Lynda com - After Effects CS5 Essential Training
English | AVC 960x600 15fps ~ 100Kbps | AAC 48kHz 2ch 96Kbps | 723MB
Genre: Video training
Manufacturer: lynda.com
Language: English
Author: Chad Perkins
Duration: 8 ѕ hours
Sample Files: None
Description: In After Effects CS5 Essential Training, author Chad Perkins discusses the basic tools, effects, and need-to-know techniques in Adobe After Effects CS5, the professional standard for motion graphics, compositing, and visual effects for video. The course provides an overview of the entire workflow, from import to export, as well as detailed coverage of each stage, including animating text and artwork, adding effects to compositions, working in 3D, and rendering and compressing footage.
* Understanding the After Effects workflow
* Precomposing footage
* Explaining the basics and beyond of animating
* Creating glows, patterns, textures, and more with effects
* Color correcting footage
* Working with text
* Manipulating video playback speed
* Masking objects and shape layers
* Removing backgrounds with keying
* Compositing multiple pieces of footage
* Integrating After Effects

Lynda - Photoshop and Bridge CS5 for Photographers New Features
English | Duration : 02hr:46mn | MOV | Author : Chris Orwig | 227.3MB
Genre : eLearning
In Photoshop and Bridge CS5 for Photographers New Features, author Chris Orwig explores the enhancements in Photoshop CS5 and Bridge CS5 from a photographer%27s perspective. This course introduces the Mini Bridge, a brand new panel to browse and open images without leaving Photoshop, expanded layer functionality, improved sharpening and noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw, cleaning up and enhancing photographs with the new Bristle Brush and content-aware tools, and working with the new High Dynamic Range (HDR) toning controls. Exercise files are included with the course.

Lynda.com Photoshop Top 40 Complete (2010) | RAR 1 Gb
Photoshop Top 40 - There%27s nothing people love more than lists, and Photoshop Top 40 offers a great one, highlighting the best features in Photoshop. Deke McClelland counts down to #1 with a new video each week, detailing one great feature after another in this popular digital imaging application. The videos cover tools, commands, and concepts, emphasizing what%27s really important in Photoshop.

Lynda.com - Papervision3D 2 Essential Training
English | H264 960x540 | MP3 128 Kbps | 223 MB
Genre: eLearning
Papervision3D is an open-source ActionScript code library that enables Flash projects to render 3D objects in real time. In Papervision3D 2 Essential Training, author Seb Lee-Delisle shows how to add 3D content to the Flash stage, dynamically and without pre-rendering. This course demonstrates how to import 3D models from external applications such as Maya into Flash Builder, and then add lighting and surface detail using shaders, reflections, and bump maps from the Papervision library. The course also shows how to build an augmented reality scene that brings 3D objects into the real world with FLARToolkit. Exercise files accompany the course.

Lynda.com- Bento Essential Training
English | 880x660 | H264 | 15fps 149kbps | Mp3 128kbps 48.0khz | 548MB
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. Bento is designed for those with no previous database experience, and having database expert Cris Ippolite as a guide makes it easier to get the most from this unique program. In Bento Essential Training, Cris introduces key database concepts as they relate to Bento, including collections, records, forms, and fields. He demonstrates how a little planning and setup results in a more useful collection of information. Cris also explains how to link Bento to other Mac applications, like Address Book and iCal; how to design custom templates; and how to follow best practices for backing up and restoring data. Example files accompany the course.

Lynda.com InDesign CS5 Dynamic Publishing Workflows in XML | 408 MB
Genre: eLearning
In InDesign CS5: Dynamic Publishing Workflows in XML, Jim Maivald explores how XML tools can enhance the page design process in InDesign. This course covers using the Structure pane and Tags panel, understanding and writing code for integration into InDesign and external editors, and ultimately, adding dynamic content to pages with XML. The skills learned in this course will be applied directly to two realworld projects that are included in the final chapters: building a product sheet and a longer book. Exercise files accompany the course.

Lynda.com Photoshop Lightroom 3 Essential Training (Exercise files included)
English | AVC1 960x600 | MP3 128 Kbps | 2.21 GB
Genre: eLearning
In Photoshop Lightroom 3 Essential Training, author Chris Orwig provides a comprehensive look at Ad0be Photoshop Lightroom 3, the popular photoasset management, enhancement, and publishing program. The course covers indispensable techniques such as importing, processing, and organizing images in the Library, correcting and adjusting images in the Develop module, and creating slideshows, web galleries, and print picture packages. In addition to exploring all of Lightroom 3s capabilities, this course is rich with creative tips and expert advice on photographic workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.

Lynda.com - CINEMA 4D: Designing a Promo (Exercise files included)
English | AVC1 960x540 | MP3 128 Kbps | 1.36 GB
Genre: eLearning
Join Rob Garrott in CINEMA 4D: Designing a Promo as he demonstrates how to create a 15-second promotional video that looks and feels like a professional advertisement. Learn how to use a combination of CINEMA 4D, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator to go from concept to script to screen, creating sketches, adding animation, and rendering the final promo. This course focuses on real-world techniques, culminating in a finished, usable product.

Lynda.Com Nuke 5 Essential Training (2010) | RAR 2 Gb
Nuke 5 Essential Training is designed for digital artists already familiar with compositing visual effects using programs like Adobe After Effects or Shake. This course provides a solid foundation in operating Nuke, using the core functions of keying, motion tracking, and color correcting, as well as Nuke’s key strength, 3D compositing. Tour the Nuke user interface, its unique color management system, and overviews of HDR images, masking, keyframe animation, and 2D and 3D motion blur. Exercise files accompany the course.