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Lynda.com Adobe CS5 Tutorials and Training
Genre: Video Training | Size: 21 GB

Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Adobe CS5) is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The collection consists of Adobes applications (e.g., Photoshop CS5, InDesign CS5, Illustrator CS5, Flash CS5, Encore CS5,Soundbooth CS, Premiere CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Fireworks CS5, After Effects CS5.), that are based on various technologies (e.g., PostScript, PDF, Flash).



There are 30 topics:
Lynda : Flash Catalyst CS5 Essential training
Lynda : Flash Professional CS5 Essential training
Lynda : Flash Professional CS5 New features
Lynda : Dreamweaver CS5 New Features
Lynda : Dreamweaver CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS5
Lynda : Lynda-Dreamweaver CS5 and WordPress
Lynda : Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
Lynda : Illustrator CS5 Essential training
Lynda : Illustrator CS5 New Features
Lynda : InDesign CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : InDesign CS5 New Features
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 for Photographers Camera Raw 6
Lynda : Photoshop and Bridge CS5 for Photographers New Features
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 Essential training
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 New Features
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 One-on-One Fundamentals
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 Top 5
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 Prepress and Printing
Lynda : Photoshop CS5 Prepress and Printing
Lynda : Premiere Pro CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : Premiere Pro CS5 New Features
Lynda : Soundbooth CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : Fireworks CS5 New Features
Lynda : Fireworks CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : Encore CS5 New Features
Lynda : Encore CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : After Effects CS5 New Creative Techniques
Lynda : After Effects CS5 Essential Training
Lynda : After Effects CS5 New Features

Lynda.com – Photoshop CS5 Creative Effects + Exercise Files – Interactive Tutorial

Lynda.com – Photoshop CS5 Creative Effects + Exercise Files – Interactive Tutorial 960MB





In Photoshop CS5: Creative Effects, Chris Orwig flexes the muscles of this powerful program to create unique and eye-catching photographic effects. This course demonstrates how to enhance images by adding light for emphasis, adding drop and directional shadows, and using the HDR toning controls, motion blur, and film grain creatively. In addition, learn how to create a vintage-style photograph or a panorama, use infrared and solarization, apply creative layer blending, and much more.





Topics include:
•Adding light and drama
•Enhancing color and tone
•Applying graffiti and reflections to surfaces
•Using lens blur and focus to enhance portraits
•Masking multiple images and adding elements
•Combining images with multiple depths of field
•Using layers masks and blending with HDR toning
•Applying border and edge effects
•Adding a sense of motion
•Understanding vanishing point perspective
•Using Photoshop plug-ins

Lynda.com - Aperture 3 Essential Training 2010 with Exercises

 Lynda.com - Aperture 3 Essential Training 2010 with Exercises
English | H264 56 Kbps | 960 x 540 15 fps | MP3 96 Kbps | 3.71 GB
Genre: Video Training

In Aperture 3 Essential Training, author Derrick Story covers the entire photographic workflow in Aperture, from import to enhancement to output. The course covers organizing image collections using star ratings, labels, and Smart Albums, and using the image editing tools to correct exposure, retouch flaws, and correct color balance issues. One of the most noteworthy enhancements in Aperture 3 is explored in detail: its ability to store video clips alongside the stills from digital cameras, then combine them to create stunning multimedia slideshows. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
Importing images from a digital camera or hard drive
Adding metadata to photos including captions and copyright
Organizing photos using face recognition
Retouching with Quick Brushes
Roundtripping between Aperture and Photoshop
Adding geo tags to mark photo locations
Managing movies
Creating a custom photo book
Publishing a web gallery
Uploading images to Flickr and Facebook
Archiving and restoring photo libraries

Course Summary

Course name:
Aperture 3 Essential Training

Author:
Derrick Story

Duration (hr:min):
08:03

Released on:
4/16/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Exercise files are copies of the identical files (documents, photos and so on) the author uses throughout this course. The files will help you make the most of your learning experience by providing you the opportunity to open them in your own software and follow along with tutorials.


