Beginners Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

These Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorial based videos create the perfect learning environment for users at all levels. Users are introduced to Illustrator via a series of practical based lessons which guide you through the application using narrated videos.

If you would like to sample the videos we have made the first 12 lessons available for free. Adobe Illustrator Tutorial Video. 

The training is designed to not only accommodate the beginner, but also covers the program from the aspect of a user upgrading from a prior version of Illustrator.

Topics covered include:-

New Feature
Getting Started in Illustrator
Basic Shape Creation
Selecting, Moving and Grouping Objects
Transforming Objects
Arranging and Layers
Colors and Fills
Transparency
Strokes
Fills
Symbols
Creating 3D Objects in Illustrator
Exporting to Flash

Adobe Illustrator is the companion to Photoshop, the main difference is that Illustrator creates graphics using vectors, while Photoshop is used mainly to produce / edit raster based images, although in recent releases each program has had a stronger cross-over, with each application adopting features from each other.

Poser 7, More 3D for your $

The shelves are full of software that is able to create 3D models and animate them in a somewhat realistic fashion. Most however are either extremely complex to learn, very expensive to purchase or both. Take Maya for instance, there is no doubting the power and advanced features that make this a choice for high-end 3D artists, and with a price tag of over $5,000 you need to be a well paid professional to even consider using Maya.

For the users who are not able or willing to part with high-end type money Smith Mirco’s Poser offers a real alternative, the learning curve is a lot easier for the beginner and the price of the software is more realistic at only $249.99, what’s more it can be purchased on both the Mac and Windows platform.

Poser ships with a vast array of professionally pre-built models and animations, and unlike most other 3D applications the complexities of rigging the animation are removed, making it easier for the beginner to get started.

Don’t let the easy to use interface or the simplistic way in which photorealistic models and animations can be created fool you into thinking that Poser lacks the power or features to be taken seriously for professional 3D creation, it’s more than able to compete with other more expensive 3D packages.

If your serious about using Poser and would like to master this application at your own speed in the comfort of your own desk this Poser 7 Training Video is ideal.

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Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training DVD

The Illustrator CS4 Training DVD is an excellent choice for beginners through intermediate users.

The training DVD is divided into seventeen core learning sections with a total of 116 lessons. The sections are designed so you can skip over lessons you don’t care to take. But I recommend taking each lesson so you don’t miss any nuggets of gold you’ll find along the way.

Section 1, Key Illustrator Concepts, teaches you the basics you’ll use for every Illustrator project you undertake. Even if you think you already understand Illustrator, it’s worth reviewing these six core lessons just to make sure you get off to a good start.

In Section 2, you learn the basics of creating an Illustrator document including creating new document profiles, using multiple art boards, accessing libraries and content, working with Illustrator templates, and adding XMP metadata. You’ll understand the document creation process thoroughly by the time you complete these six lessons.

Section 3, The Illustrator Interface, completes the introductory portion of the training by showing you how to work with panels, grids, bounding boxes, rulers, guides and more. After that, the training DVD leads you through progressively deeper concepts, but makes learning them a snap.

The best thing about the Illustrator CS4 Training DVD is you learn by seeing and doing, rather than by reading and guessing. As you work through each section, you acquire the skills you need to create all of the same effects that you’ve been admiring in other people’s portfolios.

By the time you complete the final section, Working with Other Programs, you’ll be able to handle any Illustrator project that comes your way.

Running time is 8.5 hours. You need this training DVD if you want to master Illustrator CS4 in the shortest time possible.

Review of After Effects CS4 Training DVD

The After Effects CS4 Training DVD is designed for beginners and intermediate users.

The training DVD is divided into twenty-three core learning sections with a total of 136 lessons. Although the sections are designed so you can take the lessons in any order, or even skip some, you’ll get the best results from following the lesson plan. There are plenty of tips and tricks in every lesson, and you don’t want to miss them.

Section 1, Introduction, teaches you about using After Effects CS4 with other applications as well as how to use the example documents  and files included with the training DVD.

In Section 2, Creating a Simple Project, you start right out doing just that. In the process, you learn the fundamental steps you’ll use for every After Effects CS4 project you’ll ever create. You’ll finish the section with your own animated object that you created using shape presets.

Section 3, Project and Importing Essentials, completes the fundamental training by teaching you how setup After Effects CS4 projects, import files into those projects, work with images, video and more.

You’ll appreciate the fact that you are never forced to listen to long lectures or read pages upon pages of boring instructional text. The After Effects CS4 Training DVD teaches you by letting you watch and do. This is the fastest and most effective way to take you from wherever your skill level is now to where you want it to be.

By the time you complete the final section, Bringing it all Together, you’ll know every tip and trick for getting the most out of After Effects CS4.

Running time is 8.75 hours. You need this training DVD if you want to master After Effects CS4 in the shortest time possible.

Review of Flash CS4 Training DVD

The Flash CS4 Professional Training DVD is the best choice for people with beginner to intermediate Flash skill levels.

