How To: Design an audio waves animation with After Effects
In this two part video tutorial, Eran Stern reveals the first text trick in his series and shows how to design an audio waves animation with the After Effects Text Tool.
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How To: Use the color range command in Adobe Photoshop
Some free tricks on how to use the color range command in Photoshop. Many people use the old method of utilizing the magic wand tool for selecting areas of color, the color range selection tool has more flexibility and control. Richard walks you through using this tool and shows some new features added in Photoshop CS4.
How To: Use the RG Warp Corner Pin in Adobe After Affects
In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you a technique to enhance your tracking and compositing results by using Mocha AE and RG Warp Corner Pin plug-in.
How To: Work with non-square pixels in Photoshop CS4
Exploring the problems associated with blending images that have square and non square pixel formats. Learn about how to fix some of the blunders of pixel aspect ratio mixing and how Photoshop CS4 is trying to help solve some of these pixel nightmares.
How To: Build an animated vehicle rig in Adobe After Affects
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to build an expression-based vehicle rig that automatically calculates the rotation of its wheels based on the movement of the vehicle chassis.
How To: Create a 3D RG warp shadow with Adobe After Effects
In this video tutorial, Eran Stern demonstrate the creation of 3D shadows with After Effects built-in filters and compares it to the functions of RG shadow plug-in.
How To: Creating The James Bond 007 Intro with After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to achieve that classic introduction to all of the James Bond films using only basic After Effects plugins.
How To: Create the Droste Effect with Adobe After Effects
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the Pixel Bender Toolkit to create a recursive image set in Adobe After Effects CS4.
How To: Create a RG warp reflection with Adobe After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will demonstrate building a reflection using After Effects built-in filters. He will also explore the RG Reflection plug-in.
How To: Do native P2 editing in Final Cut Pro with MXF4mac
Native P2 Editing in Final Cut Pro with MXF4mac. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, motion graphics, special FX and film. Creative Cow hosts tutorials in a variety of softwares including Adobe programs (After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere), Apple programs, Autodesk, AVID, Cinema 4D, Sony Vegas, Zaxwerks, and much more.
How To: Create a bleach bypass effect in Adobe After Affects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson demonstrates a quick, easy and very high quality bleach bypass effect right inside of After Effects. Understand what the term refers to and how to simulate it in the digital intermediate process or on digital video, using After Effects.
How To: Create a simple morph effect with Adobe After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you how to create a simple morph effect using time remapping and pixel motion.
How To: Convert a Vector Logo to a 3D Logo with Cinema4D
In this tutorial, Broadcast Designer Jason Brown will show you how to knock out a vector logo from Adobe Illustrator into a 3D logo in Maxons Cinema 4D. The tutorial also touches on basic texturing, lighting and animation.
How To: Create eye shooting laser beams with After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you how to create a fiery iris animation which has laser beams shooting from a girls eyes.
How To: Create the Juno opening credits look w/ After Effects
The independent film Juno featured one of the most distinctive opening credit sequences in recent memory. It has a wonderful handmade look - which it turned out was created by hand! Whether you have seen Juno or not, Cow leader Simon Bonner shows a much easier way to create unique, handcrafted looks, without the pain.
How To: Solve a sudoku intermediate number puzzle
Check out this beginner tutorial on how to solve a sudoku intermediate number puzzle. Each sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square.
News: Petrie's Family Games
Petrie's is a Colorado Springs favorite when it comes to gaming. Great local shop offering a variety of gaming products and services.
News: Vibrant Color Photography Challenge: Distant Drums
The name of this rose variety is distant drums. I took this picture at the international rose test garden in Portland Oregon. It smelled great too!
News: The Cryptex - Combination Safe Made from PVC Pipe
This guy has figured out a really cool way to make a personal combination safe from PVC pipe. This is the ultimate stash box, and it can be scaled up or down to a variety of sizes.
News: Bocas Del Toro Fishing with Red Frog Bungalows
Red Frog Bungalows Fishing Charters has been added a new boat to its fleet to provided fishing charters in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago. In the last month we have landed Wahoo, Yellowfin tuna, Blackfin Tuna and many other nearshore varieties..Bocas Del Toro fishing can be world class..Check in with us to see what has been biting
News: Where Can I Go Out to Eat in LA That Is Awesome?
Miguel Molina has started a great website where he is reviewing restaurants from all over LA! The goal: to look for authentic, affordable food that represents a variety of cultures.
Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees
Stunning selection of photographs from French photographer Cedric Pollet's new book, Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees. The photographer traveled across five continents to capture the the exquisite patterns and textures of the world's many varieties of tree bark.
News: Elder Dragon Highlander, an awesome variant
Elder Dragon Highlander is apparently a MTG variant which emphasizes big decks, playing with a variety of cards, and gives you free Legends. I have never played it and I love it already. This website will teach you how it works. Post your thoughts in the forum.
News: Good do-it-yourself micro budget video lights
Professional video lights are great tools. They are color balanced, versatile, and offer great control over the light they give. There is a wide variety of video lights made for different situations. Unfortunately, they are also very expensive. The cheapest ones cost you easily hundreds of dollars.
