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Windows Hardware & Software | HP SkyRoom: Sharing is Nice
You might look at HP SkyRoom and see a videoconferencing system, which indeed it is. But it is also a powerful tool for desktop sharing and collaboration, taking advantage of advanced technologies for maximum performance.
Feature 09/22/2009
Author: Tim Wilson |
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Windows Hardware & Software | HP Skyroom: Power & Simplicity for Remote Workgroup Tasks
In this article, Ron Lindeboom looks at the powerful HP Skyroom technology, which allows team members to interact in high definition video with one another, as they work on projects and approvals remotely. Highly powerful, yet priced within reach of many small to medium-sized companies -- nevertheless, the system is powerful enough for even major players like Dreamworks Animation, who used the system during the making of the blockbuster 'Monsters vs Aliens.' Powerful, elegant, simple to use.
Review, Feature 09/22/2009
Author: Ron Lindeboom |
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Red Giant plug-ins | Building an Airport Scene - Part 1: Backplate
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl shows you how to take footage of a parking lot, and turn it into the backplate for an Airport Scene. You'll pick up several great tips for Photoshop and some expressions to help you animate a still image of an airplane.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/16/2009
Author: Mathias Mohl |
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Adobe Photoshop | Patch and Heal Tools
In this tutorial, Richard Harrington uses the patch tool and healing brush tools to teach patching, healing and the vanishing point in Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/18/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Masks Panel
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at how to use the masks panel in Photoshop CS4. This is a new feature in CS4 that can speed up your workflow by allowing you to quickly manage the masks on a layer.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/27/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adding Depth of Field
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to perform depth of field blurring techniques using the lens blur feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/20/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Content Aware Scaling
In this episode of Photoshop for Video, Richard Harrington takes a look at a new feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 called content aware scaling. This feature allows a user to define a region or a graphic to scale or not to scale when the image is resized, giving tremendous flexibility to not have certain parts of a photo distorted when other parts are stretched.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/13/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Camera Raw - Part 2
In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington goes deeper into the camera raw interface. Richard looks at the tone curve tab which controls the contrast, the detail tab which controls the image sharpening and noise reduction, split toning tab controlling the hue and saturation, lens corrections tab and the presets tab to store settings and preferences.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/30/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Camera Raw - Part 1
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the camera raw files and the camera raw interface. Many video professionals do not know much about the camera raw interface because it is a technology mainly used by digital photographers. The key advantage to using with a camera raw file is that the data is usually stored in the picture more than you can normally see in a single exposure.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/23/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Auto Blend Command
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the auto blend command that allows you to merge multiple pictures together into a single larger document. When you have a large scan and you have to scan it in multiple pieces and then stitch it together or if you want to stitch together panoramic photos for a virtual scene this photography tool becomes quite useful.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/16/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Balancing Images
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at balancing out exposure issues inside of Photoshop CS4. Mixed lighting on a photo can cause portions of the image to be too bright or too dark, fortunately Photoshop gives us some great tools to take care of these types of issues. Using a levels adjustment layer in combination with a color range selection, Richard is able to greatly control the lighting in a photo. The equalize command is also covered in this video tutorial.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/09/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Alpha Channels
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at making an alpha channel based upon the luminance in an image. Alpha channels allow you to store transparency in a graphic and transfer that transparency to another non-linear video editing program or compositing application and key or composite in real time.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/02/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Smart Objects
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a closer look at smart objects in Adobe Photoshop CS4. A smart object is an embedded copy of the original object in your document, this allows you to place large images or vector graphics into your Photoshop project and then scale it up or scale it down without worring about losing the original file resolution.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/23/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Shadow and Highlights Adjustment
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington gives some tips on how to fix an underexposed or overexposed image using the shadow / highlights command in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and goes through each of the advanced settings to give great understand of how you can harness the power of this adjustment tool. The shadow / highlights filter can also be used on Smart Objects in recent versions of PS, expanding the way you can dynamically utilize this tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/16/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Video Preview
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington explains how to output a DV video signal directly to a SD video monitor from Adobe Photoshop using a digital video converter via firewire and video preview controls. This is a very helpful tool for making adjustments to your color correction for use in broadcast video.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/09/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Color Range Command
Some free tricks on how to use the color range command in Photoshop. Many people use the old method of utilizing the magic wand tool for selecting areas of color, the color range selection tool has more flexibility and control. Richard walks you through using this tool and shows some new features added in Photoshop CS4.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/02/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adjustments Panel
A look at the adjustments panel in Photoshop to more quickly enhance your images. The adjustments panel is a new feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 that allows you to quickly use adjustment layers much easier. This tool adds responsiveness and accessibility to one of the best features in Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/26/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Lower Thirds Part 2
The second part of the series on designing lower third graphics. Lower thirds are used in displaying information in your video projects, shows, or movies. You will also learn many design tips and tricks to increase your Photoshop productivity for video creation.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/19/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Lower Thirds Part 1
Taking a look at the popular technique of designing lower thirds and the process it takes to design these using Photoshop. Photoshop is the perfect solution for this task with the ability to mix text, texture, graphics and logos to create compelling titles for your show or video.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/13/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Non-Square Pixels
Exploring the problems associated with blending images that have square and non square pixel formats. Learn about how to fix some of the blunders of pixel aspect ratio mixing and how Photoshop CS4 is trying to help solve some of these pixel nightmares.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/08/2009