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Lynda.com - Pro Tools 9 Essential Training

Lynda.com - Pro Tools 9 Essential Training
Genre: Training | English | ISO | 2.22 GB

Pro Tools 9 Essential Training with musician and producer David Franz demonstrates concepts and techniques necessary for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering in the industry-standard software for music and post-production. The course covers creating music with virtual instruments and plugins, editing with elastic audio for time and pitch manipulation, creating a musical score, and mixing with effects loops. Exercise files accompany the course.


Topics include:

* Exploring the Pro Tools interface
* Choosing a playback engine and other settings
* Setting up Pro Tools hardware and software properly
* Importing audio
* Recording and editing audio and MIDI
* Arranging a session
* Writing and editing automation
* Mixing and mastering a session
* Using automatic delay compensation
* Bouncing down a mix as an MP3
* Importing and displaying video
* Archiving a session

Lynda.com - Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery

Lynda.com - Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery - JGTiSO | 4.68 GB
Genre: eLearning
In the all-new Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final installment of the popular series, join industry expert and award-winning author Deke McClelland for an in-depth tour of the most powerful and empowering features of Photoshop CS5. Discover the vast possibilities of traditional tools, such as masking and blend modes, and then delve into Smart Objects, Photomerge, as well as the new Puppet Warp, Mixer Brush, and HDR features. Exercise files accompany the course.

Recommended prerequisites: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals and Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced.

Topics include:
•Using masks and blend modes in radically new ways
•Mastering the Pen tool and Paths panel
•Transforming and maximizing Smart Objects
•Employing Smart Filters to create complex effects
•Exploring the capabilities of Bristle brushes and the Mixer Brush
•Merging multiple images into seamless panoramas
•Exploring the full range of luminance with HDR Pro
•Recording actions and batching-processing images

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Lynda.com Power Your Photoshop Skills with Photoshop CS5 For Photographers

Lynda.com Power Your Photoshop Skills with Photoshop CS5 For Photographers

English | MOV | 1.6 GB

Genre: Video elearning

INFOR
In addition to teaching the techniques that enable photographers to refine and publish their photos, the course includes live-action segments that encourage thinking photographically and shooting with Photoshop’s capabilities in mind. Exercise files are included with the course.


Topics include:
- Calibrating a monitor
- Setting up color and file handling preferences
- Resizing images
- Processing images in Camera Raw
- Creating, targeting, and moving layers
- Making selections and taking advantage of the Refine Edge feature
- Masking and selective sharpening
- Improving a photo using Content-Aware Fill and the Puppet Warp tool
- Enhancing color, tone, and contrast with Levels
- Improving under- and overexposure using blending
- Burning and dodging techniques
- Converting an image to black and white
- Retouching essentials
- Publishing images to the web

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Master Adobe CS5 With Training From Kelby Training and Lynda.Com

Master Adobe CS5 With Training From Kelby Training and Lynda.Com
English | Level: Beginner to Professional | 26.5 Gb
Genre: eLearning
Whether you’re into digital photography, web design and development, motion graphics, or just need to brush up on Excel, you can learn all the software skills you need to gain a competitive edge with our online tutorials.

