5– Organizing, Storing, & Editing

~Photoshop Tutorials~

Photoshop Tutorials

*Note that these videos don’t start playing until they are completely downloaded

For this reason it may take a while and you may want to just let it load, come back later,

and start the video from the beginning

Your media player will open, but nothing will play for a long while

 

If you would rather save these videos to your hard drive click here:

http://www.casedentalphotoclub.com/tutorials/

Right click on the video you want to download, and choose ‘save target as’

A few notes on handling your images:

 

Dust

           If you notice a spot on your images that is in a constant place then there is probably dust on your sensor

           Use air syringe to get it off- lock mirror up, put back to sky and poof

           Your users manual can help you figure out how to lock your mirror up

           The more you change lenses the more likely this is to happen

           Although many people do not recommend swabbing it yourself it can be done with a little education online

           It may cost $500 to have this done professionally

           At http://www.photosol.com/ you can get a sensor swab kit with instructions for you camera

          

Software

           There are many many programs that can handle your photos, but Photoshop does it all

           Store the original high quality photos somewhere

                      Be careful with dental software that may compress them

                      Don’t rotate in windows pic/fax viewer or the images will loose quality

           Even Photoshop elements will do everything you need

 

Storage

           CDs- Bad Idea

If you use them don’t let light get on them

Not even incandescent– they are written with laser and light does same thing -it just takes longer

Use Delkin eFilm  pen- No alcohol pens like sharpie

                      No excess heat or moisture

                      It’s best not to store anything on CDs, just swapping files and mailing them

                      DVDs are more stable than CDs

           Hard Drives- Good Idea

                      Store media on 3-5 hard drives on a rotation cycle

                      Keep them off-site to avoid theft or fire

                      Software will allow you to only update new stuff

           Deleting your Card

Always format in camera, instead of delete in computer or you can freeze card

           Use JPEG

           512 MB card is plenty- SD or CF

                     

 

 

A thought on patient presentation-

PowerPoint

           You can show your patient their photos in PowerPoint on their first visit

           Open  a new presentation > insert > picture > new photo album

           Put their name on the first slide

           This file will not compressed or good for large presentations so you could delete  it after

           You can also make a composite page- new presentation > slide format > choose 4 squares

          

Photoshop

           In some cases you may want to let your patient watch you work over their teeth in Photoshop

           Whiten their teeth, adjust chips, do gingivectomy etc…

           Companies can do this for you and send it to you if you prefer

          

Printing

           Get a stack of photo quality paper at Costco and send your patients home with prints of their current condition            as well as what you prepared for them in Photoshop