better, tips, 296–97

built-in, 292

creating, 294–95

finding, 292–94

modifying, 291

options, 297

saving, 295

Web sites, 338

defined, 232

masking, 232

Photo Filter, 233–34

power of, 232

See also Layers

accessing, 310

batch-process, 311

as file browser, 310

bit depths supported, 351

file types supported, 350

graphics import, 352

imported Photoshop features, 351–52

Photoshop integration, 345–53

video frame export, 352

Colorama, 39, 273

exporting text to, 131

frame size, 349

importing Layer Styles into, 155–56

motion control photography with, 19

plug-in, 134

square pixel images and, 30

object, 58

paragraph, 110

in restoration, 251

text, 118

best results, 99

creating, 96–99, 159

defined, 13

Layer Styles and, 157

perfect, 96–97

premultiplied, 97–99

straight, 97–99

touching up, 225

Character palette menu, 109

defined, 13

levels, 109, 117

bit depths supported, 358

design with RGB/601 levels, 358–59

DVD Studio Pro design, 356

exporting video frames, 361

file types supported, 357

frame size, 354–55

graphics import, 360

graphics into motion import, 360

HD graphics, 355

imported Photoshop features, 359

oversized graphics, 356

Photoshop integration, 354–61

usage tips, 361

pixel, 30–34

in restoration, 252

television, 12

design with RGB/601 levels, 370–71

exporting video frames, 372

file types supported, 370

frame size, 370

graphic import, 372

image modes supported, 370

Photoshop features imported, 371

Photoshop integration, 370–73

usage tips, 372–73

Batch, 297–98

Create Droplet, 300–301

PDF Presentation, 298–300

Web Photo Gallery, 301–3

actions, 289, 290–97

commands, 289, 297–300

droplets, 289, 300–301

scripts, 289, 307–10

tools, 289

bit depths supported, 364

design with RGB/601 levels, 365

exporting video frames, 368–69

file types supported, 364

frame size, 362–63

HD graphics, 363

oversized graphics, 363

Photoshop features imported, 365

Photoshop features not imported, 366–68

Photoshop integration, 362–69

usage tips, 369

Actions file, 284

custom, creating, 50

gradients, 269–71

looping, 287

patterns, 277–82

photo sources, 275–77

recipes, 284–85

softening, 283–84

for video, 269–85

8-bit/channel, 28

16-bits/channel, 28

32-bits/channel, 28

Avid editing systems, 364

for color correction, 217–18

filters and, 174–75

Final Cut Studio support, 358

Production Studio support, 351

understanding, 75–76

across applications, 67

defined, 66

illustrated, 68–70

secret of, 66–67

shortcuts, 72

layers, 126

in restoration, 261–62

text, 118

color, 337

design, 337

motion graphics, 337

Photoshop, 336

type, 336

automation, 225

standard definition concerns, 230–31

See also Color(s)

