Advanced AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video – Training CD
Advanced AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Videos
These Advanced AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users to quickly advance their working knowledge of this powerful CAD Creation tool. Taught by a leading expert Shaun Bryant, practical working files also accompany this training series.
AutoCAD 2010 Advanced Concepts Tutorial Video
Here’s an Advanced AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video that will catch your attention. The third title in an already impressive AutoCAD Training Series, it covers the highest level of software functionality, with an emphasis on customization and collaboration.
Today’s developers and designers inevitably work as part of a team. Whether you want to run DWG files by clients or share your work with colleagues, it’s important to have easy options for getting your projects onto others’ computers, and in a format that preserves your original vision. In this tutorial, certified CAD expert Shaun Bryant (AAI) breaks down some of the new features in AutoCAD that not only let you share outputted projects but also trade configuration and scripting files so that every member of your team can be on the same page.
This intensive course devotes significant time to self documentation features within the program, addressing tables, advanced annotation and scaling functionality so that you can produce information-rich documents that more effectively communicate your vision.
The training format is effective but simple. Using a real time video feed of the application in use, techniques are demonstrated directly within the AutoCAD interface, with narration providing reinforcement. To make things even easier, DWG files are included that let you follow along with examples onscreen. The tutorial video can be accessed online through a subscriber service or bought on CD / DVD, and it’s viewable on both Mac and Windows machines so you don’t have to be at your workstation to watch the lessons.
Better Drafting and Design Functionality
AutoCAD 2010 is a major improvement over its predecessors because it offers new features where they count the most. Core design tools have been improved to reflect the way most professionals do their work, without radically changing the essential controls.
Parametric Drawing – This is a simple but major enhancement to the AutoCAD platform. Users can now use geometric constraints to ‘lock’ lines to stay perpendicular or parallel to one another so that small changes do not ruin the feasibility of their designs. In addition, objects can be constrained to be collinear, coincident, vertical, horizontal and concentric as well. Dimensional constraints allow you to control object sizes in relation to one another so that a change in one aspect of your project will automatically adjust all other elements tied to it. In the course of a complex project, the constraints can save literally hours of time.
3D Modeling – While 3D got a big boost with AutoCAD 2007, there was still a lot to be improved. Now modeling smooth surfaces and organic-styled features is possible because of the mesh editing tools included in 2010. Drawing from standard 3D software like Maya, AutoCAD has an array of new options for doing impressive 3D work.
The Advanced AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video covers 3D topics in addition to other higher end tasks and techniques. A full list of topics can be found on the product page, with free demos that let you get started.
Other tutorials in the serise
Intermediate AutoCAD 2010
Beginner AutoCAD 2010
Add comment September 14, 2009
Intermediate 2010 AutoCAD Tutorial Video – Training CD / DVD
These AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users of all levels to quickly gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful CAD Creation tool. Taught by a leading expert Shaun Bryant, practical working files also accompany this training series.
Intermediate AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video
Those in high end CAD design need to look: an Intermediate 2010 AutoCAD Tutorial Video for people who know their way around AutoCAD but want to learn a lot more. As the next installment in the popular AutoCAD 2010 tutorial video series, this video picks up where previous lessons left off, helping users dive into the serious demands of 3D CAD design and implementation.
Written and narrated by Shaun Bryant, well known CAD tutor, expert and Autodesk Approved Instructor, this video tutorial uses the same intuitive format that has made previous releases such a success: straightforward instructions combined with clear hands-on examples. By giving users a full view of the AutoCAD interface, techniques and adjustments are accomplished exactly as they are on your own workstation, eliminating the need to decipher descriptions and letting you learn by direct example.
AutoCAD 2010 has been fine tuned to make it the most efficient version of the software to date, but it is still a serious challenge for anyone trying to learn AutoCAD from top to bottom. By tackling the program in multiple tutorial courses, these videos can devote the detail needed for serious users to get ahead. Now online and on CD / DVD, it’s a total training solution for busy professionals at an impressive price.
