Get the fantastic Making It Look Great training series as downloads! The popular and proven Making It Look Great video workshop series has been designed to answer that question. Throughout these in-depth DVD workshops, professional motion graphics designers demonstrate techniques essential to their daily work and give the design decisions and rationale that support them.

The featured projects are demonstrated step-by-step from start to finish, giving priceless insight into what it takes to design and produce professional broadcast motion graphics.

Making It Look Great 1 with John Dickinson has been available as a download at Toolfarm for a while. Design and Production Techniques for Adobe After Effects and Zaxwerks ProAnimator.

Making it Look Great 2 with Alan Shisko - Design and Production Techniques for Adobe After Effects and Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator Pro.

Making It Look Great 3 with Harry J. Frank - Design and Production Techniques for Adobe After Effects, Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator Pro, Trapcode Particular and Trapcode Form.

Making It Look Great 4 with John Dickinson - Design and Production Techniques for Adobe After Effects, Zaxwerks ProAnimator and Zaxwerks 3D Flag

So why would you want a download, instead of a DVD? Here are a few reasons:

• No wait for shipping
• No shipping costs, which is especially great to our international customers who can get hit with large shipping costs
• No tax on downloads!

Labels: 3D Flag, 3D Invigorator, After Effects, Harry Frank, John Dickinson, Making It Look Great, Particular, ProAnimator, Shine, Trapcode, Trapcode Form, Zaxwerks

Zaxwerks ProAnimator FX is a new plug-in version of the award-winning ProAnimator software which runs directly inside of Final Cut Pro and Motion. Finally Final Cut and Motion users can create true 3-dimensional title and logo animations while working inside of their favorite program!

ProAnimator FX is just as easy to use as the original ProAnimator. The timeline looks like you are editing video more than it looks like you are setting keyframes. Animations are a snap to create and it comes with dozens of presets to get you started.

• Learn More/Purchase ProAnimator FX
• Download a Free Demo

Labels: Final Cut Pro, Motion, ProAnimator, ProAnimator FX, Zaxwerks

Buy Maxon CINEMA 4D R10.5 (core) and get the Cinema 4D Module of your choice for just $1,195. The choice of Add-on Modules includes:

1. Net Render, Unlimited
2. Advanced Render w/Pyrocluster
3. MOCCA
4. Thinking Particles
5. Dynamics
6. Hair
7. Sketch & Toon
8. MoGraph

This offer expires Monday, June 30th, 2008.

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The sale has been very popular so we've decided to extend it by 10 days! Save big on Zaxwerks products through Monday, June 30, 2008.

Bundles

ProAnimator Bundle: Regular price: $1020, Summer Special: $875
(Includes: ProAnimator, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Pro Invigorator for AE Bundle: Regular price: $820, Summer Special: $720
(Includes: Pro Invigorator for AE, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Designer Bundle: Regular Price: $540, Summer Special: $465
(Includes: 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Single Units

ProAnimator: Regular Price $695, Summer Special $495

ProModeler: Regular Price $295, Summer Special $229

Pro Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $399, Summer Special $275

Classic Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $24,9 Summer Special $195

3D Flag for After Effects: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

3D Flag for Motion: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Stackwerks for Motion: Regular Price $169 Summer Special $99

3D Flag for Premiere Pro: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Reflector for After Effects: Regular Price $99, Summer Special $79

Layer Tools for After Effects: Regular Price $149, Summer Special $109

Werks Vol. 1 for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

3D Warps for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

View all of our current specials here.

Labels: 3D Flag, 3D Invigorator, Maxon Cinema 4D, ProAnimator, Sale, Zaxwerks

The sale has been very popular so we've decided to extend it by 10 days! Save big on Zaxwerks products through Monday, June 30, 2008.