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Cleaning Up Storyboards
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington works on cleaning up storyboards inside of Adobe Photoshop by using a levels adjustment, a gentle gaussian blur, a simple frame and some color. Storyboards are used all the time in film, video and broadcast to plan out scenes and give a client an idea of the plan.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/02/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Saturated Reds
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington deals with the color red and the problems it can create because of its saturation levels and its tendancy to bleed when put onto a television screen.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/26/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Refine Edges Part 2
In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington continues to use the refine edge command. The refine edge command is a great way to take an initial selection and dramatically improve it.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/19/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Refine Edges Part 1
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington reveals the refined edge command, a nice workflow enhancement technique part of Adobe Photoshop CS3. You can use this command to enhance your selections which leads to better composites and better color correction.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/12/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Straight Alpha Channels
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the difference between a straight alpha channel and premultiplied alpha channels. In Adobe Photoshop you need to create alpha channels to key your graphic so the image has an embedded transparency when it goes into another video editing program.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/05/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Layer Comps
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the ability of Adobe Photoshop to use layer comps and related scripts. Layer comps is the way Photoshop allows you to have multiple looks in an individual document. When you choose a different look Photoshop remembers predefined settings and turns on or off different layers, adjustment layers, effects, layer styles and more.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/29/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | 3D Objects in Photoshop Part 2
In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington continues to look at using 3D objects inside Adobe Photoshop Extended CS3. Richard uses the controls, shading options and blend modes to show how to create 3D layered designs using.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/22/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | 3D Objects in Photoshop Part 1
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the ability of Adobe Photoshop Extended CS3 to work with 3D content. 3D objects give you great flexibility when designing your motion graphics and broadcast designs. 3D objects are static layers inside of Photoshop which makes it so you can not animate but it does provide flexibility inside of the Photoshop application.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/15/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Storyboards
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington looks at a simple production technique of using storyboards for previsualization. Storyboards allow you to tell the story before you shoot a single frame of video. Richard shows you how to take storyboards to the next level by bringing in the quick sketches into Adobe Photoshop and quickly cleaning them up a bit for a more professional look.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/08/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Contact Sheets
Richard Harrington takes a look at how to create PDF presentations and contact sheets using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop. Contact sheets along with a PDF presentation allows you to show your client a bunch of images so they can make selects.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/01/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Batch Processing with Droplets
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington reveals a great time saving tip for prepping photos for use in DVD slideshows. Richard shows you how to create a droplet that will batch process images; resizing pictures and cutting down interlace flicker with a simple drag and drop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/24/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Aging a Photo
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington teaches some tricks on how to age a photo only using tools that come with Adobe Photoshop. Richard uses the partchment paper textures action, a black and white adjustment layer, transfer modes, lens blur, a gradient overlay and a little grain to create the aging effect.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/17/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Distressing Text Edges
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you an agressive text effect that you can apply to degrade the edges of text using a pattern image. This stylized organic look works well for section bumpers or show titles.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/10/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Images Broadcast Safe
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington reveals some great techniques on how to make your image broadcast safe. This can be a difficult issue when you have over saturated colors like red when it comes to being in the broadcast safe space. Richard shows you how easy it is to make your graphics broadcast safe by making a couple quick adjustments in Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/03/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Selections: Alpha Channels
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington builds on previous techniques and shows how to use the color detail in an image plus image adjustment commands to create an alpha channel. This is part three of a three part tutorials series on making selections inside Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/27/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Selections: Channels
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to use channels to make a selection. Making quick and accurate selections using Photoshop is the first step in good compositing. This is part two of a three part tutorials series on making selections inside Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/19/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Selections: Calculations
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington gives some tricks showing how to use calculations to make a selection. Selections are used when you need to make an alpha channel or composite layered images. The more accurate you can get your selection the faster you can get through your compositing work. This is part one of a three part tutorials series on making selections inside Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/13/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating Motion Backgrounds From Scratch - 2
In the second part of this Adobe Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington continues to create a motion background in Photoshop CS3. In this episode Richard takes the soft grayscale pattern created in part one and applies a gradient map to it to colorize the background pattern. This is part two of a two part series of Photoshop tutorials on Creating Motion Backgrounds.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/06/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating Motion Backrounds from Scratch - 1
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington explains how to composite moving abstract footage clips and photos along with some transfer / blending modes and level adjustments to create custom background patterns. This is part one of a two part series of Photoshop tutorials on Creating Motion Backgrounds.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/29/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Broadcast Design | Slam Dunk! AE, PS, 3D...and Basketball
Fix it in post? This article shows how to BUILD it in post. Here in April, as March Madness ends and the NBA Playoffs begin, the Cows Bill ONeill shows how he combined greenscreen, 2D graphics and 3D compositing in a remarkable promo for Big Ten basketball. This Web Extra from Bills article in the Cow Magazines Commercials issue shows you rough edits along the way, and shares some of the production secrets for building an entire world in post.
