In CSS for Designers, Molly E. Holzschlag and Andy Clarke expertly guide you through some of the most complex and useful techniques used in progressive Web design. Molly and Andy consider the topics from the point of view of creative, visual people rather than developers or programmers. Their unique approach helps give designers all the tools they need to create accessible, manageable, and beautiful websites.
In Twitter Essential Training, author Maria Langer explains how to use Twitter, a social network for sharing short bites of information instantly with others. This course covers how to sign up for a Twitter account, send and read Twitter updates (called tweets), and build a network of followers. The training also describes how to get the most out of Twitter by customizing an individual profile, setting privacy options, following trending topics, and tapping into third-party resources that make it easier to follow and send updates.
In this course, professional audio engineer Scott Hirsch 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 9. This course shows how to set up and optimize a Pro Tools session template for projects with unique requirements, 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 finally, how to format and deliver the finalized mix, whether destined for DVD, movie theater, broadcast, or the web. Exercise files are included with the course.
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In InfoPath 2010 Essential Training, InfoPath expert Gini Courter shows how to create and publish sophisticated electronic forms using the latest version of Microsoft’s form-creation tool. The course introduces the new InfoPath Designer tool and its Ribbon interface and provides in-depth tutorials on designing form templates. The course explains how to create browser forms and publish forms via email, the network, and SharePoint. It also demonstrates advanced aspects of InfoPath, like connecting forms to outside data sources and creating templates from Office documents, databases, or XML files. Exercise files accompany the course.
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Release name: Lynda.com.InfoPath.2010.Essential.Training-iRONiSO
Size: 617.31 MB
Take a virtual journey to the bustling streets of New York in Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square. Digital painter Bert Monroy reveals how he created the minute details that build the impressive 108,000 x 21,600 pixels, 25-feet wide photorealistic portrait of this iconic intersection.
In this installment, The Tools, Bert demonstrates how he uses the brushes, filters, and textures in Photoshop to create everything from the trees in Central Park to the billboards on Broadway, and shares his techniques for keeping his project organized with layers and groups. He also touches on the importance of channels and channel calculations, and how the evolution of the tools in Photoshop from CS3 to CS5 shaped his work.
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Release name: LYNDA.COM.BERT.MONROY.THE.MAKING.OF.TIMES.SQUARE.THE.TOOLS-JGTiSO
Size: 1327 MB
In iPad Tips and Tricks, author Christopher Breen provides expert tips for getting the most out of the iPad (first generation) and iPad 2. The course shows how to get productive on the iPad immediately, with effective tips for gesturing, typing, and adding content, as well as troubleshooting common device issues.
The course explains how to download and manage apps, configure email accounts, create presentations, and set up videoconferences. The course also demonstrates both built-in and third-party solutions for opening and editing files on the iPad, as well as how to stream video and audio wirelessly.
In Word 2010: Forms in Depth, author Gini Courter demonstrates the form creation tools found in Word 2010 and shows how to produce electronic forms that are visually pleasing and easy to navigate. The course covers designing a form; capturing data effectively with dropdown lists, date pickers, and check boxes; and adding controls for repeating data using the Word Content Control Toolkit. The course also includes tutorials on testing, protecting, and distributing forms. Exercise files accompany the course.
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Setting up a form
Customizing pre-built Microsoft.com templates
Inserting content controls
Saving a form as a template
Troubleshooting form issues
Understanding Building Blocks
Creating a schema using the Content Control Toolkit
In Word 2007: Forms in Depth, author Gini Courter demonstrates the form creation tools found in Word 2007 and shows how to produce electronic forms that are visually pleasing and easy to navigate. The course covers designing a form; capturing data effectively with dropdown lists, date pickers, and text boxes; and adding controls for repeating data using the Word Content Control Toolkit. The course also includes tutorials on testing, protecting, and distributing forms. Exercise files accompany the course.
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Release name: Lynda.Com.Word.2007.Forms.in.Depth-iRONiSO
Size: 241 MB
Parenting is a way to group multiple layers within the same composition inside After Effects. In this course, Chris Meyer shows how to set up a parenting chain, discusses what makes a good parent, and demonstrates several techniques using parenting, such as creating a title animation with a minimal number of keyframes, building a geometric construct, and bringing an anthropomorphic robot arm to life. Sidebar topics include avoiding a scaling gotcha with parenting and creating abstract backgrounds using the Fractal Noise effect.
The After Effects Apprentice video lessons were created by Trish and Chris Meyer and are designed to be used on their own or as a companion to their acclaimed book, After Effects Apprentice.
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Release name: Lynda.com.After.Effects.Apprentice.07.Parenting.DVD-iRONiSO
Size: 943.0MB | 20F
In Up and Running with Photoshop Lightroom 3, Jan Kabili provides an approachable introduction to organizing, editing, and sharing photos in Lightroom. This course offers a quick-start approach to the basics, from importing photos from a camera or a hard drive, to managing photos in the Library module, to improving photos by adjusting exposure, recovering details from highlights and shadows, sharpening, and more. The course also includes a look at popular Lightroom features for sharing photos: exporting, printing, and creating slideshows.
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