Learn how to make an animated GIF from a video clip using Adobe Photoshop CS4. You'll need to use an external editing program (like Sony Vegas) to create a small clip from your larger video beforehand. From Photoshop, go to "File" and select "Import" and then "Video Frames to Layers" from the pop-up menu and select your video clip. Choose "From Beginning to End" when prompted about range to import. The duration of the video clip will now be displayed in frames. By default, each frame is set t...
TrueCrypt is a free application that lets you encrypt designated programs on your Ubuntu system to prevent unwanted access. Provided you select a strong password, intruders will not be able to open your personal files and documents. This instructional video walks you through the process of installing TrueCrypt on your Ubuntu operated machine and demonstrates an example on how to create an encrypted volume within a select partition.
Yanik Chauvin continues his online photo school with this video on how to change eye color in Photoshop. Yanik makes this complicated program seem simple as he shows exactly what steps to take to make realistic color change in the eyes of a person. He creates a layer that will be used to edit the eyes, then zooms in on and selects them. He picks a nice green color to use, shows what settings to use to make it look realistic, then applies final touches by changing the opacity of the new color....
In this Computers and Programming video tutorial you will learn how to delete temporary internet files in Internet Explorer 8. The video is from FreeComputerRepair. Click on Start -> control panel ->network and internet connections -> internet options. Now the internet properties dialog box opens up. Here you go down to browsing history and click ‘Delete’ button. This will open up the Delete Browsing History window. Here you check all the data that you want to delete. If you don’t want to del...
Let FiveSprockets help you get rid of the green screen effect in your videos and add great backgrounds to your movies at home! By using the Final Cut Pro program, follow along as you set your green screen clip in the display. From there you select the Effects, then Video Filter and follow it down into the Key menu. Grab the eyedropper and select the green color and make it fade away with just a few simple clicks. You can crop out any areas that didn't fade away, or use the softening tool to f...
This video will show you how to build your arms with lying single arm dumbbell extensions. Darin Steen, creator of the Fat Loss Lifestyle 12-Week Body Transformation Program, Shows you how to build up your triceps with this exercise of the week! Make sure to get your shoulder off the bench and keep your elbow nice and high. Bring the dumbbell down to your cheek and exhale as you bring it back up. Use your other hand to stabilize your arm. For a more intensive workout, after the extensions get...
This video teaches you how to create a system repair disc in Windows 7. Go to Start-All Programs-Maintenance-Create a System Repair Disc. This will help you boot Windows to repair or recover your system after a serious error. Once you click that, Windows 7 will prompt a new window telling you to put a blank disc in your disc drive. Make sure that you do have a blank DVD to insert, for the Windows 7 to create that System Repair Disc. Wait for the process to finish and you have yourself a syste...
This is a video tutorial showing you how to make animated letters in the program Macromedia Flash. It shows you how to open up a text box and then separate the letters and add them into an animation sequence. Then it shows you how to set up the animation by setting the letters in different places in the time-line. The outcome is that your letters become animated into a word. This video is helpful for people who want to use animated letters in flash.
If you frequently use Camtasia software for Windows this is a great video for you! Camtasia is a screen video software program made for both Windows and Mac This video shows step-by-step how to upload a photo and create a moving profile image. It shows how you can upload your photo, how to open the photo in Camtasia, and how you can use Camtasia to create a moving profile picture. Also discussed is how you can upload your Camtasia videos onto Youtube! Just a wonderful video for those who use ...
This video describes the initial creation of a database using File Maker Pro 10. While this video does not go into anything complicated, it does give a great preview of how their particular program works. The movie indicates there are templates available, however the series of movies explains how to create them from scratch. There seems to be another six or so official movies. This three minutes movie covers new database creation, naming, importing fields, naming new fields, relationship crea...
This video demonstrates how to design drum and bass lines in a Reason 4 program. This video does not have a speaker rather it shows you on the computer how you would make these lines. Music plays at sometimes but mostly it is various screens and demonstrations of making the base lines. There is text to help you out on the screen. If you follow the steps in this video, you'll be able to create a basic drum line using Reason 4.
