In this segment Ray explains the basics of “Smart Objects” in the Adobe Creative Suite 3. Specifically, he demonstrates “Smart Objects” as used in Photoshop. This applies to “Smart Filters”, “Adjustment Layers”, and “Smart Objects” imported from other applications in the Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, etc.). “Smart Objects” allow you to make changes and add layers to your document in a non-destructive way. This allows you to go back and change any effect or adjustment to the “Smart Object” after you have added numerous layers and adjustments. You can go back and adjust any “Smart Object” while looking at the final output of the collective effects of all layers.

For a set of excellent tutorials see the following website:

http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

Plasma
- new concept model under one inch thick
- biggest new model from Panasonic 150 inches diagonally and actually requires a jumbo jet for transportation
- 103 inch models from last year now on sale at $70,000, over 3000 sold

OLED
- thin, small and bright, with extremely high contrast ratio (a million to one)
- still really expensive: Sony’s 13-inch XEL-1 is over $2500
- limited lifespan? some vendors think so, because the colour is generated by an organic compound that is dying a little bit all the time…if the screen has a lifetime of only a few years, is the price worthwhile?
- technology still better used for smaller applications like cell phones, because small screens are not so expensive and products will be replaced before screen dies

LCD
- Hitachi showing a model this year at 1.5 inches thick, with plans for even thinner models
- Sharp showing models at 1.3 inches thick available in Asia now, coming to North America within 12 months
- Ultra High Definition coming (Samsung was showing off a prototype), with a resolution four times the size of current high def ….but a serious lack of content to go with them (resolution is 3840×2160)
- glasses-free 3D technology in television from LG…still disorienting a bit, but getting there

DLP
- Texas Instruments showing off “dual view”, which allows two screens to appear simultaneously on the same display