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In the second part of this Adobe Photoshop CS2 tutorial series, Richard Harrington continues to go over more new filters in Photoshop CS2. Richard places a logo over his photo graphic and uses the image warp tool to transform the graphic. Additional features discussed in this tutorial are the font text preview in the font list, multiple layer selection, layer groups and zoom scrolling.
CS2 Enhancement Filters - 1 Play Video Learn a few new filters in Photoshop CS2, specifically the filters that work well for touching up video frames. The first filters Richard reviews are Smart Sharpen and Reduce Noise. This is a great technique for cleaning up footage with grain that has been shot with a 16mm camera or use remove JPEG artifact for DV footage that has artifacting from compression.
Adobe created quite a stir when it recently announced a public beta for the next major update to Photoshop. Is this the result of some very smart marketing, or perhaps an act of desperation, due to the harsh economic realities facing most creatives these days? What is the future of this critical production tool?
Lite Bite: 10 Years Younger Using Gaussian Blur and a Mask Play Video In this "Lite Bite" tutorial Martin Ainsworth quickly demonstrates to ability to give someone a slightly younger appearance using a Gaussian Blur and a Mask to get some very effective and quick results.
Lite Bite for Photoshop: Using Droplets in Adobe Photoshop Play Video This "Lite Bite Tutorial" will help you speed up and automate your work flow by using droplets created from actions in Photoshop. In a matter of minutes you will be up and running. The process is the same for both Mac & PC users.
Lite Bite for Photoshop: Using Masks on Groups Play Video Using masks to speed up web design can help you show multiple graphic ideas with the least amount of effort for best effect. In this tutorial, Martin Ainsworth willl show you how to add a mask to a folder and add content to it.
Lite Bite for Photoshop: Creating Custom Actions Play Video In this "Lite Bite" tutorial, quickly setup custom actions to speed up your photography workflow in Adobe Photoshop to rotate and add adjustment layers for 'Cross Processing' and 'Black & White.' This is a valuable time saving tutorial.
Video Adrenaline for Photoshop and AE: 3-D Models Play Video In this episode of Video Adrenaline for Photoshop and After Effects, Richard Harrington explores the interaction between Photoshop and AE when creating 3D models. Learn how to use Photoshop to retexture a model and import as a live 3D model into After Effects.
Photoshop and AE: Animating the Lens Blur Filter Play Video In this episode of Video Adrenaline for Photoshop and After Effects, Richard Harrington explores how to use the Lens Blur Filter in AE CS5.5 to create variable depth of field. This filter is an improvement on the last version of the same.