Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington A certified instructor for Adobe, Apple, and Avid, Richard Harrington is a practiced expert in motion graphic design and digital video. His producing skills were also recognized by AV Multimedia Producer Magazine who named him as one of the Top Producers of 2004.

Rich is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team, and a popular speaker on the digital video circuit. He is also an instructor at the Art Institute of Washington and the American University in Washington, D.C.

Rich is an internationally published author. His book, Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, was the first of its kind to focus on Photoshopâ's application in the world of video. He is also a contributing author for Final Cut Pro On the Spot, After Effects On the Spot, After Effects at Work, and The Photoshop World Dream Team Book, Volume 1. A Masters Degree in Project Management fills out Rich's broad spectrum of experience.


Sunday, July 27, 2008

3-D Objects in Photoshop Part 1 - Photoshop for Video #85

Instructor Richard Harrington how to work with 3-D objects in Photoshop CS3. Part 1 of 2.



Saturday, July 26, 2008

Avoid Import Blues for After Effects

It’s very common to use Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare content for import into Adobe After Effects.  Here are some practical tips to avoid problems when merging the software.
Import Tips

• Double-Click in the AE Project Window
• Shift-Click Multiple Items
• Organize in Folder and Option+Drag (Alt+Drag) from Desktop
• Keep file names less than 27 characters long

 

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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Creating Panoramic Backdrops for Green Screen

Use Photoshop to stitch photos for backdrops



Thursday, June 12, 2008

Distressing Text Edges - Photoshop for Video

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use a patterned image to degrade the edges of your text for a unique text effect in Photoshop.




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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Photoshop Disasters

Laugh & Learn

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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.


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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Cool Video Prodution Widgets for Your iPhone or Laptop *UPDATED*

Useful Freeware Mini-Applications

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Monday, June 02, 2008
I often find I have too much information to remember (and for some reason people expect me to be able to spout pixel aspect ratio numbers like a multiplication table). Fortunately the fine folks over at Digital Rebellion has solved this (and for free). They offer several video widgets that do important math, these run on a web browser or iPhone (and a couple can run offline as well).


Video Footage Calculator – Calculates how much storage you’ll need for your footage type and duration.
WebiPhone version Offline version

Film Rate Calculator – Determines how much film you need for a particular scenario.
WebiPhone versionOffline version

Aspect Ratio Calculator – Determines the aspect ratio for different footage formats.
WebiPhone version

Depth of Field Calculator – Calculates depth of field for many camera sensors.
WebiPhone version

Pixel Aspect Ratio Calculator – Determines relationship of Pixels for many digital formats.
WebiPhone version

Lens Angle Calculator – Helps calculate the lens angle for a given sensor size and focal length.
WebiPhone version

Power Load Calculator – Calculates the load on a circuit to see if it is excessive. You can also calculate the minimum circuit breaker size for the given load.
Web iPhone version

These tools are cool, free, and useful…. three points that make them a must have for my iPhone.


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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Dock Options for Mac, Windows, and iPhone

Cut down on clutter

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Looking to get organized? If your Desktop is as bad as mine, you need all the help you can get. Here are three Dock options for Mac and Windows users that truly help clean things up.

Overflow
I’ve recently switched to an alternative style dock for OSX (giving it a thorough tryout). Overflow from Stunt Software has been a welcome addition to my productivity. You can quickly configure a floating window with multiple tabs (I’ve organized mine by job categories). You can launch applications as well as open documents using a few clicks or keyboard shortcuts. It’s a useful tool and one that helps the more visually-oriented crowd who are confused by an overloaded Dock.

ObjectDock
Now Windows users can use a Dock! ObjectDock is a welcome replacement to the Windows start menu. With several layout options (and more themes to download) this is a very visually appealing option. You can organize Windows shortcuts as well as see running applications. What I really like is the constant development cycle with small incremental improvements (okay, I’m a TQM junky).

MockDock
If you own an iPhone, then be sure to bookmark MockDock. You can find a plethora of iPhone-ready web apps, plus organize them for easy browsing. Make shortcuts to favorite phone numbers and even find some cool games. The site is constantly updated and makes good use of the unlimited data plan that comes standard with the phone. Even if you don’t have an iPhone, this is a useful site to bookmark as a lot of user-friendly web utilities and fast-laoding websites can be found. You can also use the features of the newer iPhone software to store these sites as buttons on your home screen.



Sunday, June 01, 2008

PSV#78 Making Selections: Alpha Channels

Photoshop for Video training podcast

Instructor Richard Harrington explains how to use the color detail in an image to quickly make a great alpha channel.



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