Photoshop CS6: What happened to png? #vmvwiki

Had a pdf with an image I wanted to save, but Save option was missing PNG. Quick search by Dr. Google revealed that you need to change the Image > Mode > to RGB.

Some notable free software #vmvwiki

1. Microsoft Expression Web 4 (HTML Web authoring tool)

• Microsoft has discontinued the support of this product (it is embedded in Visual Studio and Sharepoint) so have released this as freeware


• http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=36179

2. Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

• Version that can convert pdfs to Word files (doc not docx)


• http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4683-adobe-acrobat-8-free.html

3. Paint.net

• A freeware drawing and photo editing program, allows you to resize images


• http://www.getpaint.net/

4. Zoom-it

• Allows you to zoom your screen when doing presentations


• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

5. CCleaner

• Will clean up your PC's registry and Hard Disk Drives


• http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner


• ( defraggler - a disk defragging tool is also useful http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download )

Adobe CS5 crash on launch

When you launch a Creative Suite 5 application, the application unexpectedly quits with an error report that is similar to the following: (in the windows error box click on the show error link)

AppName: [application].exe AppVer: [app version] ModName: updaternotifications.dll ModVer: 1.0.0.64 Offset: 0006a8dc

Solution: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/845/cpsid_84586.html

Too me all day to find this (including completely removing all adobe products from my PC!!)

Adobe CS3 problem

Problem: Doesn't install! (click on image to enlarge)

Solution: Un-install Flash Player 8 and plugins

This is a quick (well depends if you have 40 minutes) fix that worked on my WinXP machine.
1. First the problem (for me) were installed Flash 8 player and plugins. Trying to de-install did not work as apparently they needed a network deinstaller.
2. Microsoft to the rescue (it does happen!). Went to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 and downloaded the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.
3. Ran the utility and deinstalled the Flash 8 players!
4. re inserted the CS3 DVD and asked it to repair my existing installation.... amazing ... it worked!! Really slack programming from Adobe though and I know it will cause a lot of unnecessary work for lots of people.