"Photoshop CS: Essentials for Digital Video"

Join Richard Harrington as he unlocks the secrets of power tips and tricks for Photoshop, unveiling hidden gems you've never seen nor heard before. Rich is one of the Photoshop "Dream Team" and is heard lecturing all around the country as he guides Photoshop users through the ins and outs of creative graphics for digital video.

This nearly 6-hour DVD set (2 DVD9 disks) is jam-packed with tips, tricks, techniques, and creative concepts to get you on your feet with Photoshop CS and your nonlinear editing system.

 

 

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DISC ONE (here are a few of the topics contained on this DVD set)

1.     Introduction to Creating Graphics for Digital Video

a.       Goals of this DVD

b.      Working with project files

 

2.      The Graphic Details

a.       Understanding Color Space (RGB/CMYK/YUV)

b.      Resolution

c.       Image Size

d.      Pixel Aspect Ratio

e.       Safe Title Area

f.        File Types

g.       Calibrating your broadcast monitor

h.       Reading a scope

 

(each topic contains at least 6 sub-topics)

 

3.      Deciding Where to Build

4.       Adobe Photoshop CS: What’s New

5.      Design Fundamentals

6.      Stack It High – Mastering multiple Layers

7.      The Modes – Getting more from Blending/Transfer/Composite modes

8.      Working with photos

9.      Achieving Transparency

 

DISC TWO

10.  Making Lower Thirds

11.  Designing Bumpers

12.  Animating a Chart

13.  Build a DVD menu

14.  The documentary look

15.  The "Gotchas"

16.  Round ‘em up

17.  Advice for Specific Editing & Compositing Systems

MSRP-$179.99 

Specially priced at $149.00, limited time opportunity!

 

I learned more about Photoshop in a few hours than I'd learned in more than 6 years using this software. Harrington not only shows what's new in CS and how it benefits DV and video editors but he also shows basic Photoshop smarts that I'd never considered previously.

R.T.