This time of year a lot of faculty offer their students the option to create a website instead of writing a final paper. But creating a website from scratch can be a very daunting task for the uninitiated. All that code. All those pages. One way to get around this it to use Google Sites […]
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DMS Help – Adobe TV Brings You the Newest and Best of Adobe
It can be hard to keep up with all of Adobe’s product updates and new version features. But now you can. Adobe TV has a myriad of videos that will keep you up-to-date on your Adobe products. But that’s not all. There are also a number of tutorials on how to use all of the […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Action Script 3.0 Tutorials for Flash
One of the most difficult things about using Flash can be adding interactivity. Animation is easy, more so in Flash than After Effects. But when it comes in interactivity in Flash users often find themselves quickly mired in Action Script. Adobe’s latest iteration of Action Script, 3.0, is nearly a misnomer. Gone are the days […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Learn to Shoot Good Video
Have you ever felt like this when you finish a video? Felt like you’re carrying the corpse of your dead idea? Editing can obviously be a big part of making a good video, but before you ever even get to the editing suite, there’s a lot you can do to make your video amazing. You […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iMovie ’09 Tutorials from Apple
As we add iMovie ‘o9 to our repertoire of software in the Digital Media Studio it becomes clear that we have a serious lack of tutorials available for iMovie ’09. So here are some, direct from the source. Check out these video tutorials from Apple on using iMovie ’09.
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – iTunes: Learn Anything, the Digital Way
I think it’s time we take a slight digression from media-related posts and take a broader view of the world. When I was last applying for jobs I was asked in an interview how I learned so many programming languages. (I am fluent in Action Script 3.0, Java, C, C++, Objective C, Python, PHP, HTML, […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iLife Fun with Alex: iMovie 09 Tutorials
While we here in Media Services encourage the use of iMovie HD (’06) due to its simplified workflow, we will soon be adding iMovie ’09 to our repertoire, though we will also hold on to iMovie HD for those of you purists out there. We are making this addition so that we will have the […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Color Palettes for Your Graphics Projects
When I’m doing graphics one of the things I find most difficult is choosing a proper color palate. And that’s where this site (ColourLovers) comes in. The site has over 1 million color palates online and they are searchable by matching colors, theme, mood, even season or trend. If you need a good palate, this […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Best Free Stock Photo Site Ever
One of the most difficult things about professional media production can be obtaining good quality images for your work. Stock.xchng is one of the best places to get free stock photos. And, the vast majority of the nearly 400,000 free photos is that they come with wide open usage licenses. Most only require photographer credit. […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Professional FX in After Effects
After Effects is capable of a lot of amazing effects. A great way to snazz up your students films is to add professional looking special effects. Here’s a list of 30 amazing special effects video tutorials you can add to your films with a bit of clever After Effects work.
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