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# notes from EMR 152: a taste of the tools!

## photoshop
* grab a still
* Finder
* Locations > Storage > EMR 152
* Find a picture in Quicktime
* Take a screenshot (command + shift + 4 or command + shift + 5)
* open the photo in Ps
* spot healing brush tool
* object selection tool

## after effects
* simulation tool
* stacking effects
* open two layers
* layer
* new
* solid
* choose something light
* layer
* new
* adjustment layer
* take a simulation and drag it onto the adjustment layer (the solid should be on the bottom)
* in distort
* turbulent displace
* drag it in
* it will apply turbulence to the animation
* can play with the size of it too
* rendering
* file
* export
* add to render cue
* click on "output to" file name
* this will let you select where to save it to
* format options
* choose apple pro res proxy (smallest version)
## fcpx
* create an in and out (i and o are the keyboard shortcuts)
* click and drag it into the timeline
* use blending to be able to see two video layers at once

## canva
* spin up your assets into a scrolling website!