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Carrara 5 Essential Training with Jack Whitney is a video-based tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Carrara users who want to quickly learn how to use this powerful and fun 3D software.

Contribute 3 Essential Training with Tom Negrino teaches you how to use Contribute, in conjunction with Dreamweaver, as a tool for coordinating the Web publishing workflows between designers, developers, and editors.

With CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, you can confidently tackle a wide variety of projects, from logos and Web graphics to multi-page marketing brochures.

In Creative Suite 2 Integration: Print Project Workflow, veteran graphic designer Ted LoCascio guides you through designing and producing a promotional brochure from start to finish.

Whether you're an intranet developer responsible for tens of thousands of pages, or a freelance Web designer operating on the cutting edge of technology, CSS2 is an important tool for your toolbox.

Taught by award-winning producer/director/editor Larry Jordan, Digital Video Principles translates digital video terminology and breaks down the misconception that only professionals can edit digital video.

Dreamweaver 8 Essential Training is a tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Dreamweaver users who want to quickly get up to speed on the latest version of Macromedia's incredibly popular Web development application.

Effective Presentations with: Jeff Van West.

Enhancing Digital Photography with Photoshop CS2 is a video-based tutorial designed for professional photographers and enthusiasts who want to get professional results.

In Final Cut Pro 5 Beyond the Basics, author and professional video editor Larry Jordan expands beyond the material covered in Final Cut Pro 5 Essential Editing and Final Cut Pro 5 Essential Effects by teaching advanced techniques for working with audio, motion effects, filter effects, color and more.

Fireworks 8 Essential Training with Abigail Rudner is a video-based tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Fireworks users who need to design and export static, animated, and interactive graphics for the Web.

Have you completed the Flash Professional 8 Essential Training course, or are you already up to speed on the fundamentals of Flash? If so, you're ready to move beyond the basics with this series of step-by-step video tutorials.

Flash Professional 8 Essential Training with Shane Rebenschied teaches new users how to use the drawing tools, swatches, and color panels in Flash 8.

Do you want to learn how to combine the appeal of video with the rich interactivity of Flash? If so, Flash Professional 8 Video Integration with Lee Brimelow is the tutorial for you.

Flash User Experience Best Practices offers solutions to common user experience issues that Flash designers and developers face every day.

Do you have more than one computer in your home or small office? If you do, you need a network! Using the network, you can share a single internet connection between all your computers, transfer files with a few mouse-clicks rather than a pile of floppy disks, and work wirelessly with your laptop from anywhere in the room.

InDesign CS2 Beyond the Basics delves into the more advanced features of Adobe InDesign CS2, including tools for working with long documents.

Introduction to Digital Photography with Taz Tally, Ph.

iTunes 5 & 6 + iPod Essential Training with: Garrick Chow.

Whether you use a web authoring system or write HTML by hand, you need to know how HTML works.

Learning Microsoft Publisher 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial for people who are either new to working with MS Office Publisher 2003, or who are upgrading from a previous version.

Learning QuarkXPress 6 is a movie-based workshop developed for beginning QuarkXPress users.

In the fast-paced world of Web development XHTML is becoming as important as HTML.

Mac OS X Tiger Beyond the Basics will take you beyond what is covered in Tiger Essential Training into more advanced territory.

Mac OS X Tiger Essential Training, with Sean Colins, a Certified Apple Consultant, provides a guided tour of Tiger that teaches tools you need to start using your new operating system right away.

Learning Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing Outlook users get a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Office Outlook.

Paint Shop Pro X Essential Training with David Rivers is a video based tutorial designed to help new and existing users learn the basics and new features of Paint Shop Pro X.

Photorealism with Bert Monroy: using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator will take you inside the creative mind of renowned artist Bert Monroy and show you how to produce ultra-realistic images using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Photorealism with Bert Monroy - Volume 2 once again takes you inside the creative mind of renowned artist Bert Monroy, and shows you how to create ultra-realistic images using Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop CS2 & Flash 8 Integration is a series of video-based tutorials designed to show you the most efficient methods for importing content created with Adobe Photoshop CS2 into Macromedia Flash Professional 8, while maintaining as much of the original appearance as possible.

Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing PowerPoint users get a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Office PowerPoint.

Premiere Pro 2 Essential Training with Jeff Schell covers all thevital details of the latest version of Adobe's feature-packed video editing application.

QuarkXPress 7 is the most significant update ever to Quarks page layout application.

Scanning Principles with Taz Tally, Ph.D.

Whether you want to make your own music to publish, or create dialogue tracks and scores for video, Soundtrack Pro is a great choice.

Studio 8 Web Workflow is a video-based tutorial designed for intermediate users.

Learning Microsoft Visio 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing Visio users obtain a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Visio.

Learning Microsoft Word 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial for users who are either new to working with MS Office Word 2003, or those upgrading from a previous version of Microsoft Word.

WordPerfect Office X3 Essential Training with David Rivers is a video-based tutorial designed to help WordPerfect users gain a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of the program.

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Picking up where 3ds Max 2009 Essential Training left off, 3ds Max 2009 Beyond the Basics thoroughly explores materials, lights and cameras, animation techniques, rendering, special FX, and more.

As the most widely used 3D animation software in the world, 3ds Max is capable of creating stunning visual effects for a broad range of purposes.

In 3ds Max 2010 Essential Training, instructor Steve Nelle provides a thorough introduction to the techniques needed to take an animated project from start to finish.

Covering the fundamentals of rendering, animation, and modeling, instructor Chad Perkins demonstrates how to push the limits of 3ds Max 9 for stunning effects.

Whether the goal is to create action-packed video games, corporate logos, mechanical assemblies, or elaborate architectural visualizations, 3ds Max 9 Modeling teaches the appropriate methods.

Learning Microsoft Access 2003 with Mark Swift is a movie-based tutorial that will enable new and existing database designers to develop an understanding of the latest version of Microsoft Access.

From using predefined Access 2007 database applications to building them from scratch, Access 2007 Essential Training covers each step of understanding, creating, and modifying databases for custom business purposes.

One of the challenges of sharing 3D CAD documents results from the sheer size of the files and the potential incompatibility among file formats.

In Acrobat 8 Professional Beyond the Basics, instructor Brian Wood demonstrates how to use Acrobat 8 Standard and Acrobat 8 Professional to fully optimize PDF documents.

Acrobat 8 Professional Essential Training provides a thorough explanation of each of this application?s essential features.

PDF forms can be much more than something to print, fill out by hand, and fax back.

With Acrobat 9, Adobe continues to evolve the venerable PDF from a simple paperless document into a collaborative hub for many forms of digital communication.

Good business depends on good communication, and Acrobat Connect Professional can help facilitate the process.

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Instructor Joey Lott is known for his expertise in Flash, ActionScript, ColdFusion, Java, MySQL, XML, and more.

Adobe Certified Instructor Todd Perkins makes ActionScript fun in ActionScript 3.

The use of RSS feeds is a growing trend, and they can be found within many new websites.

After Effects 7 and Photoshop CS2 Integration is a series of video-based tutorials designed to teach you the most efficient methods for using content from Photoshop in your After Effects animation.

In After Effects 7 Animation Techniques, Jeff Foster shares methods and best practices for creating fantastic animation.

After Effects 7 Essential Training with Jeff Foster is a comprehensive overview of Adobe?s powerful motion graphics software.

Apple Aperture is designed for digital photographers, with the goal of making professional photo processing and manipulation fast and effortless.

Professional and amateur photographers alike can take advantage of the advanced photo management tools in Aperture - from organization to editing to output.

Derrick Story refers to Aperture as ""a professional photo management application that anyone can use.

From the basics of audio recording to creating a complete CD project, Audition 2 Essential Training teaches you all you need to know to record, mix, edit, and master professional digital music and audio.

