Creative COW Tutorials

	Adobe After Effects Expressions AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a menu item for speeding up the process of copying expressions to other layers, without typing or altering the current values. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash Action Safe:Title Safe Template In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will learn to create an Action/ Title Safe template in Flash. Use this as a guide when making animations or motion graphics going to DVD or TV. Using rectangle tool, transform window, saving layers as a guide, and learn to save a document as a template. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Using Automator for repetitive tasks in Final Cut Pro Apple Automator is a tiny application included with Mac OS X with big power, quickly and easily creating custom workflows based on the work you actually do - no programming required. Its the perfect way to handle those pesky repetitive tasks in FCP. Do something once, then let Automator take it from there. This handy little tool can make the difference between keeping and losing your sanity -- and making or missing your deadline. Tutorial, Feature Author: Cowdog

	Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to the subject of Audio (Workflow tips #8) and shares a tip for working with audio waveforms that he got from an AE user via email. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.3 In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will add the rain to the cityscape via Photoshop. You will use a series of filters in Photoshop to create a single image to import into Flash, then create a 4-frame rain loop that can be animated at any angle. In addition you will add sound and lightning FX in Flash to complete the illusion of a thunderstorm. This is the last of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed feature in AE that can help you when trying to create transparency in an image by using the layers below as the source of that transparency. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Apple Final Cut Pro The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, Part 3 Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the worlds most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, hes compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shanes Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. Here in Part 3, he covers QuickTime issues, timecode management, P2 tips and much more, including one of the most frequently questions of all: how to open new projects in older versions of FCP. Tutorial, Feature Author: Shane Ross

	Adobe After Effects Mystic Text In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you through an effective way of tracking Mystic Text onto a wall or screen. This technique can be used in horror films, commercials, or promos. He will cover the basics of the After Effects paint tools, some basic 2.5D motion tracking, and some simple yet effective compositing techniques. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Grant Swanson

	Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed tool that can help you out in a pinch, by expanding the boundaries of your footage. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.2 In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will build a multiplane by animating a second set of buildings as the foreground. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection & Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. This is part 2 of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects Igniting a Soccer Ball, part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part Three shows how to mask the emitter layer in an After Effects composition, so that the emitter appears to be placed properly in the scene relative to the other video elements. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune

	Adobe After Effects Afterista: part two In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern continues to animate the vector shapes using After Effects and finalizing the design for our Telenovela opener. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	particle Illusion Igniting a Soccer Ball, part two In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part Two concerns the animation of the emitter itself so that it accurately tracks the video element. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune

	Trapcode Creating Advanced Glitter using Expressions with Trapcode Particular In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates another, more advanced method for creating shimmering glitter particles using Trapcodes Particular. The main advancement is the implementation of 3d rotation of the glitter particles, as well as using expressions to convert the rotation of the particles in all 3 axis to drive a greyscale map, which in turn is used to color the particle using colorama and create the shimmer effect when the particles face the camera. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

	Adobe Flash A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.1 In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will create a seamless, looping background of buildings against a night sky. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection & Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. You will also learn to work in Flash using the Duplicate Window option. This is the first of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects Afterista: part one In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a cool way of designing a text title for a Telenovela soap opera opener using Illustrator open type font. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	particle Illusion Igniting a Soccer Ball, part one In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part One details how to animate the Layer Offset in particleIllusion to eliminate motion in the clip that is caused by movement of the camera that filmed the scene. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune

	Trapcode Creating Shimmering Glitter using Trapcode Particular In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates how to simulate shimmering glitter particles using fractal noise, colorama effect and Trapcodes Particular plugin. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

	Adobe Flash Draw a Flower Pot in Flash In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn to use Flash as a drawing tool, while making several pseudo-3D shapes, including a flower pot. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, and Free Transform Tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects An Introduction to Shape Layers In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Shape Layers, one of the most powerful features in Adobe After Effects CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects Creating a shotgun blast using 3ds max and AE: Part 2 In part two of his shotgun tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to incorporate the 3d footage together with 2d footage in After effects and use different filters to create the distortion surrounding the blast from the barrel of the shotgun and the air distortion trailing the individual shotgun pellets as they race towards the camera. He will also cover some time remapping techniques to add some more interest to your shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

