Historically, battery life has not been a strong suit for machines running Windows. Poor decisions by hardware manufacturers combined with the resource-hogging behavior of Windows are to blame. However, Microsoft is trying to resolve this issue, once again, with the release of Windows 10.
In this web development software tutorial Paul Wyatt shows you how to use repeat images for Dreamweaver backgrounds. You’ll learn how to use AP (absolutely positioned) Divs in Dreamweaver, and create tiled backgrounds with ease. If you don't know how to use repeat images for Dreamweaver backgrounds, this tutorial will explain it all.
Once you've learned to draw sculptural forms in perspective you will naturally want to begin placing several objects within a common space. You would like to draw a background. The trouble is, when drawing in perspective, there is no flat background. It helps to map out the space using halfway points to make note of significant objects. Watch this four part instructional video to draw several objects against a single background.
Lattice work is used as filling or for backgrounds. Worked on a plain ground (with only the fabric behind the lattice stitches) it can be easily managed by beginners. Adding a colored background (for example, a background worked in satin stitch) kicks the stitch up a notch to intermediate level. Here's a video tutorial from Needle 'n Thread on working lattice stitch over a satin stitch ground.
Watch this video to learn how to draw backgrounds for anime and manga. "Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on how to draw and color backgrounds for a manga-style illustration. The emphasis is on using color and linework to create the illusion of depth.
Have you ever wanted to create a background with one of your photos? This video shows you how to use one of your photos to create a photo background using Adobe Photoshop. It will show you how to use the free transform tool, overlay blend modes, hue and saturation, drop shadows, and other cool effects. Learn all about creating photo backgrounds with this video tutorial.
This video will explain to you how to preform one of the more fundamental but confusing tasks in 3D Studio MAX: setting up textures as a template background for you models. Doing this will make sure that your models are displayed in front of the proper background and that said background will function properly. If you need a little help setting the scene for your 3D modeling, watch this video.
The Video On Demand highlights how amazing backgrounds are inserted behind characters and will show you how to composite video so your characters can seamlessly move in front of these images. Computer generated video objects may be superimposed over a background video image so as to create the illusion of a single composite scene. The leading edge of an object is detected and for a period of time the object and background video signals are mixed. After that period, only the object video is tr...
Creating cool background for videos is just one of the many awesome things that you can do using Adobe After Effects to do your effects editing. This three-part video will teach you how to create animated backgrounds and add additional text with flare. The results look very cool, as will your video after your apply these lessons.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 89th installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the NORMSINV function for critical values and the NORSDIST function for p-values.
If you use Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, odds are you work with numbers. Put those numbers to work. Statistical analysis allows you to find patterns, trends and probabilities within your data. In this MS Excel tutorial from everyone's favorite Excel guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 91st installment in his "Excel Statistics" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use TINV and TDIST functions to find critical values given an unknown sigma value.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to shade and color the background of an image. This video explains all the materials required to shade and color the background of an image. The materials required are: a stamped image, a spoon dauber and an ink pad. Start by inking the sponge dauber and rub the edge of the cardstock. Continue to color the edge. Add more ink if you want the color to be darker. Color the background with the sponge dauber. Add link to the sponge dauber. Dab and rub the ...
Learn how to add a new background to an image using Gimp. 1 Open the original image and the new background in Gimp. 2 Open the layers dialog and then click on add an alpha channel. 3 On the original image choose 'Select by color' from the menu and then hit delete. 4 Copy the image. 5 On the new background, select 'Add a layer'. 6 Paste on the new background. 7 Save and you are ready to go.
In this video from Tiffany0x we learn how to change your profile background on youtube. First she goes to google, then clicks on images and type in whatever image you're looking for for your background. Then copy the image's link in your browser. Then go to youtube. Click My Account. Then you'll see Channel Settings. Click that, then click Channel design. In Advanced Customizations you'll see a place where you can put in a Background URL. Paste the URL into that box. Once you have done that, ...
Ever wanted to change your desktop background and can't figure out how to do this in Windows 7? This tutorial will show you how to change this background. If you have an image saved on your computer already, you can simply right click it and then choose "Set as Desktop Background" and this will set the picture as your desktop background. This can be used for any picture you have stored on your computer, regardless of location. Using this technique, you will soon be able to change your desktop...
Have you ever wanted to create a grunge background? This video tutorial shows you how to make a grunge background for your graphics projects in Adobe Photoshop. This video provides you with an easy, step-by-step tutorial for giving your projects the grungy look that you desire. Grunge backgrounds are great for logos, flyers, advertisements, and other forms of marketing or visual media.
In this Boris Continuum Complete 5 plug-in tutorial you will learn how to create animated video backgrounds in Final Cut Pro. Save money on pre-made video backgrounds! Quickly design and animate your own unique video backgrounds by combining Boris Continuum Complete 5's Prism filter with your favorite Apple Final Cut Pro Generator.
Starting from scratch, this tutorial for the 3-D modeling software Modo 401 3D shows you how to create low-resolution, low-poly background pieces that nevertheless look professional and polished for your setting. Use multiple instances to populate a background easily and quickly.
An aurora effect or color burst effect can blend several different colors in an airy, attractive background. You can make your background reflect, as well. And a benefit of this style is that it's very lightweight and usually does not take up much memory to load.
