New Release! Adding Video To Your Website Using Flash

In LearnFlash.com's highly anticipated video new series, former Sony Online Entertainment animator Thad Clevenger walks the beginner through the basics of where video on the Internet came from, what it is, and where it is going. He also walks you through the confusing maze of the major video formats, how to encode video, and directs you to various free or shareware encoders.

Craig Campbell then picks up and walks you through the process of how to put video on your website. This well known Flash Guru will also bring his mastery of Dreamweaver 8 into this series as he crosses over into how to add video using Dreamweaver 8.

It's all in this highly anticipated series, Adding Video To Your Website Using Flash 8. And our professional mentors are waiting to help you take the things you learn in this series and apply them to your own project. There is no place anywhere to gain the complete body of knowledge that this series offers.

Click here to learn more about this series, and to get instant access to Over 45 minutes of Flash tutorials in video format.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TUTORIALS

FLASH cs3 VIDEO TIP – Morphing Text
In this flash cs3 video tutorial, you will be taught how to morph shape into text, using a customized home button and a puff of smoke.

FLASH cs3 VIDEO TIP – Tutorials for Building Websites
In this flash cs3 video tutorial, you will learn how to create an external class that links to a button symbol on your stage. This way, you will be able to add code for your button to an external ActionScript file.

FLASH cs3 VIDEO TIP - Classic Filling Preloader
This is a very popular preloader, but is rarely explained in a simple flash cs3 video tutorial. Add some pro elements to your site by creating a preloader that fills you own logo. In this flash cs3 video tutorial, you will learn the basics to any preloader mask.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Integrating Photoshop Layers with Flash CS3
In this flash cs3 video tutorial, we review the basics of Photoshop layers, including layer transparencies, working with the Photoshop layers palette, layer effects and issues about type layers.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - "Flash Particle Effects with Actionscript 3.0" Preview
In this flash cs3 video tutorial, you will create smoke particles and flesh out some of the ActionScript for the fla file.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Continuous Scrolling Background
In this flash CS3 video tutorial, you will learn how to make a continuously scrolling background, using repeated graphics, and motion tweens.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - The Illusion of Depth
In this flash cs3 video tutorial, you will be shown how to use multiple layers of scrolling backgrounds to create an illusion of depth and perspective. This is a flash cs3 lesson combined with a basic animation lesson, so watch closely and you will see some magic.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - "Flash Particle Effects with Actionscript 3.0"
In order to create a particle effect, you must first learn to add particles to the stage, and this flash cs3 video lesson will demonstrate how to do that.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Using Flash Templates to Build Websites Preview
Some of the buttons in our template do not actually link to anything, and even if they did, we would most likely want to change the destination, so in this video, you will be taught the process of changing and customizing links and button behavior.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Better Animated Transitions
In this tutorial, you will learn the code necessary in order to make one slideshow image fade in right on top of another one using ActionScript.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Movie Clip Loader
The MovieClipLoader class allows you to keep track of loading information for dynamically loaded assets. In this flash video tutorial, you will learn how to use the MovieClipLoader class to create a preloader for your slideshow images.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Buttons for Dynamic Slideshows
In this flash video tutorial, you will learn the code that you need to add to the buttons in order to get this type of slideshow to function properly.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Loading External Images
Importing images into your .fla file to create a slideshow is certainly an easy way to do things, requiring very minimal ActionScript, but if you have numerous images, then your slideshow file size will start to get pretty big, which will leave your users twiddling their thumbs, waiting for the site to load. In this video, you will learn how to import images dynamically using ActionScript, making the load time much more bearable.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP – Slideshow Mask Animation
In some previous flash tutorials, there have been a couple of slideshows created that consisted of images fading in onto the stage. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create more complicated transitions using mask animations.

FLASH CS3 VIDEO TIP - Introduction to Actionscript 3.0 Preview
This video tutorial will demonstrate how to get your object to move to a specific point on the stage.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TUTORIALS

FLASH VIDEO TIP - Dry Erase Board
Want your users to stick around your website a little longer? Try giving them something interactive to do, like drawing on the stage. In this video, you will learn how to allow your users to click and drag on the stage in order to create their own drawings.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – Basic Slideshow
This flash video tutorial shows you how to create a basic slideshow from scratch by importing pictures into their own keyframes and creating "next" and "previous" buttons so the user can cycle through the images.

FLASH VIDEO TIP - Actionscript 3.0 Actions Panel
When dealing with ActionScript code, it is a good idea to learn how to get around in the Actions panel. In this flash video tutorial, you will be given a quick tour of the panel and its features.