The training DVD is divided into sixteen core learning sections with a total of 125 lessons. I like the way they divide the sections up because you can skip over any that may be below your current skill level and focus right in on what it is you want to learn.

Section 1, Getting Started with Flash, is a good review for those who are already Flash users, and a must see for beginners. The nine lessons in this section show you how to set up and customize the Flash CS4 environment, use keyboard shortcuts, and other fundamentals.

In Section 2 of the training DVD, you learn how to draw and work with colors using the built-in tools that Flash CS4 provides.  You discover how to perform tasks such as creating gradients, working with transformations, creating fills and more.

One of the great things about this Flash CS4 training DVD is the natural progression it takes. After teaching you the basics of drawing in Section 2, Section 3 moves right into working with text. After you complete those four lessons, you move right into Section 4 where you learn how to create symbols and work with the Flash CS4 symbol library.

The Flash CS4 training DVD continues its logical progression through the remaining twelve sections that include working with timelines, creating tweens, working with bones, adding sounds, and more.

By the time you complete the final lesson you’ll have a rock-solid Flash CS4 education to carry you through the most complex projects.

Running time is 4.5 hours. You need this training DVD if you want to master Flash CS4 in the shortest time possible.

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Review of Dreamweaver CS4 Training DVD

The Dreamweaver CS4 Training DVD is perfect for anyone who wants to get the most out of Dreamweaver CS4.  I recommended it for both beginners and experienced Dreamweaver users.

The training DVD is divided into eighteen core learning sections. The first seven lessons in the Getting Started section address foundation items that everything else on the training DVD is built upon.

These first lessons teach about index pages and current design best practices. You get a good understanding of XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, and proper file naming conventions. If you are already up-to-speed on all of that, you can simply skip ahead to the more advanced topics.

The second seven lessons are in the Dreamweaver Interface section. They teach you how to navigate Dreamweaver CS4, the differences between the Windows and Mac versions, how to work with toolbars, and other essentials. Even if you already know Dreamweaver CS4, you’ll definitely learn something in this section.

The Site Control section contains four lessons that are particularly beneficial. While it’s not an issue when you are developing very small sites, proper site control becomes a concern when building sites with reusable elements, complex code, complicated CSS, etc. I picked up some good tips and tricks here that I wouldn’t have otherwise known.

After the basics, the training video goes straight to the core functions necessary to become productive as quickly as possible. The remaining fifteen sections start off with learning the process of creating new documents, then walks you through the key elements of mastering templates, adding graphics, code, Flash, user interactivity, and all of the things that Dreamweaver CS4 does so well.

Running just a little over 10 hours, this is the training DVD you need to tap into the power of Dreamweaver CS4 as quickly as possible.

Authored by Larry Jorden

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Chroma Keying in one form or another as been around for a long time, often it’s referred to as Blue or Green Screening, Chrome Keying is one of the only video effects you don’t want people to notice, it’s got to look natural, there is no room for error, done badly it will make your footage look cheap and amateurish.

In essence Chroma Keying allows you to create an alpha channel ( Photoshop Users will be able to relate to this analogy ) to separate the subject from the background, however things aren’t that simple, and no two Chroma Keying projects are the same, quality of footage, lighting and even the clothes the subject is wearing will have a great bearing on the outcome and quality of the finished video, each project will require a different approach to achieve a believable result. 

In this Chrome Keying training DVD expert Video supremo and Final Cut Pro master Larry Jorden explains the art of Chroma Keying in Apple Final Cut Pro, laying down the basics and highlighting how to tackle each individual scenario and use an array of filters and professional techniques to cut out even the most challenging subjects.

This Chrome Keying Training video is 2 hours in duration and assumes the user has a good basic knowledge of Apple Final Cut Pro.

Demo Tutorials – Apple Motion 3 Training DVD

Learn how to take advantage if the powerful features of Apple Motion and add another dimension to your videos. Take a simple movie and add Special Effects,  Advanced Audio Behaviours or Moving Particles to create a professional looking production, learn how to incorporate  Pervasive 3D and Sweeping Camera Angles to bring your movies to life and engage your audience, all this and more is taught in this comprehensive Apple Motion Training DVD by InfiniteSkills.

Shooting and editing video is only part of the recipe, audiences are far more sophisticated in their expectations of video, and a little dressing up with Apple Motion ensures that the audiences attention remains focused on your content. In the days before digital effects applications it would have been both costly and time consuming to add effects, motion trails, audio effects or 3D objects to video, now, with the right training it’s just a few mouse clicks.

