PSV#97 Making Cast Shadows - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make a show bug in Photoshop that can help you brand your show.

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PSV#96 Making a Show Bug - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make a show bug in Photoshop that can help you brand your show.

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PSV#95 Making Lower Thirds Part 3 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make custom lower thirds in Photoshop. Part 3 of 3.

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PSV#94 Making Lower Thirds Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make custom lower thirds in Photoshop. Part 2 of 3.

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PSV#93 Making Lower Thirds Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make custom lower thirds in Photoshop. Part 1 of 3.

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PSV#92 Cleaning Up Storyboards - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop to clean up and add color to your storyboards.

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PSV#91 Saturated Reds - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop to saturate the reds in an image without exceeding the limits of video.

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PSV#90 Refine Edges Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the refine edges command in Photoshop CS3 to enhance your selections.

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PSV#89 Refine Edges Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the refine edges command in Photoshop CS3 to enhance your selections.

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PSV#88 Straight Alpha Channels - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains the difference between straight & premultiplied alpha channels, as well as when and how to use straight alpha channels.

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PSV#87 Layer Comps - Photoshop for VideoPart 2 - Photoshop for Video

Monday, July 28, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use layer comps and scripts to save many design options in a single Photoshop file.

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PSV#86 3-D Objects in Photoshop Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Monday, July 21, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington how to work with 3-D objects in Photoshop CS3. Part 2 of 2.

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PSV#85 3-D Objects in Photoshop Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Monday, July 14, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington how to work with 3-D objects in Photoshop CS3. Part 1 of 2.

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PSV#84 Making Storyboards - Photoshop for Video

Monday, July 07, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop to make simple but effective storyboards.

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PSV#83 Making Contact Sheets - Photoshop for Video

Monday, June 30, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to make contact sheets in Photoshop so you can easily view multiple images.

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PSV#82 Batch Processing with Droplets - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to batch process a whole folder of images by using actions & droplets.

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PSV#81 Age a Photo - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shares some techniques on how to age a photograph in Photoshop.

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PSV#80 Distressing Text Edges - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shares some techniques on how to age a photograph in Photoshop.

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PSV#79 Making Images Broadcast Safe - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the color detail in an image to quickly make a great alpha channel.

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PSV#78 Making Selections: Alpha Channels - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the color detail in an image to quickly make a great alpha channel.

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PSV#77 Making Selections: Channels - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make great selections using channels in Photoshop.

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PSV#76 Making Selections: Calculations - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to make great selections using channels in Photoshop.

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PSV#75 Creating Motion Backgrounds From Scratch Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington takes custom backgrounds further as he shows you how to make your own backgrounds using moving video. Part 2 of 2.

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PSV#74 Creating Motion Backgrounds From Scratch Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington takes custom backgrounds further as he shows you how to make your own backgrounds using moving video. Part 1 of 2.

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PSV#73 Creating Custom Backgrounds From Scratch - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you a simple technique that you can use to create custom backgrounds from scratch.

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PSV#72 Vanishing Point - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use vanishing point to repair images while keeping proper perspective.

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PSV#71 Puppet Tool - Photoshop for Video (2 of 2)

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use Photoshop and After Effects to take a photo and turn it into a character driven animation. Part 2 of 2.

To get the hands on files click here.

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PSV#70 Puppet Tool- Photoshop for Video (1 of 2)

Monday, March 31, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use Photoshop and After Effects to take a photo and turn it into a character driven animation. Part 1 of 2.

To get the hands on files click here.

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PSV#69 Shadow Highlights Command - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use Photoshop's shadow highlights command to adjust both pictures and video in CS3.

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PSV#68 Making Alpha Channels for Logos - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to handle logos and give them alpha channels so they will work in a video environment.

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The Podcast Has Two Flavors – SD & HD

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

We recently started producing our weekly show, Photoshop for Video in High Defintiion. We did this for improved image quality for the screencast portion (and to make the show work for TiVo HD and Apple TV).

We know that some of you don't want HD... you are entitled to your opinions and you are entitled to have both.

If you want the show at iPod size:
iPod Web – http://podango.com/podcast/2394/Photoshop_for_Video_iPod
iPod iTunes – http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=276498344

If you want the show in HD:
HD Web – http://podango.com/podcast/1197/Photoshop_for_Video_HD
HD iTunes – http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=173706237

For more information on subscribing see this page or this video.

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PSV#67 Depth of Field Blur - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use depth of field blur to create backdrops for use in chroma keying.