FLASH VIDEO TIP - Scroll Text
In this tutorial, you will learn a very important lesson on building and using the scrolling text box. You will learn to assign a Scrollbar from the components list in Flash and how to wrap text within the box.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – Focus Change Animation
In this flash video tutorial, you will be shown how to create a sense of depth in your animations by shifting focus from one object to another.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL - Creating a Custom Scroller
In this flash video tutorial, you will be trained how to make your own scrollbar from scratch that will cause a text field to scroll up and down as you drag the scrollbar around.

FLASH VIDEO TIP - Creating a Flyout Menu
Everybody wants to create their own animated menus that suddenly appear out of nowhere when they hover over a button . . . don't they? Well, if they do, then this flash video tutorial shows them how!

FLASH VIDEO LESSON - Display
In this flash video tutorial, you will learn how to create a custom display that can be added to any monitor. This is a great effect to wow customers to your site or place as a banner. Simple to create. Only motion tweens and layers, no actionscript.

FLASH VIDEO TIP - "Introduction to Flash Banner Ads" Preview
This flash 8 video tutorial walks you through another text effect. In this one, you will learn how to animate a block of text so that it looks like its being typed onto the stage as you watch.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL - Password
Have you ever wanted to add password protection to your website? In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to add simple password protection using actionscript and the Input Text option. This is a simple way to add a little protection to your site and projects.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL - Fog
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to animate simple fog using the blur filter. You will also learn how to loop that Movie Clip using the timeline correctly.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL - Action Loop
In this flash video tutorial, you will add actionscript to a Movie Clip to make it loop. You will learn to add variables to that actionscript to affect the speed easily. You can add this code to a variety of backgrounds and foregrounds.

FLASH VIDEO LESSON - Rewinding the Timeline
In this flash video tutorial, you will be shown how to create a button that will cause your animations to play in reverse when clicked. It's like having your own rewind button for a Flash cartoon.

FLASH VIDEO TIP - Adding Flash Elements to Your Website
It’s time to replace the boring text link in the bottom-right corner of the home page with something that stands out a little better. In this flash tutorial video, you will learn how to create an animated button to take its place.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – Classic Film Grain
Place this movie clip over artwork or an imported video to give it that classic scratchy look. This is a fun tutorial that will teach you some simple frame by frame tricks to create a professional grain look.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – Motion Guide
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to animate a graphic on a guided path using the motion guide. You will also learn how to place your graphic or movieclip on the correct points of the motion guide.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – Invisible Buttons and Sound
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to command sounds with invisible buttons. Add invisible buttons around objects that become interactive, and play sounds and songs.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TUTORIAL – Text Blur
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn to animate a custom text loop. This is a popular effect, and after this tutorial you will feel comfortable adding to text and graphics.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL – Cartooning with Flash 8
In this flash 8 cartoon video tutorial, we have a ringing phone, and in order to make the cartoon more interesting, we are going to animate the phone receiver bouncing around on the cradle. In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will find out how.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL – "Introduction to Cartooning with Flash" Preview
Depending on the style that you are going for in your cartoon, you might want to add some shading to your characters to give them a sense of depth. This video tutorial demonstrates some useful techniques as he adds shading to the robot character.

FLASH VIDEO TUTORIAL – “Introduction to Building Games with Flash” Preview
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to use Flash 8 to create your custom characters. Learn to use the line tool and the fill tool to easily design the Control and Hostile ships for this side scrolling game.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – TEXT FLASH
This Flash 8 video tutorial will help you create a catchy animation with text. This tutorial with teach you how to add a great effect using the glow filter within Flash 8.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – GLOWING TEXT
In this flash 8 tutorial, you will learn how to create a professional effect using very simple commands. Learn to create this effect using key-frames instead of action script. You will also learn how to break apart text so that we can edit and add effects.

FLASH VIDEO TIP – "Integrating Flash with XML" Preview
In this flash video tutorial video, you will learn how to add code to the 'next' and 'previous' buttons in order to cycle through the songs in your XML playlist. You will be shown how to automatically start playing the next song when the first song is finished playing.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TUTORIAL – Shining Text
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a looping text mask effect. This mask gives the effect of shining metal and is a great improvement to any banner or important text.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TUTORIAL – Lightning Effect
This is a great way to add some flavor to old photos or animations. A lot of Flash designers use this effect in many different ways and after this tutorial you will have a better understanding of how the Glow effect works.