AutoCAD: Flexibility and Compatibility
Because AutoCAD is used in so many different industries and at so many different stages, its tools have grown to support a wide variety of uses. The most essential use for the software is drafting and design, creating an easily sharable digital design from the imagination and calculations of the person putting it together. Sometimes the creative process lets the designer better understand the physical qualities of a concept by creating a virtual prototype that can be analyzed from a variety of angles and approaches. 3D enhancements in particular have contributed to this use. Managers and operational professionals at every level have begun to find that as much as AutoCAD is a tool for production, it’s also essential to communication. Annotation and fine detail labeling features in AutoCAD 2010 are just some of the literal ways that interaction is possible, but simply having one model that everyone can see, modify and then compare has opened new pathways to productivity.
This free flow of information is possible because of Autodesk’s continued focus on compatibility. Although it does update it every few years, the company’s DWG file format has become a standard across many different industries. AutoCAD 2010 can open and read drawing files from any prior edition of AutoCAD software. And using a Save As function specific to 2010, you can save changes to those files to their original format, whether it is 14, 2000, 2004, 2007 or the current revision of DWG. With the assistance of TrueView software, those using previous versions of AutoCAD can view your 2010 files exactly as they’re meant to be seen, allowing better communication and a seamless workflow.
Whether you’re wanting better tips on collaboration and sharing your work or just solid tips for working in 3D, this Intermediate 2010 AutoCAD Tutorial Video is worth your time. A full list of topics is on the product site.
1 comment August 4, 2009
Corel Painter 11 Tutorial Video – Training CD
FREE Painter 11 Tutorial Video
These Corel Painter 11 Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users of all levels to quickly gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful Music creation and editing tool. Taught by a leading graphics expert Dwayne Ferguson, practical working files also accompany this training series.
Corel Painter 11 Tutorial Video
This new Corel Painter 11 Tutorial Video – Training DVD is definitely worth a look. Designed and narrated by professional illustrator and longtime teacher Dwayne Ferguson, the course is a full featured introduction to the unique digital artwork software.
The real selling point of the training is the freedom you get with its format. Although it is structured as a normal course with a beginning, middle and end, lessons are broken down into short videos that address specific topics one by one. This allows you to either watch the tutorials in sequential order or select topics that interest you, providing beginners with a step by step structure that makes intuitive sense but giving more advanced users the flexibility to chart their own path. In addition, every tutorial lesson features playback controls that let you pause, rewind and fast-forward on the micro-level. What this all adds up to is that you learn Painter at your own pace. Busy people love this.
Because the videos come on a CD / DVD package that you keep (or with an unlimited number of views online if you’re a member of the subscriber service), the tutorial can also become a quick reference that you can check any time you have a question while you work. It covers Corel Painter from top to bottom–a full list of topics is on the product site.
Painter 11 Pros: New Brushes and Media Options
The Corel Painter 11 Tutorial Video wouldn’t be nearly so interesting if it weren’t for the program itself. The software designers at Corel have shown that they listen to their professional user base, with a whole host of new features that people have been waiting for. At the heart of the program are its brushes; they allow instant creativity without the tedious set up that other software requires. For the newest version, Painter has added 40 new Natural-Media brushes to the creative arsenal.
The variety means the RealBristle Painting System introduced in Painter X allowing natural brush action and sensitivity has just gotten better. The new brushes available span multiple categories: add pastels, acrylic, colored pencils and even Sharpie-style markers to the list, just for starters. So in addition to the ‘wet’ paint brushes introduced to much celebration in the last version, there are now ‘dry’ and ‘hard’ tools to work with as well.
Where these custom brushes really excel is in combination with a tablet and stylus, especially the newer Wacom units. If you’re using a supported tablet, the tilt of your stylus will affect the width of your lines or strokes onscreen. You can actually adjust your stroke midway through, changing the angle at which you’re holding the the stylus and affecting the line in real time. This is the necessary type of innovation that keeps pushing Painter forward (and ahead of the pack).
In addition to new and exciting features, the Corel Painter 11 Tutorial Video covers everything else a beginner needs to know to get started. With its interactive examples and straightforward advice, you’ll see quick results even where you may have had trouble in the past.
Add comment July 29, 2009
Pro Tools 8 Tutorial Video – Training CD
FREE Pro Tools 8 Tutorial Video
These beginners Pro Tools 8 Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users of all levels to quickly gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful Music creation and editing tool. Taught by a leading Pro Tools expert, practical working files also accompany this training series.
Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Tutorial Video
This multi-part Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Tutorial Video takes you to the heart of professional audio production, giving you a detailed tour of one of the most powerful software solutions on the market and giving you practical tips and advice for everyday use.
Geared toward beginners and intermediate users, the series provides users with a solid working knowledge of the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) so they have what it takes to make professional level work in a manageable amount of time. The course features an intuitive visual based format and professional guidance from an expert audio engineer.
Pro Tools 8: Raising the Bar, Again
Pro Tools has always been the heavy-hitter in professional audio production, but the level of competition has dramatically increased in the last five years. The engineers at Digidesign have taken notice. Pro Tools 8 has the same great stuff that’s made the program a prerequisite in certain studios, with new functionality and effects meant to send a signal to users who have migrated to Cubase or Logic for much of their audio work.
More & Better Plug-Ins
Part of the new competition in audio software has been in modular plug-ins that give engineers an instant virtual toolkit of production effects. Pro Tools 8 comes with twenty new effects plug-ins, in addition to its previous stock and features five full virtual instruments that make music creation and tweaking that much easier. Digidesign has also included an extremely useful feature that lets you open a session without the plug-ins activated to load projects quickly for basic inspection and playback.
Enhanced MIDI Functionality
Here’s a point where Pro Tools has lagged behind a little in the past, but not any longer. New MIDI Editor windows show MIDI and automation data for instrument, auxiliary input and MIDI tracks and also lets you view and edit velocity, MIDI controllers, and automation data simultaneously. The graphical sequencing capabilities finally have the oomph of what’s offered in Digital Performer and Logic, and will give composers a serious edge. Borrowing from Sibelius, you can now view MIDI tracks in score notation when you want total control.
Happier Mixing
Digidesign engineers have also increased your ability to do more at once. Instead of pausing the playback of a project every time you wanted to adjust key elements of the mix, you can now make many changes in real time, including removing and adding tracks and modifying I/O routing. To put your hardware to even better use, you can now add up to ten inserts per track.
These are just some of the features and capabilities included in Pro Tools 8. And while it’s certainly the most easy to use release to date, Pro Tools is a complex and serious piece of kit. To take full advantage of new features and old, the Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Tutorial Video is a smart place to start. You get plenty of hands on examples and practical advice that makes learning the software feel natural and fun.
Add comment July 20, 2009
AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Videos – Training CD / DVD
FREE AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video
These beginners AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users of all levels to quickly gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful design application. Taught by a leading AutoCAD expert, practical working files also accompany this training series.
AutoCAD 2010: Mastering 2D Concepts Tutorial Video
Written and narrated by Autodesk certified instructor Shaun Bryant, this Mastering 2D Concepts AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Video grounds users in the core drawing and editing skills needed to use this immensely powerful software. Utilized in so many different fields for so many different purposes, the basic skills for using the program are a constant. By combining expert knowledge with an intuitive, visuals-based approach, this training will help you learn how to effectively express visual concepts without the frustration that can come when trying to teach yourself.
The key to these tutorials is flexibility and control. Users can watch passively or use hands-on work files and can progress as quickly or slowly as they like. Offered online or on CD / DVD, the tutorial video lessons can be watched right from home or anywhere you have a computer.
Intelligent User Interface Enhancements
As soon as you start AutoCAD 2010 for the first time, you’re presented with a quick dialog that asks you what kind of work you do: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Structural Engineering and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) are all available. From your choice, AutoCAD customizes menus, tools and measurement units to correspond with common workflows for your field. This is simple, but smart. You’ll find that it can really speed up the way you work, but if you prefer a more general environment, both an updated generic and classic AutoCAD user workspace are available. You can further optimize your environment by choosing to emphasize 3D Modeling, Photorealistic Rendering, Review and Markup or Sheet Sets and incorporate custom drawing template (DWT) files in the initial setup stages.
From within the AutoCAD 2010 workspace, you’ll see the ribbon interface and quick access toolbar introduced in 2009, except now it’s easier to customize them for your favorite commands. Ribbons now adjust on the fly to the proper ‘context’ of the items you are working with, so that image tools come up when you’ve highlighted and image, and so on. Those who went through the trouble of making their own dashboard panels in version 2008 and 2007 also now have the ability to import them into 2010’s workspace. Autodesk seems to realize that it made a big jump to the ribbon format in 2009, and it’s done a lot to make the ribbon more intuitive while at the same time giving users plenty of ways to opt for more traditional tool setups.
