Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating animation for HD video
For this part of the lesson, you will create a type of on-screen graphic called a lower third.
Usually seen on television and in documentary-style i lms, a lower third is the text and
graphics that usually appear on screen to introduce a speaker. The name comes from the
fact that the text and graphic take up the lower third of the frame. To create the lower
third, you'll bring a graphic into a blank document and animate its opacity parameter so
it fades in. Then you'll render the video i le so it can be imported into a high-dei nition
video project.
Working in Timeline mode
The Timeline mode of the Animation panel functions dif erently from the Frame mode.
In the Timeline mode, each layer has parameters for position, opacity, and ef ects that can
have key frames assigned to them individually.
1
Choose File > New and choose Film & Video from the Preset drop-down menu.
Click the size menu and choose the HDTV 1080p/29.97 option. This setting refers
to the pixel resolution of most high-dei nition projects (1920 × 1080). Choose
Transparent from the Background Contents drop-down menu. Click OK.
A warning dialog box may appear, telling you that the pixel aspect ratio is for
previewing purposes only. Click OK.
2
Choose View > New Guide. While the presets include guidelines to dei ne the Action
and Title safe areas of the video frame, there is nothing to indicate where your lower
third should end.
3
In the New Guide dialog box, select the Horizontal radio button, type 66% in the
Position text i eld, and click OK. This creates a new guideline 66% from the top of
your document and marks the lower third of the video frame.
Create a guide indicating the lower third.
4
Choose File > Open and open ps1205.psd from the ps12lessons folder.
5
Select the Move tool ( ) and then click and drag the image (ps1205.psd) to the tab for
your untitled document. Keep holding the mouse until the empty page toggles into
view; make sure your cursor is over the image, and then release the mouse to add the
lower third layer to this document.
6
You can close the ps1205.psd i le after you drag over the contents.