	Adobe After Effects Creating a shotgun blast using 3ds max and AE: Part 1 Many people are interested in creating and incorporating 3d generated footage into live action. In this 2 part tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to create a shotgun blast at the camera using 3d rendered particles and distortion trails along with some 2d footage to create a convincing effect. In part 1 of this tutorial, we will create the 3d shotgun pellet geometry and material, as well as the distortion trails to be later used in the after effects composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

	Adobe Flash Custom Swatches in Flash In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn how to create and save a custom swatches palette in Flash. Tools include the Eyedropper tool, the Paint Bucket tool, and the Swatches window. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Motion Apple Motion - TV Screen Part 4 In this Apple Motion tutorial Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen effect inside Apple Motion. This is part four of a series that can be found in the Creative COW Final Cut Studio Tutorials Podcast. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Ben Scott

	Adobe After Effects Invisible Cape In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern with the help of his brother Yuval will show you a simple method to create the famous invisible look inspired from the movie The Predator. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Adobe Photoshop Designing a Website in Photoshop This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show how to use Photoshop to design a website that will be exported as HTML and image slices. The web page can be brought into an HTML editor program such as Adobe Dreamweaver to be modified. This is an Adobe Photoshop web design tutorial showing how to design, create and save a web page with Photoshop. Tutorial Author: Abraham Chaffin

	Business & Marketing Starting a Business: Four Points to Consider In this article, Brendan Coots addresses some of the points that users need to consider when asking ''What do I need to do to go into business for myself?'' Tutorial, Feature, Business Author: Brendan Coots

	Adobe After Effects Creating the Sin City Effect In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you step-by-step through the easiest and fastest (and extremely effective) way of creating the popular Sin City effect - colorized objects in a black and white world. You will learn basic techniques when working with color, and some useful masking/rotoscoping techniques. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Grant Swanson

	Adobe After Effects After Effects Text Tips 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores a few ways to correct some common problems experienced when creating text animators. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects After Effects Text Tips 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores creating Text animators, and talks about why you might animate properties together or separately. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Softron IPTV: How To WebCast Using Softron OnTheAir Video In this article, technology guru Mike Skibra discusses both IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and the way that tools like Softron's OnTheAir system webcasts digital television over broadband network connections. IPTV is television content that, instead of being delivered through traditional broadcast and cable formats, is received by the viewer through the technologies used for computer networks. At the forefront of this new evolution in distribution, Softron OnTheAir enables the delivery of content using these internet enabled computers to become new broadcast channels. The OnTheAir system is Mac-based and in this article, Mike Skibra explains many of the basics you need to know for set-up and successfully broadcasting your content. Tutorial, Feature Author: Mike Skibra

	Cinematography Looking for film look? Shoot like film! Film look software will never offer the same impact on your work that film-style shooting will. Software will also always take longer than shooting right the first time. Longtime film shooter Kim Segel shows you the tools and techniques to maximize film looks, even on pauper's budgets. Tutorial, Feature Author: Kim Segel

