Adobe Photoshop Creative Design #14: A Tornado Has Touched Down

One spring, I saw a guy with a dark red cap. For some reason, I decided to follow him. Then he got in a van which seems to carry a lot of interesting equipment. I think the car had a label that said National Severe Storms Laboratory or something similar. Anyway, he and another guy drove to the northeast part of the State of Oklahoma. That’s when I saw an incredible scene of a tornado touching the ground. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Photoshop Integration #3: Lightning Strikes a Bird

Once in a while, we have a visitor from the sky at the balcony of our house. And one day, I just happened to see a bizarre scene involving this bird. He was just sitting on a rail, and then ominous-looking clouds came out of the blue. And a lightening struck the bird! I just couldn’t believe it. I have no idea what happened right in front of my eyes. I’m glad I caught this incredible scene on my video camera. Maybe, I should post it at YouTube. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Photoshop Integration #2: Yacht Needs Wind

We’ve spotted another yacht lifelessly drifting off the Alaskan Sea. This time, there are several passengers on board. The problem is that there is no wind at all. If we abandon these people, they will probably never make it back to the coast. We’ve contacted the U.S. Coast Guard, but they said they are not coming any time soon. So we, MacHouse, have decided to generate some wind so that the yacht can sail back to the coast. How are we going to do it? Well, we have Adobe Photoshop and AfterEffects on board our Mac. In a matter of 20 some minutes, they are sailing again. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Photoshop Integration #1: Raining Cats and Dogs

Last spring, I went to a hot-air balloon festival in California. Many people around the world showed up. It was a nice day with a lot of sunshine and little wind. The temperature rose to 85ºF by noon. And then it was around 3 o’clock. Suddenly, dark clouds came out of nowhere. In a matter of a few seconds, it started raining cats and dogs. And my video camera caught this amazing scene. Continue reading →

This last video tutorial doesn’t involve any Final Cut Pro workflow. It only shows some of the projects and sequences we created previously as examples. Continue reading →