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Digitizing a DVD collections lets you watch all of your favorite movies without the discs that they came on. Digitize a DVD collection with help from a computer science and media production professional in this free video clip.
Curved photo effects are a great way to give your images a fun and interesting look. Learn about curved photo effects with help from an experienced photography expert in this free video clip.
The Bokeh effect can lend a really interesting and unique look to a portrait photo shoot. Get a Bokeh effect with a photo shot for a portrait photo with help from an experienced photographer in this free video clip.
MS Paint is no longer the useless piece of bloatware it once was - newer versions have included powerful and worthwhile features. Draw a bunny on MS Paint with help from a graduate of Art Instruction Schools in this free video clip.
Editing photos with color effects is a great way to give your images a unique visual style all unto themselves. Edit photos with color effects with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
You can add a variety of different glamour effects to your photos depending on your preferences and needs. Find out how to add glamour effects to your photos with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Creating pleats on a dress in Illustrator is a great way to make your drawing feel more realistic. Create pleats on a dress in Illustrator with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
A very specific vintage photo effect allows you to add a surreal, dreamy quality to your images. Learn about a dreamy vintage photo effect with help from a photography expert in this free video clip.
Making an iPhone layout in Adobe Photoshop CS5 will require you to work with a variety of different tools and shapes. Make an iPhone layout on CS5 with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Drawing a panda in Photoshop requires you to start with the head, as its the signature part of the animal. Draw a panda in Photoshop with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Making 3D art with a pencil is a great way to experiment with concepts like depth and perspective. Make 3D art with a pencil with help from an experienced traditional and digital artist in this free video clip.
Drawing a thumbs up in Photoshop is a great way to practice drawing all the tiny little details of the human hand. Draw a thumbs up in Photoshop with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Drawing a white beard in Photoshop is a great opportunity to experiment with the finer details of the human form. Draw a white beard in Photoshop with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Photoshop not only allows you to edit existing photos, but create all new ones as well. Draw a pack of cigarettes in Photoshop with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Creating a 3D arrow with a reflection in Illustrator will require you to experiment with concepts like depth, shading and perspective. Create a 3D arrow with a reflection in Illustrator with help from a well-versed web, graphic and illustrative designer in this free video clip.
Making monster art is a great way to let kids have fun and be creative at the same time. Make monster art with help from an art educator with more than 20 years of experience in this free video clip.
The best way to draw pearls in Photoshop is to start with a grey background, draw in a simple white circle, and add shadows accordingly. Learn to use cast shadows and blending to make a three-dimensional sphere with help from an experienced graphic designer and illustrator in this free video on using Photoshop.
There are a variety of tools that exist in Adobe Photoshop, and they come in sets that can be focused on such related functions as selection and cropping or painting and blurring. Find out how to use a number of seemingly hidden tools in Photoshop with help from a graphic and Web designer in this free video on Photoshop.
A smudge tool in Photoshop can be used to create a lens blur effect and to blend certain aspects of a picture. Merge colors in Photoshop with the use of a smudge tool with help from a graphic and Web designer in this free video on Photoshop.
There are a number of ways to create glare in Photoshop, add a lens flare under the "Filter" section and set the direction of the flare. Find out how to use a "wind blur" to create glare in Photoshop with help from a graphic and Web designer in this free video on Photoshop.
Drawing underwater rays in Photoshop is a lot easier than you might be assuming it is. Find out how to draw underwater rays in Photoshop with help from a multimedia and post production professional in this free video clip.
Making triangles in Photoshop is easy, so long as you're using the pen tool in the right way. Make triangles with the pen tool in Photoshop with help from a 3D and 2D animator in this free video clip.
Creating cracks on walls in Photoshop is a great way to experiment with adding detail to your pictures. Create cracks on walls on Photoshop with help from a 3D and 2D animator in this free video clip.
