If you have a still image from Photoshop that you want to use in After Effects, how do you get the file to work properly? This video covers this question, showing you the preparations involved with taking a print design and preparing it for use in Adobe After Effects. Importing as footage and compositions is also covered.
In this tutorial, we learn how to use the Terminal to change the default file format of screengrabs taken on an Apple computer running the Mac OS X operating system. It's an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
Protect yourself against would-be snoopers. Learn how to clear your temp Internet files on a BlackBerry phone. 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.
Learn how to use the BlackBerry Media Sync application to transfer and synchronize video, images and audio files between your BlackBerry and a second device. 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.
Protect your privacy by deleting the temp Internet files on your BlackBerry phone. 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.
Learn how to share OpenOffice.org Draw files via email from within OOo. More than just a free, open-source clone of the Microsoft Office productivity suite, OpenOffice has its own unique feature set and its own unique way of doing things. Happily, the Internet is awash in free video software tutorials like this one, which make learning the application a breeze. For complete details, watch this OpenOffice.org video guide.
Want to let the world know who made your photo? Then choose File Info. Here you can assign a title, an author, a copyright, and a Web site. No image should go out without a visit to File Info. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step i...
Depending on what your website is for, you may or may not care about allowing your users to download files from you. If hosting downloadable content sounds like something you want to do, watch this video! It will teach you how to allow your users to download files from your website using Dreamweaver. It's not very hard, and your users will probably be thankful that they don't have to go on the web every time they want to access your content.
In this clip, learn how to add your own personal files to your Barnes and Noble Nook and make it a portable carrying device. This tutorial will show you all the steps you need to get anything from photos, videos, music files and personal documents onto your e-reader. This process is pretty easy and once you view the clip, you should be all set to start side loading. Who needs an iPad when you have a Nook?
Learn how to use the Backstage view option when working in Microsoft Excel 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular digital spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Excel 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the Backstage view and File tab in your own Excel projects, watch this free video guide.
In this clip, learn how to tether your rooted Droid to a WiFi network and use it as a modem for your other Wireless devices. This process is pretty easy and only requires a network and that your phone be rooted.
Learn how to quickly import data into Microsoft OneNote 2010 with the Quick Filing tool. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular note-taking application or a seasoned MS Office professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the OneNote 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started quickly importing data into your own OneNote projects, watch this free video guide.
Needing to load website content with AS2 into Flash? You've come to the right place. In the following video, learn how to load text from a text file sitting on a web server and display it in Flash using dynamic text and Actionscript 2.0. Also taught? How to load a jpg, gif, png, and/or swf file using Actionscript 2.0. All files loaded into the flash movie within this video will be loaded from an external web server.
Want to program your own Java games and applications but don't know beans about object-oriented programming? Never you fear. This free video tutorial from TheNewBostonian will have you coding your own Java apps in no time flat. Specifically, this lesson discusses how to easily generate a text (txt) file from within a Java application. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful programmer's guide.
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you the basics of setting up a project file, creating a scene, and rendering a final image in Cinema 4D. He also does a basic tutorial for post-production HDR lighting.
New user to Windows 7? Microsoft has put out a series of video tutorials explaining how to maximize your Windows 7 experience. Follow along with this computer lesson and learn how to:
If you want to transfer files to or from your iPhone at ease, check out this video on how to SSH / SFTP into your iPhone. SSH (Secure Shell) and SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) all can be used to safely transfer files to your iPhone!
This network security tutorial addresses how to create a Meterpreter reverse connecting executable. It can be ported to a U3 device for pentests. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create Meterpreter executable, or .exe, files, watch this hacking how-to.
Learn how to use MapForce FlexText to analyze and parse arbitrary text files using an intuitive visual interface in this video. The resulting structured data can be used in any MapForce data mapping.
Many video camera companies are beginning to manufacture tapeless camcorders, which record footage as files on hard disks, solid state drives, or optical disks. It's easy to transfer file-based footage to your Mac using Final Cut Express. Just connect your camcorder to the USB port.
When you've finished a LiveType project, you can import it directly into Final Cut Express. The LiveType projects looks and behaves like an ordinary clip, but it has a .ipr file extension. Edit it like a normal clip, and you can change its attributes after importing by right clicking and selecting "Open in Editor." Final Cut Express automatically updates the imported file.
Whenever you right click a file in Windows it opens up the context menu, which gives you options of what to do with the file. Learn how you can add your own custom options to the context menu by editing the Windows registry.
Blogger Jimmy R. demonstrates how you can embed hidden files into an innocent-looking JPEG image using the free 7-Zip and the Windows command line.
You can make a magic memory stick on your PSP in some very easy steps. So first thing you need to do is download the files. Now extract the dc8 file on your desktop and drag that 500.pbp file on your desktop. Now plug in your PSP in your computer and copy the dc8 folder and go to PSP, game in your PSP memory stick and past it there. Now copy the 500.pbp file and go to the root of your memory and paste it on there. Now in your PSP, run the files which is mentioned in the video and you are done.
