FXPHD has a bunch of free tutorials, but again to promote the software. Others are mostly paid which people like us can’t even think about joining just because they are so costly.

Why doesn’t internet – the answer to every question doesn’t have this. Well probably because of the software itself. Nuke is a nodal based software, which simply means there are many answers to one problem. All you have to do is explore. Or there might not be enough people who could spare time to teach people over the internet. The software Nuke is basically complicated. That’s what I feel but whoever chooses to take up this software and prepare NUKE tutorials, I am sure he or she is gonna make a fortune. Just like Video copilot or Css-tricks I wish there was some site for Nuke Tutorials.

And hey by the way please check amateurmedia.net for some interesting Cinema 4D tutorials. The guy named Alexander has recently started it, but his content is real good. I have started to like Cinema 4D.

Please leave your comments here to let me know if you know any site that has real good NUKE tutorials.

Hi all! When i wanted to create my own portfolio site i searched all the internet to find the best way to upload my site. I do have my own site but i dont want to waste my bandwidth and cyber space on uploading videos. Then get a player to display these videos. I mean why re-invent the wheel (Chris Coyer always used to use this word).

There are lots of options available which is easy to access. Once such site is Blip.tv. I have personally used it on my portfolio site at jcrp.justcreative.in. Thought this would be helpful for you people.

Just check out the video to know more about its features.

Please leave your comments on my first screencast. Please drop in your suggestions so that i can make better screencasts.

Hi! Welcome back.

I was recently doing a project in flash where different .swf files have already been designed. My job was to connect all these swf files and make sure it plays together as one file when they presented with a huge delay in between each file.

The solution was to add a ‘loadMovie’ script at the end of each file to load the second one. But what about the delay? Obviously I could have added frames at the end of each file and then loaded the second file. But this was very tedious and I could not exactly know how long the delay was.

So here is a easy way to do it. Just add this script at an empty frame and it will do the trick.

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

stop();
As you know this stops the complete movie so that the rest of the code is executed.

A variable named ‘interval’ is first declared. Then a function called ‘setInterval’ is initialized. This function is available with action script by default. This helps us in delaying the time where 5000 is the time of the delay. This totally depends on your frame rate. Change this variable to get your desired delay.

The ‘clearInterval()’ is the function that clear the ‘setInterval’ in the beginning.

So once the function ‘setInterval’ is initialized it delays the movie by the number of seconds given below. And then ‘clearInterval()’ function clears it so that it can execute the command ‘play() .

After this frame you give your continue with your animation.

Download source file here.

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Download this totally cool template here (19.49Mb).

Please leave a comment below about the design.

Requirements:

Domain and Web Hosting
MySql Database
Wordpress 2.8

For this tutorial, ill be using XAMPP, but it is very same for your server too. Wherever it is different ill make it a point to mention. A free version of XAMPP can be downloaded from here. It is very easy to install XAMPP on your pc. Or you can check out my tutorial that will roll out soon.

Also please download the latest version of Wordpress2.9 from here. I’ll be using wordpress2.8 because it is the latest stable version and is compatible with most of the plug-in that have already been written.

STEP 1: Getting things right.

Get your setup ready. Considering that you have downloaded the latest Wordpress and XAMPP and installed ill go further. To check if you have installed XAMPP properly open up your Mozilla browser and type http://localhost/xampp. This should give you a screen like the one below.

Fig: Xampp splash screen

STEP 2: Access the local PhpMyAdmin

Now we have to create a Mysql database. Most of the hosting package that you buy gives you some free Mysql database. Depending on your control panel for your domain, you can navigate inside and create your own database name and user for it.

For XAMPP, please enter http://localhost/phpmyadmin in the address bar of your browser. You will be redirected to the homepage of PhpMyAdmin. In most of your web server you will have to enter a username and password to enter PhpMyAdmin. But because XAMPP runs on your local system this is not required.

