Just saw WALL-E
with my son, and in typical Pixar fashion, it is
awesome!
Two quick things I found hilarious for the
Mac-Geeks out there.
First, there is a character in the film called
Auto, who is an auto-pilot robot for the ship.
The character’s voice is done byMacintalk, the speech
synthesizer included with the Mac back in
1984. It sounded familiar, and I confirmed it
as the “actor credit” actually
appears at the end of the film.
Second, there is a scene where WALL-E reboots...
and yes, it is the Macintoshstartup chimethat you
hear. I found myself laughing out loud (and I
think I was the only one within 20 rows of me
who got the joke (geek!).
My
last home before Washington, DC was Des Moines,
IA. A lot of friends and colleagues have been
affected by devastating floods that most have
overlooked. The short version, floods worse than
Hurricane Katrina have been battering the
Midwest... few have noticed.
One of my favorite bands, the Nadas, has
anonline albumto raise
awareness and funds.
River Songs - Authentic Records' Flood Relief
Benefit Bootleg
Contribute
to United Way of Central Iowa's flood relief fund
while reliving some of your favorite moments from
Authentic Records Authentic Records' Flood Relief
Benefit on Sunday, June 22. Please pay what you
can for this exclusive download. All proceeds
benefit United Way of Central Iowa. 1. Barkers
Beauty - Fat Andy
2. Come Lay Down - She Swings, She Sways
3. Promise - Benjamin Wagner
4. The Friday Night Fight - Brother Trucker
5. Angels & Devils - Tony Bohnenkamp
6. Feel Like Home - The Nadas
7. Templeton Rye - The Nadas
8. The River - The Nadas
The
download isfree, but
donations matter. Do what you
can.
Here are a
few of my favorite resources for Photoshop
Actions. These save time and make you look good.
Tools for
Television –Want to automate standard video
graphics production tasks? Then check out Tools
for Television’s Photoshop Toolbox for
video-friendly actions athttp://www.toolsfortelevision.com.
Action FX
–For
complex text and special effects, check out the
excellent sitehttp://www.actionfx.com.
There are several free actions as well as some to
purchase.
Photoshop
Video Actions –Upgraded to CS2 or CS3? Then be
sure to check out the built in Video Actions that
I authored with
Dan Brown for some timesaving automation tools.
PanosFX
–A
newer site that is really becoming one to watch
isPanosFX (http://www.panosfx.com).
This site has some incredible free actions as
well as some very affordable and powerful tools
for sale.
Adobe
Exchange –If you’re not in a
position to purchase add-ons to your system,
there’s one incredible free resource worth
mentioning. With the release of Photoshop 5.5,
Adobe launched a Web site originally called
Action Xchange where users could share their
actions; seehttp://www.adobe.com/exchange.
The Image
Processor command is an extremely useful
production tool that will allow you to quickly
reformat and size images to meet your workflow.
The Image Processor script made its official
debut in Photoshop CS2, but you can find also
find it online under the name Dr. Brown’s
Image Processor.
The Image Processor script can be used to convert
and process multiple images. It differs from the
Batch command in that you don’t need to
first create an action. The image processor can
be used for any of the following tasks:
To convert a
images to JPEG, PSD, or TIFF format. You can
also convert files simultaneously to all three
formats.
To process a
set of camera raw files using the same camera
raw options.
To resize
images to fit within a specified pixel
dimension.
To embed a
color profile into images or convert files to
sRGB and save them as JPEG images for the
web.
To include
copyright metadata into the processed
images.
The Image
Processor can be used with PSD, TIFF, JPEG, or
camera raw files.
Step
1:Choose>File>Scripts>Image
Processor.
Step
2:Select
the images that you want to process. You can use
the open images or navigate to a folder to select
images.
Step
3:Select a
location to save the processed images. You can
choose the Exports folder you created previously
on your Desktop.
Step
4:Select
the file types and options you wish to convert
to.
Save As
JPEG –This sets the JPEG quality
between 0 and 12. You can also choose to resize
the image and convert it to sRGB color
profile.
Save As PSD
–This sets the PSD options.
You can also resize the image and choose to
Maximize Compatibility.
Save As
TIFF –This saves images in the TIFF
format with LZW compression. You can also
resize the image.
Step
5:You can
choose from other processing options.
Run Action
–If
an action is loaded into your Actions palette,
you can run it on the image during the
process.
Copyright
Info –You can add copyright
metadata to the image.
I recently got a chance to cohost Layers TV
with Corey Barker. The show is a great podcast
that comes out each week on all things Adobe.
They do a really great job with it and they had
me on as a guest host to cover Adobe Production
Premium.
“Corey is joined by guest co-host Richard
Harrington to discuss working with video in
Photoshop Extended, Premiere, and After
Effects.
