Video Animation Tutorials

Silhouette of a person's head double-exposed with a sunset over rocky coastal cliffs, example for creating a double exposure video in Photoshop
 

In this tutorial, we not only show you how to create your own double exposure effect, but we also demonstrate how to pull it off using video in Photoshop.

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Photoshop  |  Video Animation Tutorials  |  Easy  |  15 mins  |  1 video

Double Exposure Video Samples

Red-lit sky with dark tendrils curling around a traffic light, in a Stranger Things style
 

Today, we’re venturing into the Upside Down to bring a giant shadow monster to life. We’ll show you step-by-step how to create the environment and the creature from scatch. Then we’ll animate them into a cinemagraph.

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Photoshop  |  Visual Effects  |  Medium  |  15 mins  |  1 video

Shadow Monster Assets

Silhouette of a hiker standing on a rocky outcrop with the text Don't Be Afraid to Fail, Be Afraid to Not Try overlaid, example for creating an inspirational video for Instagram
 

In this tutorial, you will learn how to quickly make an inspirational quote video in Photoshop. Start with an image and learn to animate text for an easy inspirational video, all in photoshop.

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Photoshop  |  Graphics & Text  |  Easy  |  30 mins  |  1 video

Inspirational Quote Assets

Split before and after close-up of a woman's face and lips showing colorful makeup retouching, example for creating an animated before and after GIF in Photoshop
 

Before/After images are a great way to show off your editing work. Learn how to create a simple Animated Gif from any image in Photoshop!

Hand pulling back a curtain to reveal a woman in a white dress sitting in a barn, frame animation composite, Photoshop frame animation tutorial thumbnail
 

Use Photoshop to make an awesome animation of your images cycling through a picture frame, or in this case, someone holding a print.

Close-up beauty portrait of a woman with long curly brown hair and red lipstick, Photoshop GIF creation tutorial thumbnail
 

Draw more attention to your photos by showing before/after animations on Instagram. In today’s episode, we show you how to create a Before and After image in Photoshop. After that, we show you how to animate it as an Animated Gif.

05.26.15 Edit Video in PS 4 square phlearn
 

In today’s episode, we show you how to create title Screens, create a layer mask that animates throughout time, and to finish everything off, we’ll show you how to animate Layer Effects in video.

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05.21.15 Edit Video in PS 3 square phlearn
 

Transitions are commonly used by video editors everywhere! They allow flexibility when moving from one clip to another, and can completely change the feel of a video.

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05.20.15 Edit Video in PS 2 square phlearn
 

In today’s episode, we show you how to Color grade video in Photoshop! This is the second section of our 4 part video editing series, and it picks up directly from where we left off in the first section.

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Woman in a leopard-print top and green skirt sitting by a window, demonstrating video editing techniques in Photoshop
 

In today’s special episode, we show you how to Edit Video in Photoshop! This is the first of a 4 part series on working with video in Photoshop, and covers all of the basics.

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Woman in a wide-brim hat and white bikini sitting on a beach looking out at the ocean, demonstrating how to create a cinemagraph in Photoshop
 

Learn how to create a cinemagraph in Photoshop. We don’t stop there, we also give you some tips for creating a cinemagraph in camera. Sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy the ride!

Woman blowing soap bubbles with a wand against a wooden wall, part two of a tutorial on creating a cinemagraph in Photoshop
 

In yesterday’s episode we showed you everything you need to know for shooting video to be used in a cinemagraph, and today we’ll bring it all together in Photoshop!

Woman blowing a stream of soap bubbles in front of a dark wooden wall
 

Today’s episode will cover everything you need to know about shooting for a cinemagraph, and tomorrow we’ll cover how to bring it all together in Photoshop!

Large group of wedding guests posing together and waving for the camera, illustrating how to make a movie out of still images
 

Today I’m going to show you how to create a movie out of still images, and in this case, how to make a movie out of photos from a photobooth.

Photoshop  |  Video Animation Tutorials  |  Easy  |  15 mins  |  1 video