Introduction to ZBrush 3 covers everything you need to know to get started working in ZBrush. ZBrush 3 is the industry standard application for digital sculpting and has been used in nearly every recent blockbuster film and video game that has visual effects. This DVD covers ZBrush's essential features from a practical and accessible point of view. In addition, this training provides a detailed understanding of how each ZBrush feature builds upon the others to allow artists to sculpt without limitations. This series is just what you need to get up to speed on ZBrush fast.

3d Studio Max is an industry leading application for design visualization, game development and visual effects. 3ds Max is powerful and flexible enough for professionals, but intuitive enough for the beginner. Whether new to 3ds Max or new to 3D, these lectures provide ample discussion of the tools needed to create visually rich imagery and animations. User interface foundations are presented, focusing on 3ds Max's ease and simplicity. Learn core concepts as well as efficient, professional modeling, animation, texturing and lighting techniques.

Get an introduction to Corel Painter. From the basic first steps of setting up the Painter workspace and menus, to using brushes, layers, papers and textures, this DVD is perfect for anyone interested in learning traditional illustration techniques using Painter's powerful features and tools. As the lecture progresses, Ryan walks you through his process for creating a finished production illustration in real time, from sketching and designing, to composing and adding final details.

Get an insiders look at Microsoft® Expression Blend&153; with this training series created with designers in mind. With Microsoft Senior Tester and Trainer Dante Gagne leading the way, youll quickly get up to speed on Expression Blend, WPF and Silverlight 1. Youll discover all the new features of Expression Blend 2 along with tips and techniques to help you successfully use this new piece of technology. Whether you are picking up Blend for the first time, or want to uncover all the new features of Expression Blend 2, this series is just what you need to get you up and running fast.

Freelance developer, consultant, and instructor Andy Olsen has been working with Microsoft and Java-based technologies for over a decade. With Andy leading the way, you will learn the ropes of ASP.NET in no time. you'll see how to create great user interfaces using the latest ASP.NET Web controls such as GridViews and WebParts. you'll also learn how to use the full power of the .NET Framework.

This DVD focuses on the fundamental implementation and functionality of Mental Ray from within Maya. The chapters cover many areas, beginning with an in-depth exploration of the interface of Mental Ray, including the use of MEL scripts to access custom features. Next, you'll explore an initial scene setup using a custom naming script to label files automatically and correctly as they are output. Many other topics are covered in depth, including setting up basic frame buffers, using diagnostics to debug your scenes, various implementations of motion blur including the rasterizer (rapid motion), lens shaders, a custom shader allowing you to blur in post, depth of field, displacement utilizing the latest techniques, including a thorough explanation of ccmeshes (Catmull-Clark meshes) and how to access them from within Mental Ray for Maya.

In this training, you'll learn the basics of feature film style character animation. Starting with the bouncing ball and then moving on to using a character rig, this series gives you a guided tour of the inner workings of Maya, covering the interface and how to develop good workflow habits. It explores the basics of acting and emotion and demonstrates how to setup the always challenging walk cycle, from blocking in and smoothing out the animation to refining it by adding attitude and feeling.

Total Training for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 will teach you to effectively manage your image library and take full control of your digital photography workflow. You will learn Lightroom's sophisticated tools for organizing, optimizing, and outputting photographs, all within a single work environment. This course will allow you to master your growing image library and to effectively optimize your photographs with non-destructive image editing techniques that provide tremendous flexibility and stunning results. You will also discover how easily you can output your images to prints, the web, or a slideshow.

These self-guided lessons from Total Training help you increase your knowledge and understanding of Visual Studio. Whether you are looking to stay competitive or just keep up to date on the latest Microsoft technology, this series is your ticket to success. Get warmed up with some basics on building smart client and web applications, as well as exception handling, debugging and security considerations. See how you can rapidly build applications using the roductivity features of Visual Studio 2005.

Take a guided tour of Microsoft's newest UI (user interface) platform, WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) in this video series. Instructed by Robby Ingebretsen, you will learn invaluable tips and techniques for building amazing applications and user experiences. Ideal for developers and creative professionals, this training series plunges into fundamental principles including XAML, layout, controls, data binding, styles, templates, graphics, animation, and much more.

Get an introduction to Adobe InDesign CS4 with this essential training that introduces you to the basics tools, skills and techniques required to create professionally styled text, layouts and graphics that deliver a powerful impact. In this series, you’ll be guided through the techniques needed to work with text and graphics in your layouts. You will also learn how to apply artistic effects to text and placed artwork, without prior knowledge of other applications like Illustrator or Photoshop.

The aim of our training DVD's are to provide the artist with the most comprehensive set of lessons available. This is achieved by presenting the training material in the form of full screen step by step movies and audio instructions.

The aim of our training DVD’s is to provide the artist with the most comprehensive set of lessons available. This is achieved by presenting the training material in the form of printable step by step text and images combined with on screen movies and audio instructions.

Become a pro with ActionScript by watching interactive, work-along lessons that walk you through the necessary steps of using the built-in classes, new objects, or making your own custom classes and components. You'll also learn the new advanced features of Flash Pro 8 that are only available to ActionScript users including the Drawing API, Bitmap API, and the matrix transformations and displacements. Plus, you'll get a preview of how to use ActionScript in development of mobile applications.

Become a pro with ActionScript by watching interactive, work-along lessons that walk you through the necessary steps of using the built-in classes, new objects, or making your own custom classes and components. You'll also learn the new advanced features of Flash Pro 8 that are only available to ActionScript users including the Drawing API, Bitmap API, and the matrix transformations and displacements. Plus, you'll get a preview of how to use ActionScript in development of mobile applications.

Become a pro with ActionScript by watching interactive, work-along lessons that walk you through the necessary steps of using the built-in classes, new objects, or making your own custom classes and components. You'll also learn the new advanced features of Flash Pro 8 that are only available to ActionScript users including the Drawing API, Bitmap API, and the matrix transformations and displacements. Plus, you'll get a preview of how to use ActionScript in development of mobile applications.

Program Adobe Photoshop Elements combines great features and easy to perform a wide range of tasks: editing and photo processing, image storage is always "at hand, creative work with photos with the use of exciting new ideas that you can implement in the original slide show, photo mailing -letters, web galleries, and countless other possibilities.