In contrast to the columns and tutorials we’ve been posting so far in CMG Keyframes, we thought it would be useful to also post quick-hit random tips for working more productively with Adobe After Effects CS3. This is the first installment; hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to add your own questions and alternative […]
Just a quick note that Adobe has confirmed that the next version of After Effects will not run on PowerPC (G5, G4, etc.) Macs. The reasoning is given here on Michael Coleman’s blog (he’s the product manager for After Effects). We’re among those who have been hanging onto our reliable old G5 workstations; this news […]
I first became aware of composition over time while watching the film The Hit. There’s a scene where two characters have a conversation while leaning against a car. The shot is very low and very wide, and a lighthouse fills the background. On the right side of frame a character talks to another character who […]
In the Sept. ’08 issue of Wired Magazine, in an article about the RED camera called “A Star is Born,” the author states that the difference in depth of field between film cameras and HD cameras is due to “analog versus digital,” with no other explanation. I’ve written this for him and for anyone who […]
Read More… from What Wired Didn’t Understand about Depth of Field
I was lucky enough to have attended the first week of the Beijing Olympics and all I can say is WOW! From an attendee perspective and seeing my first Olympic Games in person, to a traveler and visiting China for the first time, to a video production geek spending way too much time watching how […]
I’d like to encourage everyone reading this to pick up a copy of this month’s Wired magazine (Sept. 2008, page 128) and read the article. Then I’d like you to write to both Wired magazine’s editorial department ([email protected]) and the article’s author (Michael Behar, whose email address is listed at the end of the article). […]
I completely understand that expressions and scripting in After Effects can be intimidating to users of a more artistic bent. And you can certainly create great work in AE without using expressions or scripting. But every now and then – more often than you might expect – knowing just a little can save you time […]
Read More… from XScriptorium: New AE Script/Expression Resource
The Sony F23 sees hues of colors I didn’t think a digital camera could see. Why? A while back I attended a demonstration of the Sony F23, courtesy of Videofax of San Francisco. All in attendance were dazzled by the subtleties of color that the camera saw. Jeff Cree of BandPro gave a presentation during […]
