Photoshop for Video Editors: Core Skills

Course details

Learn about Adobe Photoshop features of use to video editors. Instructor Rich Harrington describes core digital imaging concepts and shows how to perform basic image adjustments, such as correcting exposure and contrast. He also works through a series of practical techniques, from designing and animating a logo to creating a gradient wipe for use in motion backgrounds. The course also covers using the Photoshop editing tools and video timeline for advanced tasks, such as correcting lens distortion, color grading, and enhancing depth of field.

Concepts

Introduction

What you can learn in this course
What you should know before watching this course
Exercise files

Pixels Demystified

Understanding resolution
Understanding pixel aspect ratio
Understanding image mode
Understanding bit depth

The Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects Relationship

Exploring similarities between interfaces
Exploring matched presets
Creating a new PSD Link
Preparing a Photo
Creating a new Photoshop file to match your sequence settings
The Power Place technique
Adjusting a raw file

Fixing exposure

Fixing contrast
Using Content-Aware Scale
Sending an image to the nonlinear editor (NLE)
Creating a Logo Bug
Setting the canvas

Placing the vector logo

Working with raster logos
Enhancing with styles
Setting transparency
Animating a Logo
Preparing a layered file for animation
Adjusting blending modes

Animating a logo with keyframes in Photoshop

Animating a logo with keyframes in an NLE
Animating a logo with keyframes in After Effects - Part 1

Animating a logo with keyframes in After Effects - Part 2

Gradient Wipes
Understanding the Gradient Wipe effect
Creating custom gradients
Correcting Lens Distortion
Sending footage to Photoshop

Fixing lens correction automatically

Fine-tuning lens correction
Fixing distortion with the Adaptive Wide Angle repair

Rendering the video for the NLE

Using Actions for Video Workflows
Overview of the Actions panel
Using the Video Actions set
Advanced Color Grading and Effects
Secondary color correction
Advanced secondary color correction

Black and white conversion

Using the Spot Color effect
Generating a LUT with Photoshop
Using Photoshop Filters on a video clip
Enhancing Depth of Field

The Lens Blur effect in Photoshop

Creating a depth matte with gradients
Creating an advanced depth matte for footage
The Lens Blur effect in After Effects

Conclusion

Next steps