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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Stylizing Photos for Video

Richard Harrington | 04/09- 07:58 PM

Video tutorial on how to quickly stylize images for the screen

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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Realistic Screen Compositing

David Torno | 01/04- 05:43 PM

Make your screen composites photorealistic

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The “Realistic Screen Compositing” tutorial shows a simple yet effective way of reintroducing an existing screen reflection back into a composite. This not only adds life to the final piece, but also makes the final composite believable. I take you through step by step showing you how to achieve this effect and what tips to keep in mind if you are actually planning a screen composite shoot. Always good to shoot it correctly before going to post, I always say. wink Hopefully you’ll find it informative and very useful.

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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Syntheyes 101

David Torno | 01/04- 04:00 PM

3D Motion Tracking

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Learn Syntheyes, a 3D motion tracking application. I’ll show you step by step how to import, track, solve and export the track data as well as a few other pointers.

This is an oldie, but a goodie. I’ve received numerous emails about this tutorial from all over the world since I originally released it in early 2008. I’m actually quite shocked as to how well it was received considering it was my first ever attempt at a video tutorial. I’ve been wanting to bring this tutorial over to share with my PVC readers for awhile and have now been able to do so as of today. Please continue to spread the word, I’m glad it has helped so many people already and I hope it continues to to do so here.

I am in the works on an updated version of this tutorial for the current version of Syntheyes 2008, but can’t really say when I plan on having it done. I will say that nearly everything I talk about in this tutorial is still completely valid for Syntheyes 2008.

The “Syntheyes 101” tutorial is a basic start to finish look at how to motion track a video clip and export the track data.

I cover the following topics:
- The UI (user interface)
- Opening a video clip
- Properties panels
- Spotting and adjusting troublesome trackers
- Solving the shot
- Color coding solved trackers for your own sanity
- Using the Coordinate System
- Adding a 3D reference object
- Tips on checking overall track for accuracy
- Exporting the track
- Also various hotkeys are mentioned throughout the video

Enjoy and happy tracking. wink

 

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Animating a Sky Part 2 - Photoshop for Video

Richard Harrington | 11/30- 08:15 AM

Creating Moving Footage with Phtoshop and After Effects

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Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to add an animated sky to your still photos using Photoshop and After Effects. Part 2 of 2.




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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Animating a Sky Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Richard Harrington | 11/19- 11:48 PM

Combining PS and AE to make videos from photos

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Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to add an animated sky to your still photos using Photoshop and After Effects. Part 1 of 2.



Monday, October 06, 2008

3D Features - Photoshop CS4 Sneak

Richard Harrington | 10/06- 06:43 AM

Check out this video on improvements to 3D models and 3D transform in Photoshop CS4

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Richard Harrington shows you how to use 3D layers and 3D models in Photoshop CS4 .

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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Handheld Camera Script

David Torno | 10/01- 03:53 AM

For those who want to shake things up a bit

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    Introducing a new script that creates an AE camera that not only has handheld motion, but can be easily adjusted to mimic a variety of camera motion effects like running, being on a gravel road or even being intoxicated to name a few.

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Distressing Text Edges – Photoshop for Video

Richard Harrington | 09/29- 10:51 PM

Learn how to distress text in Photoshop for title treatments

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LIGHTING: Advanced Cucoloris Use Illustrated by a Solar Eclipse

Art Adams | 05/24- 11:24 AM

Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…

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Compositing in FCP X

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