Software: Page 139

Check out this tutorial and learn how to get up to speed with the latest installment of Mircosoft Access 2007. Microsoft Office Access 2007 brings you a new look and new features designed to help you get your work done more easily than ever. You'll see differences right away, starting with the Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page where you can open a blank or existing database, download a pre-built database template, and check out the offerings on Microsoft Office Online.

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to reduce quality on audio tracks to make it sound as if it's coming from a phone.This tutorial shows you how to produce this effect with two separate programs: Sony Vegas 6.0 Pro and Audacity. Whenever you are done creating the effect you can easily lower the volume with the track volume or with the volume envelope if you used Sony Vegas.

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create an effects montage through Sony Vegas 6.0. Keep in mind that you can't reproduce the same effect in Sony Vegas Movie Studio or Platinum because these programs don't have the masking option.

While you cannot directly open a Microsoft Access database file in OpenOffice Base, it is possible to connect Base to an Access database, and manipulate the data contained within it.

In this scroll saw pattern making tutorial you will learn how to use the drawing software Corel Draw X3 to turn clip art into patterns. Learn how to trace the clip art in Corel Draw X3 and turn it into scroll saw patterns.

In this woodworking video workshop you will learn how to create a scroll saw pattern for a mini basket in Corel Draw X3 software. If you work on a scroll saw and are at all interested in making baskets, watch and learn how to draw this pattern in Corel Draw X3 and get started making baskets!

Donnie Hoyle shows us how to edit video frames in Photoshop. So if you suck at Photoshop check out this tutorial and learn how to edit video frames like a pro. This is extra helpful if you need to remove yourself from incriminating video camera evidence.

The environment window is the heart of MIDI management in Logic 2.0. This tutorial from Emagic and ETV shows you how to use this environment window with your midi audio in Logic 2.0.

Stu Maschwitz, creator of Magic Bullet and veteran visual effects artist, demonstrates the tools within the finishing app Magic Bullet Looks within After Effects. Watch and learn how to build a look from scratch or apply a look from a library of presets available withing Magic Bullet and then apply the look to your footage in After Effects.

This MS Office software tutorial shows you how to use some tips and tricks for the coolest features of Microsoft One Note. OneNote 2007 is great for notetaking during meetings or as a project communication tool at the office. Whatever you may need to keep track of, the tips and tricks in this OneNote tutorial will help you get started.

Learn how to manage contacts and business cards more effectively with this tips and tricks video on Microsoft Outlook 2007. This MS Office tutorial will show you how to create a contact from scratch, and give it a business card look in Outlook 2007.

This is a tips and tricks video on how to use Microsoft Outlook's calendar function. Outlook is the email software provided by Microsoft Office suite. If you are new to Outlook or Outlook 2007, check out this video and learn some tips and tricks for working with the calenddar.

Windows Movie Maker has been part of Windows XP for sometime but very few people are fully aware of its capabilities. In this tutorial video, you'll learn how to polish your own Windows Movie Maker videos using a number of tips and tricks.

Writer, Director and Producer Johnathan Williamson shows you how to model a simple cartoon character in Blender 3D from start to finish. This is just a simple character but demonstrates the principles of character modeling in Blender 3D. Once you know these basics you can move on to your own complex creations. It will help if you know your way around the Blender 3D interface.

This tutorial uploaded from Stage6 shows you how to model a low polygon character in Blender 3D. Low poly characters may have less details than higher poly count characters but they will move faster in video game engines and are easier to work with. So watch and learn how to model a low poly character in Blender 3D from image plane references.NOTE: This link is to a Flash version of the first 5 minutes of a longer tutorial. A download link is provided on the page for the full WMP tutorial.

This is a short Blender tutorial that illustrates how to move a vertex along an arbitrary edge of an object no matter how the edge is rotated in 3D space. This 3D tutorial is from Stage6 so check it out and learn how to control the vertices on your Blender models.

An After Effects tutorial on creating a pond surface effect and simulating an underwater video. Start with footage of a person looking down at the camera and then "touching" the water, then follow along with this tutorial and you'll have rippling water in no time.

This software tutorial shows you how to add an explosion to your footage in After Effects. You will need to find footage of an explosion first, then in After Effects you composite the explosion footage over your movie or video to create the desired effect. Learn how to tweak and edit the layers so your explosion looks real and not like it was comped in After Effects.

There are varied approaches to using SketchUp with CAD files. This video series presents one method we suggest as it is quick and creates a good clean SketchUp model.

This software tutorial shows you a very easy way to reveal text in fire using After Effects. There are so many effects you can do with text and it's an easy way to start learning After Effects. So why not get started and practice with some fire footage and text effects in After Effects.

