Use After Effects to simulate a 3D stereoscopic effect, and remap time to speed up and slow down footage (a popular video effect used throughout the 2007 movie '300'). This tutorial from motion graphics designer James Zanoni shows you how.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to share anything too big to send in an email attachment quickly and easily over the web with the Drop.io hosting service. For all the details, and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Show a separate clip in your larger video file, like an inset of yourself on a webcam when you're making your own tutorial video! This will show you how to set up your project to enable picture in picture viewing, for all or part of your video.
MediaMonkey is a freely available app you can download onto your music that will help you organize all your music files. No matter where they're hiding, MediaMonkey will find them and make them avaiable for organizing (and you can use MediaMonkey to listen to your music, too!)
Create your own Blu-Ray discs and switch between Adobe Premiere Pro and Encore! This tutorial will show you how to get the most functionality from these programs, and how to be able to switch between the two without having to re-render your file each time.
Learn how to use BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0 to move your digital images from your PC to a BlackBerry smartphone. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of a BlackBerry smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video guide. For detailed information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Check out how to save your user settings in Microsoft Visual Studio using C# programming, that way when you restart the program, it can remember some of your important information. This will specifically show you how to save your user settings using the .NET Framework instead of working with custom INI files.
In this C4D user's guide, you'll learn how to import and model from images generated in Adobe Illustrator. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using this trick in your own Cinema 4D projects, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
If you jailbroke your iPhone 3G or iPod 2G with redsn0w, you may encounter a problem when upgrading to iOS 4. If you have recently upgraded and your iBooks is not functioning properly, check out this clip and learn what happened and how to fix it. Happy reading!
This tutorial shows how to create transparent PNG files from opacity maps to use in Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look!
Light streaks look very cool. Their coolness is practically the reason time-lapse photography exists. This video will teach you how to take light sources in video and create light streaks off of them using Adobe After Effects. Make your nighttime videos look much more spiffy by applying these techniques.
Inserting computer generated images, like logos and CG characters like the one in this video, into video clips is difficult but highly desirable. This video will teach you how to use motions to do just that in Adobe Premiere Pro.
In modern action movies, the night vision goggles effect has become as much of a staple as exploding heads. This video will teach you, the budding action film editor, to create the night vision effect using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Appending nodes allows you to reuse node trees from previous files. This can be a huge time saver, particularly when working with complex setups. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look!
Save your Illustrator CS5 illustrations for the web. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular vector graphics editor or a seasoned graphic arts professional interested in better acquainting yourself with the new features and functions of Illustrator CS5, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using this trick in your own Illustrator projects, watch this video guide.
Learn how to use Pro Tools 8's time warp features to conform and quantize your audio files. Whether you're new to Digidesign's popular DAW or a seasoned audio pressional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Pro Tools 8 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started conforming and quantizing audio clips in your own Pro Tools projects, watch this free video guide.
Learn how to take advantage of Adobe Photoshop CS5's new noise reduction capabilities. 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 something of value in this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started denoising your own raw image files, watch this video lesson.
Want to burn an ISO disc image from within Microsoft Windows 7? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For specifics, and to start burning CDs from ISO image files yourself, watch this PC user's guide.
Having large images on a website is a great way to slow down your site and make it much less appealing to your users. This video teaches you how to use Flash CS4 to load images dynamically, which dramatically decreases the size of your images and will make your site run much more smoothly, especially if you have a lot of images or videos.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is one of the most powerful tools for creating websites today. This video teaches you how to center your swl file on your website using an xhtml workaround and css. It will look much more professional as a result, since it won't be out of alignment when viewed in large browser windows.
For those of you who have grown tired of the Playstation 3's user interface and are proficient with Linux, this video is a must-see. It demonstrates how to install Linux on your PS3 operating system without reformatting its hard drive or needing to pay for the USB keyboard for you PS3. Download the necessary file here.
There are many tips and tricks on the best way to use your Gmail. In order to use the tips provided you will need to have the newest version of Firefox or Google Chrome for them to work. There are three tips that can help you maximize your Gmail funtionalities and help you save time.
If you're one of the many people who work with Macs and PCs, the odds are you work with file formats that are more often than not incompatible with the other computers. This can be a major problem if you run into it with your Word documents. This tutorial will show you how to open Word docs on either computer.
