Full Browser Flash By Kevin Schmitt Let's face facts, folks: sometimes just scaling your entire Flash movie to an arbitrary window size won't cut it. A prime example of one of those times would be if you're using Flash to create Web-based applications, where your users would rightfully expect to have the application interface scale intelligently to the size of their browser window. Flex Builder can do this through a simple GUI panel, but the process is a little more involved if you're using Flash CS4 Professional, which is where we'll pick things up. ...Read More »

C4D QuickTip : MoSpline 01 By Ko Maruyama MAXON's CINEMA 4D R11.5 is full of new features, including several new tools that you'll find in Mograph. In addition to the spline tools that were introduced earlier, MoSpline is a dynamic way of introducing creative spline data to your scene. For some projects, a little tweeking may be necessary. Here's how... ...Read More »

How to Make a Flash Banner for Webpage By WIKI In this flash banner tutorial, you will see how to make flash banner for webpage step by step. It is very easy to make it and you don't have to use Action Script or any other Adobe Flash Skills. Just same digital photos and a flash slideshow creator software. ...Read More »

300+ Free After Effects Tutorials After Effects has always been a popular topic for our writers and editors. We thought it would be helpful to list - with direct links to them on our After Effects Channel - the more than 300 different After Effects tutorials we have so far. In this list are After Effects training videos, After Effects hands on tutorials and techniques, and lots of After Effects Quick Tips. All professional quality, and all free! Enjoy! ...Read More »

Basic Training for LightWave v9: Animating the spaceship By Jarrod Davis In this clip, host Jarrod Davis finishes up on the texture and then begins to animate. He shows how to animate the spaceship to fly along, deploy its wings and bank away from the camera. He then shows how to work in camera view in LightWave, and how to position the model, and how to set up your workspace to prepare for animating. ...Read More »

Basic Training for LightWave v9: Layout By Jarrod Davis In this clip, host Jarrod Davis takes a look at LightWave's layout and goes over some of the differences and similarities as modeler. He details the taskbar and tabs, the different views in layout, including top bottom back, front, right left, perspective, light view, camwera view, and schematic view. ...Read More »

C4D4AE: A simple graphic element with mograph By Ko Maruyama There are many ways to create some little elements that go into radar screens and control panels, but when you need to design something that matches a defined or described function - then you might find some really simple solutions in CINEMA4D's mograph tools. This 5min video tutorial walks you through the basics. What you do with those tools can take a little longer. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Creasing By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to create more manufacturing or hard edged surfaces by adding creasing to your models. He adds lower levels of subdivisions and turns on frame mode so you can see the changes. When he makes a crease, it creases the outside edge of whatever is visible on the canvas. He shows how to use the crease button, and shows the dotted line to indicate the crease line on the edge. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Edge Loops By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to use Edge Loops to make an extrusion to a model, which helps you to add geometry to a model. He uses a polysphere to demonstrate this. ...Read More »

Adobe Kuler By Maltaannon Adobe Kuler is a great website where designers from all over the world create and exchange color schemes. Kuler has several algorithms to help you create your very own color scheme, plus it allows rating and commenting on existing schemes, that can be downloaded in Adobe Swatch Exchange format. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Polygroups By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to isolate the lower lip from the upper lip on a model. He lowers the geometry resolution to make the polygons a bit more obvious. He also turns on the frame button to see how the model is organized. He then shows how to create a polygroup, which enables you to organize part of the model, which is always there for you to isolate. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Isolation By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses isolating parts of a model while working on it so that you can focus on key details of one section of the model. He shows how to isolate certain parts of the model by making a selection so you can easily work on that particular section without worrying about the other elements of the model getting changed inadvertently. ...Read More »

