Use that Broadcast Monitor

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The Eyes Have It.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them. - Diane Arbus

My Life

Buying a Nikon doesn’t make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner. ~Author Unknown

Winter Fog

I can't sing, I can't paint and I can't write how I feel, so all I have left is photography to express myself. - Anonymous

A Time To Reflect

Some of us cynics say that "the quickest way to make a million dollars in photography, is to start with two million dollars". - Anonymous

Mother & Child

A photograph is neither taken nor seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Feild Sunset

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man. - Edward Steichen

Keep Focused!

One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photo out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photo out of focus are a style. ~Author Unknown

Fun In The Grass

"You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it." - from a Pentax ad.

Changing Face Of Photography

I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn't that good. - Anonymous

Fruit Picking In Mexico

Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn't a very interesting photograph. If it were, they would have more to say. ~Author Unknown

Coca Cultivation - Colombia

I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature. ~Wynn Bullock

The New Picasso - Brazil

All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Each one of us forgets different things, a photo may change its meaning according to who is looking at it. ~John Berger

Use that Broadcast Monitor

Video graphics are meant to be seen on a video device. Otherwise a whole slew of issues can’t be seen. 
It is essential to check for color, interlace flicker, and eadability on a television or video monitor. Fortunately Adobe builds this into both applications starting withPhotoshop CS2 and Adobe After Effects 6.5.
          
          
 In Photoshop: (CS2 and later)
          
 1. Make sure the video
          device is connected and powered on BEFORE launching
          Photoshop. 

     

          2. Choose File>Export>Video Preview… The pop-up
          window will present you with logical choices (you can
          rollover an item for a detailed description).
          


          3. Click OK. For subsequent previews, just choose
          File>Export>Send Video Preview to Device.
          

          
In After Effects: (6.5 and later)

With After Effects 6.5, preview out support is cross platform (and greatly improved). It is possible to preview the contents of a Layer, Footage, or Composition window on an external video monitor. All you need is a FireWire device such as a deck, camera, or DV Converter box.

1. Press Cmd+Option+; (Ctrl+Alt+;) to call up your preferences screen.

2. From the Video Preview area, check the following options:

3. Select an Output Device – This will be FireWire for most users.

4. Choose an Output Mode – Pick which format your device supports. After Effects can output a DV50 signal if you have an appropriate device hooked up.

5. Choose one or more of the following interaction types.
• Previews: Both RAM preview and standard (i.e., using the spacebar) preview load on the external monitor.
• Interactions: Interactive previews, such as scrubbing and dragging in the Composition window on the external monitor.
• Renders: Each frame is shown the external monitor during a render. All renders are also mirrored.

You can toggle video output by pressing forward slash ‘/’ on the numeric keypad. This is a great way to turn this handy feature on and off.

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