Description
Instructions outlining how to create a movie of a 3D file using Esko Studio Visualizer and Adobe® Photoshop®.
Procedure
In Studio Designer create the Image sequence files
- Click Export in the Studio Designer Window.
- Select Image Sequence.
- Choose the type of animation you desire from drop down list.
- Enter Duration, which will affect the speed of the animation and also how many frames will be exported.
- Enter the Width and Height you desire for the video.
- Enter a frame rate you desire (fps); 25 fps is a good setting for a standard video to be shown on a computer. Make a note of this setting for future reference.
- The frame rate "x" duration will produce the quantity of files (4 sec @ 25 will produce a 100 files).
- Click Save As… and give the file a name, "Frames" for example. It’s a good idea to save into a folder, since there will be many files. The rest of the files will be based off that name with a number sequence following it. The first frame will be “file name” and “000”, so for this example “frames000”.
Create a Video Using Adobe® Photoshop®
- Launch Adobe® Photoshop®.
- Go to File > Open.
- Choose first frame of Sequence which will end in “0”.
- Select Image Sequence at the bottom of the window (if not listed, first click the Options button at the bottom of the Open dialog).
- Enter desired frame rate (fps), it is recommended to match the export setting from Studio Visualizer.
- Notice in the Layers Palette there is a layer called Video Group 1.
- Open Timeline window, Window > Timeline.
- You can drag the play head to see your video.
- You can add text and graphics, audio or another video as well as special video effects such as fading in and out, reference the Adobe® Photoshop® User Guide for more info.
- Export to a Video File: File > Export > Render Video.
- Choose desired settings, you may need to experiment with the settings to get the desired result.
- Name the file.
- Choose where it will be saved.
- Click Render and then navigate to where you saved it.
- Open with a video playing application, such as QuickTime.