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Either a useful tool or a great gift, but here it is. A company called WorldTech Devices offers a keyboard for Photoshop users. This keyboard is sold in two versions: for Windows and Mac. The list of features and benefits includes:

• Includes more than 70 clearly laser-etched Pro Tools commands icons
• Color keycaps help the user locate important Pro Tools command categories, including MIDI Control, Zoom/View, Edit Tools/Modes, Record/Playback
• Quick reference card with descriptions of etched icons
• The keyboard functions as a standard keyboard for your other software applications
• Mac version only:
  • Two built-in USB ports for mouse or other USB devices
  • USB version includes 3-foot USB extension cable
  • For use with USB-equipped Apple computer with Mac OS X v10.2.5 or later
• Windows version only:
  • Palm/wrist rest included
  • Special Power, Sleep and Wake keys
  • Twelve pre-programmed multi-media keys
  • USB version includes keyboard with 6 ft. USB cable and palm rest

Note: The image represents the Mac version of the keyboard.

While playing with some new effects I discovered a way to resurect the background layer after you made all the changes without preserving the original image. This technique is somewhat obvious, but how many times we overlook the obvious. Before I tried something like copy the original state, but such action will be recorded in the history and after that I cannot return to my final changes.

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If you want to sail through deep waters of Photoshop Plug-in Development here are things you may or will need to successfuly achieve your goal (without drowning or getting lost):

• Get access to the Photoshop SDK
• Scripting documentation
  
  • Photoshop CS2 AppleScript Reference Guide (PDF: 1.4M)
  • Photoshop CS2 JavaScript Reference Guide (PDF: 3.4M)
  • Photoshop CS2 Scripting Guide (PDF: 693k)
  • Photoshop CS2 Visual Basic Reference Guide (PDF: 1.3M)
• Tutorial: How to Write a Photoshop Plug-In, Part 1 and Part 2
• Real examples of Photoshop Plug-ins with source code