Help with various things...

Hi there!
Sorry i'm new here and had a few questions....
This here is a screencap from a short horror film i'm doing, and I had a few ideas on how to improve it via after effects. However, i'm only a beginner with this program and would like a few points in the right direction in terms of what i'm after.
One thing I wanted to do is some kind of glowing eye effect, but I think I can figure that one out as i've seen a few on youtube.
Another thing is I want to know what would be the best plug in to remove grain as filming this low lit scene has made it a little grainy.
The final thing is that I want to edit the color I do have on the subject and make it look a lot stronger, maybe more...otherworldly? So if anyone could suggest what I could do to achieve that I would much appreciate it!
Thank you!

Not meaning to be critical but it's much better to shoot with more light and then reduce the levels with color correction later. Digital photography of any kind doesn't respond well to boosting levels that are too dark or reducing levels that are too light. You'd be a lot better off if your video was about 4 stops brighter.
That said, and being stuck with that image you have a few options. First of all change your project to 32 bit to preserve as much information as you can and give you more control.
You can then try Effects>Color Correction>Exposure to raise the levels. You could try stacking multiple copies of the footage on top of each other with the blend mode set to Add or Screen. This may give you better results than simply cranking up the exposure.
Once you have the levels up to where they need to be to see the actor you can start removing the noise from the image. There are a couple of options under Effect>Noise & Grain and there are some excellent 3rd party plug-ins but none can perform miracles. The more noise you remove the softer the image becomes. When you've got the shot fixed as much as you can pre-compose all of the layers then start working on the color correction and glows.
Glow may do it for you, but you may want to try adding a blurred copy of the pre-comp on top with blend set to Add or Screen. You can then add an Adjustment layer on top to complete the color correction. There are a lot of tools available there from levels and curves to hue and saturation.

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I followed a tut and learned how to do everything I'll need.
I'm a kid, so I don't need to be professional about anything.
Anyways, the tutorial left out the last part. How to publish your
website. It said to find a guide in the help from dreamweaver, but
I didn't find it. If anybody could sum it up for me, simple or not,
it would be greatly appreciated.

> Would he be able to give it to me
Yes - he would relay to you the FTP login information sent to
him by his
host.
Alternatively, you could give him the files, and let him
upload them using
that same FTP information.
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> Many thanks, but since I'm making the site for a friend,
I'm not exactly
> sure
> how I would get FTP access... Would he be able to give
it to me, or would
> I
> have to send him the files + give him a little tut on
what to do?
> Technically,
> I've needed help with two things now, but you answered
the first, so its
> down
> to 1, thank-you.
>

Help With Various Dreamweaver Issues

Dear Friends,
This is my first post and I appreciate any help any of you
can give me. My knowledge of web design is minimal, but I do have a
basic understanding. The fundamentals of HTML and web design as a
whole are pretty clear. My weakness, however, shows in the fine
detailed issues that come up throughout the course of designing a
website, and much of it may have to do with a lack of knowledge
with the software I'm using. I love Dreamweaver CS3. It's an
excellent program. I'm totally hooked!
I'm in the process of building a website for a friend who
owns a retail gift store. The site has a total of 41 pages. The URL
is
http://www.southerncharmgifts.net
It has taken me over a month to get this site to the place
where it is now. I've learned a TON about web design, CSS, and the
Dreamweaver program itself. I've been able to work through many of
the issues I've had, but I'm stuck on a few things:
1.
Browser Issues.
I've found it hard to sync the content between browsers:
namely IE and Firefox.
For example:
In IE the sub-menus wrap (as I want them to), but in Firefox
they do not. But in Firefox the sub-menu
box borders are visible (vertical menus), even though the
text doesn't wrap, but it's obviously in the dimensions that are
seen in IE.
In Firefox, the sub-menus are too far from the parent. It
looks bad. But they are perfect in IE.
The background image is centered in IE between the menus and
adverts, but not in Firefox. How do I get the background image to
remain between the menus and adverts? (Note: There is no background
on the home page. Also, wider screens seem to move the background
in IE, too.)
In the horizontal menu "Category" the sub-menu item "Babies"
cannot be selected in Firefox. In IE it works.
There are gaps between items in the horizontal sub-menu. It
appears to be related to items not wrapping, but it doesn't seem
that enlarging the sub-menu box causes the item to not wrap. For
example, under "Category" "Candles & Fragrances" is wrapped and
it seems to be the reason why there is a large gap between "Babies"
and "Eyewear." If I can find a way to get Candles & Fragrances
to NOT wrap it might remove the gap.
2. CSS Issue.
I can't find a way to have the sub-menu hover
underline instead of highlight the items. I want it to
underline.
3. "False" Issue.
In the
vertical sub-menu "by CATEGORY" the word "false" shows up
just below the word "Babies." (It's hard to see, but it's there.)
THANKS!!

