Photoshop for Video Editors: Core Skills

Learn how to use Photoshop to perform video editing tasks, such as lens correction, color grading, and more.

Introduction

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

1. Pixels Demystified

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

2. 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)

3. Creating a Logo Bug

• Setting the canvas
• Placing the vector logo
• Working with raster logos
• Enhancing with styles
• Setting transparency

4. 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

5. Gradient Wipes

• Understanding the Gradient Wipe effect
• Creating custom gradients

6. 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

7. Using Actions for Video Workflows

• Overview of the Actions panel
• Using the Video Actions set

8. 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

9. 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

10. The Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects Relationship

• Exploring similarities between interfaces
• Exploring matched presets
• Creating a new PSD Link

Conclusion

• Next steps