The workspace is the window through which so many designers see their work. With AutoCAD having such an influence over so many technical fields, it’s crucial that users feel comfortable with their software so that they can place the focus on delivering quality designs.
While much of the training focuses on concepts and technique, this AutoCAD 2010: Mastering 2D Concepts Tutorial Video addresses the new features both in the beginning and throughout the course so that you get a full appreciation of the way the many parts of AutoCAD work together to help you get work done.
Topics covered on this AutoCAD Tutorial Video
Introduction
* New in AutoCAD 2010 pt. 1
* New in AutoCAD 2010 pt. 2
User Interface
* Application Menu
* Ribbon
* Workspaces
* Command Line
* Dynamic Input
* Dialog Boxes
* Shortcut Menu
* Status Bar
Drafting Settings
* Using Icons
* SNAP
* GRID
* ORTHO
* POLAR
* OSNAP
* OTRACK
* DYN
* LWT
* Quick Properties (QP)
Modelspace & Paperspace
* Model Tab
* Layout Tabs
* Quick Views
Zooming & Panning
* Using Your Mouse Wheel
* NAVIGATE Panel
* Zoom Window
* Zoom Object
* Zoom In
* Zoom Out
* Zoom All
* Zoom Extents
* Realtime Zoom
* Realtime Pan
Creating a Title Block
* Modelspace with Limits
* Setting Your LAYERS
* RECTANGLE Command
* EXPLODE & ERASE
* TRIM & EXTEND
* POINT Styles
Title Block – Text & Attributes
* Single Line Text (DTEXT)
* Multiline Text (MTEXT)
* Defining Attributes
Converting Title Block
* Making an AutoCAD Block
* Tidying Up in Modelspace
* Inserting Title Block
* Save as a 2010 DWG File
Using Viewports in Layouts
* Layer Management Tools
* Creating Viewports
* Setting Viewport Scales
* Locking Viewport Scales
* Rotating Viewports
Converting to a Drawing Template (DWT)
* Options Dialog Box
* Default Template Folder
* Opening a New DWG From DWT File
* DWG File Management
Setting Up Model Tab (Modelspace)
* Setting Your Units
* Setting Your Limits
* Layer Properties Manager
* Layer Pulldown Menu
* Freezing / Thawing Layers
* Layers ON/OFF
* Locking Layers
Drawing in Modelspace
* LINE Command
* ARC Command
* CIRCLE Command
* POLYGON Command
* POLYLINE Command
* RECTANGLE Command
* HATCH Command
* Using COPY & OTRACK
* Using COPY & PASTE
* Adding Text in Modelspace
Content Re-use
* Utilizing Layer 0
* Creating a Block
* Dynamic Blocks
* Inserting a Block
* GRIP Editing
* Tool Palettes
* DesignCenter
* Managing Tool Palettes
* Exporting Tool Palettes
* Making a DWG from a Block
* Redefining a Block
Dimensioning & Annotation
* New Measuring Tools
* Using DIMENSION Panel
* Using Annotative Scaling
* Viewport Scales
* More Annotation Scaling
* Using Multileaders
Setting Up Viewports
* Visible Viewport Layers
* Locking Viewport Scales
Layouts & Page Setups
* Setting Layout Properties
* Page Setups
Plotting your Drawing
* Plotting From Model Tab
* Plotting – Layouts & Colors
* Changing Plotting Settings
Publishing Your Drawing
* Using PUBLISH Command
* Using eTransmit
* Plotting to PDF
* Plotting to DWF
* DWF Design Review 2010
* DWG TrueView 2010
* Changing Filetypes
AutoCAD Community
* AutoCAD Exchange
* AUGI
For more information and a free demo visit the 2010 AutoCAD Tutorial Video Page.
1 comment July 6, 2009
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Tutorial Video
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Tutorial Video
Learn how to install and administrate Microsoft Exchange 2007 from one of the world’s leading Microsoft trainers. Author Mark Long shows you everything you need to know using easy to follow video based tutorials.
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Tutorial Video
This comprehensive Microsoft Exchange 2007 Tutorial Video will introduce users to the full power of this industry-standard email server software, going all the way through set up and integration to advanced tips and techniques that administrators will appreciate.
