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Premiere Pro CS6 New Features

with: Richard Harrington

 
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This course explores the features that will get video producers and editors excited about Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Author Rich Harrington covers all the changes, ranging from the redesigned and customizable user interface, enhanced Mercury Playback Engine, and new footage logging in Prelude, to the new Audio Mixer, improved multi-camera editing, revised trimming behavior, and video adjustment layers.

duration: 3h 22m

 
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After Effects CS6 New Features

with: Chris Meyer

 
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Get up to speed quickly with the new features in After Effects CS6. Join veteran After Effects user Chris Meyer as he explores the key enhancements to this industry standard visual effects and motion graphics software. Chris shares creative ideas and important production advice while covering the strengths of features such as memory optimization with the new global performance cache, 3D motion tracking with the 3D Camera Tracker, and the Mercury Playback Engine for real-time previewing and editing.

duration: 2h 13m

 
 
    

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After Effects Apprentice 15: Final Project

with: Chris Meyer, Trish Meyer

 
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This course pulls together the skills you’ve been learning in the previous After Effects Apprentice installments to create a real-world video promo. Trish leads you through building the artwork and components used in the final piece, and then Chris shows how to assemble these precompositions into a 3D world, timed to music. Along the way, Trish and Chris also share their thoughts as they design a video project, including unifying the overall look and handling change requests from clients.

The After Effects Apprentice videos on lynda.com were created by Trish and Chris Meyer and are designed to be used on their own and as a companion to their book After Effects Apprentice. We are honored to host these tutorials in the lynda.com library.

duration: 03h 24m

 
 

Photoshop Lightroom Workflow Strategies

with: Chris Orwig

 
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In this course, Chris Orwig navigates through several real-world photography assignment scenarios and introduces his workflow recommendations in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for each one, whether on-site, in the field, or back at the office. For a wedding or other event, Chris shows how to import images quickly, batch process the pictures, and create a slideshow to display during the event or import to Facebook. Back at the office, Chris demonstrates how the images can be reprocessed and exported for printing at a lab or burning to DVD.

The second workflow covers location shoots for travel photography. Chris shows how to label photos with travel-specific keywords and add locations to photos with the Lightroom Map module. At home the images can be added to catalogs, laid out in a book format, or printed on multi-image sheets.

The final two methodologies cover the editorial or commercial process and a more personal and creative one. Whatever the shooting scenario, this course offers an organized and comprehensive workflow for taking photographs through the editing process in Lightroom.

duration: 03h 13m

 
 

Nuke 6.3 New Features

with: Steve Wright

 
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This course reviews the Nuke 6.3 tools and performance enhancements that make keying, motion tracking, color correction, and 3D compositing in Nuke more powerful than ever. Author Steve Wright covers the introduction of 3D particles, the enhanced spline and grid warping, the all-new planar tracker, an audio scratch track for matching audio cues to effects, and a briefing on deep compositing, the powerful new method of working with deep images.

Nuke 6.3 New Features was created and produced by Steve Wright. We are honored to host his material in the lynda.com library.

duration: 04h 32m

 
 

Windows 8 Consumer Preview First Look

with: David Gassner

 
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This course shows how to get started with Windows 8 Consumer Preview, including three installation options: as the primary OS, side-by-side with Windows 7, or in a virtual machine. Author David Gassner also leads a tour of the Windows 8 user interface, using the new mouse and touch gestures; describes the life cycle and presentation of Metro style applications; and explores the Windows Store, where you can purchase apps, videos, and music.

duration: 01h 12m

 
 

InDesign FX

with: Michael Rankin

 
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InDesign FX is a collection of self-contained effects projects designed to be completed in ten minutes or less. Taught by expert Mike Rankin, the series explores every aspect of InDesign’s graphic effects capabilities through real-world examples, all without relying on Photoshop or Illustrator. The intent is to reveal the quick, practical, and sometimes surprising application of InDesign effects to creative projects.

New InDesign FX installments will be released every other week. Exercise files accompany the course.

duration: 03h 07m

 
 

Create an Expandable FAQ Listing with jQuery

with: Chris Converse

 
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) are a popular aspect of any web site. This course shows how to create questions that have expandable and collapsible answers, allowing visitors to easily find the information they need. Author and jQuery expert Chris Converse shows how to build an FAQ section for your site quickly, using an adaptable combination of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery. In addition, the course demonstrates how to automatically link to a specific question, and automatically open the answer, giving you the ability to provide users with a direct answer to their question.

duration: 40m 18s

 
 