FLASH VIDEO LESSON – ADDING GRAVITY
In this tutorial, we will discuss an effect that is overlooked a lot of the time, its called the ease effect. If you want your animation to stand out and have a better look and feel than the ease effect will help.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TIP – DIGITAL CLOCK
Add a sleek flash 8 element to your site and give your users a real-time digital clock to keep time. Design the clock using action script and import into your site as an .swf.

FLASH 8 Video Tip - PROPELLOR EFFECT
Creating a spinning animation is very simple in Actionscript, taking only a few lines of code. So since it is very simple, we will take this tutorial one step further and teach you how you can allow your users to control the spin and the direction of the spin using the arrow keys.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TIP - DYNAMIC LINES
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to create two draggable circles that will always remain connected via a dynamic line that you will create in Actionscript. No matter where you move the circles, they will always be connected by the line.

Flash 8 VIDEO TIP - BUNGEE BALL
In this flash 8 tutorial, you will learn how to create a circle that the user can drag around the stage. But when the user releases his mouse, the circle will snap back to the center of the stage as though it were tied to a bungee cord.

Flash 8 VIDEO tutorial - NEW YEAR FIREWORKS
In this special New Year tutorial, you will learn how to play with fireworks without setting any grassfires, and you will do so by learning how to create a fireworks show from scratch in Flash Professional 8.

Flash 8 VIDEO TIP - FALLING FLAKES
After you have drawn your snowflake in Flash, this flash 8 video tip will teach you how to animate multiple instances of your snowflakes falling before your eyes. This flash 8 video tutorial uses the Math.random method in order to give your snowfall a more natural feel.

Flash 8 VIDEO tutorial - Create Shape Tweens
This flash 8 video tutorial is an excerpt from the brand new "Introduction to Flash 8" video series, and in this video tutorial, you will learn all about how to create flash 8 shape tween animations where one shape morphs into another shape.

Flash 8 VIDEO Tutorial - "INTRO TO FLASH 8" PREVIEW
The new "Introduction to Flash 8" video series will be released soon, and in this excerpt from the series, you will be shown how to use and customize panels and panel sets in Flash.

Flash 8 VIDEO tutorial - COUNTDOWN TIMER
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you can learn how to create a timer in Flash that will count down the time to a given date in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. This is a great flash 8 tool for counting down to holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

FLASH VIDEO tutorial - BEAM ME UP
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you will learn how to create an animation where you dematerialize an image into a bunch of small squares and then animate those squares off the stage.

FLASH 8 VIDEO TIP - SMOKED TURKEY
In tribute to Thanksgiving, we are going to devote this flash 8 video tutorial to smoking your own turkey in Flash. Using the blur filter, you can find out how to create plumes of fragrant smoke rising off of your perfectly-cooked turkey. Yum!

FLASH 8 VIDEO TUTORIAL - CREATING A MAP WITH SELECTABLE REGIONS
This Flash 8 Video tutorial simply requires a little bit of tracing work and some Flash 8 ActionScript. With this Flash 8 video tutorial , you will learn how to create a map with regions that are highlighted as you hover over them.

NEW flash 8 VIDEO TIP - SMOKY TEXT FADE
In this flash 8 video tutorial, you can learn how to create a transition effect where one piece of text fades away in a puff of smoke while another piece of text fades in in its place.

Flash 8 VIDEO TIP - HOVER BUTTON EFFECT
In this flash 8 Video tutorial, you will learn how to make a picture button with text at the bottom. When you hover over the button, the text and its semi-transparent background, will scroll up, revealing a more detailed description of the button.

FLASH 8 video tutorial - SYMMETRICAL ROUND OBJECTS
Did you ever want to create a symmetrical round object, like a gear or a flower, in Flash? In this Flash 8 video tutorial, you will be shown how to use the free transform tool and the transform panel to create that perfectly symmetrical object. In particular, this Flash 8 video tutorial will show you how to illustrate the cross section of an orange.

Fixing Unruly Shape Tweens in Flash 8
Sometimes complex shape tweens can become a little out of control, even when we add all the shape hints we can think to add. In fact, sometimes the shape hints only serve to make things worse. In this flash 8 tutorial, you will learn a quick cheat that might fix some of the less desirable shape tween effects that might pop up.

Cursor Replacement and Blending Modes in Flash 8
You are going to need Flash Professional 8 for this tutorial. In this video, you will learn how to use Flash 8's blending modes to create a circle that follows the cursor around on the stage, inverting the colors of the image in the layer below the circle.

Rotating Globe Effect in Flash 8
Unfortunately, Flash does not have any functionality for creating true 3D animations by itself, but if you know a few tricks, sometimes you can fake it. In this flash video tutorial, you will learn how to create a fake 3D rotating globe effect in Flash.

