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How to Play Multiple Files in QuickTime

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. It can also allow you to play multiple files at the same time. Here is the instruction.

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1. Download and install QuickTime Player from here:

http://www.filepuma.com/download/quicktime_player_7.76.80.95-7236/

2. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences”.

3. Click the “Open Movies in New Players” option, and then you will see a checkmark next to it.

4. Here you could choose to select the “Play Sound in Frontmost Player Only” option or not.

5. Click “Edit” and then select “New Player Window” to open your video files with Quicktime player. Locate the video files and drag each of them into the players.

6. Click every “Play” button from every player to start multiple files playing.

How to Resize a JPG to 4 X 6 in Photoshop

Sometimes we need to resize the image file to put it into a proper location. It seems to be an easy task which only need enter new dimensions in two fields. However, somes time we should consider about the digital images risk. Because resizing may cause the picture is not resembling its original shape. Here is the instruction to tell you how to resize a JPG to 4 X 6 in Photoshop easily and successfully.

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1. Start Photoshop and open the JPG file with it.

2. Click the “Image” menu and select “Image Size.”

3. Keep “Constrain Proportions” box at the bottom of the window unchecked.

4. Type “4” and “6” into the “Width” and “Height” boxes. And make sure the drop down menu shows “inches” for each.

5. Click “OK” button to resize the JPG.

6. Once your image gets distorted, click “Edit” and select “Undo Image Size.” Click the “Crop” tool on the “Tools” pane and try to get the image as close to 4 x 6 dimensions — such as 8 x 12, 12 x 18, etc — and then redo the “Image Size” process.

How to Edit DDS Files in Photoshop for FSX

DDS is short for Direct Draw Surface. DDS files are compressed images frequently used in computer and console games, including FSX. If you want to make changes about the DDS files used within a game, you need a program capable of reading and editing DDS files. However Adobe Photoshop does not inherently support DDS. Fortunately you can install a plug-in to read and edit DDS image files.

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1. Download Texture Tools plug-in for Adobe Photoshop to your version of Photoshop.

2. Install this program, we need to close Adobe Photoshop. Open the exe fie and click “Next.” Click “Install” and click “Finish” until the DDS plug-in is installed.

3. Start Adobe Photoshop. Click on “File” then “Open.” Select the DDS file you want to edit.

4. Make the changes you want to the file. Click on “File—-Save As.

5. Name the file and select “D3D/DDS” as the file extension, then click “Save.”