defined, 46

units of measurement, 46–47

alpha, 13, 96–99

combining, 227

converting into masks, 90–94

multiple, converting, 92–94

paths and, 94–95

single, converting, 91–92

adjustment layers, 232–34

approach, 217–18

balance, 222–23

bit depth selection, 217–18

broadcast-safe concerns, 230–31

color cast, 235

common problems, fixing, 234–35

curves, 221–22

exposure, 226–27

HD color space, 231

highlights, 236–38

levels, 219–20

red eye, 234–35

saturation, 223–25

shadows, 236–38

skin tones, 237

books on, 337

broadcast-safe, 38, 110–11, 225

gradient, 270, 271

mode, 174

oversaturated, 39

Pantone, 111

pixel, 21

RGB, 36–38

settings, 10

text, 108

type, 110–11

with Crop tool, 47

with Power Crop technique, 48–49

speeding up, 49

straightening and, 253, 306–7

books on, 337

production versus, 30

testing during, 316–19

raw files, 44

working with, 44–46

importing, 45

managing, 45–46

Photoshop 7, 41–42

Photoshop CS, 40–41

Photoshop CS2, 40–41

Photoshop CS3, 40

creating, 300–301

defined, 300

options, 142–43

removing, 143

Apple Keynote slides, 131

layers, 71

Photoshop text to After Effects, 131

PowerPoint slides, 130

Smart Objects, 71

video frames (Autodesk Combustion), 372

video frames (Avid editing systems), 368–69

video frames (Final Cut Studio), 361

video frames (Sony Vegas), 377

filters, 178–79

historical sources, 256

alpha channel support, 326

Autodesk Combustion supported, 370

Avid editing systems support, 364

choosing, 323–27

Cineon (.cin or .dpx), 325

EPS, 131–32

extensions, 324

Final Cut Studio support, 357

Illustrator, 131–33

JPEG, 26

OpenEXR (.exr), 325–26

Photoshop (.psd), 325

PICT (.pct), 326

PNG (.png), 26, 326

Production Studio support, 350

Sony Vegas supported, 376

Targa (.tga), 326

TIFF (.tif), 327

tips, 323–24

video industry, 325–27

annotating, 328

flattening, 121

placing, 64–65

layers, 54

with patterns, 125–26

invoking, 213

stacking order, 177

Accented Edges, 188

Add Noise, 196

Angled Strokes, 188

artistic, 180–83

Average, 183

Bas Relief, 204

before running, 174–75

blending, 178–79

blur, 183–87

Blur More, 184

Box Blur, 184

brush stroke, 188–89

Chalk & Charcoal, 204

Chrome, 204

Clouds, 201

Colored Pencil, 180

Color Halftone, 198

combining, 176

compatibility, 173

Conté Crayon, 205

Craquelure, 210

Crosshatch, 188

Crystallize, 198

Custom, 212

Cutout, 180

Dark Strokes, 189

defined, 173–74

defining area affected by, 177–78

De-Interlace, 211

Despeckle, 196

Difference Clouds, 201

Diffuse, 207

Diffuse Glow, 190

Displace, 190–91

distort, 190–94

drawbacks, 175

Dry Brush, 180

Dust & Scratches, 196–97

Emboss, 208

Extract, 213

Extrude, 208

Facet, 198

fading, 178–79

Fibers, 201

Film Grain, 181

Find Edges, 208

Fragment, 198

Fresco, 181

Gaussian Blur, 184

Glass, 191

Glowing Edges, 208

Grain, 210

Graphic Pen, 205

guide to, 179–214

Halftone Pattern, 105

High Pass, 212

Ink Outlines, 189

interfaces, 176

Lens Blur, 184, 261–62, 275

Lens Correction, 191

Lens Flare, 202

Lighting Effects, 202

Liquify, 213

Maximum, 212

Median, 197

Mezzotint, 199

Minimum, 212

Mosaic, 199

Mosaic Tiles, 210

Motion Blur, 185

Neon Glow, 181

in new environments, 175–76

noise, 196–97

Note Paper, 205

NTSC Colors, 211

Ocean Ripple, 192

Offset, 213, 279

Paint Daubs, 181

Palette Knife, 181

Patchwork, 210

Pattern Maker, 213, 281–82

Photocopy, 205

Pinch, 192

pixelate, 198–99

Plaster, 206

Plastic Wrap, 182

Pointillize, 199

Polar Coordinates, 192

Poster Edges, 182

Radial Blur, 185

recommendations, 175–76

Reduce Noise, 197

render, 201–2

Reticulation, 206

Ripple, 193

Rough Pastels, 182

running through test, 175

selections, 177–78

Shape Blur, 185

sharpen, 203

Shear, 193

sketch, 204–6

Smart Blur, 185

Smart Sharpen, 203

Smudge Stick, 182

Solarize, 208

Spatter, 189

Spherize, 193

Sponge, 182

Sprayed Strokes, 189

Stained Glass, 211

Stamp, 206

stylize, 207–9

Sumi-e, 189

Surface Blur, 186

texture, 210–11

Texturizer, 211

third-party, 214

Tiles, 208

Torn Edges, 206

Trace Contour, 209

Twirl, 193

Underpainting, 183

