1. Projection Content Creation USITT 2016 PDW

2. Photoshop

3. Image Size Image/Image Size to resize an image Image/Canvas Size to increase or decrease art space (can also use crop tool)

4. Image Size What image size do you need? o Native pixel size of projector o Largest size for overall projection o Larger than needed for images that will scale.

5. Image Size Example o Using XGA projector at 1024 x 768 o Using two projectors - maximum size would be 2048 x 768 Final image will be edge blended between projectors (try for at least 100 pixels per blend). For instance: ((1024 – 100) + (1024 – 100)) = 1848 o Final Size: 1848 x 768

6. Examples o Scenic unit is 14’ by 5’ o 1848px/14’ = 132 pixels per foot o 132 * 5’ = 660 pixels vertical (so you are throwing away 108 pixels). Image Size A Scenic Twinkie 768 px 1848 px

7. Guide Lines & Rulers ⌘ R to see rulers Photoshop/Preferences to set units and rulers Grab ruler and drag down to create guideline View/Lock Guides

8. Image Mode RGB – computer images CMYK – print Grayscale (no color) GIF files may be Indexed and should be converted to RGB.

9. Selection Techniques Marquee Tool Lasso Tool Quick Selection Magic Wand Magic Eraser

10. Selection Techniques ALT to subtract from a selection SHIFT to add to a selection Select/Modify to modify a selection

11. Layer Mask – Painting a Selection Make an initial selection Click on the masking tool in the layer window. Modify the selection with the brush tool o Black to Subtract o White to Add

12. Layer Mask – Painting a Selection Click on the mask X to switch between foreground and background color. ] or [ to increase or decrease brush size.

13. Blending Modes

14. Calculate color based on pixels of layers underneath. Darken modes – drop out white Lighten modes – drop out black

15. Blending Modes Contrast modes – combine Darken & Lighten modes into one. Inversion modes – spin round the colorwheel Component/Property modes – replaces image color properties with those of the pixels below. (such as hue)

16. Paint with Modes Click on the brush tool Pick a color Choose a blending mode in tool options. o Paint with wild abandon!

17. Layer Styles Choose a layer and click on the fx button in the layer window Choose a style to modify (check the box). Modify the style

18. Filters & Effects Image/Adjustments Layer/New Adjustment Layer Filter/Filter Gallery Filter/Convert for Smart Filters

19. Gradients & Fills Gradient Tool to create a gradient o Click on tool options to select colors of the gradient. Fill bucket to replace color o Contiguous – pixels must be touching o Tolerance – set required similarity of color choice

20. Stamps Clone Stamp (excellent tool to paint texture beyond the bounds of the original image) o ALT click to select the pixels to copy o Paint where you want the copy to go. Healing Brush (excellent tool to simplify an image) o ALT click to select the pixels o Paint where you want them to go. Patch Tool (a lovely party trick) o Select the source o Drag to an area of the image that you wish to replace the source.

21. File Formats File/Save o Save as PSD for Premiere or After Effects File/Save for Web o PNG 24 & GIF can save transparency o JPEG does not have transparency