Master Adobe CS5 Tutorials and Training includes:
1. Kelby.Online.Training.Customizing.Photoshop-AG
2. Kelby.Online.Training.Mastering.HDR.in.Photoshop.CS5-AG
3. Kelby.Online.Training.Mastering.Smart.Objects.in.CS5-AG
4. Kelby.Online.Training.The.Photoshop.CS5.7-Point.System.for.Camera.Raw-AG
5. Kelby.Training.Adobe.Dreamweaver.CS5.Power.Session-iNKiSO
6. Kelby.Training.Adobe.Illustrator.CS5.Power.Session-iNKiSO
7. Kelby.Training.Adobe.InDesign.CS5.Power.Session-iNKiSO
8. Kelby.Training.Mastering.Selections.in.Photoshop.CS5-iNKiSO
9. Lynda.Com.Adobe.Soundbooth.CS5.Essential.Training.DVD-iRONiSO
10. Lynda.com.After.Effects.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
11. Lynda.com.After.Effects.CS5.New.Features-QUASAR
12. Lynda.com.Bert.Monroy.Photorealism-Illustration.Creative.Inspirations-QUASAR
13. Lynda.com.Dreamweaver.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
14. Lynda.com.Fireworks.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
15. Lynda.com.Illustrator.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
16. Lynda.com.InDesign.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
17. Lynda.com.InDesign.CS5.New.Features-QUASAR
18. Lynda.com.Photoshop.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR
19. Lynda.com.Photoshop.CS5.for.Photographers.DVD-iNKiSO
20. Lynda.com.Premiere.Pro.CS5.Essential.Training-QUASAR

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Lynda com – Photoshop CS5 Prepress and Printing

Lynda com – Photoshop CS5 Prepress and Printing | 443 MB
Genre: eLearning

In Photoshop CS5: Prepress and Printing, author Taz Tally shows how to prepare Photoshop files for a wide variety of printing devices, including offset printing presses, digital presses, wide format, large gamut inkjet printers, and toner-based printers. This course covers image adjustments, color mode conversions, and selecting the right format for print, as well as assigning and building colors to achieve desired print colors and using automation to streamline the prepress workflow




Understanding RGB and CMYK bit depth
AM versus FM screening
Working with device color gamuts and profiles
Making image adjustments before printing
Choosing the correct file format for output
Assigning spot and process colors
Comparing editable and raster type
Sharpening for print
Printing to grayscale
Proofing images
Recording actions to automate printing-related tasks

Released:: 2010
Language: English
data format: Clips QuickTime (. Mov)
Video: AVC 960×540 15fps ~200Kbps
Audio: AAC 48kHz 2ch 96Kbps
Author: Taz Tally
Duration: ~4 hours
Sample Files: None

Lynda.com Adobe Flash CS5 Full Tutorials (Essentials)

Lynda.com Adobe Flash CS5 Full Tutorials (Essentials)
English | 410 mins | 960x688 | 25fps | Xvid| MP3 - 131kbs | 4.9 GB
Genre: Elearning

In Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training, author Todd Perkins explains the fundamentals of Flash Professional CS5, the industry standard for creating animations and interactive applications for the web, desktop, and mobile devices. This course starts with the basics, such as using the drawing tools to create simple animations, and progresses to automating animation with tweens and adding interactivity with ActionScript. This course also covers how to add sound and video to projects, enhance realism with effects like easing, and publish a project to a variety of platforms.
Topics include:

* Becoming familiar with the Flash workspace
* Drawing basic shapes
* Masking content
* Organizing a file into layers
* Importing content into the Library
* Understanding symbols and instances
* Inserting frames and keyframes in the Timeline
* Animating with motion and shape tweens
* Creating IK (Inverse Kinematics) animations
* Using ActionScript code snippets to control video playback
* Publishing HTML, SWF, and AIR files from Flash

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Lynda com - Soundbooth CS5 Essential Training

 Lynda com - Soundbooth CS5 Essential Training
English | 960x540 MOV 29.97fps 566kbps | Mp3-158kbps | 403 MB
Genre: Video training

In Soundbooth CS5 Essential Training, author Jeff Sengstack demonstrates how to record, edit, optimize, and enhance audio using the professional tools in Adobe Soundbooth CS5. This course covers basic audio edits, such as trimming, fading, and panning clips, removing unwanted noise, enhancing audio with special effects, and creating stereo blends from multiple tracks. An overview of recording hardware and a detailed explanation of core audio concepts are included as well.
Note:
g up recording hardware
Recording vocals and instruments
Viewing audio waveforms and spectral frequency displays
Copying, cutting and pasting audio
Stretching time and shifting pitch
Looping tracks
Identifying and removing noise
Enhancing audio with Soundbooth effects
Mixing audio in multitrack mode
Customizing prebuilt scores
Working with Soundbooth files in Premiere Pro projects


