If you want to build web apps in PHP, CodeIgniter is a great way to do it. It’s simple and elegant, but also well documented, too. Let’s learn the best practices with CodeIgniter.

A DSLR camera is primarily designed for still photos, not movies. In order to shoot video, you need to know some technical info. Let’s learn how to properly use a DSLR for video.

In this tutorial I will be showing you how to create an awesome energy portal using After Effects. The portal is fully 3D, so we can add it to scenes that have moving cameras using CS6?s new 3D camera tracking feature. The portal is created using After Effect’s built in tools, but extra 3D volume is added using Trapcode Particular, though this is an optional addition.

In this series, Justin Dike introduces you to cartooning. We’ll look at drawing heads, backgrounds and lots of other cartoonish elements. Now let’s get to it!

In this series, Justin Dike introduces you to cartooning. We’ll look at drawing heads, backgrounds and lots of other cartoonish elements. Now let’s get to it!

Looking to build web applications with Adobe Photoshop? Want to know how to use it more effectively? Head on in to pick up some tips from instructor Craig Campbell.

It used to be that you had to learn Flash or fancy javascript to animate something on your webpage, but today you can do the same things with CSS3. Little touches like making buttons flip when they’re clicked or having text move on command can draw the eye in further, and also make a site seem more impressive.

We’ve all got our favorite browser. Some like Safari, others are big on Chrome and then there are those who use Firefox, Opera or even some of the other alternatives.

Although Adobe will soon make the shift from the Creative Suite to Creative Cloud, Photoshop CS6 is still quite popular and likely will be for a long time. But what if you’re a web designer and you’re familiar with CS4 or CS5? You might wonder what’s new and exciting in CS6. Craig Campbell has the inside track on the cool new features that Photoshop CS6 has on tap for your web design workflow, and he’s going to show you all of these secrets while designing a fictional website.

Laravel 4 now leverages the excellent Symfony Console component to manage its command-line interface, Artisan. You can even write your own commands to fill in any missing functionality that you’d like to make use of. Perhaps the best part, though, is that it’s really quite simple to use! In this course, we’ll work through every step of the process – from writing your first “hello world” command, all the way up to using the workbench to share your commands with the world.

Although Adobe will soon make the shift from the Creative Suite to Creative Cloud, Photoshop CS6 is still quite popular and likely will be for a long time. But what if you’re a web designer and you’re familiar with CS4 or CS5? You might wonder what’s new and exciting in CS6. Craig Campbell has the inside track on the cool new features that Photoshop CS6 has on tap for your web design workflow, and he’s going to show you all of these secrets while designing a fictional website.

It used to be that you had to learn Flash or fancy javascript to animate something on your webpage, but today you can do the same things with CSS3. Little touches like making buttons flip when they’re clicked or having text move on command can draw the eye in further, and also make a site seem more impressive. If you want to learn how to do CSS3 animations, you’ve picked a great place to start. Follow along as we teach you how to do some basic animation using just your code.

We’ve all got our favorite browser. Some like Safari, others are big on Chrome and then there are those who use Firefox, Opera or even some of the other alternatives. But when you’re debugging a website, you need to know how it will look in all of them. Will your animation break in Firefox? Does the code cause Safari to lock up? To find out, you need to do some cross-platform browser testing, but the question is, how? Rey Bango has the answer, and he’s going to show you how in this course.

So you want to make movies, TV shows or just a cool video for your startup, but you don’t know the first thing about camera movement. That’s right, knowing how the camera works is just one aspect of video production. Knowing how to move it is just as critical to the end result. That’s why Dave Bode is here with Introduction to Camera Movement. He’ll walk you through how to move with your camera the right way, and your results will be all the better for it.

Some would argue that the business card is old fashioned, outdated and a sign of what people in the workforce “used to use” to make contacts. Not so, say we. The business card represents who we are and what we do, and with the right design, it can bring in more clients and make better contacts. They key, however, is the right design. To do that, you’ll want to follow along with this course. By the time you’re done, you’ll have business cards that would make even Patrick Bateman jealous.

Adobe After Effects is a great tool, but how do you do all of those fancy tricks that the professionals use? What if you want to mask a moving object or just do something custom? Turns out that you can do those expert masking tricks, and Christopher Kenworthy is going to walk you through everything you need to know. By the end of this course, you’ll be knocking out fancy masking moves in After Effects like it’s nothing at all.

Windows 8 was a huge change for Microsoft, and they want developers to write applications for their OS using familiar technologies such as HTML, CSS and javascript.This means that going from web development to Windows development has never been easier, which also means that you could have new opportunities on the horizon. If you want to make the transition from web to Windows, or you just want to learn more about Windows development, this course will teach you all the basics that you need to know.

Adobe Fireworks CS6 is a powerful tool for website designers, and in this course, we go over the basic toolsets included with the software while building a website from scratch.In the process we learn how to export jQuery mobile themes, div structures, text, images and more, right into HTML and CSS. Finally, we cover a few freelance tips, and discover how to appease your clients while keeping them on your retainer list. Now let’s get started!

The landing page is the first thing you see when you visit a website, which means that it has to make an impact on the viewer. If it’s not effective, then you’ll lose viewers, and that doesn’t do anyone any good.Building a killer landing page takes a bit of skill and lots of technique, which is why Gary Simon is on hand. In this course, he’ll walk you through building your next landing page using Adobe Photoshop. If you’re a web designer, this is a course you should not miss.