Software: Page 164

This video shows you how to create basic chroma key (blue screen) effects in Windows Movie Maker. Requires a mod from http://www.wmmarchive.tk/

This tutorial shows you how to use the vanishing point tool in Photoshop to extend the height of a building.

This tutorial shows you how to use the Mask Pro plug in for Photoshop. This masking tool works based on including or excluding colors.

We all know Photoshop is one of the best ways to make pictures (and the people in them) look better than they are. This tutorial will show you how to remove blemishes like freckles using Photoshop.

This tutorial shows you how to combine photos to make a panoramic image by auto-blending the images and tweaking.

This tutorial shows you how to create a vignette (oval border) around an image in Photoshop. Text is blurry but you should get the idea from the verbal instruction.

This is how to make yourself (or anyone) look like you're being hit by a car, truck or van. You need the mask tool, so you will need the pro version of Sony Vegas 7 or Sony Vegas 8.

This is a basic tutorial on how to key out the background of an image and replace it with a pattern.

Use the lasso tool to cut out Spock from Star Trek and put his head on Mount Rushmore. You can do this with whomever and paste over what ever Rushmore head you'd like.

This tutorial goes over how to use some of the editing techniques available in Final Cut Pro. These aren't the most used (override and insert are), but replace, fit to fill and superimpose are also available and this video will show you all of them. You never know which technique is best for the job, unless you know them all!

You've seen them a million times on other websites, and now you want to use them on your own. This tutorial will show you just how to create those button rollovers for your website using Dreamweaver. The video goes over the basics but we're sure you can embelish on your own.

If you shot a video sideways with your digital camera, you may need to rotate it in order to get your video to appear right side up. Here's how to rotate that video using Windows Movie Maker

If you want a calendar of events on your website, or just want everyone to know what you do all day, this video is for you. Learn how to embed your Google Calendar in a webpage using Contribute software.

This tutorial will teach you about using the show and hide layers options and preferences in Dreamweaver, and how to use them to create disjointed rollovers. This is a practical feature used on many websites and we're sure you'll find some creative ways to use them on your own.

An Object within Flash CS3 is a thing - a thing that has attributes and can perform actions. That thing may be a ball bouncing in your animation or a dog barking. In this short tutorial, author Bill Dallas Lewis presents the concept of Objects within ActionScript 3 and Flash CS3 as well as how to interact with objects within your presentation.

A flash tutorial on how to create a bouncing ball with ActionScript, as well as pointers for creating your own tutorial!

a step-by-step guide to making your own animation using sprites.

How to create a custom mouse pointer with Flash and ActionScript. You can even use an animated gif as your pointer.The script for this is as follows:

Learn tips for using filters (a Lens Flare and Polar Coordinates) to create a 3D sphere in Adobe Photoshop.

How to create a pop art effect (like an 80s poster or album cover) using Adobe Photoshop.

A tutorial on using Adobe Photoshop's magic eraser tool and how to create "Transparent GIF's" -- or pictures with a transparent background in Photoshop.

Learn about Layer Styles (drop shadow, bevel & emboss, etc.) in Photoshop and how to use them to create text effects in Photoshop.

Learn how to instantly change the colors of objects in images using Adobe Photoshop.

How to take photograph and do some "touch ups" and photo editing tricks to get a good base for "virtual makeup" using Adobe Photoshop.

This tutorial is a start-to-finish walkthrough of restoring and repairing a damaged photograph that has been scanned into Adobe Photoshop.

A walkthrough of the classic Gondola tutorial to help you get started with Adobe Photoshop.

How to create message rules and do auto-sorting with Microsoft Outlook. f you ever wish every email from your Uncle Lou could be put into a folder (or the trash) automatically -- or you want to flag message from your boss -- or you want to have a sound play when an ebay outbid notice comes in, then this tutorial is for you.

This Microsoft Word tutorial discusses some tips and tricks for speeding up your work and adding extra function to Microsoft Word.

A beginner's Microsoft Excel tutorial that covers working with formulas, formatting, auto-formatting, dates, and more in Microsoft Excel.

Learn some more advanced formula uses in Microsoft Excel including the "IF" statement. For example, "IF someone earned over $200 then charge them $20... otherwise charge them $40."

How to use Microsoft Excel as a simple database and how to organize and sort data on the fly.

How to use Microsoft Excel to produce a Cartesian coordinate plane and a Venn Diagram.

This tutorial introduces some of the basic concepts of Microsoft Excel and then demonstrate a couple practical uses for Excel.

This is a tutorial for using the multi-replicate function in Bryce to create organic-looking shapes (shells, horns, elephant trunks, etc.)

How to create planets with Bryce using actual photographs from NASA as object textures. This tutorial also includes a trick for creating a virtual planet surface in Bryce.

A quick tutorial on creating 3D logos using Bryce.

How to build a sword (with an asymmetrical lattice) using Bryce.

Sometimes you build the perfect scene in Bryce, but you want to include a model you built in Rhino or 3DS or Poser -- or whatever. Or you may decide to insert a pre-made model that you downloaded. This is a basic tutorial in doing that with Bryce.

Learn how to create an outer space landscape using Bryce.

How to create a river valley landscape with Bryce.