizations
National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Los Alamos Multimedia Users Group.

Publications
CommunityMX.com, Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Adobe Press).

Education/Credentials
Bachelor's degree, Physics

Awards and Honors
Several awards for digital photography.

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What do you like about this subject? What do I like? Hey, it's Photoshop! What's not to like?

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Everything I can. My current efforts are focused on combining photographic processing with illustration techniques, so I am also learning Illustrator.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: In CS4 Extended, you can import *and* export 3D OBJ models and textures.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject "Photoshop" is not a verb. Because it is so easy to manipulate images, we now must rely on human integrity to have any kind of truth in pictures.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1830
Knowledge	9.86 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.89 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.95 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions Today (GMT time)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (Per Day, in GMT time)		3
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		296

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	06/02/09
9	10	10	10	05/25/09
10	10	10	10	05/12/09
10	10	10	10	04/17/09
10	10	10	10	04/07/09

User Comments

Thanks, I'll check these out. I have also found I can print the long pictures by saving as a PDF file and printing through Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. In
(bob on 06/02/09)

Thank you for your input!
(Katie on 05/25/09)

Dear Scott, Never mind, problem solved now, I've just increased the DPIs. Thanks again. Marcelo
(Marcelo on 05/12/09)

Thank you once again, my friend. My only option was to reset preferences (your suggestion). Functinality has returned to normal. I have no doubt tha
(Sandra Billing on 04/17/09)

Thank you again, Scott for your very helpful and quick responses to my initial and followup questions. I have never had a more clear, concise, and (th
(Peter on 04/07/09)

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Recent Answers from Scott Valentine

2009-05-31 printing panorama pictures: Hi Bob - thanks for your question! I haven't printed anything of that length from my Epson 2200, so I went hunting. It seems that the combination of Photoshop and some assorted drivers functionally...

2009-05-24 Brush does not change?: Hi Katie, I never noticed it before, but apparently the 'Stroke Preview' that you see in the brush options changes at some point. My panel looks just like yours. The only place I see the diameter change...

2009-05-12 Reducing images in Photoshop: Hi Marcelo, Can you provide some more information on your problem? It's not clear if the print itself is pixelated or if the image file is being degraded. These are two different issues... In the...

2009-05-08 Need help purchasing a laptop to install Adobe CS4 Premium: Thanks for a tough question, Lynn! :) There is a lot wrapped up in this topic, so I'll try to stick to the high points. First of these is your own comfort level. If you are more comfortable with Windows...

2009-05-05 Contact Sheet II error: Interesting problem, Patrick. After a basic search, it seems that the issue is not unheard of, but still kind of rare. I could not find any explanations, and the only 'cure' was to reinstall PS. The...