How To: Put up an A-Frame tent
Put up an A-Frame tent. A detailed step-by-step guide showing you how to put up an old-fashioned A-frame tent. Watch this video and you'll never have trouble camping again! Put up an A-Frame tent.
Put up an A-Frame tent. A detailed step-by-step guide showing you how to put up an old-fashioned A-frame tent. Watch this video and you'll never have trouble camping again! Put up an A-Frame tent.
An associated content producer Shawn Grover teaches you how to fold a t-shirt quick and easy. With practice, this method can save minutes off folding time, while still giving a neat result. Learn how to quickly fold a t-shirt by watching this video tutorial. Fold a T-shirt super quick.
In this three part tutorial, Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen look, with effects, motion properties and key framing. Part two goes over adding motion paths, window layouts and the Quickview tool. Part three covers more on keyframes with opacity and noise. The final effect isn't that great looking but the techniques and processes you'll learn are well worth it. Create a TV screen look in Final Cut Pro - Part 1 of 3.
Sewing with leather is not as difficult as you might think, especially when you know the tricks of the trade. Watch this video and learn how to make a classic leather seam. Sew a classic leather seam.
The shop-built router jig detailed in this video uses an innovative system to position a workpiece square and centered when cutting matching mortises for loose mortise-and-tenon joinery. This jig relies on two vertically aligned, rotating circles with protruding metal bolts to align a workpiece, and a moveable fence to set the width of a mortise. After watching this video, you should easily be able to use this tool. Use the self-centering mortise jig.
Cutting plywood on the table saw can be difficult because you have to move the unwieldy 4x8 sheet across the blade. A better solution is to move a circular saw over the sheet. For rips, the saw table rides next to a guide strip and for cross cuts, a fence squares the jig to the work. Watch and learn these alternatives to cutting plywood on a table saw. Cut plywood without a table saw.
In this Photoshop CS2 video tutorial you will learn how to use the Vector Shape tools. The Vector Shape tools include the Rectangle tool, the Rounded Rectangle tool, the Ellipse tool, the Polygon tool, the Line tool, and the Custom Shape tool. Learn how to draw and recolor vector shapes, and rasterise them. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions. Use the Vector Shape tools in Pho...
Photoshop's layers Palette is a powerful tool that allows you do many special things to your layered compositions. In this Photoshop CS2 video tutorial you will learn how to use layers, including how to delete, lock, and unlock layers. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions. Use layers in Photoshop CS2 - Part 1 of 2.
In this Illustrator CS2 video tutorial you will learn to use pathfinder to remove text from the background. In a sense, we create shapes by cutting from others. All text must be changed to shape before we can use the pathfinder subtract command. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions. Use pathfinder to cut text in Illustrator CS2.
n this article, Mylenium is providing insights into the basic principles of working with the Cloner tool in MoGraph for CINEMA 4D. He'll take a hard look at the Cloner and its associated "Blend" mode as well as the other two multiplication tools, the Matrix and Instance objects. Use the Cloner in MoGraph for CINEMA 4D - Part 1 of 2.
In this video tutorial you will create a VMware virtual machine. This trick will save you from spending a crazy amount of cash for a workstation. Watch this video, and learn how to play around with the numerous settings involved! Create a VMware virtual machine.
Pregnancy massage may reduce stress, decrease swelling in arms and legs, and relieve aches and pains in muscles and joints. Pregnancy massage is becoming increasingly popular with mothers-to-be. You might have heard of it before, but may not know what it involves or who to go to. So if you're a mother-to-be or know one, certified pregnancy massage therapist Sue Hare is going to show us what pregnancy massage is really like. Remember pregnancy massage and differs from regular massage, watch th...
Do you want to create an animated banner for your website? In this video tutorial you will learn some basic techniques for creating animations in Adobe Imageready. Watch the video and learn how to create your first animation! Create animation in Adobe ImageReady.
Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to make ''Horror Movie'' style text appear on a wall in part one of this After Effect tutorial. In part two you'll make it actually run down the wall and look like it's really on the wall, not just over it. Take this bloody text idea and get creative with your own rendition! Create "horror movie" text in After Effects - Part 1 of 2.
In part 1 of this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to build and animate a bird in After Effects 3D. In part 2, it will join a flock of birds. You'll use looping animation to do the effect. Create a flock of birds in After Effects - Part 1 of 2.
In this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz covers the basics of using this effect in both After Effects 6.5 and 7. This highly detailed tutorial will get you started on distorting your footage with displacement maps. Please note, you must have After Effects PRO to do these effects. Use displacement maps in After Effects - Part 1 of 3.
Watch banjo expert Geoff Hohwald teach you the basics of rhythm techniques of banjo also known as chopping or vamping. While it may seem to be a boring skill, being good at vamping is actually the key to great bluegrass music. Play basic rhythm chords on a banjo.
Andy Bottomley demonstrates how to surf the break zone. You have to remember to paddle well and keep the correct positioning before you start. Approach the wave with the board's nose directly facing the wave. Surf inside the break - Part 1 of 2.