News: Papercut Zine Library
A picture from the old Papercut Zine Library located in Cambridge, MA. They have since moved to Somerville, MA. The Papercut Zine Library carries over 13,000 self-published publications that focus on a variety of subjects. Visit their website to learn more! ... And if you're ever in the Somerville area, be sure to check them out!
How To: Put on a wig like a professional
Learn how to put on a wig with help from the top hair stylist Trevor Sorbie. There are a variety of wigs in the market place, but this video gives specialist advice on how to put it on. Put on a wig like a professional.
How To: Use the Awake plug-in for Fusion 5
This tutorial shows a variety of tools within Frantic Films' Awake plug-in package for eyeon Fusion, including the lens distortion, digital film noise and workflow enhancements for stereoscopic imaging. Use the Awake plug-in for Fusion 5.
How To: Make barbecued entrecote
A delicious meat dish which can be served with a variety of side dishes to make a lovely barbecue lunch. Make barbecued entrecote.
How To: Make confit of heirloom tomatoes
A rich and filling tomato salad. Great as an accompaniment for a variety of meat dishes. Taste our confit of heirloom tomatoes recipe. Make confit of heirloom tomatoes.
How To: Make crispy fish whiting with tomato sauce
A delectable dish made with the fish whiting which is a variety of plaice. Appreciate our crispy whiting with tomato sauce recipe. Make crispy fish whiting with tomato sauce.
How To: Create a stampboard mini album
This video shows how to make a stampboard mini album. The inside pages fold out to reveal memory after memory. These little albums can be made in a variety of shapes and colors. Create a stampboard mini album.
How To: Apply embroidery to your candle
Kirsten shows us how to add embroidery to a candle for a ornamental look. easy to use water-soluble stabilizer to add embroidery to a variety of surfaces including candles. Apply embroidery to your candle.
News: Jackass Wax Stiffy
Back in November I visited The Hollywood Wax Museum on Hollywood Blvd. After pacing through the entire museum, I was bothered deep down in the guch area that there were no Jackass wax mannequins! So I took the liberty of making my own Johnny Knoxville mannequin. The plan was to make one, fly it down to LA(couch of course) and then try to actually get it into the Hollywood Wax Museum as a joke. Now the joke/prank has evolved!...
How To: Extract honeybee honey from backyard harvesting beehives
If you already have the skills for amateur beekeeping, as outlined in Mary Reilly's previous video, then it's time to start harvesting the honey from those honeybees. Mary shows the fruits of her busy hive and demonstrates honey extraction techniques. Mary and Kelsey Clark suit up in heavy-duty garb to sweep irritated bees from the hive frames. The comb on each frame is then raked to expose the honey. Then the frames are placed in an extractor that spins out the liquid gold using centrifugal ...
News: Chloroform Surprise
Hi : ) This is version 2 of chloroform surprise (as version 1 submitted was a bit too dangerous) . This time we have a professional anesthesiologist to help anaesthesia. He/She will use a pre tested knock out cocktail that suits each jackass individually, so that this remains safe for everyone in the team!
How To: Bake tasty banana bread with a perfectly textured batter
Bananas are a hard sell sometimes when it comes to the kitchen. If you're not eating it straight up, you might not be getting the full effect. That's why a lot of recipes fail when they include bananas, but not this one. This one's a keeper. A family recipe to be saved forever, to be made over and over again. No banana bread ever tasted this good!
How To: Bleach water stains from furniture
When restoring older wood furniture you will probably encounter dark rings and black spots, which are caused by water stains. Oxalic acid is a moderate bleach that will remove these stains even if they have penetrated the wood surface. Oxalic acid will also remove finish stain applied previously and lighten the wood for a fresh new look. Restoring wood furniture takes time and patience, but the results of your labor can be enjoyed for years, even generations. The restoration process usually i...
News: Friday Indie Game Review Roundup: Blocks, Jeeps, and Explosions
For this week's review round-up, we bring you two games from opposite sides of the indie world. One is a free online hybrid shooter/platformer combining elements of Team Fortress 2 and Minecraft. The other involves driving jeeps around and shooting things as fast as possible. Both are great.
Adult Swim Games: It's Not Just for Aqua Teen Anymore
The days of having to pay for video games are over. Generally, retail games are better because they're made with more effort and care than their free counterparts. But free browser-based game sites are insanely popular, specifically Kongregate, Armor Games, and the grandaddy of them all—NewGrounds. Despite not receiving funds directly from the players, they’ve become a profitable niche in the games industry. And that popularity has attracted more talent and money to the production of web game...
Dressing Without Undressing: Tips & Tricks for a Family-friendly Summer Wardrobe
People get excited when summer comes around: it gets warmer, there’s sunshine, and the seasonal affected disorder that persists through those long, dark, grey winters starts to lift. This is pretty exciting, especially in my part of the world, where winter is VERY long and cold. Since we have such a long winter, people don’t have very large summer wardrobes, or much practice dressing for the heat. It’s important, even when it’s really hot outside, to look like a person in clothes, and not a p...