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Today in
Titanic History

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
1919 - 1st class survivor Miss Daisy E. Minahan died of tuberculosis in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 40.

1871 - 1st class survivor Miss Elizabeth Weed Shutes was born to Samuel E. Shute and Sarah Berrian Shute in Newburgh, New York, USA.

1872 - 1st class survivor Miss Sara Rebecca Compton was born to Alexander Taylor Compton and Mary Eliza Compton.

1918 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Anna De Messemaeker died in a mental hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, USA at the age of 42.

1869 - Carver Sig. Candido Scavino was born to Gioanni Scavino and Anna Frejlino in Guarene (Cuneo), Italy.

1912 - Day 11 of the American inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Washington, D. C., USA. Witnesses called that day: Salesman Edward J. Dunn, Deputy United States Marshal Charles H. Morgan, Managing Director of the White Star Line and First Class Passenger J. Bruce Ismay, First Class Passenger C. E. Henry Stengel, Counsel for IMM (White Star Line) S. C. Neale, First Class Passenger Archibald Gracie, First Class Passenger Helen W. Bishop, and First Class Passenger Dickinson H. Bishop.

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Making graphics pop


This is the first article in a two-part series on the difference between average
and professional graphics. These are not necessarily simple and they may
require Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, but I assure you that using these methods will making you happier with your creations.

Anti-aliasing:
To understand anti-aliasing, you have to understand aliasing first. Aliasing is
the "stair-step" effect that makes the edges of curves and angles look jagged. When you use Anti-aliasing (an option offered with many of the tools in Photoshop) you get smooth lines and curves. Aliasing is something that will immediately be apparent in graphics, something that will make the graphics and text look more amateurish.

Feathering:
Feathering could be described as the softening of the border on a selection.
Photoshop offers degrees of feathering from 0 (no feathering) to 16 (a very soft edge). What "soft" means in graphics terms would be the transition from one image to the next is very subtle (10-16), somewhat obvious (5-9), or plainly seen (0-4). Feathering is extremely useful with collages and seamless backgrounds when you don't want seams and breaks between pictures.





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