Mac Software Review: Slideshow Magic 4 (Mac & Win)

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There are several Mac applications that will let you create slideshow movies with photos and music. Slideshow Magic from Koingo Software – a Canadian software developer – is one of those applications.

So what’s so special about Slideshow Magic 4? Hmm… Probably, none? In fact, that can be a good reason why people want to try it out. It’s easy to use. The learning curve is very low. Whether or not you are a first-time user, you can create a slideshow in a matter of a few minutes. So let’s see how it works. Continue reading →

Microsoft Releases Office 2004 for Mac 11.4.2 Update and Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.0 Update (Service Pack 1)

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TOKYO (MacHouse) – Microsoft has released an Office 2004 update for Mac. According to the company, this “update fixes a vulnerability that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.” The update applies to Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Entourage 2004.

Microsoft has also released a service pack for Office 2008 Mac. The company says that the “update fixes critical issues in Office 2008, including issues that might cause Office 2008 applications to stop responding or quit unexpectedly.” This update applies to Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, Entourage 2008.






Click on the button for more information on Office 2004 update. VTC
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Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #12

Adobe After Effects 8.0.1

Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #12: Message

Adobe After Effects is the industry-standard animation application that is available for both Mac and Windows OS. We plan to introduce 12 video tutorials in total in this After Effects CS3 Basics video tutorial series. All these video tutorials originally come from the digital download version of a video tutorial suite introduced at MacHouse Rich Media Store.

The main purpose of this project is to show how to use Expression to keep the position of one composition in line with that of another composition. Another purpose is to show how to put objects in 3D.

Keywords: Fractal Noise, Hue/Saturation, Expression, 3D Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #11

Adobe After Effects 8.0.1

Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #11: Permanent Loop – Neon 3

Adobe After Effects is the industry-standard animation application that is available for both Mac and Windows OS. We plan to introduce 12 video tutorials in total in this After Effects CS3 Basics video tutorial series. All these video tutorials originally come from the digital download version of a video tutorial suite introduced at MacHouse Rich Media Store.

In this tutorial, we continue to work on the Neon project. This time, we use a Photoshop file containing light bulb layers, which collectively display a shape of an arrow in a permanent loop.

Keywords: Expression, Loop Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #10

Adobe After Effects 8.0.1

Adobe After Effects CS3 Basics #10: Permanent Loop – Neon 2

Adobe After Effects is the industry-standard animation application that is available for both Mac and Windows OS. We plan to introduce 12 video tutorials in total in this After Effects CS3 Basics video tutorial series. All these video tutorials originally come from the digital download version of a video tutorial suite introduced at MacHouse Rich Media Store.

The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to make keyframes on paths and then use Expression to make permanent loops.

Keywords: Opacity, Glow, Stroke, Expression, Loop Continue reading →