XBox 360 avatars were added a couple of firmware updates ago, and added all sorts of new options for customizing your presence on XBox Live. Do you find them too limiting? This video will teach you how to mod your avatar's skin and hair color using your PC and some free software:
This clip offers a lesson in how to create a handy watermark action in Adobe Photoshop CS5. 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 instructions, watch this free video guide.
Learn how to import objects from one scene into another in Maya 7 or later. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with application and its workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, watch this free video guide.
Learn how After Effects displacement maps can make your text or images appear on another surface. 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 served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
This clip covers an easy method for creating semi-realistic fog inside of After Effects with nothing but a Photoshop document! 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 served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
With this quick clip, you'll see how to easily create a 3D box inside of After Effects with a little help from a free script. 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 served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
Flash CS4 has a lot of powerful new tools, and if you've used previous versions of the software it can be difficult to figure out how to use the new features. This video explains how to use one of the new features, the Deco tool, to animate cool backgrounds and other parts of an animation. Make sure you're using every Flash tool you have at your disposal!
Working with sounds in Premiere Pro is just as important as working with video. This video will show you how to use some basic techniques to adjust your sound effects in Premiere Pro CS3, including how to use audio filters and create a simple echo effect on some dialogue. Not very advanced, but if you're new to this powerful editing software this video is a good place to get started.
Learn how to create a realistic 3D model of an eye within Blender with this video guide. 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, and to get started creating your own 3D eye models, take a look!
This clip offers instruction on how to find, download and install free brushes for Adobe Photoshop. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular graphics editor or a seasoned design professional looking to get better acquainted with the industry-standard app, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this designer's guide.
If you have Cinema 4D version 10 or below, then the lack of a spin edge tool has probably given you fits at some point. No more! This video will show you how to spin edges manually using mesh flow in Cinema 4D the old-fashioned way, without using the specialized tools in the newer software.
Want you create infinitely-scalable vector graphics? With CorelDraw X4, it's a cinch. It's so easy, in fact, that this free video software tutorial can present a thorough, step-by-step walkthrough of the process in just under five minutes' time. For detailed instructions, and to get started creating your own custom vector graphics, watch this graphic designer's guide.
There is no such thing as a perfect Cinema 4D render. There are always more techniques to learn to improve your skills at using this powerful software. This video will teach you how to use the light objects options to reduce the gradients on surfaces in your rendering, making them look smoother and more real.
Every time a new version of a piece of consumer electronics like the iPod or Nook comes out, quick on its heels come ways to jailbreak them and increase their functionality. This video will teach you how to jailbreak your 3rd generation iPod Touch MC model with firmware version 3.1.3. All you need is this software and you're good to go!
In this clip, learn how to install the final version of iOS 4 to any iPhone or iPod Touch. This new operating system is great and includes a ton of updates. If you can't afford a new iPhone 4G, this software update will help make your 3G feel like new. Follow along and install 4.0 today!
In this tips tutorial, you'll see how you can use Reactor's dynamic features to simulate a simple cloth using constraints and
This clip discusses the process of downloading and installing Blender, the free 3D modeling and animation application. 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!
Not only is Microsoft Office Excel handy for drafting documents, it can also be used to make simple illustrations. Quite easily at that. The program's drawing tools are so easy to utilize, in fact, that this free video software tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in just under four minutes' time. For detailed instructions, as well as to get started doodling in your own Excel workbooks, take a look.
Need help navigating CorelDRAW X4's various fill tools? This easy-to-follow clip provides some much needed assistance. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using the fill tools in your own CorelDRAW X4 projects, watch this free video software tutorial. Get to know CorelDRAW just a little bit better with this handy guide.
This clip provides an overview of the custom print package for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular photo application or a digital photography professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with Photoshop Lightroom 3, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, as well as to get started using Lightroom 3 yourself, take a look!
Looking for a primer on how to create simple animations within Flash CS3? It's easy! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
Need some help figuring out how to generate motion/shape tweens in Adobe Flash CS3? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
Maya is the most powerful and widely-used program in 3D graphics today. All of this power also means that it is likely the most complicated 3D modeling as well. This video features some basic tips for using Maya to create a 3D model of a human head. It doesn't have any instructions, so some basic knowledge of the software is recommended, but the techniques are basic enough that newbies should be able to pick it up as well.
Layer masks create a viewing window to the layer(s) behind it. Manipulating the mask can create certain effects or animation without editing the object or layer directly.
Preloaders indicate the rate at which a file is being downloaded or displayed. This tutorial shows the ActionSCript 2.0 method to create such a progress bar. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started making your own progress bar preloaders, watch this video guide.
Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started making your own Flash progress bars, watch this video guide.
This is a basic Flash tutorial showing you how to make an event occur when you scroll the mouse on and off an object using ActionScript 2.0. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash CS3, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started creating and using rollovers in your own Flash projects, watch this video guide.
This clip demonstrates an easy way to make an object rotate using Flash ActionScript. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started rotating elements with ActionScript in your own Adobe Flash projects, watch this video guide.
This tutorial offers instructions on how to make your own start/stop button for an animated sequence using Flash ActionScript. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular Flash-development platform or a seasoned web developer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started making your own Flash start and stop buttons, watch this video ...
This clip offers a guide on how to use the Avid 5 Effects palette. Whether you're new to Avid's popular non-linear editor (also known as "The Avid") or are a seasoned digital video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with Media Composer 5, you're sure to enjoy this free software tutorial. For detailed instructions, and to get started using the Avid effects palette in your own projects, take a look.
See how to generate clean 3D text within Photoshop CS5 Extended! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete step-by-step guide on how to create professional-caliber 3D text headers in Photoshop.
Learn how to create a rotating 3D text animation within Photoshop CS5 Extended! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial, which presents a complete step-by-step guide on how to create professional-caliber 3D text header animations in Photoshop.
If you're looking for a free FTP client for Mac OS X, you'd be hard pressed to do better than Cyberduck; and if you're looking for a free video software tutorial on how to use Cyberduck, well, you could do a lot worse than this one, which presents a general overview of the program and its features.
Learn how to achieve a stunning glass text effect. Whether you're new to the GNU Image Manipulation Program, GNU's popular free graphics editor, or a seasoned designer just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating glass-like text headers in GIMP yourself, take a look!
In this tutorial on GIMP, the render-flame tool is looked over in detail. GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image re-touch and edit tool. It not only offers freeform drawing, but can also accomplish essential image workflow steps such as resizing, editing, & cropping photos, combining multiple images, & converting between different image formats.
See how to create a splatter brush within the GIMP image editor. Whether you're new to the GNU Image Manipulation Program, GNU's popular free graphics editor, or a seasoned designer just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own custom splatter brushes, take a look.
Create a custom favicon for your website for free with GIMP! Whether you're new to the GNU Image Manipulation Program, GNU's popular free graphics editor, or a seasoned designer just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own favorite icons, take a look!
This video explains how to make your voice sound like T-Pain using Audacity 1.3 (Beta), the VST Bridge for Audacity, and Auto-Tune Evo. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Audacity DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video Audacity lesson.
Want to disguise your voice? With Audacity, it's a simple process. And this clip will show you precisely what to do. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Audacity DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video Audacity lesson.
This video demonstrates how to convert a .mp3 to a .wav using Audacity. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Audacity DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video Audacity lesson.
