Layers TV: Episode 51

Corey goes over some of the cool things you can do with a Wacom pen tablet.

• All of the tablet and pen functions are customizable
• Set the pen’s pop-up menu so that the buttons will open/run your favorite applications
• You can also set the pen button to open the switch application option
• These options are great for bringing your keyboard functions over to your pen tablet for fast and easy access

Rich Harrington is back again and this time he is talking to Corey about moving layer styles from Photoshop to After Effects and back again.

• CS3 integration allows you to bring a layered Photoshop file into After Effects, which you will usually import as a composition
• When importing, select the option to be able to edit the layer styles so that you can make changes to them in After Effects
• You will notice the same layer options in After Effects that you see in Photoshop. Everything is flexible
• You can also create layer effects in AE and bring them into Photoshop
• The list of layer styles in After Effects is the same as the one in Photoshop
• If you want to take a composition from After Effects to Photoshop, go to Composition>same frame as>Photoshop file. You can take this into Photoshop and back again
• Find out more from Rich at PhotoshopforVideo.com or buy the book on Amazon.com

Contest Winner
RC and Corey have decided that the weekly contest winner from Layers TV will be announced in RC’s blog post. Remember when you submit your answer in the contact form to choose Layers Blog from the drop-down menu. Be sure to check the front page post for the name of this week’s winner and tune in to this week’s episode to find out what the contest question and prizes are.