Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Color and Texture By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to to add solid color fill layer to offset a wide range of colors that overtakes a foreground image. She then uses a pattern fill layer to add texture to the image.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Gradient Fill Layer By Jan Kabili
There are several ways to add a gradient to a composition in Photoshop. One way is to create a gradient fill layer, which is like a solid color filled layer, lives on its own layer in the layers panel, and does not change the pixels on any other layer in the composition. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create a gradient fill layer.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Custom Shape tool By Jan Kabili
In addition to the geometric tool to create shape layers, Photoshop offers another tool to create shape layers, and that is the custom shape tool. In this clip, host Jan Kabili introduces custom shapes, and shows how to use the combination features that come with the shape tools to create your own custom shapes.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Shape Layers By Jan Kabili
When you want to add a graphic to a Photoshop composition, creating a shape layer is often the best way to go. The advantage of a shape layer over a regular pixel based layer is that a shape layer defines itself with a vector based outline. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create shape layers, concentrating on shapes made with the geometric shape tools.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type inside a path By Jan Kabili
By filling a closed path with type, you can create some interesting word pictures. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to put type inside a path. Jan uses the pen tool to close a path, and explains what a closed path is as opposed to an open path. She also shows how to use one of the custom shapes in Photoshop to create a path.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type on a path By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to flow type in interesting lines and shapes by creating type on a path. You can draw a path using the pen tool, but if you aren't comfortable using that tool to create type on a path, you can use any one of the geometric or custom shapes that ship in Photoshop, but not in the traditional way, but to use the shapes to draw vector paths.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type layers on vector paths By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to combine the power of type layers with vector paths to bends and twist your type along smooth and unique lines. She shows you how to create a vector path and then float text along that path using the pen tool.
...Read More »
Make a Valentines Day Slideshow with Music By WIKI
Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's gift. Why not try make a Valentine's Day Slideshow for showing your love to him or her.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Warp text feature By Jan Kabili
Text in a Photoshop composition isn't limited to being horizontal or vertical. You can distort the shape of text using the warp text feature in Photoshop. In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to warp text in a composition with existing text.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Paragraph text By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili covers Point type layers, which usually contain just a single line of type, or a couple lines of type with a hard return at the end of each line. Once in a while you may want to include more lines of text in a Photoshop document, such as for mock ups, in which case you can take advantage of Photoshop's paragraph type feature, which automatically wraps text inside a bounding box.
...Read More »
Photo Flops: Five Photoshop Fixes For Common Image Issues By Stephen Farnow
The digital age has created a revolution in photography with instant-gratification LCD screens on cameras. And even when those images don't meet our ever-increasing standards, we now have tools like Adobe's Photoshop to post process those images and bring them up to snuff. While there are a limitless number of digital enhancements you might consider, the following five will address your most common image problems.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Layered text By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses text and how it remains editable in Photoshop as long as its layer remains as a special type layer. You can come back to a type layer at any time, to change the appearance of the text, to fix a spelling error, or to change the content of different words altogether. She shows how to edit all of the text on the type layer, working with the layers panel and the type tool.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type Layers By Jan Kabili
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses what type layers are, and what advantages that they have over pixel-based content, plus Photoshop type layers are editable, so you can change the font, size, color, shape and even the content of the type layer. She works with type layers, including how to make a new type layer.
...Read More »
How to Share your PowerPoint Presentations in Multiple Ways By WIKI
Many of us make PowerPoint presentations, no matter it is for family use, business use or education use. But not lots of us know that there are multiple ways to share PowerPoint presentations. The most common way to send presentations to others may through email or put it on a server somewhere for access. You may also package your presentation to CD for the members using PowerPoint viewer only.
...Read More »
How to add Zoom-n-Pan effect to your screen recording By WIKI
If you want to focus your audience's attention on important screen movements or actions, Zoon-n-Pan is the solution. This feature of DemoCreator allows you to zoom and pan in a specific area showing only the relevant parts of your scene in specific details and make your point clearly.
...Read More »
How to Make Flash Photo Slideshow with Music By WIKI
This Flash slideshow tutorial is mainly about how to make Flash slideshow with music step by step. Just with same digital photos and a Flash slideshow creator software, you'll make a Flash slideshow in minutes and crazy Flash skills isn't needed.