Feature 04/29/2008
Author: Bill Oneil |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating Custom Backgrounds From Scratch
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington gives some tips and tricks on how to create custom backgrounds from scratch using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Using free textures found online, blending modes, gaussian blur, gradient maps and other tools, Richard creates a nice looking custom background.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/22/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Vanishing Point
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the technique of using the vanishing point filter on a still image or a video in Adobe Photoshop CS3 to repair a letter in a burnt out sign. Other tricks covered in this tutorial are creating history states, drawing perspective planes, cloning with the perspective planes, set extensions and the lens blur filter to extend a building using vanishing point perspective planes.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/15/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | The Puppet Tool Part 2
In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington continues to work with the puppet tool in After Effects CS3. Exporting the bird PSD file from part one, the bird is already broken apart into separate layers and Richard exlains how to use the puppet pin tool and the puppet starch tool while he begins to animate the bird and branch using the AE puppet tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/08/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | The Puppet Tool Part 1
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington uses Photoshop and After Effects CS3 to create character animation from a digital photo. Using an image of a bird on a branch, the bird is isolated by using the quick selection tool in Photoshop CS3, a layer mask is created and the mask is adjusted with the paint brush tool and clone stamp tool. Next the branch is masked into its own layer, the bird is removed from the background and finally the PSD is exported.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/31/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Shadow Highlights Command
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the advanced settings for the shadow / highlights image adjustment. The shadow / highlights command can be applied in Photoshop CS3 Extended to an entire video clip by turning the video into a smart object and then applying the filter.
03/25/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Designing a Website in Photoshop
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show how to use Photoshop to design a website that will be exported as HTML and image slices. The web page can be brought into an HTML editor program such as Adobe Dreamweaver to be modified. This is an Adobe Photoshop web design tutorial showing how to design, create and save a web page with Photoshop.
Tutorial 03/19/2008
Author: Abraham Chaffin |
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Adobe Photoshop | Making Alpha Channels for Logos
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows a few tricks of what to do with logos in Photoshop CS3. Preparing a logo for use envolves some simple techniques of creating an alpha channel or transparency. First Richard will take a look at how to create an alpha channel for a logo that is on a white background and secondarily a digital logo from an eps or ai file.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/18/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Depth of Field Blur
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at using depth of field blur for creating backgrounds for use in chroma keying. Some of the techniques covered in this tutorial are creating a alpha channel gradiant depth matte, lens blur filter settings and finally a quick chroma key to place an actor into the scene.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/11/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS3: Photo Effects Cookbook
CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Photoshop CS3: Photo Effects Cookbook by Tim Shelbourne and published by O'Reilly Media, Inc. Find out why Mike says, ''...after seeing this book, it has me interested in checking out the rest of the cookbook series from O'Reilly. You'll want to also.''
Review 03/06/2008
Author: Mike Gondek |
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Adobe Photoshop | Stabilizing Video Footage
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington gives a few free tips on how to stabalize your video footage directly in Photoshop CS3. Sometimes you might have a shakey camera shot where these techniques will come in very handy. Some of the tools covered in this tutorial are video import, the auto-align tools, pixel aspect ratio and auto-align layers. Finishing this tutorial, the psd file is imported into After Effects and adjusted.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/04/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Spot Color Grading
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the ability to open a footage clip in Photoshop CS3 Extended. Richard gives a few tips on different color correcting effects using black and white conversion and advanced blending methods to create a spot color effect that you often see in advertisements.
02/26/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Virtual Sets with Photomerge
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington teaches panoramic photography and the techniques of photo stitching for videographers and cinematographers using Photoshop CS3. This technique allows you to create a virtual set for a green screen when doing a pickup of an on location shoot.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/19/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using Layer Styles with After Effects
A quick tip on how to use Photoshop CS3 layers styles and move them into Adobe After Effects. Adobe CS3 has improved the way Photoshop layer styles are transferred into After Effects and creates a much more user friendly experience. Some additional topics covered in this tutorial are the contour settings for drop shadow and outer glow, the pattern overlay filter tools and finally modifying the Photoshop layer styles directly in AE.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/12/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Secondary Color Correction with Curves
A tip on how to use Photoshop CS3 Extended to color correct video clips. Using Adobe Bridge to open the video file with Photoshop, he then uses LAB color mode and adjustment layers to turn a red truck into a green truck. A curves adjustment layer alters the a channel of the video, altering the color and a photo filter adjustment layer finishes it of by creating a cooling effect to the clip. Finally, the video is rendered with Photoshop back out to the hard drive.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/05/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Mobile Content with Device Central
In this Adobe CS3 tutorial, Richard Harrington uses Photoshop, After Effects and Device Central to create mobile content for use on a mobile phone. First using Photoshop and Device Central, Richard creates a JPG wallpaper for use on the Motorola Razor. He then uses After Effects to create a video for use on the same. Lastly he gives many helpful tips on using Device Central and the creation of video content for mobile devices.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/29/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Black and White Conversion
In this Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended tutorial, Richard Harrington gives some free tips on how to create custom black and white conversions. This technique can be used for sepia tones or duo tones as well as high contrast black and white images. Using a Black and White adjustment layer you gain control over the look of the black and white conversion for you graphic.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/22/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Averaging Video Frames
How to take a video clip and turn it into a clean still or clean plate for use as a background plate when working on chroma key projects. The technique to make this all work is called averaging video frames and is available through Photoshop CS3 Extended. By using import video to layers in Photoshop, converting the layers to a smart object, then changing the stack mode to mean or median, you get a nice clean plate for your background.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/16/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Image Processor
How to use the image processor built into the Adobe Photoshop software to batch process multiple graphic files and convert them into usable file formats for actions and other batch processing. JPG files are not able to have batch options run on them without a dialogue box appearing for every image save, to get around this dialogue box you must first use the image processor to convert the images to a different image file format.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/15/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Crop and Straighten Command