	Apple Motion Creating Customized Motion Templates If you thought the pre-built templates that came with Motion were cool, how about building your own? This Apple Motion video tutorial by CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you what you need to know to create your own custom Motion templates. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Adobe After Effects Digits Man, part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern will continue to finesse the design of the Digits Man promo. Learn how to create a subtle background using the Shape Tool and spice it further with additional effects and Text animations. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Adobe Flash Optical Illusion, part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 3 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a more complex spinning illusion of two sets of concentric circles using Motion Tweens, Rotation Options, and Blend Modes. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Stephens Five FCP Time Saving Tips Want to save time while using Final Cut Pro? CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how. His video tutorial has five must use tips: Motion Templates, Swap Edit, Audio Levels, Ripple Delete and Transitions Time Saver. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Adobe After Effects Digits Man, part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern will show you a cool technique for filling an image of a human head with animated numbers using After Effects CS3s Text tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Adobe Flash Optical Illusion, part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 2 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Adobe Flash. Create a tunnel illusion using Motion Tweens and Masking. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe Flash Animate a Movie Clip as a Rollover In this Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross answers a forum question: ''I want to animate the movie clip as a roll over. so as the mouse is hovering over the MC it plays the animation in a loop, but when the mouse is moved away it finishes the animation then stops.'' This will be done using a movieclip, an invisible button, and Actionscript. Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash Optical Illusion, part 1 In this Adobe Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates the first of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a spinning illusion of circles with cycling gradients using Motion Tweens and Rotation Options. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and an introduction to the History panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Compressor Custom Settings: A Creative COW Final Cut Studio Video Tutorial Final Cut Studios Compressor has many pre-existing settings that allow you to start compressing your project immediately. If you find yourself making the same alterations this tutorial can save you time. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to: create custom settings, create custom settings from scratch, create groups of settings and how to delete settings. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Adobe After Effects Blend and Bend Time In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how you can create the illusion of time bending with a special focus on the correct way of using the CC Time Blend FX. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Web Design Start Using MySQL with PHP Learn about MySQL and how to implement its functionality into your web site allowing you to create dynamic content built from databases. In this tutorial you will learn some basics of using MySQL, PHPMyAdmin, Database Management Systems, and how to display MySQL content in a web page. Tutorial Author: Abraham Chaffin

	Adobe Flash Build A Basic Site About Colors In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates how to build a basic site about Colors in Flash. The basic principles learned from this tutorial will enable the user to create a variety of simple websites. Elements covered are navigation, basic action script, labels, button and graphic symbols. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Adobe After Effects Creating a Hologram Look in After Effects In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to one of his earliest tutorials, Creating TV Look, and shows how it can be used to create the look of a Hologram as seen in science fiction movies. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash Pencil v.2 Drawing a Curved Line In this Flash video tutorial, Pencil Drawing part 2, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates drawing a line. Learn how to use Masking, Motion Tweens, and Motion Guide Layers to create an animated pencil drawing a curved line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Preparing Your Sequences to Go From FCP to Color Yes, Apple Color is connected to Final Cut Pro...but not exactly integrated. Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi, one of the worlds most respected experts on the connection between the two, will help guide your sequences safely from FCP to Color -- and show you why its worth the effort. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Walter Biscardi

	Apple Final Cut Pro The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 2 Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 2 he covers HDV monitoring, editing web codecs, working with Photoshop files in FCP, and much more. Tutorial, Feature Author: Shane Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Maximum FCP Efficiency with Tabs Because Final Cut Pro can do so much, it can be easy to get lost inside its interface as you start to do more and more at once. Let Creative Cow leader and Final Cut Pro expert Walter Biscardi show you how to take back control of your workspace and work more quickly and efficiently with FCPs tabs. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Walter Biscardi

	Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to transition between the different 3D images, and to create a final animation project. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Apple Final Cut Pro Walter Biscardis Secrets for Real-time Sequences Its late, youre running late, and you cant figure out why your sequence isnt playing in real time. Fortunately, Creative Cow leader and Final Cut Pro expert Walter Biscardi is here to help. You know that somethings wrong, Walter knows what, and he tells you how to fix it here. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Walter Biscardi

	Apple Final Cut Pro The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 1 Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 1 he covers lossless QuickTimes, digitizing across timecode breaks, some of his favorite freeware add-ons, and more. Tutorial, Feature Author: Shane Ross

	SmartSound - Sonicfire Pro Using SmartSound in Liquid In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Fred Ginsburg gives Avid Liquid editors some tips on how to use SmartSound within their editing system. This article was written in response to questions that came up from members of the San Fernando Valley Liquid Users Group. Tutorial Author: Fred Ginsburg