The video is about the process required to remove vinyl record noise. You should have audacity programmed software installed in your computer. First clean the records as best as possible. The noise between the songs are first visualized, then go to the selection tool and press noise removal. The portion depicting the noise is enlarged to view clearly their removal. The portion between the songs is chosen and noise removal is selected and pressed. You can put in your pre-recorded songs in this...
iPodTouchHelping teaches you how to Jailbreak version 3.1.2 iPhone and iPod using Blackra1n. Connect your iPod or iPhone to your computer and make sure it appears in iTunes. You need to go to Blackra1n and click on the Windows icon. Download the program and run it. Click Make it rain in the Blackra1n application. You might get some error messages, just ignore them. The process will finish and the device will reboot. You will see the Blackra1n icon on your device, tap that and select Cydia and...
This video shows you how to create a glowing object in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional software. This is a tutorial video for beginner level viewers. Making objects glow is one of the many effects that can be applied in Flash. In this video the narrator draws a shape, converts the shape into a movie and adds a glow filter to the object. Watch this video and learn the correct parameters to be supplied to the program to get the desired glow effect.
You will learn to create graphs in Illustrator. The best way to visualize data is a graph, and there are several different graph choices in this program. He chooses a column graph to show how he creates his graphs. Holding the left mouse button and dragging, he creates a rectangle which will be our graph. This brings up an input screen beside the rectangle for the graph; he puts information into the screen which shows up on the graph when he is finished.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create a cartoon cloud using Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program. In this video, viewers will learn how to use multiple layers, layer options, how to create a lighting effect and use of gradient options. This video provides voice narration and a visual demonstration for viewers to easily understand and follow along. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy designing and creating cartoon or animation images on the c...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a black and white Hollywood style glamour portrait, using Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program. Viewers learn how to create a vintage, golden age Hollywood headshot look, with just a couple layers. This video provides step-by-step instructions and a visual demonstration for viewers to easily follow along. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy photo editing and enhancing images to the best of their ability.
This video will show you how you can easily find out what your IP address is for a computer which is running the Windows XP operating system. You will first need to go to the start bar and click on the button which says "Run". Choose to run a program called "cmd" by typing this into the bar that appears. This will then open up a black box, where you should type in "ipconfig/all". Typing this in will offer you a list of information about the internet service you are currently using and one of ...
If a virus infects your computer you want to do everything in your power to avoid having to reformat your system. Instead of running an automated removal program, it is possible to manually remove the malicious software.
Bill Myers shows us how to record live video direct to your computer from your camcorder. You will need: long firewire cable, camcorder with firewire output, computer. Procedure: Connect one end of the firewire cable to your camcorder, then connect the other end to your computer. Start your video editing program. Turn the audio down on your speakers to avoid feedback. Turn your camcorder on then check the capture option in your screen. Record the video then hit the stop button when you're fin...
This tutorial describes how to create a realistic graffiti effect in a program called GIMP. You must first make sure that you have the font "writers original" installed on your computer. If not, you must download it to create this graffiti effect. Simply open a brick background on GIMP and put whatever text you want to have. Enhance the text by creating multiple layers and create a multi-dimensional image by creating contrast among those layers. Lowering brightness opposite layers and changin...
In this video the tutor shows how to make an ISO image file on a Mac. He shows what the requirements are to get started. He points to the disk utility program from where he points to the option where we can open a disk image from a folder. Now he selects the folder to which he wants to save the image. Now he guides us through the rest of the settings on how to prepare the image. Now we end up with an image file which is in the .cdr format. Now he shows some commands on the terminal through wh...
This tutorial shows you how to fix a frozen browser. One way to fix these pages when it happens to you is to go to the tools tab, and click on clear recent history. When the window opens it will ask how much you want to delete. Select everything. Now sometimes when you are using a browser it will not minimize or maximize and you can not close out of it. When this happens you just have to hit ctrl, alt, delete and open the task manager. Click on the program that says Firefox, then just hit end...
Photoshop can be a daunting program with so many tools to use and details to adjust. This simple guide shows you how to create realistic textures and details on anything or everything you could ever think of by teaching you a few easy steps. He shows you how to take an existing texture and adjust the angles so that it fits perfectly on the surface you want. Then he displays how to add a bit of detail to make the object seem even more realistic by adding what looks like wear and tear on your f...
Afraid you're going to forget the password to something important? Well worry no more. Blackberry expert Darci Larocque shows how to keep those passwords in a safe place in the unfortunate event that you manage to forget your passwords like your visa number or your passport number. All you need is your blackberry and a little program called password keeper. Open up password keeper and it will ask you for a password twice initially but only once in subsequent uses and that is all there is to i...