Animating Filters in Flash Pro 8
You can motion tween a lot of things in Flash - position, transparency, color, etc. But did you know you could ALSO tween a filter in Flash Professional 8? In this video, will be shown how!

Creating a Bounce Animation with ActionScript
Creating a bouncing ball animation can be a little tedious if you usually do it in Flash 8. In this video tutorial, you will be shown how to create a bounce animation with only a few lines of ActionScript by calling on the Tween class and the Bounce class.

Continuous Animation
In this flash video tutorial, you will learn how to set up a looping animation that does not seem like it is looping. It will look like a continuous stream flowing through a pipe.

Flash 8 Semitransparent Buttons Tutorial
In this beginner-level flash 8 tutorial, you will learn how to create a very simple and yet elegant button symbol with a semi-transparent background that loses its transparency on rollOver.

Animating Lines in Flash 8
In today's tutorial, you'll learn how to animate a series of lines to make it look like they're drawing themselves onto the stage. This is done using a simple mask.

Flash 8 Symbol Instances
How do you alter the label on one instance of a button without having the labels of the other instances of the same button change along with it? In this video, you will learn an important distinction between the way symbols work and the way symbol instances work.

Flash 8 - Rotating Sunburst Effect
In this basic tutorial, you will learn how to highlight your logo by putting a rotating sunburst effect behind it. You'll also learn an important lesson about reusing graphic elements whenever possible.

Text Swipe Effect in Flash 8
In today's tutorial, you'll learn how to create an animated text swipe effect, where the text is quickly and smoothly revealed from left to right. Text effects like this can be a little tedious to achieve, but the end result is usually well worth the effort.

Creating a Gyroscope Animation in Flash 8
Creating a spinning ring is as easy as flipping it over and tweening it. In this video, you'll learn how to create a gyroscope effect using multiple instances of this simple technique.

Flash 8 - Text Gradient Fills
Unfortunately, applying a gradient fill to text in Flash isn't as easy as selecting the text field and then choosing a linear gradient from the Color Mixer panel. So in this video, you will learn two different methods to achieve this effect.

Flash 8 - Problems with Rotating Animations
Creating an animation of an object rotating is very easy to do, whether you do it with tweens or in Actionscript. Unfortunately, sometimes the rotations don't occur exactly how you would want them to, because by default, the anchor for the rotation is the center point of the object being rotated. In this tutorial, you will learn how to change that anchor point for both tweened animations and Actionscript animations.

JavaScript Popup Windows
Unfortunately, there's no way to create a customizable popup window using only Flash. But the good news is that with a little help from JavaScript, you can create popup windows with no scrollbars, no toolbars, no menubars, and you can even specify the size of the popup window. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to do just that.

Creating and Animating Clouds
One of the most popular features of Flash Professional 8 is the new "Filters" feature, which lets you add blurs, drop shadows, glows, and other filters to your objects. In today's tip, you'll learn how to use the "blur" filter to create some very realistic clouds, and then you'll learn how to animate those clouds in Flash. Unfortunately, if you don't have Flash Professional 8, you'll just have to sit back and watch.

Flash - common mistakes with actions and buttons
There are two ways to add actions to a button in Flash. You can add the actions to the button itself or you can refer to the button when adding actions to a frame. Unfortunately, the actions you add will be a little different depending on which method you choose. Because of this difference, the ActionScript involved can be a little confusing to beginners. In this video, we'll clear up all the confusion and fix some common mistakes that are made in the process.

Flash conditionals and toggle switches
A conditional is a way of executing a piece of code only if the circumstances are right. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the if() statement to control a toggle switch in Flash.

Flash 8 - ComboBox Interactivity
In Flash, the ComboBox component is basically nothing more than your basic dropdown list that you see in forms on the Internet. In this video, you'll learn how to use this component to communicate with another movie clip on the stage.

Animation Setup
Animation can be a tricky process if you've never done it before, but Flash makes it possible to reuse pieces of your animation so you don't have to continually redraw everything. In this tutorial, you'll learn some basics for drawing and preparing your drawings for animation in Flash.