This software tutorial explains how to use the keylight plugin with green screen footage in After Effects. This tutorial gives a detailed breakdown that is perfect for beginning After Effects or green screen users.

Learn how to create a nearly invisible man, using the displacement effect and more in After Effects! This software tutorial shows you how to create a great disappearing effect in After Effects.

This Flash software tutorial teaches you the basics of animating a drawing in Flash. You will learn how to animate using two different methods: Drawing sequences and Compositions. If you are a beginner animator or Flash artist, this tutorial will show you the basics.

This Blender 3D tutorial teaches you how to light a scene (in this case a house) from scratch using Ambient Occlusion, one lamp for the Sun and a hemi in the interior to fake radiosity. Ambient occlusion is a great way to light things, so if you need to learn 3D ray-trace lighting, this Blender tutorial will help.

If you've ever wanted to make smoke using Photoshop you'll be able to watch this software tutorial and find out how. This smoke effect won't help your movie career but it will help you create cool photos.

This software tutorial shows you how you can blend three differently exposed images using Photomatix, and then demonstrate how to use some basic Photoshop techniques to touch-up the resulting image. [Note: the Flash overlay in this video doesn't sync completely with the audio; pausing for a second and then resuming it fixes the problem.]

Wax 2.0 is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. In this Wax 2.0 tutorial you will learn how to use the Quick 3D portion of the program, including how to zoom, crop and move.

There are two parts to the StormShield product: The server components (including the relational database and server) and the various agents that run on each endpoint. Among other things, the agent contains a host-based firewall and policy engine that can be customized to control applications and particular endpoint device features such as USB peripherals and registry entries. So watch this tutorial and learn how to protect your PC computer with SkyRecon's StormShield.

Stuart shows you how to try to keep your higher quality video settings when uploading your tutorials and videos to YouTube. This tutorial is for people working in Final Cut Pro or Express to create movies, then do some final touches in Quicktime Pro. So check it out and see some methods to keep good video quality when uploading videos to YouTube that were made in Final Cut.

This software video to show you how to use the vocoder that comes with Logic Pro 7. You will need a midi controller and microphone to play with teh Vocoder filters in Logic Pro 7. If you have these items, watch this audio editing tutorial and start learning to use the Vocoder in Logic Pro 7.

This Final Cut Studio tutorial shows you how to make a multi screen video in Final Cut Express. If you need a wall of monitors each playing different videos, or are just working on some cool split screen effects, you'll find everything you need in Final Cut Express (no Final Cut Pro necessary) and this tutorial.

In this software tutorial you will learn how to lay a vocal track using Logic Pro. The two part tutorial starts with 5 vocal tracks, and Stuart discusses keeping things organized and adding effects to the tracks in Logic Pro 7.

Jordan shows us a simple way to remove the red eye created by the flash of a camera using Adobe Photoshop. No matter where the red eye came from, you can remove it easily from any picture after watching this Photoshop tutorial. There are many ways to remove red eye and some are dirtier than others, but this method will give you a nice natural looking pupil in the end.

Jordan explains how to whiten teeth with Photoshop very quick and simply! Make all those coffee drinkers and smokers look like they just spent hours at the dentist''s office and whiten their teeth in minutes in Photoshop instead.

Jordan explains how to turn a photo to sepia toned colors using Photoshop. Sepia toned images are great for creating an old photo or monochromatic artistic look. Learn how to convert your images to sepia images in this Photoshop tutorial.

Jordan shows us how to take a normal color image and convert it to black and white or grayscale in Photoshop CS3. This is a simple effect that can be done in many different ways with different Photoshop tools. Check out the method for creating black and white photos in this tutorial.

Jordan Explains how to rotate an image and even add a simple frame around the rotated image in Photoshop. This beginners Photoshop tutorial is cool for creating a photo scrapbook or anything creative where you need to move an image and give it a frame or border.

Jordan shows us his own technique to remove even the most serious cases of acne from a photo using Photoshop. This tutorial takes photo retouching one step further to really remove acne without ruining the person's skin texture and color.

It doesn't matter how great your digital camera is, there are going to be times when you take pictures and your subjects have red eye. So watch this Photoshop tutorial and learn how to use Photoshop to "get the red out". Removing red eye is a basic and easy to learn process in Photoshop. This is a basic tutorial recommended for beginners.

This software tutorial shows how to make an animated gif file that changes the color of your eyes or of anything you want in Photoshop. Animated gifs are perfect for profile pictures on sites like Myspace and forum sites. So check out this Photoshop tutorial and learn how to make your own cool animated gifs.