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Video-Based Tutorial: By Chris Orwig

Working with Tone and exposure in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

In this movie, host Chris Orwig discusses image tone. He works on an image of a rock that has a bit too much exposure. He looks at the histogram and adjusts the exposure via the exposure slider, and shows you how to use the numbers as well as clicking and dragging on the Histogram to bring back detail in the image. Read More

It appears 'solid-state' has become the buzzword of modern production with an increasing number cameras moving to tapeless image acquisition. But the quieter revolution taking place in parallel is the one to solid-state audio recording. For two decades Digital Audio Tape (DAT) has been the standard medium for recording audio for film production. Read More

Product Review: By Kevin McAuliffe

Bias Inc.'s SoundSoap Pro 1.2

Whether it's the hum of an air conditioning unit or buzz from a bad audio cable, clients are looking to us to get rid of it. In my opinion, the "noise removal" tool in Soundtrack Pro 2 just doesn't cut it. That's where SoundSoap Pro 1.2 (SSP) from Bias Inc. can step in to help us. Let's see if this tool from Bias Inc. will be the tool of choice for getting rid of noise from your project. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By David Basulto

DMN Tutorial - Sorenson Squeeze 5

I have been a huge user and fan of Sorenson Squeeze for three versions now. It is my "go to application" when I want quality compressions. The best part is Squeeze contains output presets to all the major formats such as Flash SWF and FLV, QuickTime, MPEG-4, and WMV. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Chris Orwig

Rating your images in Photoshop Lightroom

In this movie, host Chris Orwig sets up his Lightroom workspace to rate his images. He goes throught the process, detailing what shortcut keys he pushes to set up his workspace, and then proceeds to look at his images. He then whittles his images down to just the ones that he wants to rate Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Chris Orwig

Photographic workflow in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

In this clip, Chris creates a photographic workflow in Lightroom. First order of business is to import images into Lightroom. He imports them via the shortcut from a Compact Flash card and copies them to a new location. He shows how to keep the file name and where to add your copyright. He then shows the import process. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Chris Orwig

Cropping in Photoshop Lightroom

Adobe Systems has graciously provided some Lynda.com clips for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. These particular clips feature host Chris Orwig. In this movie, host Chris Orwig discusses cropping in Photoshop Lightroom. He starts by creating a custom 4x5 ratio image to show that you can crop using custom settings. Read More

Product Review: By John Virata

Lenovo S10 ThinkStation

When Lenovo acquired IBM's personal computer division (ThinkPads and IntelliStations, among others) and IBM became a major shareholder in the Chinese computer manufacturer, it appeared that IBM's popular IntelliStation line might fall into the digital dustbin. Read More

Product Review: By Mike Jones

Filemaker's Bento Personal Database

Databases are one of those things most often shrouded in arcane technical mystery. For those who've yet to utilize a database in a personal or meaningful way, it s easy to dismiss them as belonging to IT nerds and the heavy demands of major corporations needing to keep track of vast amounts of data. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Chris Orwig

Working in the Photoshop Lightroom Details Menu

In this movie, host Chris Orwig works in Photoshop Lightroom's Detail Menu to sharpen and reduce noise from an image. Sharpening, he says, is pretty straightforward, as sharpening is increased, the detail of an image is sharper. Read More

Tutorial: By Ko Maruyama

CINEMA 4D FLAG 03

The wind deformer on a plane primitive is probably the easiest way to create a flag in MAXON's CINEMA 4D. There are several ways to accomplish a "flag" look, but the simple primitive shape of a plane and a standard wind (aka : flag) deformer working together provide an animation that even the newest user can understand. Many people consider adding it to an object, but you can add it to a spline as well. Read More

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