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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!
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!
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.
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.
Ends Today: Boris Graffiti 50% Off New Licenses & Upgrades
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.
Tutorial: Stereoscopic Workflows in Adobe SpeedGrade CS6
Sr. Product Manager Patrick Palmer shows how to use the stereoscopic workflows in Adobe SpeedGrade CS6.
New: GreyscaleGorilla Transform for Cinema 4D
Instant Animation Tool for Cinema 4D- Build, Destroy, Morph, Clone, and Explode your objects or type in seconds. No Keyframes Required.
New: Digital Anarchy Beauty Box Video v2 Now Available, Introductory Pricing
Beauty Box Video skin retouching plugin gives your actor or model an incredible makeover in post-production by incorporating state-of-the-art face detection and smoothing algorithms.
New: AEScripts iExpressions and MochaImport+ for Adobe After Effects
Developed by mamoworld. iExpressions allow you to use After Effects expressions without writing or reading a single line of code; MochaImport Plus allows to quickly and easily send your footage for tracking in Mocha then import the Mocha tracking data back in After Effects and use it in whatever way you want.
New: Luca Visual FX Alpha Transitions and Bundles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
The official music video for I Do (Come True) by Swimming, a sci-fi music video from Polymathematics in the UK.
Inspirations: Intro Videologic
The description translates to “Discover new ways to extrude in After Effects CS6.”