How to automate splitting images that have been scanned on a single scan into their own compositions by using the automate, crop and straighten tool built into Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop will automatically detect the edges of each image and while cropping and straightening the images, will put them all in their own compositions.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/08/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating a Droplet
Some free tips on how to create a droplet with Adobe Photoshop. A droplet is an executable Photoshop action that is a mini application stored on your computer that allows you to drag and drop an image, multiple images, or folders of images onto the droplet to have Photoshop launch and batch process the images using the predefined actions. The Interlace Flicker Removal action is used in this example to batch process some tiff files. Also covered in this tutorial is using the Image Processor script to convert JPG to TIFF files for better batch processing.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/01/2008
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Batch Process Commands
Some free tricks on how to use the batch processing commands in Photoshop. Batch processing allows you to execute actions on folders of images or photos to take the monkey work out of your life and leave it in the capable hands of the Adobe software to automate the tasks. Using Photoshop CS3 Extended, Richard walks you through executing the batch command.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/25/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using Seamless Patterns
A few free tips on how to use unique seamless patterns using the design tools in Photoshop. Seemless patterns are useful for creating backgrounds or other elements for use in video. Create your own seemless patterns from scratch and then store them in a library.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/18/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Restoration in Action
Some free tricks in photo restoration. Whether working in documentary, broadcast, or corporate video, displaying historical images can play a primary role in many of these projects. Learn how to fix these historical images by using hue and saturation adjustments, contrast effects, and blemish removal techniques.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/11/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Healing Brush
Some free tips on how to effectively use the healing brush. The healing brush is one of the most useful brushes for correcting physical damage of a photograph or video clip. The clone stamp tool is also used to mend imperfections and create the desired effect for tattered images.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/04/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Shadow / Highlights Command - 2
Part two continues to cover teaching tricks on how to use the shadows/highlights filter to adjust an image. The shadows/highlights command can not be used through an adjustment layer but in Photoshop CS3 can be applied through smart filters onto a smart object to give you the ability to apply this tool in a non destructive way.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 11/27/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Shadow / Highlights Command - 1
How to use the shadows/highlights filter first introduced in Photoshop CS to make adjustments to under and over exposed areas of troubled images by harnessing this usefull tool. Going through all the advanced options of the shadows/highlights controls panel, gain complete control and get professional results when adjusting your graphics. Additionally color correction and contrast are adjusted to finalize the correction to the photo.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 11/20/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | The Power of Adjustment Layers
Unlocking the power of adjustment layers to make non destructive adjustments to your graphics, photos and images. An adjustment layer allows you to perform the same functions, apply the same filters, or use the same tools that you would directly to the image but without altering the original image.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 11/13/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Fixing Saturation
The common problem of over saturation and how to uncover and correct this issue by using subtle adjustments inside Photoshop. Over saturation can lead to color bleed and non broadcast safe colors. The NTSC colors video filter can cause posterization, there are other ways to accomplish fixing over saturation that does not cause some of these problems.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 11/06/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Levels Adjustment - 2
The second part of the series showing how to use the levels adjustment to fix color balance, luminance, brightness and contrast of a photograph inside of Photoshop. Richard takes a photo that has faded and uses a levels adjustment layer to correct the individual RGB levels on a per channel basis for a much more precise level adjustment.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/30/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using the Levels Adjustment - 1
Dealing with the common problem of image exposure using the levels adjustment to fix color balance, luminance, brightness and contrast of a graphic inside of Photoshop. Further explained in this tutorial is the ability to use the levels adjustment layer that is non destructive to the original image.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/23/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Fading Filters
Harness the fade command to get new design options and maximize the filters available in Adobe Photoshop. The fade command allows you to use blending modes as well as make opacity changes to a filter, this can give you entirely new results you did not know came with your software. Some of the filters used to demonstrate this trick are glowing edges under the stylize menu, rough pastels under the artistic menu, smudge stick, smart filters, dark strokes under the strokes menu and film grain.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/16/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Designing Lower Third Graphics - 2
Part two of the series continues to walk through designing a lower third graphic in Photoshop. Richard adds a logo or bug to the design, adds layer styles, creates text, adjusts the font and text style, creates the alpha channel for the lower third and exports the file as a layered tiff.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/09/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Designing Lower Third Graphics - 1
Some important features of designing and creating your lower third title graphic in Photoshop. Richard show you step by step how to create and customize your own lower third titles. Some of the features covered in this tutorial are the title safe overlay action, using a gradient background, softening the edge with a vertical motion blur and creating a gradual ramp blend.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/02/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Exploring Gradients
A look at the powerful gradient editor inside of Adobe Photoshop to create gradual blends between colors. This tip is great for creating backgrounds for DVD menus, lower thirds and other graphics. Richard shows you how to create, customize and store gradients inside Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/25/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Perfect Alpha Channels - 2
The second part of the tutorial series on Perfect Alpha Channels covering some common compositing problems that you might face when using alpha channels in Photoshop. Some of the problems Richard addresses are the black fringe that can sometimes appear around a glow when an image has an alpha channel premultiplied with black, exporting a clean alpha channel for an NLE and using image calculations to chroma key an image from the contrasting background.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/18/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Perfect Alpha Channels - 1
Alpha channels in Adobe Photoshop. Richard explains RGB channels and how a forth channel can be created, called an alpha channel, to work with the Red, Green and Blue channels to store the transparency of the graphic. Further topics covered are the basics of keying, compositing, creating and refining alpha channels.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/11/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Effective Layer Masks
