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New: Adobe CS6 Products Now Available; Links of Interest

New: Adobe CS6 Products Now Available; Links of Interest
Posted on May 10, 2012 - 07:13 AM

Adobe CS6 Products Now Available at Toolfarm. News and Information on the CS6 Lineup- including FAQ, Buyers’ Guide and Creative Cloud Information. Toolfarm is your CS6 Resource!

New: Luca Visual FX Alpha Transitions and Bundles

New: Luca Visual FX Alpha Transitions and Bundles
Posted on May 16, 2012 - 01:43 PM

Luca’s FilmFx 1.0, FilmFx 2.0, Leaders Collection 1.0 and Light Transitions 1.0 are a selection of effects and transitions including film burns, light leaks, grunge wipes, classic and freely interpreted leaders and countdown and a lot more. We have so far made available a collection of nearly 100 visual fx specifically designed for editors, filmmakers and videographers alike.

Special Offer: Save $50 on Irudis Tonalizer; New Tonalizer/ Red Giant Colorista Bundle Option

Special Offer: Save $50 on Irudis Tonalizer; New Tonalizer/ Red Giant Colorista Bundle Option
Posted on May 16, 2012 - 12:20 PM

Tonalizer|VFX is a tonality enhancement- and fine-tuning tool that differs from conventional color grading tools. For Final Cut Pro 7/X, Final Cut Pro Express, and Motion 4/5. Ends May 31 2012.

News: Coming Soon: Greyscalegorilla Transform for Cinema 4D - Update 05/16/12

News: Coming Soon: Greyscalegorilla Transform for Cinema 4D - Update 05/16/12
Posted on May 16, 2012 - 06:02 AM

Nick Campbell revealed at NAB: Transform, “A New Build and Destroy Plug-in for Cinema 4D”.  Update - “It has really become a more powerful tool than we ever expected.” See more examples of no-keyframes animations using Transform.

Free: Noise Industries FxFactory Pan and Zoom Effect

Free: Noise Industries FxFactory Pan and Zoom Effect
Posted on May 15, 2012 - 12:07 PM

Create the photo animation style made popular by Ken Burns. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5 and CS6.

Tutorial: Web Line Escape: Spider-Man Web-Slinging Effect

Tutorial: Web Line Escape: Spider-Man Web-Slinging Effect
Posted on May 15, 2012 - 11:02 AM

In this episode of Red Giant TV, director Seth Worley shows you how to create a Spider-Man Web Slinging Effect with Trapcode Particular.

Tutorial: Controlling Light Object Intensity with Effectors in Cinema 4D

Tutorial: Controlling Light Object Intensity with Effectors in Cinema 4D
Posted on May 15, 2012 - 09:43 AM

EJ Hasssenfratz shows how to adjust the intensity of lighting in Cinema 4D using Effectors.

News: Adobe Finds Critical Bugs in CS5 & CS5.5; Patches coming soon

News: Adobe Finds Critical Bugs in CS5 & CS5.5; Patches coming soon
Posted on May 15, 2012 - 08:48 AM

Adobe announced last week that there are eight vulnerabilities, security bulletins and advisories, for Photoshop CS5 and earlier, and Illustrator and Flash Pro CS5.5 and earlier.

Toolfarm Exclusive: Buy NewBlueFX Titler Pro and get Light Blends Free ($150 value)

Toolfarm Exclusive: Buy NewBlueFX Titler Pro and get Light Blends Free ($150 value)
Posted on May 15, 2012 - 06:31 AM

Titler Pro: An Amazingly Sophisticated 3D and 2D Titler Built for the Professional Editor’s Schedule- Now for Mac and Win. Purchase Titler Pro and Get Light Blends Free Through May 31 2012.

Sale: 50% Off Boris Graffiti (Full and Upgrade) Through May 21 2012

Sale: 50% Off Boris Graffiti (Full and Upgrade) Through May 21 2012
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 02:47 PM

Integrated 2D and 3D Title Animation- Easily create sophisticated title animation including type on text, text on a path, jitter, and randomization. Create 3D text with bump maps and reflections.