> In the limited research and reading I've done in the
last few
> years I've never heard anyone say this about APdivs.
Your limited research has failed to uncover the essence of
proper technique
in creating web pages. Layers are NOT a general layout tool
and will cause
you much more grief than you ever imagined. Here's one big
reason -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_layer-overlap.asp
> divs/layers are an excellent tool in Dreamweaver
They are, but only for specialty applications.
> "Is this true or is this
> bregent's personal opinion?"
It is my personal opinion based on seeing hundreds (if not
thousands) of new
users throw themselves on their swords as a result of having
committed to
pages built with layers, on this very forum.
> Starting over from
> scratch isn't an option and the owner of the website
likes my work.
Starting over from scratch need not involve a redesign of the
graphics. But
on a site built from layers, it would certainly involve a
rethinking of the
layout method. Read this -
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
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"Mark 8:36" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
quote:
Originally posted by:
bregent
> >I'm in the process of building a website for a
friend who owns a retail
> >gift
> store.
> >The site has a total of 41 pages. The URL is
> >
http://www.southerncharmgifts.net
>
> It is unfortunate that you started working on a
production site without
> first
> having a grasp of the techniques and tools required. You
wouldn't start
> building cabinets until you had a basic knowledge and
experience with wood
> and
> woodworking tools, or you'd end up with a large pile of
sawdust. And
> unfortunately that's where you are heading with this
site. You've made the
> basic mistake of laying out the site using AP divs. AP
Divs should be used
> rarely if ever, and only for special purposed. They are
not a primary
> layout
> tool. Honestly, I would start over from scratch. But
first, spend the next
> few
> weeks or months learning proper layout techniques and
working through
> tutorials
> before actually starting on a production site. Good
luck.
>
> Ok, forgive me for doubting what you said here, but this
is the first I've
> heard of this. In the limited research and reading I've
done in the last
> few
> years I've never heard anyone say this about APdivs.
Because I think
> divs/layers are an excellent tool in Dreamweaver. And
with the exception
> of my
> background image problem, which probably can be fixed by
changing the
> perameters, the only problems with the website are the
menus. Everything
> else
> looks good on both IE and Firefox.
>
> So my question for the rest of the forum is: "Is this
true or is this
> bregent's personal opinion?" No offense meant bregent,
but equating a
> months+
> worth of extremely hard work to sawdust is rather
disturbing. I just want
> to
> make sure what you're saying is the general consensus
before I take this
> too
> seriously.
>
> Thanks for your input, though. I appreciate your
honesty. Starting over
> from
> scratch isn't an option and the owner of the website
likes my work. But
> I'll
> keep these things in mind for the future. Take care.
>
>

Help with various conundrums...

