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One of the best features of Apple's Final Cut Studio is the graphics interface feature Motion. With its ability to create and edit motion graphics, you can easily create title sequences for your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie, with 2D or 3D visual effects compo ...more

ooking to create your own holographic effect? Let CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith show you how. This Apple Motion video tutorial will teach you what you need to know to create a hologram effect. Create a hologram in Apple Motion. Click through to watch this v ...more

Cankers, if left untreated, can grow and prove lethal for your trees. In this installment of the Fruitwise Heritage Apple guide to apple pruning, Stephen Hayes demonstrates how to amputate a diseased tree branch with a saw. Watch and learn why, as Stephen puts it, "a seen cank ...more

Veteran bartender Paul Murphy shows Bill Daley how to prepare top shelf, specialty alcoholic drinks for holiday guests. Learn how to mix a Jack Frost, a delicious chocolate mint martini with white chocolate liqueur, vanilla vodka, and peppermint schnapps, an Ebenezer's Egg Nog ...more

Looking for apple recipes? Chef Jason Hill will show you how to make apple fries, a county fair favorite that's sure to be a hit in your home. The ingredients for the apple fries are just apples, corn starch and cinnamon but the sauce calls for cream cheese, marshmallow cream ...more

There are countless hair products now a days that promise to give your hair that added bounce and shine. But did you know that some of the best products are probably in your kitchen cabinet? Watch this video tutorial to learn how you can use lemon juice and apple cider vinegar ...more

In this Apple Motion tutorial Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen effect using generators, filters, masking, vector masks, behaviors and keyframing inside Apple Motion. Create a TV screen effect inside Apple Motion. Click through to watch this video on creativecow.net

Did you know that someone could be watching what you're doing on your computer via another computer? That's right - if they are using VNC or Apple Remote Desktop software they can moniter what you're doing and even control your computer? Learn if you're at risk and what you c ...more

In this innovative Japanese dish, the most popular on Uchi's menu, Chef Cole adds tuna and a sweet vinegar sauce to the classic pairing of apples and goat cheese. A drizzle of pumpkin seed oil and a few sprigs of microgreens bring all the flavors together. Make tuna sashimi an ...more

Fix your iPod and replace the hard drive with this excellent tutorial step by step. In this Video Tutorial we show you how to replace the Hard Drive (30GB / 60GB / 80GB) on your iPod Video. Again you need patience, steady hands, a flat head screwdriver, pry tool and lack of Ap ...more

You never know when your computer could eat up all of your work, but you can backup your important files on the music player you already own! Watch this video tutorial to see how to turn your Apple iPod into a backup hard drive. You will of course need an iPod, a computer wit ...more

Are you an iMovie user looking to double down on yourself? Well, if so, watch this video and see how to clone yourself, quickly and easily. I mean, who wouldn't want to make two of themselves? It could be so helpful for so many situations! Though cloning may be far in the futu ...more

Do you wish there were more of you? Well, at least two? At least in a video? This sweet video will show you how to do just that with Apple's iMovie. You'll also need a sturdy tripod that you DO NOT move. This is essential to creating the effect. If you move the tripod, this ef ...more

One is the loneliest number there is. Well, unless you clone yourself! This sweet video will show you how to do just that with Apple's iMovie. You'll need iMovie 11, or iMovie 09. This technique is also possible by using other video editing software tools as long as they are c ...more

Apple doesn't want you to know how to do this - at least not by yourself - because they can't earn any moolah off of it. But with just a few basic tools you probably already have lying around the house you can remove the back cover of your iPhone 4 easily and then replace the ...more

A perfect blend of the flavors of Northern Italy! For this recipe, you will need: 2 pounds pork loin roast, 2 cups peeled and pitted stone fruits (cherries, plums, necatarines and peaches), 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, 2 tablespoons wild flower honey, 2 teaspoons hot Dijon mu ...more

The dark beer makes the braised pork really pop, and beans are the pefect side dish. For this recipe, you will need: 4 pork shanks, 1/2 cup flour, cumin, coriander, olive oil, 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped carrot, 1 chopped celery stalk, 8 chopped garlic cloves, 3 1/2 cups dark b ...more

Just one of these muffins is a great breakfast - make a bunch in advance, and grab one in the morning! You will need: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup oat flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 ...more

A fruity, rich dessert! This recipe calls for: 1 can coconut milk, 27 ounces water, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 7 ounces large tapioca balls, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 7 ounces mlik, 1/2 vanilla bean, 3 ounces melted butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 4 ounces rice flour, 1 teaspoon baki ...more

This how to demonstrates how to use your Apple iphone as a spy camera to spy on others. If you're suspicious, paranoid or just downright creepy, this video can show you how to convert your Apple smart phone into a device for surveillance on others. Temporarily turn your iPhon ...more

During the winter, cold, blizzard-y conditions outside make for quite a freezing soul. Warm yourself up while taking your taste buds for a flavor trip by baking these simple and delicious apple cinnamon cider donuts. Nothing is better than apple cider and donuts, except maybe ...more

Mmm...there's nothing that signals the arrival of fall to us more than biting into an apple danish. Sweet and tart and with the perfect amount of cinnamon and sugar added in, it warms us up in the way only a wholesome comfort food can. If you love apple danish bars, why not m ...more

A tutorial using Final Cut Studio 2 on how to convert footage shot in 30p to perfect 24p. Used in the short Sofia's People. Can't quite figure out why you have two of the same filters in FCP? This quick clip will sort you out. Whether you're new to Apple's popular motion graph ...more

In this clip, learn how to convert photo shot on a Canon EOS DSLR camera to Apple ProRes for convenient editing in Final Cut Pro Studio. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acqua ...more