Unsharp Mask, 255

Vanishing Point, 214

video, 211

Watercolor, 183

Water Paper, 206

Wave, 194

Web sites, 338

Wind, 209

ZigZag, 294

files, 121

layers, 59–60

targeted, 157–58

anti-aliasing benefits, 117

appearance on screen, 105–6

family, 106

overload, 18

sans serif, 104–5

selecting, 104–6

serif, 104–5

size, 107

style, 106

weight, 105

See also Text

After Effects, 349

Apple Final Cut Studio, 354–55

Autodesk Combustion, 370

Avid editing systems, 362–63

issues, 317

native, 31

Premiere Pro, 345–48

Sony Vegas, 374–75

defined, 273

modifying, 273–74

on photographic backgrounds, 276

accessing, 269

angle, 272

blends, 270

creating, 152–53

defined, 54

diamond, 272

editing, 270

linear, 272

noise, 271

radial, 272

reflected, 272

stops, 270

using, 152–53

defined, 243

Spot, 244

use steps, 243–44

using, 244

color space, 231

graphics, 348, 355, 363, 375

fading, 256

working with, 241

accessibility, 164

as edit assistant, 164

History Log option, 168

linear mode, 165, 167

nonlinear mode, 167

RAM and, 166

snapshots, 166–67

steps list, 165

accessing, 163–64

configuring, 163

RAM use, 163

defined, 308

tasks, 308

use steps, 309

dots per inch (dpi), 24

lines per inch (lpi), 23–24

pixels per inch (ppi), 24

print, 25

samples per inch (spi), 24

Web, 26

aging, 215

equalizing, 229

extracting, 76–77

group, renaming, 311

inverting, 229

raster, 22

resizing, 47–49

selecting, 76–77

still, enhancing for video, 239

Web, 27

digital photos, 45

graphics (Final Cut Pro), 360

graphics in motion, 360

graphics (Sony Vegas), 377

Layer Styles, into After Effects, 155–56

Layer Styles, into NLE, 154–55

blending modes, 72

defining, 11–12

modifying, 11–12

new, creating, 12

taken, 12

tools, 15

creating, 62–63

defined, 62

updating, 63

using, 63–64

converting channels into, 90–94

creating, 83–84

defined, 82

effective, 83

erasing versus, 88

refining, 84

resolution and, 83

touching up, 225

adjustment, 232–34

Background, 88

blurring, 126

color-coding, 61

contents, 53

creating, 54

defined, 53

deleting, 54, 55

dragging, 122

duplicating, 54

effect, 177

export issues, 71

fill, 54

flattening, 59–60

functioning of, 55–62

Gradient Fill, 272–73

hidden, 82

linking, 58

locking, 59

mapping, 60

merging, 59–60

naming, 57

organization, 57–62

un-nesting, 122

working with, 14

accessing, 149

alpha channels and, 157

applying, 142

bevel, 145–46

building, 150–51

complexity, 156

contours, 151–52

creating, with photos, 160

defined, 141

designing with, 148

drop shadow, 142–43

duotones with, 154

emboss, 145–46

gradient overlay, 147

importing into After Effects, 155–56

importing into NLE, 154–55

inner glow, 144–45

inner shadow, 144

outer glow, 144–45

pattern overlay, 147

prebuilt, loading, 148–49

satin, 146–47

saving, 150

sepia tones and, 154

sharing, 150–51

shortcuts, 156–57

sizing, 149

stroke, 148

turning into multilayered effect, 157

updating, 158

Web sites, 338

working with, 156–59

distressed, 124–25

lighting from behind, 126

prepping for animation, 121–22

standards, 118–19

creating, 119–21

custom, designing, 119–20

using, 135

capture, 39

defined, 36

ranges, 13

defined, 79

selections, 79

trying out, 80

Use All Layers option, 79

defined, 75

garbage, 94

painting, 100

touching up, 225

broadcast, 11

NTSC, 2, 316–21

second, 2

importing Layer Styles into, 154–55

information, 322

Colors filter, 211

monitors, 2, 316–21

native sizes, 31

aligning, 58

distributing, 58

defined, 29

native sizes, 31

alignment, 110

indents, 110

spacing, 110

channels and, 94–95

creating with Pen tool, 89–90

saving selections as, 88–90

text on, 114–15

creating, 153

creating, from photos, 279–82

fill with, 125–26

free, 278

sampling/remixing, 282

tiling, 277–78

using, 153

.psd file format, 325

Autodesk Combustion integration, 370–73

Avid editing systems integration, 362–69

books on, 336

broadcast monitor with, 11

color settings, 10

Final Cut Studio integration, 354–61

preferences, 4–10

Production Studio integration with, 345–54

setting up, 310