Audition 3 Essential Training emphasizes audio theory and mixing, while explaining new features in Audition 3, MIDI, and ReWire functionality.

This product covers the latest version of this high-end editing application, from the basics of using it's interface to the ins and outs of rendering, creating titles and credits, and importing and exporting footage.

Bento is a personal data organizer for Leopard that provides a place to store any information Mac users might want to collect, track, or connect.

To help CS3 users manage photos and other digital files that can become overwhelming, Adobe has introduced Bridge CS3.

This Training teaches users how to take advantage of Adobe Captivate 2 to create exciting presentations, software demonstrations and simulations, and soft-skills training applications-all without prior programming knowledge.

Adobe Captivate 4 is an industry leader in screen capture and development training technology.

Carrara 5 Essential Training with Jack Whitney is a video-based tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Carrara users who want to quickly learn how to use this powerful and fun 3D software.

In CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training, animation specialist Larry Mitchell teaches users how to get the most out of the new modeling, animation, rendering, and workflow features in this latest release.

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CINEMA 4D R9.5 Essential Training with Larry Mitchell covers how to create 3D images for any project, including film and television, product design, and structural prototyping.

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Color Management Essential Training is an in-depth exploration of applying color theory and color management workflows in various graphics applications.

Apple's latest version of its video and audio compression application, Compressor 2.

Creating and producing a great audio or video file is just half of the equation; the other half is compressing finished files for smooth, fast distribution over a variety of media, from websites to iPhones.

Designed for experienced video compressionists and those new to the field, Compressor 3.

The Internet is an unmatched resource for home, education, and business.

Contribute 3 Essential Training with Tom Negrino teaches you how to use Contribute, in conjunction with Dreamweaver, as a tool for coordinating the Web publishing workflows between designers, developers, and editors.

Contribute CS3 is the tool of choice for non-web designers who need to make changes and updates to an existing website without fear of accidentally damaging the site.

Contribute CS4 is the tool of choice for non-web designers who need to make changes and updates to an existing website without fear of accidentally damaging the site.

With CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, you can confidently tackle a wide variety of projects, from logos and Web graphics to multi-page marketing brochures.

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.

It?s already a major accomplishment if you?ve mastered any one of the many applications in the Adobe Creative Suite.

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.

CSS gives Web designers control over the appearance of their web sites by separating the visual presentation from the content.

Whether you're an intranet developer responsible for tens of thousands of pages, or a freelance Web designer operating on the cutting edge of technology, CSS2 is an important tool for your toolbox.

Whether one is producing music, podcasts, game sounds, or film sound effects, Digital Audio Principles provides the tips and techniques that will make the project a success.

Dreamweaver CS4 Dynamic Development takes users to the next level in their understanding of the application.

In Dreamweaver CS4 Essential Training, instructor James Williamson delves into the many features of the latest version of this powerful web design application.

In Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS Essential Training, web developer and Adobe Master Instructor James Williamson teaches the fundamentals of CSS while focusing on how to use Dreamweaver to efficiently create and manage styles.

Nearly 170 million members worldwide and close to a million people in the U.

Effective Email with Jeff Van West is a series of video-based tutorials that will teach you the most effective ways to use email for communication and productivity.

An estimated 30 million presentations are given every day in offices around the world.

Encore DVD 2.0 Essential Training demonstrates each step involved in authoring a DVD with Encore DVD 2.

Encore DVD CS3 Essential Training will assist anyone interested in authoring DVDs and Blu-ray Discs with everything from setting up a new project to designing and creating links and navigation to adding language tracks and subtitles.

Encore CS4 Essential Training will assist anyone interested in authoring DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.

From setting up Entourage as the default mail application to managing projects across the other Office applications, Entourage 2008 Essential Training teaches users how to fully take advantage of this software.

Learning Microsoft Excel 2003 with Mark Swift is a movie-based tutorial for users who are new to working with spreadsheets, or those wanting to improve their skills.