Bundles

ProAnimator Bundle: Regular price: $1020, Summer Special: $875
(Includes: ProAnimator, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Pro Invigorator for AE Bundle: Regular price: $820, Summer Special: $720
(Includes: Pro Invigorator for AE, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Designer Bundle: Regular Price: $540, Summer Special: $465
(Includes: 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Single Units

ProAnimator: Regular Price $695, Summer Special $495

ProModeler: Regular Price $295, Summer Special $229

Pro Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $399, Summer Special $275

Classic Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $24,9 Summer Special $195

3D Flag for After Effects: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

3D Flag for Motion: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Stackwerks for Motion: Regular Price $169 Summer Special $99

3D Flag for Premiere Pro: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Reflector for After Effects: Regular Price $99, Summer Special $79

Layer Tools for After Effects: Regular Price $149, Summer Special $109

Werks Vol. 1 for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

3D Warps for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

Labels: 3D Flag, 3D Invigorator, 3D Warps, After Effects, Layer Tools, Motion, ProAnimator, ProModeler, Reflector, Zaxwerks

I was invited to the June Motion Picture Collective Meeting on plug-ins. It was held at Pratt Institute in New York City.

I got there about 45 minutes early and there was no one there! After about 30 minutes I started to worry that I came to the wrong place. As I was walking around I ran into Wes Plate of Automatic Duck. We chatted for a bit and then people started to roll in.

The pizza, sponsored by Sony, was incredible. Seriously, some of the best I've ever had. I had some veggie concoction, but Michael Vitti, head of MoPic Collective told me they also had some Cajun Shrimp pizza, but they only ordered one pie. Sounds fantastic!

The meeting started with an introduction and then Frank Garfi and Marc Fratto talked about their film Zombies Anonymous. Two words: Gratuitous violence. Their talk was pretty interesting though. They've taken the zombie story and flipped it around, making it a statement about how Arabs were treated after 9-11.

After that, Juan Martinez and Andrew Shipsides talked about Sony's EX Cameras.

Wes Plate from Automatic Duck came up and presented his products. Since there were so many editors in the audience, there was a lot of interest in his FCP products, especially.

My turn. Right before the show began, we were told we have an extra 15 minutes to fill. My presentation was planned to be exactly 20 minutes! Haha. I began asking the audience some questions about editing technique vs. software knowledge and then talked about Toolfarm. I presented Boris Continuum Complete and as usual, people are blown away by the Motion Key filter. I also had quite a bit of interest in the BCC Pan & Zoom filter which gives the Ken Burns style effect. I had a bit of time at the end, so I quickly showed Red Giant's Primatte Keyer, since keying seems to be a hot topic lately.

Next Michael Vitti showed Zaxwerks ProAnimator, then Jason Diamond showed Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks, which is always a crowd pleaser. I can't help but think that Zombies Anonymous could have benefited from a touch of Looks! Jason did a great job of presenting Looks and demo'd with some footage from a music video he had recently finished.

They also had an auction that night with tons of stuff.

Anyway, it was a good meeting and it was fun to get to New York City again. Thanks Michael Vitti for the invitation and the shirt. I love free shirts! It was great to see everyone in NYC, especially my old buddy Jim G. of the Toolfarm Expert Forum and Chris Tack, one of my former students who headed out to NYC after graduation. I also met quite a few new people from the NYC area. I saw Mario Lopez at a hot dog stand too! He's buff!

Labels: Automatic Duck, Boris, Continuum Complete, Event, Magic Bullet Looks, Moving Picture Collective, Primatte Keyer, ProAnimator, Red Giant, Zaxwerks

Save big on Zaxwerks products through June 20, 2008.

