Essential Blender Techniques Tutorial: Modeling, Lighting, Shading, and Rendering

By School of Motion
Published: Jan 17, 2024

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Download the corresponding project files: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/essential-blender-techniques

Get started in Blender CRAZY FAST! Elijah Sheffield, an artist who uses Blender in his professional work, will help you jump in and show you how to model, light, texture and render a fun, simple 3D pirate cannon – all in UNDER 20 MINUTES!

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Box Modeling
07:09 Lighting & Stuff
12:59 Custom Shaders

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Data Analyst Bootcamp for Beginners (SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Python, Excel, Pandas, Projects, more)

By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Jan 09, 2024

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Become a data analyst by following along with this massive course. You will learn the core topics that data analysts need to know. And along the way, you will build plenty of projects to gain hands-on experience.

?? Bootcamp developed by @AlexTheAnalyst

???? Analyst Builder: https://www.analystbuilder.com/

???? Access the datasets used here: https://github.com/AlexTheAnalyst

?? Chapters ??
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 How to Become a Data Analyst in 2023 (Completely FREE!)
00:15:08 SQL Basics Tutorial | Installing SQL Server Management Studio and Create Tables
00:24:44 SQL Basics Tutorial | Select + From Statements
00:30:57 SQL Basics Tutorial | Where Statement
00:38:54 SQL Basics Tutorial | Group By + Order By Statements
00:47:03 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Inner/Outer Joins | Use Cases
01:02:55 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Unions | Union Operator
01:08:19 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Case Statement | Use Cases
01:15:44 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Having Clause
01:19:15 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Updating/Deleting Data
01:23:51 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Aliasing
01:30:02 Intermediate SQL Tutorial | Partition By
01:34:16 Advanced SQL Tutorial | CTE (Common Table Expression)
01:37:59 Advanced SQL Tutorial | Temp Tables
01:48:18 Advanced SQL Tutorial | String Functions + Use Cases
02:02:06 Advanced SQL Tutorial | Stored Procedures + Use Cases
02:08:20 Advanced SQL Tutorial | Subqueries
02:16:57 Data Analyst Portfolio Project | SQL Data Exploration
03:34:01 Data Analyst Portfolio Project | Data Cleaning in SQL
04:28:41 Pivot Tables in Excel | Excel Tutorial
04:46:15 Formulas in Excel | Excel Tutorial
05:20:07 XLOOKUP in Excel | Excel Tutorial
05:38:52 Conditional Formatting in Excel | Excel Tutorial
05:59:49 Charts in Excel | Excel Tutorial
06:14:58 Cleaning Data in Excel | Excel Tutorial
06:36:02 Full Project in Excel | Excel Tutorial
07:16:49 How to Install Tableau and Create First Visualization | Tableau Tutorial
07:33:53 How to use Calculated Fields and Bins in Tableau | Tableau Tutorial
07:40:17 How to Create Visualizations in Tableau | Tableau Tutorial
07:54:20 How to use Joins in Tableau | Tableau Tutorial
08:08:47 Full Beginner Project in Tableau | Tableau Tutorial
08:53:02 How to Install Power BI | Building First Visualization | Microsoft Power BI
09:05:51 How to use Power Query in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
09:18:57 How to Create and Manage Relationships in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
09:27:33 How to use DAX in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
09:43:16 How to use Drill Down in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
09:49:18 How to use Conditional Formatting in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
09:59:10 How to use Bins and Lists in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
10:08:40 Popular Visualizations in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI
10:22:54 Full Power BI Guided Project | Microsoft Power BI
11:05:31 Installing Jupyter Notebooks/Anaconda | Python
11:15:34 Variables in Python | Python
11:28:51 Data Types in Python | Python
11:50:48 Comparison, Logical, and Membership Operators in Python | Python
11:58:03 If Else Statements in Python | Python
12:04:42 For Loops in Python | Python
12:13:59 While Loops in Python | Python
12:19:39 Functions in Python | Python
12:32:22 Converting Data Types in Python | Python
12:38:57 Building a BMI Calculator with Python | Python Project
12:53:19 Building an Automated File Sorter in File Explorer using Python | Python Project
13:10:10 Inspecting Web Pages with HTML | Web Scraping in Python
13:16:03 BeautifulSoup + Requests | Web Scraping in Python
13:23:01 Find and Find_All | Web Scraping in Python
13:35:11 Scraping Data from a Real Website | Web Scraping in Python
14:00:33 Reading in Files in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
14:19:49 Filtering Columns and Rows in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
14:31:37 Indexes in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
14:42:59 Group By and Aggregate Functions in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
14:54:04 Merging DataFrames in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
15:16:13 Creating Visualizations using Pandas Library | Python Pandas Tutorials
15:33:02 Data Cleaning in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
16:11:39 Exploratory Data Analysis in Pandas | Python Pandas Tutorials
16:43:52 Amazon Web Scraping Using Python | Data Analyst Portfolio Project
17:31:03 Automating Crypto Website API Pull Using Python | Data Analyst Project
18:22:13 How to Create a Portfolio Website
18:57:39 Create the Perfect Data Analyst Resume
19:15:16 Top 3 Tips on Using LinkedIn to Land a Job
19:22:05 Get Your Data Analyst Bootcamp Certification