Normally we all toss the liver away when we prepare a chicken feast, but maybe we should all curb that instinct from now on, because you can do wonderful things with chicken liver, like make homemade pate. Sydney Oland walks us through a savory chicken liver and golden sherry ...more

This clip covers how to add motion to hair within Apple Motion. Whether you're new to the Apple's popular motion graphics editor/compositing application or are a seasoned digital video professional simply wishing to get better acquainted with Motion 4, you're sure to find valu ...more

In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media produ ...more

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the effect of text (or a logo) dissolving to sand and blowing away. You'll also learn how to reverse the transition, so that sand forms into text. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, ...more

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, motion graphic ...more

In this Red Giant tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a realistic traffic pattern backdrop - great for a scene in which the camera overlooks a low lying, but developed area - perhaps looking down from a high hill onto a residential neighborhood. Creative Cow i ...more

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You'll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles. Creative Cow is a support community for di ...more

Learn how to create 3D extruded text within Final Cut Pro using the Boris Title 3D title tool. This free video software tutorial will show you how. Whether you're new to Apple's Final Cut Pro non-linear video editor or just want to better acquaint yourself with the Final Cut P ...more

Want to conform 50p or 60p DSLR clips to a slower framerate (e.g., 24, 25 or 30 fps)? With Cinema Tools and Final Cut Pro, it's easy. Learn how with this clip. Whether you're new to Apple's Final Cut Pro non-linear video editor or just want to better acquaint yourself with the ...more

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 2. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and med ...more

Mike Agerbo explains the benefits from listening to one's music through AppleTV, however it seems that one cannot listen to any music or other audio files unless he/she is using iTunes media. Agerbo explains how you can use Apple TV with other types of media, using a program c ...more

The Apple iPod and iPhone are the hottest electronics on the market, so keeping up with the times means keeping up with designs people like. Apple incorporates all kinds of cool images and icons into their products, so learn how to re-create them so you can modify them or get ...more

On your Apple iPhone or Apple iPod Touch, your applications have icons, and those app icons have an automatic glossy feel to them, which presents a white streak on the top. If you don't particularly like that gloss effect, there is a way to remove it. This video tutorial will ...more

The new Unibody MacBook Pro's are a little different in design than the older MacBooks, so it may be a little confusing on how to see the innards of the laptop. Watch this to see how to remove the hard drive and battery of the MacBook Pro 17" Unibody. PowerBook Medic is the u ...more

Learn how to make a great apple cider brine to flavor your pork, turkey, or chicken with this cooking video. This apple cider brine recipe is brought to you by JJ Gonson on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos. If you think brine is just salty ...more

Learn how to make maple ice cream with this cooking video. This maple ice cream recipe is brought to you by Tammy Donroe on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos. You'll be amazed how easy it is to make your own maple ice cream. Just 4 ingredien ...more

Learn how to bake a perfect gluten-free pie crust with this cooking video. This gluten-free pie crust recipe is brought to you by Linsey Herman on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos. When Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any holiday comes around, ...more

Learn how to make a classic apple upside-down cake with this cooking video. This apple upside-downcake recipe is brought to you by Corey Flynn on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos. Apples are gorgeous, gooey and delicious when they take fron ...more

In this Apple Color tutorial, Richard Harrington along with color expert Robbie Carman create the Pleasantville effect in Apple Color. Using the secondary curves, specifically the saturation curve, to isolate just the yellow in a taxi cab everything else in the video clip can ...more

In this Episode, you will learn how to set up a seamless looping particle system. We will be using Trapcode Particular and Starglow to create a stylized holiday snowstorm, but the concepts can be adapted for anything from backgrounds to lower 3rds. Creative Cow is a support c ...more

In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to use an After Effects mask to define custom extrusion curves as well as the baseline for text characters in Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, ...more

In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effects built in tools. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in bro ...more

In this episode, Chief Engineer Eran Stern works furiously to get his Starship's transporters back on-line to rescue a fellow crew member trapped on a hostile planet. But time is running out. Will Eran be able to build the transporter in After Effects in time? Creative Cow is ...more

In this tutorial, Richard Harrington uses the patch tool and healing brush tools to teach patching, healing and the vanishing point in Adobe Photoshop. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, mo ...more

In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to perform depth of field blurring techniques using the lens blur feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, ...more

In this Final Cut Tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to clean up the Final Cut application when it starts acting up with bugs or other problems. Many times this can be caused by a corrupt preferences file or other user settings related to Final Cut Studio. These tips a ...more

In this episode of Photoshop for Video, Richard Harrington takes a look at a new feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 called content aware scaling. This feature allows a user to define a region or a graphic to scale or not to scale when the image is resized, giving tremendous flexib ...more

In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at keyframing the three way color corrector in FCP. As details change in a movie clip you can have the filter adjust its values over time. This example uses a video of a bird starting in a bright sky and ending ...more

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz will show you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system in After Effects - crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics. Creative Cow is a support ...more

In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to employ the power of vertex shaders to warp, deform and even explode 3D extruded text using Adobe After Effects and the new 3D Objects from Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE. Creative Cow is a support community for digital video, ...more

In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the common problem of backlighting, exposure and what can happen when shooting video outdoors. Proper exposure of all elements in a shoot can be a pain to achieve with a bright sun and blue sky but using the three way co ...more

In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the auto blend command that allows you to merge multiple pictures together into a single larger document. When you have a large scan and you have to scan it in multiple pieces and then stitch it together or if you ...more

In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses what to do to correct your film when you shoot footage with the wrong white balance setting. This is a common problem if you step outside after shooting inside and you forget to rewhite balance. Richard uses the three wa ...more