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...And that's a module by Dualnames, namely the guy who keeps a huge database of all existing modules. 

Did you you uncheck the aa box before drawing the mask?

Oh yes, you're right, maybe i didn't do it in the correct order. I've been searching for the cause of the issue and tried many things so it got a bit mixed up.
But I had no idea the order was important, since in photoshop a lot of things are calculated on-the-fly (like the dropped shadows, etc.). Thus I thought one first drew the pixel-perfect outline and then Photoshop would do the corresponding processing depending on whether or not the box is ticked.

you have options of Brush and Pen (Pen is of course for pixel art), but to erase you choose the eraser then change the Mode to Pencil in order to delete with a sharp edge.

That's probably the reason!!!
That's why I hate photoshop: the interface isn't consistent with itself. So, when you want to draw the tool selection (brush or pencil) is in the main toolbar, but when you want to erase, there is a third tool (eraser) but it's redundant to the two others -- since you still have to select the mode, except this time you must choose the behaviour in the top-hand bar. AAAaaaargh!

Thanks a lot, that's a life saver.

[I hate photoshop! Help me!]

I hate photoshop! Help me!

Once again, I'm baffled by Photoshop's weird behaviours at pixel-level. And I'm unable to find why it's acting like that.

I have Photoshop CS3. I've selected an area of a layer, using the magic wand and then finishing with the lasso. The "anti-alias" box is unticked. The tolerance is 0.

Then, I hit "del" to erase what's in the selected area.

That's where trouble kicks in: Despite "anti-alias" being unticked, it seems like Photoshop tries to smooth the deletion, and erases pixels OUTSIDE the selected area (some pixels located at the selected area's border, in every place there is dithering).
Additionally, it doesn't completely delete those extra-pixels. It just increases their transparency a little more every time I hit "del".

So, how do I make Photoshop strictly delete the pixels I've selected, all of them, only them, and completely? Like in any regular drawing application?

I won it at a Mittens.

Ha! ha! Oh, the irony! Was it Mittens in Ireland? If so, I probably have the video of your delighted face when you receive the prize.

Could it be "Make your own point n' click as a Second Life Machinima" ?

Resident Evil?

Thanks guys.

I've been trying to Google that but the terms I use are too generic and I can't find any relevant result.
On the other hand it's an issue I've been having on several computers, so I know it's real.

That issue:  >> When Firefox's cursor (in a text field) stops blinking <<

I'm talking about that cursor (kind of -- this is not a screenshot of firefox): http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/2007/03/25/inspector_window.gif

The blinking cursor is freaking invisible and you don't know where you're typing until you actually start typing.
It does it in the address bar, the search bar, and if I remember properly, also inside web page (e.g. when you type an email).

As I said, I've observed that several times, at least with Firefox 3.6, and I believe with Firefox 8. That's super annoying.
Anybody has a clue?

So who's going to continue LimpingFish's round?

"Johnny Five"

Just kidding 

It actually seems to be an advanced thing. Outside of big expensive applications I can't find anythng (except, then again, in Blender).

[- "difference key"- "difference matte"- "background subtraction"]

Thanks guys!
I'll try with the terms you suggested :


- "difference key"
- "difference matte"
- "background subtraction"

Also yes, chcicky, didn't you forget the link or something?


EDIT: So far I've found tutorials on that only for expensive products such as Aftereffects and Premiere. the good new is it also seems like Blender does the job (I didn't even know it was doing video)
Nothing in Wax or VirtualDub apparently.
- Blender: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGxm4QYfLI
- Aftereffects: http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/923637
- Premiere

I've also found new names to call this:

- "fixed plate" / "clean plate"

[official name]

It's a question about video editing.

I'm looking for the official name of a specific post-processing effect.

It's a bit like Chroma-Key (where the background is all green so it's easier to isolate the backrgound from the foreground), but in this effect, you feed the software with a still picture of the background (if you're lucky enough to have one) and then the software computes it out of each frame where the character appears and moves around. In the end, thanks to to this still frame, you've managed to isolate the foreground from the background.

the reason why I want to know the official name is to find tutorials about it. Hard ot use Google when you don't know the name of something.

That's cool. I'm a bit annoyed that Tome&Janry always seem to be the most attractive just because they have a "cool" graphic style... even though Franquin is clearly the genius here! But, eh, what can I do.

Hey people, while you're on this thread could you have a look at http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=36356.msg594520#msg594520 please?
I didn't want to hijack this thread but I'm sure one of you movies lovers knows the answer.
EDIT: I found it. It's "Miss Julie"

[title of a movie]

Here is my request for help: I'm looking for the title of a movie:
- It's less than 10 or 15 years old.
- It takes place in 19th-century Great Britain
- The whole story takes place in a countryside mansion
- It's during Christmas Eve, or maybe new-year's eve
- The master is away
- He left his intendant in charge while he's away
- The intendant is a clever but very ambitious man, with something dark about him.
- The master's daughter is in love with him, but she's a tad mad and hysterical
- The whole movie is a long conversation between the two of them -- a mix of seduction and arguments and violence.
- In the end he rapes her (I believe? I'm not sure?) and then she kills herself.

Please please please please please please please

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EDIT: I got it, it's Miss Julie : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyIdl0IEWo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Petit_Spirou
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirou_et_Fantasio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_(comics)

NOW you're talking. Gaston Lagaffe BEST. COMICS. EVER. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Lagaffe )



I wouldn't know how to find them in English, though. I've found them in German in the past. Belgian/French comics have a strong penetration in Continental Europe, but the English-speaking world is totally oblivious to them (except for blockbusters like Tintin, Asterix and the smurfs -- mainly because of the animated series for the latter). the wikipedia article says it was printed in Finnish.

[bal des casse-pieds]

Le bal des casse-pieds ?  I believe I can read "Jean Yanne" on the ID 

EDIT: Removed message.

Superhint: Mikis Theodorakis

Z?

Oops. Didn't see previous posts.