In Excel 2007: Advanced Formulas and Functions, author and trainer Dennis Taylor demystifies some of the most challenging of the 300+ formulas and functions in Excel and shows how to put them to their best use.

Like the other applications in Microsoft Office 2007, Excel 2007 boasts upgraded features and a brand-new look.

Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions shows how to build impressive spreadsheets with the applicationas built-in capabilities.

In Excel 2007: Pivot Tables for Data Analysis, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Curt Frye helps dispel the common fear of the Pivot Table feature, by demonstrating how to use this powerful tool to discover valuable business intelligence.

From customizing the interface to producing professional reports, Excel 2008 for Mac Essential Training fully explores the intricacies of working with this information management software.

In FileMaker 8.5 Web Publishing, instructor Cris Ippolite delves into one of the best features of FileMaker 8.

Bento is a personal database for Mac OS X Leopard that provides an organizational hub for anything a person might want to collect, track, or connect.

From organization comes efficiency, and with efficiency, creativity can flourish.

FileMaker Pro 9 represents a significant upgrade over previous versions, with many new and enhanced features.

Fireworks 8 Essential Training with Abigail Rudner is a video-based tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate Fireworks users who need to design and export static, animated, and interactive graphics for the Web.

Fireworks CS3 Essential Training is all about using each tool in this tremendously powerful application to its full potential to make amazing web graphics.

Fireworks CS4 Essential Training is all about using each tool in this tremendously powerful application to it's full potential to make amazing web graphics.

Through several hands-on tutorials, instructor Todd Perkins shows how to best build dynamic, streamlined sites using Flash CS3 Professional.

In Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training, instructor Rich Shupe delves into the key aspects of working with Flash CS3 to create professional animations, design interactive websites, and incorporate audio and video into self-contained presentations.

Flash CS3 Professional Fundamentals focuses on the animation and storytelling aspects of Flash, from animating objects to manipulating animation.

A Flash-heavy web site can really get viewers attention, but if the right people cant find the site, it wont make any difference.

In Flash CS4 Essential Training, instructor Todd Perkins, covers the core skills needed for a anyone new to this most recent version of Flash.

This course is perfect for anyone whoas looking to add more flash to Flash projects.

Creating brilliant Flash applications for mobile devices isn at as simple as just making existing applications smaller.

In Flash Player 10 New Features, Adobe evangelist Lee Brimelow highlights a number of the useful advancements and new capabilities in Flash Player 10.

Have you completed the Flash Professional 8 Essential Training course, or are you already up to speed on the fundamentals of Flash? If so, you?re ready to move beyond the basics with this series of step-by-step video tutorials.

Flash Professional 8 Essential Training with Shane Rebenschied teaches new users how to use the drawing tools, swatches, and color panels in Flash 8.

Do you want to learn how to combine the appeal of video with the rich interactivity of Flash? If so, Flash Professional 8 Video Integration with Lee Brimelow is the tutorial for you.

While Flash Professional 8 is well known for its vector animation capabilities, it is also well suited for building powerful custom database applications.

In Flex 3 Beyond the Basics, David Gassner delves into advanced Flex development skills, including custom popup windows and programmatic animation; parsing XML with E4X; and integrating Flex applications with ColdFusion, ASP.

As shown in David Gassner's previous titles, Flex 2 Essential Training and Flex 2 Beyond the Basics, the purpose of Flex is to manage four key challenges in web development: Multistep processing, client-side processing, data manipulation, and data visualization.

In Flex 2 Beyond the Basics, instructor David Gassner helps users take Flex 2 to the next level by demonstrating how to create custom, multimedia-rich, data-driven applications.

Adobe Flex 2 is a powerful application development solution for creating and delivering cross-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs) within the enterprise and across the web.

With literally thousands of fonts now available for download, it's no wonder that nearly every designer needs a system for managing them.

GarageBand '08 allows users to create and edit music on the Mac, whether for podcasts or professional movie soundtracks.

