How to Edit and Remove Image Metadata

ExifTool is one of the best programs for editing image metadata. However, it is a command-line utility, which means that it may be difficult to use for those unfamiliar with commands/CLI. ExifToolGUI bridges the gap by providing a GUI (graphic user interface) that makes many of ExifTool’s most useful features easily accessible.

How to Extract Images from Swf Files

You will need: Firefox, Adοbe Flash Prο and Phοtoshop (or an image converter)

1. Using Firefox,¹ open and save the web page with the flash protected images as Web Page, complete (*.htm;*.html).

How to Make and Format E-books

Image Credit: Flickr Creative Commons

Required Programs: Microsoft Word (recommended), Calibre (recommended), Sigil (optional)

1. Open the document you want to convert into an e-book.¹

2. If the text in your document has been encoded in a code page other than Unicode, copying and pasting the text into a new MS Word document and saving it will automatically re-encode the text as Unicode (source). Skip this step if your document is already in Unicode.

Steps: Select all the text (CTRL+A), copy (CTRL+C) and Paste as HTML Format. The reason I wouldn’t recommend Paste Special > Unformatted Unicode Text or Unformatted Text is because it can create really messy html code.²

How to Fix Horizontally or Vertically Distorted Images

Occasionally, images may appear horizontally or vertically stretched in Windows Photo Viewer.¹ One possible explanation for this is that somewhere along the way the images’ metadata for their x and y-resolutions became corrupted. In order to correct this, you need to edit the images’ metadata. ExifTool is one of the best programs for editing metadata.

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How to Edit Image Metadata with ExifTool

1. Download ExifTool. If you don’t know Perl (a programming language), I recommend downloading the stand-alone Windows executable, or the Mac OS X package if you’re a Mac user. ExifTool is lightweight (3.5 MB) and portable, so you don’t need to worry about it cluttering up your system.

Compilation of Useful Photoshop Tutorials

How to Blur Backgrounds

• Blur Those Backgrounds in Photoshop
• Easy Depth of Field Effect in Photoshop
• Simulating Depth of Field (Aperture) with Photoshop

How to Use the Clone Stamp Tool
“Clone” or replicate parts of your image.

• A Clone Stamp Tool Tutorial

Summary:
1. Set the hardness to 0%.
2. Hold down Alt key and click the area of the image you wish to “clone,” then release the Alt key. This sets the source point.
3. “Paint” with the cloned pixels. Deselect the aligned option if you would rather paint with the clipboard source point than continuously clone the aligned source point.
4. Alt-click a new area to set a new source point.

How to Sharpen Images

Image Credit: Flickr Creative Commons. By alltagskunst

How to Sharpen Photos: An Introduction (Easy)
Read More: http://digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-sharpening-photos

Summary:
1. Sharpening should be done at the end of the editing process.
2. Create a flattened version of the image either by flattening or merging all the layers. The Unsharp Mask works only on the current layer.
3. Use the Unsharp Mask (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask).
4. Note: There are other sharpening tools available which do an even better job of sharpening than the Unsharp Mask. Use the Unsharp Mask method primarily for small images (i.e. 500 px).

A Quick and Easy Way to Make a K-Drama Completion Status Table

Excel Mini-Tutorial

1. Enter list of drama titles into column A.
2. Enter list of number of episodes watched per drama into column B.
3. Enter list of number of total episodes per drama into column C.
4. To perform calculations with columns B and C, enter “=B1/C1” into the cell F1 or the function bar). The calculation for B1/C1 should appear in cell F1. Hover your mouse over the bottom right corner of cell F1 until the mouse icon turns into a cross. Drag the cross icon till you reach the bottom of the column. This should apply the function to all the entries in the column.