ComparePSD - the first Adobe Photoshop files comparison tool - is now free of charge!

Published January 21st, 2010 by Anatoly

We have decided to make our small and useful utility ComparePSD freeware. You can now download it for free on the ComparePSD page
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Our partnership with Beanstalk

Published December 8th, 2009 by Anatoly

We are excited to announce a partnership with Beanstalk - the hassle-free Subversion hosting!

Now you can easily sign into your Beanstalk account from Project Assistant - just select “Beanstalk account” from the list of repository types (this only applies to the standalone version). For more information on how to use Timeline with your Beanstalk repository click here

You can also download Timeline Standalone directly from your new repository page in Beanstalk. And to top it all up we are also giving a 30% discount on Timeline Standalone to all Beanstalk customers (you should get a discount code in your customer newsletter), and Beanstalk is offering a 30% dicount on the first month payment to all PixelNovel subscribers - please check your Pixelnovel newsletter for the discount code!

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The ultimate guide to version control for designers

Published November 26th, 2009 by Anatoly

This is a re-post of my article originally posted on the great web design and development blog - Six Revisions. You can read the original article here: http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/the-ultimate-guide-to-version-control-for-designers/

For most developers version control tools are the most important tools in their toolbox. Every development project starts with choosing the right version control system.

However the majority of designers are still not familiar with the concept of version control, and a very few designers actually use some versioning tools in their work. This article will help you to understand why version control is important for designers and help you to start using it for your projects.
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Create a local SVN repository for your design files in 1 minute

Published September 23rd, 2009 by Anatoly

Did you know that you can set up a Subversion repository on your machine for your personal use in 1 minute? This post will help you create your own SVN repository on your hard drive.

Subversion repository is the central storage of all your versioned files, and it’s the main thing that you need to start using Subversion for your design work. If you are familiar with SVN you might have already used some existing repositories.

However, it is really easy to create your own repository on your hard drive, and there are certain advantages to it.
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Using PixelNovel server with third-party SVN clients

Published August 12th, 2009 by Anatoly

We created the PixelNovel accounts to be the best storage for versioned Photoshop files. However, Photoshop files is not the only type of files that designers deal with - design projects aslo involve InDesign, Illustratior, Flash files, html, css and all type of script files such as PHP, ActionScript, Ruby and so on. And since PixelNovel is just a convinient wrapper around standard SVN server you can also all sorts of files in you PixelNovel account.
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Tweet about Timeline and get FlickrShop for FREE!

Published July 26th, 2009 by Anatoly

Fancy a free copy of FlickrShop? - tweet about Timeline!

For a limited time only, tweet about Timeline and get a FREE copy of FlickrShop - the Photoshop plug-in for uploading photos directly to Flickr!

Here’s how to get it

Tweet about Timeline - the SVN client for Photoshop. Having 20 or more followers is required!
Send us the link to your account and your Computer ID (see below)
FlickrShop is yours!

Why should designers use version control?

Published July 20th, 2009 by Anatoly

In this post I wanted to explain how we decided to create a version control system for designers and why we think it’s important for designers to use such systems.

Being a software developer I have been using various version control tools (CVS, SourceSafe, Perforce, ClearCase, Subversion) for ages, and literally cannot imagine doing any serious project without some sort of VC system to hand. So I was shocked to discover that my wife (who is a graphic designer) didn’t use any VC system at all. We decided to do some market research, and it turned out that apart from VersionCue and some extremely expensive industrial-scale systems such as Softimage Alienbrain there was nothing what designers could use to control versions of their files. Of course it’s always possible to use a generic SVN/Git client to control versions of graphic files, but very few of the clients available on the market are intuitive enough to help the creativity flow.
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Welcome to PixelNovel blog!

Published July 1st, 2009 by Anatoly

While working on our Timeline software and web service we have gathered some useful info that we felt we should share with the designers community. This is the main reason why we decided to start blogging. Initially we expect that our posts will have a strong “how-to” incline, but this may change in future.
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Did you know that you can set up a Subversion repository on your machine for your personal use in 1 minute? This post will help you create your own SVN repository on your hard drive.

Here’s how to get it

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