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I frequently post articles about technologies I use, web design and development, useful tips and tutorials. I also have a lot of tutorials, instructional videos and presentations on my YouTube channel. See you there!

What's new in Camtasia 2021: All the new features, functions and improvements

Camtasia 2021 launches later this month. Here's a rundown of the main new features, improvements and changes.

How to reverse video in ShotCut Free Editor | Play video backwards tutorial

Playing a video in reverse on your timeline is easy. Find out how to do it in Shotcut, with this easy tutorial.

Create Art Portfolio for University in Adobe InDesign (Part 1): INTRODUCTION to InDesign Course

The first part of my InDesign course on how to create an Art Portfolio for University

Separate audio from video in Adobe Premiere | Premiere Pro Tutorial

How do you separate audio from video in a clip in Adobe Premiere?

How to add transitions between video clips in Adobe Premiere Pro

How to add transitions between clips on the timeline in Adobe Premiere Pro. Easy tutorial.

How to stabilize video in Adobe Premiere | Video Stabilisation

How to stabilize shaky video in Adobe Premiere Pro. It's quite easy and takes a couple minutes.

Creating frame by frame animations and animated GIFs in Xara Designer Pro

You can design frame by frame graphics in Xara Designer Pro and change the animation speed and duration of each frame, then export to GIF or Flash.

Import image sequence into Adobe Premiere as a clip | Premiere Pro Tutorial

How to import an image sequence and convert it to a videoclip in Adobe Premiere?

Camtasia Interface Overview | Step by step Camtasia tutorial

Working with the timeline in Camtasia | Editing clips in a Camtasia project | Camtasia Tutorial

How to turn hyphenation ON/OFF in Adobe InDesign

Find out how to turn off (or on) automatic hyphenation on your text in your Adobe InDesign documents.

What is DNS? What are nameservers? What is their role in my domain name and website?

What role does DNS and a nameserver play in my domain name or website? This blog post attempts to explain it all.

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Hello, I'm Cristi!

I've been a professional developer for more than 18 years, specialising in building web applications and websites, using mainly Microsoft technologies, in industries such as e-commerce, real-estate, lawfirms, non-profit, art and more.

I am also a graphic designer, video editor and marketeer. I build websites and web applications, I am passionate about graphic design, branding and identity, marketing & e-commerce and a few other things. I am constantly looking for new ideas, solutions to problems and ways to automate things.

I'm husband of my childhood friend, Ane, father to four amazing girls and currently based in Sheffield, UK. Find out more about me.

I teach everything I know on this blog and also on my YouTube channel. See you there!

Cristi Cotovan