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How to use Photomatix to combine JPGs into a HDR image

This is a beautiful tutorial, especially if you've got a bunch of not-so-nice shots that could become one beautiful HDR image. The contrasts between pictures are pretty stunning. It's enough to make me think I ...

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How to make lightsabers with GIMP

Ever since the lightsaber emerged in Star Wars (1977), it's been a much desired effect for home videos. Everybody wanted to be a Jedi and show off their laser sword skills. As technology advanced, it became ...

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How to make a crowd with Particular in After Effects

Hiring tons of extras to fill a room to capacity for your next music video may not be feasible, so what do you do? Hire only a few and green screen, then use After Effects. Using Particular, it's easy to turn ...

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How to photoshop Barack Obama into a hologram

Making people look like holograms is a lot of fun. Especially if that someone is the President of the United States. It makes him seem even more magical. This Photoshop tutorial is easy to follow, and in no ...

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How to create 3D anaglyph images with Photoshop

Have a pair of 3D glasses leftover from the latest Disney fare? Well, don't throw them away just yet. You can use them for more than just 3D films, thanks to Photoshop. Just decide what you want to turn into ...

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How to create a transporter effect in Adobe After Effects

In this episode, Chief Engineer Eran Stern works furiously to get his ...more

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How to create Adobe Illustrator calendar warped perspective

This tutorial is part of Dave’s magazine article, “Warped Perspective” ...more

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How to create Adobe Soundbooth audio files with Flash Video

Adobe Soundbooth is a useful tool for creating audio for Adobe Flash ...more

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How to create advanced slideshows with Keynote and Aperture

You can easily integrate images from your Aperture library into your ...more

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How to create an Adobe Flash video button

Tom Green’s tutorial demonstrates how to create a video button in Flash and Fireworks. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers ...more

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How to create an animated butterfly in Adobe After Effects

In this two-part tutorial, J. Schuh demonstrates how to animate a ...more

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How to create an iPhone ringtone in GarageBand '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create an iPhone ringtone in GarageBand '09. [http://www.apple.com/il

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How to create and edit charts in Keynote '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit charts in Keynote '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWor

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How to create and edit charts in Numbers '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit charts in Numbers '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWor

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How to create and edit charts in Pages '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit charts in Pages '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWork '0

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How to create and edit shapes in Keynote '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit shapes in Keynote '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWor

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How to create and edit tables in Keynote '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit tables in Keynote '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWor

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How to create and edit tables in Pages '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and edit tables in Pages '09. [http://www.apple.com/iwork/ iWork '0

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How to create and light neon tubes in Photoshop

Move from day into night, with this artistic technique that demonstrates how to digitally bend neon tubes and then light them up with Adobe ...more

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How to create and share a slideshow in iPhoto '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create and share a slideshow in iPhoto '09. [http://www.apple.com/ilife/

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How to create and work with complex 3D projects

In this episode, Aharon shares some tips for simplifying and working with 3D compositions. You will also get a look at some cool tools ...more

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How to create animated bullet lists in Sony Vegas

There are numerous ways you can use to create animated bullet lists in Sony Vegas, whether it be using background images or individual text ...more

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How to create CSS columns in Adobe Dreamweaver

In this video tutorial, RC talks about creating columns and headers using Dreamweaver. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers ...more

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How to create custom shapes in color with Final Cut Pro

In this Apple Color tutorial Richard Harrington and guest Robbie ...more

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How to create eye shooting laser beams with After Effects

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern ...more

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How to create flaming chrome text in Adobe After Effects

In this tutorial J Schuh creates some flaming chrome text in After ...more

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How to create flowing water and a splash effect in Photoshop

In this episode of Pixel Perfect, Bert shows us how to create flowing ...more

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How to create formulas with Quick Formula in Numbers '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create ...more

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How to create full screen image slideshows in Adobe Acrobat

Geoff Blake talks about the little-known ability in Acrobat to create ...more

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How to create gradients in Adobe Flash

Creating gradients is an important skill to have when designing in Flash. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers Magazine, search ...more

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How to create graphic styles in Adobe Illustrator

Working with Graphic Styles in Illustrator is similar to working with layer styles in Photoshop. Corey explores some of things you can do ...more

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How to create headline styles using effects in Adobe InDesign

Layers Tip of the Day writer, Jeff Witchel shows off a headline effect ...more

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How to create healing effects in After Effects CS3