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Lynda.com After Effects CS5 New Features

Lynda.com After Effects CS5 New Features
Author: Mark Christiansen | Release : 4/12/2010 | 83mins | 1.8 GB
Genre: Video training

In After Effects CS5 New Features, author Mark Christiansen explores the added tools, plug-ins, and other productivity enhancements in the CS5 release of Adobe's motion graphics and visual effects software. This course covers improvements to the user interface, changes to RED footage and 3D and text compositions workflows, the Roto Brush tool, and the new mocha,Color Finesse, and Freeform AE plug-ins. Exercise files are included with the course.















Topics include:

-Comparing After Effects CS4 and CS5
-Working in the CS5 Timeline
-Importing RED footage
-Selecting with the Roto Brush tool
-Optimizing performance and memory usage in a 64-bit application
-3D image warping with Freeform AE
-Optimizing selections with the Refine Matte effect
-Changing color with Color Finesse and updated blending modes

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Lynda com - Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training

Lynda.com - Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training
English | AVC 960x540 15fps 100Kbps | AAC 48kHz 96Kbps | 495MB
Genre: Video training

Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training

Manufacturer: lynda.com
Release Date: 30.04.2010
Country: United States
Language: English
Author: Todd Perkins
Duration: ~ 7:00
Sample Files: None
Description: In Flash CS5 Professional Essential Training, author Todd Perkins explains the fundamentals of Flash Professional CS5, the industry standard for creating animations and interactive applications for the web, desktop, and mobile devices. This course starts with the basics, such as using the drawing tools to create simple animations, and progresses to automating animation with tweens and adding interactivity with ActionScript. This course also covers how to add sound and video to projects, enhance realism with effects like easing, and publish a project to a variety of platforms. Exercise files are included.
Topics include:

* Becoming familiar with the Flash workspace
* Drawing basic shapes
* Masking content
* Organizing a file into layers
* Importing content into the Library
* Understanding symbols and instances
* Inserting frames and keyframes in the Timeline
* Animating with motion and shape tweens
* Creating IK (Inverse Kinematics) animations
* Using ActionScript code snippets to control video playback
* Publishing HTML, SWF, and AIR files from Flash


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Lynda.com - CorelDRAW X4 Essential Training

Lynda.com - CorelDRAW X4 Essential Training | 1.5GB
David Rivers | English | RS | HF | ULD

CorelDRAW X4 Essential Training provides detailed coverage of the flagship vector-based graphics application, as well as several of the other tools included in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4. These include PHOTO-PAINT, a bitmap editing application; PowerTRACE, used to convert bitmaps to vectors; and ConceptShare, for web-based collaboration. David Rivers addresses experienced CorelDRAW users as he offers insight into new features and enhancements, and he also helps newcomers get up to speed with the basics of vector drawing. David demonstrates how to use objects, layers, and pages to organize documents effectively, and discusses working with color, specific tools, and special effects. He also covers the collaboration and delivery processes. Exercise files accompany the course.


Topics include:

* Understanding vector and bitmap images
* Working with multi-page projects
* Using independent per-page layers and guides
* Drawing and editing shapes, lines, curves, and tables
* Creating and using symbols
* Working with text and WhatTheFont
* Converting vector objects to bitmap
* Shaping, filling, blending, and extruding objects
* Importing and exporting other file types
* Customizing the workspace, menus, toolbars, and palettes

More info: http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=617

Lynda.com - Building an Online Shopping Cart

Lynda.com - Building an Online Shopping Cart
English | ISO | WMV | 880x600 | SVQ3 73Kbps | AAC 64Kbps | 332.01 MB
Genre: Training

