Free Adobe eSeminars Schedule Summer 07

Adobe announces a full summer of free eSeminars designed to help video professionals, independent filmmakers, post production staff, video editors, web/video designers and developers, and video enthusiasts use the very latest industry-standard Adobe tools to produce stunning audio and video content. Adobe software experts will demonstrate the new features of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production […]

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1 Comment »Filed under: News, SeminarPosted on May 30th, 2007

John Nack’s Photoshop Blog

Last week I mentioned that I had originally seen an Image Stack technique from John Nack at PhotoshopWorld Boston. Well john posts a lot of his best stuff to his Photoshop blog over on Adobe’s website. It can be a little tricky to find on Adobe’s site, so click the link below to check out […]

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1 Comment »Filed under: UncategorizedPosted on May 23rd, 2007

Image Stacks in Photoshop CS3 Extended

Martin Evening has posted a real nice tutorial on Image Stacks in Photoshop CS3 Extended. It’s definitely a technique all of us video guys could use to make background image plates from video. I first saw the technique from John Nack  at PhotoshopWorld Boston, but Martin  expands on the topic nicely.
Check out the tutorial over […]

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No Comments »Filed under: UncategorizedPosted on May 18th, 2007

Rod’s PhotoshopWorld Vegas 2007 Class Descriptions

MOTION GRAPHICS TRACK – Friday September 7, 2007
09:30-. PS Extended Video Primer – Rod Harlan
Everything you NEVER wanted to know about video in photoshop including: working the Timeline, setting keyframes, animating layers, applying filters to video, creating video smart objects, rendering animations to video, choosing the right codec and much more!
11:00-. PS Extended Video Design […]

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6 Comments »Filed under: Event, News, SeminarPosted on May 15th, 2007

Hispanic ad spending up 14%

AdWeek is reporting that advertising spending across Spanish-language media outpaced the general market last year, with radio spots seeing the biggest increase. Total spending grew 14.4% to around $5.6 billion, according to Nielson Monitor-Plus.
If your business isn’t targeting the Spanish language market, your missing out on sales.
More importantly, if your video production firm isn’t offering […]

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No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on May 10th, 2007

Signed on for PhotoshopWorld Vegas 2007… again.

I’ve signed on for what I believe is my 17th consecutive appearance at PhotoshopWorld Conference and Expo. I’ve been to every single one that NAPP has put on through the years and it’s still my favorite event of the year (both East and West coast versions).
Once again, I’ll be Directing the Adobe Keynote, co-hosting Midnight […]

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No Comments »Filed under: Event, SeminarPosted on May 7th, 2007

Need answers to your DTV questions?

Got questions about the DTV transition? Visit DTVanswers.com, the official Web site of the National Association of Broadcasters’ digital television (DTV) transition campaign. Launched in January 2007, the DTV campaign’s mission is to ensure that no consumer is left unprepared, due to lack of information, for the Feb. 17, 2009, federally mandated transition from analog […]

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2 Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on May 3rd, 2007

After Effects Wiggler (empty keyframes) Tip

One of the tips that got my students really excited in my class at NAB 2007 was that of using The Wiggler in After Effects to simulate bad shock absorbers on an old truck as it drives down a dirt road. The trick is to use empty keyframes. Specifically, you want to:
1. Select the body […]

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No Comments »Filed under: Seminar, TipsPosted on May 1st, 2007