Opening Facebook in USM Engineering Campus

Lately there is a problem opening Facebook (FB) using USM (Universiti Sains Malaysia) network in Engineering Campus. This problem is probably caused by the proxy setting of the network. To overcome this problem, you can try the following steps:

1. Open http://m.facebook.com/settings/security/
2. UNTICK or DISABLE secure browsing
3. Open http://www.facebook.com/ in new tab

Now you can directly open FB by visiting http://www.facebook.com/ instead of https://www.facebook.com/

If you always visit FB via bookmark, then you should check wether the bookmark use http or https. Change the bookmark address into http if it is using https

Lomo Effect via Photoshop

In the previous post, we learned how to INSTAGRAMize our picture using curve adjustment layer via photoshop. Now we will learn another curve adjustment combination to make our picture looked LOMOcified.

Below is the original picture used in this post

To lomocify the picture do the following steps:
1. Lomo Curve Adjustment Layer
Put a curve adjustment layer above the Background layer by selecting "Layer>New adjustment layer>Curves..." and put the following points in their respective channel.

Channel	Point	Input	Output
Red	1	222	252
Red	2	163	196
Red	3	128	128
Red	4	59	36
Green	1	148	180
Green	2	65	63
Blue	1	255	209
Blue	2	0	46

(If you still dont understand how to add points in the curve adjustment layer, then you should practice with this or that post)

the curves should look like this

2. Reduce Contrast
This step is optional. If your original image is sufficiently contrast, then the curve adjustment layer will increase the contrast. To reduce the contrast, add the following point to the RGB channel.

Channel	Point	Input	Output
RGB	1	191	176
RGB	2	64	79

Done!
here is the final result.

Instagram

How to Make Instagram Nashville Effect Using Photoshop

The previous post provided the tutorial to make X-Pro II effect using Photoshop. Meanwhile, the current tutorial will explain how to make another Instagram filter called Nashville filter using Photoshop.

The image used in this tutorial is similar with the previous post. The layers to obtain the effect are:

The steps to create each layer are explained below.

1. Nashville Curve Layer

1) Create a curve adjustment layer. Choose “Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Curve…” from the menu.

2) Create several points in the red, green, and blue channels. Double click the new curve adjustment layer and change the channel to the corresponding channel. Place the point on the line and set the input and output according to the table below. Click OK after that.

Channel	Point	Input	Output
Red	1	170	188
Red	2	101	111
Red	3	57	19
Green	1	255	229
Green	2	192	185
Green	3	116	130
Green	4	71	86
Green	5	19	3
Blue	1	255	208
Blue	2	0	64

3. Border Layer.

1) Create New Layer. Choose “Layer>New>Layer…” from the menu, or use Shift+Ctrl+N shortcut.

2) Select All. Choose “Select>All” from the menu, or use Ctrl+A shortcut.

3) Smooth the corner of the selection. Choose “Select>Modify>Smooth…” from the menu and set the sample radius to 10 pixels. For photo with larger pixels use a larger sample radius and vice versa.

4) Repeat step 3 two times.

5) Reduce the selection. Choose “Select>Transform Selection” from the menu or use Ctrl+T shortcut and set the W and H value to 92.5%.

 6) Inverse the selection. Choose “Select>Inverse” from the menu, or use Shift+Ctrl+I shortcut.

7) Fill the selection with black. Choose “Edit>Fill>” from the menu, or use Shift+F5 shortcut and use black as the contents.

DONE!

The final result is

How to Make Instagram X-PRO II Effect Using Photoshop

After mastering this tutorial you don’t need an iPhone to apply Instagram X Pro II effect to your image. The only thing you need is Photoshop software.


The following is the image used in this tutorial. It size is 1569 x 1569 pixels

There are three layers to obtain the effect. The layers are:

The steps to create each layer are explained below.

1. Vignette Level Layer.

1) Click Elliptical Marquee Tool.

2) Set the feather to 200 px.

3) Create a Circle Selection. Drag Elliptical Marque Tool from the top-left of the photo to the bottom-right while holding Shift.

4) Inverse the selection. Choose “Select>Inverse” from the menu, or use Shift+Ctrl+I shortcut.

5) Create a level adjustment layer. Choose “Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Levels…” from the menu.

6) Drag the grey slider to the right until the value equal to 0.5. Click OK after that

2. X Pro II Curve Layer

1) Create a curve adjustment layer. Choose “Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Curve…” from the menu.

2) Create several points in the red channel. Double click the new curve adjustment layer and change the channel to red.

Point 1. Input: 208, Output: 229

Point 2. Input: 39, Output: 18

3) Create several points in the green channel.

Point 1. Input: 208, Output: 229

Point 2. Input: 39, Output: 18

4) Create several points in the blue channel. Click OK after that.

Point 1. Input: 0, Output: 25

Point 2. Input: 255, Output: 230

3. Border Layer.

1) Create New Layer. Choose “Layer>New>Layer…” from the menu, or use Shift+Ctrl+N shortcut.

2) Select All. Choose “Select>All” from the menu, or use Ctrl+A shortcut.

3) Smooth the corner of the selection. Choose “Select>Modify>Smooth…” from the menu and set the sample radius to 20 pixels. For photo with larger pixels use a larger sample radius and vice versa.

4) Repeat step 3 two times.

5) Reduce the selection. Choose “Select>Transform Selection” from the menu or use Ctrl+T shortcut and set the W and H value to 93%.

6) Inverse the selection. Choose “Select>Inverse” from the menu, or use Shift+Ctrl+I shortcut.

7) Fill the selection with black. Choose “Edit>Fill>” from the menu, or use Shift+F5 shortcut and use black as the contents.

DONE!

The final result is

Feel free to post your results in the comment

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This blog will mainly consists about PHOTOSHOP tutorial and MATLAB tutorial for CHEMICAL ENGINEERING application

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