September 2017

Make movie titles that make you look legit | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how to apply a text mask, or track matte, to a video sequence for a cool title effect in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. 
 
Start from scratch, or download practice files [http://learndownload.adobe.com/pub/learn/premiere/movie-title-project.zip] for a head start.
 
1. Create a new project in Premiere Pro (File – New – Project).  
2. Import the Truck Clip.mov file (File  – Import).  
3. Right-click the Truck Clip asset in the Project panel and choose New Sequence From Clip. 
4. Switch to the Graphics workspace (Window – Workspaces – Graphics). Select the Type tool and type a title directly in the Program Monitor.  
 
Note: The sample in the video uses text centered vertically, alignment set to flush left, with the following text properties: Pragmatica Extended Black, 300 pt. (available on Adobe Typekit),   –80 tracking, and –120 leading. 
 
5. Scrub over the Scale setting and enlarge the text in the Essential Graphics panel to 200%. In the sample, the text obscures the car so that later, it’ll appear within the letters. 
6. Switch back to the Editing workspace (Window – Workspaces – Editing). Move the title graphic up to V3 by holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) and pressing the up arrow, and extend the clip to match the length of the Truck Clip. Drag a duplicate Truck Clip (Alt-drag or Option-drag) to V2. 
7. Trim the Truck Clip (V1) by dragging the left edge to about the 8-second mark.    
8. Open the Effects panel and find the Track Matte Key. Drag the Track Matte Key effect to the middle Truck Clip (V2).  
9. In the Effect Controls panel, set the Matte to target Video 3. As soon as you do this, the background video appears where your text was. 
10. Right-click the left edge of the lower Truck Clip (V1) and select Apply Default Transitions to add a fade-in effect. 
11. Play your sequence to see the complete movie title.  
 
That’s it! 

To learn more, visit our Premiere Pro Tutorials page: https://adobe.ly/2veGhET

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Steal @OscarWasTaken’s photo recipe to get more followers | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how you can steal @OscarWasTaken’s photo recipe to get more followers on social media using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile.

1. Open the Lightroom app on your mobile device.
2. Tap the camera roll and open a photo.
3. Tap Presets from the editing menu at the bottom.
4. Choose a category, such as Color, and then select a preset (for example, Punch 3) to emphasize the color and contrast or apply a filter effect. Tap the checkmark to save changes.
5. Tap another editing control, such as Light. Use the sliders to adjust settings such as Exposure, Contrast, and Highlights.
6. Swipe the bottom menu to see additional editing options.
7. Tap Optics and switch the Lens Profile Corrections to “on” to see the difference.
8. Adjust parts of the image with selective edits. Tap Selective from the bottom menu. Tap the + icon, then the Radial Gradient or Linear Gradient selection tool. Position the gradient over the area to highlight, then use the editing options to apply the adjustments. The interface varies slightly on iOS vs. Android.
9. Tap the checkmark to save the changes then share your photo on social media.

That’s it!

To learn more, visit our Lightroom tutorials page (https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/tutorials.html).

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Make a flyer that makes your band look better than you sound | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how to make a flyer for your band that looks as good as you sound using Adobe Illustrator CC.

Start from scratch, or download practice file [http://learndownload.adobe.com/pub/learn/illustrator/band-poster-project.zip] for a head start. 

1. Open band-poster.ai.
2. Select the Text tool from the toolbar.
3. Highlight the words “Awesome Ballads” and replace them with new text (for example, “Slightly Dracula”).

Tip: Use the Selection tool to resize text boxes if necessary.

4. Using the Selection tool in the toolbar, shift-click to select several hands in the flyer.
5. Display the Swatches panel (Window – Swatches), and then click a swatch to change the color of the selected items.
6. Click New Swatch from the Swatches panel and use the sliders to create a new color. Then click OK.
7. Shift-click to select more hands and the band name text, and then click the new swatch to change the color.
8. Choose File – Save to save your project, and then print the flyers you need by choosing File – Print.

That’s it!

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