One of the highlights of NAB 2011 for me was having an opportunity to sit down with Sr. Product Manager for Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium and Adobe Audition, Ellen Wixted. […]
Month: July 2011
CMG Hidden Gems: Chapter 32 – Shape Layers
We’re going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (CMG5) and pulling out a few “hidden gems” from each chapter. These will include essential advice for new users, plus timesaving tips that experienced users may not be aware of. One of our favorite recent additions to After Effects has been Shape […]
100 Final Cut Pro X Questions Answered
Recently I hosted a Final Cut Pro X Hands On Tour webinar for FilmmakingWebinars.com. It was a great event with 90 minutes of FCPX for over 800 people attending. (An archive of that can be purchased btw). People often ask questions before, during and after the webinar. Here’s 101 of them that were asked, answered […]
A Camera I Can Forget Is In My Pocket, Even Swimming At The Pool
I had a chance to spend a little time playing with Sony’s TX10 waterproof digital camera. I had a total blast with it! It’s small, it’s VERY easy to use, and it’s virtually indestructable for most mortals. It’s waterproof to pool depths, dustproof and shockproof. The latter means that if you drop things often, this […]
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Open for Optics
The NEX-FS100U accepts tons of lenses. For example, these Sony A Mount lenses work via the LA-EA1 adaptor. It’s Cinematography 101: the right lens does more than establish the frame. It can help communicate emotion and tell us something about space, character and story. The ability to choose lenses is no small thing. Which brings […]
Tweets from Avid’s Committed to the Professional event
On Wednesday evening Avid held its Committed to the Professional event on the Warner Brothers Studio lot in Burbank California. The event was announced just over a week ago in a blog post by Avid’s CEO. I would have loved to attend the gathering but since it was in California and I’m in Tennessee it […]
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Reviewed: Class on Demand – Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Users
With the recent release of Final Cut Pro X from Apple, it became quickly apparent that my facility was not going to be able to adopt the new software from them. This coupled with the fact that Apple has completely slaughtered their line of pro apps, it was clear that Final Cut Pro in general […]
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The Stereo 3D Toolkit, a new script for After Effects
Ryan Cashman and AE scripts have released a new script for After Effects, Stereo 3D Toolkit, a set of tools that help you create complex stereoscopic compositions. The Stereo 3D Toolkit “uses true left and right channels (instead of collapse transformations) so it is compatible with all 3D effects and plug-ins that use composition cameras.” […]
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Free 3D Ink Preset for Trapcode Particular
Greyscale Gorilla has a new Free 3D Ink Preset for Trapcode Particular that attempts to create realistic ink drops: “It’s a hog to render, but it gives a pretty cool result. Also, if you change the random seed or the wiggle settings, you will get totally different ink drops every time.” Here’s an example render: […]
Basic AE project from concept through creation
Anything You Want is a 2-part video tutorial (with project files) by Eran Stern that shares a workflow to build an idiosyncratic bumper. From concept to creation, Eran shows you the steps of envisioning an idea, roughing out a storyboard, finding stock footage (it’s an Artbeats tutorial), composting the final piece using masks, Imagineer mocha […]
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