Lynda - Photoshop CS3 Color Correction

Lynda - Photoshop CS3 Color Correction
Author:Taz Tally | 12 topics | Duration: 07:13:38 | 1 DVD | .iso | 921 MB
Genre: Video training

Photoshop CS3 Color Correction is all about color: from customizing Photoshop color settings to accessing color correction tools with keyboard shortcuts to understanding the intricacies of histograms. Color correction expert Taz Tally Ph.D., explains each step of the process, including how to evaluate an image, determine what steps are required, adjust image dimensions, linear resolution, and mode, identify and correct shadows, remove screens and noise, retouch flaws, use curves and the color sampler, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Topics include:

* Setting up Photoshop CS3 for color correction
* Managing images with Bridge CS3
* Understanding color image fundamentals
* Evaluating images quickly and accurately
* Determining whether to correct or adjust
* Evaluating and fixing physical characteristics
* Fine-tuning brightness and contrast
* Proofing and gamut testing

Maya 2011: Creating Natural Environments 2011

Maya 2011: Creating Natural Environments 2011- ISO | 651MB
Genre: Elearning

In Maya 2011: Creating Natural Environments, author Aaron F. Ross demystifies a common challenge of 3D modeling: fashioning realistic natural environments such as landscapes, atmospheres, and foliage. Starting with flat terrain, Aaron shows how to sculpt various types of geometry and smooth out jagged, polygonal edges. The course also covers creating convincing backgrounds and clouds, populating a scene with foliage using 3D Paint Effects, and incorporating natural light. Exercise files accompany the course.
Recommended prerequisite: Maya 2011 Essential Training

Lynda.com : Adobe Connect Essential Training (2011)

Lynda.com : Adobe Connect Essential Training (2011)
English | H264 134kbps | 950x540 15fps | MP3 95kbps | 452MB
Genre: Video Training

In Adobe Connect Essential Training, author Tim Plumer, Jr. explains how to deliver and host interactive web meetings, webinars, and e-learning tutorials using Adobe Connect. The course covers the software's many tools for streamlining communication and engaging participants, such as the screen sharing, full-screen, and whiteboard features. Also included are tutorials on recording presentations, video conferencing, and using Connect with an iPhone or Android-based smartphone. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
Creating a new meeting
Understanding and managing pods
Incorporating PDFs, JPEGs, and interactive content
Enabling public and private chat sessions for attendees
Sharing files and links
Polling an audience
Using a web camera
Controlling a participant's screen

Photoshop Elements 9 Essential Training
Author: Jan Kabili | Date: November 24th, 2010 | Team JGTiSO | Duration: 11:20 | ISO | 1.55GB
Genre: eLearning

In Photoshop Elements 9 Essential Training, Jan Kabili highlights the key features of this comprehensive image organization and photo enhancement application. She shows how to correct and enhance photographs, and how to organize a growing collection of digital photos. The course also explains how to use photos in creative projects like photo books, calendars, and greeting cards, and how to share work online and in print. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
* Downloading files from a digital camera
* Importing photos into an Elements catalog
* Applying keyword tags
* Organizing photos into albums and Smart Albums
* Automatically adjusting photos in Quick Fix
* Walking through Guided Edit photo techniques
* Understanding photo resizing and resolution
* Cropping and straightening photos
* Making and refining selections
* Correcting photos in the Full Edit workspace
* Applying image sharpening
* Adding text and special effects
* Creating photo projects, such as greeting cards and calendars

Lynda.com - eBay for Sellers Essential Training

 

Lynda.com - eBay for Sellers Essential Training
English | WMV | 960x540 | 15 fps | AVC 300 kbps | AAC 128 kbps | 576 MB
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

Lynda - YouTube Essential Training with Jason Osder

Lynda - YouTube Essential Training with Jason Osder
Released: 1/25/2011 | Duration: 1:58 | 10 topics + Exercise files | 400MB
Genre: Video training

YouTube is a revolutionary video-sharing platform that has facilitated broadcasts of user-generated content—hundreds of thousands of videos are uploaded every day. In YouTube Essential Training, author Jason Osder explores all the key concepts and techniques necessary to thrive on the site, including viewing, uploading, sharing, and tracking videos. The course covers building an account, sharing with social networks, and the fundamentals of shooting and editing film for a YouTube audience, as well as tips for creating a brand, removing compression artifacts, and analyzing video performance. Exercise files accompany the course.


Topics include:

* Searching and viewing videos
* Creating an account and uploading videos
* Exporting and compressing
* Embedding content
* Creating a customized video channel
* Authoring a video blog
* Sharing content via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks
* Tracking views, audience demographics, and viewership interest
* Replacing audio content with AudioSwap tracks
* Including closed captions and custom annotations

Lynda.com After Effects CS5: Creating Motion Graphics

Lynda.com After Effects CS5: Creating Motion Graphic-QUASAR | 2.11 GB

Genre: eLearning

After Effects CS5: Creating Motion Graphics with Ian Robinson covers some of the core principles used to create motion graphics, breaking them down into smaller groups of applied techniques in After Effects. The course explores everything from gathering inspiration to integrating traditional typography, transitional elements, animated textures, color, and more into motion graphics. Instructions for building a toolkit with templates and a style guide for future projects are also included. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
•Converting type from Photoshop and Illustrator
•Creating shapes from text
•Using markers in animation
•Editing techniques for graphics
•Using type presets
•Animating type
•Exploring color correction tools
•Building animated textures
•Creating custom vignettes
•Understanding Lights and Material settings
•Adding dynamic transitions
•Rigging cameras for animation
•Working efficiently in 3D space

Lynda.com - CINEMA 4D R12 Essential Training

 

Lynda.com - CINEMA 4D R12 Essential Training
Exercise files incl. | 1.69Gb
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CINEMA 4D R12 Essential Training with Rob Garrott introduces artists to the CINEMA 4D workflow, using CINEMA 4D as an important part of a toolset that includes Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The course explains the key foundational concepts, such as polygons, textures, and rays, that are crucial to understanding exactly how this 3D application functions. It also includes practical techniques for creating, selecting, and transforming objects, working with splines, polygonal modeling, and adding materials, lighting, and camera views for a fully realized 3D image. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:
 
* Exploring the importance of object hierarchy
* Modeling with splines
* Modeling with the Knife and Extrude tools
* Applying materials and texturing
* Creating and manipulating light sources
* Animating in the timeline with keyframes
* Controlling camera movement
* Compositing in After Effects
* Texturing with BodyPaint
* Using XPresso and MoGraph
* Creating particle systems
* Rendering and adjusting final render settings