Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed in:
Resources
I
need to use textures all the time when creating
graphics. I recently found a great website with a
bunch of free, high-resolution textures. Be sure
to check out TextureArchive.com.
“TextureArchive.com
is devoted to providing a site which is useful
for all types artists.”
Free
is good... "good" free is even better.
Thursday, February 28, 2008 Filed in:
Podcast
| Adobe
Instructor Richard
Harrington shows you how you can get the most out
of blend modes by using them with filters.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Training
Products
Two more of my classes are now
online at Kelby
Training.
Photoshop for
Video - Working With Photos
Richard Harrington uncovers
techniques essential for video editors who are
working with Photos in Photoshop. He shares his
best practices for working with graphic and still
images in a video environment.
Photoshop for
Video - Technical Essentials
Join
Adobe Certified Trainer Richard Harrington, as he
uncovers the Technical Essentials of Adobe
Photoshop CS3 for video professionals and
enthusiasts.
You can access all the classes online for only
$19.99 per month (besides mine there's a ton of
great stuff up there).
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Education
| Training
Products
Forgive the
short blog posts... I'm a little busy for the
next two weeks finishing this:
“Fully updated for
Aperture 2, this comprehensive book-DVD training
combo starts with the basics of image management
and takes you step by step all the way through
Aperture's powerful photo-editing,
image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and
archiving features. Aperture 2's new features are
completely covered, including a new RAW-image
processing engine, a streamlined interface,
powerful new adjustment tools, and added
integration with Mac OS X and other Apple
products for instant web publishing and one-click
portfolio syncing. Apple Pro Training Series:
Aperture 2 delivers comprehensive training - the
equivalent of a two-day course - in one
project-based book. You'll learn time-saving
techniques for sorting, ranking, and organizing
images, effective methods for correcting and
enhancing images, plus efficient ways to display
images for client review, apply metadata, update
your online portfolio automatically, and much
more. Real-world exercises feature professional
photography from a variety of genres, including
photo-journalism, sports, wedding, commercial,
and portraiture. All the files you need to
complete the exercises are included on the
DVD.”
And by fully-updated... its a completely new book
with all-new photos and a ton of cool new things.
In the meantime... check out these free
online videos
and my
review: Top 10 Reasons To Upgrade to
Aperture 2.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Filed in:
Podcast
| Adobe
We've upgraded to
HD podcasts. Watch this short tutorial to learn
more.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed in:
Podcast
| Adobe
Instructor Richard
Harrington shows you how you can get the most out
of blend modes by using them with filters.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008 Filed in:
Education
Richard
Harrington was recently a guest on the Plugged-In
Podcast (presented by Toolfarm). The show was
taped at Macworld and features several guests
talking about the latest in Digital Media.
- Coby Rich
– Sorenson Media
- Larry
O'Connor – Other World
Computing
- Richard
Harrington – RHED Pixel
- Jon Schilling
– CalDigit
- Marlon
Braccia – Shiva Entertainment
You can listen to the show
here
Saturday, February 16, 2008 Filed in:
Education
| Adobe
Think you know
Photoshop? Want to prove it? Then pass the Adobe
Certified Expert Exam. The Adobe Certified
Expert exams are now
available for much of the Creative Suite 3
product line including the Photoshop CS3
re-certification and ACE exams. You'll find
additional information including Preparation
Guides on the Adobe
site. Prices
are $50 for re-certification and $150 for the
ACE exams.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Training
Products
From Scott
Kelby's Photoshop Insider Blog
We’ve
posted our first online class from Digital Video
Guru (and Photoshop World Instructor)
Richard Harrington, and
it’s one a lot of people have been asking
for: Getting Started with Apple
Motion.
Here’s
the link to Rich’s new online class over
at
KelbyTraining.com.
Note: We’ve got a lot more classes coming
from Rich very soon, so stayed tuned!
(That’s TV talk. I thought Rich would
appreciate that type of jargon).
Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed in:
Business
| Video
Digital Media
Wire has a very interesting article
about the
fate of HD-DVD. Seems Wal-Mart had dropped HD
DVD (along with Best Buy and Netflix).
According to The
Hollywood Reporter, Toshiba "is expected to pull
the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming
weeks." THR noted, however, that Toshiba says no
official decision has been made. "Given the
market developments in the past month, Toshiba
will continue to study the market impact and the
value proposition for consumers, particularly in
light of our recent price reductions on all HD
DVD players," Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for
Toshiba America Consumer Products, told THR.
Toshiba had hoped that slashing the prices on its
HD DVD players last month would help bolster
sales, but subsequent sales data from NPD showed
that Blu-ray maintained its wide sales lead
despite the move.
Friday, February 15, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Training
Products
I've just
completed three new DVDs on Apple
Motion. We shot the titles in HD,
and the screen quality is awesome. On each
title you get a regular DVD, iPod ready files,
and HD files for viewing on a computer or
Apple TV. There are three volumes at $59 each
or a bundle of all three for $139. Each comes
with hands on lesson files and a lot of cool
stuff is covered.
“From beginner to master in one set, these
three DVD’s will take you step by step
through Apple Motion and have you ready to tackle
complex projects in just hours. Join Richard
Harrington in this three DVD set of clear,
concise training that will have you producing
higher quality work with Apple Motion in no
time.”
You can get the training from VASST.com. If you want a discount
code... Post a comment and I'll send it to
you.
Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed in:
Podcast
| Adobe
Instructor Richard
Harrington shows you many of the actions
available at panosfx.com.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed in:
Education
| Adobe
Photoshop World
Conference & Expo – April 2-4, 2008
– Orlando, Fl
The National Association of Photoshop
Professionals (NAPP), today announced a call for
nominations for its third annual Dean Collins
Educational Scholarship for 2008. The
Dean Collins Educational
Scholarship is awarded
annually to one high school or college
educator nominated by his/her student(s) to
provide the recipient an opportunity to attend
NAPP’s annual convention –
Photoshop World Conference & Expo. The
scholarship also includes round-trip airfare,
hotel accommodations, a one-year NAPP
membership, and subscription to Photoshop User
magazine.
The
deadline to submit nominations for the Dean
Collins Educational Scholarship is Friday,
February 29, 2008.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
Major
Upgrade Features Improved Interface, Faster
Browsing & Enhanced Image Processing
Press
Release: CUPERTINO, California—February 12,
2008—Apple® today introduced
Aperture™ 2, the next major release of its
groundbreaking photo editing and management
software with over 100 new features that make it
faster, easier to use and more powerful. With a
streamlined user interface and entirely new image
processing engine, Aperture 2 also introduces new
imaging tools for highlight recovery, color
vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged
retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and
lets users directly post their portfolios on the
.Mac Web Gallery* for viewing on the web,
iPhone™, iPod® touch and Apple TV®. At a
new low price of $199, anyone can easily
organize, edit and publish photos like a pro.
The
new update is great.... I'm actually co-authoring
the official Apple book on the software now. More
details soon.
Monday, February 11, 2008 Filed in:
Adobe
This one is
almost too good to be true...
You can upgrade from Photoshop Elements to
Photoshop CS3 for only $299. For those of you
math geniuses... yes its cheaper to buy Elements,
then upgrade, then buying Photoshop outright.
Click here
for the
offer.
"An
offer this good doesn’t last forever. Move
up
online
at the Adobe Store by 2/29/08.
To order by
phone, call 1-800-585-0774 and mention offer
code
27105. Have your
Adobe Photoshop Elements serial code ready for
verification."
Sunday, February 10, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Adobe
| Business
I saw
this
very cool product at
Macworld Expo called Flow. It is a
revolutionary workflow management technology
designed to work with Adobe and Apple
software. The product took Best of Show (and
for good reason). You can see it in action
in a video
demo on their site.