Adobe GoLive CS2 Essentials is a tutorial designed for beginning to intermediate GoLive users who want to quickly get up to speed with the latest version of this popular web design application.

As web applications become more robust, they evolve beyond simple compatibility with desktop software and begin to take full advantage of their online nature.

In Google SketchUp Essential Training, design expert George Maestri teaches the foundations of SketchUp's drawing, design, and rendering tools.

An image is truly worth a thousand words, and working with images can be a challenge.

When collaborating on a project, getting all team members on the same page can be difficult, especially if the team is spread across the countryor even the world.

Do you have more than one computer in your home or small office? If you do, you need a network! Using the network, you can share a single internet connection between all your computers, transfer files with a few mouse-clicks rather than a pile of floppy disks, and work wirelessly with your laptop from anywhere in the room.

Whether you use a web authoring system or write HTML by hand, you need to know how HTML works.

iDVD a08 makes it easy to turn movies and photos from other iLife a08 applications into slick, professional-looking DVDs, complete with music and animated menus, that can be played in any set-top DVD player.

Working with Adobe?s two most powerful vector applications doesn't need to be difficult, especially when using them together effectively.

In Illustrator CS2 Creative Techniques, instructor and graphic designer Ted LoCascio shares his tricks and techniques for creating imaginative and inventive effects and projects.

Illustrator artwork appears everywhere. Magazine ads, cereal boxes, maps, scientific diagrams, children's book illustrations, and even fine art are often created using Illustrator.

As the former product manager for Adobe Illustrator 10 and CS, instructor Mordy Golding knows the challenges that users face when learning and exploring Illustrator CS2.

From understanding the similarities and differences between the interfaces and workflows to working with colors, symbols, and text to using mobile applications, there is a lot to learn about integrating Illustrator CS3 and Flash CS3.

In Illustrator CS3 Essential Training, instructor Mordy Golding teaches the basics of this application to new and experienced users alike.

Now entering its third decade, Adobe Illustrator CS3 remains the most popular and viable vector-drawing program for one reason: It as the best.

Covering a wide range of topics, from advanced masking to chart creation, Illustrator CS4 Beyond the Basics reveals a whole new level of power, creativity, and efficiency with Illustrator.

In Illustrator CS4 Essential Training, instructor Mordy Golding teaches the basics of the application to new and experienced users alike.

Mordy Golding demonstrates how to be more productive, efficient, and creative by taking advantage of Adobe Illustrator to create pixel-perfect web graphics and interactive Flash content.

Knowing the fundamentals of drawing and reshaping paths is only part of the story.

In Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final part of the comprehensive One-on-One series, author and industry expert Deke McClelland teaches how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic effects in Illustrator CS4.

Adobe Illustrator has long been a popular vector-based drawing program, but for many the learning curve is steep.

iMovie HD 6 + iDVD 6 Essential Training provides a comprehensive overview of Apple's powerful video editing software.

InDesign CS2 Beyond the Basics delves into the more advanced features of Adobe InDesign CS2, including tools for working with long documents.

If you're switching from other page layout programs, or learning layout for the first time, the Adobe InDesign CS2 Essentials training covers what you need to know.

You?ve got the InDesign basics down. Now it?s time to speed up your workflow and glide through common tasks by mastering the application?s powerful and sometimes hidden shortcuts.

Instructor David Blatner teaches the intricacies of creating, editing, and publishing professional layouts with InDesign CS3, from setting preferences to employing advanced typography and transparency effects.

Designed for new and experienced InDesign users, as well as those who are migrating from other layout applications, InDesign CS3 Essential Training covers all the bases.

David Blatner brings his knowledge of and passion for InDesign to the latest release of this state-of-the-art publishing program, showing how to harness its power and functionality.

Designed for new and experienced InDesign users, InDesign CS4 Essential Training covers all the bases.

In InDesign CS4 Power Shortcuts, Adobe product manager and designer Michael Ninness reveals hundreds of tips to boost productivity, including the top 20 power shortcuts every InDesign user must know.