Worried about a hard drive failure? Or a virus that destroys your operating system? Well, don't worry… Windows 7 lets you backup and restore your Windows 7 operating system and all of the files and folders you choose.
It is possible to convert your Excel spreadsheets into a PDF file by using your PC's Print Manager and Save As functions. This video shows you a step by step to create a password-protected PDF version of your Excel file.
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the AnyToISO disc image converter to convert BIN, CDI, NRG, IMG, DEB and DMG files to ISO files. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this video, we learn how to upload Wordpress files using Filezilla. Before you get started, you will need to know the host, username, and password for your domain name. After this, click the quick connect button to connect to your server. The left hand side will show the local files on your server. Look in the root directory of your server and right click, then choose "create directory". Now, click on the plus sign to see a blog sub directory. Next, find where you downloaded Wordpress onto...
This video tutorial is in the Software category which will show you how to convert a video file to play on your iPod with Super. A video file to play on iPod, it has to be MP4. Any other type of video extension will not work on iPod. So you will need to convert other video files in to MP4. For this you will need software that is free and it is called super. You can do a Google search for 'super software', download and open it. You can use this software to convert a lot of files. The output co...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to convert word documents to PDF format. This task is very easy, simple and fast to do. Users will need to download a program from this site: DoPDF. Once downloaded and installed, open the program and open the file that you want to convert. Then click on File and select Print. Choose the printer name as "doPDF" and click OK. When a window pops up, select the location where you want to save the file. This video will benefit those viewers who have a tex...
Are you in need of a way to download files off the Internet for free? Try using Free Download Manager, which will help speed up the process. SOSGuru walks you through each step of the way. It's a faster way than downloading any extensions, and you'll be able to browse the Internet while you're downloading multiple files!
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to fix an iPod with corrupted files on a Windows PC. To fix the corrupted files on an iPod, users will be resetting their iPod. Begin by holding the center and Menu button for about 10 seconds until the screen on the iPod turns black. Then immediately hold the center and Play/Pause button until a check mark appears on the screen. To prevent an iPod from getting corrupted files, do not disconnect an iPod when it is connected to the computer. This video...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to create an ISO image. Users will need to download the program, Ashampoo Burning Studio 6. Begin by going to the Google search engine and search for the program. Select the result from download.com. Click on Download Now and save the file. Double-click on the file and follow the instructions to install it. Then open the program and select Create/Burn Disc Images. Select the type of disc image that you would like. Then click on Add and select the file...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to view hidden files and folders in a Microsoft Windows XP or Vista computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Double-click on Folder Options and click on the View tab of the Folder Options window. Under Hidden files and folders, check the option that reads, Show hidden files and folders. Then click on Apply and OK. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows XP or Vista computer, and would like to learn how to...
If you do not like the QuickTime video but would still like to view your .mov video files, follow these simple instructions to have your file play in any media player.
Changing computers or switching to a different type of web browser? If you have been using Firefox for a while, you most likely have some good bookmarks saved. Check out this tutorial and learn how to export your bookmarks from your old browser and take them along with you, wherever you go.
CtrlFormula teaches you how to make an animation with a batch file. Before you begin you must know that sending batch files over the internet is risky, so keep that in mind. You create a new .txt file and type in: @echo off. Hit Enter twice and type in: echo loading. Then hit Enter once and type: ping localhost -n 2 >null. Hit Enter once and type in: cls. Copy and paste this structure three times. For each loading you see you have to add another dot at the end, so the animation will slowly go...
This is a tutorial video demonstrating how to make your own gameboot for PSP. The video recommends starting with part 1 and proceeding through to part 2, 3, and 4 in order. It is important to look at the video description for vital information and links. A cintro is a custom intro created to start first thing as the game boots up. In the first step you will need a video in mp4 format to use as the intro. Next install and save. The converted file will show up in the same folder of the video. O...
Stan shows an easy way to see and clean the files that are hogging hard drive space in the computer using a free software called "windirtstat". Now enter the following address in the web browser "windirtstat.info" and scroll down the page until you get the downloading and installing section. Click on the link "windirtstat1.1.2Setup(Ansi&Unicode)" which will be right after the "for all flavors of windows" this will direct you to "SOURCEFORGE.NET" download creations. This will ask you to save t...
This video tutorial is all about recovering the deleted files in Windows Vista. If you are using the Windows Vista and you have unknowingly deleted a file and emptied the recycle bin, then you can recover it. This can be done by using the Shadow Explorer. Shadow Explorer is a Vista program that accesses the Vista Volume Shadow Copy Service. In Vista, the shadow copy service is turned on by default. It creates backups of files on a regular basis. Shadow Explorer provides access to these backup...