KILLING LIGHTS in CINEMA4D By Ko Maruyama If you're familiar with CINEMA 4D's ability to export to Adobe After Effects, you know that all of the camera and light data can be saved in a single file - for use within a 3D composition in AE. However, sometimes unnecessary light animation and 3D data makes that AEC file heavy. Here's how to clean up your export file. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Smoothing edges By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at smoothing or softening the edges of objects in SketchUp. George creates a a 12 sided circle and a polygon to show how to smooth the edges of the objects, to show how to smooth them. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Text Tools By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at some of the text options in SketchUp and discusses the tools available to work with text, starting with the Text Tool and the 3D Text Tool. They are different in the way that they work and George goes over some of the differences. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Follow me Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Follow Me Tool. What the Follow Me Tool does is takes a face and extrudes it along a path, which is similar to a launch tool in other 3D packages. George shows you how to locate the Follow me Tool and how to use it. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Offset Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Offset tool. What the Offset tool does is takes an edge so that it creates an offset so you can create borders and insets. You need existing geometry for the Offset tool to work, so George starts with creating geometry and then shows how to access the Offset tool and how to use it. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Push Pull Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Push Pull tool, one of the more handy tools you will find it SketchUp. What it does is takes a flat 2D face and extrudes it into a 3D shape. George shows where to find the tool and how to use it. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Arc Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Arc Tool, which is more of a line drawing tool than a shape drawing tool. The Arc Tool creates the edges. He shows where to find it as well as the keyboard shortcut, and details how the tool works. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Circle and Polygon tools By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the circle and the polygon tool. They are both similar in the way that they work. George shows how to access both tools, and how to use them. He discusses snapping, snapping to specific axes, specific dimensions, and more. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Rectangle Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Rectangle Tool. He shows how to draw a rectangle, shows how to draw a vertical rectangle, use the snapping tool, sizing the rectangle, and discusses the golden section, an 8 to 5 rectangle. He also shows how to make custom sized rectangles. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Line Tool 3D By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri continues discussion with the pencil tool and shows how to snap to faces and edges, covers the end point, the mid point, snapping to the midpoint, using the pencil tool to draw lines onto faces to create a continuous object. He also shows how to make a vertical extension, to add on to what you've created whatever sort of 3D shape that you want. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: The Line Tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri talks about modeling, creating objects from scratch in SketchUp. He begins with the Line tool, and shows how the Line tool works and creates a face, which is the start of the 3D modeling process. He also covers the snapping tools. ...Read More »

Google SketchUp Essential Training: Select Move tool By George Maestri In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri shows how to manipulate objects and move them around a scene. He goes into the components window to find all sorts of objects to use into the scene. The object is simply dragged from the components window into the scene. You can use the navigation tool to center the object in the scene. He works with the select and the move tool, under the tools menu to help with the placement of the object. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Basic Masking By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to apply a mask to a model. When starting to add detail to a model, there will be times when you want to apply a mask to the model. Eric shows you how to apply masks to a 3D model. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Subdivisions By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller covers the ability to move between levels of subdivisions in a sculpture. He shows how to subdivide the model using the subdivision controls in the tool palette; shows how to add a level of subdivision to the model, which quadruples the level of subdivision in the model; and shows how to move between levels of subdivision as well. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Z Spheres By Eric Keller Once you have your basic 3 ZSphere arrangement, you are ready to start adding to the armature to create more of a figure like shape, and Eric shows you how to do so in this clip. He also shows how to add another ZSphere, scale it down, add arms via the Draw tool and also add shoulders, and more. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: ZSpheres By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller covers the ZSpheres, which are used to create armatures for digital sculptures. The basic idea is to create a starting point to create a geometry, and Eric details how to use ZSpheres to create that starting point so you can build and pose your own armatures. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Symmetry By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses the Symmetry tool in ZBrush, which enables you to work on both sides of a model at the same time, which is an advantage over working with clay in the real world. It is a huge timesaver and Eric explains how to use it. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Deformers By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses another way to get started with your 3D sculptures in ZBrush is to use the deformations sub-palette in the tool palette. You can apply a number of deformers to the 3D tool to come up with your own unique shapes. ...Read More »

Alien Skin Snap Art v2 Announced - - Kinda By Ko Maruyama Apparently, the new Snap Art 2 from Alien Skin is going to "blow your pants off". I suppose it's a good thing that it doesn't "blow you away" or "make your eyes pop out". The new software may be a perfect introduction to the new photographer / artist hobbyist in your house. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Edit Mode By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to load your own 3D models in ZBrush when you want to start working on them in the ZBrush session. This is done via the tool palette where you press the Load Tool button. He then turns on Edit Mode so he can begin to edit the 3D model. Edit mode enables him to rotate the model and make changes to the model. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Startup Meshes By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller explains that when you are ready to start working with a 3D sculpture in ZBrush, you can start by using one of the aptly named 3D startup meshes that are found in the tool palette. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Palettes By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller gives a further description of ZBrush's menus and trays, and how to move tool menus into the interface's tray, such as the preferences menu. ZBrush calls these menus palettes. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Sculpting Controls By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses ZBrush's Sculpting Controls. When you are working with a 3D digital sculpture in ZBrush, you will need to constantly rotate and reposition the 3D object while you are sculpting on it. Eric covers the tools to sufficiently sculpt on the ZBrush canvas. ...Read More »

ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Layout Preferences By Eric Keller In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses the Zbrush interface and how you can cutomize it to fit your own working style. He shows how to rearrange things on the interface so that you can focus just on the sculpting. He shows how to use the presets to move through the various interface arrangements that you can choose to work with. ...Read More »