Discover how easy it is to harness After Effects to create compelling, deep motion graphics with very little thought. In this episode, Dennis of the Genesis Project walks through how a single element can be combined and reused to create a nice background element. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well se...
This tips tutorial takes a look on how you can use Reactor's dynamic features to simulate a scene with rigid and soft body meshes. See how to configure it and how to use the constraint to animate it. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, watch this Max user's guide.
The wind is one of the most dynamic of all natural forces, and rendering it properly in a digital environment is important and challenging. This video will show you how to create and animate wind in the 3D graphics suite Blender by showing you how to make a flag, then make it wave realistically. Unless you want to make a replica of the flag planted on the moon, you're going to need some wind in your 3D flag model, and this video will show you how to make it so.
If you want to take a boring photo and pump it full of life, Photoshop CS5's two methods for making a High Dynamic Range image will do just that. The first is a streamlined and improved merging tool, and the second is a new HDR tool that turns a single image into a trendy HDR masterpiece. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or a seasoned graphic design professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Photoshop CS5, you're sure to find ...
Photoshop is capable of doing so much in such a single program, it's amazing. You can easily create images as well as edit and enhance some of your own photos. But another great thing is that you're able to save certain files a certain way, that you couldn't normally do without using Photoshop. So in this tutorial, find out how to make a hdr image (high dynamic range) from a single raw file. Enjoy!
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 158th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the VLOOKUP function to retrieve data and the OFFSET function to look at just part of the desired table.
Adding motion to graphics using Photoshop can create an exciting and dynamic effects. Select a picture you want to add motion to. First, duplicate the background layer. Then under Filters, select blur, and then select Motion Blur. Then you set the angle of the Motion Blur. You can select any direction and also set the intensity of the blur by setting the distance setting. Then you will need select the eraser tool and select under Options select the brush. Chose a soft edge brush and erase ove...
This video tutorial show you how to make your own functional green screen to create special effects. If you try to isolate a subject on a film with a dynamic background there is a good chance to loose parts of the subjects during the process. By using a monochromatic background this can be prevented. For this you'll need large foam boards, bright green paint and a roller made for smooth surfaces. Spray painting doesn't work and results in a blotchy finish. Paint the boards evenly with the gre...
Ever wonder how helicopters work? Gather a piece of paper, a ruler and a pair of scissors. Take the ruler and draw 3 lines of 10cms on a sheet of paper. Then place the ruler in the middle and draw 2 lines of 14cms in length. Then cut the lines with the scissors and fold the slides in the opposite direction. Get one paper clip and put it on the tail end of the helicopter. The flight of the helicopter depends upon the size of the wings. It will help you to learn the dynamics of a helicopter.
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to do cool things with strings in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Do cool things with strings and format them!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to use cool string methods in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Cool string methods!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to use dictionaries in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Dictionary!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program "if" statements in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. The famous if statement!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program else and elif statements in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Else and elif (elseif)!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program nesting statements in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Nest a simple "if" statement!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program full and while loops in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to use the for and while loop in Python programming!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program infinite loops and breaks in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to make an infinite loop and also how to use the break statement!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to build and program your own functions in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to create your own function!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to use default parameters in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with default parameters!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program parameters in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Different parameter types in the same function!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to use tuples as parameters in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with tuples!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program object oriented programs in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. OOP or the famous object oriented program. Hold on guys, the waters getting rough!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program classes and self in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with classes and self!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program subclasses and superclasses in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn what parent and subclasses are!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to overwrite variables on a subclass in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with subclasses!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to create and program constructors in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to create constructors and what they do!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to import modules into IDLE in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with importing modules!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to reload modules in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to reload modules once your source file has been edited!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to get module information in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to get extra info from outside modules!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to work with files in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with files!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to read and write lines in files in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with reading and writing lines into a file!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program and write lines in files in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with writing lines into a file!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to download and install wxPython for Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn how to install the GUI (graphical user interface) toolkit.
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program methods in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with methods! Learn what methods are and how to use them.
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program slice lists in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Slice Python!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program lists functions in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with list functions!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program slices in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Slice Python!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program raw input in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with input versus raw input!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to save and execute your programs in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with saving programs!
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program variables in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with variables!
