A fairly standard video graphic that you will use in almost every type of video project is a lower third. This is a graphic that helps identify the speaker. You can build this in a tool like Adobe Photoshop. In this video, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to create multiple lower third designs with layer comps in Photoshop.
- As you design, you might come up…with a few different options.…Layer comps are a great way to store…alternative designs, or comps,…within one Photoshop file.…Lemme show you how.…To start, we're gonna get a few variations here.…So, let's duplicate this location line.…We'll have location one.…I'll duplicate that.…Location two ...…And duplicate it again.…
And location three.…Additionally, I wanna experiment…with some options for color.…Let's make this a little bit smaller here.…And we'll add some color variations.…I'll just click, and from the pop-up here,…choose hue/saturation.…Let's create a colorize option for red.…
We'll duplicate that ...…And make another one here for a purple.…And let's do one more.…In this case, more of an orange.…Now, you can make these variations as you see fit.…But what we're doing, is I just want you to end up…with multiple variations within a document.…
If you don't wanna create all of those,…I've also made a version that you can open up…to play with.…Now, let's store these options…each as different layer comps.…
Author
Richard Harrington
Released
6/29/2018- Designing lower thirds in Photoshop
- Creating alpha channels in Photoshop
- Designing 3D type in Photoshop
- Distressing text
- Creating a watermark
- Animating text with After Effects
- Using animation presets
- Extruding 3D text in After Effects
- Creating titles in Premiere Pro
- Adding a logo to a lower third
- Using Dynamic Link with text for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Exercise files44s
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1. Designing Lower Thirds in Photoshop
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Designing the bar9m 7s
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Placing a logo2m 16s
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2. Designing 3D Type in Photoshop
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Extruding and inflating text3m 16s
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Adjusting color and bevel3m 49s
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Transforming 3D objects3m 18s
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3. Photoshop Design Techniques
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Distressing text6m 42s
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Ripped from the headlines10m 55s
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Creating a logo bug7m 40s
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Creating a watermark5m 48s
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Using Photoshop templates8m 32s
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4. Animated Text with After Effects
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Adding text to a composition4m 41s
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Using multiple animators6m 27s
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Creating custom animations9m 59s
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Saving presets3m 9s
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Exporting the animation5m 13s
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5. After Effects Design Techniques
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Extruding 3D text5m 17s
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Using environment maps4m 58s
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6. Overview of Text in Adobe Premiere Pro
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7. Linking Workflows for Text with Adobe Video Apps
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 3s
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