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Crazy Metallic Text in After Effects

By Olufemii
Published: Dec 28, 2023

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???? This text effect in After Effects gives you a sick metallic text effect in just a couple minutes

Beautiful Metallic Base Footage Download Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/73s4l8a61yrn9o0v7f9fm/Beautiful-Metalic-Base-Footage-i.mp4?rlkey=5orgb25lhbvvbuydwkgtd8g77&dl=0

???? If you found this tutorial helpful, consider hitting the like button, sharing it with your fellow video creators, and subscribing to our channel for more After Effects tutorials.

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A Gift For You (Freebie Bundle & More)

By Olufemii
Published: Dec 26, 2023

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A few gifts from me to you. I hope you enjoy them!

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By Cinecom.net
Published: Dec 22, 2023

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Learn to blend multiple images together using Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop!

This is the easiest way to create composites! What do you think?

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???? CREDITS
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Learn After Effects 2024: Beginners Tutorial

By Olufemii
Published: Dec 22, 2023

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Learn After Effects with our project based After Effects Masterclass. You can download the link to the project file below and follow along. You will learn all the basics of After Effects as well as:

After Effects Interface
Importing Footage
Rotoscoping
Adding Text
Animating Text
Tracking Text
Adding Effects to Text
Rendering
VHS Effects
TV Screen Effects
Compositing Fog
Exporting

Here is the project file link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/h15uitksaph9jsbz0fng1/h?rlkey=egbvfyajol3rv2rw9rjcnntaj&dl=0

???? If you found this tutorial helpful, consider hitting the like button, sharing it with your fellow video creators, and subscribing to our channel for more After Effects tutorials.

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Master Behavioral Interviews (for Software Engineers)

By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Dec 21, 2023

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Learn the essential skills and insights to succeed in behavior-based interviews. While many developers focus on preparing for technical interviews, you should also prepare for the other parts of job interviews. This course will help you navigate behavioral interviews with ease.

?? Course developed by @DestinationFAANG

?? Resources ??
? PPT deck with all the content: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16DNAiuCC_UohosO61I1UQvIdWFrjlUz7/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112476210230339613138&rtpof=true&sd=true
? Books:
– Cracking The Coding Interview
– 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
? Online Courses: LinkedIn learning, Coursera, Udemy
? Reddit: r/jobs, r/interviews, r/cscareerquestions
? Websites: Levels.fyi, Glassdoor,
? Other important resources:
– https://www.levels.fyi/blog/amazon-leadership-principles.html
– https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/presentations/behavioral-interview-questions-answers
– https://www.tryexponent.com/blog/the-complete-google-behavioral-interview-guide

