Chad Ritchie

Mac 10.7 Lion Spotlight Tip – Finding the Path

Chad — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:04:42 +0000

This is a tip for Mac users using Mac 10.7 Lion. In previous versions of Mac OS X, when you hover over the file, folder, etc. in Spotlight, the path would be displayed. However, in 10.7 Lion that is no longer the case. I have found a shortcut that will display the path of the item you are searching for.

Step 1 In spotlight, type the file or folder you are looking for.
Step 2 Hover your mouse over the file, folder, app, etc.
Step 3 A Quick Look dialog box will appear to the left.
Step 4 While this Quick Look box is visible, hold down the command key and notice at the bottom of that Quick Look box the name of the file will appear. If you continue to hold the command key, the path of that file will appear.
Step 5 To toggle between these options you can also include the alt/option key.

Text Zoom In with Lens Flare using After Effects

Chad — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:00:12 +0000

In this tutorial, learn to create a title intro that features a text blur zoom in effect, followed by a cool lens flare—all using Adobe After Effects.

Create Lower Third Motion Graphics Using Photoshop

Chad — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:37 +0000

Photoshop is the preferred editor of choice for many graphic designers, but did you know that you can animate Photoshop layers to create motion graphics? Using the Animation panel in Photoshop, you can create animations up to 10 seconds in length. Take a look at this video demonstrating this simple technique for creating basic motion graphics using Photoshop.

Create a contact sheet using Adobe Bridge

Chad — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:40 +0000

Here is another option for creating a contact sheet for photography, video, web site screenshots or design layouts that does include the file name, watermark, header and footer options using Adobe Bridge.

Quick Contact Sheet using InDesign

Chad — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:00:32 +0000

Let’s say you want to create a quick contact sheet of some photos to send to a client or print as proofs. We will place twelve images into an evenly spaced grid on a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet. To do so, choose File > Place>select your twelve images>Click Open to load the images into the cursor>Draw out a frame filling the area inside the margins. With your finger still holding down your left mouse button, tap the up arrow twice to split the frame into three rows. Now tap the right arrow three times to split the rows into four columns. Now release your mouse button. That’s it! You now have twelve identical frames.

Create a road using Illustrator

Chad — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:00:14 +0000

Technique demonstrating how to create a road using a single path, then saving as a graphic style in Adobe Illustrator.

Align objects evenly around path using Illustrator

Chad — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:21 +0000

Simple technique demonstrating how to align objects evenly around path using Illustrator.

Simulate a Holga Camera Effect using Photoshop CS5

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:25:23 +0000

Simulate a quick Holga Camera Effect using Photoshop CS5 lens correction, high-pass and blur filters, curves and black & white adjustment layers.

Simulate a Lomo Camera Effect using Photoshop CS5

Chad — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:00:16 +0000

Simulate a quick Lomo camera effect using Photoshop CS5 lens correction filter and channel adjustments.

Pixel Perfect Color Correction

Chad — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:00:23 +0000

This video demonstrates how to correct color right down to the exact pixel using Photoshop CS5.