Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page i PHOTOSHOP FOR DIGITAL VIDEO Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page ii Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page iii PHOTOSHOP FOR DIGITAL VIDEO Creative Solutions for Professional Results Mike Gondek Archie Cocke AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page iv Focal Press is an imprint ofElsevier 200 Wheeler Road,Burlington,MA 01803,USA Linacre House,Jordan Hill,Oxford OX2 8DP,UK Copyright © 2005,Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photo- copying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher. 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ISBN:0240806336 For information on all Focal Press publications visit our website at www.focalpress.com 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States ofAmerica Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page v CONTENTS Preface xi I SECTION “Knowing Photoshop” 1 1 Startup Kit 3 Preferences 3 Tools 12 Hardware 14 2 Color (Management & Design) 19 Calibrate your Computer Monitor 20 Color Systems and Swatches 26 Color Psychology 33 Broadcast and Technical Issues 34 Text Color 38 3 Pixels 39 Resolution 39 Safe Margins 42 Image Size and Canvas Size 42 Cropping 44 Square versus Non-Square Pixels 49 Building for DV,DVD,D1,and HDTV 51 v Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page vi 4 Working with Files 53 File Formats 53 Layer Comps and Save Tricks 56 File Browser 59 Exporting 61 File Management 61 Alpha Channels 63 Importing 63 5 Layers 67 Using Layers 67 Layer Sets and Linking Layers 71 Merging Selected Layers 72 Moving Layers into Documents 73 6 Layer Styles and Patterns 75 Style and Adjustment Layers 75 Tiled Patterns 80 7 Vector Shapes 85 Bitmapped or Vector? 85 Shapes 86 Pathfinder 88 8 Brushes 91 They’re Not Just For Painting Anymore 92 Brush Palette 92 Instant Autumn 100 Tablets 100 Independent Practice 101 Custom Brushes 101 Image Hose 103 Stroke Path 104 9 Speed Up Photoshop 105 Keyboard Shortcuts 105 Palettes and Workspaces 110 Crop and Straighten 113 History Brush and History Palette 114 Actions 116 Batch Automation 118 vi CONTENTS Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page vii II SECTION “Typography and Titles” 121 10 Typography 123 Managing Fonts 123 Typesetting 125 Opentype 127 Typography for Video 128 11 Creative Typography 133 The Text Tool 133 Warping Text 137 Shortcuts for Text 139 Editing Text 139 12 DVD Menus 143 DVD Authoring Applications 144 Design Tips 145 Photoshop for Adobe Encore 148 III SECTION “Masking and Transformations” 151 13 Selections 153 Eraser 153 Magic Wand 154 Pen Tool 155 Extract 156 Color Range 158 Magic Lasso 159 QuickMask 160 14 Layer Masks 163 Hairy Monkey 164 Marshall Fields Clock 167 Contents vii Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page viii 15 Transformations 173 Transform Tool 174 Effects 176 Liquify 179 16 Transparency and Blending 181 Transparent Glass 181 Gradient Tool Masks 184 Brushing Layer Masks 185 Clipping Groups 185 Layer Blending Options 187 Blending Modes 187 IV SECTION “Better Images” 191 17 Color Correction 193 Auto Color Correction 193 Manual Color Correction 198 Setting the Whitepoint 198 Shadow/Highlight 200 Color Replacement Tool 202 Raw and 16 Bits 203 18 Fixing Images 209 Dust & Scratches 209 Healing Brush 211 Clone Stamp 213 Patch & Color Replace Tool 214 Extending an Image 216 19 Photo Retouching 219 People 219 Exteriors 225 Working with the Image 227 viii CONTENTS Gondek_FM 19/07/04 10:22 AM Page ix V SECTION “Creative Projects” 229 20 Creating Custom Backgrounds 231 Helpful Filters 232 Helpful Tools and Palettes 236 Lower 3rd Banners 239 21 Matte Paintings and Virtual Sets 243 Matte Paintings 244 Virtual Sets 249 22 Illustrative Effects 253 Halftone Pattern 253 Interlace Shift 255 Pearl Iridescence 256 Fairy Dust 257 Color Scratchboard 258 23 Gradient Transitions 261 Understanding How They Work 262 Building Gradient Maps 262 Working with Gradient Maps 266 24 Photo Montages 269 Organizing Large Projects 270 Merging a Panorama 276 25 Pseudo 3D Animation 281 Selecting the Right Photos 282 Preparing the Photo for Animation 284 Animation 285 26 Enhanced Freeze-Frames 289 Selecting the Right Frame 290 Treatments 291 Finishing in the Edit Suite 293 Contents ix