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About Glen Demers
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Expertise
I am an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop 7 and can answer any questions dealing with images for print; resolution, color correction, color space, sharpening and retouching. I am a prepress technician for Best Printing Online and if you want to know how to prepare your image for offset reproduction, I can help.

Experience
I've been working in the prepress aspect of printing for 25 years and am currently a prepress technician for Best Printing Online
I've worked with Photoshop since 1994 and have used all versions from 3 to CS3. I'm an ACE (Adobe certified expert) in Photoshop 7.0

Education/Credentials
I graduated High School and took 1 year of College level offset printing course. I've attended 2 Photoshop World conferences and taken numerous seminars pertaining to Photoshop and the print industry.

   

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text10/7/2008Candice Anderson
  Q: I can't get the text off of all CAPS in photoshop, I have searched unsuccessfully can you help??? ...
  A: hmm... there really isn't any other option to take off the caps lock. All you should have to do ...
Cropping and printing10/6/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Please help as this question itself is even going to confuse me. I am about to do my first wedding. ...
  A: When you crop an image with the cropping tool you don't change the resolution but the size is ...
Cropping and printing10/6/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Please help as this question itself is even going to confuse me. I am about to do my first wedding. ...
  A: Typically, you'd want to save your originals and work on copies for the wedding album. You'll want ...
Adding a person to a group picture10/5/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I have a picture taken at work of our group and I need to add another person to it. The one at work ...
  A: With your eyedropper set to 5x5 pixel sample, take a few color sample readings from faces on your ...
Tutorial or Instructions On How To Create A Grey Watermark Image Using Adobe Photoshop...10/5/2008Scott Valentine
  Q: I am not sure if Photoshop is the correct software application to use to accomplish this task, but I ...
  A: Hmm... the only way I know of to avoid resolution problems when photocopying is to use a ...
Tutorial or Instructions On How To Create A Grey Watermark Image Using Adobe Photoshop...10/4/2008Scott Valentine
  Q: I am not sure if Photoshop is the correct software application to use to accomplish this task, but I ...
  A: There are many variations on what you want to do, and each starts with knowing what you actually ...
merging layers for print10/2/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I have designed a poster (100cm x 80cm / 300ppi) which i would like to print. The printers need a ...
  A: Here is a neat trick - go to the top most layer and type this - shift+cmd+alt+E and it will take a ...
pdf documents9/30/2008Candice Anderson
  Q: I have PS7 and I have 10 psd files, which I have saved as pdfs, that I have been working on, ...
  A: photoshop is not a layout program, and therefore, you can't make a "book" out of your documents. ...
Photoshop elements9/26/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I'm currently using Photoshop Elements 4.0 on my Mac. I would like to upgrade to 6.0 for Mac. ...
  A: Unfortunately, there is always going to be "what ifs" for new software. If you go to Adobe's ...
Photoshop TIF9/20/2008Glen Demers
  Q: My illustration stock agency now requires images to be Photoshop TIFs. I've always worked in Paint ...
  A: Photoshop Elements will save files in TIF format. As a less expensive alternative you might try ...
linking text boxes9/18/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Sometimes, I will not be able to fit all my text in a single text box. If there is extra text that I ...
  A: While Photoshop has continued to enhance it type handling capabilities it is still not a layout ...
Uploading Quality Photoshop images on web9/17/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Hey Glenn, I'm tryn to upload a quality flier to the web that I designed through photoshop, but ...
  A: Make sure your image is 72 dpi, RGB at the size you want it to appear on the web page. A larger ...
How to Remove White Background from the text.9/15/2008Huma Riaz
  Q: i want remove the white background in photoshop. the file is fully text and log. so i want remove ...
  A: It’s easy! . First make sure your file has vivid colors i.e. Black and white (text black and ...
adobe photoshop elements 79/13/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I recently purchased a laptop w/vista. I am looking for a program to run on the laptop for photos(I ...
  A: Believe it or not, unless you are going to do professional work consistently on your laptop, CS3 may ...
Hoping for a temporary color conversion9/13/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I've worked in Photoshop for a number of years. I just lost it completely on a ruined hard drive. ...
  A: If you are making you pdf's with Acrobat Distiller you can change the settings in the joboptions ...
Book Cover Design9/12/2008Huma Riaz
  Q: I need some assistance on designing front covers on Photoshop CS2. I have a number of image CDs so ...
  A: The best thing is to make visual area in Photoshop and for final cutting, text and printing, take ...
PHOTOSHOP UPGRADE9/12/2008Glen Demers
  Q: 1. I have photoshop cs, is there a way to upgrade to the newer version without necessarily having to ...
  A: The upgrade path is all up to Adobe, you can generally download small patches for minor upgrades, ...
PSD saved with JPEG preview9/11/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Glen, I am a prepress manager and we are trying to save server space. Currently we save our .psd ...
  A: I suspect you are actually saving your files as DCS 2.0 files. Photoshop will add a .eps extension ...
