4.2 update Panasonic AVC-Intra Camera Support


Using USB Cameras like the new FlipHD (shoots 720p) and uses XDCAM EX mode for native editing.

Labels: Premiere Pro

Harry J Frank has created a great new tutorial called Fractal Noise Fade. I always learn so much from Harry. Also, if you haven't seen it, check out Harry's new Video Rock, an awesome new DVD library of pre-rendered QuickTime elements and still images set in a vintage style.

Fractal Noise Fade from graymachine on Vimeo.

Learn how to use Fractal Noise to create a textured fade on a layer in After Effects. Then add some more effects and elements to finish up the title effect.

Labels: After Effects, Harry Frank, Tutorial, Video Rock

The special pricing on both Digital Juice Toolkits end tomorrow, Friday the 13th at 5pm EST!

Save $375 on Digital Juice Motion Designer's Toolkit or save $275 on Digital Juice Compositor's Toolkit Visual FX Library.

Save $375 on Digital Juice Motion Designer's Toolkit

Motion Designer's Toolkit is the ultimate customizable animated element library. Ready to use pre-rendered animations, the original After Effects projects, and the original Illustrator vector images.

33 Gigabytes on 8 DVDs - Eight jam-packed discs filled with animations, project files, and vector graphics.

25 Unique Categories - The hottest, freshest, newest looks and styles are all here.

1755 Quicktime Files - Ready-to-use high resolution (2000x2000) pre-rendered animations.

1755 After Effects Projects - Want to change or tweak the animations? No problem, all the original project files are included.

1755 Illustrator Vector Images - Every animation first starts as a beautiful high-quality vector image. Perfect for print and web too!

Special Introductory Pricing- Retails for $599.95, Purchase Now for Only $224.95! Visit our Store

Save $275 on Digital Juice Compositor's Toolkit Visual FX Library

Is The Compositor's Toolkit the digital artist's dirty little secret?

The secret to pulling off great effect shots and motion graphics composites is using great tools. Not just software tools but also the visual elements you have to work with. Save over $200 on Digital Juice Compositor's Toolkit Visual FX Library for a limited time. Compositor's Toolkit Visual FX Library is an artful collection of super high resolution, ultra slow motion effects.



There is so much cool stuff in this package that its impossible to put it all on the blog!

Labels: Compositor's Toolkit, Digital Juice, Motion Designers Toolkit, Sale

Flicker and Shake is included with BCC 6.0.5 FxPlug, a free update for BCC 6.x FxPlug users

Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug Flicker And Shake is an auto-animating filter which uses bursts of synchronized Exposure, Glow, Blur, X or Y displacement, and RGB channel offset to create a flicker effect for video or graphics elements. The flicker effect has been made popular by recent television commercials and film trailers.

Flicker and Shake works in Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion. The filter is part of the Boris Continuum Shaders category of real-time FxPlug filters that take advantage of the latest Mac OS X OpenGL technology.

Video Tutorial: Using the Flicker and Shake Filter


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Download the Free Update/Trial | Learn More/Purchase in our Store

Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.5 FxPlug is a Free Update for BCC 6.x FxPlug users.

Labels: Boris, Boris Continuum Complete, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Motion, Update

FX Guide has an article up about Autodesk Smoke coming to the Mac. The rumors have been flying for a while now and John Montgomery is saying it's true! He's been under NDA so it couldn't be revealed, but there will be more news on this soon.

Labels: Autodesk, FX Guide, Smoke

We're still getting all of the details together for you but plan on a BIG SALE next Wednesday, November 18, on GenArts Sapphire. It will be just $999, so submit your requests to whoever you need to ask (your boss, your board, your spouse perhaps?). The sale will include the versions for After Effects compatible, and FxPlug (FCP/Motion) Node-Lock licenses only. This is an incredible deal that won't be around again anytime soon!

GenArts Demo Reel



GenArts Sapphire for After Effects Before and After



More info coming soon.

Labels: GenArts, One Day Sale, Sapphire

If you missed the eSeminar yesterday, you can watch it here.

What you missed:

• Steve Whatley of Adobe going through some aspects of After Effects and importing Premiere projects in to AE.
• Harry Frank showing some cool tricks in Trapcode Particular
• Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm with a quick look at Red Giant's newest plug-in, Magic Bullet Mojo.

Labels: Adobe, Magic Bullet, Magic Bullet Mojo, Particular, Red Giant, Toolfarm, Trapcode, Webinar