Gathering accurate information from employees, clients, and customers has always been an important factor in maintaining a successful business.

iPhoto is the backbone of digital photo management for amateur photographers using Macs.

Want to know the best way to organize and edit your 250,000 photos? Apple's new version of iPhoto is faster, can handle more images, and has more features and effects than ever before.

Combine your iPod with the iTunes software and online music store, and you have access to a revolutionary new way to enjoy, store, and catalog music.

Training specialist David Rivers teaches viewers how to use Keynote a08 to its full potential, from customizing the interface to editing and sharing professional presentations.

Keynote is Appleas iWork application for creating effective and impressive presentations.

Keynote 2 Essential Training with Sean Colins will help you understand how Apple's renowned presentation software really works.

In Keynote 3 Essential Training, Garrick Chow shows viewers how to use Apple?s robust presentation software to build dynamic and compelling slideshows.

Learning Microsoft Publisher 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial for people who are either new to working with MS Office Publisher 2003, or who are upgrading from a previous version.

No professional movie is complete without professional title credits.

From simple audio production to multi-take recording, professional composer and musician Joe Godfrey shows how to record, mix, and remix professional audio in Logic Pro 8 Essential Training.

Mac OS X Tiger Beyond the Basics will take you beyond what is covered in Tiger Essential Training into more advanced territory.

Mac OS X Tiger Essential Training, with Sean Colins, a Certified Apple Consultant, provides a guided tour of Tiger that teaches tools you need to start using your new operating system right away.

Apple has successfully wrapped over 100 open source projects into its server software, and has built powerful and easy-to-use tools to manage them.

Itas easy to jump online and be productive with Mac OS X, but itas also easy to stop there.

With the release of the Leopard operating system for Macs, Apple has added or updated more than 300 features.

As one of the most advanced 3-D modeling, animation, and rendering packages on the market, Maya 2008 is used extensively in feature films, broadcast, motion graphics, and design.

Maya 2009 Essential Training is designed to provide a strong foundation in this 3D modeling, rendering, and animation tool.

In this title, George Maestri explores the latest features of Maya 8, from the improved interface to the new productivity features for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering.

Maya 8.

For those who held on to Windows XP and skipped Vista, Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 demonstrates how to update the OS with ease.

Motion 2 Essential Training is designed for digital video editors who need to create commercials, titling, lower thirds, music videos, and other features that require moving graphics.

The real-time engine in Motion 3, a component of Appleas Final Cut Studio 2, gives motion graphics designers the freedom to continually experiment and adjust while they work.

In Motion 4 Essential Training, Ian Robinson shows how to start building outstanding motion graphics and animations for video production.

Instructor David Rivers demonstrates every aspect of designing a powerful spreadsheet in Numbers a08 Essential Training.

Numbers offers intuitive organization features, allowing users to focus more on analysis and presentation.

In Office 2008 for Mac: Small Business Projects, author and business owner Maria Langer shows how anyone can build a small business with the tools provided in Microsoft Office 2008.

Many people take notes on scraps of paper, only to have trouble piecing them together with their computer files and staying organized.

Learning Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing Outlook users get a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Office Outlook.

Outlook 2007 is the latest full-featured emailing and contact management software from the Microsoft Office suite.

Teaching users how to create elegant and effective documents in Pages a08 is the goal of this tutorial.

In Pages a09 Essential Training, David Rivers teaches many creative, time-saving features that will help both experienced and first-time users of Appleas word processing and page layout tool.

Pages 2, Apple?s word processing and page layout program, makes it easy to create professional-looking documents.

Paint Shop Pro X Essential Training with David Rivers is a video based tutorial designed to help new and existing users learn the basics and new features of Paint Shop Pro X.

In Painter 11 Essential Training, John Derry, one of the original Painter authors, demonstrates basic and advanced creative techniques that can get beginners up and running.

Recording actions and automating common tasks saves time and makes performing repetitive tasks more efficient.

