Layers Magazine

The How-To Magazine for Everything Adobe. Quick tips and tutorials for the entire Adobe Creative Suite.

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Creating Rain in After Effects

Tue, 2008-11-18 22:39

Tom Green opens up a picture of the Swiss Alps, re-sizes the image in Fireworks, and creates a rain simulation in After Effects

Create Smart Contact Sheets in Adobe InDesign

Mon, 2008-11-17 21:44

Adobe Bridge CS3 and InDesign have this secret relationship that allows you to do some really cool things with automating image placement and metadata

Exposure Blending in Photoshop

Thu, 2008-11-13 22:35

Digital cameras make very easy is blending more than one exposure together for contrast control, increased dynamic range, or creative purposes

Using IFrames in Adobe Dreamweaver

Wed, 2008-11-12 20:47

Follow along with this tutorial and learn how to create an IFrame on your website using Dreamweaver.

Image Slide Show in Adobe Fireworks

Tue, 2008-11-11 22:05

How do you create a slide show without having to write a bit of code? The answer is Adobe Fireworks.

Snow Globe in After Effects CS4

Mon, 2008-11-10 21:06

J Schuh creates a snow globe using Adobe After Effects

Background Experiments with Photoshop and Illustrator

Fri, 2008-11-07 22:30

This tutorial experiments with a current design trend of creating techno backgrounds.

CSS Basics in Adobe Dreamweaver

Thu, 2008-11-06 21:32

This tutorial covers the basics of creating CSS in Dreamweaver using the CSS Rule dialog.

Creating Smoke in Adobe Flash

Wed, 2008-11-05 22:08

Here's a technique for creating smoke in Flash using the lighten blending mode and motion editor.

Adobe Illustrator in 3D

Tue, 2008-11-04 19:41

Though Illustrator doesn’t offer a 3D environment like a true 3D application, it does give you the ability to create 3D objects that can be modified within a 3D space.

Reducing Noise in Adobe Camera Raw

Mon, 2008-11-03 21:37

In this two step attack on image noise, the first step is to use the details module in camera raw for noise reduction and then take the image into Photoshop CS3 and reduce noise further with a smart filter.

Illustrator to Flash

Wed, 2008-10-29 20:59

Tom Green shows us how to bring a design element from Illustrator into Flash and give it some movement.

Dreamweaver XML Flash Slideshow Extension

Tue, 2008-10-28 21:20

Looking for a quick and easy way to add Flash slideshows to your pages? Consider the XML Flash Slideshow v3 extension.

Simple Silhouettes in Illustrator CS4

Fri, 2008-10-24 20:31

Corey demonstrates how to use the Blog Brush tool to create a silhouette, and how to create some quick background effects using the Gradient Mesh tool.

Trace Bitmap in Flash CS4

Thu, 2008-10-23 21:16

Tom Green uses the trace bitmap option in Flash CS4 to convert a photo to line art and bring it back again.

Retouching Eyes with Photoshop CS4, Part 2

Wed, 2008-10-22 21:12

This video involves Quick Mask mode, and isolating Hue/Saturation adjustments for a specific tone.

Managing Comments in Adobe Acrobat

Tue, 2008-10-21 20:30

Geoff Blake goes over managing comments in Acrobat.

Using the Dreamweaver 3D Wall Extension

Mon, 2008-10-20 21:36

Create an online slide show with the 3D Wall Extension and your visitors can zoom, pan, and drag your images around your Web pages with Interactive ease.