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Need to perform repetitive tasks in Fireworks? In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to record actions so you can repeat them on multiple images. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

Batch processing can be used to convert a group of graphic files. In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to perform batch file editing. Learn how to use the batch file script, open multiple images, and apply automated batch function. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

Fireworks animation capabilities are perfect for creating web banner ads or for adding simple motion to your web site. In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to animate a banner. Learn how to set up documents, add and control frames and timing, animate the banner, and optimize and export it. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

Tired of plain solid colors? In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to work with gradients. Learn how to edit gradients, tweak, change and animate gradients. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

Adobe Fireworks is a bitmap and vector graphics editor aimed at web designers. In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to combine path objects, create a vector path, and join paths from multiple layers. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

The motivation for the Add Shadow command, according to sources at Macromedia, was in response to a popular enhancement request to add "perspective shadow-like" capability to Fireworks. In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to use distort to add perspective shadows to your objects. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions.

In this tutorial, Ben Scott show you how to clean up your audio by using the Noise Print tool from Soundtrack Pro.

In this tutorial, Ben Scott shows you how to layer sound and visuals, choosing which to bring in and which not to. This is also called targeting tracks.

This video demonstrates how to transfer videos on your computer into an iPod through iTunes, focusing on Macs. The video walks you through opening iTunes, dragging the videos into iTunes, and adding them to your iPod.

Creative Cow Contributor Michael Mench demonstrates a brief overview of the Morph Node in Shake. You can even take your morph effect and import it into Final Cut Pro. The explanation and step-by-step is great but the text on the interface is hard to see.

IIn this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aanarav Sareen demonstrates how to use the Color Pass filter to achieve that 'black and white plus one color' look that's so popular right now.

Have you ever created an effect in which your actor is throwing a fireball? Pretty cool effect, right? But something's wrong. It doesn't quite look real. In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Elvis Deane demonstrates relighting an actor that's throwing a fireball which will add realism to the effect.

n this video tutorial, Andrew Shanks demonstrates cleaning up DV/HDV chroma compression artifacts in Shake to allow for better keying.

This video explains how to display in iTunes the playlists a certain song appears in, focusing on Macs. All you have to do is open itunes, and select show in playlist.

This video shows how to turn the auto-sync feature in iTunes off and manually manage your iPod, focusing on Macs. To do this, all you have to do this is connect your iPod to a computer, click on the iPod in iTunes, and check the manually manage music box.

This movie shows how to enable the visualizer feature in iTunes, focusing on PCs. All you have to do is open iTunes and press the control and T keys.

This video demonstrates how to print a list of the songs and albums in your iTunes library. To do this, all you have to do is open iTunes, select a song or album, hit print and set your preferences.

In this tutorial, Serge Hamad demonstrates everything you need to know about how to create a Custom Edge in Zaxwerks Invigorator and ProAnimator.

This video focuses on listening to iTunes radio if you have an Apple computer. It shows how to set up the radio in iTunes and how to choose the genre of music you want to listen to.

InDesign's Eye Dropper Tool offers more than meets the eye. With InDesign CS2 you can sample just about anything thing and re-apply it over and over again. In this video we'll learn how to sample colors from images and apply those colors to text, and we'll also see a neat trick that allows you to sample frame attributes and apply them to other frames.

OpenType fonts are the new standard! Any new fonts you buy today will most likely be in OpenType format and the beauty is that InDesign CS2 takes complete advantage of them. In this video you'll see how to unlock the power of the OpenType fonts you already have!

Borders and shading add aesthetic presentation to your spreadsheet data. See how to create borders and shading in Excel.

In this tutorial you'll see how to use the included Apple templates as a framework for creating your own custom templates in DVD Studio Pro 4. The video also covers drop zones.

This tutorial shows you how to use the slideshow view in DVD Studio Pro 4 to set slide shows to music. It goes over the different transitions and possibilities available for manipulating your slides.

The track editor in DVD Studio Pro 4 is similar to the timeline in Final Cut Pro. In this video you'll learn the primary functions of the track editor and how to use it.

iTunes has now made printing CD case inserts out of your song lists simple and quick. It's as easy as opening iTunes, clicking on the desired play list and printing the CD case label.

When you want to encode your video for DVD instead of for the web, there are a few extra steps you have to take. You have to split your source media into seperate streams. See how to do it in Compressor 3 in this tutorial.

Final Cut Pro has a lot of excellent options for working with sound, but Sountrack Pro was developed specifically for working with sound, and can often fix problems that Final Cut Pro can't. This tutorial will explain how to use Sountrack Pro with Final Cut Pro.

This tutorial from Apple, shows you how to create titles and templates in Motion 3. One nice difference in 3 from earlier versions, is your templates show up directly in Final Cut Pro without doing anything! Watch this intro video for some great tips on using this part of Motion 3.

Motion 3 includes many tools for creating visual effects. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the track and retime tools in Motion 3. This is especially important if you're working with live action footage.

Need to give your students a jolt of unexpected fun tomorrow morning? Then there's nothing more exciting than giving your students a pop quiz. One of the easiest ways to write a quiz while conserving paper is to create a PowerPoint presentation.

What a wonderful alternative use for a Powerpoint presentation. If you've got a lot of history and ancestry to share with your friends, then making a Powerpoint that each person can view from his/her computer is a nice way to organize and show off your stuff.

The difference between an effective and a boring video is tight editing. Learn the basic steps to get started editing your raw footage with Windows Movie Maker.

Motion is designed to simplify the process of animation. In this tutorial you'll see how to use Motion for animation by learning how to use particles, behaviors, filters and keyframes.

Learn how to import elements like video footage, pictures, audio, and music into Windows Movie Maker and use outside elements to make your videos more unique.

This tutorial explains how to get started with working in 3D in Motion 3. It's very similar to working in 2D and the first thing you'll want to do is add a camera.

Now that your video is edited, learn how to export it in the most efficient and appropriate way for your medium- whether web or email, share the highest quality product with your audience.

Use Apple iMovie transitions to make your jumps from one video scene to another smoother and more professional-looking.

Putting sound in Microsoft PowerPoint can be both practical and engaging. See how easy it is to add sound to PowerPoint.

Need to organize information in your PowerPoint presentation? Learn to make an organization and a cycle flowchart. This is a great tool to use in presentations in the classroom and the boardroom.