ATN files9/11/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: I am using CS3 and im trying to use ATN files but do not know where they go. My only "preset" folder ...
  A: An action (ATN) file would be used in Photoshop and loaded in the actions palette. The folder is ...
Photoshop 7.09/11/2008Candice Anderson
  Q: I'm trying to do some tutorials and the book says before beginning to save the initial preferences ...
  A: because you just got photoshop, you have nothing to save. So, you can just start using photoshop :) ...
photoshop CS2 eraser error9/10/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Ever since I upgraded to photoshop CS2 I have had a problem with the eraser tool. This problem ONLY ...
  A: I see that you have a layer effect turned on along with some layers below this. Is there a teal ...
photoshop CS2 eraser error9/10/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Ever since I upgraded to photoshop CS2 I have had a problem with the eraser tool. This problem ONLY ...
  A: Two things, if this is a layered file check to make sure that the layer you are erasing is not ...
Pen tool Errors9/8/2008Scott Valentine
  Q: I'm working on a Mac, with Photoshop CS3 Extended 10.0.1. My pen tool has worked just fine until ...
  A: With the pen tool selected, go to the top bar and look at the path area options (it looks like 4 ...
adobe photoshop9/7/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I have been using Adobe Photoshop Album Starter edition 3. I really like it,but I would like to ...
  A: Elements 6 or even 5 would work for you, earlier than that may not mesh properly with your system. ...
adobe photoshop9/6/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I have been using Adobe Photoshop Album Starter edition 3. I really like it,but I would like to ...
  A: Photoshop Elements is the program I will recommend. It is a stripped down version of Photoshop ...
Question about light correction?9/4/2008Glen Demers
  Q: The reason I'm writing is because I don't know what to search for in help. I'm rather a basic user ...
  A: The quickest way would be to sample a bit of color from the dark side of the face with the ...
Photoshop file will not open9/3/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I have a Photoshop CS3 I have been working on yesterday and when I try to open it back up today it ...
  A: After restarting your computer eject all removable disks, CD's and DVD's and then try opening the ...
Extracting image9/2/2008Glen Demers
  Q: what is best way to extract this object from background? ...
  A: In Photoshop 7 you can use the extract filter to accomplish the same thing. Just trace around the ...
actions - file naming9/2/2008Dan Loffler
  Q: For the life of me, I cannot figure this out! please help: My coworkers and I use a PS action that I ...
  A: I don't know the answer to this. But if you are using [File]-[Automate...]-[Batch...] there is a ...
actions - file naming9/2/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: For the life of me, I cannot figure this out! please help: My coworkers and I use a PS action that I ...
  A: You will have to run these in batches of the same size crops in order to add the prefix to the file ...
Creative9/2/2008Dyllian Rancharan
  Q: I am using a photo I took to create an add. I have recently realized I want the models face to ...
  A: I hope this message hasn't arrived to you late. Taking into account from your photoshop experience ...
inserting/pasting html codes9/1/2008Dan Loffler
  Q: I created a form and received the html codes to insert/paste on my website. I couldn't find ...
  A: You cannot design "working" forms in Photoshop. You can only layout the graphics and slice them up ...
Photoshop CS2 Printing8/30/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Kevin: I can not get a white backgroung to print white. I have tried on a laser and an inkjet. It ...
  A: This has to do more with your printer handling and RGB file than Photoshop. Convert your file to ...
300 dpi image size on screen8/30/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Why do images appear larger on screen in 300 dpi vs 72? if i make a certain file size eg. 1.75 X ...
  A: The dpi is a measure of pixel density or pixels per inch, generally a 300 dpi image will appear ...
Change formet8/30/2008Kamal Krishna
  Q: Respected, sir, how can i change a photoshop photo to jepg formet (after editing)?
  A: after editing go to the menu File> Save for Web (or Press ctrl+Shift+alt+s). After a dialog box ...
4 x 6 photo collage created in Photoshop, saved as a jpeg will not print at W*M.8/29/2008Candice Anderson
  Q: I have created collage 4 x 6 photo pages for an album that I create in Photoshop 7.0. I save as jpeg ...
  A: what? Is W*M...Wal-Mart? Either way, why are you making this process hard on yourself? And ...
photoshop cs3 "the program has encountered an error" on leopard8/27/2008Candice Anderson
  Q: .. I recently got 2 imac's with Leopard, installed cs3 and when one system attempts to open 2 psd ...
  A: Are you trying to open them at the same time, or are you opening one and then later opening another ...
Embedding fonts in Photoshops8/26/2008Huma Riaz
  Q: My printer needs camera-ready artwork for a newspaper ad. I'm going to send a PDF created in ...
  A: • Type T from keyboard to select the text tool. • Now click on your canvas once, a blinking bar ...
Color correction in Photoshop8/25/2008Kevin Stohlmeyer
  Q: Kevin, I recently took in your Photoshop Secrets presentation at the 08 Creative Transitions ...
  A: Photoshop cannot calculate color accurately in CMYK mode. That is why when you work in CMYK mode, ...
cropping an irregular shape and removing the background8/25/2008Scott Valentine
  Q: .. I'm a painter and not that great with computers but have to use photo shop for different ...
  A: I think the best solution for you is to join a Photoshop forum where you can get ongoing help in a ...

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Dan LofflerKamal KrishnaKevin Stohlmeyer
Scott ValentineLizaLDyllian Rancharan
Syed Waqar HussainCandice AndersonJohn Afon
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