The “Realistic Screen Compositing” tutorial shows a simple yet effective way of reintroducing an existing screen reflection back into a composite. This not only adds life to the final piece, but also makes the final composite believable. I take you through step by step showing you how to achieve this effect and what tips to […]
Learn Syntheyes, a 3D motion tracking application. I’ll show you step by step how to import, track, solve and export the track data as well as a few other pointers. This is an oldie, but a goodie. I’ve received numerous emails about this tutorial from all over the world since I originally released it in […]
ForumsLaunching a website forum in 2009 is no easy prospect. There are already some great forums and lists out there, and most folks have already made a home, and a habit at returning and exchanging ideas, asking questions, and getting inspired at their favorite forum watering hole. We’d like you to consider PVC Forums. For […]
There’s a line in the movie “The Wedding Singer” that I often hear when teaching After Effects: “This is information that I could have used yesterday!” This is usually followed by: “How long has that feature been in the program?” (Usual answer: “About a decade…”). For some reason, there are little gems inside After Effects […]
What’s Next After Web 2.0 Written by Richard MacManus / December 31, 2008 Snip: In the past week some high profile VCs have been preaching belt tightening as the primary response to the economy. More than a few people have expressed cynicism about this advice, given the hype and party-throwing days of Web 2.0. New […]
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CMS Watch predicts death oftaxonomy Posted on January 1, 2009 by stephanielemieux On this first day of 2009, I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the CMS Watch list of predictions for 2009. Getting big play in the top 3 is “Taxonomies are dead. Long live metadata!”. With social computing coming to the […]
I greatly admired this video when I first saw it during the past election season, but could never carve out time to write about it. Perhaps this will serve as a good way to finish off the holiday season and kick off the New Year, both creatively and spiritually. This music video – a voiceless, […]