STEP 3: Creating Database

We will be using this database name to be linked with Wordpress so that it can create tables and enter values in it. On the homepage of PhpMyAdmin you can see a field where you can create a new database. Please enter your desired name. Leave the next drop down to ‘Collation’ and click ‘Create’.

Fig: Enter Database name.

This will give you’re the result saying ‘Database word1 has been created’ as below.

Fig: Database created

STEP 4: Creating User

Now we have to create a new user to be linked with the database that we just created. This enables to give authentication to the database and only this user can access the database. We will then give this username to Wordpress so that it can use it to enter and delete values from the database.

To create a new User or ‘Privileges’ in PhpMyAdmin click on the home button on the left top corner. Now again click on ‘Privileges’ from the tabs. You will end up in the User Overview page where you can see all the users and check to which database they are linked to.

Fig: Add a New User

Below the list you can see a link that says ‘Add a new user’. Now in the ‘Add a New User’ form enter a username of your choice. Change the host to Local and press Tab. Then you can create your own password or let Mysql choose some weird password for you but definitely secure. The problem with this password is that it is hard to remember them.

Now we don’t want to give Global Rights to the user. Global Rights means that this user will be connected to all the databases which already exists in PhpMyAdmin and also will be linked to any database that you will create in the future. We don’t want that do we?

So leave the Global Privileges unchecked and proceed. You should see a screen which says ‘You have added a new user’.

STEP 5: Link the user to Database

Now again click on ‘Home’ and then back on ‘Privileges’. You can see our user listed in the User Overview. At the end of our user row you can see a small icon. Click on it to edit our user.

Fig: Edit User

This is the page where you will link the user to the database.

Below you will see a field with title ‘Database specific privileges’. Drop down the ‘Use text field:’ and select the database of your choice. In our case it is ‘word1’. Once you click on it, the page automatically refreshes to Database Privileges page. This is where you give the user complete rights or privileges. Select and ‘Check All’ and proceed.

Fig: Database Linking

You should see a screen which says ‘You have updated the privileges for ‘word1user’@'localhost’.

Fig: User linked to database

To check if you have done it correct click on the database link on the left panel ‘word1’. Then click on the ‘Privileges’ tab and check if you see the username there in the list with the Privileges set to ‘All Privileges’.

STEP 6: Installing Wordpress

Yes it is true. We have almost finished all the major part installing a Wordpress.

Now let’s extract the zip file that you downloaded from Wordpress. Once you have extracted we need to create the ‘config’ file. This will help tell Wordpress where to look for the database and using what username it can connect.

Wordpress basically supplies you with the configuration file. Search for the file name ‘wp-config-sample.php’. Open the file in notepad and REPLACE the following values.

‘putyourdbnamehere’ with ‘word1’
‘usernamehere’ with ‘word1user’
‘yourpasswordhere’ with ‘password’ (you have to type in the actual password here)

Fig: Edited Config File

Leave the rest of the values untouched. Now ‘Save As’ you file as ‘wp-config.php’ inside the same folder.

Upload the entire contents folder to the server. You can use Filezilla (a free FTP service) to upload content to your server. We assume here that when the user enters http://yourdomain.com he needs to see the wordpress running. If you want to create a blog based on wordpress then you need to create a separate folder called blog and then upload your contents into the folder. So that when the user enters http://blog.yourdomain.com he sees the Wordpress running.

In our case you have to upload the contents to ‘C:/xampp/htdocs/.’ Create a folder here named ‘wordpress’ and copy in the contents here. We upload specifically inside htdocs because XAMPP server will look into this folder only and execute the files. So hence forth whatever you create that needs the server technology you need to create a folder inside ‘htdocs’ and upload it there.

Now that we have uploaded our contents into the wordpress folder we shall enter the url.

Fig: Contents Location

In our case it is http://localhost/wordpress/. There you go. You can see the Wordpress Installation screen.

Fig: Wordpress Installation Screen

Create your site title and enter your permanent email id because this is where it will send you the password when you lose it. You can select if you want to be indexed by Google and other search engines and proceed further.

