Digital Video Confidential

Photoshop CS4 User Interface Changes

Rod Harlan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:57:00 +0000

Here’s an 11 minute video clip from my buddy Richard Harrington that goes over the user interface changes that have taken place in Photoshop CS4.

Encore CS4 Feature Tour

Rod Harlan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:07 +0000

Adobe Encore Product Manager, Nathan Gentner, talks about Blu-ray authoring and enhanced SWF support.

Premiere Pro CS4 Feature Tour

Rod Harlan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:30:12 +0000

Giles Baker demonstrates Batch Encoding, improved workflow integration and the new On Location interface.

CS4 Feature Tour for Video Pros

Rod Harlan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:59:06 +0000

My buddy Karl Soule at Adobe put together a video tour of the features in CS4 for those working in digital video. It’s 26 minutes long and covers a lot of information. Take a look!

Public Beta Version of DVconfidential

Rod Harlan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:31:24 +0000

Greetings to visitors from Scott Kelby’s Blog! This is the first public “beta” showing of the new DVconfidential 2.0 site. Over the next few days, leading up to the CS4 announcement by Adobe on Monday, there will be a lot of infrastructure construction going on around here… so be sure to wear your hard hat! :-)

There’s only more good things to come…

Timelapse Photography to Video in Photoshop Part 2

Rod Harlan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:34:12 +0000

From Photoshop User TV in Fall of 2007. With Rod Harlan and Matt Kloskowski. In Part 2 I use 12 Megapixel image files to create a video clip over 4,000 pixels wide and show how to create about 40 SD video files from it to sell on DVD/online.

Timelapse Photography to Video in Photoshop Part 1

Rod Harlan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:21:47 +0000

From Photoshop User TV in Fall of 2007. With Rod Harlan and Matt Kloskowski. Shows how to take a sequence of timelapse images and convert them into high-definition video.

Safety Harbor, FL Photo Walk

Rod Harlan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:10:51 +0000

As I finish up the REMAKE (DVconfidential 2.0) of this blog - that is scheduled to be launched next Monday - I stopped long enough to become the leader of this past week’s Photo Walk in Safety Harbor, Florida, for Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk.

I met some absolutely great people who were also top notch photographers. I was so impressed with our whole group! There were about 45 of us who braved the rain, and on top of everyone being so polite and helpful to each other, everyone took really great photographs even in difficult conditions. As proof of this, in my first pass through all 316 images that were uploaded to our Safety Harbor Group Flickr account, I decided to pick out my Top 40. Would you believe that every single person (29 who uploaded + 1 that uploaded for multiple family members) was represented in that Top 40 list? It’s true! And that’s pretty amazing… I hope everyone is as happy with their images as I am looking at all of them!
But there could only be one winner from our little group (to get the new Scott Kelby book) and that person was named: FSUDAFT on Flickr, who’s real name I believe is Michael Pino. He won for his shot appropriately titled Safety Harbor. I think he captured the essence of the day post-Fay (Tropical Storm/Hurricane), but he did it with great composition and in a new and unique way.

Safety Harbor

What I also really liked was that he had some other great photos taken that day, that were in a completely different style and photographic genre, that also turned out fantastic. For example, check out:

Rain Drop on a Flower

Ant on Tiles

I also want to call a special attention to our two youngest photowalkers who put up absolutely fantastic images. If you haven’t taken a look at their photo-stream, you owe it to yourself to take a look. If I had 1/10th of their talent at their age… ;->

Katelynn Antonelli, age 13 - Photos

Nils Sheppard, age 10 - Photos

Now that the Photo Walk competition part is over (Scott will announce the worldwide winner on his Blog on Friday) I will go ahead and upload some of my shots to my Flickr account over the weekend. If you’re on Flickr and you want to connect with me, all you need to do is add me as a Contact. It’s real easy to do and here are instructions for 2 different ways to do this.

New DVconfidential website coming…

Rod Harlan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:08:03 +0000

It will have a completely new look, an emphasis on streaming video clips, and a focus on more facets of video production (cameras, accessories, set design, production and editing techniques, lighting, special effects, and lots, lots more). Should be fun!
posted 08/08/08 at 8:08 AM

Rod at WEVA 2008 in Orlando

Rod Harlan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:37:55 +0000

I’m going to be working hard at the 2008 WEVA Conference and Expo next week in Orlando, Florida. I’ll be doing 3 different seminars as well as working and answering questions in the Adobe Booth and making several appearances in the WEVA Expo Theater sponsored by Adobe. If you’re planning on attending, please come by and say HI!

Here is the info and schedule from the WEVA Show website

Adobe After Effects: Quick-Start Boot Camp
Rod Harlan, DV Confidential
Monday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ($55)

Not sure which effects suite is right for you? Here’s your chance to get a good look under the hood of Adobe After Effects and uncover new ways to jump-start your creative juices. Learn the basics from renowned Adobe trainer Rod Harlan who takes you through an intense overview of powerful new After Effects applications you can begin using immediately. Learn how to get started and up-to-speed quickly. Discover time-saving short-cuts, new techniques, and amazing AE creativity you can save and use again and again to create unique productions that command higher dollars.

Photoshop CS3 Extended for Video
Rod Harlan, Dynamic Media Editor of Layers Magazine &
Founder of Digital Video Professional Association
Tuesday: 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Photoshop CS3 Extended offers many new options that work well for motion graphics designers. Join Layer Magazine’s Dynamic Media Editor, Rod Harlan as he walks you through the many new facets found in the king of design programs.

From importing video layers to 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! Photoshop CS3 Extended will change how you work with video and build animation elements.

Advanced Techniques for Dynamic Motion Menus
Rod Harlan, Dynamic Media Editor of Layers Magazine &
Founder of Digital Video Professional Association
Wednesday: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Nationally renown educator and trainer Rod Harlan shows you to combine the power of Photoshop Extended and After Effects along with your favorite DVD authoring program to create dynamic motion menus. Learn the advantages as well as pitfalls to avoid in using this popular industry workflow.

ADOBE THEATER SCHEDULE
(located on the show floor)

Tues Aug 12
12:30–Adobe technology preview- the future is here for videographers- Dennis
1:30– Effects tips and tricks for wedding videos–Rod
2:30– Streamline your wedding video workflow from shoot to delivery with Adobe Production Premium–Dennis
3:30– Tips & Tricks for Weddings Videos–Javier
4:30—WEVA Latino—Adobe Tips & Tricks Presented Spanish- Frank Hernadez or Javier- John Zale arranging

Weds Aug 13
12:30–Tips & Tricks for Weddings Videos–Javier
1:30– Increase client services by delivering your video content everywhere–Dennis
2:30– Effects tips and tricks for wedding videos–Rod
3:30– Polished audio: Synchronize audio to your project and sweeten it with sound effects –Dennis
4:30– WEVA Latino—Adobe Tips & Tricks Presented Spanish Frank Hernadez or Javier- John Zale arranging

Tags: WEVA2008, Adobe