Hello, thanks for reading my thread!
Anyway, I'm in the process of converting all my guff into .pdf format.
.djvu, .doc, .rtf, .html, .chm (GRRRRRRRRR!!!), .mht, .cbr, you name it, i am converting it to pdf.
And I'm nearly done...but i have some questions..
1) How can I PERMANENTLY, COMPLETELY AND FOR ALL TIME TOTALLY AND ENTIRELY DISABLE (i.e. IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN EVER) the "header and footer" information being added to (a lot of) the files I convert? It's really annoying having every page have C:\StupidFolder\RidiculousUsername\PointlessLocation\On\My\Hard\Drive at the bottom. Yeah, I know, I can delete the header and footer afterwards. I couldn't be bothered at the time...wish I had now, though!
2) Given that the files already contain this annoying header and footer stuff, is there any method, software, anything on any platform (xp, mac, linux, BSD, solaris......) that can do a batch removal of all such information from all my pdfs? Like, "kaboom! It's gone!"...wishful thinking, perhaps. Well, you'd be thinking wishfully too if you'd spent as much time doing this as I have!
Edit- Oh yes, it would be good if it could remove non-acrobat made header and footer info too as an added bonus.
3) I got some stupid html collections rubbish left to convert. You ever seen them? They come in a folder, normally with a file called "start_here.html", along with another folder containing "page1.html, page2.html...page6987.html etc. etc. ad infinitum). Anyway, the most annoying thing about these is that when I try and combine 'em into one big pdf, acrobat/windows/whatever thinks that the order is:
1.html
10.html
11.html
19.html
100.html
2.html
double-yoo tee efff?!?!
Okay, I realise that computers work a little differently than human brains. Still, is there any way to get them in the correct order? Without, and I stress, WITHOUT MANUALLY MOVING ALL THE FILES AROUND!!! (I suspect this is what I will be doing in the end, though...)
4) Think that's about it. I really thought I had more stuff to ask. Oh well...
Thanks in advance for all the helpful replies!

"Execute File > Create PDF > From Web Page...
Press the Settings button"
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Now, I haven't tried this yet, but this sounds to me like an ad-hoc, case by case, every single time i make a pdf (or bunch of pdfs), change the settings each and every time, with 100,000,000 html documents, some of which need to be merged, some of which don't, etc. etc.
Forgive me if I am wrong about this, but this does not sound like it will (forgive the capitalisation, it's only for emphasis)
PERMANENTLY
COMPLETELY DISABLE
FOR ALL TIME
EVERY TIME I USE THE FINE PROGRAM
NEVER EVER
EVER
ADD ANY HEADER OR FOOTER INFO
EVER AGAIN
FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER
(Until my hard drive dies or I reinstall the operating system)
If I have to click "settings > blah > turn off header/footer every time, I may as well click "remove header/footer" every time instead.
Again, I will be back when I have tried this out to correct my post if I am not correct about this. And, sorry if it sounds like I'm ranting, though I probably am, but I can assure you that I'm not ranting at Mr. Alheit, who I am very grateful to for helping me!

Blackberry Curve HELP with 2 things.....sending pics via text and calls/SERVICE PROVIDER IS SPRINT

Can it be done? I am having a hard time figuring that out. Can I send a picture I take using text feature? Not having to send via email or using bluetooth? You know how other phones, you just choose a picture and choose to send the picture and then you choose the contact to send to.... How do I do that with the curve? I need to send pictures and sending via email doesnt work when I need the picture to go through right away. Help!
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Hello,
At the apple store, everytime I was typing something on their phones, the phone would give me some word completion choices based on the letters I had enter. My 3g iphone however doesn't do that. Why is that? No matter how long of a word, I have to type the entire thing.
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Hello I am Kevin Jin, I am working a huge project acually not that big, but I need help with five things, i mihgt have more things in my mind but here it is
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2.Second also I need help with navigation bar, where it fallows the scroll as it gose down, like for example when it is html the object is fixed to the top, and when you scroll down it will fallow it it,
3.I need Parallex scrolling where you can have the timeline or animations run while you scroll in the meantime and have animation running all the time, for example the infographic site where the bees are fluying but still have seperate animations while you scroll
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND I APPRICIATE YOUR HELP!

1.
write this code in your button Click
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Or :
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1 and 2 see this post http://forums.adobe.com/message/5531344#5531344
3 use edge commons plugin http://www.edgedocks.com/edgecommons
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but cannot do this because I cannot access Mac App Store
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