Wordpress will generate a dynamic password for you along with your admin username. Copy you password and get ready to enter into the admin panel. Click on ‘Log in’ and proceed. Enter your username as ‘admin’ and the password you copied.

The moment you login you will see a red bar on the top asking you to change your password. Click on it to take you there and you can change your password.

Fig: Change Passowrd

That’s it. You are all set to host your own personal domain and blog.

Wordpress has a wide variety of use. It can be used as a portfolio site, magazine site, blog, gallery and many more.

Please post in your doubts as comments below. Thanks for reading and hope this was helpful.

Shrek Forever After

Directed By: Mike Mitchell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892791/

Toy Story 3

Directed By: Lee Unkrich
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/

Iron Man 2

Directed By: Jon Favreau
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228705/

Inception

Directed By: Christopher Nolan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

From Paris with Love

Directed By: Pierre Morel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179034/

Clash of the Titans

Directed By: Louis Leterrier
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800320/

Green Zone

Directed By: Paul Greengrass
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947810/

It was first released in May 2003 by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog. As of September 2009, it is being used by 202 million websites worldwide.

Link:

http://wordpress.org/

The wordpress acts like a frame work on which you can almost build any application. While browsing through internet i came across lot of website which uses wordpress for various applications.

See the list here.

Best Web Gallery

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Tutsplus

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We Love Icons

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Icon Dock

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Wordpress E-commerce

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N-Studio

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Nothing beats open source. If you want to grow, give it for free and learn the technology from people. If you have noticed all the softwares that are given as open source has a huge community eg: Linux, Google and many more.

Many have explored Wordpress to its extent, but i would say there is more to learn. Because as far as i have used it, it seems endless.

HOW YOU CAN ADD THESE TO YOUR GMAIL.

Well click on the ‘Setting’ link on the top right corner of your Gmail. Click on ‘Labs’ tab in the setting page and there you have all the applications. Click on ‘Enable’ and it gets added to your Gmail instantly.

Undo Sent Mail:

After clicking on the send button, if you consider that you have sent it too sent then its too late. But now with this application it gives you a few second buffer time where you can undo it or cancel it while sending itself.

Picasa Preview in mail:

Preview your Picasa images in your mail itself, instead of clicking on the links and taking to a new page.

Translate your mail:

Now you can read mails which carry other country language too. Just click on the translate button and Gmail will translate it for you.

Multiple Inboxes:

Add extra list of emails to your mail. Just select a thread that you would like to be added up in the extra mail and it shows up as separate mail box. Example: Starred, Labels, Drafts and more.

Picture in Chat:

There is one sad difference between chatting from Gmail and Gtalk. Gmail doesn’t show the picture of the chat person. Adding this app will help you solve this problem.

Mouse Gestures:

Browser faster by recording your mouse gestures. So without having to click on back button by just moving your mouse with combination of right click you can go back.

CHECK THIS OUT.

You have your office ID and personal ID with Gmail. Now configure Gmail to add up your office ID with your personal ID and you never have to login to your office ID again to receive or send mails. Just switch between the senders list after you attach both your accounts and the receiver will see your office ID instead of your personal ID. What more interesting is that you can also set the reply to address to your office ID.

How to do this amazing feature? Well again click on ‘Setting’ link on the top right corner of Gmail. Then click on ‘Accounts and Import’. There you have it – ‘Send mail from another address’. Just follow the links and you will be configured.

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Form Face

In this tutorial hosted by Jerzy Drozda Jr. (aka Maltaannon) learn how to create a push pin toy effect as seen in Radiohead’s “House of Cards” video, by combing regular footage with Trapcode’s popular Form plug-in to create an eye-popping 3D effect. Visit Site

Disintegration

Build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE using displacement, turbulence and particle world. This tutorial is by Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot. View Tutorial

How To Use Simple Shapes and Masks to Make an Entire Animation

In one of my most asked for tutorials for After Effects, I go though the process of making my personal project from 2005, Conform Non Conform. I go though the process of using masks to animate simple shapes. View Video