http://library.creativecow.net/video-tutorials/adobephotoshop View Creative COW's collection of free Adobe Photoshop video tutorials. Both Flash and Quicktime video tutorials for Adobe Photoshop. en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Photoshop_CS6_Blurring.php Adobe Photoshop CS6 includes three new blurring filters. Rich Harrington will show you new ways to blur specific areas in a photo, as well as achieve tilt sheet and vignette effects. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:05:35 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/CS6_Import-to-Prelude.php Adobe Prelude CS6 offers a variety of new media management features. Rich Harrington will show you the best ways to import footage, set it to automatically copy to a new dimension, and powerful new transcoding options. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:08:21 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/CS6_Lens-Correction.php Adobe Photoshop CS6 adds to an existing feature that you may not have even been using called Photomerge. Rich Harrington will show you the new Adaptive Wide Angle command to remove all of the lens and perspective distortion in merged photos. You will also learn how to use these exact techniques with Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:59:55 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hurwicz_michael/3ds-Max_2013-State-sets.php Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to State Sets, a new feature in Autodesk 3ds max 2013 that revolutionizes interoperability with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, as well as opening up new possibilities for working within 3ds max itself. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:34:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Gaussian-Blur.php 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. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:14:12 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Sharpen.php In this very quick "Lite Bite" tutorial Martin Ainsworth demonstrates the effectiveness of the High Pass Filter to sharpen images and it's a lot quicker and easier that you might expect. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:26:40 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Clipping-vs-Layer-Mask.php In this "Lite Bite" tutorial Martin Ainsworth quickly shows the use of Clipping Masks VS Layer Masks within Abobe Photoshop. Masks can be creative and using the best way for the project you are doing can save valuable time. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:39:24 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Content-Aware.php In this "Lite Bite" tutorial Martin Ainsworth gives a quick overview of when and why to use the Patch & Content Aware tool to aid Photographic editing. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:31:08 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_droplets.php 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. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:40:14 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Folder-Masks.php 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. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:33:26 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Custom-Actions.php 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. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:33:56 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_3D-Models.php 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. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:19:04 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Animating-Lens-Blur-Filter.php 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. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:19:50 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Color-Grading-Video.php In this episode of Video Adrenaline for Photoshop and After Effects, Richard Harrington explores how to use Photoshop and AE together as color-grading tools. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:19:55 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Content-Aware-Scale-Video.php In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine new features in Adobe After Effects to stabilize a shot with Content Aware Scale and Content Aware Fill in Adobe Photoshop to change the background. You'll become better prepared to use these pow Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:19:10 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Content-Aware-Scale.php In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to look at a great feature called Content Aware Scale. In Photoshop, you can detect skin tones or choose to protect a selected area from transform, but be able to comp Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:19:09 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Device-Central.php In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to utilize a helper application designed for mobile -- Device Central CS5.5. In 2010, more money was made on mobile phones just delivering text and sms messages than a Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:19:19 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mcauliffe_kevin/The-Best-of-Free-Fonts.php In this economy, you need to get the absolute best value for your dollar, and as the expression goes, sometimes you get what you pay for...but not in this case. What The Font? is a free web and iPhone resource to help you figure out what font someone is using in a video, print or any other medium, q Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:00:05 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Fixing-Under-Exposure.php In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to fix underexposed footage items. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:19:15 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Gradient-Custom-Backdrops.php In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine Photoshop and After Effects and use gradients to create custom backdrops. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:19:52 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Layer-Comps.php In this episode of Video Adrenaline for Photoshop and After Effects, Richard Harrington explores layer comps in Adobe Photoshop and then shows how easy it is to spit out multiple versions of your file to bring into Adobe After Effects. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:19:49 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Refine-Edge-Command.php In this installment of PS and AE, Richard Harrington shows to use Adobe Photoshop and After Effects together to get great 3D extrusion. He'll take some photos and split them out into 3D space, as well as use the Refine Edge command and the content-aware fill option to quickly build your layers to po Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:40:36 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Auto_PSD_SmartFilters.php One option that give you a lot of flexibility when working in Photoshop is a Smart Filter, a filter applied to a smart object. In this excerpt from The Creative COW Training DVD Series, Automating Photoshop, join Richard Harrington as he shares the extra steps to implement in Photoshop to use Smart Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:18:08 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Auto_PSD_Tool-Presets.php A great way to speed up Photoshop is to use Tool Presets. In this short video tutorial excerpt from The Creative COW Training DVD Series, Automating Photoshop, let Richard Harrington guide you through creating Crop Tool presets and text presets as your learn ways to smooth your workflow and quickly Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:27:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Automating_Photoshop-Ad.php The Creative COW Master Series is pleased to introduce internationally known trainer, Richard Harrington as your guide into the powerful world of automating Photoshop. Fri, 27 May 2011 17:35:34 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Advanced-Blending.php In this tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to create footage effects using advanced blending options inside of Adobe Photoshop. The PSD is exported to After Effects where additional editing and compositing is done. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:50:13 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Depth-of-Field.php In this tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to modify the depth of field blurring inside of a clip. Richard uses Photoshop to create a luma matte and After Effects to apply the Lens Blur Filter. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:33:22 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Gradient-Wipes.php In this tutorial Richard Harrington uses Photoshop to create custom gradient wipe transitions to be used with the Gradient Wipe Transition Effect inside of Adobe After Effects. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:19:01 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_3D-Mesh-Objects.php In this video tutorial Richard Harrington shows how to create your own 3D Objects in Photoshop and then import them into After Effects as true 3D Models. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:05:54 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Making-a-3D-Set.php In this tutorial, Richard Harrington makes a quick 3D Set out of a single photo. Richard uses Photoshop to create multiple planes from the image and After Effects to finish the 3D environment. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:41:36 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Animating-with-the-Puppet-Tool.php In this video tutorial Richard Harrington shows a quick technique used to animate and selectively warp an image inside of Adobe After Effect. Richard uses masking and refine edges to prepare the animation inside Photoshop. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:05:54 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/PS_Distressed-Text.php In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington shows a technique for distressing text using a photo layer as a texture map. Richard starts the project in Photoshop and finishes working with the layers in After Effects for the final touches. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:49:02 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Film-Look-PS.php In this PS tutorial Richard Harrington uses Adobe Photoshop Extended CS5 to work with footage files and create a film look. Richard uses smart filters, masking, grains and a vinette to create the final look. After Effects is used to batch render the final composition. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:12:39 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/Lab-Color-Mode.php In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to use Lab Color in Photoshop Extended CS5 to do secondary color correction. Richard then imports the PSD into After Effects to do some additional compositing. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:30:48 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop-cs5-repousee.php In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington explains how to use repousse in Photoshop CS5 to create 3-D text or extruded elements. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:55:08 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop-cs5-raw.php In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you the new and improved camera raw decode engine in Photoshop CS5. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:54:01 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop-cs5-hdr.php In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington explains how to achieve high dynamic range imaging using new features in Photoshop CS5. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:57:05 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop-cs5-extract.php In this tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop CS5's updated features to make extracting part of an image easier. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:01:39 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_patch_heal_tools.php In this tutorial, Richard Harrington uses the patch tool and healing brush tools to teach patching, healing and the vanishing point in Adobe Photoshop. Mon, 18 May 2009 16:25:51 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_masks_panel.php 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. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:39:23 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_depth_of_field.php In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to perform depth of field blurring techniques using the lens blur feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:47:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_content_aware_scaling.php 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 certa Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:47:46 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_camera_raw_2.php 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 satura Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:30:57 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_camera_raw_1.php 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 fil Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:30 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_auto_blend.php 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 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:11:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_balancing_images.php 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 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:11:33 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_alpha_channels.php 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 com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:48:02 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_smart_objects.php 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 i Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:42:41 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_shadow_highlights_adjustment.php 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 t Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:57:18 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harrington_richard/photoshop_video_preview.php 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 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:35:06 GMT