When
working in Premiere, don't forget about the
search menu that you can use to locate the
effects you want
Change
Color is a useful effect that you can use to
target and adjust one color region of your
video clip
There
are also Shadow/Highlight adjustment options in
Premiere
You
can bring your video clips into Photoshop
Extended and apply Photoshop effects to
them
Make
video clips into smart objects so that
Photoshop will treat them as a single
layer
After
you have finished editing the video clip in
Photoshop, go under the Export command and
render the finished video
Use
After Effects to make speed changes to your
video clips. Remember, time is just another
keyframe
If
you want further video training from Richard,
you can watch his classes atKelby
Training.com,
or see him live atPhotoshop
Worldthis
September in Las Vegas”
Layers
Magazine just released my tutorial on DVD Menus
with Photoshop CS3 Extended. Love the intro they
give (hah!).
“Now up is
the incomparable Richard Harrington. Richard has
a tutorial for making a DVD menu in Photoshop CS3
Extended that will have you creating great DVD
design with little fuss. Richard will also be
doing stuff in Layers TV very soon, so be sure
that you check that out as well. Click on the
link below to get to the tutorial.”
Richard Harrington - DVD design
using Photoshop CS3
Extended
Watch each
week as “The Photoshop Guys” (Dave
Cross, Matt Kloskowski, and Scott Kelby) from the
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
(NAPP) share the hottest Adobe Photoshop
tutorials, the latest insider tricks, and the
coolest timesaving, job-saving shortcuts to make
your time in Photoshop more productive, more
efficient, and more fun.
Be sure to check out this
week’s epsiode of Photoshop User TV. Scott
Kelby had me on the show for an interview and a
couple of quick tips.
Seems like a
lot of folks have forgotten (or never learned)
how to scan photos. With this is mind, I offer
some practical scanning advice. Several problems
can be introduced by those using antiquated
scanners with a distinct lack of skill. To get
the best results, try the following:
Before
scanning an image, ensure you have the latest
software needed by your scanner. You can always
check their websites or use Version Tracker.
Having problems with a lack of support on the
OSX side for older scanners. I recommend
checking out VueScan from Hamrick
Software.
There’s
been a lot of ho-hum reviews on the Apple
TV… too much of this, not enough of
that… but these have all been focussed on
the consumer space and the living room.
What I’m here to tell you is why video pros
should care about the Apple TV (and why we swear
by it in my shop). Here are a few reasons
we use Apple TV at my shop, RHED Pixel.
Read More...
In the category of
so new the paint is still drying.... I present to
you the Aperture 2: Quick Tip podcast. You can
find the first two episodesonline now(as well as
embedded here for streaming).
To see the show
online and subscribe in a web browser:
HD Web –http://www.podango.com/podcast/3044/Aperture_2_Quick_Tip__HD HD
iTunes –http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=282371228 iPod
Web –http://www.podango.com/podcast/3043/Aperture_Quick_Tips__iPod iPod
iTunes–http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=282371245
“Looking to learn all about Aperture
2, Apple's powerful image-editing and
organization software? Whether you are new to
Aperture or an experienced pro, there's a lot to
learn. Aperture 2 is a major update, adding over
100 new features as well as support for a wide-
range of digital SLR cameras. This podcast is
based on the best selling book, Apple Pro
Training Series: Aperture 2 and features co-
author RIchard Harrington. Join us each week for
a concise, but detailed look at the useful tools
and workflows used by imaging professionals.
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. 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. To
learn more on the software, be sure to check out
the Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2
book.”
One of my favorite sites that I like to check out
on a regular basis is Photoshop Disasters. The
site is a freakshow gallery of Photoshop
gone wrong. The site is driven by user
submission and acts as both entertainment
and education. There mission:
“Have you seen a truly awful piece of
Photoshop work? Clumsy manipulation, senseless
comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching
are our bread and butter. And yes, deep down, we
love Photoshop.”
Be sure to check the site out,
it’ll make you look at things a little
differently.
In
case you’ve neverr had a chance to go,
here’s a quick look at all thingsPhotoshop
World. The event
is a ton of fun and a chcne to get some of the
best instruction available.
Once the displays are attached, you’re
ready to configure Aperture for multi-screen
viewing. When two displays are connected to your
Mac, Aperture considers the main
display—the one with the menu bar—to
be the primary Viewer. The other display is the
secondary Viewer. By default, the primary Viewer
displays the Aperture application.
Let’s specify the function of the
secondary Viewer.
Read More...
Author and video
podcaster Richard Harrington explains how you can
take your wireless broadband card and share that
internet connection with others on location.
For the second year in a row, I'll be coming back
to Europe to offer training. I'll be speaking at
theNAB European Post-Production
Conferenceon a variety of topics.
Sunday 26
October 2008
Producing
Video Podcasts: Key Lessons Learned
Monday 27 October 2008
Creating a
Graphic Identity for Your New Media
Projects
Compressing
Audio and Video for Web Delivery
Getting it
Live: Multicam Techniques
Tuesday
28 October 2008
A Sense of
Perspective with Vanishing Point
Seeing a New
Light: Final Cut Pro Color
Correction
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