A Work Around … Going Back in Order to Move Forward

In the late 1980's, when I got my first computer, I acquired an application that I found interesting in terms of creating imaginative graphics. It worked as what is referred to as a "plug-in," a module or software able to be added to a system to give extra features or functions.

The application was installed in Photoshop's Plug-in folder and became part of its Filter sub-menu. Somewhere along the way, the two stopped working together, or, only worked in certain versions of Photoshop.

A friend here on NT sent me a CD with a version of the application but, unfortunately, it will not install on any of my computers. Then, last night, it dawned on me I still have an old, original version that works on an older Apple iBook I use sparingly. The key to the whole deal is in the Apple operating system which runs both the Classic and the current OS-X when running ancient Photoshop 6 (with the installed plug-ins) using the Classic operating system I'M ALMOST HOME ALMOST because for best results, I need to run the old stuff on my new stuff.

Long story longer -- I figure out a work around. And it's really quite simple.

1) I create a graphic on the old iBook using the old application and the old operating system; I create it at a high resolution and large physical size then e-mail it to myself, open the e-mail on my newer computer(s), copy the graphic and use the newer Photoshop filters to modify/create from there.

DUH!

Yesterday and the day before, I posted several low resolution images using the process just described and at the time, I thought the low resolution original condemned me to low resolution derivatives forever. Although I found a way around that, it was limited to a single, saved image.

BUT NOW there are no limits.

At least I don't think so.

So, I e-mailed this

And did a bunch of things and ended with this

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