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Photoshop for Video - Now in HD!

Monday, March 10, 2008

We've upgraded to HD podcasts. Watch this short tutorial to learn more.

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PSV#66 Stabilizing Video Footage - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to stabilize shaky video shots inside of Photoshop.

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PSV#65 Spot Color Grading - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can create a spot color effect by working with your video clips in Photoshop CS3.

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PSV#64 Virtual Sets with Photomerge - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use layer styles in Photoshop CS3 and bring them cleanly into After Effects.

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PSV #63 Using Layer Styles with After Effects - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use layer styles in Photoshop CS3 and bring them cleanly into After Effects.

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PSV #62 Secondary Color Correction with Curves - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Photoshop CS3 can now open up video files. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to utilize this to achieve color correction that is not available in the traditional non-linear editing environment.

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PSV #61 Mobile Content with Device Central - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop CS3, After Effects&Device Central to create content for use on a mobile phone.

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PSV #60 Black & White Conversion - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can create custom black & white conversions using Photoshop CS3.

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PSV #59 Averaging Video Frames - Photoshop for Video - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Photoshop to turn a video still and turn it into a clean slate for use as a background plate.

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PSV #58 Using the Image Processor - Photoshop for Video - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the image processor in Photoshop, which allows you to take an entire folder of images and prepare them for use in a video project.

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PSV #57 Crop & Straighten Command - Photoshop for Video - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

You can save time by scanning multiple images at once. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you automation in Photoshop to make splitting the images a breeze.

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PSV #56 Creating a Droplet - Photoshop for Video - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

If you have an action that you will frequently need, you can store it as a droplet. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to create and modify droplets.

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PSV #55 Using Batch Process Commands - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can use Photoshop's batch process command to take an action and apply it to an entire folder of images.

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PSV #54 Using Seemless Patterns - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how you can use Photoshop to create your own library of seamless patterns for use as backgrounds in video projects.

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PSV #53 Restoration in Action - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to fix common problems that occur in historical images with Photoshop.

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PSV #52 Using the Healing Brush - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to harness the healing brush and clone stamp tool in Photoshop to remove physical damage from your pictures.

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PSV #51 Using the Shadow/Highlights Command Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the shadow/highlight command in Photoshop to fix both under and over-exposed portions of your image. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #50 Using the Shadow/Highlights Command Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the shadow/highlight command in Photoshop to fix both under and over-exposed portions of your image. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #49 The Power of Adjustment Layers - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how you can use adjustment layers in Photoshop to make non-destructive but essential changes to an image.

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PSV #48 Fixing Saturation - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Over-saturation is a common problem with broadcast graphics. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to spot and fix such problems in Photoshop CS3.

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PSV #47 Using the Levels Adjustment Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the levels adjustment in Photoshop to fix the exposure of images you are using in your video project. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #46 Using the Levels Adjustment Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the levels adjustment in Photoshop to fix the exposure of images you are using in your video project. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #45 Fading Filters - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Most users would like to have more filters in their Photoshop system. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the fade command to maximize the filters you already have.

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PSV #44 Designing Lower Third Graphics Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Lower thirds are essential graphics for most video productions. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to create&customize lower third graphics with Photoshop. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #43 Designing Lower Third Graphics Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Lower thirds are essential graphics for most video productions. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to create&customize lower third graphics with Photoshop. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #42 Exploring Gradients - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how you can create, customize and store gradients in Photoshop to make backgrounds for menus and graphics.

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PSV #41 Perfect Alpha Channels Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

You can use alpha channels in Photoshop to store transparency so you can key a graphic over video. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to create and refine alpha channels. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #40 Perfect Alpha Channels Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

You can use alpha channels in Photoshop to store transparency so you can key a graphic over video. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to create and refine alpha channels. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #39 Effective Layer Masks - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Never use the eraser tool again! Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use layer masks in Photoshop to hide parts of an image non-destructively.

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PSV #38 Refine Edges Command - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the refine edge command new in Photoshop CS3 to improve your selections.

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PSV #37 Layer Comps in Action - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use layer comps in Photoshop to store several different design options within a single Photoshop document.

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PSV #36 Organizing Layers - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Photoshop offers several precise alignment and distribution tools. Instructor Richard Harrington teaches you how to harness these to make your graphics more professional.

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PSV #35 Sizing Images - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

When you acquire digital photos, chances are they will not be at the proper aspect ratio or size for video editing. Instructor Richard Harrington teaches you how to quickly and easily resize your photos for use in video.