A new feature that comes with iTunes 9 is the ability to import files automatically into your iTunes folder. This process makes importing much faster and easier. In this tutorial, learn how to automatically add to iTunes using this easy import method. Luke will show you how to adjust your preferences and take full advantage of this new feature.
Windows 7 is fairly similar to Mac OS X out of the box. But what if it's not similar enough for your tastes? Then you follow this free video guide, that's what: with its help, you'll learn how to use Snow Leopard-style file stacks on Microsoft Windows 7 desktop. For complete instructions, watch this tutorial.
Missa shows how to ‘Distress Jeans’ in this video. She lays a pair of jeans to be distressed on a table. Next, the creases near the top, which are formed by bending the leg portion of the jean, are marked with a white pencil or chalk. A hard rock is then placed inside the jean, near the knee area. That portion of the jean is graded using sand paper to make holes. The pocket areas are graded next, using a nail file. A pair of scissors is scraped along the edges of the pockets to make cuts. (Al...
Whether you're new to Adobe Dreamweaver or a seasoned web designer after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this official video tutorial from the folks at Adobe TV. In it, you'll learn about new Dreamweaver CS5 features such as CSS Inspect Mode, Live View Navigation and Dynamically Related Files.
Whether you're new to Adobe's Bridge or a seasoned graphic design professional after a general overview of CS5's Mini Bridge, you're sure to be well served by this official video tutorial from the folks at Adobe TV. In it, you'll learn how to manage your media visually with Adobe Bridge CS5 software, which now offers more flexible batch renaming, support for drag and drop between Creative Suite components, and the ability to access files in the context of what you’re working on by using the c...
Learn basic features for use on your computer. Cut, copy, and paste text, media, or file/folders anywhere in your machine. This video will show you exactly how to cut, copy, and paste on your computer.
To convert your MP3s to ringtones using iTunes follow the instructions below. First download and install iTunes and then agree to the terms of use and open the program. Then, click "File" and then "Add to Library." Locate the MP3 file you want to convert and open it in iTunes. Now click "iTunes" at the top of your toolbar and select "Preferences", then click the "Import Settings" icon bar and select "MP3 Encoder" in the "Import Using" bar Click "OK" twice to exit to your iTunes library. Now r...
This how-to video is about how to use command prompt to view the blocked websites at school. This step by step instruction will help one to open the blocked websites at school.
The creative Suzy Banyon describes in detail the process of applying a leopard print manicure in this easy to follow step by step video. She details the process vividly, from applying fake nails and filing them into shape, to what type of base to use and how to go about creating the leopard print pattern with the use of a fine point Sharpie pen. This video is great for those of you looking for new and different ways to apply unique nail art at home!
Acrobat 9 Pro is an essential tool for creating, reviewing and sharing comments with others you work with. In this video you will learn about commenting PDF files and the methods for including others in your review process with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Learn how to use comment tools and review cycles in Acrobat 9 Pro as well as how to collaborate via email or Acrobat.com and share pages.
This is a step by step tutorial on how to update and jailbreak/unlock your iPhone on 3.0.1 firmware. The firmware is almost the same as 3.0 except for fixing up the SMS vulnerability. The following files are needed:
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast.
Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those digital pictures into shape with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. In this episode, Ben shows you how to create rotating planets and moons in Photoshop.
Need a little help with your new Adobe Photoshop graphics editing program? Working with Photoshop can be a bit tough if you don't know what you're doing, so instead of getting out the books, check out this 'no nonsense' video tutorial to learn how to create a GIF in Adobe Photoshop and GIFtedMotion Photo manipulating and editing is always tricky, so just watch to see how to create a GIF file, for beginners.
This is a great solution if you need to get something off your computer, but you are not home. Want access to your files stored at home? How about hosting a home web server? Static IPs are expensive, if you can even get one. We set up Dynamic DNS instead!
This video will show you how to record video on your Apple iPhone 3G for free! This is a complete guide to installing the iPhone Video Recorder on your iPhone 3G, which also works on the First Generation iPhone.
Introducing a new script from the notorious pirate, Dr. Brown! This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to use Dr. Brown's Background Remover Photoshop script. Discover amazing video compositing treasures when you use this script to remove a selected background color. Beware maties! This script works best, if you be use'n high quality video files. This script will only work with Photoshop CS3 Extended.