Topics covered on this Apple Motion Training DVD
Introduction
Welcome 
Why use Motion? 
Important definitions 
Using the example files

1. Getting Started
Launching Motion for the first time 
Understanding the Motion interface 
Navigating the Canvas 
Controlling the Timeline 
Using the Toolbar 
Setting essential preferences 
Customizing your keyboard 

2. Adding Assets to a Project
Adding outside assets 
Using Library content
Working with layers
Working with groups
Using blend modes

3. Working with Behaviors
Adding and adjusting behaviors
Applying behaviors to layers vs. groups
Adding multiple behaviors
Adding parameter behaviors
Trimming and sliding behaviors
Animating stills with behaviors

4. Keyframing
Using the Record button
Adding keyframes manually
Manipulating keyframes with the Keyframe Editor
Combining keyframes and behaviors
Working with recording options

5. Working with Text
Adding and formatting text
Creating text on a path
Animating text
Using pre-built text behaviors
Using text styles
Creating your own text preset

6. Using Filters
Applying and adjusting filters
Applying multiple filters
Being creative with filters

7. Keying
Understanding different types of keying
Pulling a simple key

8. Using Masks and Shapes
Creating simple shapes
Adjusting shapes
Creating simple masks
Creating a tracking mask
Creating a complex mask
Creating image masks

9. Working with Generators
Applying and adjusting generators
Generating a background
Generating a transition

10. Creating Particle Systems
Understanding particles
Creating basic particle systems
Making complex particles
Modifying particle behaviors

11. Using Replicators
Replicating objects
Animating a replicator
Replicating a video file
Creating a lower third replicator preset

12. Understanding Paint
Painting in Motion
Sequencing paint stroke behavior
Applying paint dynamics 
Painting from shapes

13. Working in 3D
Using 3D space
Working with cameras 
Using camera behaviors
Lighting a scene
Creating 3D text
Creating 3D replicators
Creating 3D particles

14. Working with Video
Applying Match Move: Four-corner pin 
Applying Match Move: Transform 
Working with stabilization
Retiming video 
Retiming with behaviors

15. Working with Audio
Adding and adjusting audio
Adding audio markers
Applying the audio parameter behavior

16. Exporting
Exporting files
Creating an export preset
Archiving your project

17. Final Cut Studio Integration
Sending your project to Compressor
Roundtripping between Motion and Final Cut Pro
Creating drop zones
Creating templates for Motion
Creating templates for Final Cut Pro
Creating DVD Studio Pro menus

Conclusion
Goodbye

This excellent 3ds Max 2009 Training DVD offers you a visual way to become highly proficient quickly. For those of you how are unfamiliar with the quality of training that we offer you may wish to check out the free demos, but we assure you, it won’t be like anything you have experienced before.

This 3ds Max 2009 can be used in two different ways depending on your requirements, it can be used as a quick start guide that will quench your design thirst for instant creative gratification, or it can be used as a comprehensive learning platform to gain in-depth knowledge of how to use 3ds Max 2009 to create stunning, photo-realistic 3D models and lifelike animation.

Learning is at your own pace, and extensive working files accompany the training DVD, closed captions are also enabled on this tutorial.

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Covered on this 3ds Max 2009 Training DVD

Introduction
Welcome
Using the example files

1. Getting Started
Understanding the production process
The importance of traditional art concepts and principles
Using reference materials
Understanding 3D space
Improving your workflow
Getting help

2. Interface Essentials
Understanding the interface
Working in the viewports
Changing the measurement system
Using snaps
Using grids
Customizing the interface
Right-click features

3. Working with Files
Starting a new project
Importing and opening files
Saving and exporting files
Holding and Fetching
Summary info and object properties

4. Working with Objects
Selection techniques
Naming objects
Reading the Transform Gizmo
Moving objects
Rotating objects
Scaling objects
Understanding coordinate systems
Introducing pivot points
Working in Pivot mode
Hiding and freezing objects
Cloning objects
Grouping objects

5. Creating Off-the-Shelf Geometry
Creating standard primitive objects
Creating extended primitive objects
Creating shapes
Creating compound objects
Creating architectural objects pt. 1: Walls
Creating architectural objects pt. 2: Doors and Windows
Creating architectural objects pt. 3: Railings
Creating architectural objects pt. 4: Stairs
Creating architectural objects pt. 5: Foliage
Project: Creating a video camera

6. Specific Modeling Techniques
Extruding objects
Lathing objects
Changing the lathe axis
Lofting objects
Common lofting errors
Loft deformations
The Boolean command
The Pro Boolean command
Box modeling
Building a plane with box modeling
Paint deformations
Patch modeling
NURBS modeling
The NURBS Fillet command
Surface normals

7.Project:Constructing a Room Using Multiple Modeling Techniques
Building a floor and walls
Building a table with legs
Building a lamp with a shade
Building a door
Building a doorknob
Building curtains
Adding plants

8. Working at the Sub-Object Level
Sub-object types
Sub-object selection
Converting vs. using a modifier
Sub-object transformations
2D sub-object modeling commands
3D sub-object modeling commands
Ignore Backfacing
Soft Selection
Project: Building a low polygon flying saucer

9. Working with Modifiers
What is the modifier stack?
Important things to know
Copying and pasting modifiers
Understanding the importance of modifier order
Applying modifiers in the middle of the stack
Collapsing the stack…how and why
Using the Displace Modifier
The Flex modifier
The Morpher modifier
The Noise modifier
The Slice modifier
The Symmetry modifier
Using the Symmetry modifier for character modeling
The TurboSmooth modifier
The Hair and Fur modifier
Applying modifiers at the sub-object level

Conclusion
Goodbye