...Read More »
PowerPoint for Educators: How to Make Multiple-choice Quizzes with PowerPoint via VBA By WIKI
PowerPoint is a great assessment tool to create quizzes. This article will teach you how to create multiple-choice quizzes in PowerPoint via VBA with step-by-step illustrations. The VBA feature in PowerPoint gives educators an accessible way to easily create interactive multimedia quizzes.
...Read More »
Autodesk Maya 2009 New Features: Muscle setup By George Maestri
In this clip, host George Maestri details how to setup a skeletal deformation system in Maya Muscle, similar to what is done with the skin deformer with joints. This is the starting point for Maya muscle, where you crate the skeleton, the basic deformation, and then you add in the muscles.
...Read More »
Flash Browser Tracing On Mac, Windows, and Linux By Kevin Schmitt
Ah, the simple, venerable trace command. Everyone who has ever written even a single line of ActionScript -- from the newbiest of designers to the most seasoned programming professional -- has doubtless become intimately familiar with this most basic, approachable, and useful command. But love turns to hate if you ever need to see what's going on when your Flash movie is playing in a browser, where seeing a simple trace can rapidly become an exercise in frustration. Fret no longer, fearless readers, as this guide aims to get everyone in on that sweet, sweet browser tracing action.
...Read More »
Full Browser Flash By Kevin Schmitt
Let's face facts, folks: sometimes just scaling your entire Flash movie to an arbitrary window size won't cut it. A prime example of one of those times would be if you're using Flash to create Web-based applications, where your users would rightfully expect to have the application interface scale intelligently to the size of their browser window. Flex Builder can do this through a simple GUI panel, but the process is a little more involved if you're using Flash CS4 Professional, which is where we'll pick things up.
...Read More »
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After years of hype, Apple, Inc. today introduced the iPad, a portable computing device that looks like a big iPhone. Introduced today by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the iPad features a touchscreen keypad, wireless capability, the capability to run all iPhone applications, all in a form factor that fits in between an iPhone and a MacBook. With the iPad, you can play movies, load maps, view photos, update your calendar, basically do the same things as on an iPhone, and more.
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When it comes to choosing between Plasma and LCD, it's important to shop in the mindset that one high-def TV is not necessarily better than another - rather, it's a question of which one is right for you. That said, it can be a tough call to make when all that meets the eye are sleek screens and vibrant pictures - are Plasmas and LCDs really that different?
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Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Color and Texture
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to to add solid color fill layer to offset a wide range of colors that overtakes a foreground image. She then uses a pattern fill layer to add texture to the image.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Gradient Fill Layer
There are several ways to add a gradient to a composition in Photoshop. One way is to create a gradient fill layer, which is like a solid color filled layer, lives on its own layer in the layers panel, and does not change the pixels on any other layer in the composition. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create a gradient fill layer.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Custom Shape tool
In addition to the geometric tool to create shape layers, Photoshop offers another tool to create shape layers, and that is the custom shape tool. In this clip, host Jan Kabili introduces custom shapes, and shows how to use the combination features that come with the shape tools to create your own custom shapes.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Shape Layers
When you want to add a graphic to a Photoshop composition, creating a shape layer is often the best way to go. The advantage of a shape layer over a regular pixel based layer is that a shape layer defines itself with a vector based outline. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create shape layers, concentrating on shapes made with the geometric shape tools.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type inside a path
By filling a closed path with type, you can create some interesting word pictures. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to put type inside a path. Jan uses the pen tool to close a path, and explains what a closed path is as opposed to an open path. She also shows how to use one of the custom shapes in Photoshop to create a path.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type on a path
In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to flow type in interesting lines and shapes by creating type on a path. You can draw a path using the pen tool, but if you aren't comfortable using that tool to create type on a path, you can use any one of the geometric or custom shapes that ship in Photoshop, but not in the traditional way, but to use the shapes to draw vector paths.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type layers on vector paths
In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to combine the power of type layers with vector paths to bends and twist your type along smooth and unique lines. She shows you how to create a vector path and then float text along that path using the pen tool.