Email runs the business world. Even as people jump on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and look to huge social media sites and microblogging outlets as the next big thing, email is what brought many businesses online in the first place, and it’s a simple, reliable technology that has become only more useful with age. Microsoft’s Exchange 2007 is the heavy contender in the world of managed email hosting, and it’s crucial that administrators know how to use it.
These engaging tutorials break down the software’s features and settings into a language that is easy to understand without dumbing things down for serious users. Users can watch the tutorial videos in order or skip to topics that they need to review, making the training package a great reference tool for future use. Whether you need to learn how to use MS Exchange to its fullest advantage or just want a practical, comprehensive guide, it’s here, view the first three training chapters of this Microsoft Exchange 2007 Tutorial Video for FREE
Powerful Anti-Spam Features
With each release of Exchange, Microsoft brings new capabilities to the table to attract new customers and persuade established users to upgrade. Some in the past have been only incremental updates, but the changes to Exchange 2007 are noteworthy. Anti-spam and Antivirus features in particular have gotten a major boost.
Connection Filtering – This is a sensible first line of defense. Exchange includes an integrated block and allow system that filters based on lists of IPs of known spam-senders. These lists can be updated from external sites or augmented manually by admins.
Content Filtering – Microsoft has included a special implementation of its SmartScreen filtering system. It has the ability to learn and identify troublesome phrases and styles associated with spam content. Called the Intelligent Message Filter, this system also indentifies potential phishing attacks by looking for bad links and compromised domains referenced in messages. Filter updates keep the system current to new waves of attack.
Anti-spam Stamp – Once a message is marked as spam by the system, it is ‘stamped’ with information that tell why it was filtered out so administrators can assess the effectiveness of their system and make adjustments if necessary.
Spam Quarantine – Messages marked as spam have two places that they go, depending on the certainty of the diagnosis. Confirmed spam goes into quarantine on the perimeter network. It can be accessed and evaluated by administrators through Outlook. ‘Borderline’ cases (as defined by admin settings) go to a junk mail folder on individual users’ accounts, after being converted to plain text for safety.
There are many reasons a company might go with Exchange 2007. Some systems are simply built around Exchange. Whatever your reasons for needing the program, these tutorial video lessons can help your configuration and management of the system go as smoothly as possible.
1 comment July 1, 2009
Gimp Tutorial Videos – Training CD
Learn how to unleash the graphical power of GIMP from the comfort of your own desk. These easy to follow tutorials break GIMP down into a series of simple step-by-step instructions. The first three chapters are viewable online for FREE.
GIMP 2.6 Tutorial Video
This brand new GIMP 2.6 Tutorial Video series offers a hands-on and comprehensive introduction to the popular free graphics editor. In terms of quality and depth, there’s no other resource like it.
Written and narrated by graphics and design expert James Street, these instructional GIMP training videos go step by step through the program’s layout and configuration and then progress to basic and gradually more advanced tasks. GIMP is a versatile tool that can be used for pretty much anything 2D, from touching up photos to creating raster graphics from scratch. These engaging lessons take you through a variety of tips and techniques, with a special focus on doing work for the web, like creating web banners featuring graphics and stylized text.
Each tutorial video lesson features a real-time feed of the program being used, so you can see exactly exactly how each technique is accomplished. Even better, the course comes with a host of sample files that allow you to follow along with the video instruction. The real beauty of the system, though, is that you’re free to do whatever you want. You can watch the videos in order or skip around to focus on specific skills you want to review. It’s the freedom to set your own pace and learn in the way that best suits your schedule and life.
The Power of GIMP
GIMP is often unfairly criticized as a wannabe Adobe Photoshop, but this really isn’t the case. It’s just common sense that many users would want a stable, capable tool that lets them edit and create 2D images without having to fork over hundreds of dollars. Some of those users will even want to get professional work done, and some of those users might want a graphics program that’s multi-platform and open-source. GIMP fits the bill quite nicely.
With a little know-how, you can use this versatile free software for a variety of projects:
Photo Touchups and Enhancement – Technical imperfections like perspective distortion, barrel distortion and vignetting are repairable by basic tools and plug-ins, and a fully capable channel mixer lets you make sure your color levels are just right. The clone, touch-up and healing tools also let you alter life’s imperfections to your heart’s content.
