How to Use Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Although Adobe Photoshop CS4 includes many of the features that previous versions include, the big addition made to this version of Photoshop is the addition of 3D movement, which allows users to animate 3D. If you understand how to use the 3D functions in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended you are likely to produce more skilled products than someone using Photoshop CS3.
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Instructions
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Upload a 3D image into Photoshop. Many 3D images can be downloaded from Google's 3D warehouse (see Resources). To upload the image into Photoshop, go to "File" on the top left hand side of the page and select "Open." Then navigate to the folder on your system where you have saved your 3D files.
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Choose "Image" and then "Image Size" after the 3D image has opened. Uncheck the box next to "Constrain Properties." Then check the box next to "Resample Image." Enter the image width at 1024 and the image height at 800. Click "OK."
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Press the "K" button to select the 3D object tools to rotate the image. Type "-90" into the X orientation box and then press "Enter" on your keyboard. This will rotate the image at the proper angle for optimal graphic displays.
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Go to the "Windows" menu and click on "3D" and then "Animation" to open these respective palettes. Close all other open palettes except for "Layers" by clicking on the "X" on the top left corner of the palette.
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Move the cursor to the "Layers" palette and click on the "Gradient Fill" panel. It is at the bottom of the "Layer" palette, and it looks like a half-black and half-white circle.
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Press the space bar to see how the Photoshop CS4 extender program moves the 3D images. Use the Arrow tool to set course directions. You now have learned to use the main feature associated with the Photoshop CS4 Extended program.
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Tips & Warnings
Export the finished file to a Quicktime file if you would like to burn it to a DVD.
Don't forget to render the video by going to "File" "Export" and "Render Video." Failing to do so will make the video not look right when it is burned to a disk.
