Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors (1st Edition) - To order the 2nd Edition, please use ISBN: 158720237X

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by: Richard Harrington

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'Video professionals finally have a Photoshop book to call their own· wealth of tips and techniques.'

·Kevin Connor, Director of Product Management, Adobe Systems Incorporated

'Richard's reputation for expanding even simple subjects in new and creative ways makes this an important book. Highly recommended.'

·Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom, creativecow.net

'...the DVD alone is worth the price of admission on this book. I'm somewhat surprised to see it so inexpensive, given the plugins, video tutorials, demoware, and articles found on the DVD in addition to the wonderfully illustrated pages of the book. ...packed with zero fluff and solid information that every NLE owner should have, and every user of Photoshop period should have access to.'

·Douglas Spotted Eagle, www.digitalproduction.com

'·both a brisk read and a good shelf reference. No clutter of information...just what you need to know for video.'

·Abba Shapiro, Apple Pro Apps Consultant

'I found many of the tips and procedures in this book...well...depressing, because they explain in one or two concise paragraphs techniques I've wasted HOURS on in the past perfecting. Be prepared to do a lot of smacking yourself on the forehead. ...[this] is one book every Photoshop user should have in their arsenal.'

·Aaron Fisher, www.creativecow.net

  Master the graphic design and production skills required of today's digital video professional with this comprehensive guide to the video tools in Adobe Photoshop. Every page is filled with techniques that are useful to the video professional engaged in making graphics for use in television, video, the Internet, and DVD. Lively discourse, full-color presentations, and hands-on tutorials demonstrate everything you need to know about how to combine still and moving images. Fundamental concepts such as transparency, pixel aspect ratio, and alpha channels are made precisely clear and advanced techniques show how to use Photoshop as a character generator, color corrector, and animation tool.

  Sophisticated examples and tutorial projects illustrate practices that can be readily adapted to your projects. The DVD-ROM contains source material and multimedia content for the tutorials, foundation lessons for less-experienced readers, hundreds of useful resources, and more than one-and-a-half hours of video lessons demonstrating some of the most important techniques. Other features include:

  real-world solutions for making graphics for video

introduction to third-party plug-ins

automation and shortcut methods that cut production time

profiles of notable editors and motion graphic artists that include their favorite tips and tricks

Includes Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Tryout

  Richard Harrington is a certified Project Management Professional, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and After Effects, and Apple-certified instructor in Final Cut Pro. Additionally, he has completed Avid's Master Editor Workshop and the Avid Certified Instructor Program. His visual communications consultancy, RHED Pixel, creates motion graphics and produces video and multimedia projects. He is a faculty member at The Art Institute of Washington, a popular speaker at conferences, and an instructor for Future Media Concepts.

Table of Contents

Dedication ....... iii

  Foreword .......... ix

  Introduction: The Gift of Giving xi

  Acknowledgments xii

  Getting Started 1

  How to Use This Book..... 1

  Disk Access. 2

  Installation............. 2

  Mac versus PC............. 3

  The Future............. 3

  DVD-ROM Roadmap 5

  Guide to the DVD Tutorials ........... 8

  Chapter 1

                  Make it Happen

                  14

  Reality Check. 14

  Suggested Hardware........... 15

  Setting Up Photoshop........... 16

  Video's Unique Requirements...... 20

  A Few Basics 22

  Chapter 2

                  Pixels: Time for Tech

                  17

  Pixel by Any Other Name. 17

  Display Resolution........... 18

  Image Resolution........... 19

  Computer and Video Issues 22

  Luminance and Saturation........... 30

  Working with Photoshop's Presets........... 31

  Resizing an Existing Image. 32

  Motion Control 34

          Final Advice 36

  To Be, or Not to Be (Square, That Is!) 38

  Chapter 3

                  What about Transparency?

                  47

  Selecting and Extracting Images 48

  Color Range 56

  Quick Mask Mode.. 56

  Better Edges through Feathering........... 58

  Masking versus Erasing 58

  Saving Selections as Paths........... 59

  Channels to Masks........... 60

  Final Advice on Selections........... 61

  Chapter 4

                  Why Layers?

                  71

  What Are Layers? 71

  How Layers Work.. 71

  Working with the Layers Palette 72

  Layer Organization Techniques......... 75

  Blending Modes 79

  Export Issues with Layers 82

  Going Straight with Alpha Channels........... 83

  Animation........... 83

  Layer Styles. 84

  Onward 97

  Chapter 5

                  Some Words on Words, Logos, and Symbols

                  105

  Vector Type. 105

  Using the Character Palette 108

  Using the Paragraph Palette 112

  Color 112

  Testing and Improving Readability......... 114

  Special Typographic Effects......... 114

  Video Type Details 117

  Creating Lower Thirds 122

  Prepping a Logo for Animation......... 124

  Design Ideas 126

  Those Other Programs......... 130

  Onward......... 134

  Spotlight on Type......... 134

  Chapter 6

                  A Sense of History

                  147

  Performing Multiple Undos 148

  Using Snapshots......... 149

  What Are Those Weird Brushes?......... 151

  Chapter 7

                  Filters

                  155

  Filters Defined......... 155

  Guide to Standard Filters 156

  Third-Party Filters 156

  Before Running a Filter. 157

  General Advice 157

  Understanding Filter Interfaces......... 158

  Defining the Area to be Affected......... 159

  Fading and Blending......... 160

  Chapter 8

                  Color Correction: How to Get It Right

                  163

  Levels 163

  Curves 165

  Color Balance......... 166

  Hue/Saturation and Desaturate......... 167

  Useful in Brief.. 169

  Not So Useful 171

  Broadcast Safe Color Concerns......... 171

  Adjustment Layers......... 172

  Fixing Common Problems......... 172

  Chapter 9

                  Repairing Damaged Photos

                  181

  Stamp It Out... 182

  Hide It 186

  Restoration in Action......... 188

  Damage Control 194

  Chapter 10

                  Creating Backgrounds for Video

                  203

  Gradients......... 203

  Working with Photo Sources......... 208

  Using Patterned Tiles. 209

  Creating Patterns from Photos 210

  Targeted Flattening......... 212

  Some Recipes......... 213

  Chapter 11

                  Automation

                  217

  Actions 217

  Batch Processing....... 222

  Droplets......... 223

  Web Gallery 225

  Importing PDF.. 227

  The Versatile File Browser ......... 228

  Chapter 12

                  The Road to NLE

                  231

  Final Testing on an NTSC/PAL Monitor 231

  Getting Client Approval......... 237

  When to Resize 238

  File Extensions......... 240

  Preserving Flexibility......... 240

  Glossary ....... 243

  Appendix A

                          Keyboard Commands

                            263

  Want More? 266

  Shortcuts......... 267

  Appendix B

                          Advanced Learning Opportunities

                            275

  Adobe Certification....... 275

  NAPP Certification....... 277

  Recommended Reading......... 277

  Photoshop Web Sites......... 279

  Publications with Frequent Stories about Photoshop......... 281

  Professional Organizations... 281

  Technical Support on the Web......... 282

  How to Find Free and Affordable Software Online 282

  Appendix C

                          Working with Other Applications

                            283

  Integrating Adobe Photoshop with Adobe After Effects 283

  Photoshop Guide for Adobe Premiere......... 287

  Photoshop Guide for Boris. 289

  Integrating Adobe Photoshop with discreet combustion....... 294

  Integrating Adobe Photoshop with Sonic Foundry Vegas 297

  Photoshop Guide for Avid Editing Systems......... 300

  Photoshop Guide for Apple Final Cut Pro......... 307

  About the Author ....... 315

  Index ....... 346