Simple Page Transitions
This tutorial is an excerpt for a training series, be released by LearnFlash.com on March 31. In this excerpt, you'll learn how to create simple animated transitions for your Flash website.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TUTORIALS

PHOTOSHOP CS3 VIDEO TIP – Video Layers
This photshop cs3 video tutorial includes tips for working with Photoshop CS3 extended video layers. Learn how to composite together still images, text and video, and how to create multiple animation effects including text warping and transparency changes.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Photoshop CS3 Quickstart Preview
Photoshop CS3 offers up a powerful new option for converting your color digital photos to black and white with a brand new interface. Learn how to utilize these adjustments to create true art with your black and white photos.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Using Levels and Unsharp Mask
Don't delete an over- or underexposed or blurry image until you try this tip. If you don't have the benefit of professional lighting or fancy camera settings, sometimes your digital photos will come out too dark, too light or a little fuzzy. Photoshop to the rescue! Learn how to use Levels and Unsharp Mask to adjust the lighting and sharpness of a photograph.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Shortcuts to Text Editing
This tutorial will take a look at a great short cut for adding text descriptions to your web photo gallery in Dreamweaver. There's no need to open all of your HTML pages to accomplish this.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Extracting with the Pen Tool
Although there are multiple techniques for extracting images from a background, this technique is not only incredibly accurate, but will introduce you to the power of the pen tool.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Simple HTML Editing in Dreamweaver
This tutorial will take a look at removing unwanted background images that Photoshop generates when we create our gallery. This is a quick and easy HTML edit using Dreamweaver.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – The Web Photo Gallery Makeover
In this Web Photo Gallery tutorial, we will take a look at giving our photo gallery a complete makeover using some simple Dreamweaver commands and basic HTML editing.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Brighten Images
This video is an illustration of how even the darkest of images can be brightened, showing how to work with curves to achieve the best and most printable result.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Making a Frame Animation
In this video, Bert Lee will show you how to work with traditional Photoshop frame based animation to create a flickering flame effect.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Text Styles
This tip is an introduction to the world of non-boring text in Photoshop! In this photoshop video tutorial, you will be shown how to enhance your text with one very easy to use tool - the Layer Styles dialog.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Text Editing with Dreamweaver
In this photoshop tutorial, we will look at editing text description fields for our web photo gallery.

Photoshop VIDEO TIP - Control over Galleries
This photoshop video tutorial will walk you through the more expanded features of the Web Photo Gallery, such as control of fonts and font sizes, background and banner colors, and text descriptions for your images.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Graffiti
It seems like questions about this keep popping up. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to add graffiti to a textured surface while using gradients and the Overlay option.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Photogallery Editing with Dreamweaver
This photoshop video tutorial will demonstrate some of the basic HTML editing features for your web photo gallery, using Dreamweaver.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Adding Comments
This feature allows your clients to add and submit comments and requests to each photo from within your web photo gallery.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Building your first Gallery
In this tutorial, we will build our first web photo gallery. This will include folder navigation and populating the web photo gallery banner with the appropriate text content.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Touring the Galleries
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is packed full of great photo galleries designed for many types of use. Everything from sharing photos with family and friends, to displaying and receiving feedback on your work from potential customers. In this tutorial we will begin our preview of some of these galleries.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Marquee Tool
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn an effect using the marquee tool. This is a popular effect used in almost every magazine and splash page. You will learn to use it effectively and be confident to apply this to your own digital photography.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Adding Fireworks to an Image
This photoshop video tutorial demonstrates how to take a photo of a cityscape and a photo of fireworks and combine them effectively for a very realistic effect.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Black and White Conversion Tool
Photoshop CS3 offers up a powerful new option for converting your color digital photos to black and white with a brand new interface. Learn how to utilize these adjustments to create true art with your black and white photos.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Image Preparation
This is a great way to create your own custom gallery for not only friends and family, but as a useful advertising tool as well.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Vignetting for Digital Photos
This technique will show you how to Vignette, or achieve a burned in edge effect on your digital photographs. This is a great way to enhance your photos and draw your viewers into the center of the photograph.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Lighting Adjustments
Here's a great technique for adjusting dark and light areas in your digital photographs. It's quick, easy and best of all, it's non destructive.

NEW VIDEO TIP - Digital Color Photo Enhancement
Want to make your digital color photos come to life? This photoshop technique, used by the professionals, will give those photos the "pop" they need for web and for print…easy, quick, and fun!