Drawing and Painting raster graphics – Brush, Airbrush and Pencil tools with the ability to add custom brushes and swatches open up the possibilities. The blending tools and a gradient editor are also up to snuff and compare to those in much more expensive applications.
Much More – Like any good design tool, you’re really only limited by your imagination and your creativity. GIMP has the features and functionality to get you started, but it’s hard work and vision that yield the best results.
This game-changing GIMP tutorial video series will give you the skills to follow through. Once you know where everything is and how it works, you can use the software to approach projects with confidence and let your instincts help you create something special.
Add comment June 23, 2009
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorial Video
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorial Video
Beginners Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Video Tutorial. Comes complete with comprehensive working files allowing you to following along with the lessons at your own page. To help you evaluate the training the first 3 chapters are available for free.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorial Video
Here is a very thorough but user-friendly Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorial Video series. The latest in a long line of example-focused video based training courses, this one tackles the unique challenges and fun options of editing photos, adjusting images and creating digital effects with the Photoshop Elements 7 package.
Offering users an intelligent introduction to photo retouching and management, the training course gives basic tips on the way the imaging process fundamentally works, so that even complete beginners are on good footing as the tutorials progress. Although Photoshop Elements it is missing some of the features found in the much more expensive Photoshop CS4, Elements 7 has nearly all of the major photo-based tools, and definitely all of those that users at home will want to see.
Most traditional Elements training resources rely on telling users what to do. They do their best to avoid jargon, but because they are written by people who are designers first and not writers, it inevitably creeps in. They try to incorporate useful examples and screenshots, but sometimes the point just doesn’t come across with still images. That’s where the tutorial videos are different. These video tutorials teach by direct example, with users being shown in studio quality video how each technique is accomplished in a realtime view of the application workspace. And since author Phil Hawkins has experience conducting photo workshops, he has a natural teaching style that makes learning Photoshop Elements 7 easy.
Elements 7: Top Features
There are a number of included tools and options in Photoshop Elements 7 that make it a better solution for managing and working with your images, and we’ve included a few of our favorites below:
Three different editing modes. The modes vary depending on the user’s level of expertise and what they are trying to accomplish. Quick mode lets you manipulate photos with a few powerful but basic tools, including lighting, color and sharpness adjustments that you can quickly make.
A special Guided Mode takes the user through both simple and more complex tasks within the software with step-by-step advice that helps users learn from within the program. While useful on their own, the tips complement the advice given in the Elements 7 Tutorial Video and help you become more creative in less time.
The Full mode puts 22 useful tools and a layout-based editing screen right at your fingertips so more confident users can make short work of dull or problematic shots. This is where having the right instructional guidance really comes into play.
Tools to organize and share your shots. Adobe knows that most Elements users are working from home, so it includes a wide range of features that make it the Swiss army knife of photo software. You can use the software to sort and label your images and upload them to online services with drag and drop functionality.
This is just a quick look at what makes this program worthwhile. In the full Photoshop Elements 7 Tutorial Video you will learn not only how to use it effectively but also to appreciate it as a tool.
Add comment June 23, 2009
Adobe AIR – PHP Tutorial Videos
AIR – PHP Development Tutorial Video
This powerful Adobe AIR & PHP Development Training Video will introduce you to Adobe’s powerful desktop development framework and show you how you can create functional applications using familiar tools originally designed for use on the web
Adobe AIR & PHP Development Tutorial Video
Here’s an exciting Adobe AIR & PHP Development Tutorial Video that serious designers and coders should give a shot. Over a series of short, engaging videos, users can learn to write several types of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for the desktop to meet personal and business goals.
Although it began as a simple way for people to share basic information, the internet has blossomed into a wilderness of technologies and ideas that have the power to shape the way people live their lives. As it has increased in complexity, the need for applications that bridge the gaps and take advantage of the web’s diversity has rapidly increased, and the Adobe Flex programming system and AIR deployment environment offers just that.