?? Contents ??
?? (0:00:29) Course outline
?? (0:02:38) Understanding different types of interviews
?? (0:04:03) Behavioral interview fundamentals
?? (0:10:34) Master of the STAR method
?? (0:19:59) Self-assessment and researching companies
?? (0:32:38) Case study 1: Netflix
?? (0:39:01) Case study 2: Amazon
?? (0:42:12) Behavioral interview question categories
?? (0:50:09) Top 50 behavioral interview questions
?? (2:01:20) How to deal with tough questions
?? (2:06:19) Non-verbal communication
?? (2:08:19) Strategies for preparation and useful Resources

???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
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Learn JavaScript Interactively in NEW freeCodeCamp.org Curriculum

By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Dec 20, 2023

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freeCodeCamp.org has just launched a major update to the JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Certification. You can now learn JavaScript by building 21 projects!

Instead of coding through a series of challenges, you will learn the fundamentals of JavaScript by building 16 practice projects + 5 certification projects. Each of the practice projects will lead you through a step by step process for building out dynamic HTML, CSS and JavaScript applications.

Check out the new JavaScript curriculum at www.freeCodeCamp.org!

?? Jessica Wilkins created this walkthrough video.

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Full Stack Tutorial – Hotel Management Site w/ Next.js, React, Sanity.io, Tailwind, Stripe

By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Dec 19, 2023

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Learn how to build and deploy a hotel management system with Next.js, React, Sanity.io, Tailwind CSS, and Stripe.

Features:
– Hotel Room Management CRUD with Sanity.IO
– Hotel Room Review
– Room Booking
– Checkout with Stripe
– Stripe webhook
– Light / Dark Mode with React Context
– Search (Room Type / Name)
– Authentication with Auth.JS
– Typescript
– useSwr Hook
– Deployment to Vercel
– And lots more…

???? Code: https://github.com/laribright/hotel-management

?? Course created by @codewithlari

?? Contents ??
0:00:07 Intro and Demo
0:09:07 New Project
0:14:42 Layout
0:35:02 Dark / White Theme
0:47:37 Authentication Page Setup
1:02:01 Sanity CMS Integration
1:13:57 Environment Variables
1:16:47 Sanity Schemas (user, account, booking, hotelRoom, verificationToken)
1:52:37 Authentication with next auth (Github, Email, Google)
2:12:02 Toast Notification
2:14:18 Fixing Api folder error
2:15:35 Authentication Continued
2:20:29 Complete Schema
2:25:22 Authentication Test
2:31:07 Configuring jwt
2:40:37 Custom classnames using tailwind directives
2:42:07 Hero Section
3:07:35 Search Feature
3:23:52 Gallery Component
3:25:47 NewsLetter Component
3:27:22 Featured Room
3:56:37 Nextjs Loading Component
3:58:33 Nextjs Error Component
4:02:27 Rooms Page
4:31:07 Room Details Page
6:03:28 Create Booking API
6:13:58 Middleware
6:16:07 Stripe Integration
6:38:45 Test Booking Payment
6:42:37 Webhooks
7:25:37 User Details Page
8:37:10 Rate Hotel Room
9:28:22 Display Hotel Room Rating
9:54:26 Git / Vercel / Deployment

???? Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
???? davthecoder
???? jedi-or-sith
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???? Nattira Maneerat
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???? Serhiy Kalinets
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???? Otis Morgan
???? Oscar Rahnama

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Adobe and Davinci Will Destroy This Business

By Olufemii
Published: Dec 18, 2023

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???? Join Josh on a captivating journey through the dynamic world of video production, where AI and innovation meet. In this essential episode, we delve into the revolutionary changes brought by Adobe and DaVinci, and explore how AI video editing tools and software are reshaping the industry.

#aivideoediting #Adobe #DaVinci #TechInsights

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