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After Effects and Photoshop
After Effects has long been used to import layered Photoshop files, so the designs can be animated and turned into video or film work. However, there are certain elements of Photoshop files that AE can reproduce, and, unfortunately, quite a few that it can’t. One such element is a Pattern fill. If you created a shape [...]
Continue reading...Rotating Animations with Drop Shadows
10. March 2005
Have you ever had an animation where a layer is rotating and then added a drop shadow? Try it — when you preview, the animation looks entirely wrong. By default, going to Effect > Perspective and choosing “Drop Shadow,” the light source for the shadow is made from the top left. It’s up to you [...]
Continue reading...Get the Black Out
4. January 2004
Do you have an animation with a black background? Want to get rid of the black without keying it? Put the animation over your footage. Go to the Modes menu and change the mode to Screen. Whammo! ~ Chad “Pixel” Anderson
Continue reading...Mac Design — One of the Best Magazines I Read
24. February 2002
MacDesign is a magazine that can be very useful if you use Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, or AfterEffects; Macromedia’s Flash or Dreamweaver; or QuarkXPress, Painter, Director, and others. The really nice thing about this magazine is that it actually teaches you how to use these programs more effectively. Each issue includes a set problem and the [...]
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Details about the iPad
Apple’s new page detailing all the uber delicious iPad features can be found here. I want one now!
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
14. July 2005
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