By 2007, 77% of internet users over the age of 13 -- about 131.3 million people -- will shop online. In these tutorials, instructor Lawrence Cramer helps give business owners the tools to harness this market effectively. Using an in-depth case study and other varied examples, Lawrence demonstrates how to seamlessly create and incorporate a shopping cart and back end to support online customers. Building an Online Shopping Cart covers everything from the general concepts of e-commerce to the nitty-gritty of setting up and customizing credit card and order processing features. The training also covers security, customer privacy, building a store, and developing and integrating customer service and policies.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. E-Commerce Basics
3. Accepting Payments Online
4. Static vs. Dynamic Sites
5. Databases
6. Security
7. Shopping Carts
8. Basic Elements of a Shopping Cart
9. Case Study: Using ColdFusion and Cartweaver
10. Deploying the Shopping Cart
11. Setting Up the Store
12. Customer Satisfaction

Lynda.com - Excel 2010 Essential Training

Lynda.com - Excel 2010 Essential Training
English | AVC1 960x540 | MP3 128 Kbps | 413 MB
Genre: eLearning

In Excel 2010 Essential Training, Bob Flisser demonstrates the core features and tools in Excel 2010. The course introduces key Excel skills, shows how to utilize these skills with in-depth tutorials on Excel functions and spreadsheet formatting. It also covers prepping documents for printing, working with large worksheets and workbooks, collaborating with others, using Excel as a database, analyzing data, charting, and automating and customizing Excel. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

* Copying and pasting techniques
* Working with formulas and functions
* Dealing with formula errors
* Creating lookup tables
* Naming cell ranges
* Formatting data and worksheets
* Finding and replacing data
* Creating SmartArt diagrams
* Creating charts and PivotTables
* Recording macros
* Sharing workbooks

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Lynda.com Word 2010 Essential Training

Lynda.com Word 2010 Essential Training | 611.61MB
Genre: eLearning

In Word 2010 Essential Training, Gini Courter uses real-world examples to teach the core features and tools in Word 2010. The course starts off with an orientation of the Word 2010 interface, and then delves into the functionality at the heart of Word: creating, editing, and formatting documents. It also covers proofing documents, reviewing documents with others, sharing and securing documents, working with tables, and illustrating documents. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:
* Creating documents with templates
* Adding SmartArt diagrams to documents
* Working with fonts
* Setting up document styles
* Formatting headers, footers, and cover pages
* Organizing text in tables
* Modifying page layout, including margins, orientation, and page size
* Tracking changes and showing markup
* Sharing documents

Contents

Release Info:
Supplier . : QUASAR
Cracker .. : QUASAR
Packager . : QUASAR
Type ..... : Brain Enhancement
Date ..... : 06-08-2010
OS ....... : Win/Mac

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Homepage: http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=62219

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Lynda.com ActionScript 3 0 in Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training

Lynda.com ActionScript 3 0 in Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training | 567Mb
Genre: Video Training


ActionScript 3.0 in Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training
Author: Todd Perkins

In ActionScript 3.0 in Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training, Todd Perkins shows Flash designers how to incorporate ActionScript code into their projects and create interactive presentations and applications. The course includes a review of ActionScript language basics and the object-oriented programming (OOP) methodology, a tour of those Flash Professional CS5 features designed for developers, such as code hinting and the Code Snippets panel, and instructions on interacting with objects in the Library and placing code on the Timeline. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

* Understanding the building blocks of ActionScript
* Working with the display list
* Using dot syntax
* Navigating the Timeline
* Creating document classes
* Linking classes to Library objects
* Adding drag/drop functionality to objects
* Creating a slide show
* Loading and running code in an external SWF
* Working with text
* Accessing XML data
* Playing audio and video with ActionScript

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Lynda.com Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching + Exercise Files – Interactive Tutorial

Lynda.com Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching + Exercise Files – Interactive Tutorial | 1.63 GB

In Photoshop CS5: Portrait Retouching, professional photographer and instructor Chris Orwig uses his extensive experience with Photoshop to focus on the specific tools every user needs to adjust images and keep them looking genuine. This course explores this program’s deep resources for portrait retouching and inspires photographers to do their creative best with everything from blemishes to backdrops. Exercise files are included with the course