How to use layer masks and why you will never have to use the eraser tool on a graphic ever again using layer masking to mask or hide pixels in your image instead of destroying them. This technique allows you to go back in the future and adjust the mask and reveal elements that would have otherwise been erased. Richard uses the blur tool and the smudge tool to soften the layer mask and create the appearance of a more believable composite.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/04/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Refine Edges Command
The refine edges command and quick selection tool available in Adobe Photoshop CS3. The refine edges command enables you to improve a selection that has been made while the quick selection tool is a smart version of the magic want tool that detects edges of color for selecting more complex regions.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/28/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Organizing Layers
Create a more professional layout for your images in Adobe Photoshop by using the precision of the alignment and distribution tools. By selecting multiple images or grouping them and simply using the align and distribute tools you can quickly construct the graphical layout you desire. Additional tips in this tutorial include using the pixel lock tool to paint on a locked image, merging layers to copy, create clipping mask, using a layer group sets hierarchy, and more.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/14/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Sizing Images
This tutorial helps you resize photos and images more quickly and teaches how to get these graphics into the proper size and aspect ratio for video editing. Various methods are explained such as the crop tool, resizing an image for use in broadcast with non-square pixels, pixel aspect ratios or pasting into a new image to convert the pixel aspect ratio.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/07/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Camera Raw Interface
How to use the 16 bit workflow in Photoshop for film and video. The new file formats are utilized through using the Adobe camera raw dialogue box, this enables you to unlock and develope those raw camera image files captured by high end digital still cameras.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/31/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Working With Document Presets
The document presets for video in Photoshop will help setup your graphics for the proper tape format. In the New Document dialogue box there is a Film and Video preset category with many different sizes for the most commonly used film and video formats.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/24/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | CS3 Setting Preferences
How to set your Photoshop preferences to utilize Photoshop as a film and video tool. Some of the settings covered in this video tutorial are the Adobe Color Picker, Image Interpolation, Interface Tool Tips, Palettes, File Handling, File Compatibility, Memory Performance, Painting Cursors, Units and Rulers, Guides and Slices, Plug-ins, Font Type, Color Management and other Photoshop Options.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/17/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | CS2 Enhancement Filters - 2
Part of this series going 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.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/10/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | CS2 Enhancement Filters - 1
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.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/03/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | File Navigation with Bridge
Using Adobe Bridge to browse and open images for Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Bridge is a file browser built into the Adobe CS packages. Richard walks you through Adobe Bridge and takes a look at many of the features available with this new application. Features covered are the Adobe Stock Photos browser, using comp images, Photoshop actions, contact sheets, web photo galleries, and more.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/26/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Pixel Aspect Ratio and Video Previews
How to use non-square pixels in Adobe Photoshop for images so your graphics have the correct pixel shape for video. The ability to use non-square pixels for your pixel aspect ratio in Photoshop was introduced in CS, improved in CS2, and continues to this day in the current versions of Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/19/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Smart Objects and Smart Guides - 2
Part two of Smart Objects and Smart Guides showing the new ability of Photoshop to continuously rasturize graphics and images using smart objects by using the place tool under the file menu. Richard goes beyond explaining how this works and shows a real world example to show where you would use this tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/12/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Smart Objects and Smart Guides - 1
Photoshop has the new ability to continuously rasturize graphics and images using smart objects. Richard uses the Place command in the File dropdown menu to import various file formats as smart objects that will allow you to scale images up to their original sizes once they have been scaled down without losing any image quality. This also allows you to import vector data and not lose any of the vector information once the file is in Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/05/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using Video Actions - 2
Part two of Using Video Actions, learn how to use the built in video actions in Photoshop to automate various tasks and speed up your workflow for video projects. Some of the actions covered in this tutorial are Alpha Channel from Visible Layers, Alpha Channel from Visible Layers Inverted and DVD Slideshow (NTSC / PAL) (Standard / Widescreen) (Inset).
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/29/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using Video Actions - 1
How to use the built in video actions in Photoshop to automate tasks and speed up the creative workflow for your video projects. Some of the actions covered in this tutorial are Title Safe Overlay, Interlace Flicker Removal, Broadcast Safe Luminance and Broadcast Safe Saturation.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/22/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | New Document Presets
Some of the settings behind the scenes in the Photoshop presets and how to get rid of some of the new document presets that you do not use. The Photoshop package contents contains the Default New Doc Sizes.txt file which can be edited to give you the presets you desire.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/15/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS2 Interface Overview
A look at the user interface of Adobe Photoshop CS2 and discussion on the changes that have been made in this upgrade. Some of the features covered in this tutorial are preset default workspaces, what is new in CS2, menu highlighting, interface customization and more.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/08/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Configuring Photoshop CS2 - 2
In part two of this CS2 series, you are guided deeper into the Photoshop CS2 preferences and shown how to best customize your configuration settings for a video production workflow. Some of the new CS2 features covered in this tutorial are (Smart Guides), (Scratch Disks), (Font Text Type), (Color Management) and more.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/01/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Configuring Photoshop CS2
In this tutorial, you are guided through the process of configuring Adobe Photoshop CS2 also known as Photoshop 9. Photoshop CS2 is a great step forward with new features. Richard goes through the new CS2 preferences and how they effect your video workflow such as (Resize Image During Paste / Place), (Use Shift Key for Tool Switch) and other preferences.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/24/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Achieving Transparency - 4
Part four of the series on achieving transparency revealing a few gotchas that occur at different times when creating alpha channels. One of these is when using layer styles on an image to create various effects such as the glow effect, the transparency information from the layer style does not extend into the alpha channel. In this tutorial you will learn the tips to work around these sort of problems.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/17/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Achieving Transparency - 3
In the third part of this series on achieving transparency, learn about using calculations. In this example learn how to create an alpha channel to turn the sky in a scene with trees into a masked area working around the complex shapes of the leaves and branches in the trees to make a clean key. Calculations is much like doing a chroma key or other types of keying techniques.
