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This is a basic tutorial teaching time re-mapping / ramping effects in Adobe After Effects.

If you have a Zune, you probably use Zune's software to organize your music and videos and burn CD's. In this video series you will learn how to use all the functions of the Zune software including navigating the different libraries, ripping songs to your library, burning CD's, customizing options, and how to manually sync your Zune.

This is a Photoshop tutorial from NewDarkROom.com This tutorial will show you how to make selected areas of your images color while the rest remains black and white.

Another NewDarkRoom.com Video tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to get more room out of your photo booth by hiding all the unwanted parts past your seamless paper. As usual you will be able to find a more detailed larger video at our website.

See how to use chroma keying in Photoshop. This technique is most often used to remove green screen backgrounds from images.

Turn something BIG, small! This video goes over how you can use Photoshop to minaturize things.

In this video series, watch as Gary Zier teaches how to colorize a black and white photo in Adobe Photoshop. Get tips on different tools for photo editing. learn how to edit colors, add layers, how to correct mistakes, how to add colors to eyes and other detailed areas, how to open and save the project, and how to blend colors together.

In this music recording software video tutorial, learn how to use one of the latest programs for bands and musicians: Apple Logic Pro. This software allows the user to record a song from beginning to end, bounce tracks, master, and do a final mix down to CD, mp3, and other desired formats. Our expert will walk you through the operations you need to understand to create audio tracks, lay down drums, keyboard, and a bass part, edit and master them, and mix to a final song

Matt Nichols shows us how to use Pixelmator software in this series of videos.

Our expert Nick Brosco shows us how to download Rhapsody and use it to download music.

Here's episode three of the delightfully demented video tutorial, You Suck at Photoshop. Get rid of your dirty liar ring with Photoshop and Dane Cook. Use the clone stamp tool and manually sample from a similar area. Thank you MyDamnChannel.com! Erase 7 years of marriage in no time!

This tutorial explains how to use the presenter notes feature in Keynote '08 to add comments to your presentation. The notes are only visible to the presenter and will not affect the presentation so you can use them for reminders and other hints.

In this music recording software video tutorial, learn how to use one of the latest programs for bands and musicians: Apple Logic Pro. This software allows the user to record a song from beginning to end, bounce tracks, master, and do a final mix down to CD, mp3, and other desired formats. Our expert will walk you through the operations you need to understand to create audio tracks, lay down drums, keyboard, and a bass part, edit and master them, and mix to a final song. This series is a great...

In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how to change the look and feel of your footage easily with his new, useful CustomEffect for color correction in After Effects. His tool is a wrapper around Adobe Color Balance plugin and you can get it from the Creator site link.

In the first tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use After Effects to simulate the popular light writing effect seen in recent Sprint commercials. The second video shows you how to improve the look of the light writing effect by adding intense points of light and other improvement ideas. This is an advanced tutorial so you should be comfortable with After Effects before starting. The beginning of the video explains what you should know or review first.

In this two part tutorial, Aaron Zander takes an introductory look at Imagineer's Mocha and its toolset. Mocha is a rotoscoping software and is often used in conjunction with After Effects. Aaron demonstrates some basic rotoscoping to be applied into a Gatorade style look. Video two takes a look at linking splines to other tracks, adjusting tracks and keyframes, and rendering.

Creative Cow leader Jon Barrie demonstrates some advanced uses of the multi-cam workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.

Jon Barrie demonstrates creating custom titles in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. There are a few tricks for newbies that are definite time savers!

P2 workflows are among the hottest topics, and with extensive experience with P2 in broadcast editing, leader Shane Ross is one of the industry experts in the new features to support P2 in Final Cut Pro 6. In this video tutorial, Shane covers new techniques for bringing in captured footage, and as always, tips for project organization and media management for the best results with the least effort.

Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how get the most out of Brainstorm, a new feature in AE CS3 that lets you visualize randomized layer properties and effects.

In this quick tip for after effects users, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Bob Thompson creates a complex looking animation using only a camera, 3d layer, null object, and some duplicated layers. In only minutes, you can get an animated look with only one layer to worry about to control the motion. It's a quick fix to let you spend more time on other facets of your project workflow.

Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a quick, easy way to make a smoky title effect.

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.

In this video series, watch as computer expert Gary Zier teaches how to design a graphical business card in Photoshop. Learn how to apply effects and text, how to create masks, and how to resize images in Photoshop. Get tips on how to save a business card as a signature in your email.

In this video series, watch as computer specialist Matt Nichols teaches how to use the computer program iWork. Get tips on how to use Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. Learn how to save and go between programs and how to upload Media into iWork.

Donnie Hoyle shows you how to fix mistakes you've made in life using Adobe Photoshop. Here he puts an unwanted rescue cat in a plastic bag and replaces its carpet shadow with an unidentifiable stain.

In this series Tom Noah a certified CPA will show us how to create a personal budget with Excel.

In this free video series, expert illustrator and artist Paul Louis teaches you how to draw cartoon animals on Microsoft PAINT, a program that comes free with your PC found under the START>ACCESSORIES menu in many versions of Windows.

Donnie Hoyle pulls a digital end-around on a restraining order and vandalizes a Vanagon. This teaches you how to use the warp and distort tools in Adobe Photoshop. It also uses Adobe Bridge.

Nero 8 Ultra is a complex program, but it doesn't have to be confusing if you follow these steps for burning a video DVD.

In this series of educational and instructional videos, you will learn how to draw a cartoon figure using Microsoft Paint. Our drawing expert Paul Louis gives a step-by-step demonstration on drawing a colorful "toon."

In this free video series, you will learn how to create your own animated space scene using Cinema 4D. By the time you complete the easy-to-follow clips from our animation expert, you will watch your very own rocket shooting across the sky in front of a planet of your own design, through an asteroid belt you created.

In this video series, watch as computer expert Franklin Hitchcock teaches how to use the Nero Product Suite. Learn how to burn data CD's and DVD's how to compress and capture video and audio, the different settings and panel options, how to adjust burn speed, how to use Nero Express, how to make UFD and ISO DVD's, and how to code video.

In this video series, our expert John Carstarphen will show you how to create a white card, render and balance settings, and increase the quality of your work. He will also teach you how to hide the white card, increase the scene brightness, and add reflective surfaces.

In this video series, our expert John Carstarphen will show you how to integrate 2D and 3D, add geometry, place geometry, do frontal mapping, alter image distortion, and match lighting. He will teach you how to place a tube object, fine tune the animation, and about keyframes.

In this video series, our expert John Carstarphen will show you how to place objects on the floor, set animation, test motion, and use explosion effects. He will also teach you how to use the cluster tabs, teach you all about gravity, acceleration, subdivisions, and rotation in cinema 4D.

In this video series, our expert John Carstarphen will show you how to create boolean scripts, create the first light, streetlights, mood, and depth. He will also show you how to edit colors, do a graduated background, add illumination, and how to use volumetric light and shadows.

In this video series, our expert Matt Nichols will show you how to create, render, and edit objects in Bryce. He will teach you everything you need to know about the interface, using families, and rendering a scene.

In this series of videos you'll learn how to use Apple iPhoto software to edit and organize your digital photos. Expert Matt Nichols shows you how to import images from a digital camera, hard drive, and Apple's Photo Booth software. He also shows you how to use the source navigation column, create a photo album, and how to organize your albums.

In this series of video tutorials you'll learn how to use Apple's iDVD software. Expert Matt Nichols shows you how to use all the basic features of iDVD, including how to create a new project, how to select a theme, how to add graphics, how to use the menu tab and much more. Watch these free video software tutorials and learn how to create your own DVDs today!