This Adobe After Effects sample shows Apple Inc’s annual net sales figures between 2002 and 2006 (ending in September 30). Unlike the first dynamic chart sample, which we presented hours earlier, we have used three effects this time. Those effects include Fractal Noise, Hue/Saturation, Stroke. Furthermore, we used Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create a path on which a dynamic flare image travels. Continue reading
Apple, Inc has released a new version of Software Update just for MacBook Pro. This softwre update, according to the company, will improve bug and stability issues around Motion 2 and Motion 3.
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This Adobe After Effects sample compares Apple Inc’s annual net sales of 2006 (ending in September 30) with that of 2002. The only effect used in this sample is Numbers. And I used Microsoft Excel 2004 and Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create several dozen layers, which are then imported to After Effects. Continue reading
Several days ago, my wife left town for a business trip to St. Louis. And she gave me a daily chore. She told me to water her Oxeye daisies at the yard once a day. Oops… I totally forgot about it. And her daisies are pretty much dead. When I forgot to water her flowers last time, I had to sleep on a couch for 5 days. Well, I guess I have to get on my iMac. So I launch Adobe Illustrator CS2. In a matter of 10 minutes or so, I somehow managed to revive her daisies.
The following tutorial shows simple steps to design Oxeye daisies, using Adobe Illustrator CS2. Continue reading
A few months ago, I went to a local garden nursery to get some roses for our 8th wedding anniversary. They had roses in several different colors like white, yellow, orange and purple. I asked a clerk “Don’t you have red roses?” And he just said “No.” I was shocked. Roses are supposed to red. My wife hate yellow roses, anyway. As usual, I had no choice, you know? So I got MacBook out of my backpack and launched Adobe Illustrator CS2. In a matter of 5 minutes ago, I created a red rose.
The following tutorial shows simple steps to design a rose with Adobe Illustrator CS2. The photo used in this tutorial comes from WebShot. Continue reading