Photoshop for Video Editors: Core Skills

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Free Online Course: Photoshop for Video Editors: Core Skills provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Photoshop for Video Editors: Core Skills is taught by Richard Harrington.

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

Syllabus
  • 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