Photoshop CS2 & Flash 8 Integration is a series of video-based tutorials designed to show you the most efficient methods for importing content created with Adobe Photoshop CS2 into Macromedia Flash Professional 8, while maintaining as much of the original appearance as possible.

The elusive alpha channel remains one of the most misunderstood yet powerful tools in Photoshop.

Photoshop CS2 Essential Training with Michael Ninness is a set of movie-based tutorials designed for beginning users who want to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS2.

How many times a day when you are using Photoshop do you stop and ask yourself a question that begins something like ?How do I.

Photoshop CS2 for the Web Essential Training with Tanya Staples teaches how to create Web graphics for those new to, or already experienced with Photoshop.

In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative.

In Photoshop CS3 Creative Photographic Techniques, professional photographer Chris Orwig goes beyond the basics, exploring the use of Photoshop to create beautiful and inspiring images.

Photoshop CS3 Extended adds revolutionary support for 3D and video files.

Veteran pharmaceutical research scientist and member of Adobe as Biomedical Image Advisory Group, Eric J.

In Photoshop CS3 Extended Projects: Research Methods and Workflows, veteran research scientist and Adobe Biomedical Image Advisory Group member Eric J.

Covering everything from setting up the interface to optimizing photos to using tools like the Web Photo Gallery, Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training is a beginner course for anyone using Photoshop CS3 to create or edit images for the web.

This insider's guide to Photoshoip CS3 shows the newest enhancements and reliable classics, from the absolute essentials to the most advanced technigues, this training course teaches the essential skills needed to become comfortable and competent with Photoshop CS3.

In Photoshop CS3 Prepress Essentials, instructor Taz Tally, Ph.

The blend modes in Photoshop offer incredible creative options for designers and photographers wanting to enhance images.

Photoshop CS4 Essential Training with Jan Kabili is a set of movie-based tutorials designed for beginning users who want to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CS4.

The 3D capabilities in CS4 move Photoshop into a new dimension of image creation.

Working with color can be an amazing journey, and in Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Color, Brooks Institute of Photography professor Chris Orwig teaches a different way to create great color in photographs.

In Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects, Chris Orwig flexes the muscles of this powerful program to create unique and eye-catching photographic effects.

As Ansel Adams once said, The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.

Photoshop CS4 offers designers a rich assortment of editing tools with which to create compelling imagery for the web.

Photoshop mastery can be elusive, but in Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Mastery, best-selling author and video trainer Deke McClelland teaches the most powerful, unconventional, and flexible features of the program.

Photoshop CS4 offers an abundance of helpful shortcuts and hidden tricks that allow designers and photographers to get more done in less time.

Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs.

In Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Essential Training, Ted LoCascio teaches casual photographers how to organize, edit, and share their digital image libraries using this powerful software package from Adobe.

Photoshop Elements 7 is packed with features to help amateur photographers with every stage of digital photo processing, from getting organized to sharing projects with family and friends.

Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows Essential Training highlights the important features of this comprehensive image organization and photo enhancement application.

Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac Essential Training highlights the important features of this comprehensive image editing application.

One of the keys to mastering Photoshop is understanding the multitude of filters that comes with the program.

Photoshop Lightroom is a powerful new photographic workflow application designed to help photographers expand their creative potential.

Do you want to create a podcast, but aren?t sure where to begin? Are you already dabbling, but want to delve into the finer points? Podcast and Videocast Essential Training with Garrick Chow takes you through hardware and software requirements, planning a broadcast, recording, editing, and posting your files for download.

The hottest new way to listen to audio - podcasting - meets GarageBand 3, the ingenious Apple software most noted for its music-making capabilities.

Poser 7 is one of the most enjoyable applications for creating realistic animated 3-D characters.

Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing PowerPoint users get a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Office PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2007 joins its Office counterparts by featuring a brand-new interface, as well as a selection of new powerful presentation features.

From the most basic to the very advanced, instructor David Rivers explores the application as possibilities in PowerPoint 2008 for Mac Essential Training.

