A Live 3D Pipeline in After Effects CC brings CINEMA 4D scenes in as layers — without intermediate rendering. Separate complicated elements from backgrounds using the Refine Edge tool. Stabilize specific objects within a scene with Warp Stabilizer VFX.

Find out what makes Adobe After Effects Next an essential upgrade for animators, compositors and designers. Jason Levine of Adobe and Mathias Omotola of Maxon show the new Live 3D Pipeline between Cinema 4D and After Effects. Other exciting features are the new Refine Edge that makes rotoscoping easier and the more flexible Warp Stabilizer VFX.

In this movie, Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to use the Quick Select tool and the Refine Edge tool to select complex soft-edged objects.

Create sophisticated photographic blur effects in Photoshop Elements 11. In this tutorial, you'll see how to use the new Tilt-Shift Guided Edit to create a miniature effect. Then you'll learn how to refine the results with the new Refine Edge selection option in Expert mode.

The United States Marine Corps and Bates Creative use Digital Publishing Suite to create Marines Magazine. Both organizations endeavor to stay on the cutting edge of technology and provide bold and engaging content for its audience. In order to streamline resources, they use Adobe products to create both the print and digital versions of the publication. The measurement tools in Site Catalyst allow the editors to assess reader interest and use the feedback to improve and refine their content strategy.

No need for expensive contact lenses, we’ll show you how to use the incredible planar tracker in mocha AE to track your eyes, export them as a Mocha shape layer and apply effects in After Effects to create that “white iris of the zombie” look. Another added feature in this episode is how to use Refine Matte to control the feather, spread and choke of the mocha shape layer. This effect gives you control of how much of the original iris shows around the edge stopping the new white iris from blending into the rest of the eye.

See how Photoshop CS5 easily selects intricate image elements such as hair; eliminates background color around selection edges; and automatically varies selection edges and creates perfect masks using new refinement tools.

In this video Dan Moughamian shows you how you can use the refine edge command to refine selection or mask edges. This is Tip #65 from Adobe Digital Imaging How-To's Book.

Precisely preview and adjust difficult selections. Output your results to a new layer, mask, or document to creatively combine the selection with new backgrounds.

Perhaps the best tool in Photoshop CS5? You be the judge. Colin Smith shows you how easy it is to create high quality cutouts. He takes a photo of a woman and then removes her and places her into another photograph. So quick and easy!

Learn how to use the Refine Matte properties in the Roto Brush effect to improve a matte, reduce chatter, remove color spill, and smooth edges.

Select soft edges and areas of fine detail by using the improved Refine Edge and Refine Mask dialog boxes. View underlying layers to create realistic composites, and finesse selections by using refinement brushes.

Join the retro Adobe movement! With this episode, Dennis will show you how to quickly and easily create a colored eye with Adobe Photoshop. You'll be creating alternate Photoshop icons in no time.

Instructor Richard Harrington goes even deeper into Photoshop's refine edges command and shows you how to use it to get more accurate selections.

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the refine edges command in Photoshop CS3 to enhance your selections.

Richard Harrington shows you how to speed up your workflow using the vibrance adjustment, fine edge command, and mask panels in Photoshop CS4. Recorded at Photoshop World Las Vegas, 2008.

This tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool in Photoshop CS3. The results are well worth the effort.

Start by using the Quick Select Tool and Marquee Tool for making a selection in Photoshop CS3. Then, easily modify the selection with the new Refine Edge feature.