"Flow
is a revolutionary approach to digital content
management that dramatically simplifies the
design process for creative professionals working
on graphic design, web and video projects. Flow
automatically tracks your work from idea to end
result and manages your assets and applications
for your most complex projects- all without
changing the way you
work."
Flow isn't shipping for a while, but GridIron is
accepting sign-ups for beta
testing.
Sunday, February 10, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Video
| Training
Products
Just wanted
to let you know that Amazon is running a special
on the new Final Cut book
I co-authored.
They've got the book for less than $20 (thats
a third off the cover price).
Book
Description
Packed
with more than 500 techniques, this book delivers
what you need to knowon the spot. It is suited to
editors of all experience levels, whether you
are:
- Migrating
from another NLE
- Upgrading to
Final Cut Studio 2
- Seeking a
handy reference to raise your
proficiency
Read More...
Sunday, February 10, 2008 Filed in:
Video
This is just
awesome, Calibrated Software
has a bunch of
new plug-ins on tap that make it possible to
work with MXF and DVCPRO HD codecs. This will
streamline P2 workflow for both Mac and
Windows users, as well as make it easier to
move DVCPRO HD material to a PC. I promise a
detailed review soon. The codecs cost $49
each. Here's the info.
QuickTime
P2 MXF/DVCProHD Decode Components for Apple
For
playing P2 MXF Files and QuickTime DVCProHD Files
on Mac OSX (Intel) and importing native P2 MXF
Files into Final Cut Pro Studio 2 Applications
(see Read Me)
Please note: The P2 MXF plugin has NOT been
tested in long form projects in FCP Studio 2
Applications and the DVCProHD Codec should NOT be
installed if the Apple DVCProHD Codec is already
installed.
Download BETA 1.0.0 (Build 18)
for OSX 10.4 (Tiger) - Intel
Only
Download BETA 1.0.0 (Build 18)
for OSX 10.5 (Leopard) - Intel
Only
Download Read
Me
Download License
Agreement
QuickTime
P2 MXF/DVCProHD Decode Components for
Windows
For playing P2 MXF Files and QuickTime DVCProHD
Files on Windows (see Read Me)
Download BETA 1.0.0 (Build 18)
for Windows
Download Read
Me
Download License
Agreement
Thursday, February 07, 2008 Filed in:
Motion
Graphics | Conferences
Looking for some
great training on post production, podcasting, or
new media? I'll be speaking at several
conferences located at this year's NAB
conference.
Choose the
training you need at NAB Show 2008 in Las Vegas,
Nevada:
Podcasting
Summit April
11 - 13
This is a can’t miss conference for
podcasting professionals and anyone interested in
diving into this evolving content delivery
method.
New Media 2.0 - Creating and
Delivering New Media to New
Audiences April 14 - 15
This new conference is designed for content
creators looking to harness the power of the
Internet for increased distribution and new
audiences.
Post|Production World
Conference April
11 - 16
The largest event of its kind anywhere, this
conference delivers high-level training on the
latest production and post-production techniques
and software.
Producer | Director
Workshop April
11 - 13
This new conference is designed for those content
creators who are charged with managing and
developing content. Learn new techniques for
planning and managing successful video and new
media projects.
Thursday, February 07, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Video
Lot of bugs
lately with QuickTime (especially in pro video
applications). We've personally seen issues in
both Final Cut Pro and After Effects.
Apple has
released a new update to QuickTime... lets hope
it's elusive “improves compatibility with
third-party applications” actually means
something.
Visit http://www.apple.com/support/quicktime/
for more
information.
Thursday, February 07, 2008 Filed in:
Podcast
| Adobe
Instructor Richard
Harrington shows you the fastest way to fix
common problems that occur with historical
images. This is part 2 of 2.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 Filed in:
Apple
| Video
Author and video
podcaster Richard Harrington explains how you can
compress your video for podcast with Stomp from
Shiny White Box.
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