This training teaches users how to create, edit and mix digital sound professionally.

In Product Photography for E-Commerce, designer Dane Howard shows how to take professional-looking photographs that showcase products and build buyersa trust.

Pro Tools 8 Essential Training unveils the inner workings of the industry-standard software for music and post-production.

Once recording and editing are finished, audio engineers can take advantage of the training in Pro Tools 8: Mixing and Mastering to punch up the final output.

Covering everything from the basics of layout and design to integrating with external data sources for mail merges, Publisher 2007 Essential Training is an indispensable course for anyone who wants to publish materials in-house.

Learning QuarkXPress 6 is a movie-based workshop developed for beginning QuarkXPress users.

QuarkXPress 7 is the most significant update ever to Quarks page layout application.

QuarkXPress has always been the perfect tool for creating and publishing documents.

Tom Negrino shares his strategies for gaining control of finances, balancing accounts, setting financial goals, and planning for the future in Quicken 2009 for Windows Essential Training.

Reason and Record for Live Performance shows how to take Reason and Record from the studio to the stage.

Scanning Principles with Taz Tally, Ph.D.

If you?re out of sight on the Web, says Search Engine Optimization specialist Richard John Jenkins, you?re out of mind.

Scott Bourne, a professional photographer with over 30 years experience, identifies his tried and true methods for starting and maintaining a successful career as a photographer.

Adobe Soundbooth CS3 Essential Training is an in-depth, hands-on training course for anyone interested in recording and editing professional audio.

Soundbooth CS4 Essential Training is an in-depth, hands-on training course for anyone interested in recording and editing professional audio.

Soundtrack Pro, Apple?s audio editing and sound design application, is ideal for creating dialogue tracks and music scores.

Whether you want to make your own music to publish, or create dialogue tracks and scores for video, Soundtrack Pro is a great choice.

The soundtrack can make or break a video project, and it's easier than ever to get professional-quality results using the latest software.

Soundtrack Pro 3 Essential Training explains the importance of this audio component of Final Cut Studio in a professional video workflow.

Studio 8 Web Workflow is a video-based tutorial designed for intermediate users.

Windows users who are contemplating a change to the Mac might have a number of questions.

Learning Microsoft Visio 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial designed to help new and existing Visio users obtain a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of Microsoft Visio.

This training explores the man ywas Visio 2007 can be used to create effective business and planning documents, from flow charts to floor layout diagrams.

Vue 6 xStream Essential Training shows how to plan and create spectacular visual effects, from a bird as-eye view of clouds to city and landscape backgrounds.

In Windows 7 Essential Training, David Rivers helps users of any level feel comfortable with the improvements and enhancements found in Microsoftas operating system.

In Windows Vista Essential Training, instructor Jeff Van West offers comprehensive guidance through the often-daunting task of upgrading Windows system software.

In this CD-ROM course you will learn the basics of Microsoft Windows XP from expert Garo Green.

Learning Microsoft Word 2003 with David Rivers is a movie-based tutorial for users who are either new to working with MS Office Word 2003, or those upgrading from a previous version of Microsoft Word.

From a new interface to timesaving content galleries, the latest version of Word brings a lot to the table.

Whether its a short story, a product catalog, a technical manual, or a business report, every document needs a compelling format.

In Word 2008 for Mac Essential Training, instructor David Rivers examines each important feature of this ubiquitous word processing software.

WordPerfect Office X3 Essential Training with David Rivers is a video-based tutorial designed to help WordPerfect users gain a basic to intermediate understanding of this latest version of the program.

In XHTML and HTML Essential Training, Bill Weinman helps designers and coders understand XHTML and HTML.

In the fast-paced world of Web development XHTML is becoming as important as HTML.

Pixologicas ZBrush 3 stands at the forefront of digital 3D sculpting and 2.

In Photoshop Lightroom 2 Essential Training, Chris Orwig explores Adobeas professional toolbox for image organization, processing, and output.