The Lounge

Apparently for the first time, Adobe will host its Max conference outside California this year. In Florida. (This according to Business Insider.) Some 500 Adobe employees signed a petition pleading with the company not to gift such a financially significant piece of business to a state where the government is running roughshod over the values Adobe claims to uphold. An Adobe exec named Amy White is quoted as acknowledging that Florida is "complicated".  No. It's not "complicated". You either stand with bigotry or you stand with your stated values. I used to admire Adobe and its products. Over the last few years, Adobe has disappointed me with sloppy product development, disappointing customer service, and a - disappointing - slide into the amoral behavior we all associate with big corporations with effective monopolies. Yes, Adobe does some good things. But the disappointments add up. Why am I posting this here? I invested over an hour without success

Suddenly...my Default PDF Viewer is Adobe....I did not select that.  I wish to delete this and return to Chrome or Word.  I can choose to use a different place to open, of course, but I see no options to make that choice Default.  Thanks.  Mini Mac.   Windows for Mac

There were some complex legal arguments brought before the Supreme Court today that could have lasting impact on our use of social media.    

I never used an actual timer but 'about' every 3-4 hours the water would run to refill the toilet tank... I took the top off the tank and the water was going down about an inch and the automatic valve would then let water in to refill the tank.I did the first, obvious thing and bought a new flapper valve... did not fix the problem.So I did the next thing and removed the flapper valve assembly (see picture 1).The outside of a toilet tank is shiny/smooth due to being dipped in a 'slurry' before going into a kiln, but the inside of the tank is NOT smooth, so the rubber gasket at the base of the assembly was clearly not making a good seal (note ridges in the rubber gasket).My solution (see picture 2) was to use shop towels to get everything completely dry and put a thick bead of silicone caulk on the rubber gasket... reinstall and let 'cure' for 24 hours before opening the water valve to let the tank fill.So far (2 days) the tank is staying full... leak is fixed !!!  

Good afternoon! My name is Varvara. I am a representative of the online University of Artificial Intelligence. We teach students neural networks and are a development company. We have several questions about your service, namely questions about creating an AI Avatar and its implementation.Tell me, please, is it possible to place the created avatar in a Web application, please tell me where I can read how to do this?And when placed in a Web application, is it possible to make the avatar pronounce this text with certain reactions in real time when submitting audio /text?At the same time, is it possible to take default reactions or should they be modeled?If there are tariffs, which tariff should I choose, taking into account our need: posting on the site and voicing the text / the reaction of facial expressions to the voice, as if he himself spoke with this voice?Thanks for your reply

I suspect Adobes database has been breached again, similar to this incident, of which I changed my custom email address only used form Adobe nothing else.https://petapixel.com/2013/11/07/number-adobe-accounts-hacked-now-150m-check/ The email I got was"Your password at 403346 will expire in less than 14 day(s).Please go to https://ondemand.questionmark.com/home/403346/user/14261/edit to change your password"Note I have 2 adobe accounts. Work & personal cloud account. Both of them received this email, which further leads me to believe there is a breach..

Copied from my wife's FB page (with permission)   This is for the people who have NO idea what is happening once your Kia or Hyundai is stolen.   As I wrote, my daughters 2017 Kia was stolen from her home last Saturday evening. In May of 2023, she had the car in for service and the update installed for the anti theft "thingy"!   Fast forward to today: I have been all over the internet and saw there is a class action lawsuit going on through one of the "ambulance chaser" attorneys.   I spoke with a guy at Weston Kia just now and learned more than I can process. Here is what he told me and I was blown away. People of my age have never lived through this insanity and this one takes the cake for sure.   Apparently the story goes like this: If your car is stolen he was telling me that usually within days it is recovered, most often at a homeless camp. The car has to then be towed to a dealer because it must be checked for FENTANYL. If it has any residue of

Once eradicated in 2000, Measles is back & it's highly infectious.   The World Health Organization reports a 30-fold increase in European Measles cases. https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/14-12-2023-a-30-fold-rise-of-measles-cases-in-2023-in-the-who-european-region-warrants-urgent-action   Los Angeles County health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a local resident who recently traveled through Los Angeles International Airport while infectious. 😝   Check your vaccination status.  Monitor your health, contact your local health dept or doctor if you're experiencing any symptoms. LA County Health Officials Confirm Local Measles Case (msn.com)  

will be the last time using adobe , adobe has stressed me out so bad im retiring as a videographer adobe ignores all the issues we report

I bought an Apple DVD drive in 2012 to play movies on my 2012 iMac which had no internal drive. I used it a lot until I bought a new iMac in 2021, then not at all until today. The old DVD app didn't work on Sonoma, and the iDVD app doesn't seem to work with the old drive. The drive gets power from the USB cable but will not accept a disc. Is that a hardware problem or a software problem? If software, is there a way to get the new DVD app to work with the old drive?Thanks

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows the name of a song for an adobe roam ps commerical on Youtube. It was not that long and I haven't found the commerical since. Lyrics are something like " We're floating to space now, 1 million  miles away. On top of the world now". If any1 can help !!

