General Info

lynda.com Inc. operates a computer-skill educational site online, offering a range of straightforward and comprehensive instructional videos. Based in Carpinteria, Calif., the website offers a subscription-based service called the Online Training Library as well as CD- and DVD-based video training spanning a wide range of courses topics, comprising 3-D animation, audio/video editing, business applications, blogging, computer-aided design, database management, Web development, print design, game development, e-commerce and the like. These courses are designed for professional software tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Logic, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Office. In addition, the site offers consumer-friendly education about topics like digital photography, Web design, digital video and many others. Subscribers of lynda.com Inc. have access to over 53,000 movies in the Online Training Library and non-members can sample thousands of training tutorials for free.