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Creating this effect will need to use masks and mask tracking, which isn’t necessarily difficult but does take some time. However, with these steps outlined below, you’ll be able to make your composite video editing effect easily and get an interesting and professional-looking end result that’s social media ready. How to Embed a Video Inside a Video To begin, make sure you upload videos you want to use for the composite in your media bin in your new project....

Most college students have some level of tutoring experience already, whether from their time in high school or beyond. Offering tutoring services is an excellent way to make some money on the side, as it lets you choose your own schedule. You can work full-time or part-time based on your coursework. The key is knowing how to find online tutoring jobs for college students. We’ve put together a list of the best online tutoring jobs that offer great work-from-home opportunities for busy students that need flexible schedules....

These advanced fixes include turning off Discord’s hardware acceleration feature, clearing the app data, and potentially bringing the app back to a stable condition. Disable Hardware Acceleration in Discord Discord’s Hardware Acceleration feature uses your computer’s GPU to enhance your app experience. This feature doesn’t always work well, and you should turn it off to see if it prevents Discord from crashing. Your Discord app experience shouldn’t change for the most part, and you can always re-enable Hardware Acceleration from the settings menu....

Personally, I never wanted to use Facebook.com as an instant messaging program and instead use Facebook Messenger for that purpose. Thankfully, Facebook has made it very easy to change your online status so that people cannot see you are online. Actually, they’ve added a couple of options in the last year or so that let you control it more granularly. Turn Off Facebook Chat The easiest way to not be disturbed by anybody is to simply go offline by turning off chat completely....

I guess Microsoft didn’t think about that issue when the released Windows XP. Nor did they add the option in Service Pack 3, the last major non-security update to XP. By default, the thumbnails in Windows XP look like this: That size is simply not large enough, especially for anyone with vision problems! Luckily, there’s an easy way to modify these settings so that the thumbnails can be any size you want up to 256×256....

Word offers many features that help you present a wide range of different documents, and some can be confusing if you’re unfamiliar with them. One of these is the Insert PDF to Word tool, which enables you to insert a PDF file into a Word document in its entirety, or by attaching it as a clickable object. There are several different ways you can go about importing a PDF to Word, and we’re going to show you a few so you can choose the one that’s best suited to your situation....

Dropbox Paper is the document collaboration tool that can help you build a complete knowledge base. Templates are an extra help to help kickstart your work. Dropbox Paper templates, like all templates, are pre-built building blocks that save time. You can also turn any document into a template with a single click. So, let’s explore both processes and appreciate how easy Dropbox has made it. How To Choose Pre-Designed Paper Templates In Dropbox Dropbox has a good choice of pre-designed templates....

If you haven’t heard of this technology before, the above might sound a bit too technical to you, but it’s not. Once you’ve learned the basics of programming an NFC tag, you’ll find that you can use it to automate a number of your tasks that you may be doing manually every day. Requirements For Programming An NFC Tag In order to program NFC tags, there are certain things, or requirements that you must meet....

Like all PC apps, however, the Steam client can sometimes run into problems. If a game isn’t updating, for instance, Steam may need administrative access to fix this. If you trust Steam enough to do this, then knowing how to run Steam as admin can fix some of these minor issues, which you can do by following these steps. Run Steam As Admin: Pros and Cons Before we begin, it’s important to know that there are certain pros and cons you should consider before you open Steam or run a Steam game as an admin on Windows....

In this article, we’ll walk you through all the available options. What Can You Buy With Alexa? Buy Items with Alexa Voice Shopping Making purchases is a great way to use Alexa, including adding items to your shopping cart and reordering things you buy regularly using 1-Click. If you want to buy items directly with Alexa, you can enable Voice Purchasing. Open the Alexa app on your Android or iOS device and select More at the bottom....

However, what you usually can’t do is change the game speed. You may get a stuttering game if you change PC game settings because your frame rate is lower than normal, but that’s somewhat different. No, what we’re talking about is modifying the game speed. You can use this trick to fast forward through slow-paced gameplay or slow down the action. How? When Do You Need to Speed Up or Slow Down Your Game?...

If the idea of conversations from the privacy of your home or work getting transmitted out to a company over the internet causes you some concern, you aren’t alone. Thankfully you still have control over both your Google account and your device. And there are ways you can update both to stop Google from listening to you constantly. How Google Is Listening to You If it surprises you that Google is always listening to you, Google offers acceptable reasons for keeping the microphone on your mobile device open....

If you want to turn closed captions on or off on Netflix, here’s how. Note: Closed caption settings in Netflix are linked to a user profile, so if you change your subtitle options on one device, it will be universally applied to all devices you use. How to Turn Closed Captions On or Off on Any Streaming App Netflix has made it relatively easy for users to change closed caption settings or turn off subtitles....

In most cases, ADB is used over a USB connection to send and execute commands from your computer to your Android device. However, it works over a wireless connection as well. It’s really strange that not a lot of people talk about this useful feature of the utility. By using ADB wirelessly with your Android device, you don’t need any mess of cables and you can perform various actions including taking screenshots, installing apps, removing apps, and so on, right from your computer wirelessly....

It’s a great machine, but what about Nintendo’s massive backlog of acclaimed titles? Is the Switch backwards compatible with them? The answer is more complicated than you may think, but we’re going to break it down so you know exactly what your Switch can and cannot play from older catalogues of games. Hang On, What Does Switch “Backwards Compatibility” Mean? “Backwards compatibility” has traditionally meant that a new version of a device, such as a games console, can still run software or use media designed for the model that came before....

Eventually, I tested it out on the iPad too and realized that it did the same thing. It would charge to around 70-80% pretty fast and then would slow down significantly before getting to 100%. Actually, from my calculations, the time it took to go from 1% to 80% was about the same time it took to go from 80% to 100%! In this article, I’ll explain the little I learned and understood about charging Apple products and hopefully will give you a bit of an understanding of what exactly is going....

However, there are many more image file formats that you should know about. Of these, TIFF is one of the most complex. If you’re someone interested in graphic design or photography, TIFF files can be a gamechanger—but what is a TIFF file? In this article, we’ll introduce you to this important but underappreciated image file format. What Is a TIFF File? TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format and is an image format that was developed by Aldus in 1986....

The reveal of the PS5 does show that it is a massive overhaul of the entire system, and will likely be a very improved experience compared to the PS4. There are vast performance upgrades to the PS5, and everything from the user interface to the controllers have undergone complete transformations. If you’re really on the edge about getting the PS5, below you can read all the major differences you can expect between the PS4 vs PS5 and make an informed decision....

Like many other industries today, home security is undergoing a massive digital transformation that’s putting the power of advanced technology in the hands of consumers. Rather than signing a monitoring contract with a security provider and paying for them to install the system, DIY home security products from companies like Ring, Nest and Arlo follow subscription-based models and provide smart devices that connect to your handheld devices and are easy to install and set up on your own....

In this article, we’ll lay down the key differences so that you can find out which option is more suitable for you. If you choose a console, you’ll also need to think about which console to get. We’ll help with that, too. You may have also noticed we wrote “neither” in the title of this article too. So how can you game without either of these devices? Well, it’s almost 2019 and both Microsoft and Nvidia are either now offering or will soon be offering gaming over the Internet, or game streaming....