Photoshop is the program that some have come to know for finishing HDR Images but more often than not it's overlooked as the source of producing great HDR files. RC Concepcion shows you how to create the most compelling HDRs by going through the entire process start-to-finish using only Photoshop.

Photoshop CS6 has loads of new design features from the way it handles type to new vector layers. Understanding all of the various functions geared towards the designer will allow you to become more creative and effective. In this class Pete Collins co-host of PhotoshopUserTV will provide in depth tips and tricks on all of the ways CS6 can make your life much easier.

Bridge CS6 is a powerful program that's installed alongside many Adobe Creative Suite programs. This program serves as the file monitor and home base for many different types of programs. RC Concepcion goes over how easy it is to find open and organize yourself in Bridge CS6.

PFMatchIt is The Pixel Farm's first tracking package to come from a new internal architecture that was built from the ground up. it also offers a much more affordable price-point than the company's previous offerings. Teaching our first course in the application is Victor Wolansky who has been using PFTrack for years and was part of the PFMatchIt beta program.

Mocha has established itself as an essential part in many workflows for getting fast and accurate tracking and shape data from challenging footage. This course focuses on a practical breakdown of various techniques for more challenging shots. We start with an examination of the most important tool in mocha - its planar tracker.

This intermediate (pushing advanced) level course discusses fluid effects in Houdini. Profs Jonathan Gilbert and John Moncrief will help members of the course become familiar with Houdinis Dynamics Operators (DOPs) and the different fluid types: SPH Voxel-Based and FLIP fluids. With this knowledge you will endeavor in a production oriented project to integrate a cg water fountain into a live action background plate. We will explore Houdinis Rigid Body Dynamics (RBD) for collision detection FLIP fluids for the bulk of the water effects DOPs Forces for wind foam and spray using some built in shelf tools (whitecaps) and lastly lighting shading rendering and compositing the final image.

This term Tom Gleeson returns and is joined by Mike Seymour for a camera production course that focuses on the technical side of film making. Each week the team will pick an area and discuss the technical issues associated and along the way show the newest cameras on the market. Rather than look at a different camera each week the team will cover the technical topic and use several cameras to illustrate the key points.

We have done some great courses in recent times on using the new range of DSLR cameras in a variety of situations but this term we want to focus on scripted based narrative drama and comedy. We have teamed up with legendary UK Writer and Director Doug Naylor (Red Dwarf co-creator) to produce an episodic comedy called "Over to Bill". Mike Seymour will be working closely with Director of Photography Ed Moore to bring practical on-set tips to light. The entirely new and original story is filmed in and around London in the present day and captures the best of scripted DSLR approaches.

Join Ray Villalobos in this course Fireworks CS6 Essential Training as he shows how to create custom web graphics and web site mockups with Adobe Fireworks CS6. The initial chapters explain the basics: how to get around in the interface and create and organize documents. The course proceeds to cover all the essential drawing features in Fireworks from drawing simple lines and shapes to applying fills strokes and opacity values to objects. The course also covers how to move scale and otherwise transform text and images as well as create symbols use sprites and integrate CSS and jQuery Mobile.

With the release of Photoshop CS6 Adobe introduced the ability to edit video footage. Author Rich Harrington guides you through this brand-new workflow from building a sequence to working with audio and exporting your video in a variety of high-quality formats. The course also covers how Photoshop's strongest feature its image enhancement toolset translates to video from fixing under- or overexposed footage performing color balancing and adding vibrance and contrast to special effects such as converting to black and white and using Smart Filters to soften skin.

A fundamental guide to learning global illumination in Maya Learn creative practices for utilizing global illumination and time-saving rendering techniques that can be used in a multitude of applications. Contains 2 hours of project-driven training - Perfect for intermediate artists.

Its been 30 years since the initial release of Revelations the monumental video set that immortalized the life and work of perhaps one of the greatest magicians who ever lived the Professor himself Dai Vernon.

Lesa Snider returns to creativeLIVE for an intensive look at the newly released Adobe Photoshop CS6. Whether you've already upgraded or are still deciding you'll learn practical yet non-destructive editing techniques you can use every day. This 3-day course is a perfect companion to Lesa's previous CS5 class on creativeLIVE. Lesa will go further in-depth into advanced filters such as Puppet Warp Liquify and Lighting Effects which all take advantage of the new processing power of CS6. Lesa will spend a full day covering Photoshop's brand new video features.

Lesa Snider takes a deep dive into the power of Adobe's Camera RAW tools.

Vinux a remastered version of the distribution Ubuntu Linux, optimized for users with impaired vision. It provides a reading from the screen, zoom and full screen support for braille displays out of the box! It can be run from Live CD, without any changes on your hard disk. If you are looking for distribution, you can install it on a USB flash drive or hard disk, or install Vinux with Windows, using the virtual machine, or as a complete replacement for Windows. To learn more about the different versions Vinux, please visit the project website.