04/10/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Achieving Transparency - 2
In the second part of this series on achieving transparency, take a look at other examples where you need to introduce transparency into an image. In this example you will see how to knock out the background of buildings that have a sky background and replace the background with an alpha channel. This method can also be used for product shots or other elements shot in front of a colored background.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/03/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Achieving Transparency - 1
Part one of a tutorial series on how to achieve transparency in Photoshop by removing objects from their background so that they can be carried over to a NLE or motion graphics application. Achieving proper transparency in Adobe Photoshop involves layer masking and alpha channels. In part one of this series Richard starts simple and works on creating transparency for a logo with a white background and how to export the logo properly to preserve the transparency data.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/27/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Something From Nothing
A new technique for creating new backgrounds from scrath. Using a series of gradients on top of each other in Photoshop, he uses transfer modes of the gradients to mix them together. Learn great tips and tricks using the built in tools and filters in Adobe Photoshop to create something from nothing.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/20/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating Seemless Backgrounds
Learn a technique for making backgrounds for use in video. Taking from a collection of patterns, Richard uses Photoshop to define a pattern, then using the pattern as an adjustment layer he is able to tile the background using the controls built into Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/13/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Restoring Photos - 2
It the second part of this series, Richard continues to use the smudge tool and other tools in the process of image restoration. He also explains techniques and strategies for best results when touching up old photos with Photoshop. With these techniques you will quickly become a master of photo restoration and impress any client with your Photoshop skills.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/06/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Restoring Photos - 1
It this tutorial learn how to restore historical photos. Image restoration and touching up old images in Photoshop can be easy when you know the proper techniques, tips and tricks. These methods can come in handy when producing historical documentaries or any type of production where you must display old photos. The clone stamp tool is used to fill in missing pieces of the photo, the healing brush and patch tool are used to remove wrinkles and the smudge tool refines other areas.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/27/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Color Balance
It this learn how to color balance and color correct skin tones. Using a faded photo from the late 70s he adjusts the levels and colors of the photo using adjustment layers. This is a great tutorial to learn about using channel levels to control color in images.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/20/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Film Look
It seems like everyone is trying to achieve the film look. In this tutorial learn how to achieve a hybrid film look using color adjustments to make the colors look like they use to look a few decades ago. Using not only grain but blurring and transfer modes gives the desired effect.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/13/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Image Preparation - 2
In part two of this series on image preparation, take a closer look at image pixel color values and how these will effect your project in keeping within the broadcast safe spectrum. You will also learn how to use adjustment layers to control your levels for your video project.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/06/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Image Preparation - 1
This tutorial covers image preparation and processing multiple images for your digital video projects. You will further learn tips and tricks for ways to enhance and speed up your video production workflow using the tools built into Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/30/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Calculations
In this video you will learn how to extract an image from its background using a method called calculations. This method allows you to create a new channel based on the information of your existing channels. When you find the two highest contract channels and then combined them together to form a new channel, you can use that channel as your alpha channel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/23/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Lower Thirds - 3
In part 3 of this series on lower thirds, continue to learn how to create spectacular lower thirds for your video projects. Text design and manipulation is covered in this episode - balancing type on pattern techniques using layer styles, drop shadows, outer glow, text spacing, and transparency for proper text readability.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/16/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Lower Thirds - 2
Continuing from the previous tutorial, learn how to use Photoshop to create lower thirds for your video projects. During the process you will learn various other tricks and techniques to help your creative workflow in Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/09/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Lower Thirds - 1
Learn the power of Photoshop to create lower thirds for your video projects. Lower thirds are the graphics at the bottom of the screen that identify who you are seeing or what the video is about. Though most NLEs have this capability, none compare to the ability of Photoshop to create your lower thirds. This is part 1 of a multi part tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/02/2007
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Using Workspaces
Take a look at workspaces in Photoshop: Workspaces allow you to arrange windows and call that setup again later. You will learn how to setup your palette structure to perform specific tasks, save those locations and call them again later.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/26/2006
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS2 User Preferences - 2
In the second part of this tutorial series you will continue to learn how to setup your user preferences for video production. Photoshop preferences are demystified by going through each section step by step with full explanations on how each one will help your video design and creation workflow.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/19/2006
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS2 User Preferences - 1
Setup your user preferences for best use with video production. If you are a video producer using Adobe Photoshop you will be glad you tuned in to speed up your workflow with these helpful tips.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 12/12/2006
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating Clouds with Transparency
In this article, noted author and game developer, Luke Ahearn demonstrates Creating Clouds, Lens Flares, and other effects with transparency and/or transparent pixels using Adobe Photoshop.