Create an Expandable FAQ Listing with jQuery and Dreamweaver

with: Chris Converse

 
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) are a popular aspect of any web site. This course shows how to create questions that have expandable and collapsible answers, allowing visitors to easily find the information they need. Author and jQuery expert Chris Converse shows how to build an FAQ section for your site quickly, using the tools in Dreamweaver and the code libraries in jQuery. In addition, the course demonstrates how to automatically link to a specific question, and automatically open the answer, giving you the ability to provide users with a direct answer to their question.

duration: 41m 47s

 
 

Audio for Film and Video with Pro Tools

with: Scott Hirsch

 
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Join professional audio engineer Scott Hirsch, as he shows how to create an evocative sound mix for a film or video, built from basic audio collected during the shoot and transformed into a final mix using Pro Tools. This course shows audio engineers how to use their existing skills and optimize a Pro Tools session for projects with unique requirements. Scott shows how to record Foley and ADR audio; layer sound effects; perform corrections such as noise reduction and pitch shifting; mix for stereo and 5.1 surround sound; and how to format and deliver the finalized mix, whether destined for DVD, movie theater, broadcast, or the web.

This course was updated on April 4, 2012.

duration: 05h 09m

 
 

Color Correction: Creating a Polished Look in Avid Media Composer

with: Ashley Kennedy

 
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In this course, author Ashley Kennedy illustrates how to correct color imbalances or create a specific mood in pre-edited video with the complete color correction workflow in Avid Media Composer. The first color correction stage demonstrates how to manually correct footage by white balancing, removing color cast, correcting flesh tones, and correcting luma and chroma values in both the HSL and Curves groups, and explores the Avid automatic color correction functions. The second color correction stage focuses on achieving shot-to-shot consistency with templates and color match controls. In the final stage, Ashley investigates more creative color treatments, such as applying a gritty or bleached look to the footage.

duration: 02h 37m

 
 

Design in Motion

with: Rob Garrott

 
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Design in Motion is a series of creative techniques featuring short projects using After Effects and CINEMA 4D. Taught by motion graphics expert Rob Garrott, the course covers how color correction, expressions, rendering type, lighting, and animation are used in each program, and the topics are updated weekly. Using these tips and tricks, motion graphics designers will find designing to be a more efficient process. Exercise files are included with the course.

duration: 03h 41m

 
 

Deke’s Techniques

with: Deke McClelland

 
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Deke’s Techniques is a collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects that can be completed in ten minutes or less. The series is taught by computer graphics guru Deke McClelland, and presented in his signature step-by-step style. The intent is to reveal how various Photoshop and Illustrator features can be combined and leveraged in real-world examples so that they can be applied to creative projects right away.

New techniques will be added to the collection each week. Exercise files accompany the course.

duration: 16h 55m

 
 

Joomla! 2.5 Essential Training

with: Jen Kramer

 
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In Joomla! 2.5 Essential Training, Jen Kramer uses Joomla! to build a web site from scratch—no programming required—and guides site designers through the process, from installation to launch. The course demonstrates how to create and organize content; add menus, sidebars, and other features; change the look with templates; install plug-ins and extensions; assign specific users to create and edit content; and much more. Jen also shows how to evaluate the quality of third-party extensions and templates and how to download and install them, and emphasizes the importance of backups for your Joomla! site, with details on creating and storing those backups.

duration: 08h 30m

 
 

Migrating from Joomla! 1.5 to Joomla! 2.5

with: Jen Kramer

 
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In Migrating from Joomla! 1.5 to Joomla! 2.5, Jen Kramer walks through moving a typical site to Joomla! 2.5 using two different tools, jUpgrade and SP Upgrade. jUpgrade and SP Upgrade migrate the 1.5 database content to 2.5 automatically, which maintains your data and settings. Jen shows how to download and configure the tools; how to adjust modules, images, and templates that may have shifted during the move; and how to update an old custom template for Joomla! 2.5 and fix any styling issues postmigration.

Note: jUpgrade is free, while SP Upgrade has a small fee.

duration: 04h 00m

 
 

Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials: Creating Slideshows and Web Galleries

with: Chris Orwig

 
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This installment of the Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials series focuses on the Lightroom 4 slideshow and web gallery modules, which provide a straightforward way to display images on the web, on the desktop, or projected onto a screen. Photographer, author, and teacher Chris Orwig explains how to select and group images into collections, how to apply a design template, and how to change the look and feel of a web gallery or slideshow. The course also covers special features such as watermarking photos for copyright protection, uploading HTML and Flash galleries to a web site, and adding a soundtrack and titles to a slideshow.

duration: 01h 43m

 
 

