Render/Clouds CS4 - noob question

Hey all,
I've been trying to do filter/render/clouds in CS4 and all it will give me is black and white clouds.. I have my colors set, but still just black and white.. how do I fix this?
TIA

Cloud colors are rendered based on the Foreground & Background colors you have set and displayed in your Toolbox.
Change your colors, change your clouds.

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Hi,
I'm trying to do something and it would take forever to explain. So I'll simplify my question, and I hope you guys know how to do this.
I want to create the same effects the filter called "Clouds" creates. This filter is found in the "Render" sub-menu under "Filter".
I've tried creating Noise, and then bluring it. I've tried painting blobs of white on black, blurring it, then using the "Sponge" filter with no luck.
So, again, a way to create the same effect using any method besides "Clouds" filter... to make it look near or very near to what the "Clouds" filter creates, without using that particular filter. I've spent about 3 hours attempting this with no luck.
Thanks so much!

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Pelin noise aka Render Clouds

When you use Render > Clouds it fills a layer with .. random clouds (Looks like perlin noise to me!). If you were to repeat the process, you would get slightly different looking clouds. I'm guessing that it draws a set of clouds with a random number taken from the time code? Which is why you can't can the same one twice!
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This works in Photoshop CS4 on Mac OS X (but the randomSeed parameter is just ignored in CS):
function clouds (randomSeed)
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clouds (1);
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HTH,
--Mikaeru
P.S. : I'll never get used to this forum's poor editor...

Noob Question Re: Encoding to DVD

This is my first post in the adobe forums , so hello all!
I've been trolling this, and numerous other sites, hoping to understand the basic process of editing -> CD creation.
So here it begins...I am working on "work-out" video tape. The footage was shot using a Canon H10 to removable memory card. All files are .MTS, which don't pose too many challenges for my computer (i7 processor w/ 6MB memory) after the most recent PP update. Editing, adding AE, titles, graphics, or using Sound Booth is relatively painless. I have a total of (4) timelines that comprise the total video (Trailer, Intro, Instructions, and Workout). As I edited the video I'd often render what I had testing formats such as avi, MPEG2, FLV/4, Blu-Ray H.264, etc. I was amazed with the clarity and sharpness as I stayed with in the confines of 1980x1020. So I have no problems there. Once the editing, I first created a blank timeline and pulled into it the other timelines to make on timeline called "Video Complete". I dynamic linked that timeline to Encore and found out that amount of data, in that format, created a very unstable Encore - it screamed and hollered about running out of memory, etc. I watched several tutorials and found that dynamic linking the indvidual timelines gave me a much more stable Encore.
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I don't mind shopping around for the correct answer or putting my time in on research, I'd just like to know if I am on the right playing field and/or headed in the right direction.
So basically my questions are:
1) Is dynamic linking .MTS files to Encore the correct approach as opposed to rendering the .MTS files in PPro to avi or MPEG2 before bringing them into the Encore project? (Based on wanting the best DVD quality possible)
2) Transcoding settings for individual timelines should remain on automatic or should I adjust them and transcode before clicking on build project?
3) Since I was able to see MPGE2 renderings (from PPro) on my computer screen as sharp and clear, should I expect the same quality from a DVD product?
Any information would be helpful - thanks so much.
Joe

Re: Noob Question Re: Encoding to DVD
Hi, great questions:
I think this is a sound approach. MTS is short for MPEG-2 Transport Stream, so it's already MPEG-2 but will of course have to be re-transcoded for DVD to standard definition. If you want to experiment with high definition, you could try stripping the streams out of the MTS using a third party tool such as what you might find at videohelp.com - or not. Less transcoding is always better, but may not be practical. There's probably little advantage to doing this on the DVD side, but it might be worthwhile for Blu-ray? Or not.
First, try using Interpret Footage on the asset (the MTS file itself) - set it to SD Widescreen. You may need to Revert to Original if it's already transcoded. Try building another DVD and check the footage.
For the most part, yes. Of course, they will be standard definition on DVD.
Message was edited by: jbowden
Jbowden,
Thanks for the response. I will check out "Interpret Footage" on the asset of the MTS file and toggle to SD Widescreen. Will do that tonight so I can compare the two for quality.
Joe

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Mylenium

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Hello,
so, do the new macbooks have some kind of software
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http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
i am trying to figure out where this might be useful
in the first place.
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Hi guys, how can I redistribute clouds, in render clouds?

Hi guys, how can I redistribute clouds, in render>clouds?

dorotak75324144 wrote:
Hi guys, how can I redistribute clouds, in render>clouds?
Just keep hitting Ctrl f until you get a look you like. Chose your foreground and background colours, or shades of grey, to also influence the look. After using the filter the first time, you can use Alt Ctrl f to get a harder look, but you could do the same thing after the fact with levels or curves.
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Render Clouds

So i am new to Photoshop. i got it to try this map making tutorial i found here http://www.cartographersguild.com/content/116-ascensions-atlas-style-photoshop.html
i can't even get the first step right. i try and try to render clouds but the option is greyed out. i know i am just missing something. i've tried creating new layers but that didn't help.

A very important part in what R_Kelly said is in the settings; particularly that the document mode be RGB, not CMYK.
Many of the filters will not work (and thus are grayed out) iin CMYK mode documents.
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Image > Adjustments > Levels, and move the dark and light pointers together, near the black end of the spectrum (experiment with it a bit) --
Instant winding rivers!
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--OB

Render/Clouds CS4 - noob question

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