Tutorial 09/13/2006
Author: Luke Ahearn |
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Adobe Photoshop | How modo can make your life easier: Image Synth
In this series of articles CreatveCOW leader Mylenium takes a look at Luxologys modo 201 and how it can help you make your daily work more efficient even if you are not yet a 3D artist. Moreover he tries to provide some guidance why you possibly should consider it to complement your arsenal if you are already using 3D programs such as Maxons Cinema 4D. In this first video, Mylenium looks at a part of modo that isnt actually a part of modo. Included in the package is ImageSynth which is a standalone plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS or later and Mylenium will demonstrate how and why you should use it.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/23/2006
Author: Mylenium |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS2 Gone Wild
In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop CS2 Gone Wild by Sherry London, by Wiley Publishing; Bk&CD-Rom edition (November 7, 2005), 400 pages, ISBN: 0764598139, and reveals, ''The book is laid out nicely, and it's certainly well written. There are top quality photographs and illustrations throughout the book that make the instructions as clear as possible. From a production value standpoint the book is a 10''. Jim does have some reservations, though, so read on to see his complete picture of the book.
Review 12/26/2005
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | 123Di Training Course for Digital Photography Reviewed
In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews 123Di Training Course for Digital Photography and discovers ''a delightful course that covered the Basics, the Intermediate and the Advanced aspects of Digital image acquisition, but had done so in a very interesting and well laid out program that is like nothing that I've ever seen before!'' ... A five COW recommendation for a powerful Photoshop training tool.
Review 12/19/2005
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Futuristic
There are many ways to create backgrounds in After Effects and many of us have our own special ways of doing this. Please join Dean Velez creator of ''The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics'' in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods. In this part five of the series, Dean uses the polygon lasso tool in Photoshop to create a wide odd shaped polygon in the center of the screen for each new layer with varying sizes, green tones, blend modes and overlap. He then imports the psd into After Effects to create a futuristic background.
Tutorial 10/05/2005
Author: Dean Velez |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Design Secrets: Layout
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows layout design techniques including color schemes, font selection and alignment. This is part three of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/09/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Fire
Dean Velez creator of ''The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics'' creates backgrounds in After Effects. This is a 5 part series where he shares some of his different methods. In this part four of the series, Dean uses a big X created in Photoshop and uses a variety of blend modes, effects, and adjustment layers in After Effects to create a fiery background.
Tutorial 09/07/2005
Author: Dean Velez |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Design Secrets: Fonts
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to make your text look great with kerning, double bold, faux and styles. This is part one of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/26/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Background Creation Tips and Tricks: Starfield
Create backgrounds in After Effects with AE and Photoshop; Join Dean Velez creator of The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods of creating background. In this part three of the series, Dean uses cloud layers created in Photoshop and applies filters to create a starfield background.
Tutorial 08/16/2005
Author: Dean Velez |
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Adobe Photoshop | Background Creation Tips and Tricks:The RAGE Background
Join Dean Velez creator of The Anvel Training Program for Motion Graphics in a 5 part series as he shares some of his different methods. In this part two, Dean uses cloud layers created in Photoshop and applies filters to create an interesting red and black, almost fiery look. He calls it Rage.
Tutorial 07/22/2005
Author: Dean Velez |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Photo Effects
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to use Adobe Photoshop CS2 to add image accents and highlights. Tools covered include mask mode, blur, selective blur, sharpen, dodge, burn and the fiber render engine. This is part three of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/19/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Animation
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to use Adobe Photoshop CS2 to create animations right in Photoshop and export them to GIF and FLASH format. This is part two of a three-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/13/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop Secrets: Compositing
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using photo merge and the place command. This is part one of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/07/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Digital Photo Drama - Part Two
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to add drama to your digital photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using rotate, exposure, cropping, shadows and highlights, levels and text. This is part two of a two-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/04/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Digital Photo Drama - Part One
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon shows how to add drama to your digital photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 using levels, channel adjustments, channel blurs and the photo filter. This is part one of a two-part Adobe Photoshop tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/01/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Bridge
Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows the new Adobe Bridge, the file browser that works between Adobe Photoshop and the rest of the Creative Suite 2 Programs.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/04/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | New Tools in Photoshop CS2
Creative Cow leader Franklin McMahon goes over some of the new features and tools in the brand Photoshop CS2 including type previews, spot healing, red eye removal, creating menu sets, video output and web galleries.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/04/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jim Harvey reviews After Effects & Photoshop by Jeff Foster
In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews After Effects & Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film written by Jeff Foster, and published by Sybex Inc., 384 pages, April 2004, ISBN: 0782143172. "This is a serious book. I've reviewed a lot of books of the years and every now and then one comes along that you really have to buckle down and get your head into it. This is one of those books. Jeff Foster has written some 300 odd pages about using Photoshop to produce serious animation for your DV projects in conjunction with After Effects."
Review 11/19/2004
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | Creating the Spider Web in Photoshop: Part 1 of 5
In this 4-part tutorial, Motion Graphics Trainer, Dean Velez explores creating complex backgrounds using a Photoshop still with the 3d properties of After Effects. We'll also create high end transitions using path tools and various effects as well as eye catching 2D animation using parented layers and resolving text using the track matte features. In lesson one, we'll prepare the Photoshop still.
Tutorial 10/15/2004
Author: Dean Velez |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results
In this article, CreativeCOW leader George Loch reviews Photoshop for Digital Video: Creative Solutions for Professional Results by Mike Gondek, Archie Cocke, and published by Focal Press, 272 pages, September 2004, ISBN: 0240806336, and begins with "Wherever you are in videography food chain, chances are that you are dealing with graphics, text and pictures to some degree. If you have had any experience with these items in production you are most likely aware of the potential traps and snares they can create. Photoshop for digital video is a great resource for instruction in dealing with these issues. Read on to find out why."