View Source

with: Ray Villalobos

 
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The View Source weekly series offers 10-minute projects on intermediate and advanced web design topics, covering technologies such as HTML, PHP, jQuery, and CSS, as well as content management solutions like WordPress and integration with Twitter, YouTube, and more. Each movie in the course is self-contained and shows how to accomplish an interesting effect and/or technique. Example projects include creating datepickers and custom photo galleries, and mapping and geotagging with Google Maps. Exercise files are included with the course.

duration: 01h 11m

 
 

Pro Tools Mixing and Mastering

with: Brian Lee White

 
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After recording and editing a session, take advantage of the lessons in Pro Tools Mixing and Mastering to refine the final mix and master of your project. Avid Certified Expert and pro mix engineer Brian Lee White covers all the basic mixing tools that every producer and engineer should know, from using EQ to add clarity and focus to applying compression and limiting to control dynamics and maximize track levels within a mix. The course stresses the importance of creating a solid mixing plan and setting up the studio before beginning any work in Pro Tools. Throughout the course, Brian lends his insights, inspirations, and studio secrets from over a decade of professional mixing to help you become a better mixer.

duration: 09h 31m

 
 

Insights from a Business Coach

with: Dave Crenshaw

 
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Get a glimpse of what it takes to start and successfully run a business in this candid interview with seasoned business coach and author Dave Crenshaw. Discover the secrets of managing priorities, working for your customers, bankrolling an idea, and investing in future success. The course covers tips from getting started as an entrepreneur to pitching to investors and researching the competition.

duration: 27m 06s

 
 

InDesign Secrets

with: David Blatner, Anne-Marie Concepcion

 
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In this series, David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción, co-hosts of the web’s top resource for InDesign tips and tricks, InDesignSecrets.com, share some hidden and sometimes surprising workflow tips that will make working in InDesign more efficient and more fun. The course covers built-in timesaving features such as Quick Apply and auto-expanding text, but also little-known tricks, such as using the eyedropper to copy and paste character and paragraph text attributes and making accurate selections by selecting through or even into objects.

New techniques will be added to the collection every other week, so check back early and often. Find more tips and tricks at indesignsecrets.com.

duration: 03h 11m

 
 

Foundations of Photography: Night and Low Light

with: Ben Long

 
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Join photographer and teacher Ben Long as he describes the tools, creative options, and special considerations involved in shooting with a DSLR camera at night or in low-light conditions, such as sunset or candlelight. The course addresses exposure decisions such as choice of aperture and shutter speed and how they impact depth of field and the camera’s ability to freeze motion.

Ben also shows how to obtain accurate color balance in tungsten and fluorescent lighting situations, and how to postprocess the images in Photoshop to remove noise caused by higher ISO settings. He also demonstrates accessories that can greatly expand your low-light photography options.

duration: 04h 00m

 
 

Creating a Sports Highlight Reel with iMovie

with: Abba Shapiro

 
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This course demonstrates how to create a fast-paced sports video, for the home team or the pros, with the power and simplicity of the tools in Apple iMovie ‘11. Author Abba Shapiro illustrates how to use basic camera techniques and strategies when recording video and how to edit the footage together to create an entertaining highlights reel, using the built-in Sports theme in iMovie. Abba also shows how to reduce background or crowd noise and mix in audio interviews and music.

duration: 01h 35m

 
 

Editing with Composites and Effects in Avid Media Composer

with: Ashley Kennedy

 
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This course shows how to create complex composites using mattes, keys, and intraframe effects—elements that allow editors and motion graphics artists to seamlessly combine and animate multiple layers of video content—with Avid Media Composer. Avid Certified Instructor Ashley Kennedy demonstrates chroma-keying with SpectraMatte, creating shape masks with AniMatte, working with alpha channels using Matte Keys, and changing the color and/or characteristics of specific objects within the video frame using the Paint effect. The course includes real-world examples of how these tools can be used in a production setting.

duration: 02h 14m

 
 

Advanced Modeling in Revit Architecture

with: Paul F. Aubin

 
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Advanced Modeling in Revit Architecture elaborates on the basics of core elements in Revit, such as walls, floors, roofs, and curtain walls, and digs into specialized features such as in-place families, adaptive components, and the massing environment. Author Paul F. Aubin guides designers into thinking both in and out of the box, through discovering and applying industry standard best practices, employing creative and sometimes unconventional techniques and procedures, and finding ways to make models serve multiple concurrent project goals.

duration: 07h 17m

 
 

Silverlight 5 Essential Training

with: Walt Ritscher

 
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Microsoft Silverlight 5 is a rich application framework for creating high-performance, cross-platform desktop and mobile applications. In this course, author Walt Ritscher demonstrates how to build a variety of applications in Silverlight, with particular focus on building compelling business applications and delivering premium video and audio content. Developers will work with the C# programming language and Visual Studio Professional, as well as Expression Blend, a tool that simplifies creation of the interactive user interfaces expected in modern-day applications.

