Last week's installment of Hidden Gems on effects was so well received, we decided to break out of our normal one-chapter-a-week rhythm this week, and instead provide some more resources on using effects. A couple of years ago, we started a course on lynda.com dedicated to sharing insights into some of our favorite effects, also […]
In an After Effects Quick Tip video, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the basics of importing image sequences. Previously, Carl Larsen showed a similar way to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into After Effects with Camera Raw settings applied. You can find additional details in AE Help, for example how to import an image […]
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Panasonic has launched a new camera in their M 4/3 lineup which is 25% smaller than their previous G2. FULL 1080P video and a 16MP sensor make this an intriguing little camera for the pro who needs something smaller to travel with or carry around on a daily basis. Press release: The Panasonic LUMIX […]
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Trim Compose is a new After Effects script from Video Copilot that helps you work with shots on large projects with many edits: One of the nice things about doing VFX inside of AE is seeing your shots in sequence to make sure they flow together, but it can get tricky if you start adding […]
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I’m playing around with and pushing limits on the new PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 units. Had a chance to work with a gymnast on a trampoline this week, this was shot at 1/3200th of a second at F/5 using Dynalite packs and heads. Rare partly cloudy skies over Los Angeles were underexposed to show all […]
Motion Boutique has announced the upcoming release of Newton, the first physics engine for After Effects: Newton interprets each 2D layer as a rigid object in a real environment. Once the simulation is calculated, the corresponding animation is recreated in After Effects as keyframes. Strengths: . robust and fast. simple and intuitive interface with OpenGL […]
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Exposing $4.7 Trillion Annually in Undervalued Information Something strange began to happen with company valuations beginning twenty to thirty years ago. Book values increasingly began to diverge — go lower — from stock prices or acquisition prices. Between 1982 and 1992 the ratio of book value to market value decreased from 62% to […]
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Bernie Keach gave us the low down on Marshall’s new monitor lineup with some pretty exciting features. Their new line includes a 5.6, 7 and 9 inch models feature all of the great Marshall features we’ve come to expect including False Color, Peaking, but with some new surprises. The focus assist now allow you to […]
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It’s been several months since NVIDIA released their newest graphics card for the Macintosh. The Quadro 4000 for Mac uses their newest GPU architecture called Fermi. This card packs a whopping 256 cores onto a card that is half the physical size of the older Quadro FX 4800 (it had only 192 CUDA cores, the […]
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As we mentioned earlier, we're creating a video training series based on our popular beginner's book After Effects Apprentice, which progresses from “I haven't used it before” through core skills including keyframing, masking, text animation, and 3D space to advanced techniques such as motion tracking, green screen, and expressions. Each course has a selection of […]
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