New UI Article and Architectural Presentation on PhoneGap

A couple of PhoneGap related activities I’ve been up to recently… First, an article I recently wrote on Creating a Card-based UI in PhoneGap has been published on DZone.  Be sure to check it out for some tips on creating the user interface, all with just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.   This covers both basic/static […]

Detail Preserving Upscale in After Effects CC

The latest release of video tools for Creative Cloud contained over 150 new features. One of these is the new Detail Preserving Upscale effect for After Effects, which enables you to upscale content without negatively affecting quality – no pixelation, no loss of contrast. In fact, this is very closely related to the new detail […]

The New Rigid Mask Tracker in After Effects CC

I like to think of After Effects as an animated version of Photoshop – many of the same general techniques apply: selection, masks, blend modes etc… The primary difference being that the content changes over time when working with video. In general, masks work exactly the same as they do in Photoshop – you use […]

Video: GoPro Cameras, Quadcopters & Creative Cloud

Last week I had the opportunity to present an incredibly fun topic to the DC/MD/VA Creative Professionals user group… GoPro Cameras, Quadcopters, and Adobe Creative Cloud.  Thanks to everyone who attended.  This topic is a personal interest of mine, and I had a great time.  There were great questions and great conversations all around. For […]

Amazing Panoramas in 10 Easy Steps with Adobe Photoshop CC

Here’s a quick video I put together showing how to create incredible panorama images in ten easy steps, using Adobe Photoshop CC.  I captured this one on Monday in a sunrise session in Richmond, VA with a DJI Phantom and GoPro. …and the ten steps are: Go get some awesome shots! – Just be sure that […]

Creative Cloud Helps Me Fulfill My Creative Vision

In my last post, I proclaimed my love for Adobe Creative Cloud. This post will show you the reason why. I was playing around with some of the aerial footage I captured last week in San Francisco. Just for fun, I wanted to create a HUD (heads up display) to add to the first-person experience […]

Why I Love Adobe Creative Cloud

Creative Cloud is absolutely incredible. Yes, I work for Adobe, so this may sound like a biased opinion, but even if I didn’t work for Adobe, I would say the same thing. “What’s so incredible?” you are wondering? Well, for starters, it has everything I need to bring a creative vision to life. I can […]

HTML5 Dev Conf Wrap-up: Snap.svg, Visual Storytelling & PhoneGap

HTML5 Developer Conference just wrapped up in San Francisco, and it was a great event. There was a lot to see and hear from the entire HTML/JS community. Adobe showed off some amazing showcases of the work that is being done with rich layout on the web and released an awesome new SVG library, Snap.svg. […]

Coming Soon – RC Aerial Photography in Adobe Inspire Magazine!

This week I was in the video studio recording some content for Adobe Inspire magazine on creative uses of quadcopters, GoPros and Creative Cloud for aerial photography and videography. Adobe Inspire is a great place to get new ideas or learn tips and tricks with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Subscribe to the free Adobe Inspire […]

PhoneGap & Hardware Session Video now Available

The recording for my session “PhoneGap and Hardware” from PhoneGap Day back in July is now available! Be sure to check it out. There were apparently some issues with the audio, but you can still hear everything. I’d like to express a huge Thank You to everyone who attended, and to everyone who watches this video! […]