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In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Quick Masks in Photoshop.  You might be wondering why you need to use Quick Masks.  Well I'm glad you asked.  You can use Quick Masks when you want one of your images to have an effect on the edges.  This makes your image look more interesting and more appealing than a normal box, circle or oval shape.  OK, now let's get started.



First, for this tutorial, create a new image by navigating the File pull-down menu and clicking New.

One of the newest classes available at GeniusDV is our Photoshop for Web training.  For the many Video Editors, Videographers, IT professionals and Software Engineers, and other professionals that need to design graphics for the web, this class is essential.  The 1-day Photoshop for Web training is designed to get you up and running quickly.  The day after taking the class you'll able to start working on your Photoshop projects.  Photoshop for Web is available in-class, on-site and even on-line.  Our interactive on-line class is great because it is flexible for students and can easily be worked around busy schedules.  In addition, our on-line Photoshop training allows students inside and outside the U.S to take part in an exceptional training experience.  This can save you money on travel to Orlando and to the U.S.  Call Instructor Derrick Freeman at 866-566-1881 or contact him electronically to sign-up for the class. 

One of the most impressive new capabilities in Photoshop CS4 is direct integration between Vanishing Point and Photoshop's 3D Layers.  Why is this cool?  Because you can turn this still photograph (a higher-res copy, obviously):

...into a fully-navigable 3D scene, letting you do things like this movie (download MOV):...without ever leaving Photoshop.

Photoshop CS4 introduces a ton of new 3D capability, which, alongside its surprisingly decent video capabilities, positions it as a useful tool for 3D.  It goes beyond the Final Cut Studio's capabilities, but it's still worlds easier to use than most more ordinary 3D modeling software.  The main tradeoffs are extra render time, zero ability to actually create complex 3D models, and limited control over your finished scene.

PS CS4 provides two main advantages to video folks: it allows you to easily place simple 3D objects inside your video, and it allows you to map video to 3D primitives other than planes.  As an introduction to these features, today's tutorial will cover the basic process of mapping a video to a 3D shape within Photoshop.