Topics include:

Understanding the art of retouching
Correcting overall white balance
Using color correction tools to correct skin tone
Using Content-Aware Fill
Detailing and improving eyes and other facial features
Working with the Camera Raw Adjustment Brush
Adding and improving hair
Whitening and brightening teeth
Softening skin and enhancing makeup
Reviewing the final workflow for the best work possible

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Lynda.com DVD Studio Pro 4 Essential Training

Lynda.com DVD Studio Pro 4 Essential Training | ISO | 2.03 GB
Genre: eLearning

DVD Studio Pro 4 Essential Training concentrates on the essential aspects of understanding, organizing, and creating a complete DVD project from start to finish. From preparing video, audio, and graphic assets, to creating simple and advanced buttons and indexes, instructor Larry Jordan shows how to create menus, build tracks, add slideshows and subtitles, work with HD media, and complete a project. Exercise files accompany the tutorials for premium subscribers.
Topics include:
Introduction
Getting Started
Planning Your DVD
Preparing Assets
Understanding the DVD Studio Pro Interface
Setup and Exporting
Creating a Simple DVD
Advanced Features
Advanced Buttons and Menus
Creating a Chapter Index Template
Working with Markers
Using Stories
Working with Subtitles
Scripting
Working with Multiple Tracks
DVD-ROM and DVD@CCESS
Working with 16x9 and HD Media
Conclusion

Lynda.com - Publisher 2010 Essential Training

Lynda.com - Publisher 2010 Essential Training | 499 MB
English | FLV | 960x600 | 15 fps | AVC 200 kbps | AAC 128 kbps
Genre: eLearning

In Publisher 2010 Essential Training, author David Rivers demonstrates how to create professional publications, such as brochures, newsletters, and menus. Using real-world examples, the course includes an overview of the different types of publications available in Publisher, shows how to use Publisher's tools for modifying text, objects, and tables, and explains how to customize layout and design options. Tutorials on performing mail merges and preparing publications for the web and for print are also included.

Topics include:
•Exploring the user interface
•Creating and saving publications
•Adjusting page and print setup options
•Working with bulleted and numbered lists
•Changing the appearance of typography
•Translating text into other languages
•Aligning, layering, and formatting objects
•Inserting pictures and graphics
•Working with tables
•Creating master pages
•Using Design Checker to fix design issues
•Preparing publications for the web
•Performing mail merges
•Preparing publications for commercial print
•Previewing and printing publications
•Sharing publications with Pack and Go

*** Exercise files are not included

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Lynda.com 3ds Max 2011: Particle Effects

Lynda.com 3ds Max 2011: Particle Effects
English | H264 395 Kbps | 960 x 540 15 fps | MP3 96 Kbps | 729 MB
Genre: Video Training

In 3ds Max 2011: Particle Effects, Steve Nelle shows how to create a wide variety of particle special effects including smoke, water, and explosions. The course provides a detailed explanation of both event and non-event particle systems in 3ds Max, in addition to addressing the importance of a particle's material, the use of Space Warps and Deflectors, and creating fluid effects using MetaParticles. Six start-to-finish projects are also included in the course, which show practical techniques for creating ocean water for underwater scenes, mudslides, and more. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

* Controlling particle timing, quantity, and rotation
* Comparing particle system types, such as PArray, Super Spray, and more
* Using instanced particles to customize a particle's shape
* Understanding how to set up a particle flow
* Wiring PFlow operators and tests to change particle behavior
* Creating realistic-looking particles using maps
* Adding Gravity and Wind
* Using Space Warps like Vortex, Motor, and PBomb
* Making particles follow a path
* Spawning particles
* Creating realistic smoke

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Video Training → Lynda.com - SQLite 3 with PHP Essential Training with Bill Weinman [included Exercise files]

Lynda.com - SQLite 3 with PHP Essential Training with Bill Weinman [included Exercise files] | 774 MB
English | WMV | 960x540 | 15 fps | AVC 130 kbps | AAC 128 kbps
Genre: eLearning

In SQLite 3 with PHP Essential Training, Bill Weinman addresses all of SQLite's major features in the context of the PHP environment. This course covers the fundamentals of SQLite, including a thorough overview of its unique data type system, expressions, functions, transactions, views, and event triggers. A functional CRUD application and web site testimonial engine are demonstrated, and a quick-start guide is included to get experience developers up and running fast. Exercise files are included in the course.

