Learn how you can create a simulated Camera DOF effect on your video footage right inside of Photoshop CS5.5 Extended! This technique can be applied to on any video footage and doesn’t require any plug-ins, but rather, it utilizes the 3D Camera to achieve a realistic DOF effect. Getting Started I start by importing my […]
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Sony announces new free firmware upgrades for the HXR-NX70U and NEX-FS100U/UK that are planned to be available for early 2012. To learn more, visit and bookmark sony.com/nxcam […]
Online Editor/Finishing Artist Barry Goch has a string of credits to his name, current and past clients include Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, FOX, New Line, MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros. In 2011 alone, he’s served on such shows as Charlie’s Angels, Traffic Light, Desperate Housewives, and Modern Family. If that […]
Thinkbox Software has released new versions of its cross-platform render farm management and high-volume particle rendering, manipulation and management solutions. Deadline 5.1 and Krakatoa MX 2.0 are now available as no-cost upgrades to current customers. Deadline 5.1Deadline’s hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit offers management options for render farms of all sizes, and the flexibility to […]
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On this episode of MacBreak Studio, I show Steve a couple of tips when working with particle emitters in Motion. We are using Motion 5, but everything we discuss will work in Motion 4 – even Motion 3! […]
Holomatix today announced immediate availability of SprayTrace for Maya on Windows OS – a configuration free, add-on tool providing real-time preview for the hugely popular Maya MentalRay offline renderer. With just a single button press, SprayTrace provides users with the much-needed real-time functionality to make MentalRay an interactive experience: it provides users with the ability […]
When history looks back on our era for the innovators of visual branding and advertising, Süperfad would have to be at the very top of that list. In a world where many production companies draw their inspiration from the same source, the people of Süperfad find inspiration in a wide array of influences. As their […]
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In a previous article I described how to place a hard key light. In this article I’ll look at why soft sources are a bit more realistic in color cinematography, require less precise placement, and can help define the volume of a space. In my last article we talked about how to light faces: where […]
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Blackmagic Design today announced that MTV, a division of Viacom International Media Networks, used Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Production Switcher to help broadcast the 2011 MTV EMAs. The 2011 MTV EMA show is the brand’s largest international music property, hosted in a different city each year. This year’s show was hosted by Selena Gomez live from […]
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Blackmagic Design today announced the immediate availability of HyperDeck Software Update 2.0 Public Beta, a new software update for its popular HyperDeck Studio that adds broadcast quality compressed 10 bit recording and playback to the Avid® DNxHD® format. DNxHD is a broadcast industry standard for media files and adding native support for this compressed video […]
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