duration: 08h 52m

 
 

Create an Interactive Homepage Marquee with jQuery

with: Chris Converse

 
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In this course, author Chris Converse builds a visually rich, interactive marquee to aggregate and display content on a web site home page. This course covers cropping and resizing artwork in Adobe Photoshop, creating HTML and CSS layouts, and dynamically generating marquee elements with the open-source JavaScript framework jQuery. Tutorials on animating between content panels are also included.

duration: 46m 49s

 
 

Scanning with SilverFast

with: Taz Tally

 
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In this course, photographer and scanning expert Taz Tally describes how to use the LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast software to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner. The course begins with an overview of SilverFast, then takes a task-oriented look at the SilverFast automatic and manual scanning modes, showing numerous scanning projects from start to finish. The course also explores a variety of specialized scanning topics, such as removing color casts and scratches, High Dynamic Range (HDR) scanning, and wet scanning.

duration: 05h 15m

 
 

Creating a Vacation Video with iMovie

with: Abba Shapiro

 
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This course shows budding videographers how to create a family vacation video with the friendly tools in iMovie ‘11. It illustrates some basic camera techniques and strategies to use when recording video and how to edit the footage together to create an entertaining, fast-paced highlights reel. Author Abba Shapiro, an award-winning producer and director, also demonstrates how to grab the viewer’s attention, organize and edit the footage, and add music, transitions, and still pictures to round out your story. The final chapters show how to improve the look and pacing of your videos with special effects, such as themes, picture-in-picture effects, and freeze frames.

duration: 02h 03m

 
 

After Effects: Rigging a Character Arm for Animation

with: Chad Perkins

 
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Join Chad Perkins as he breaks down the process of creating, rigging, and animating the arm of a character in an opening title sequence in Adobe After Effects—a task traditionally performed using rigging or skeleton tools available in 3D programs. Instead, this short course shows animators how to use a combination of layers, parenting, and expressions in After Effects to create a similar effect. The course also covers parenting the arm component, picking up objects with the arm, and obscuring objects.

duration: 27m 43s

 
 

Photoshop CS6 Beta Preview

with: Deke McClelland

 
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In this course, Deke McClelland offers a sneak peak at the new features in the free public beta of Photoshop CS6. He reveals the secrets behind the new dark interface, searchable layers, the powerful Blur Gallery, Camera Raw 7, video editing, and the Adaptive Wide Angle filter, which removes distortion from extreme wide-angle photographs and panoramas. Deke also covers the new nondestructive Crop tool, dashed strokes, paragraph and character styles, editable 3D type, and the exciting Content-Aware Move tool, which moves selections and automatically heals the backgrounds.

duration: 02h 29m

 
 

Final Cut Pro X Essential Training

with: Abba Shapiro

 
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Final Cut Pro X Essential Training demonstrates why Final Cut Pro is the primary tool for both professional video editors and those new to editing, with its computer-enhanced workflow, creative tools, and robust delivery solutions. Apple Certified instructor Abba Shapiro teaches the core features and tools that can take a random collection of video clips and turn them into a finished project. This course covers the entire editing process, from selecting and organizing the best takes to building a story, including lessons along the way on mixing audio, adding special effects and titles, and delivering the final project.

This course was updated on 3/20/2012.

duration: 06h 09m

 
 

Achieving Your Goals

with: Dave Crenshaw

 
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Setting achievable goals is one of the first steps toward a successful career and meaningful personal development. In this business skills course for lynda.com, author Dave Crenshaw shows smart ways to create a vision, develop a quantifiable goal, turn that goal into actions, and share that commitment publicly to establish accountability.

Along the way, discover the importance of celebrating successes and reviewing your progress in order to stay motivated and establish a pattern of successful goal setting.

duration: 25m 25s

 
 

Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials: Creating Prints and Books

with: Chris Orwig

 
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Creating Prints and Books is part of author Chris Orwig’s investigation of Lightroom 4, the image management and editing tool from Adobe, and focuses on the Print and Books modules, which can be used to create high-quality prints and proofs and design custom layouts for books and other print projects. Chris briefly reviews how to correct and paint away gamut issues and other problems in the Develop module and shows how to take advantage of templates and collections. The course also shows how to adjust print job settings for contact sheets, single image prints, and print packages, and the final chapters guide photographers through the step-by-step process of building and printing a book from Lightroom.

For more training on Lightroom, watch Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials: Organizing and Sharing with the Library Module and Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials: Enhancing Photos with the Develop Module.

duration: 04h 23m

 

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