Topics include:
Creating a database
Setting permissions for a database
Storing data with SQLite data types
Using SQL statements like SELECT and UPDATE
Understanding expressions in SQLite
Matching patterns and values
Working with core functions
Counting, finding, and grouping with aggregates
Formatting dates and times
Sorting and indexing
Reusing queries with subselects and views
Automating queries with triggers

Video Training → Lynda.com - Ruby on Rails 3 Essential Training (Exercise Files included)

Lynda.com - Ruby on Rails 3 Essential Training (Exercise Files included)
Released: 10/21/2010 | English | WMV | 960x600 | AVC 224Kbps | AAC 170Kbps | 1.44 GB
Genre: Training
In Ruby on Rails 3 Essential Training, instructor Kevin Skoglund shows how to create full-featured, object-oriented web applications with the latest version of the popular, open-source Ruby on Rails framework. This course explains the complete process—from the fundamental concepts and best practices behind the Rails framework, to how to build a complete application with dynamic, database-driven content. Using a content management system as an example project, this course explains how to structure databases, build database-driven, object-oriented models, route incoming requests, render pages with dynamic content, and to process and validate form data. Previous experience with Ruby is recommended, but not required. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

* Understanding MVC (Model View Controller ) architecture

* Routing browser requests through the framework

* Responding to requests with dynamic content

* Defining associations and database relationships

* Creating, reading, updating and deleting records

* Working with forms

* Validating form data

* Reviewing built-in security features

* Authenticating users and managing user access

* Debugging and error handling

More information: http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=55960

Video Training → Lynda.com - eBay for Sellers Essential Training

Lynda.com - eBay for Sellers Essential Training | 576 MB
English | WMV | 960x540 | 15 fps | AVC 300 kbps | AAC 128 kbps
Genre: eLearning
In eBay for Sellers Essential Training, Christopher Spencer helps prospective sellers understand eBay community rules and best practices, navigate the interface, and create compelling listings for their merchandise. This course shows how to review active and completed listings, find data to establish the value of merchandise, and get products listed quickly and efficiently. The course also covers advanced search techniques, receiving payments, and setting up an eBay store.

Topics include:
•Creating eBay and PayPal accounts
•Performing advanced searches
•Reviewing the competition
•Understanding listing fees
•Writing effective titles and descriptions
•Understanding warranties and guarantees
•Creating listings
•Handling offers
•Packing and shipping merchandise
•Leaving feedback
•Tracking sales

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Video Training → Lynda.com Maya 2011 Modeling a Character

Lynda.com Maya 2011 Modeling a Character
English | ISO | MOV | 960x600 | AVC 117Kbps | AAC 82Kbps | 561 MB
Genre: Training

In Maya 2011: Modeling a Character, join author Ryan Kittleson for a thorough demonstration on how to create a professional, realistic 3D character from scratch in Maya 2011. The course illustrates how key concepts and tools such as Soft Select and polygon extrusions apply to character modeling, and provides a simple step-by-step approach to building character anatomy, including the torso, limbs, hands, face, and hair. Also included are tutorials on modeling clothing and shoes, and refining character features to reach the final product. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

* Smoothing out rough, polygonal surfaces with Smooth Preview
* Fashioning limbs and features from an existing model
* Manipulating polygons to create detail
* Using the Sculpt Geometry tool to make organic changes
* Modeling facial structure and the body
* Creating hair with NURBS curves
* Modeling pants, shoes, and shirts
* Forming creases and hard edges
* Fixing problem areas
* Applying the finishing touches