Tabs are tricky to figure out, watch this video to learn how to use them.
Procreate & Brushes
In Comm 246: Digital Imaging for Design you will be using the iPad and the app Procreate. There are also some Brushes you may hear Prof Grabiner refer too. Check below for how you can get them for yourself.
Procreate
Procreate is an iPad specific drawing app. You can get it from the app store for $9.99. It’s totally worth it if you like drawing, making some small graphic design projects or GIFs and other easy animations. You can exported you work as a .psd file so you can edit in Adobe Photoshop on your computer.
You can buy it in the app store the link is here:
Procreate Brushes
There are two types of brushes that we have for the CommLab iPads below are links to where you can get them for yourself if you want.
Bardot Brushes
Genevieve’s Design Studio Watercolor Toolbox
Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Programs
Check out a compiled list of the Default Keyboard Shortcuts for Audition, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, and Spark.
What are keyboard shortcuts?
A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys providing quick access to a particular function within a computer program.
Why do people use keyboard shortcuts?
Keyboard shortcuts help you get things done faster and easier! Essentially, it’s doing actions you may normally do with your mouse with your keyboard instead… (think pressing the space bar when pausing/playing a Netflix show.)
Each Adobe program allows for you to customize your keyboard shortcuts, but for now, here are guides for default shortcuts for various Adobe Programs you may find yourself using!
Cut audio editing time in half!
I wished I had learned this trick before I put so many hours into listening to recordings over and over to find which parts to include in audio pieces!
Speed up the playback speed and cut the time you spend editing in half in Audition with these few easy steps!
Backing up Your Adobe Creative Cloud Files
Learn how to backup your Adobe Cloud files before your Adobe licensing/subscription expires down below:
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The first way to backup your Adobe cloud files is to open up the Creative Cloud app and click on “Your Work” on the top right corner.
Next, on the far right, click on the second gray document icon to view your Cloud documents. Any local documents will not be found here. Right-click on a file you want to save onto your device, click “Share” and then “Export as local copy” and save to your preferred destination.
Note: You will have to repeat this process for each file you want to backup.
The second way to save your Adobe Creative Cloud files onto your device is by right-clicking on your Adobe file and select “View on web”.
The Creative Cloud app will open up your browser. From here, navigate towards the top far right to click on the ellipsis (the three small dots) and there download your file onto your device.
Backing up items from your library:
Click on the icon in the far left upper corner above from “Your Work” to view your library. Right-click on files you want to save onto your device and select “Export a copy”.
Split Screens in Premiere Pro
In usual Premiere fashion, there are multiple ways to get the desired effect.
Below are two quick videos showing you how to create a split-screen effect for your PremirePro video projects.
This first one is a classic side-by-side, getting into the ‘how-to’ of it all at the 01:10 mark.
And if you really want to spice things up, here is a video about creating a dynamic split-screen.
Again, there are multiple ways to go about getting to your desired results. If you’re having trouble or these methods don’t seem to be doing it for you, feel free to reach out to the agent on duty. We’re always here to help 🙂
Happy creating!
Captions and Subtitles in Premiere Pro
Within media, captions are important for audience engagement, growing interest in online video, and most importantly, the accessibility of content.
This video shows you how to add captions/subtitles into your work on Premiere. It also does a great job of explaining the difference between closed captioning and open captioning.
Here are the go-to timestamps for the explanations included in the video below.
00:00 – Intro
01:32 – Difference between Captions and Subtitles
02:17 – Add captions in Premiere Pro
03:05 – Caption standards explained
06:35 – Export captions in Premiere
07:22 – Edit Open captions in Premiere
08:17 – Export captions for Youtube to .srt file
And now for a quick summary of the difference between closed and open captioning (which is covered at 03:05 in the video).
Closed captions: can be turned on or off based on the media platform provider (ex. Netflix or Youtube.) Closed captions exist separately from the video.
Open captions: always visible. Open captions exist as part of the video.
Drop Caps in InDesign
This video demonstrates how to create a drop cap and format it with paragraph and character styles.
What is a drop cap?
Also known as an Initial Cap, they typically involve a stylization and enlargement of the first letter of the first word in a paragraph and extends into at least one or more lines of text below. They are often very decorative and were first seen in biblical texts.
Paper Cutout Effect in Illustrator
Create a 3D paper cutout effect in Illustrator by following either of these two tutorials!
Create Texture in Illustrator
Follow the tutorial below and learn how to add texture to your illustrations!