Bundles

ProAnimator Bundle: Regular price: $1020, Summer Special: $875
(Includes: ProAnimator, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Pro Invigorator for AE Bundle: Regular price: $820, Summer Special: $720
(Includes: Pro Invigorator for AE, 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Designer Bundle: Regular Price: $540, Summer Special: $465
(Includes: 3D Flag for AE, Werks vol. 1 for AE (set of 3 plugins), 3D Warps for AE, Layer Tools for AE, and Reflector for AE)

Single Units

ProAnimator: Regular Price $695, Summer Special $495

ProModeler: Regular Price $295, Summer Special $229

Pro Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $399, Summer Special $275

Classic Invigorator for After Effects: Regular Price $24,9 Summer Special $195

3D Flag for After Effects: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

3D Flag for Motion: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Stackwerks for Motion: Regular Price $169 Summer Special $99

3D Flag for Premiere Pro: Regular Price $129, Summer Special $89

Reflector for After Effects: Regular Price $99, Summer Special $79

Layer Tools for After Effects: Regular Price $149, Summer Special $109

Werks Vol. 1 for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

3D Warps for After Effects: Regular Price $199, Summer Special $139

Labels: 3D Flag, 3D Invigorator, 3D Warps, After Effects, Layer Tools, Motion, ProAnimator, ProModeler, Reflector, Zaxwerks

What's new in 4.5

• Now compatible with multi-user environments
• Better QuickTime movie flattening
• Work was done to optimize swatch performance

Visit our Plug-in Finder for more details on the update.

Labels: ProAnimator, Zaxwerks

Zaxwerks ProAnimator Training: Making it Look Great 1 is currently the most popular product in our store. John Dickinson, everyone's favorite Aussie trainer, has created a new training clip that shows you how to work with Zaxwerks ProAnimator and 3D Invigorator Pro.

...and then buy the training. It's great. You won't regret it.

Labels: 3D Invigorator, John Dickinson, ProAnimator, Training, Zaxwerks

What is the real difference between ProAnimator and 3D Invigorator Pro?

... So I sent an email to Zax to really help us all learn!

Zax says:

In a nutshell the difference is that ProAnimator includes some very advanced tools that help you create animations much faster and much easier than if you used Invigorator Pro with AE's standard keyframing techniques.

With ProAnimator you can create very complicated animations in minutes. If you used AE's keyframes it would take you hours and hours of tedious labor to do what ProAnimator can do in a few clicks. ProAnimator frees a designer from the technicalities of keyframe-wrangling. It plays the animation in real-time and you can make changes while the animation is still playing. As a result you can change-change-change the animation until you get exactly the motion you want, modifying the equivalent of hundreds of keyframes with just a few clicks.

Standard keyframing is similar to building a house out of toothpicks. Everybody tries to build a big house once. But after that you start scaling back your ideas to fit the amount of time you have to work in and the amount of trouble you want to cause for yourself. ProAnimator helps you take the lid off your ideas. You can start thinking of big ideas again and ProAnimator will let you do them quickly and easily. If keyframing is like building a house out of toothpicks, ProAnimator is almost like having a magic genie which will do what you command.

Check out all of Zaxwerks great tools for working in 3D

Labels: 3D Invigorator, After Effects, ProAnimator, Zaxwerks

John Dickinson has done some training for Toolfarm's Expert Training Series and has a new series coming out very soon called "Making it Look Great 1: Design and Production Techniques for Adobe After Effects and Zaxwerks ProAnimator". It's the world's only ProAnimator video training. Don't worry, we will announce it as soon as it's ready. I can tell you that it will be available on DVD or as a download, which is great for those of you who are not in the US. Save a lot on shipping! We will break it down into chunks for easy downloading because it's a LOT of training content. It will be incredible. John is a talented trainer. Don't believe me? Think I'm just trying to sell you on it? Watch the promo.

Update: It will sell for $49.95 and is slightly over 2 hours of training.

Labels: John Dickinson, ProAnimator, Zaxwerks

John Dickinson, a Toolfarm Forum Expert, has posted a nice tip at Zaxwerks Blog. Watch John's video tip. (Also, check out John's Creative Background Design Training Bundle.)

ProAnimator is a great plug-in for After Effects. I encourage you to Download a demo and take it for a test drive.

Labels: Creative Background Design, John Dickinson, ProAnimator, Zaxwerks