September 5th, 2008 by Stephanie Chan
Photoshop CS3 Extended Video Primer, Video Design, To After Effects – Photoshop World 2008
Convert video into a smart object
- Smart object is the grouping/nesting of objects together
- Apply filters throughout video clip
- Change/Edit filter
- Does not distruct the original video file
Time Lapse Photography
- Images needs to be named in sequential order
- Do not open all images at once
- Select 1st image, check sequence box
- Set frame rate and click OK
Photoshop CS3 has the ability to animate layer effects.
Human Eye Sees
- Monitor Screen = square pixels
- TV Screen = rectangle pixels
- Turn Pixel Aspect Ratio on for Video
- New File > Choose Film & Video settings
Clean Script: takes out all Adobe Files
- There are 4 levels
- Use if computer is acting funny with Adobe Software
- Scripts can be found on the Adobe Website
Photoshop CS3 Extended Video Design
Video Actions available within Actions flyout menu
Animating Layer Mask
- New Layer & Fill with Black
- Add Layer Mask (can animate position)
- When moving the layer mask, unlink, select layer mask (target), then drag
Photoshop Animation
- No scaling or rotation
- Can animate any filter and any adjustment layers
- No easing within Photoshop
- 29.97 frame rate = standard NTSC (Broadcast Quality) – USA
- HD different
- Film 24 frames/sec. – 4K film resolution
- POW – Europe
Photoshop does not recoginize sound files so it cannot be read…
- Workaround is to change the sound file to “.mov” and open in Photoshop
- Photoshop then reads the sound file as a blank movie file
- Export the movie and the sound is embedded
- Open movies with sound into Photoshop and sound will remain when exported.
From Photoshop CS3 Extended to After Effects
Custom Background Formula
- Convert blank layer to smart objects
- Enter smart object
- Fill 50% gray
- Filter > Render > Fibers – Variance (around 10-15)
- Render: everything under here can be done in smart object and give you a texture look
- Filter > Blur > Motion Blur – Angle 90 degree, Distance 200 pixels
- Creates a more silky look
- Convert to layer
- Transform & scale it 500%
- Animate from top left to the bottom right
- Save & Close smart object
- Apply Distort Filters to Render Filters (Formula)
- Add Polar Coordinate Filter
- Any other filters under the Distort Menu for different effects
- New layer, Fill with color, Screen Blend Mode
- Filter Blending Modes icon within layer allows you to change the blend mode of the filter – original texture bleeds through to create new patterns
Once a movie, you cannot stretch it out.
- You will need to make it the actual length.
LAB Color Mode
- L = Lightness
- A = red, yellow
- B = green, blue
- Redefine color – Example:
- Change red car to green
- Change color mode to LAB
- Curves > change to “a”
- Add two points in the middle of the curve
- Move the top right point down to change the color
- Move the point to the left to give back saturation
Keyframes created in Photoshop will not transfer to After Effects which means you cannot make edits to it
Google “After Effects Fractual Noise” and you will find a lot of free formulas to create backgrounds