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Video lessons from the Barbecue Design, describes the steps for creating a roller Lexus commercial (Lexus Hybrid Drive) in Adobe After Effects + Trapcode Particular. Sam clip attached.

FileMaker Pro is powerful enough to handle most database jobs yet easy enough to create simple solutions in minutes. This practical "how to" course by FileMaker expert John Mark Osborne, starts from advanced level and uses a single invoicing example to demonstrate FileMaker Pro 7, 8, 8.5, 9, 10 and 11 features and techniques including the Ultimate Find, saving a found set of records for future retrieval, saving find criteria for future use, text parsing to create features, making new requests easier for users, parsing web form generated emails, five methods for deleting duplicates, recursive phone filter, creating preferences in a single-user and multi-user scenario, web-like back and forward buttons, conditional buttons, custom form letters, changing text attributes with scripts, script triggers and many more techniques with an emphasis on adaptive scripting and calculations. Examples of the invoice file are provided at every stage of the creation process so the user can easily review one section without starting from the beginning.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 is a professional, real-time, digital non-linear, timeline based video editing application. Premiere Pro CS5 supports certain Adobe recommended graphics cards for accelerated processing, and CS5 is optimized purely for 64-bit operating systems to provide high quality video editing in both RGB and YUV. In addition to providing broadcast quality video creation, Premiere Pro CS5 includes a sophisticated audio element that includes VST effects for optimum aural fidelity. This project based course constructs a film, while covering all of the essential elements users need to learn the interface, proper editing of audio and video, use of filters and effects, rendering and exporting for output to DVD in multiple formats. Work Files are included.

Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the latest version of the industry standard vector drawing application. Now with new features such as the Perspective Tool, the Bristle Brush, Beautiful Strokes and new drawing modes, there are more tools than ever for the creation of stunning art. Professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes you on an in-depth look at Illustrator CS5, taking you through the tools you'll need to master it quickly. The end of the course includes three fun yet practical hands-on projects. Work Files are included.

Join Jeff Bartels as he covers the most important features of this industry-standard drafting and design application in AutoCAD 2011Essential Training . This course begins with a tour of AutoCAD's interface and the tools used to create basic shapes. It then focuses on the methods used to modify and refine geometry while emphasizing accuracy and good habits to build a solid design foundation. The course covers using layers, line types, and colors to organize a drawing file and explains how to efficiently annotate a design and prepare it for final output. Throughout the title, Jeff shares industry techniques used in production and reinforces concepts using practical examples. Exercise files are included with the course.

The ATMT set is a specialist mechanical modelling and rigging tutorial from 3d-palace, featuring the creation of a completely custom designed mechanical "chicken walker" - a bipedal two legged assault vehicle for deployment of marine troops into an enemy compound. The design was based on a hybrid mixture of a Star Wars design briefly seen in the cartoon 80s version and a Warhammer heavily armoured Dreadnought style design with individual custom elements added in. The finished and rigged piece includes flexible rope pipework, slider controlled opening hatches and gun controls for rotation as well as procedurally created complex material effects, lighting setup, creating a walk cycle and everything else you need in order to complete this advanced mech piece.

Creating a First Web Site with Flash Professional CS5 shows how to make a fully functional, dynamic web site in Flash Professional CS5. This course covers the fundamentals of creating and importing content, adding smooth 2D and 3D transitions, and adding button functionality that goes beyond links. This course will also show how to integrate and control video and audio as well as how to implement a gallery and a contact form. Exercise files are included with the course.

In Photoshop CS5: Creative Effects, Chris Orwig flexes the muscles of this powerful program to create unique and eye-catching photographic effects. This course demonstrates how to enhance images by adding light for emphasis, adding drop and directional shadows, and using the HDR toning controls, motion blur, and film grain creatively. In addition, learn how to create a vintage-style photograph or a panorama, use infrared and solarization, applycreative layer blending, and much more. Exercise files accompany the course.

With Total Training for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 you'll learn how to edit to deliver your most professional productions--on time and on budget. See why this truly ground-breaking toolset makes it easier than ever for you to transform your video into compelling stories that will stand out ahead of your competition.

Cgtuts + is a source of learning on all aspects of computer graphics. We pump out regular tutorials on Maya, 3Ds Max, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Blender, Mudbox and more. We cater to beginner, intermediate and advanced CG artists.Our tutorials are the best on the web, hands-down - that's why over four million people visit our network of tutorial sites each month.

In this course, you'll learn how to use features of Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Basic 2010 to build ASP.NET Web pages. You'll gain an understanding of the architecture behind ASP.NET and how to use the various ASP.NET server controls. You'll learn to create consistent web sites using Master Pages, add membership features and configure-deploy ASP.NET applications, to authenticate users and limit their access to resources, direct users using Site Navigation tools, debug .NET, and to display/edit data using ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, you'll learn about ASP.NET features, such as support for LINQ (Language Integrated Query), CSS tools, and will become familiar with the tracing features in Visual Studio that help you quickly troubleshoot issues. You will also learn how to work with ASP.NET Profile features, ASP.NET Web Parts, and how to take advantage of creating your own user-defined control. As you progress through the course you will learn about optimizing your sites, the ListView control, and so much more.

Starting with a photographic backplate and 3D model, Brendan McCaffrey presents an in-depth look at an automotive illustration project step-by-step from wire-frame to finished product, using Maya, Mental Ray and Photoshop . In phase one, Brendan covers the initial brief, 3D setup and rendering. He then moves on to the view setup, matching the camera, and preparing the model and textures as they relate to high resolution work: shaders for paint, glass, metal and rubber. Brendan proceeds with the environment and lighting setup and on to the final renders of all the required layers and passes. In phase two, he assembles and corrects the render layers and passes in Photoshop . Brendan then moves on to blending the image into a cohesive whole using non-destructive color correction and adjustment. Finally, he demonstrates how to apply effects and finishing touches. This DVD comes with the project's Photoshop files.

This is an AWESOME video tutorial for creating a custom content management system using DreamWeaver CS4, PHP, MySQL and FCKeditor with filemanager.

Learning math facts doesn t have to be dull! Now students can rock out while they learn addition and subtraction. Upbeat rock music, energetic performers, and colorful action make these super-cool songs favorites with kids of all ages. As they sing along to these "add and subtract tunes," kids quickly learn sums up to 18 and differences from 18.
On our Addition & Subtraction Rock DVD videos, the basic concepts are clearly illustrated visually, using familiar kid-appealing objects. Then delayed-answer drills challenge students to beat the performers by solving facts before the answers are read aloud much like animated flash cards.

A project was assigned where we had to learn javascript fast. I spent an evening on the Net and put together a presentation for some students to get a quick feel for the language so we could complete our assignments.