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This video introduces you to XML (Extensible Mark-up Language) , and prepares you to work with Ajax. You will learn how quick and easy it is to create a new XML file in Dreamweaver CS3 and what the typical contents of an XML file are.

This video shows you how to create email links, text links, and image links to internal and external pages on a website using Dreamweaver CS3. You learn how to use the Link box, folder icon, and Point-to-File icon in the Property inspector to create links for text or images. You also learn how to add e-mail links using the Insert bar.

This video shows you how to create a menu using a Spry widget. First add and customize a Spry MenuBar widget within a pre-built CSS layout (that is included with Dreamweaver CS3, then modify the menu in Design view, and preview your work in a browser.

This video shows you how to change the appearance of form fields using CSS. You create a new class for the form labels then apply the style to labels in your form using the Property inspector. You create another style to affect the look and feel of the form elements.

This video shows you how to convert a web page made in Dreamweaver in to a template in Contribute CS3. You learn how to specify which regions of a page remain editable in Contribute, and which do not. The final step is to make the template available for a Contribute website.

Dreamweaver and Fireworks share a common user interface and this video shows you how to understand and use those shared elements. You'll learn how to use panels, menus, and more. Check out this video created by Joseph Lowery now!

In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to utilize the file tab menu. Learn how to locate and open the files palette, work in local view, work with assets and with snippets. 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 Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to trace images. Learn how to locate and open the tracing image button and set your tracing image. You'll then use the tracing image as a reference for layout. 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.

Email is not, and shouldn't be, the only way your site visitors could contact you. In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to create a simple contact form. Learn how to add form elements,text boxes, and style buttons using CSS. 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.

Dreamweaver contains a useful set of pre-built Macromedia Flash buttons. In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to add these Flash buttons and set links in them. 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.

Macromedia offers you a variety of templates for building accessible websites both from within Dreamweaver 8 and by download. In this tutorial you will learn how to edit, save and update template pages. 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.

Dreamweaver's Validate Form behavior checks the contents of specified text fields to ensure the user has entered the correct type of data. In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to create validate forms. 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.

You can use the Check Plugin action to send visitors to different pages depending on whether they have the specified plugin installed. For example, you might want visitors to go to one page if they have Shockwave and another page if they do not. In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to check for plugins, and redirect user to display the correct page. 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...

File associations associate a file extension to a file type. In this Dreamweaver 8 video tutorial you will learn how to set file associations, specify Dreamweaver preferences and boot the right program from Dreamweaver. 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.

This is a brief introduction to the new Spry features for Adobe Dreamweaver. You can now easily click one of the 12 or so Spry widgets and they are instantly embedded into your page with the required javascript and cascading style sheet to go along with them. In this Dreamweaver 9 video tutorial you will learn how to create collapsible content boxes with the Spry framework. 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...

As it ships, Dreamweaver typically has more built-in behaviors for ASP and Cold Fusion than it does for PHP. Still, developers are quickly writing PHP extensions to make Dreamweaver quite a robust tool for developing PHP/MySQL Web Applications. In this Dreamweaver 9 video tutorial you will learn how to define a site to use PHP pages. 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.

Whether you need a repetitive background for Twitter or your Tumbler account, an attractive pattern is crucial for establishing your personal style and brand. And you don't have to resort to mass-distributed image software or online pictures to fill your walls with.

Creating a soft fade around your favorite photo adds a lovely touch. Learn how to make a vignette effect in Photoshop Elements.

In this Fireworks 8 video tutorial you will learn how to use Blur, Dodge, and Sharpen tools. The Blur tool creates the effect of blurring pixels, giving a soft or out-of-focus effect. The Dodge tool is used to lighten pixels on the image. The Sharpen tool increases the contrast between pixels and is useful for repairing out-of-focus 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.

After you have created 3D text, you might want to make changes to it. In this 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to edit 3d text. You'll learn to use the sub object modifiers, and scale each letter. 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to attach polygon shapes to each other using boolean unions. 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to create a tank track piece. The video shows you how to attach multiple objects and use path deform. 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.

This 3d Max video tutorial is aimed at new users. You will learn how to edit polygons, and convert mesh shapes to editable polygons. This video shows you how to select a vertex, an edge, a polygon, and an element. 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.

Visibility is controlled by an object's visibility track. In this 3d Max video tutorial you will learn how to add and use a visibility track. 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.

A target camera's view is focused by a target object. Moving or rotating the target camera will cause it to always tilt so that its focus remains on the target. In this 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to create and use target cameras. 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.

3ds Max lets you use 2D shapes as the cross sections of 3D models. In this 3d Max video tutorial you will learn how to do this using the polygon bridge weld too. Basically, this bridge tool lets you join two polygons. 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to target weld vertices. Welding vertices is a basic operation in all polygonal modeling applications. Another name for this operation is "consolidating points". Watch this video created by Video Tutes, and start learning from the expert! 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to create a 3D text shape. Learn how to extrude a font using the Extrude modifier. The modifier works with any closed spline shape, not just text 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 3d Max video tutorial you will learn how to create and edit a box. This is known as polygonal or "box" modeling. 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to create a dummy object (an object that doesn't render). You'll also learn how to link the dummy object to a light and a camera for animating. 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.

Shapes in 3ds Max are 2D objects that do not show in the rendered images, but are used as a basis for construction of 3D objects or as animation paths. Shapes have names and a specific color in the viewport. In this 3ds Max 7 & 8 video tutorial you will learn how to make primitive shapes. 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.

Do you want to create a crowd scene fast? In this 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to clone objects in your scenes. You'll learn how to clone as copy, clone as a reference, and clone as instance. 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 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to render a single image or a frame sequence. You learn how to assign the output format, choosing compressor, and render both animations and still 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.

In this 3ds Max video tutorial you will learn how to animate text along a path. You learn how to create a spline curve (path) and how to create and extrude 3D text. Once you have your path and your 3D text, you'll see how to use path deform to animate your text along the path. To view the video, click the "play tutorial" button in the upper left corner, then choose the video title.

In this video tutorial you will learn about the basics of navigating in Maya. Learn to move around in the viewport of Maya. Check out the function keys to translate move, rotate and dolly zoom.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 has a ton of cool effects, fills and strokes. One of the most important, yet often over looked palettes in Illustrator is the Appearance palette. In this video of the Creative Suite Podcast Terry White will show you how to use the Appearance Palette to add multiple strokes to a path.

This video shows you how to save or export content from Illustrator CS3 in various formats, and how to manage the options for each format. Even if you know how to do a basic save, you may learn a few tips and tricks from this video.

Are you new to Illustrator CS3? Want to learn some neat tricks from Brenda Sutherland, an Illustrator expert? This video shows you how to use the Recolor Art feature in the Live Color dialog box to replace colors in illustrations.

This video shows you how to place type along a path in Illustrator CS3 and use options to align the type to a path and apply effects to the type. Check out this amazing video by Mordy Golding now!

This video shows you how to create and edit opacity (or transparency) masks in Illustrator CS3 to produce a variety of effects. Check out this cool video by Colin Smith now!