Dave Andrews gives a simple overview of how to take a cassette tape and convert it to a CD using Audacity. First you will need a cassette tape player, like a boom box, with a microphone jack. Then you'll want to download the free program called Audacity. To begin recording music from the cassette tape simply press the record button on the audacity application while you press the play button on the boom box. You'll want to make sure the audio cable is connected from the boom box to the PC. Fin...
Learn how to use the Web Capture and Compare Documents commands in Acrobat 9 Pro with this tutorial selected by experts at Adobe. You can use this command to compare the differences between two versions of a web page. First, you have to convert the pages to PDF files using the built-in Convert-to-PDF command in Acrobat 9. Then, select the Compare Document command from the Document menu, choosing the settings. The program will run through the two files, compare them and present the results in ...
By watching this lyndapodcast tutorial you learn how to use the quick file function in Microsoft OneNote 2010. This feature eliminates to regroup information, so you can send notes obtained from multiple sources to a selected page of a note book. This method called quick filing lets you send the information from the program that your using directly to One Note seamlessly.
A helpful video for all budding musicians as it clearly explains the Gate sidechain feature in the Ableton Live. The maker of this video simply explains how the feature works and how to use it, clarifying what can sometimes be a daunting program to use. A great tutorial from a very good series produced by Huston Singletary to help newer users. The tunes created through the video are also a great inspiration as it is demonstrated how easy it is to create nice sounding music using these techniq...
Most people own a Wii system, or at least have seen the infamous Wiimote that serves as the controller for the console. What most people have overlooked is that this handy piece of technology can be set to work on PC. Surf the web or scroll through photo albums without the need for a mouse as the narrator takes you through an easy to follow, visual guide how to install these programs on your computer. You can even use the remote just like a classic NES controller for emulators on your compute...
Sneekylinux will show you how you can install small Linux on your computer. You can install Linux on you you computer and this helps your DSL run faster. Find out what programs to open to get the Linux install. You will be installing the Linux on to your hard drive so it can boot as you turn your computer on and make running your DSL faster. Take the guess work out of the process, and put DSL on your hard drive.
1. Recall previous dreams. Start by working on backwards through the dreams and after waking; write the dream down in a journal.
This video shows you exactly how to great a collage using Photoshop. Step by step, from duplicating the layer, dragging, and every tool you'll need to learn to achieve the best collage possible. You can use this to make a cool, unique, and interesting collage, to share with your friends and family. This tutorial is easy to follow, so if your looking to master your Photoshop skills or are just learning how to use the program. This video shows you an alternative to the typical photo albums, and...
Access auto tune for your Audacity recording software with help from this video tutorial. Step-by-step instructions are gone over, and the following links will be needed:
Looking to convert your vinyl records to mp3? In this two-part tutorial learn how to using the software program Audacity and the LAME plugin installed. This video is helpful for those DJs who use Serato, Final Scratch, Traktor Scratch, or Virtual Vinyl and need conversion help. You can download Audaicty here.
What every indie filmmaker needs is a little program called After Effects. After effects does wonders for any film requiring a little special effects that would normally be too expensive to make "real". Like this glowing eye effect. See how to make an eye glowing effect in Adobe After Effects.
You don't need a lot of money to build yourself an impressive home theater system. Yes, typically putting one together means piecing together a bunch of speakers, a supersized plasma HD TV, and whatever other add-ons you want. But really getting a great cinematic experience involves nothing more than having a computer with some fancy programs.
It's easy when Jamie-B from Total Recall Films takes an in-depth look at filming and editing techniques you can easily use to make your next film look and feel professional using a well know technique called "tricking the camera" -- and the viewer. Watch to see how to make a one-camera shoot look like multi-cams.
Animation controls run on the bottom of the screen. The time slider is the most important control for designing frames in Maya. Playback is exactly intuitive. This is a basic overview of Maya animation protocol and a lesson in using Maya tools.
Check out this video from Sessions on using the color wheel. Better understand color relationships, color schemes and color theory. This is a great lesson for designers, artists, stylists and decorators. Create color harmony using the color wheel. Tutorial video from Sessions Online Schools of Art & Design's "Color Theory" course. Part of Sessions' Graphic, Web, Digital Arts, Marketing, and Multimedia Arts Design certificate programs.
