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By eHow Computers Editor 0 comments
If you're into computer animation, you probably already know about iClone and the great way you can make computer-animated characters come to life. With iClone you can manipulate all kinds of character features quickly and easily, without too ... more »
By Jeff Gonzaga 0 comments
This is a manual way of removing a virus if it is not detected by your anti-virus.. more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Any programmer will tell you that once you start working with more than a few functions or lines of code, you'll want to comment your code to make sure that you or others will always be able to identify the purposes of individual snippets. It's ... more »
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Install and configure an external camera rather than use a default internal camera for shooting iStopMotion animated movies so you can move the camera around and manipulate camera angles. IStopMotion walks you through camera configuration options ... more »
By Pheelyx 0 comments
All that you need is a few minutes and a pc with a connection to the internet.. more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
When you create text in Flash, it automatically behaves like a symbol rather than like fills. You can't add stroked outlines or gradient color, and you can't erase bits of the letters as you might with a fill--unless you break the text apart and ... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
If you're going to be using the same drawings over multiple frames in Flip Boom, there's no need to draw them again--not even if you'll just be making small changes. Just copy the existing frame to a new frame, and then modify as you need to... more »
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All of your Internet friends have cool avatars and you don't; maybe you want to do some simple computer animation. You want to learn how to create gif animations. This opens doors and makes you the envy of lesser cyberspace denizens... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Have you ever wanted to create an object that looks three-dimensional in Flash? Here's a simple example of how to use the Free Transform tool, gradients, and a few tricks of the eye to make drawings seem to jump out in three dimensions... more »
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PulpMotion is a Macintosh application that lets you create animated slideshows from your photos. PulpMotion combines the ease of drag-and-drop execution with a sophisticated library of preset themes to enable complex and professional looking ... more »
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One of the coolest effects you can animate in Flash is the setting sun. Use the animation on Web pages or just as part of your own little movie. By using the gradient and Shape Tween features in Flash, you can make a beautiful, multihued sunset... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
While the latest versions of Flash have plenty of nifty automatic effects, many of us are still using older versions of Flash. There are ways to create those effects manually, though. One such effect is a quick and easy drop shadow... more »
By alanmd23 0 comments
Adobe Premiere is an amazing editing program for Windows and Macintosh. It has many capabilities for users and allows them to edit videos that other programs like Windows Movie Marker cannot offer. One of the coolest things to create is the four ... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
A motion tween is a way of creating automated animations in Flash. You can use a motion tween to move or rotate a Flash object on your stage over a chosen period of time, without having to define the object's position for every frame of the ... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
In Flash, a keyframe is used as a marker on your timeline to define when something changes. You may have keyframes marking the beginning and end of an automated animation with a number of other frames in between, or a keyframe on every ... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Flash's layer folders allow you to group layers in collapsible folders. Grouping layers allows you to organize your timeline, change the layer order of several layers at once, and makes working easier without having to scroll through a long list ... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Flash layers let you arrange symbols and shapes so that they overlap each other without erasing and without interfering when you're trying to work on the stage... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Flip Boom is a highly simplified animation software package from Toon Boom, designed for children and novice animators. While it lacks the sophistication of more professional animation projects, it makes a great starting point for beginners to ... more »
By Tynetta746 0 comments
This is just a simple basic presentation indicating the steps to create a slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint... more »
By eHow Computers Editor 0 comments
Prank Flash animations make great gags. The simplest pranks do little more than cutting an innocuous movie to a scary image and startling sound (in the tradition of Bambi Meets Godzilla). More complex pranks frustrate the user by playing tricks ... more »
By jwf7070 0 comments
Here are some easy steps to create a quick animation with any shape or picture of your choice in Photoshop CS3. Also works in Photoshop CS2 or Image Ready. These easy steps can be used to create animated GIFs for web sites... more »
By Adrien-Luc Sanders 0 comments
Unlike a motion tween, which moves or rotates an object across a space, a shape tween allows you to actually morph one object into another. Once you define both shapes, Flash will do the rest--changing form and color according to your instructions... more »
By alanmd23 0 comments
Sports events like the NFL and the WWE can cut to replays almost instantly, but when you are editing home movies, it may take a little longer to do. If will have a great effect seeing one of your family members jumping into the pool in slow ... more »
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Animators know a number of ways to transition from one scene to the next, but what if you want to transition between times? By using the Shape Tween feature and a few additional techniques, you can make the sun rise in Flash... more »
By TheWriteOne 0 comments
Adobe Captivate is screen capture software that is used to create online demonstrations, simulations and tutorials. Once you install Captivate on your computer you can run it to capture images of screens and windows, cursor movement and button ... more »