...Read More »
Make a Valentines Day Slideshow with Music
Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's gift. Why not try make a Valentine's Day Slideshow for showing your love to him or her.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Warp text feature
Text in a Photoshop composition isn't limited to being horizontal or vertical. You can distort the shape of text using the warp text feature in Photoshop. In this clip, host Jan Kabili details how to warp text in a composition with existing text.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Paragraph text
In this clip, host Jan Kabili covers Point type layers, which usually contain just a single line of type, or a couple lines of type with a hard return at the end of each line. Once in a while you may want to include more lines of text in a Photoshop document, such as for mock ups, in which case you can take advantage of Photoshop's paragraph type feature, which automatically wraps text inside a bounding box.
...Read More »
Photo Flops: Five Photoshop Fixes For Common Image Issues
The digital age has created a revolution in photography with instant-gratification LCD screens on cameras. And even when those images don't meet our ever-increasing standards, we now have tools like Adobe's Photoshop to post process those images and bring them up to snuff. While there are a limitless number of digital enhancements you might consider, the following five will address your most common image problems.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Layered text
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses text and how it remains editable in Photoshop as long as its layer remains as a special type layer. You can come back to a type layer at any time, to change the appearance of the text, to fix a spelling error, or to change the content of different words altogether. She shows how to edit all of the text on the type layer, working with the layers panel and the type tool.
...Read More »
Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Type Layers
In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses what type layers are, and what advantages that they have over pixel-based content, plus Photoshop type layers are editable, so you can change the font, size, color, shape and even the content of the type layer. She works with type layers, including how to make a new type layer.
...Read More »
How to Share your PowerPoint Presentations in Multiple Ways
Many of us make PowerPoint presentations, no matter it is for family use, business use or education use. But not lots of us know that there are multiple ways to share PowerPoint presentations. The most common way to send presentations to others may through email or put it on a server somewhere for access. You may also package your presentation to CD for the members using PowerPoint viewer only.
...Read More »
How to add Zoom-n-Pan effect to your screen recording
If you want to focus your audience's attention on important screen movements or actions, Zoon-n-Pan is the solution. This feature of DemoCreator allows you to zoom and pan in a specific area showing only the relevant parts of your scene in specific details and make your point clearly.
...Read More »
How to Make Flash Photo Slideshow with Music
This Flash slideshow tutorial is mainly about how to make Flash slideshow with music step by step. Just with same digital photos and a Flash slideshow creator software, you'll make a Flash slideshow in minutes and crazy Flash skills isn't needed.
...Read More »
PowerPoint for Educators: How to Make Multiple-choice Quizzes with PowerPoint via VBA
PowerPoint is a great assessment tool to create quizzes. This article will teach you how to create multiple-choice quizzes in PowerPoint via VBA with step-by-step illustrations. The VBA feature in PowerPoint gives educators an accessible way to easily create interactive multimedia quizzes.
...Read More »
Autodesk Maya 2009 New Features: Muscle setup
In this clip, host George Maestri details how to setup a skeletal deformation system in Maya Muscle, similar to what is done with the skin deformer with joints. This is the starting point for Maya muscle, where you crate the skeleton, the basic deformation, and then you add in the muscles.
...Read More »
Flash Browser Tracing On Mac, Windows, and Linux
Ah, the simple, venerable trace command. Everyone who has ever written even a single line of ActionScript -- from the newbiest of designers to the most seasoned programming professional -- has doubtless become intimately familiar with this most basic, approachable, and useful command. But love turns to hate if you ever need to see what's going on when your Flash movie is playing in a browser, where seeing a simple trace can rapidly become an exercise in frustration. Fret no longer, fearless readers, as this guide aims to get everyone in on that sweet, sweet browser tracing action.
...Read More »
Full Browser Flash
Let's face facts, folks: sometimes just scaling your entire Flash movie to an arbitrary window size won't cut it. A prime example of one of those times would be if you're using Flash to create Web-based applications, where your users would rightfully expect to have the application interface scale intelligently to the size of their browser window. Flex Builder can do this through a simple GUI panel, but the process is a little more involved if you're using Flash CS4 Professional, which is where we'll pick things up.
...Read More »
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