So is anyone here into 3D printing?  If so, what software do you use to make the models?  Which printer is the one to go with?  Any other pointers?   I'm looking at the Original Prusa i3 MK3 which several sites seem to be raving over, and I use SketchUp, which I believe can drive 3D printers. Can any Adobe apps drive a 3D printer?  What sort of things do you make with your printer? 

https://petapixel.com/2024/01/31/news-director-blames-photoshop-for-sexist-edit-of-female-politician/   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-01/georgie-purcell-ai-image-nine-news-apology-digital-ethics/103408440   This issue caused a stir in our media outlets yesterday.   The digitally altered image of Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell used to introduce a story on Victorian duck hunting saw the white dress she was wearing in the original photo swapped for a top exposing her midriff.   "Note the enlarged bust and outfit to be made more revealing. Can't imagine this happening to a male MP," she tweeted.   Nine News has told the ABC (Australian media outlet) the alteration to Ms Purcell's midriff occurred when using Adobe Photoshop's "generative expand" tool. The tool allows users to make an image bigger — the program uses AI to make assumptions or guesses about how that image might be best filled out with new material.   When that image was dr

Good morning - I work for the Department of Defense, and as part of a purchase agreement to utilize Adobe Software I need the company to complete and sign the form. Is anyone familiar with this process, or which office within Adobe handles this? - Patrick

MY QUESTION:   How would you feel  if I just took images from a facebook group page, images that you posted, and used them to make content for my own youtube channel?Recently in a facebook group which is about photoshop elements I noticed some activity from one user I found a bit odd.Typically, within 4 days of a user posting an image and asking "I need help with this shadow" or "How do I match the colors in these photos?"  The same exact image appears as a "tutorial" on his Youtube channel.Many of the images used are of children:  football team picture, cheerleader picture, kid in a family picture type stuff.I checked with 5 users: Only one had given permission.   One user contacted him and had the video removed.All the videos on his youtube channel have commenting disabled, which leaves a sour taste in my mouth.It all seems to be just a bad way of doing business to me.   

Scam artists put glue in the card slot so you can't use your ATM card. However, you can tap your way to cash withdrawals. But thieves can also drain your bank account.  Be vigilant.  Spread the word to family & friends. https://abc7news.com/glue-in-atm-slot-chase-scam-tap-card-bank/12935385/  

j'avais des fichier très long et Adobe les reconnaissaient mais lorsque je les ai déplacé j'avais ce message:nom de fichier ou chemin trop long, non valide, le fichier ne peut pas être inclus dans Élément Orgazer

I am new to being a graphic designer and eager to learn more. I am making my portfolio, can you give me advice on what i need to do more or improve my work. Your help, means a lot.  Thank you!

this is the song, but they do not give the name of the song:https://youtu.be/tyNqbAgBDps?si=zGe1sjVIwgEgM3Lp 

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Hi, I've been looking for the song that plays in the ad from this Adobe CC Ad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Uxzgi_GS8Shazam did not find the song, and there was no link or any credit/mention of the title of the song or the creator. I'd love to know who did it, and would love for the CC ad team to credit the creators of songs they use in their ads. Thanks!

Wife heard a report about illness in LV and asked me to consider cancelling my trip... I said I would do a search and I did.Yes, there is a fungus that is a problemNo, it is not 'all over Vegas' it happens inside hospitals or other medical facilitiesSummary is here, the article link is below if you want to read and see the list of facilitiesIf I don't have to go to a hospital there is almost ZERO reason for me to be concernedAND there are hospitals all over the US that have 'super bug' infection problems.LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A “superbug” that can cause severe infections in hospital patients is on the rise, with cases rising to their highest levels over the past two months in Nevada health care facilities..REPEAT - in Nevada health care facilities.Information obtained by 8 News Now from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services shows Candida auris, or C. auris, has been found at 42 facilities, with Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas with the highest levels — nearly

Recently (January 12 2024) I recieved a new laptop computer to replace an older laptop.  I initialized the new laptop and loaded my photoshop subscription products.  At the same time I removed the same products from my older laptop and I used the Creative Cloud because there was no other way to remove these products.  Uninstall did not work.   All seemed Ok until I looked at my Desktop computer.  The Desktop computer is were I do most of my work.  The Deskop computer was completly reset to as new.  Every program needed to be reinitialized.  Also, my extensive Lightroom calalogues were removed from the desktop (it took a full day to recreate a new catalgue).   I am wondering if this is a unique experince.  It is quite disconcerting to find that my desktop was reinitialized somehow.  (in fact the password to open the computer was removed as well) Windows security was running on the Desktop. Thoughts?

You might want to read this if you are still using Windows 10   FREE EDITION: Microsoft removes Win10 File Explorer features without notice @ AskWoody

Hi creatives!I am planning to start some creative games here. Soon there will be an Illustrator game and a Photoshop game.Before them, who are quite specific, I want to try with a game that is very popular among my photo students intermediate level. Now, it is not a hard game on the photographic level. Anybody can participate. I use to take this with the intermediate as some students find the "context" challenge ... well, challenging OK, What's this buzz about?When you were a kid, din't you play an association play - something like a person said a word (let's say WINDOW) and you had to tell the first thing that it brought to your mind (let's say: GLASS)?Association.Well, how about doing that with pictures?So all those who can post pictures, I start with one picture, you look at it and you post a picture that has a connection with mine. You DO NOT need to say what connection that is. It's the fun in the game. We use it to develop creativity through unrevealed association. No words at al