In this video editing software tutorial you will learn how to create a television simulation effect in Sony Vegas 7. All you need to do is add the Sony TV Simulator Media FX tool, input the right values and you'll have a cool TV simulation effect on your video footage in Sony Vegas 7.
Want to learn how to turn photos into animation? It is possible, in Adobe After Effects! Watch this tutorial to learn how to animate photos using the After Effects Puppet Tool.
This tutorial shows you how to use the Puppet Tool in Adobe After Effects CS3. The Puppet Tool can be used when compositing in 2D or 3D space to manipulate and animate layers. If you are new to After Effects or have never used the Puppet tool, this tutorial will get you started.
This software tutorial shows you how to work with Windows Movie Maker and use multiple video effects available in Windows Movie Maker to edit and create movies or videos. You can use up to six different effects together at one time.
This software tutorial shows you how to build a luma track matte in Cinema 4D 3D modeling software and then help speed-up your compositing of the track matte in After Effects. Creating a spinning logo with video footage inside the logo, as shown in this tutorial is a great way to learn to use Cinema 4D and After Effects together.
putting glass in small diorama windows. These miniature windows give the illusion of a stain glass window or wrought iron window bars. Create the effect of real glass using products such as Weldbond,Crystal Clear, Water Effects from Woodland Scenics, clear RainGlo, or clear silicone.
This instructional video will teach you how to enhance your footage [remove grain, bring out more color] with after effects. So enjoy this tutorial, and you don't need any additional plug ins, just the built in tools of after effects.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create an effects montage through Sony Vegas 6.0. Keep in mind that you can't reproduce the same effect in Sony Vegas Movie Studio or Platinum because these programs don't have the masking option.
See how to easily animate raster images and vector graphics using Adobe After Effects' Puppet tool. This
This Final Cut Studio software tutorial shows you a trick on how to achieve The Film Look on your videos. You will need the climatic glow plug-in from River Rock Studios to create this soft film look effect in Final Cut Pro. The final small addition to the film look effect will be creating and adding some grain.
In this tutorial you will learn how to clone yourself, create split screen effects and picture-in-picture effects with video footage in Windows Movie Maker.
This effect is used to spookify a sound and make it sound like it's coming from the underworld. Follow along as NFX shows you how to create a reverse delay effect in Fruity Loops (FL Studio). This can be done with vocals or instruments.
In this video NFX shows you how to get a T-Pain vocal effect using a freeware plug-in called GSnap for Fruity Loops (FL Studio). You do have to listen to NFX (try to) sing as punishment, but if you need that T-Pain effect on a budget, here you go.
Bill Myers shows you how to create the popular motor mouth effect in Sony Vegas Pro using event Pan & Crop, and the mask effect.
This tutorial shows you the fundamentals of the cookie cutting effects as well as the basics of the newspaper/print effects. Enjoy! 2 In 1 Tutorial I suppose.
If Photoshop is too complex for your tastes - or just takes a little too long - then GIMP may be the solution. GIMP is a photo manipulation software with super easy controls and tools. Generally it's used for photo retouching, but like Photoshop, the program allows you to add in special effects.
John demonstrates how to create the speed up background effect which evokes a "calm and reflection in a chaotic world" with this easy effect.
This week Brandon demonstrates how to perform a few special effects that can improve the visual dynamics of your videos. He explains special effects such as projector feedback loop, levitation camera trick, "use the force" trick.
This is a basic tutorial teaching time re-mapping / ramping effects in Adobe After Effects.
Are you still amazed by the special effects used in the movie Matrix? Now you can add similar effects to your video! Watch and see how to use some creative editing in Final Cut Pro to get it done.
Adding special effects to your video can make it look more professional and entertaining. Learn how to add Apple iMovie effects to your clips with ease.
Adobe InDesign can create PDFs natively. In this video we'll see a rarely used feature that allows us to create rollover effects that work beautifully in PDF files. InDesign allows us to create buttons and using the States palette we can create rollover effects.
If you have missed the chance of shooting a lightning, you might want to add one in the photo later. In this video tutorial you will learn to create lightning effects for clouds in Photoshop. You won't believe how realistic the effect could be til you see this video!
