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New: Adobe CS6 Products Now Available; Links of Interest
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!
Compatibility: Adobe CS6 - 3rd Party Plug-ins Updates
The following is a list of updates by Plug-in vendors in regards to current or future support of Adobe CS6. We will keep this page updated and post new info as we receive it.
New: Boris FX Version 10 Now Available; Support for latest Adobe, Sony, and Grass Valley Releases
Boris FX 10 adds new support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 / CS5.5 (Mac and Windows), Sony Vegas Pro 11, and Grass Valley EDIUS 6. Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 is also supported.
New: Boris Soundbite v2 Now Available; Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Support, New Workgroup Support
Award-winning Dialogue Search Tool - New support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, added support for workgroups - ensuring that all media stored on shared storage is instantly searchable by all editors within a workgroup.
Tutorial: Snow White & The Huntsman Mirror Tutorial in Cinema 4D- Part 1
Check out this incredible tutorial post at Cinema4DTutorial.net. “Recreate the scene transformation of the mirror inspired by the movie Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Update: 3D Particle Effects Added to Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX
Boris Continuum Complete v8.0.4 AVX Now Available, Free Update for all BCC v8.x AVX Users. Added 3D Particle Effects.
News: Purchase VRAYforC4D, Get Version 2 for $125 Through New Release; Update Schedule
The VRAYforC4D v1.5 update will be free, scheduled for September/October. Version 2 will be a paid upgrade end of year- Current purchases, as of May 20th, 2012, of VRAY will be eligible for a reduced $125 upgrade price, good through new release. For purchases prior to May 20th, standard upgrade pricing (yet to be determined) will apply.
Review: Adobe After Effects CS6 at Macworld (Rating 5/5)
Review by Jeff Foster at Macworld: “Beyond this release’s impressive list of new features, there are much-needed and long-awaited performance improvements.”
Tutorial: After Effects CS6 3D Camera Tracker
An overview/tutorial of the new 3D camera tracker in Adobe After Effects CS6 by Matt’s Macintosh channel on YouTube.
Article: Here’s Why I’m Seriously Considering A Permanent Switch To Adobe Lightroom
Scott Bourne writes about why he’s switching from Apple Aperture to Adobe Lightroom.
Review: Irudis Tonalizer|VFX Pro Review at HDVideoPro
“Tonalizer|VFX PRO is about making sure you have all the image data that you captured, and while we all strive for proper exposure and scenes that are within the dynamic range of the image sensor, Tonalizer|VFX steps in when things aren’t perfect.”
NAB 2012: Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot - Induro
In case you missed it, check out this interview with Andrew Kramer of VideoCopilot. His new plug-in should be out soon!
Update: Cycore FX CFX Path Tools v1.2 & CFX Sphere Utilities 1.2 released for After Effects CS6
Cycore FX CFX Path Tools v1.2 & CFX Sphere Utilities have been updated with latest After Effects CS6 SDK. This is required to run in After Effects CS6 and take advantage of new features like the Global Performance Cache.
After Effects CS6 (11.0.1) update: bug fixes and added GPU and 3D renderer support
Update your After Effects CS6 for support of Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 and some bug fixes.
New: CoreMelt Products Adobe CS6 Compatible, Lock & Load for Premiere Pro; Free Update
All CoreMelt V2 plugins and Lock & Load are now supported in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and After Effects CS6- download the latest update!
Inspirations: Yanobox Nodes in The Avengers
Jayse Hansen, freelance 3D VFX, screen designer/animator and all around good guy, used Yanobox Nodes for his work on The Avengers.
Inspirations: From Love to Bingo Getty Images AlmapBBDO
A piece from Getty Images, via Brian Maffitt. It’s not so much the editing, but the work of the person who had to go through all of the shots, put them in order and line them up. Nice work!
Inspirations: A Conversation With Jeff Desom; “Rear Window”- Winner Golden Nica, 2012 Vimeo Finalist
We had a chance to catch up with Jeff Desom and talk a bit about his clever timelapse of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”, discuss his creative process and current work. Vimeo Awards 2012 Finalist; Winner of Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica for Computer Animation / Film / VFX.
New: GreyscaleGorilla Bundle Updates at Toolfarm - New Transform for Cinema 4D
GreycaleGorilla bundles have been updated with the new Transform plug-in for Cinema 4D. Save by combining your favorite products!
In Depth: Plug-ins Suites for Adobe After Effects and NLE’s, Part 1
There are several great suites for Adobe After Effects and other hosts and I’m sure you probably own one or two. I’m going to cover all the big suites available, give you the pros and cons and compare them.
New: e-on Software Vue 10.5 xStream and Infinite Final Release Now Available
Designed for vfx studios, animators, architects and matte painters, e-on software’s professional solutions offer the most advanced tools for creating, animating and rendering natural 3D environments, and integrating them into any production pipeline.
Sale: Save on Sorenson Squeeze Multi-User Licenses- Full and Academic
Save big on Squeeze 8.5, Squeeze Pro 8.5, Squeeze Server, and Bundle Multi-Seat Options- Up to 50% Off Through June 30th 2012.
Tutorial: Melting Objects in Cinema 4D
Charles Rowland explains how to melt a soda bottle or other object in Cinema 4D.
Updates: Boris Product Family Updated for Adobe CS6
The following updates are immediately available with support for Adobe CS6: RED v5.1.5; Graffiti v6.0.4; Transfer AE v3.0.5; Continuum Complete v8.0.3 AE; and Final Effects Complete v6.0.2 AE
New: CrumplePop ColorKit Suite Products- Powerful Color Grading for Final Cut Pro X
CrumplePop ColorKit Suite is a powerful color grading and film looks suite designed from scratch for Final Cut Pro X.




