Monthly Archives: August 2008
Apple Motion 3 Level One Test Preparation
Preparing for your Certification Exam It is a good idea to take the Motion course to help you prepare for the exam. Use the book provided to you in class. You will want to be very conscientious about doing all the exercises and working through the question and answer section at the end of each [...]
What are Blend Modes?
Using Blend Modes Each of the available blend modes presents a different method for combining two or more images together. Blend modes work in addition to an object’s alpha channel and opacity parameter. How Blend Modes Affect Images Please understand that blend modes mix colors from overlapping objects together based on the brightness values within [...]
Allowing Sloodle Controller to Work even when Invisible
Here’s what to do to make the Controller work even when invisible: In the Sloodle module folder, open up “lib/controller.php”, and look for a member function called “is_available()” (should be around line 223). Normally, it should contain the following line: return (bool)($this->cm->visible); Change that line to just this: return true;
Blend Mode Definitions
Normal Selects the source color, ignoring the backdrop Multiply Multiplies the backdrop and source color values. The result color is always at least as dark as either of the two constituent colors. Multiplying any color with black produces black; multiplying with white leaves the original color unchanged. Painting successive overlapping objects with a color other [...]
How to Use the Show/Hide Behavior in Dreamweaver CS3
It is easy to show and hide web page elements if you know how to use Dreamweaver’s Show/Hide behavior. In this tutorial I will show you how to show and hide two different elements. First, you need to set up the links and and CSS IDs: Create the links to show the elements. Use “javascript:;” [...]
HTML Code to Embed Movies on your Web Page
The Problem As of HTML 4.1, there is no standard method of inserting multimedia into your web pages. You must choose your preferred player plugin and code for that specific player. Unfortunately, However, we are not given the code to insert other types of movie files. Playing Most Multimedia Files There are many different types [...]
Vimeo Upload Tutorial
Here is Vimeo’s screencast on how to upload your videos to their website. Upload Tutorial from Vimeo Staff on Vimeo.
Exam Preparation Guide: Final Cut Pro 6
I grabbed Apple’s exam preparation document for the level 1 Final Cut Pro 6 test. I plan on adding this guide to my Moodle site, but here is the fcp6-practice-exam to help you prepare right now. You will also find my flash cards on a previous post. Use these resources to help you prepare for [...]
New Apple Online Seminars, August 2008
Audio The Podcast Recipe: Producing a successful show. Find out what it takes to perform a great-sounding podcast, produce a professional show, and promote a podcast to reach as many people as possible. Databases Organize your work and life with your Mac. Get organized with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, Bento and FileMaker Pro! Design, [...]