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Archive for September, 2008
Lynda.com: Premiere Pro CS4 Getting Started

In Premiere Pro CS4 Getting Started, I walk you through a non-linear editing project from beginning to end, introducing both new and established features along the way. I demonstrates how to capture and organize video footage from tapes or files, create and add to a sequence, and perform basic editing and trimming tasks. I also discuss [...]

Fonts for Small Point Sizes

Here are some sites that have free fonts that are pretty legible at a small size.  especially on screen.  All vector based.  Good for Flash! Miniml http://www.miniml.com Silkscreen http://www.kottke.org/plus/type/silkscreen/ Sevenet http://www.fountain.nu/catalogue/sevenet.asp (bottom left of page) Subatomic Screen http://www.dafont.com/kevin-meinert.d1416 Handy http://www.iamcal.com/misc/fonts/ Grixel Acme 7 http://www.grixel.gr/ (then under FREE FONTS) there are more there than just this [...]

The Principles of Animation

When it comes to animating in Flash, or any other technology for that matter, it is essential to understand the principles of animation.  Once you understand these fundamentals it will give your animations that extra little something helping them stand out.  Not understanding these principles is what makes animations look just plain wrong.

The Eco Zoo

http://www.ecodazoo.com is a great Flash site.  Very well designed and has a nice environmental message on living in a more eco friendly way.  I think it’s made with Papervision 3D and a lot of hard work.

Streaming Video from Mobile Phone Straight to the Web!

Stream live video from your mobile phone using Qik. It will then save the stream so you can share it with others. It’s really that simple. Once it’s set up you can stream video and then check it out later. Real World Example: We’re interested in a house and now I can go through, stream [...]

Esquire Mag Uses E-Ink

The future of print or fancy gimmick?

NBC Dumps Silverlight after Olympics and goes back to Flash

Need I say more?  Who knows if they were going to use it in the first place if MS didn’t sponsor the site.  Go Flash!  See the full article here.

Useful Cheat Sheets for Web Designers

Jacob Gube from Six Revisions has posted 28 great cheat sheets for web designers.  From program shortcuts (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.) to hex, typography, and CSS shortcuts.  Pretty much everything under the sun, located on one page. And if you’re looking for developer cheat sheets (more CSS, HTML, JavaScript) he has those as well. The only thing [...]

CS4 is Coming!!

Adobe Creative Suite 4 is coming September 23rd at 12:01 A.M. (EST). Sign up to view the live webcast here: www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant Be prepared to get your world rocked.