IBM's i2 provides a full line of software for law enforcement, defense, national security and private sector security professionals, including intelligence and investigation management software. As part of the i2 Clarity Platform, i2's core collection of intelligence software, Analyst's Notebook analyzes and visualizes large volumes of disparate information into consolidated and actionable intelligence. Although the software is a feature-heavy security tool, it naturally comes with some limitations.
An anime base is a cross between a figure study drawing and a created template for use when designing an anime character. The base is simply the undressed character art in pose with shaded flesh tones. Creating the base can be done in a few steps using a computer graphics program. Each primary aspect of the base, from outline to shading, is created separately on layers and then later meshed to create a base figure that’s ready to clothe and finish to your liking.
The notion of scale drawing may call to mind images of 20th-century luminaries like modernist architect Frank Lloyd Wright sitting at a drafting table surrounded by rulers of all shapes and sizes, German erasers and perpetually clicking mechanical pencils. Although students still learn traditional architectural drawing in design school, since the late 1980s, many working architects and engineers have abandoned scale drawing on paper for full-size drawing using CAD, or computer-aided design.
The road of an artist is a colorful one, to be sure. Get tips on how to make signature art with help from a professional artist of over 25 years in this free video clip.
You can make art ceramics in a variety of different ways depending on your preferences. Learn how to make art ceramics with help from an art educator in this free video clip.
Photoshop allows you to add entire objects to your photos, like desks. Draw a desk in Photoshop with help from a professional 3D/2D animator in this free video clip.
Drawing space in Photoshop requires you to keep a few very particular things in mind. Learn how to draw space in Photoshop with help from a professional 3D/2D animator in this free video clip.
Drawing constellations in Photoshop is a great way to really experiment with a wide variety of the program's many tools. Learn about drawing constellations in Photoshop with help from a professional 3D/2D animator in this free video clip.
You can make a stem and leaf plot with single digit numbers in a very specific way. Make a stem and leaf plot with single digit numbers with help from a high school math tutor in this free video clip.
A number of different things can lead to a work of art becoming truly emotional. Find out what makes art so emotional with help from a writer and illustrator in this free video clip.
Designing Web pages that are interactive and dynamic requires the right tools. You must be able to create the graphics and set up the page layouts. Adobe offers a package that provides the tools you need to make creative and imaginative pages for your personal or business site. Expressions are one of the tools you find in CS3 from Adobe; it is also available in CS4 and CS5.
"Voluptuous vectors to you all . . . Life's ducky," the conversational forward concludes in the product manual for version 1.0 of KPT Vector Effects, the only iteration to ship from the company that originated this one-of-a-kind plug-in package. If you fell in love with Kai's Power Tools in Adobe Photoshop, imagine using one of HSC Software's idiosyncratic user interfaces to distort and filter vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Users who bought a copy of KPT Vector Effects could do just that.
Even tablet computer users can get in on the fun of using GIMP. Draw a digital image with a tablet in GIMP with help from a web design specialist in this free video clip.
Using most graphic design programs or photo editing software you can combine a wide range of actions to give any photo a retro effect. For best results use a software that lets you have control over color saturation, contrast and hues, such as Photoshop or GIMP, or an online program like Picnik. Both Picnik and GIMP are free to use. If you have never used Photoshop, you can download a free 30-day trial from the Adobe website.
Sun glare and shadows often unintentionally cause pictures to be washed out with blurred and indistinguishable detail. While this may be frustrating when you are trying to take photos of the family reunion, a washed-out sun glow effect in your photos does, in certain circumstances, creates a dramatic artistic expression. The refraction and diffusion of the sun’s rays can contribute to lens flare and give your photo bright streaks, a reduction in contrast and a washed-out image enveloped in a sunny glow.
For an effective use of multimedia, the multimedia project has to present the material better than a legacy form. Your viewers must get a clear idea of the subject matter, and see, hear and understand what you are presenting with the multimedia aspects of the project. Ideally, you have a narrative that you present with multimedia support and a particular audience in mind. Eight rules for multimedia help ensure that the presentation fulfills these criteria.