In this tutorial, Larry Jordan demonstrates how to get optimal quality when compressing video for DVD in Apple Final Cut Pro. Scroll down and click the "watch video" link to start the movie. Compress video for DVD in Final Cut Pro.
Many people don't really use the color correction editor in Avid Liquid, but that doesn't mean you can't. This tutorial explains some tips and techniques you can use. Scroll down and click the "watch video" link to get the tutorial started. Color correct in Avid Liquid.
Learn step-by-step how to replace a split circuit electrical outlet including safety tips and what to watch for to make sure an outlet is installed correctly. Replace a split circuit electrical outlet.
Don't pay someone else to replace the battery in your 4th generation iPod, watch this video instead and learn how to do it yourself! The hardest part is removing the battery out so be patient and make sure you have a Torx T-6 screwdriver. Replace the battery in a 4th generation iPod.
Save yourself a trip to the body shop to have small dents removed from your car. Watch this instructional video and learn how you can remove dents and dings from your exterior with dry ice - and without damaging your paint. Hide those dings before anyone notices. Follow along with the steps in this how-to video, and put that money you save toward some gas. Remove dents from your car with dry ice.
If you feel like you can never find the right partner it could be because you aren't paying attention to your body's subtle indications of interest. Tracey Cox talks about the impact of first impressions and the warning signs of incompatibility to watch out for Stop falling for the wrong man.
So you want to prepare your own sushi but don't know where to start? Well, you've come to the right place. Watch and learn from Reiko Hashimoto's expert advice in cooking perfect sushi rice, the basis of every sushi dish. Make sushi rice and cook sticky rice.
Want to make perfect folds every time? Watch this video to find out how to fold your clothes like a pro. This video will teach you the simple, Japanese, and the automatic fold. Fold your clothes like a pro.
There's nothing cuter than watching a dog take a nap. Now, you can teach your dog this amazing trick, so he'll know it on cue! Your friends and family will be amazed! Teach your dog to take a nap.
Video shows how to make a winter hanging basket. Using a wire basket, compost, silas natural fiber, violets, tulip bulbs, trailing ivy, a water can, newspaper, fertilizer and a small saucer, the video breaks down the easy steps to construct your basket. Watch video for best results. Make a winter hanging basket.
Female instructor shows how to fix a dripping ceramic disc tap. Start by turning off the water in the house. Using screwdrivers and wrenches, remove the tap. Also remove the cap using a knife and check the rubber seals. Watch video for best results. Fix a dripping ceramic disc tap.
Elderly woman shows how to remove chewing gum from clothing. Using a freezer, ice, freezer bag, knife and an old toothbrush, the woman in the video acts quickly to harden the gum and scrape it off. Watch video for best results. Remove chewing gum from clothing.
Artist Jo dePear and VideoJug team up to show you how to draw a face in this informative video. You will need paper, pencils and a ruler. First draw an outline. Draw dividing lines to map out the proportions of the face. Then what? You will have to watch! Draw a face.
Magician Zanthor demonstrates how to appear to shoot an arrow through a woman. This trick is sometimes referred to as "The Cursed Illusion" because of all the people who have died from it over the years. How is it done? You will have to watch! A spellbinding illusion indeed. Shoot an arrow through a woman.
There will be plenty of times that your movie footage, or video clips or images will need color adjustments. Watch and learn how to do color correction (especially for balancing white) using Final Cut Pro. Learn about indoor vs outdoor color temperatures. Do color correction in Final Cut Pro.
This tutorial will show you how to use the new Black & White adjustment layer found in Adobe Photoshop CS 3. You'll also get some cool tips on keeping or adding color to get a real pop to your pictures! If you watch the full video, the end has a section on creating a distressed edge. Lots to learn in this video! Use black & white adjustment layers in Photoshop.
Watch a simple video that shows you how to make a sphinx napkin fold. Interestingly, it looks more like an Egyptian pyramid than the Sphynx! This classic yet stately place setting is sure to add life to any table. Make a sphinx napkin fold.
When creating a cluster on a surface, it is necessary to have very specific orientation and positioning info for that cluster. Watch and learn how to place your clusters exactly where you need them in Maya. Create and orient clusters in Maya.
This may be too specific for some, but if you are an Arbortech tool fan or really into wood carving, this video is perfect for you. Watch and learn how to use the Arbortect mini grinder. Use the Arbortech mini grinder.
A taut line, also know as two half-hitches with an extra turn, is used to tighten a line like a clothes line or tent line. You may want to watch the video on how to tie a half-hitch before trying this knot. Tie a taut line.
Another winning video from the folks at videojug, watch and learn how to amaze your friends and make a cup float in mid air. Make a cup float in mid air.
Watch and learn how to make your very own snake habitat. This is an OUTDOOR habitat and not one for an indoor pet snake. It may look like a pile of sticks but apparently, if you build it, they will come... Hosted by David and Molly from the Discovery Channel's Backyard Habitat. Care for snakes and build a snake habitat.