CINEMA 4D: Rendering Motion Graphics for After Effects demonstrates how to take a simple logo animation in CINEMA 4D and transform it into a compelling motion graphic with After Effects, incorporating two distinct visual styles. Starting with a prebuilt animation rendered from CINEMA 4D, author Rob Garrott employs industry-standard techniques, utilizing materials, lights, and the library of effects in After Effects, to enhance the project’s look and feel. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
- Setting up a multi-pass render
- Batch rendering in CINEMA 4D
- Importing 3D elements into After Effects
- Creating and using precomps for compositing control
- Compositing 3D text in a dynamic 3D environment
- Creating a glow effect using Trapcode Starglow
- Using 3D layers to create masking effects
- Adding a flash bulb effect with CC Light Rays
- Adding glows and glints to type
- Creating a 2D camera shake effect using pre-comps
- Adding depth of field with the Lens Blur effect
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One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to typeset titles professionally and create custom animations, as well as apply and modify the hundreds of text animation presets that After Effects ships with. Additionally, Chris Meyer shows how to add audio to projects, including spotting "hit points" to align keyframes and video action.
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. We are honored to host these tutorials in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.
Topics include:
- The core text animation recipes
- Animating text along a path
- Working with text animation presets
- Timing animation to audio
- Per-character 3D type
- Rendering with an alpha channel
- Making Photoshop type editable in After Effects
- Professional typesetting tips
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In Xcode 4 New Features, author Bill Weinman details the latest additions and enhancements to Xcode 4 and shows iOS and Mac OS X developers how to build applications efficiently with the toolset’s redesigned single-window interface. The course covers editing with the Assistant Editor, connecting interface elements and code using Interface Builder, selecting the appropriate debugger, and managing version control. Exercise files accompany the course.
Recommended prerequisites: iPhone SDK Essential Training and Objective-C Essential Training.
Topics include:
- Setting up Xcode 4
- Managing builds with schemes
- Viewing files in different formats
- Using inspectors, libraries, and code snippets
- Connecting interface elements with the Assistant Editor
- Understanding the differences between GDB and LLDB debuggers
- Managing breakpoints
- Using a Git repository
- Exploring the new LLVM compiler engine
- Avoiding common errors with Fix-it
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Unix for Mac OS X Users unlocks the powerful capabilities of Unix that underlie Mac OS X, teaching how to use command-line syntax to perform common tasks such as file management, data entry, and text manipulation. The course teaches Unix from the ground up, starting with the basics of the command line and graduating to powerful, advanced tools like grep, sed, and xargs. The course shows how to enter commands in Terminal to create, move, copy, and delete files and folders; change file ownership and permissions; view and stop command and application processes; find and edit data within files; and use command-line shortcuts to speed up workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
- Moving around the file system
- Creating and reading files
- Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files and directories
- Creating hard links and symbolic links
- Understanding user identity, file ownership, and sudo
- Setting file permissions with alpha and octal notation
- Changing the PATH variable
- Using the command history
- Directing input and output
- Configuring the Unix working environment
- Searching and replacing using grep and regular expressions
- Manipulating text with tr, sed, and cut
- Integrating with the Finder, Spotlight, and AppleScript
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In this installment of his Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One series, Deke McClelland shows how to draw six varieties of volumetric objects and manipulate them in 3D space. The course covers how to make 3D objects from 2D layers, work with predefined 3D shapes such as spheres and cubes, import 3D models drawn in other programs, and maximize the power of the Repoussé feature. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
- Spinning a 2D layer in 3D space
- Using basic 3D shapes
- Importing a 3D model as an OBJ file
- Exporting a 3D model to the DAE format
- Painting directly on a 3D layer
- Working with UV overlays
- Making a bump map
- Working with 3D depth maps
- The medical applications of Photoshop 3D
- Creating 3D motion effects
- Revolving objects in 3D space
- Adjusting the depth of field
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Lynda.Com jQuery Projects Creating An Interactive Photo Gallery QUASAR | 255 MB
In jQuery Projects: Creating an Interactive Photo Gallery, author Chris Converse develops an interactive photo gallery for a web site using HTML CSS, and the open-source JavaScript library jQuery. The course begins with tutorials on extracting different-sized images sets from an original photo collection, designing the site layout, and constructing the HTML and CSS.
Then, following the progressive enhancement strategy, Chris utilizes JavaScript plug-ins to include lightboxes and other types of interactivity while maintaining backwards compatibility with older browsers and devices.
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In jQuery Projects: Creating an Interactive Photo Gallery, author Chris Converse develops an interactive photo gallery for a web site using HTML, CSS, and the open-source JavaScript library jQuery. The course begins with tutorials on extracting different-sized images sets from an original photo collection, designing the site layout, and constructing the HTML and CSS. Then, following the progressive enhancement strategy, Chris utilizes JavaScript plug-ins to include lightboxes and other types of interactivity while maintaining backwards compatibility with older browsers and devices. Exercise files accompany the course.
Download a copy of the finished web site here.
Topics include:
- Preparing gallery photos using Adobe Bridge
- Adding and linking thumbnail images
- Creating the layout in HTML and CSS
- Downloading and adding jQuery to the project
- Creating preview images from anchor links
- Implementing the preload functionality
- Building a customized lightbox with the Fancybox plug-in
- Styling the zoom and contact links
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Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 New Features offers developers an overview of the latest enhancements found in Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5. Author David Gassner demonstrates timesaving code generation and debugging tools, explains how to incorporate components from the expanded Spark component framework, and showcases new mobile device development capabilities. The course also shows how to work with projects created by designers in Flash Catalyst. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
- Coding with Quick Assist
- Using code completion on metadata tags and states
- Using new Design mode configuration and view capabilities
- Using the Spark versions of the DataGrid, Form, and Image components
- Creating a Flex project for Android applications
- Handling navigation in a view-based mobile application
- Using the Flash Catalyst CS5.5/Flash Builder 4.5 workflow
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Dreamweaver CS5.5 New Features with James Williamson covers enhancements to the latest release of Adobe’s web design and development software. This course examines Dreamweaver’s updated support for current Web standards, such as code hinting for HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery, and new W3C-compliant code validation. James also demonstrates the new features introduced specifically for mobile development that allow developers to download, install, and configure native applications for Android and Apple iOS. These features include support for PhoneGap integration, jQuery mobile framework, native binaries, and platform emulators launched directly in Dreamweaver. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
- Creating new HTML5 documents
- Using code hinting for CSS3, HTML5, DOM elements, and jQuery
- Configuring jQuery widgets with the Widget Browser
- Managing media queries
- Previewing web pages on multiple devices with the Multiscreen Preview panel
- Configuring mobile application frameworks
- Building and emulating mobile applications
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In Flash Professional CS5.5 New Features, author Todd Perkins demonstrates key changes in the CS5.5 release of Adobe’s interactive design and animation software. This course covers workflow improvements, enhanced ActionScript features (including new code snippets for AIR and several mobile frameworks), file optimization techniques, and extended support for Android and iOS app development in AIR. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
- Using Auto-Recovery and Auto-Save
- Working with the new Library Conflict Resolution dialog
- IK Pinning
- Copying and pasting layers in the Timeline
- Exporting and converting to the bitmap format
- Understanding incremental compilation
- Using new ActionScript code snippets
- Loading assets with the new ProLoader class
- Using the new features in the AIR for iOS and Android SDKs
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