Conference Buddies

• use furry brush to create 4 lines

• create a layer mask with a thick diagonal opening to reveal the lines

• animate the layer mask from left to right

• turn into a smart object

• warp the smart object to create curvature

• duplicate the smart object and reflect it horizontally

• place the duplicate next to the original to create a reflection like effect

• group both smart objects into a new smart object

• apply layer style to the new smart object -> inner and outer glow (neon blue)

Actual Word Effect Using Scattering Text

1. Create text & rasterize
2. Pattern Maker > Use Image Size
3. Randomize 10+ times & save each pattern
4. Ok & Exit Pattern Maker
5. Display each pattern for each frame
6. Last saved pattern apply radio blur
7. Last frame will be original text

Scaling Layer Styles

• Right click style & choose scale > change % to liking

Photoshop Lack of Animating Scaling Workaround

1. Create text/graphic into a pattern
2. Apply style “Pattern Overlay” (where you can scale)
3. On each frame, change the scale
4. Can also use the scale at smaller % to create a pattern
5. Then apply filter like warp & animate from left to right

• Filter > Noise > Add Noise
• Gaussian Blur > 1 pixel
• Levels > Adjust sliders close to each other to create space
• Load Luminosity > to load only white sparkles
• Conver to Smart Objects
• Enter into smart objects and transform height, then animate top to bottom, save
• Apply Displacement Map (of cloud file) > 30 for Horizontal & Vertical
• Apply Outer Glow

Do not export animation as Flash – very buggy, will crash Photoshop

• Workaround: export as Quicktime, then use Flash Encoder to change into Flash file

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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

1. Images needs to be named in sequential order
2. Do not open all images at once
3. Select 1st image, check sequence box
4. 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

1. Convert blank layer to smart objects
2. Enter smart object
3. Fill 50% gray
4. Filter > Render > Fibers – Variance (around 10-15)
5. Render: everything under here can be done in smart object and give you a texture look
6. Filter > Blur > Motion Blur – Angle 90 degree, Distance 200 pixels
7. Creates a more silky look
8. Convert to layer
9. Transform & scale it 500%
10. Animate from top left to the bottom right
11. Save & Close smart object
12. Apply Distort Filters to Render Filters (Formula)
13. Add Polar Coordinate Filter
14. Any other filters under the Distort Menu for different effects
15. New layer, Fill with color, Screen Blend Mode
16. 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