These videos cover the the design and implementation of applications using Zend AMF, ActionScript 3, and Adobe’s Flex Builder for developers on both PCs and Macs. You’ll learn how to adapt and enhance traditional web technologies for use as native desktop applications, and get the tools and knowledge to write software on the cutting edge of personal interaction with the web. PHP expert Richard Bates lends expert advice at every stage, and hands-on examples with sample files are included so you can follow along. The videos are available online through an unlimited subscription plan or for permanent purchase on CD / DVD.
Adobe Flex: A Versatile Development Solution
Adobe Flex is a widely available developer toolkit for creating Rich Internet Applications for the browser and the desktop alike. When paired with the competitively priced Flex Builder, users can easily write and debug web-friendly solutions on short timelines. There are several impressive features that people may not know about.
Flex makes it easy to adapt existing applications. If developers have an existing Java web application, they can mix and match functionality with the Flex framework. It’s especially helpful for Java developers to write the back-end in Java and have Flex handle UI features. And the Flex AJAX bridge also lets you get the best of two worlds in your app.
Flex is competitively priced. The Flex SDK is free, and the Adobe Flex Builder has a number of tiered discounts and pricing plans. Special rates for students make it a great option for those developing for the future. Pairing Flex with open-source development frameworks has also proven successful, as you can see in the tutorial course.
Flex has a place in the business and enterprise world. Developers have already begun to take Oracle applications and find ways to implement them with Flex. When combined with the versatility of Adobe AIR, this could mean a fast and efficient deployment framework for some pretty advanced stuff.
Flex is not difficult to learn, with a little patience and the right resources. This is perhaps the most important point, because it can be a major barrier for entry. With this Adobe AIR & PHP Tutorial Video, not only will you get a good primer on Flex but a thorough look at how it integrates with AIR on the desktop.
1 comment June 17, 2009
After Effects CS4 Tutorial Video
Adobe After Effects CS4 Tutorial Video
Learn how to create stunning special effects and jaw-dropping animation that bring your video products to life, these high quality After Effects tutorial videos quickly give you the skills to unlock the power and become ultra creative.
Adobe After Effects CS4 Tutorial Video
These example-based After Effects CS4 Tutorial videos will teach you how to get the professional look you’ve always wanted in your animation, video, and motion effects projects. With the included working files and a real-time video stream of the program in action, these video based tutorials make you an active participant in the learning process, teaching you by showing you techniques, and not just describing them to you.
Perfect for even the beginner, the tutorial starts with the basics, introducing you to the new After Effects user interface and walking you through essential elements and functions before moving on to the harder stuff. This step-by-step training approach allows you to learn gradually and at your own pace, providing you with a working understanding of the program’s fundamentals so that you can truly master its powerful feature set. For intermediate users, the unique video format of the training course allows you to easily skip ahead. Each specific lesson is a separate video, and you can start immediately with the tutorials teaching the specific skills you need, without having to sit through needless introductory material.
Because these videos come on CD / DVD or via the unlimited online subscription service, you can learn wherever you need to from the comfort of your own desk.
Impressive New Features in After Effects CS4
After Effects has been a useful tool for video and motion graphics professionals for years, and the new features in CS4 make it the most useful release yet.
Keyword-searchable timelines and a new graphical flowchart-style composition display allow easier access to elements within your projects than ever before. As advances in video and effects processing has provided more freedom to manipulate and enhance your raw sources, compositing projects have become increasingly hard to navigate. But these new features restore control to the user by making it easy for you to single out individual aspects you’re working with and make them just right. New support for XMP metadata gives you another level of organization for your files that will increase efficiency across your workflow.
Adobe After Effects CS4 also offers more in the way of integration. Now that Photoshop has the ability to work with basic 3D objects, the engineers at Adobe have made sure that you can easily import and work with your models into After Effects. Tighter project integration with Flash CS4 allows you to export fully layered projects into the web-standard video and animation program while preserving the integrity of your motion effects settings and allowing you to build on them, encompassing the power of Flash animation directly into you video products is no longer an arduous, complex task.
Other enhancements include better support for authoring projects for mobile devices, independent 3D-style keyframing, and a slew of new effects.
Having the Professional Advantage with excellent training
Adobe After Effects CS4 is a powerful program with a many versatile and complex post-processing tools. It can create dazzling effects and beautiful results, but only if you know how to use it properly. This tutorial video course can give you the understanding and the skills you need to take your projects to the next level.
Add comment June 9, 2009
