iTunes 3D coverflow effect

For this tutorial you will need three images. You can also use five images so you will need to repeat the steps for placing your images 1. Start by tapping D on your keyboard to set the default palette colours. 2. Tap X to swap the colours so white is in the foreground. 3. From the menu, select File then New (keyboard shortcut cmd/ctrl-n). This will bring up the new file dialog box. Input: Width 14 in, Height 10 in, Resolution 300 ppi, Background Contents: Background Colour. 4. From the menu, select File then Place. 5. Navigate and Choose one of the images you want in your Coverflow. 6. Resize your image by dragging one of the corner handles and Press the green check box when finished. 7. Place your next image by Choosing File then Place from the menu. 8. Navigate and Choose your next image. 9. Drag your image to the left side of your picture and resize by dragging one of the corner handles until both images are approx. the same height. 10. Click the green check box or tap the enter/return key when finished. 11. Place your last image by Choosing Place from the File menu. 12. Drag your image to the right side and resize by dragging one of the corner handles until the image is approx. the same size as the other two images. Note: if you want your viewer to focus on the center image, choose someone that is looking to the right for your left image and choose someone left for your right image. Because the center image is behind the other two images, you will need to reorder your layers. 13. In the Layers palette, click on the image right above your background layer. Click, hold, and drag it above the other two images. 14. Turn the visibility of the top image off by clicking on the eyeball for the top image in your Layers palette. 15. In the Layers palette, click on the second image. 16. To get the 3D perspective, go to the Image menu then choose Transform then Perspective. 17. Drag the Top Left Corner handle downward until the perspective looks 3D. 18. Click the green checkbox or the enter/return key when finished. We are now going to transform the left image. 19. From the layers palette, click on the image above the background layer. 20. Go to the Image menu and choose Transform then Perspective. 21. Drag the Top Right Corner handle and drag downward until the perspective looks 3D. 22. Click the green checkbox or the enter/return key when finished. 23. From the Layers palette, click the eyeball icon for the top image which turns back on the visibility for that layer. 24. Click on the top layer and duplicate that layer by clicking cmd.ctrl-j. 25. We are now making the reflection so go to the Image menu and choose Rotate then Flip Layer Vertical.

26. From the toolbox, choose the Move tool and drag the image down until the two edges are touching and it looks like a reflection. 27. We need to fade the reflection to make it look more realistic. In the layers palette, click on the Layer Mask icon. 28. Go to your Toolbox and choose the Gradient tool. 29. In the Options bar make sure you have White to Black as your gradient and have the Linear Gradient icon selected. 30. Click near the centre of the picture and drag down to the bottom of the big picture in which you are working. We are now going to add the other reflections. 31. In the Layers palette, click on the third layer down. This should be your right image. 32. Duplicate the layer by clicking cmd/ctrl-j. 33. Flip the image by going to the Image menu and choosing Rotate then Flip Layer Vertical. 34. From the Toolbox click on the Move tool and move your image so it looks like a reflection. 35. Move your cursor near the corner of the image until your get the curved arrow. Then rotate your image so the bottom of your picture touches the top of the flipped picture. 36. In the Layers palette, click on the Layer Mask icon. 37. In the Toolbox, choose the Gradient tool. 38. Click in the centre of your picture and drag down toward the bottom of the big picture in which you are working. Lets add the reflection for the last image. 39. In the Layers palette, click on the image right above the background. 40. Duplicate the layer by clicking cmd/ctrl-j. 41. Flip the image by going to the Image menu and choosing Rotate then Flip Layer Vertical. 42. From the Toolbox click on the Move tool and move your image so it looks like a reflection. 43. Move your cursor near the corner of the image until your get the curved arrow. Then rotate your image so the bottom of your picture touches the top of the flipped picture. 44. In the Layers palette, click on the Layer Mask icon. 45. In the Toolbox, choose the Gradient tool. 46. Click in the centre of your picture and drag down toward the bottom of the big picture in which you are working. Pay close attention to the next steps so your reflections look correct. 47. In the Layers palette, there are three layers with layer masks. Right-click on the bottom two layers with layer masks and choose Simplify Layer. 48. Cmd/Ctrl-click on very top layer. Make sure you cmd/ctrl-click the left icon on that layer. Do not cmd/ctrl-click on the layer mask or this won t work. 49. You will now have a square with marching ants. 50. In the Layers palette, click on one of the layers your simplified and click the delete key. 51. Click on the other layer you simplified and click the delete key. 52. To rid yourself of the marching ants, click cmd/crtl-d.

The parts of the reflections that were overlapping should now be gone. If your image doesn t look correct, use your friend cmd/ctrl-z and re-watch the video to see which step you missed.