Sony Bravia sets using 60Hz refresh rate often have issues with motion blur. Refresh rate refers to the frequency with which individual frames making up moving images sequence from one to the next. Although this issue is not specific to Sony Bravia sets, understanding the cause and what to look for may help you determine if the issue is tolerable on the specific set you are considering.
An ASR file is a computer file with the .asr file extension. The abbreviation does not denote a specific file type, however, as there are four different file types that carry the ASR file extension. A file extension is an abbreviation of a file's contents, or relates to the application that created it. There is no oversight, however, ensuring uniqueness for these identifiers. This results in several different file types that have nothing more in common than the same set of letters that seem to make a good abbreviation for their purpose.
Strategic use of overexposure, called high-key, creates emphasis on facial features or other photo elements. Overexposure is accomplished in-camera through manipulation of f-stops and exposure times. However, you have greater control over the outcome of your photo when you use standard exposure and produce overexposure effects in your photo-processing program. The high-key effect is used for portrait work and landscapes. Shape and line are emphasized through overexposure, which has minimal use of texture.
Phyto photo effects are those that involve plant images, since "phyto-" is the New Latin term for plant. Such effects come in many variations, and therefore can convey an abundance of unique visual messages. To create your own phyto photo effect, use a digital imaging program with layers, and with tools for feathering image selections. For more complex effects, experiment with the commands under your program's "Effects" or "Filter" menu.
Technological savvyness is not required to build an iWeb site. The Apple website builder features drag and drop WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) functionality. All of the images that you add to your iWeb page are static. Use HTML code to turn those static pictures into a moving picture slideshow. Add your own HTML code from scratch, or implement code from third party resources. By adding code from third party resources, more features are available for your slideshow, such as music and other special effects.
The art of filigree dates back to ancient times. Derived from the Latin word for thread, it is usually applied to gold and silver jewelry, made up of delicate scrolls of fine metal thread. But the art of filigree also encompasses embossed and painted patterns on boxes, cards and fabrics. Paper filigree or quilling is a good way for beginners to learn this art form.
Microsoft Windows comes with hundreds of files that the operating system needs in order to function properly. If the message "Bad Image: The Application or DLL <File Name> Is Not a Valid Windows Image" pops up when you use Regedit, or the Registry Editor, the associated system file is either missing or corrupt. System File Checker is a built-in tool that replaces system files as necessary; you can use SFC to recover the missing application or dynamic link library and stop "Bad Image" messages from appearing.
The Fast Marching algorithm is used to quickly create a topology of moving or changing images by representing their boundary conditions as a function of time and speed. The algorithm allows complex 2-D and 3-D images to be generated from an input digital image. It is used in medical imaging applications, such as for generating images of the human brain. Image segmentation is the process of clustering the pixels of a digital image into regions. These regions usually consist of a logical object or part of an object. You can perform Fast Marching Image Segmentation using the "3DSlicer" computer application.
Adobe Premiere is a paid digital video editing application developed by Adobe Systems. Among other features, Adobe Premiere allows you to apply various effects to a video -- including an effect that inverts its color channels. You can apply this effect in Adobe Premiere by selecting it and setting the correct options.
Your appearance in the popular game "Minecraft" takes the form of a skin. Minecraft assigns a default skin to every beginning player. The nondescript look can quickly bore an avid Minecraft fan. Fortunately, ways to customize your skin in the game abound. The myriad available options take one of two methods: redesigning your look or discovering an existing skin. Gauge your comfort level with computer design to determine your best option.
Flash is an industry-standard rich media production tool by Adobe. Artists, designers and programmers use it to produce everything from interactive animations to Web browser-based games. Because drawing with a mouse is often tedious and frustrating, many Flash users use a graphics tablet to create images within Flash. Generally, Flash automatically detects any properly-installed graphics tablet connected to your computer. When Flash detects a tablet, it makes some features available to manage the way the tablet's input is reproduced onscreen.