This After Effects tutorial shows you how to create a healing effect that happens over time as seen by many super heroes. It covers advanced ...more

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How to create high contrast gritty mono photos in Photoshop

In this video, Highton Ridley shows you how to get artistic with HDR ...more

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How to create machinima with Faceposer

How to create machinima movies using Valve's Faceposer software. This software can be used to create machinima based in Team Fortress 2 ...more

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How to create masks w/ find edges & auto-trace After Effects

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Nelson ...more

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How to create motion in Adobe Flash with bones tool

Tom Green takes a layered Photoshop document and adds motion to it in Flash using the Bones tool. For more Adobe software tutorials from ...more

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How to create motion tmeplates in Final Cut

Motion templates are a great feature that can get you great results in no time. This video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader, Stephen Smith ...more

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How to create picture-in-picture effects in iMovie '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create ...more

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How to create playlists in iTunes

Use iTunes to make song collections called playlists that contain groups of specific songs from your library. Playlists also help you group ...more

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How to create podcasts in Audacity

Learn how to use Audacity, a free audio editing application that can be used to record music, podcasts, and more. You will learn how to ...more

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How to create simple silhouettes in Illustrator CS4

Creating a silhouette from a photo is nothing new, but with Illustrator CS4’s new Blob Brush tool, it has become a lot easier. Corey ...more

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How to create smoke in Photoshop

If you've ever wanted to make smoke using Photoshop you'll be able to watch this software tutorial and find out how. This smoke effect won't ...more

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How to create sprite animation In Flash

Learn how to animate sprites (like characters from video games) that you can download using Adobe Flash

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How to create storyboard animatics in Flash CS3 Pro

This software tutorial will show you how to use Flash CS3 Professional to create storyboard animatics. The hotkeys and keypoints presented ...more

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How to create synthetic media in Adobe Premiere

Synthetic media are video clips that Premiere generates automatically. They include bars and tone, straight black and color mattes, as well ...more

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How to create the Droste Effect with Adobe After Effects

In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows ...more

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How to create the Juno opening credits look w/ After Effects

The independent film Juno featured one of the most distinctive opening ...more

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How to create transitions in Adobe Premiere Pro

This tutorial covers a couple of different ways to create and adjust transitions in Premiere Pro. For more Adobe software tutorials from ...more

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How to create web galleries in Aperture

Aperture's web gallery feature allows you to use your MobileMe account to quickly and easily publish sophisticated webpages that are synced ...more

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How to create wikis with PBwiki

This tutorial on the companion Tech Ease for Mac site explains what a wiki is and shows you how to set one up with PBwiki, a free wiki ...more

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How to create your own calendar in iPhoto '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create your own calendar in iPhoto '09. [http://www.apple.com/ilife/ iLif

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How to create your own greeting cards in iPhoto '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create your own greeting cards in iPhoto '09. [http://www.apple.com/ilife

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How to create your own photo book in iPhoto '09

Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create your own photo book in iPhoto '09. [http://www.apple.com/ilife/ iL

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How to creating an Eclipse in Adobe After Effects

In the first part of this two-part project tutorial, J. Schuh demonstrates how he creates a bright sun and then blocks it out in part 2. ...more

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Smoke Bombs Make Beautiful Art

What is it about the infamous colored smoke bomb that is so deeply satisfying, so beautiful? Well, first there's an explosion (always fun), which then yields beautiful billowing clouds of saturated ...

$44K Street Legal Wooden SuperCar

Beautifully constructed wooden SuperCar Maniwa manufactured by Sada-Kenbi. The wooden Japanese car goes for $44,000. Wow. That's a lot for a toy. However, this baby is street legal and can go up to ...

Stomach Churning Taxidermy Fashion

Uh...yuck. Fun, but definitely yuck. Terrifying taxidermied jewelry and accessories by Reid Peppard. That's right, dead rodent cufflinks, change purses, bowties, bracelets... and a guinea pig hair ...

Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes)

Science geeks behold, the perfect dessert. The cupcake Periodic Table. Pretty simple to do-it-yourself. Start with basic cupcakes in a square mold and decorate! Previously, Knit the Periodic Table ...

Freehand Circle Drawing World Champion

Wait for it, wait for it... it happens really fast... at right about 1:05. Okay, maybe he's not a world champion, but a very cool party trick nonetheless. Here's one way to do it (not quite as perfect ...

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