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Software Tutorials

PixelPainter: How to Create a Motion Avatar

by Jeff Foster February 24, 2009 Software Tutorials

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/pixelpainter-how-to-create-a-motion-avatar/;reddit_title = PixelPainter%3A+How+to+Create+a+Motion+Avatar;reddit_newwindow=’1′; Due to popular demand (okay, a few “How’d you do that?” and “Cool animated avatar!” comments) I’ve decided to show you the steps I took to animate my PixelPainter avatar in Photoshop CS4; as well as the last few steps in putting your own animated avatar (GIF) up on your [...]

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Audio: How to record phone conversations on your Mac

by Chris Foley January 22, 2009 Digital Lifestyle

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/audio-how-to-record-phone-conversations-on-your-mac/;reddit_title = Audio%3A+How+to+record+phone+conversations+on+your+Mac;reddit_newwindow=’1′; “Can you teach me how to record phone calls on my Mac?” This question comes up quite often. There are many reasons you might wish to record some phone conversations. Perhaps you’re a journalist, and you conduct phone interviews, or you’re a therapist and you offer phone sessions. Perhaps you’re [...]

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Photoshop and the Mystery of Selecting Image Elements

by Chris Foley January 22, 2009 Software Tutorials

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/photoshop-and-the-mystery-of-selection-making/;reddit_title = Photoshop+and+the+Mystery+of+Selecting+Image+Elements;reddit_newwindow=’1′;By Pausha Foley. There is no end to the wonders that can be accomplished with Photoshop. You can cut and paste, move images around, pile images on top of one another, rearrange them, recolor them and redo them in any and every conceivable way, achieving an image that has nearly nothing [...]

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Complex Green/Blue Screen Keying – After Effects CS4 & Keylight

by Jeff Foster January 22, 2009 Software Tutorials

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/complex-greenblue-screen-keying-after-effects-cs4-keylight/;reddit_title = Complex+Green%2FBlue+Screen+Keying+-+After+Effects+CS4+%26amp%3B+Keylight;reddit_newwindow=’1′;This is more of an advanced chroma-keying (or “Green Screen/Blue Screen”) project, as is done almost entirely in After Effects CS4, but doesn’t require any external or third-party plug-ins. Only Keylight, which ships with the software. There are several tutorials out there that show you how to get a simple Green [...]

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Fixing color issues in digital photos – Software Training

by Chris Foley January 5, 2009 Digital Lifestyle

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/fixing-color-issues-in-digital-photos-software-training/;reddit_title = Fixing+color+issues+in+digital+photos+-+Software+Training;reddit_newwindow=’1′; How do I take better photos? One question I receive frequently is how to take better photos. Now this is a question whose answer can go on for miles and miles, as one can always take better photos, but I’ve realized that most problem photos I’ve seen boil down to [...]

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Rotoscoping Video in Adobe After Effects CS4

by Jeff Foster December 15, 2008 Software Tutorials

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/rotoscoping-video-in-adobe-after-effects-cs4/;reddit_title = Rotoscoping+Video+in+Adobe+After+Effects+CS4;reddit_newwindow=’1′;This month’s video article comes to us courtesy of Jeff Foster, who operates PixelPainter.com. Jeff has written several books on Adobe Photoshop and other visual art tools. His latest DVD on After Effects CS4 is now available from the link at the bottom. This tutorial is an advanced one, but one [...]

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