Sony Vegas integration, 374–77

Web sites, 337–38

aspect ratio, 29, 30–34

color, 21

defined, 21

dimensions, 47

non-square, 13–14, 322–23

quantity, 22

resource, 29

guidelines, 129–30

sins, 129

slides, exporting, 130

Cursors, 7

File Handling, 5–6

General, 4–5

Guides, Grid, Slices & Count, 9

Interface, 5

Performance, 6–7

Plug-Ins, 9

resetting, at launch time, 18

setting, 4–10

Transparency & Gamut, 7–8

Type, 10

Units & Rulers, 8

frame size, 345–48

HD graphics, 348

oversized graphics, 349

Photoshop integration, 345–53

See also Adobe Production Studio

for advanced selections, 16

complex selections with, 86–88

History palette and, 166

history states use, 163

maxed-out, 6

recommended, 2

commands, 46–47

existing images, 47–49

with Power Crop, 47–48

display, 22–23

image, 23–26

masking and, 83

print, 25

Web, 26

alignment, 251

aspect ratio, 252

with Blur and Sharpen tools, 246

blurring, 261–66

with Clone Stamp tool, 242–43, 279

with Crop and Straighten, 253

damage control, 259–60

distressed photo, 265–66

with Dodge and Burn tools, 247

flicker, 249–50

grain, 259

with Healing Brush tool, 243–44

hiding elements in, 246–47

historical sources, 241, 256

holes, 248

keystoning, 254

modern sources, 242

old photo, 264

with Patch tool, 245

physical blemishes, 248–49

ripped edges, 263

scan lines, 259–60

shot composition, 251

sky, 257–58

with Smudge tool, 246–47

soft focus, 255

with Sponge tool, 247

tears, 248

video demonstration, 248

wrinkles, 248

601 mapping versus, 37–38

Autodesk Combustion and, 370–71

Avid editing systems and, 365

Final Cut Studio and, 358–59

mode, 174

Sony Vegas and, 376

Y, R-Y, B-Y color versus, 36–37

fixing, 223

isolate for adjustment, 224–25

oversaturation test, 224

with Sponge tool, 247

recommendations, 2

use recommendations, 42–44

creating, 309–10

Export Layers to Files, 307–8

Image Processor, 308–9

loading, 310

advice, 94–95

complex, with Quick Mask mode, 86–88

filter, 177–78

keyboard commands for, 86

moving, 86

refining, 80–81

saving, as paths, 88–90

smoothing out, 178

tools, 77–80

casting, 127

drop, 117, 142–43

fixing, 236–38

clouds, 258

missing, 257–58

perfect, 258

defined, 64

exporting, 64

options, 65

vector preservation, 23

working with, 64–65

creating, 166

defined, 166

saving, 167

bit depths supported, 376

design with RGB/601 levels, 376

DV-based projects, 375

exporting video frames, 377

file types supported, 376

frame size, 374–75

HD graphics, 375

importing graphics, 377

oversized graphics, 375

Photoshop features imported, 376

Photoshop integration, 374–77

usage tips, 377

with purchase, 341

tips, 342–43

types, 341

on Web, 343–44

alignment, 118

on a path, 114–15

blurring, 118

books on, 336

color, 108, 110–11

distressed, 124–25

drop shadows, 117

effects, 112

enhancement buttons, 108–9

exporting to After Effects, 131

flipping, 115

logos, 118–19

modifying, 113

moving, along path, 114

paragraph, 110

on pattern, 117–18

point, 110

safe-title area, 115–16

selecting without highlight, 105

space, 118

spell-checker, 115

vector, 103–6

warped, 114

creating, 73

filters, 210–11

Art History Brush, 170

Blur, 84, 88, 246

Burn, 247

Clone Stamp, 242–43, 279

Crop, 47

Dodge, 247

Eyedropper, 85

Gradient, 271–72

Hand, 87

Healing Brush, 243–44

History Brush, 169–70

keyboard shortcuts, 15

Lasso, 78

Magic Wand, 79–80

Magnetic Lasso, 78–79

Move, 58

Notes, 328

Patch, 245

Pen, 89–90

Polygonal Lasso, 78

Quick Selection, 80

Sharpen, 246

Smudge, 84, 88, 246–47

Spot Healing Brush, 244

Text, 105

usefulness, 16

adding, 88

opacity versus, 56

defined, 103

graphics, 22

type, 103–6

alpha channels, 13

anti-aliasing, 13, 36

aspect ratio, 12, 30–34

bit depth, 13, 28, 75–76

canvas size, 12

filters, 211

graphics, 24

image modes, 13

interlacing, 34

luminance ranges, 13

non-square pixels, 13–14, 322–23

still image enhancement for, 239

text, 115–19

unique requirements, 12–14

Web images for, 27

high-end, 318

low-end, 319

defined, 301

for dynamic keyboards, 302

use steps, 302–3