	Adobe Flash Pencil Drawing in Flash In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross introduces drawing techniques in Flash, as well as how to use Masking, Motion and Shape Tweens to create an animated pencil drawing a line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tony Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro As a Page Turns: A Creative COW Final Cut Studio Video Tutorial Creative Cow contributing editor Stephen Smith examines the classic tale of how a page peel can be transformed into a realistic player in the video effects world. With a little extra work, your results can go from fake to fabulous in no time. As a Page Turns not only includes how to maximize a page peel but how to create custom blue prints in Live Type. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow member Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to create Animated hands for the 3D watch. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Web Design Embedding Quicktime Movies Learn the basics and advanced methods of embedding Quicktime Movies into your web site, blog or any html page. Find out what it takes to maintain cross platform compatibility when publishing all your Quicktime Videos. A more advanced technique of using Dreamweaver CS3 to embed your movie using ActiveX javascript embedding is also discussed. Tutorial Author: Abraham Chaffin

	Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow member Eran Stern shows you how to use Photoshop CS3 Extended to create different images of a 3D watch. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects Smoking Letters in AE CS3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a quick, easy way to make a smoky title effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern

	Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz continues his weather replacement tutorial, and shows you how to add rain to your shot, as well as drops of water on the camera. Also, 3D compositing and color correction are covered. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects A Quick Tip for Creating an Animation In this quick tip for after effects users, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Bob Thompson creates a complex looking animation using only a camera, 3d layer, null object, and some duplicated layers. In only minutes, you can get an animated look with only one layer to worry about to control the motion. It's a quick fix to let you spend more time on other facets of your project workflow. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Bob Thompson

	Adobe After Effects Cineon Files: What They Are, and How To Work With Them Expert film compositor Pete OConnell takes you through the world of Cineon files, including exactly what they are, how they work, and how to work with them in Adobe After Effects. If you work with film files or want to, you need to read this article. High Bandwidth/Large File Warning: Due to the fact that this article deals with film images, the image sizes are large and this article contains 32MB of images in the HTML file. Tutorial, Feature Author: Pete O'Connell

	Audio Professionals Recording Multi-cam Audio Editing multi-cam audio is a hot NLE feature. Maybe youre ready to shoot the video -- but are you ready to capture multiple audio sources for your multi-cam shoot? Brandt Sleeper offers tips for multi-cam audio shoots, from ENG to the front row. Tutorial Author: Brandt Sleeper

	Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to change the weather from a sunny day at the beach to a very cloudy day, with a chance of showers. Youll learn techniques is color correction and compositing. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects Studying Shape Extruder After publishing his ShapeExtruder, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) got tons of emails asking for further explanation, so in this follow-up tutorial, Jerzy answers the most commonly asked questions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr

	Apple Final Cut Pro Travel Mattes in FCP: Faster than AE "I about had a heart attack, as the budget did not allow for days of AE work, so I began to search for alternatives to animating a gazillion layers in Final Cut Pro." If you haven't been there yet, you will. Either way, Chris Poisson will show you how to build high-impact composites in Final Cut Pro, more quickly than you can in AE. Tutorial Author: Chris Poisson

	Adobe Premiere Pro Multi-Camera Synchronize If you've dabbled with multi-camera syncing, you'll know there's a couple of ways to do it. In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Jon Barrie demonstrates a few ways he's found to be easiest using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jon Barrie

	Apple Final Cut Pro Build Unique Transitions with Filters in Final Cut Pro Apple Final Cut Pro has a lot of great filters, and Creative Cow leader Shane Ross found a number of them that he thought would look great as transitions. It turns out that really do! In this video tutorial, he shows you just how easily you too can build truly unique transitions with filters. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Shane Ross

	Autodesk 3ds Max Flying Through Clouds in 3ds max In this tutorial from Jonas Ussing, you will learn to create a fly-through of a realistic cloud tunnel that renders relatively fast, using 3D Studio Max with no plugins or 3rd party renderers. Tutorial Author: Jonas Ussing

	Adobe After Effects Using Brainstorm in AE CS3 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how get the most out of Brainstorm, a new feature in AE CS3 that lets you visualize randomized layer properties and effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Flash Flash Videos for the Web Using Adobe CS3 Overview of the different ways to create Flash Videos in Adobe CS3. In this tutorial you will learn the various methods of FLV and SWF Video creation in Adobe After Effects, Dreamweaver and Flash and learn the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Review, Tutorial Author: Abraham Chaffin

