Photoshop for Video – Technical Essentials

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Join Adobe Certified Trainer Richard Harrington, as he uncovers the Technical Essentials of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for video professionals and enthusiasts.

Introduction (00:25) Introduction from Richard Harrington
The Graphic Detail Part 1 (08:32) Introduction to color systems, pixel aspect ratios, video formats, and HD graphics.
The Graphic Detail Part 2 (05:04) Going over bit depth, and the safe title area box.
Intro: Setting Up Photoshop for Video (00:36) Setting up Photoshop to interact with your video tools and to work with broadcast graphics.
Setting Up Photoshop for Video Part 1 (05:57) Setting Photoshop's preferences for your video and motion graphics needs
Setting Up Photoshop for Video Part 2 (05:50) Continue setting Preferences, Color Settings, and using Firewire
Intro: Understanding the Photoshop Interface (00:19) Which options will work well for the video user?
Understanding the Photoshop Interface (08:23) Making sense of the Photoshop tools and interface
Intro: Sizing Images for Video (00:25) The images in your camera will need some work before moving to video
Sizing Images for Video (05:26) Using video size guides to scale your images
Intro: Prepping a Logo for Video (00:18) Optimize logo files for use with video
Prepping a Logo for Video (05:49) Using Illustrator to convert your logo graphics before importing them to your video project
Intro: Working with Smart Objects (00:29) Smart Objects provide flexibility when editing
Working with Smart Objects (04:13) Placing and sizing smart objects
Intro: Alpha Channel Essentials (00:21) Alpha channels are key for storing transparency
Alpha Channel Essentials (03:18) Creating an alpha channel for use in a video program
Intro: Automation Essentials (00:26) Automation can save large amounts of time in your workflow
Automation Essentials (07:15) Going over the video actions menu
Intro: Understanding File Formats (00:24) Using speciality file formats will depend on your video software requirements
Understanding File Formats (03:29) Exporting and saving your files in video-friendly formats
Learning About HDR (00:41) The future of imaging is 32bit imaging in HDR
An Introduction to HDR (09:01) Creating layered, HDR images in Photoshop

Course Time: 01 Hours 16 Minutes

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Richard Harrington is a certified Project Management Professional, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and After Effects, and Apple Certified Trainer in Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Aperture. His visual...VIEW FULL BIO»

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