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Sharpening Techniques
Here are two optional sharpening techniques to clean up those digital photographs. Option one can speed up your work flow, while option two offers greater control with a more obscure, yet powerful tool, the High Pass Filter.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Liquefy
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how properly use the liquefy filter in Photoshop CS2. This can be a very effective tool when editing your digital photography. Learn to create professional looking photos.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Using Actions
If you find yourself repeating the same Photoshop keystrokes and commands over and over again, one image after another, then you need Actions! Teach Photoshop to remember each step of a repetitive series of steps and apply them automatically, stopping along the way when you need to add a custom touch. Watch this tip for an introduction to Actions, demonstrating how to record or save steps and apply those same steps to other images. Then kick back and take a break with the time you save.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Using Levels and Unsharp Mask
Don't delete an over- or underexposed or blurry image until you try this tip. If you don't have the benefit of professional lighting or fancy camera settings, sometimes your digital photos will come out too dark, too light or a little fuzzy. Photoshop to the rescue! Learn how to use Levels and Unsharp Mask to adjust the lighting and sharpness of a photograph.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Gradient Background and Drop Shadow
Ever wonder how to take an object from a photograph and make it stand out on its own? Sure, you can delete the background, but that just leaves a plain, flat background, which probably makes your object appear flat too. Learn a simple way to add richness and depth to an object's appearance by adding a gradient background and a drop shadow.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Vanishing Point
This is one of the most amazing things in Photoshop CS2 hands down! You will learn how to edit your photos with a brand new filter called Vanishing Point. Learn to use the plane tool to paint out objects and keep in scale with the photo. This is simply amazing.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Using Paths to Crop a Background
Want to separate an object in a photograph from all the clutter surrounding it? Paths are a great way to create a smooth, accurate selection around any object - no matter what's in the background. This photoshop video tip shows how to create a simple path around an object, convert the path to a selection and then mask out the background so the selected object becomes an independent image.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - How to Size a Photo for the Web
When you need to resize a photo for the web, it is important to preserve as much of the quality of the original image as possible. Maintain the highest image quality by following the steps in this photoshop video tip. Learn to crop, change the resolution and resize a photo for the web, while minimizing the number of times it is processed in Photoshop.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Water Drops
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to add water droplets to your pics by using the Elliptical Marquee Tool and adding layer styles. Learn how to use blending options while working with layers to get a realistic water drop.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TUTORIAL - PictoSketch
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to take a digital photo and convert it into a realistic sketched drawing. You will learn how to give the effect of a hand drawn picture by using filters and layers.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO Tutorial - Ripple
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a classic background image of ripples on water. Photoshop makes this easy and fun to create and you can use this on banners, webpages and splash pages.

Photoshop VIDEO TIP – Laser
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will take a digital photograph of a person or layout and create a sci-fi looking laser blast. You will learn how to create colors using layers and blending modes. This is an exciting tutorial that will WOW your friends!

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Map Burn
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create the look and feel of an old antique map. You can apply this effect to new maps and wow your friends and clients. You will learn to create the effect of burnt edges and yellowed paper.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – "Designing for the Web with Photoshop CS2" Preview
This photoshop video tutorial illustrates a quick way to produce a fast loading gradient background for a web page. Quick, elegant and easy!

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Warp
A new feature to Photoshop CS2 is the Warp control. Learn to take an image, and not only distort and transform, but now warp the image and still retain quality. Photoshop CS2 now lets us take image control beyond free transform.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Custom Watermark
Protect yourself with a custom digital watermark in this photoshop video tutorial. Add that professional look to any digital picture and set yourself apart.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Wind Filter
This is a great photoshop effect using the color table and the wind filter. Take text or any object and apply a stunning effect that looks very professional in this photoshop video tutorial.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Lens Correct
In this photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to correct photos within Photoshop using the new lens correction filter. Learn to adjust the perspective of your photo without re-taking the shot.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – Gradient Mask Blur
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to add a gradient mask to add a blur effect to the background in your photos. After this tutorial, your digital pics will be winning awards.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TUTORIAL – BLUR FILTERS
Learn to use the new blur filters provided in Photoshop CS2. These new blur filters take your projects to a new level. In this tutorial, you will learn about the very exciting new blur filter called "Surface Blur" that will add a professional look to any digital photo.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – CREATING REALISTIC ICE
This tutorial will demonstrate how to give a realistic ice texture to your shapes using Layer Styles.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TUTORIAL – CREATING A CARPET TEXTURE
This photoshop video tutorial demonstrates how to create a fibrous carpet texture in just a few simple steps in Photoshop.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP – "Photoshop CS2 - Designing with Photos" Preview
This photoshop video tutorial illustrates the best method of correcting color in your photographs using everything from thresholds to curves.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TRAINING – "Photoshop CS2 - Designing with Photos" Preview
This photoshop video tutorial demonstrates several different ways to convert an image to black and white using Photoshop CS2, and discusses the positives and negatives of each method.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO LESSON – MAKING A PHOTO OLD
There are lots of methods of aging a photo. Instead of just weathering and roughing it up, you will be shown the basic properties of old photo exposure, and how to achieve the same look in Photoshop. [High contrast, fuzziness, random shadow from flash; no true black; THEN add dust & scratches]

