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Larry Jordan shows you basic techniques for editing videos using Final Cut Pro.

Essential techniques and rules to create realistic composite images in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Customize your workspace in Adobe Illustrator and start creating impressive vector artwork today.

An introduction to AutoCAD 2023, covering basics such as using the Application menu, starting new drawings, and adjusting settings and displays.

Get started in music production using Logic Pro.

Immersive experiences are not as complicated as you think. Read an introduction to how 3D shapes are made, plus explore the many ways we interact with digital objects in our everyday lives.

Scott Kelby shows you how to apply special effects to your photography using Adobe Lightroom Classic. Choose from presets, add vignettes, sun flares, and spotlights, or create a panorama or HDR with your color or black-and-white images.

Locate, identify, and organize your photos with tools and functions in the Organizer workspace.

Step-by-step tutorials on managing user home folders on Mac. From deleting users' accounts while preserving home folder contents, to migrating and restoring home folders, learn troubleshooting tips to support your Mac user.

Learn CAD/CAM basics using SolidWorks, from feature-based modeling to macros that aid in design automation. Step-by-step projects teach you how to construct a spur gear, create a compression spring, and more.

Follow along interior design and space planning projects and start to draw conferences and lecture rooms using AutoCAD 2022. Learn essential commands and settings, draw using polar tracking, and use Point Style to set the appearance of points.

Learn to troubleshoot common macOS Big Sur network configuration issues using Network preferences and the command-line interface (CLI) in this sample chapter from macOS Support Essentials 11 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting macOS Big Sur.

In this sample chapter from The Type Project Book, Nigel French and Hugh D'Andrade discuss the avant-garde art movement known as Dada. Learn how to use the Touch Type tool, experiment with scale, and apply overprinting effects to create your own Dada-inspired poster using Adobe Illustrator.

In this sample chapter from Logic Pro X 10.5 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Music Production, author David Nahmani covers how to import audio files into Quick Sampler, record audio into Quick Sampler, edit sample start, end, and loop points on the waveform display, turn a sustained vocal note into a pad synthesizer sound, and more.

In this sample chapter from HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 9th Edition, author Joe Casabona looks at the most basic HTML elements, and how they can come together to create a well-formatted, readable, and meaningful page.

In this sample chapter from 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, 2nd Edition, author Susan Weinschenk teaches you the psychology of design—how to design a website, an app, software, or a medical device with the audience in mind. Persuade people to see things your way with their background, knowledge, familiarity with what they are looking at, and expectations in mind.

In this sample chapter from macOS Support Essentials 10.15 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting macOS Catalina, authors Karneboge and Dreyer describe when the command-line interface is useful, use man (manual) pages to find more information about commands, and manipulate files in the command-line interface.

In this sample chapter from The Photoshop Elements 2020 Book for Digital Photographers, author Scott Kelby walks you through making color management decisions, calibrating your monitor, and getting pro-quality prints that match your screen.