Registration Ends Soon!

December 29th, 2008 PSP Instructors

Start the New Year out right with Paint Shop Pro and Digital Darkroom classes at LVS Online - the January 2009 session registration deadline is quickly approaching.

Do you love to learn? Do you need to improve your skills? Do you need to upgrade your resume or impress your boss? Do you need a stress-relieving hobby? Do you need to enrich your life? Just want to have fun learning to create your own webpage graphics, or improving on your digital photography masterpieces? LVS Online offers a wide selection of classes!

Get a “Start the New Year Out Right at LVS Online” gift certificate for your family and friends: https://www.lvsassociates.com/register/index-certs.shtml

For more information on classes, educational discounts, and special offers go to http://lvsonline.com/update

We haven’t forgotten about new students, either! Use the coupon code that is available for the January 09 session: JAN09. It gives you 20% off and is good for new students only.

Earn A $5 LVS voucher FOR EACH NEW STUDENT that you refer! Check out our referral program here: http://www.lvsonline.com/refer.shtml

Registration ends January 7th.

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CONTEST!

December 9th, 2008 PSP Instructors

~~~ CONTEST ~~~

 

This contest is open to all students and ends January 7, 2009.

 

3 WAYS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST DRAWING!

 

1. Create an item for download from the LVS Library http://students.lvsonline.com/ - examples: PSP Picture Tube, PSP Picture Frame, PSP Brush, Photoshop Brush, Photoshop Preset. Submit as many you’d like to contest@lvsonline.com

 

Images submitted remain the property of the owner. Any Copyright violations remain the sole responsibility of the person who submitted the image(s).

 

When submitting images, please include your First and Last name.  Submission of an item signifies your permission for LVS to offer it for download on the Student Library site:  http://students.lvsonline.com/.  If you wish, at any point to have your image(s) removed, it is up to you to e-mail us with that request. Please allow sufficient time for the removal of the requested image.

 

LVS will remove any image where claims of Copyright violation have been made by another party.

 

2.  If you have a website or blog, create a link back to LVS Online.  You may use one of the images here:  http://www.lvsonline.com/logos.shtml  or create your own image or a text link.  You must email us with the URL of the web page that contains the link back.  (one page per web site only please) Submit link to contest@lvsonline.com

 

3.  Write a review about LVS on our Google Local Business page.  Just follow this URL http://tinyurl.com/5tdeo2 and click on the Review link.   NOTE:  If you don’t have a Google account, you will need to create one to sign in.

 

For each graphic, link back, and review you submit you will be entered into a drawing.

 

Final prizes will be announced Dec. 10 but they will include:
Corel KPT
Corel Knockout 2
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
LVS Hosting Starter Account (includes domain name)
Free LVS Class
Have fun with it!

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow…

November 29th, 2008 PSP Instructors

It wasn’t long ago that I mentioned Paint Shop Pro Photo Magazine. Unfortunately, the current state of the world economy has had a negative effect even here - the magazine’s last printed issue will be issue 8. The web site will remain open, but it isn’t yet clear how active it will be or what new content will appear.

It’s sad to see another PSP resource fading away.

Lori

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Attention, LVS Students!

September 29th, 2008 PSP Instructors

Attention LVS Students!  We’d love for you to tell us who you are and which class(es) you are enrolled in.  Feel free to add comments to let us know how LVS has affected your life.

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Not Quite a New Version

September 15th, 2008 PSP Instructors

September is about the time we can expect a new version of PSP. This year that isn’t quite in the cards, though. I say “not quite” because Corel has just announced the release of Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate. This package includes a somewhat enhanced version of PSPPX2, with some bug fixes, added Vista compatibility, and some additional Picture Frames and Picture Tubes. There are also a few things bundled in: a 2GB flash drive, file recovery software, Corel Painter Essentials 4, and the Background Remover plugin from ImageSkill. I’m particularly interested in the inclusion of Background Remover, a nifty plugin selling for $49 on its own - which is just $11 less than the PSPPX2 Ultimate upgrade price.

I just ordered my copy of PSPPX2 Ultimate a couple days ago. When it comes in, I’ll let you know what I think. In the meantime, if you’re interested in checking out the enhancements in this not-quite-a-new-release, download the trial version and give it a spin.

Lori

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LVS PSP Classes in the News

August 13th, 2008 PSP Instructors

Back in June I mentioned the new PSP magazine, “Paint Shop Pro Photo“. Now I’ve learned that the PSP classes at LVS have caught their eye as well. Check out the latest issue for a $5 off discount for first-time LVS students.

Lori

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Registration is open!

July 28th, 2008 PSP Instructors

September registration is now open at LVS Online for classes!  Register now for Paint Shop Pro and Paint Shop Pro Photo classes.  You will learn lots of tips for making the most of your PSP programs.

Classrooms will open on Aug. 25, 2008.

Registration ends on Aug. 27, 2008.

The first lesson will post on Aug. 30, 2008.

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How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?

June 3rd, 2008 PSP Instructors

In my June 1st post, I mentioned Suz Shook’s nifty collection of scripts. This time, I’d like to point you to another great source of PSP scripts: Gary Barton’s Pixelnook.

Gary’s got some absolutely wonderful scripts. Among these are VectorPaint and VectorTube. These scripts enable you to run a brush stroke or apply a Picture Tube along a vector path. To see what sorts of things you can accomplish with these scripts, grab the Winter 2004 issue of psppower (a once popular but now defunct PSP newsletter) and take a look at my “Different Strokes” article.

While you’re checking out the scripts, brushes, and presets that Gary has posted, also take a look at TheLab, where you’ll find more of Gary’s scripts.

All of the scripts were written for PSP8, but they should all run in later versions of PSP(P) as well. So take a look and see what’s available. I’m sure you’ll find something there that you’ll like.

(One word of warning: For some reason, the server that hosts Gary’s pages is sometimes out. So if you get 404′ed, just try again in a day or so. Frustrating, I know, but you really will not regret the effort.)

Lori

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New Paint Shop Pro Photo Magazine

June 2nd, 2008 PSP Instructors

There’s a new Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine out. It’s published in the UK and is available (for a price) in many places around the globe. Check out the associated blog, too: Official Paint Shop Pro Photo blog.

I haven’t seen the magazine yet myself, but I hear from those who have that it looks pretty promising. If you’ve seen a copy, let us all know what you think!

Lori

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The PSP Dearth of Documentation Blues

June 1st, 2008 PSP Instructors

As some of you may already know, Corel is not known for thorough documentation. And if you’ve tried searching PSP’s Help in any of the last few versions, you’ve probably come away frustrated. Luckily, additional help is out there!

LVS Online’s own Suz Shook, with the assistance of many PSP old-timers, has collected a lot of tips and documentation corrections:

And while you’re at Suz’s site, take a look at some of her nifty scripts:

http://home.roadrunner.com/~suzshook/8scripts.htm

Speaking of scripts, if you’d like to learn how to do your own scripting - beyond mere macro recording - Suz has a four-part series of self-study classes on PSP scripting here on LVS Online.

Lori

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