Introducing a new script from the notorious pirate, Dr. Brown! This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to use Dr. Brown's Background Remover Photoshop script. Discover amazing video compositing treasures when you use this script to remove a selected background color. Beware maties! This script works best, if you be use'n high quality video files. This script will only work with Photoshop CS3 Extended.
There are many ways to remove an image from its background in Photoshop and using the filter tool is probably the easiest way to do the job. In this detailed video you will learn to use the Extract Filter in Photoshop to take a portion of an image and remove it from the background.
Michelle H. has this great Photoshop tutorial on how to use the extract filter. See exactly how to extract a body or object (like a man) against a white background and overlay it onto a colorful background. This is very detailed. Great for Photoshop newbies.
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a 3D shadow matte in 3ds Max. If you have a scene where you need a realistic looking background, you can trick doing this by using 3ds Max. First, go up to the rendering and go to environment. Add an environment map and then click on bitmap and find the image that you want to use. From here, make sure your map is highlighted, then right click and show the background. If you render this out, you will have a picture of the background you want. After this...
Want to digitally add a fabric background to a photo after the fact? With Photoshop, it's a breeze. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at Britec Computer Systems. This video offers a step-by-step guide on how to generate fabric backgrounds within Adobe Photoshop.
Want to add a studio portrait background to a photo after the fact? With Adobe Photoshop, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at Britec Computer Systems. This video offers a step-by-step guide on how to digitally add portrait backgrounds to your images.
Want to extract an image from its background? In Adobe Photoshop, the process is simple. So simple, in fact, that this free video software tutorial can present a thorough and complete overview of the process in just over five minutes' time. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started extracting foreground from background elements in your own digital images, watch this helpful guide.
If you want a more personalized iPhone, then one of the easiest things you can do is change your background them. This video walks you through the steps to customize your Apple iPhone's background theme. First thing you will need to do is open up Cydia and search for "WinterBoard". With WinterBoard, you can look at all of the theme options that you can use to personalize your iPhone.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use chroma key in iMovie '09. This video teaches users how to use chroma key to replace the background of videos. Begin by opening the program. Now drag or image or video background into the time line. Now click on iMovie and select Preferences. In the General tab, check the Show Advanced Tools option. Then simply drag the video that you want over the background image/video in the time line. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy creating ...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to quickly set up the background image on your Apple Macbook Pro. First, right click the desktop and select Change Desktop Background. A new window will pop up where you can change it. Also, you can go to system preferences and selecting desktop and screen saver. To change the image, select any of the options available. This includes solid colors to large images. You can also go to your iPhoto albums and choose any picture in there. You can also go onl...
This video shows on-screen instructions on how to make the background of your Google page black. It says that you should go to this page: Black Google and make that your home page. This shows everything you see on a normal Google search page, except the background is black, and all the black type is white, shown in reverse. You can still read everything on the page. You can also find add-ons for Firefox that make different backgrounds, and another one that will make the background of a YouTub...
Xara Xtreme works with 2D image rendering and comes with a number of features to support your tasks. Removing a background in a bitmap can be done with ease. You can either fill the background with a solid color or just delete the space around it. You can also overlap the image and delete the remaining background then finish editing your image. There are a number of ways to remove space in your image and this video will demonstrate how to remove the background from a bitmap in Xara Xtreme.
This video shows you how to give your YouTube account a background image. Basically what you do is take any image that you would like to have as your background and upload it to a image uploader of your choice. Once the image is hosted it should show a url link to the file, copy this link. Then under your YouTube account settings scroll down to channel design. From here you should see a box that asks for a background image url, paste the url into this box click yes for background image and up...
Should I blow out the background and expose for the shadows or should I shoot them in silhouette against a properly exposed background?
Russell Brown technique returns again, but this time with a few new Photoshop CS3 tricks. Learn how to speed up the process of extracting backgrounds from images in this classically frightening monster tutorial. See how to use the stroke extract tool to remove monsters from backgrounds in Photoshop.
Learn how to create moving or animated backgrounds using Flash.
Winterboard sounds like some special type of snowboarding you can only do with a special snowboard, but in actuality Winterboard is a special application on your iPod and iPhone that lets you create pretty background themes, movie backgrounds, and lockscreen changes.
Working from home has its perks. You don't need to commute, you can work in your pajamas, and you don't even need to clean your house, especially if you're using Zoom for video meetings on your smartphone. Instead of clearing toys from the floor or moving that pile of clothes on your chair, you can take advantage of Zoom's virtual background feature to hide what's really behind you.
One of the hardest things a man can go through in life is a trip to the hospital, especially when he knows he's going to need a catheter. It's every man's worst fear. But for a nurse, it's necessary knowledge. Learning the male urinary catheterization procedure hands-on is difficult due to the urgency involved in patient care, so this video aims to prepare nurses so they can learn and stay fluent with the proper urinary catheterization technique of a male patient.
In many situations, learning proper medical procedures is difficult due to the urgency involved in patient care, so this video aims to prepare nurses so they can learn and stay fluent with the proper urinary catheterization of a female patient.
Found a great image you want to use for your website or blog, but don't like the background? this tutorial shows you an easy way for you to take any image in the free photo editing software GIMP and edit away the background.