Inspirations: Swimming - I Do (Come True) - Official Music Video

Inspirations: Swimming - I Do (Come True) - Official Music Video
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 01:10 PM

The official music video for I Do (Come True) by Swimming, a sci-fi music video from Polymathematics in the UK.

Inspirations: Intro Videologic

Inspirations: Intro Videologic
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 12:55 PM

The description translates to “Discover new ways to extrude in After Effects CS6.”

News/PR: Looklabs SpeedLooks 3529 Available Soon

News/PR: Looklabs SpeedLooks 3529 Available Soon
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 12:49 PM

Looklabs is proud to announce its first digital film stock. SpeedLooks 3529 is now in production in the lab and is soon to be released! SL-3529 will be released in 6 distinct palettes - Clean, Punch, Gold, Blue, Noir and Bleach.

Webinar: Tiffen Weekly Webinars

Webinar: Tiffen Weekly Webinars
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 11:55 AM

Tiffen, maker of the DFX Digital Effects Suite, has free Weekly Webinars.

Inspiration: unnamed soundsculpture by Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer

Inspiration: unnamed soundsculpture by Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 11:46 AM

An abstract 3D sculpture of a woman dancing and moving, recorded by three depth cameras.

Motionworks Unplugged 33: Zax Dow. Zaxwerks vs. Adobe AE CS6

Motionworks Unplugged 33: Zax Dow. Zaxwerks vs. Adobe AE CS6
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 10:09 AM

In this special episode of Unplugged, John Dickinson of Motionworks chats with Zax Dow of Zaxwerks about After Effects CS6 and what the introduction of the 3D ray-traced features means to Zaxwerks flagship products 3D Invigorator and ProAnimator.

Inspirations: Gidd Media Showreel 2012

Inspirations: Gidd Media Showreel 2012
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 08:51 AM

An intriguing showreel from Gidd Media of Norway. Lots of variety, including work created with Cinema 4D and After Effects, lots of compositing, and some motion graphics.

Freebie: Free Barcode Plug-in Released for Final Cut Pro, Motion & After Effects

Freebie: Free Barcode Plug-in Released for Final Cut Pro, Motion & After Effects
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 08:42 AM

Simulate and customize the EAN-13 barcode used worldwide for FREE with Yanobox Barcode, available through FxFactory

Tutorial/Freebie: Tutorial Using a free C4D Plugin, Nitro 4D Magic Slow Motion

Tutorial/Freebie: Tutorial Using a free C4D Plugin, Nitro 4D Magic Slow Motion
Posted on May 14, 2012 - 08:23 AM

The PixelLab has a free tutorial using a free plug-in called Nitro 4D Magic Slow Motion, a time remapping plug-in for Cinema 4D.

New: Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

New: Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available
Posted on May 11, 2012 - 09:25 AM

Two New Touch Apps for iOS and Adobe Muse Also Shipping

Art of Stereo Conversion: 2D to 3D – 2012

Art of Stereo Conversion: 2D to 3D – 2012
Posted on May 11, 2012 - 09:10 AM

Mike Seymour of fxguide has lots of great info on Stereo Conversion, discussing issues, the keys to good conversion, and interesting case studies.

Tutorial: The Cinema 4D Tutorial For Absolute Beginners

Tutorial: The Cinema 4D Tutorial For Absolute Beginners
Posted on May 11, 2012 - 05:20 AM

Post by Chris Schmidt at Greyscalegorilla- a great introductory video for newbies to Cinema 4D.

Inspirations: Blinky by Ruairi Robinson

Inspirations: Blinky by Ruairi Robinson
Posted on May 10, 2012 - 11:43 AM

A boy with horrible parents owns a robot named Blinky. I wasn’t expecting THAT twisted of an ending!

Freebies: Free C4D 3D Model: Product Display Boxes

Freebies: Free C4D 3D Model: Product Display Boxes
Posted on May 10, 2012 - 09:19 AM

Via Joren Kandel and Remco at the Pixel Lab. Product box models for Cinema 4D R12 and up.

Update: Chaos Group V-Ray Update Now Available with Support for 3ds Max 2013

Update: Chaos Group V-Ray Update Now Available with Support for 3ds Max 2013
Posted on May 09, 2012 - 01:51 PM

V-Ray Latest Update Now Available with Support for 3ds Max 2013 and Major Feature Enhancements

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