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PSV #34 Camera Raw Interface - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can take advantage of the Adobe camera raw dialog box to utilize a 16 bit workflow for your video productions.

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PSV #33 Working With Document Presets - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Photoshop offers several built in presets to easily set your document up for video. Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use these presets to get consistent results every time.

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PSV #32 Setting Preferences - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to adjust your Photoshop preferences to maximize its power as a film and video tool.

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PSV #31 New Enhancement Filters Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains several filters new to Photoshop CS2 that are suited for touching up video frames. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #30 New Enhancement Filters Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains several filters new to Photoshop CS2 that are suited for touching up video frames. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #29 File Navigation with Bridge - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to search through and organize your images with Adobe Bridge.

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PSV #28 Pixel Aspect Ratio&Video Previews - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use non-square pixels in Photoshop so your graphics have the pixel shape they need for video.

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PSV #27 Smart Objects&Smart Gudies Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use smart objects in Photoshop CS2 to place an image into your composition that can be scaled without losing clarity. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #26 Smart Objects&Smart Gudies Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use smart objects in Photoshop CS2 to place an image into your composition that can be scaled without losing clarity. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #25 Using Video Actions Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use actions to automate Photoshop and maximize your workflow. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #24 Using Video Actions Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use actions to automate Photoshop and maximize your workflow. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #23 New Document Presets - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to"fix"Photoshop to get rid of the presets that you never use, and focus on the presets you use often.

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PSV #22 New Interface Overview - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains updates to the user interface of Photoshop CS2.

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PSV #21 Configuring Photoshop CS2 Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to configure Photoshop CS2 so it can best match your needs for video graphics. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #20 Configuring Photoshop CS2 Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to configure Photoshop CS2 so it can best match your needs for video graphics. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #19 Achieving Transparency Part 4 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to remove objects from their backgrounds and preserve transparency to carry over to your video&motion graphics applications. This is part 4 of 4.

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PSV #18 Achieving Transparency Part 3 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to remove objects from their backgrounds and preserve transparency to carry over to your video&motion graphics applications. This is part 3 of 4.

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PSV #17 Achieving Transparency Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to remove objects from their backgrounds and preserve transparency to carry over to your video&motion graphics applications. This is part 2 of 4.

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PSV #16 Achieving Transparency Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to remove objects from their backgrounds and preserve transparency to carry over to your video&motion graphics applications. This is part 1 of 4.

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PSV #15 Something From Nothing - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to create new backgrounds from scratch in Adobe Photoshop.

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PSV #14 Creating Seemless Backgrounds - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to make seamless backgrounds for your video projects using Adobe Photoshop.

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PSV #13 Restoring Photos Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to restore historical images that need touch up. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #12 Restoring Photos Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to restore historical images that need touch up. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #11 Color Balance - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how powerful Photoshop is at correcting skin tones and other color balance issues.

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PSV #10 Film Look - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to best make digital images look like film using Adobe Photoshop.

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PSV #09 Image Preparation Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to process multiple photos in Photoshop for use in a video project. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #08 Image Preparation Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to process multiple photos in Photoshop for use in a video project. This is part 1 of 2.

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PSV #07 Calculations - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Calculations are a powerful technique to extract images from their backgrounds via color channels. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use calculations in Photoshop.

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PSV #06 Lower Thirds Part 3 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Nearly every video project needs lower thirds. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can build professional lower thirds in Photoshop. This is part 3 of 3.

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PSV #05 Lower Thirds Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Nearly every video project needs lower thirds. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can build professional lower thirds in Photoshop. This is part 2 of 3.

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PSV #04 Lower Thirds Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Nearly every video project needs lower thirds. Instructor Richard Harrington explains how you can build professional lower thirds in Photoshop. This is part 1 of 3.

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PSV #03 Using Workspaces - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Workspaces allow you to arrange windows in Photoshop and call that setup again later. Instructor Richard Harrington teaches you how to create and modify workspaces.

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PSV #02 User Preferences Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to change your preferences to make Photoshop more video friendly. This is part 2 of 2.

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PSV #01 User Preferences Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to change your preferences to make Photoshop more video friendly. This is part 1 of 2.

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Photoshop for Video Podcast Gets Reviewed

Friday, September 01, 2006

Thanks to Sheila Ward and DV Guru for the write-up on our Photoshop for Video podcast. We appreciate the link and turning people on to our show. If you've never checked out their site, have a look. Its a great community of bloggers posting on digital video and related technology.

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