Review 08/15/2004
Author: George Loch |
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Adobe Photoshop | Mike Gondek reviews: Digital Photography Hacks by Derrick Story
CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Digital Photography Hacks: 101 industrial Strength Tips & Tools by Derrick Story and published by O'Reilly, (2004, 332 pages). Read on to find out why Mike says, ''If you have a digital camera and want to improve your images learning from a book written in an easy to read format, then you will enjoy this book.
Review 08/13/2004
Author: Mike Gondek |
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Adobe Photoshop | Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors 2nd edition
George Loch examines Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, 2nd edition, written by Richard Harrington and published by CMP Books, (2004, 336 pages). Read on to find out why George says, ''Why another Photoshop Book? ...This book is for the editor, videographer or even a producer who wants to improve the quality of their productions in a very practical way."
Review 06/01/2004
Author: George Loch |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jim Harvey reviews Adobe Photoshop Advanced Artistry by Jayse Hansen
Jim Harvey takes a look at Adobe Photoshop Advanced Artistry -- a 2 CD set by Jayse Hansen published by Virtual Training Company (VTC). Read why Jim says, "...at last the more advanced Photoshop users can get solid information and instruction without having to wade through the same old hacks." But don't think it's just for advanced users, read on to find out why.
Review 05/17/2004
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jim Harvey reviewsThe Photoshop Show by Russell Brown
Jim Harvey takes a look at The Photoshop Show by Russell Brown. ~ This book is published by Adobe Press. Jim concludes with, ''...All in all, I'd recommend this book to anyone who uses Photoshop on a regular or irregular basis.''
Review 11/27/2003
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby
Jim Harvey takes a look at Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby published by New Riders. Read why Jim says, ''...if you are looking for an easy to understand book, with tutorials that won't take you all night to complete, then the Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks book should find its way to your library.''
Review 10/20/2003
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | Professional Motion Control
In this article, Richard Harrington demonstrates a quick tip on how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to achieve high-quality motion control in those documentary-style pan and zooms. Copyright 2003 by CMP Books, excerpted with permission from "Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors" by Richard Harrington, ISBN 1-57820-209-4 No part of this material may be reproduced or distributed in any form.
Tutorial 05/05/2003
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Part One: Animating a Signature using Photoshop and Premiere
One of the questions that gets asked time and again by users of Adobe Premiere involves creating animated handwritten text. Most of the time the immediate response is ''look into buying After Effects.'' However, if the budget doesn't stretch to new software, it is possible to create a quality handwritten text effect in Premiere, albeit using Photoshop, and a fair bit of work. In this article, Leonard King guides us through the steps. This is Part One of a two part tutorial.
Tutorial 04/29/2003
Author: Leonard King |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jim Harvey reviews Photoshop 7 WOW! Book
Jim Harvey takes a look at Photoshop 7 WOW! Book by Jack Davis. ~ This book is published by Peachpit Press. Read why Jim says, ''There really isn't enough room to detail all the features that this book contains. It is the most comprehensive and well written book on the subject that I've come across.''
Review 04/28/2003
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Adobe Photoshop | How to Create that Ripped Edges Effect
In this article, Richard Harrington demonstrates a quick tip on how to create that Ripped Paper Effect. Copyright 2003 by CMP Books, excerpted with permission from ''Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors'' by Richard Harrington, ISBN 1-57820-209-4 No part of this material may be reproduced or distributed in any form.
Tutorial 04/22/2003
Author: Richard Harrington |
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Adobe Photoshop | Jannis Labelle reviews Dogwaffle
Jannis Labelle takes a look at a new paint program called Dogwaffle. Jannis was quite surprised that Dogwaffle would have such power for only $45. Forget about comparing it with other more established programs, if you want to have fun painting, you'll find it with Dogwaffle
Review 03/05/2003
Author: Jannis Labelle |
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Adobe Photoshop | James Diefenderfer reviews: Photoshop 7 Upgrade Essentials
James Diefenderfer takes a look at Photoshop 7 Upgrade Essentials by Vicki Loader & Barry Huggins published by Friends of Ed. How often do you come across a computer book that actually makes you explore just for the sake of learning what's new even if you may never use that particular feature? Read why James gave this book such high marks.
Review 11/13/2002
Author: James Diefenderfer |
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Adobe Photoshop | Adam Tracksler reviews Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy
Adam Tracksler takes a look at Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy by Bert Monroy. This book is published by New Riders Publishing. If you don't know anything about Photoshop, this book is not for you, but if you want to be a professional Photoshop user, then read why Adam says, ''you'll want to add this book to your library.''
Review 10/05/2002
Author: Adam Tracksler |
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Adobe Photoshop | High-Pass Texture Tiling
Here's a quick tip from Creativecow leader, George Polevoy for our ''Preparing Graphics for Video'' series. George often uses the ''High-Pass'' filter in Photoshop in addition to the regular "Clone Tool" in order to create seamless tiled graphics.
Tutorial 08/22/2002
Author: George Polevoy |
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Adobe Photoshop | Quick Clean Composite Images in Adobe Photoshop
In this matte painting tutorial noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy explores some basic compositing and image enhancement techniques using Adobe Photoshop. He focuses on ways to avoid the obvious paste up look of a shoddy compositing cut-job. He also points readers to some of the productivity short-cuts that will enable you to create your images in the shortest amount of time possible.
Tutorial 07/24/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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