Dreamweaver: CSS Rules February 11, 2009
CSS Rules create a list of detailed instructions for how certain aspects of a web page should look. Using CSS Rules, you can change fonts, color schemes, virtually anything with one click, versus manually going through code to make changes.
CSS Rules appear in a toolbar in the upper right. To create a new CSS rule: In the properties tool box, click the paper with the plus sign on it. Always be specific when naming rules. Titles like Body, Header, box, help keep track of the rules so you can easily locate a rule for editing.
This window will pop up:
Tags
Specific tags are created to apply in multiple situations. Tags tell specifications, such as font, size, and color. If you create a tag for H1, all H1 will look that way.
To create a tag: Select “Tag” in the dialogue box.
ID
ID’s are used for specific things, like page wraps.
To create an ID, select advanced in the dialogue box. Begin all ID names with #.
Class
A class can be used over and over and only affects one thing.
To create a class, select “Class” in the dialogue box. Begin class names with a period.
Photoshop: Straightening January 28, 2009
For those drunk photos where the horizon skews for no artistic purpose, this is a quick and sure way to straighten the horizon.
1. In the tools pallet, select the ruler tool (it’s under the eye-dropper tool box).
2. Click and drag the image horizon that should be straight.
3. Edit > Rotate
Photoshop will automatically calculate the angle the image needs to be rotated, so just click OK.
Now just crop.
Photoshop: Plain border December 24, 2008
For your regular old, run-of-the-mill simple border:
1. Creat a new layer
2. Select all
3. Edit > Stroke. Select pixel width.
4. Resize however you’d like it and done!
Finalcut: Speed up the render process December 19, 2008
When you’ve been working on a project a lot, you might find that it’s taking longer and longer to render clips. You’ve got too many rendered clips stores. The fix is easy.
File > Render Manager
Find the folder of the project you are working in and put a check in the delete column next to the audio and video icons (the directions are in the window). Then click OK. This will clear out older rendered clips – this will also clean our your undo cache so make sure you don’t intend on going back to a previous state in your project.
Once it’s finished, you’ll need to render your whole project again.