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO CLASS – CLEAR SKIES
In this photoshop video tip, you will learn the wide potential in sky replacement and subsequent color adjustment. If you have ever had a picture that you loved, but it was unfortunately very cloudy or dull, here is an easy way to spice up that picture.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - Red, Black and White
Who knows where the new style of a single-color (usually red) contrasted with black and white came from? Regardless, You will be taught in this video the various methods of capturing that vibrant red or other color while desaturating the rest.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - 3D Angled Text
Have you ever wanted a line of text to pop off the page? In this photoshop video tutorial, you will be shown a 3D angle effect that will make your text stand out.

Photoshop VIDEO TIP - BICUBIC SHARPER
When resizing an image in Photoshop, if you use all the default settings, the image will end up with a little bit of a blur to it - hardly distinguishable, but it is there. In this tutorial, you will learn how to customize the way your image is resampled when you resize it in order to maintain the sharpness of the image.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - WOOD GRAIN TEXTURE
In this Photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to create a wood grain texture from scratch in Photoshop.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - RUBBER BAND
The Photoshop pen tool can be a little tricky to use, and until you get used to it, you might not always know where your next anchor point is going to leave you. In this photoshop video tutorial, You will learn how to use the Rubber Band option with your pen tool, which will allow you to see hints of what your shape will look like.

Photoshop VIDEO tutorial - DOTTED LINES
Photoshop does not have any quick means of creating dotted lines, but in this video tutorial, you will learn how to create your own customized dotted line quickly and easily, using the paintbrush tool.

Photoshop VIDEO Tutorial - TRICKY SELECTIONS
It is sometimes not easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images. In this tutorial, you will learn a very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - OPEN TYPE FONT EMBELLISHMENTS
In this flash 8 tutorial, the Photoshop trainer shows you how to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific letter pairings for open type fonts.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - DOCUMENT SIZING TIPS
In this video tutorial, you will learn a few different tips for setting document size in Photoshop, including a shortcut on how to create a new document that's the same size as your current document.

PHOTOSHOP VIDEO TIP - MAGIC SELECTION
The magic wand tool can be very useful for making complex selections in Photoshop, but it can have some limitations. In this Photoshop video tutorial , You will learn another more effective way of creating magic selections.

PhotoShop VIDEO TUTORIAL - CUCOLORIS ("COOKIE") EFFECT
A cucoloris (or a cookie) is a metal sheet with patterns cut out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background (and often the subject) of a photograph. With this photoshop video tutorial, learn how to achieve the same effect in Photoshop.

NEW Photoshop VIDEO TIP - WARPING TEXT WITH SMART OBJECTS
There are many ways to warp text in Photoshop, but most of them have their limitations. Some methods allow you to edit your text after warping, but don't provide full customization of HOW you warp the text. Other methods allow full customization but don't allow you to edit the text afterwards. In this Photoshop video tutorial, you will learn a method for warping text that will give you the best of both worlds.

Photoshop video tutorial - GLOWING LIGHTS
In this Photoshop video tutorial, you will be instructed how to take an image of a light bulb that's turned off and add a glow to it to make it look like it is illuminated.

Series Preview – Creating a New Document in Photoshop
This tip is an excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Introduction to Photoshop CS 2" by trainer Geoff Riggs. In this video clip, you will learn some of the basic options available to you when creating a new document in Photoshop.

Levels Adjustment
You may already know the basics of the levels adjustment tool, but in this video, you will be shown a neat little trick you may not have known. Using this method you will be able to very quickly and effectively adjust the brightness and contrast of your image in a very intuitive manner.

Perspective Cropping in Photoshop
It seems like it would be quite a task to straighten up a picture of an object that was taken at a severe angle. However, Photoshop's Perspective Cropping feature allows you to do this in one simple step. In this video, you will learn how to use this amazing tool in Photoshop.

Steel Text Effect in Photoshop
The great thing about text effects is that they are usually very easy to reproduce. In this video tutorial, learn how to make a steel text effect, and then find out how to save this effect so that it can easily be applied to other layers in the future.

Colorizing Black and White Photos in Photoshop
Many black and white images can be made much more interesting simply by adding a little color. In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to paint color onto a black and white photo.

Painted Frames in Photoshop
In this video tutorial, learn how to create a quick and easy frame for your photographs simply using the eraser tool.

Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning in Photoshop
The Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop are great tools for lightening and darkening areas of your images. However, these tools are destructive to your original photograph and can only be reversed using your History panel. In this tutorial, learn a more creative and effective way of achieving the same effects without affecting the image layer itself.