In this video you will learn how to Warp your text into any shape or design you want. This is a really handy effect for applying logos or designs to images of clothing. Using this effect you can warp your text to the wrinkles in your fabric and make it really look like it was there all along.
n this tutorial, we learn how to balance chemical equations. This is a straight-forward concept to balance out both sides of the equation of chemicals. To start, you will need to analyze how many atoms in each chemical you have on each side. Once you do this, you will need to find what you can multiply by on each side to make them equal to the other side. Once you do this and have equal atoms on each side, then the equation will be equal. Remember that you cant have a half of an atom, so that...
A pyramid is a three dimensional figure with the base in the form of a triangle and three slant sides to it. To find the surface area of a pyramid you have to find the area of the different pieces that make it up. The pyramid base can be triangle or even other geometric figure like pentagon. So first draw the base of the pyramid separately and compute its area first. Now compute the area of each sides separately. The area of each side can be same if the pyramid is a regular pyramid. Some time...
Are you a tattoo enthusiast? Well then, there is no better tattoo than mehndi. Here are the reasons: it's natural hence no side effects; it is temporary and fades in a weak giving you the opportunity to try something new each time; it dries up soon and does not have a healing down time. There are thousands of Indian mehndi designs which might be traditional but with a bit of change in placement can look very modern and trendy. One such design is the peacock design. Yes, it is a design seen ve...
If you are a tattoo enthusiast and love trying new designs but apprehensive about a permanent one, Arabic mehndi design is for you. The designs in this form are not ethnic, conventional or traditional but modern and jazzy. It is made using intelligent spacing that not only enhances the design but gives it a trendy look. They are bright and add a lot of glam to the hands as they are made using different coloured henna- brown, red and black and sometimes even glitters. These are the best form o...
Learn how to create this mystery text effect by animating layer styles on a text layer in After Effects.
Using After Effects’ Shatter Effect to simulate a baseball going through a glass pane. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers Magazine, search Layers Magazine on WonderHowTo. WonderHowTo indexes all Layers Magazine tutorials for Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver and Flash.
In this first part of a two-part project tutorial, instructor J. Schuh demonstrates how to create a static ball in After Effects CS4. To do this, he will create an inner sphere and an outer sphere, using the fractal noise effect.
This After Effects tutorial shows you how to create a healing effect that happens over time as seen by many super heroes. It covers advanced motion tracking tips and compositing. Create healing effects in After Effects CS3.
Camera shake is often an unwanted effect in photography, when a telephoto lens or long shutter speed has been used for a camera that hasn't been stabilized. The images subject to camera shake appear blurry and smeared, which is often considered an error - though some photographers find artistic value in camera shake and purposefully try to cause the effect in their art.
Check out how you can create three viscolastic effects with this how to video. A dyed polyvinyl solution crossed linked with sodium tetraborate in solution is found to exhibit the following three different viscoelatic effects:
Learn how to recreate the 'Iron Chef America' logo using Adobe After Effects in this 5 part tutorial.
This After Effects tutorial shows you how to make a cool text effect thats pretty neat. Its a basic effect and should be easy to follow. Crank the volume on this one.
With Illustrator CS2 you have Filters and Live Effects. In this video Terry White will show you the advantages of using Effects vs. Filters. You'll also see the best practices for setting your Raster Effects Settings, and if you need to make changes to your effects in the future you'll see how to do so with the Appearance palette.
The mysterious, still unidentified missile that was seen yesterday off the coast of Southern California is stilling boggling Los Angeles residents. The projectile was seen on November 8th, shooting straight up into the sky, just north of Catalina Island.
Thirteen isn't an unlucky number for this Limbo walkthrough; it's the number of videos in this series, a series which shows you the complete process, through trial and error, life and death, and as least amount of edits as possible.
Dawn Griffith creates a cute card with a 3D lemonade glass embellishment from start to finish. Create a template by making a rough sketch of an 8 ounce paper cup onto a piece of white cardstock and cut it out. Take the template and either trace it onto a piece of vellum cardstock and cut it out, or use Dotto adhesive to attach the template directly to the vellum and then cut around the shape. Score each side at about 1/4", fold on the score lines and trim the overlap at the top. Apply sticky ...
