May 3rd, 2010
I have a highly customized Photoshop configuration, including a lot of custom actions, tool presets and workspaces to streamline getting my work done, not to mention a special workspace that facilitates programming and debugging. And so the thought of migrating all that to CS5 was not a pleasant one.
Happily, it’s pretty easy 
The key is that all the custom settings for Photoshop are stored in individual files, in a special folder. The trick is to copy these special files from the CS4 folder to the CS5 folder. The exact steps are as follows:
- Shut down Photoshop
- Locate the CS4 preferences folder. In OS X, this folder is <your home folder>/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings. On a PC, I can’t keep track since it seems to vary with what version of Windows you are running. So search for “Actions Palette.psp” and you’ll find it.
- Select the files you want to copy:
- to migrate actions, copy “Actions Palette.psp”
- to migrate tool presets, copy “ToolPresets.psp”
- to migrate your workspaces, copy the contents of “Workspaces”
- to migrate your keyboard shortcuts, copy “Keyboard Shortcuts.psp”
- etc. the files are named in a straightforward way
- The target is the CS5 configuration folder. The CS5 folder is next to the CS4 folder, so there should be no problem finding it if you found the CS4 folder. Simply copy the settings files from the CS4 folder to the CS5 folder, and you’re all done. Note: I always rename the file that is already there by adding “stock” to the end, so make sure I can go back to the original version if I need to.
Start up Photoshop CS5, and behold: your actions, presets and workspaces are ready and waiting.
…Mike
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March 17th, 2010
One of the strengths of AutoLoader is it’s ability to run an action right after your image is loaded, right before it’s saved, or both. This is useful for applying a starting point for your retouching at the beginning, or doing things like resizing, sharpening, or modifying the colourspace at the end.
In this video, I’ll describe how to use actions with AutoLoader, potential problems, and how to get around them.
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February 11th, 2010
The Adobe Extension Manager is designed to permit the easy installation of plugins. For Windows Vista and 7 users, it can cause troubles doe to the way that user permission rights work. If you attempt to install one of my plugins and you get an error message that talks about about appropriate permissions, this video is for you.
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February 3rd, 2010
Assigning keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop is pretty straightforward, but as with most things if you don’t know exactly where to look, it can be elusive. In this video, I show you where to look
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December 31st, 2009
Thanks to the Extension Manager that comes as a part of Photoshop CS4, installation for you CS4 users will be a breeze. But just in case you are more visually oriented, here is a quick installation How-To video to help you along.
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December 20th, 2009
If you are using Photoshop CS3, installing a script can be tricky. Your manual details the steps, but this How-To video should help you if you get stuck. This is primarily for CS3 users, but you CS4 users can use the same steps to install into CS4 if the Extension Manager method doesn’t work for you.
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