Casting Shadows
In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn how to create an elongated shadow cast in front of a block of backlit text.

Smoothing Skin - Photoshop Video Tutorial
Sometimes the camera can do too good a job of capturing all the details, especially when it comes to skin. A close-up portrait can sometimes reveal tiny bumps and roughness that we might not want to see. In this photoshop video tutorial, you will learn a very effective technique for smoothing out your skin in Photoshop.

Grunge Borders in Photoshop
In this grunge borders Photoshop tutorial, you will be taught how to create a very easy, but very effective, white grunge border around your photographs.

Creating a Grid with a Custom Pattern in Photoshop
In this video tutorial, you will be shown how to create and define a custom pattern in Photoshop and then use that pattern to create a grid background for your Photoshop file.

PHOTOSHOP: - Using Clipping Masks
You've all seen postcards or advertisements with a picture of something inside a block of bold text. In this tutorial, you'll learn just how easy it can be to achieve this effect.

Making Changes Across Multiple Photos in Photoshop
Ever wanted to resize a group of images or add a watermark to a group of images, but you just didn't have the time to do it? Well, with Photoshop's Batch processing capabilities, you can make changes to multiple images all at once. In this video, you'll learn how to add a watermark to a collection of images all at once.

Linking Effect in Photoshop
Ever wanted to link two objects together in Photoshop so that they seem to weave in and out of each other, kind of like the Olympic rings? Well, it's easier than you might think! In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create this linking effect in just a couple very easy steps.

Photoshop - Turning Pictures into Statues
Today's tip is a two-for-one for those of you who want to know how to extract a person from an image. After learning how to do this, you'll also learn how to turn that person into a statue in just a few simple steps.

PHOTOSHOP - Posterizing Images
Turning your images into illustrations isn't as difficult as you might think. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make your images look cartoonish in just one simple step.

Saving Color Swatches
When designing a web layout or some other type of design layout, you will often need to use some of the same colors over and over again. In this video, you'll learn how to add color swatches to your Swatches pallette, save your current set of color swatches, and load a set that you've already saved.

Making a Vignette
Today's video is a relatively simple tip on two different ways to create a vignette for your photographs. A vignette is basically a soft-edged border around a photograph. Enjoy!

Photoshop - text that follows a path
Creating text that follows a path in Photoshop is an extremely simpleprocess. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a circle of text using selections, paths, and, of course, the text tool.

Photoshop - creating a photorealistic tennis ball
I'll give you three guesses as to what you'll be learning in this tutorial! If you guessed that you're going to learn how to create your own photorealistic tennis ball in Photoshop, then you're absolutely right!

Using Layer Masks
A layer mask in Photoshop is basically a way of hiding and revealing certain parts of a layer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to create, edit, delete, and modify layer masks in Photoshop.

Making a Panorama with Photoshop
Ever wanted to take a panorama but couldn't find your wide angle lens? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make a panoramic image out of a few separate images using a little recoloring, retouching and blending.

Flawless Black and White Photos.
How many of you just convert your images from RGB to grayscale when you want to create a black and white image? How many of you turn to your Hue/Saturation adjustments and completely desaturate the image? Well, in this video, you'll learn how to take control of your black and white images in a much more effective way.

Photoshop VIDEO TIP - TAMING THE SKIES
Did you ever have one of those photographs in which the sky is too bright and harsh? With this Photoshop Video tutorial, You will learn an amazingly effective trick for toning down and recoloring an overly bright sky.

New Flash Tutorials on Video Available

LearnFlash.com has announced the released of a new video training series called "Flash Animation and Intros". This video training series highlights common animation techniques used in Flash and teaches you how to build full length animated intros of your own. You can learn more details about this product from the official website of LearnFlash.com. Also, click here for over 45 minutes of free flash tutorials.

Creating Movie Clip Buttons
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create animated buttons by storing your button as a movie clip symbol instead of a button symbol. Movie clip symbols will give you much more flexibility.
Running time: 21:31

Animating With Actionscript
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a simple animation using ActionScript instead of motion tweens.
Running time: 11:01

Falling Text Effect
In this video, you'll learn how to create a really sharp animation effect by animating the letters of a block of text onto the stage separately.
Running time: 8:08

Smoke Effect
Learn how to create a really cool smoke effect using Flash Professional 8's new filters!
Running time: 15:20

Flashing Face Effect
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to highlight a picture on the stage by causing it to flash a couple times.
Running time: 13:39

20th June, 2005
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