	Apple Final Cut Pro P2 Import in Final Cut Pro 6 P2 workflows are among the very hottest topics at the Cow, and with extensive experience with P2 in broadcast editing, leader Shane Ross is one of the industry experts in the new features to support P2 in Final Cut Pro 6. In this video tutorial, Shane covers new techniques for bringing in captured footage, and as always, tips for project organization and media management for the best results with the least effort. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Shane Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro Really? Capture HDV to ProRes in FCP? Over FireWire?! Yes! One of the features that snuck into the new edition of Final Cut Studio is that you can now capture HDV directly to ProRes over FireWire! There are a couple of issues you'll want to consider, but Chris Poisson, a Cow member since 2001, takes you step by step through a process that can make a big difference to the way you edit HDV in Final Cut Pro from now on. Tutorial Author: Chris Poisson

	Mocha | Mokey | Monet | Motor The Gatorade Effect Using Mocha: Part Two In this part two video tutorial from Aaron Zander, we take a look at linking splines to other tracks, adjusting tracks and keyframes, and rendering. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aaron Zander

	Apple Final Cut Pro Bad TV Look: Final Cut Pro Tutorial Creating that 'bad TV' look has never been easier with Final Cut Pro. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith's Bad TV tutorial will show you how to create this spectacular effect using tools already provided by FCP. Learn how to make your video transition in from noise, animate a TV roll and duplicate the turning off the TV look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Adobe Premiere Pro Working with Custom Titles In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Jon Barrie demonstrates creating custom titles in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jon Barrie

	Adobe After Effects Light Writing,Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the light writing effect covered in part 1, adding intense points of light and other improvement ideas. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	particle Illusion particleIllusion Logo Hold Technique In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz answers the common question: ''How do I make my logo stay up longer in particleIllusion?'' If you've ever had trouble making you're logo stay on screen when using a pIllusion emitter preset, this will show you how to do that in just a few simple steps. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Premiere Pro Advanced Multi-Cam Workflow In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Jon Barrie demonstrates some advanced uses of the multi-cam workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jon Barrie

	Adobe After Effects Expressions Animating Text Reflections with Expressions In this tutorial from Creative COW Contributing Editor Trent Armstrong, you'll see how to use Expressions to animate reflected light across text. You can get great results using only ingredients included free with AE, including track mattes and the AE Camera. Tutorial Author: Trent Armstrong

	Adobe After Effects Particle Playground on Ice In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how to generate snow using particle playground. He'll also show how to make the snow stick to other layers in your composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr

	Mocha | Mokey | Monet | Motor The Gatorade Effect Using Mocha: Part One In this video tutorial, Aaron Zander takes an introductory look at Imagineer's Mocha and its toolset. Aaron also demonstrates some basic rotoscoping to be applied into a Gatorade style look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aaron Zander

	Business & Marketing Promote Yourself FREE in the COW's Services Offered Directory In this article, Kathlyn Lindeboom explains the functionality and use of our new free Services Offered Directory section. With it, you can promote yourself within Creative COW's vital half-million monthly visitor stream at CreativeCOW.net. Tutorial, Feature, Business Author: Kathlyn Lindeboom

	Adobe After Effects Light Writing,Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use AE to simulate the popular light writing effect seen in recent Sprint commercials. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects Per-Character 3D Text In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to the new Per-Character 3D Text animation feature in After Effects CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe After Effects CE ColorCorrector In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how to change the look and feel of your footage easily with his new, useful CustomEffect for color correction. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr

	Adobe After Effects Particle Playground on Fire In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how to generate particles from live action footage without using any keyframes or expressions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr

	Adobe After Effects Creating 3D Extruded Text In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you several popular techniques and tools for creating 3D extruded text in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	Adobe Dreamweaver Rollovers in Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 In this Dreamweaver CS3 tutorial Abraham explores the capabilities of Dreamweaver to create dynamic rollover functions on a web page. What before might have taken special scripting is easily accomplished through a few slight alterations of the rollover behaviors built into Dreamweaver. Part two of this tutorial shows how to embed pop up videos into your web page. Tutorial Author: Abraham Chaffin