Red Giant Software Releases Adobe Creative Suite 5 Compatible Plug-Ins
San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2010 - Red Giant Software today released plug-ins compatible with Adobe® Creative Suite® 5. For a complete list of products available now, version numbers, and pricing information, please visit the Compatibility Chart. The Frequently Asked Questions page is another helpful resource for understanding Red Giant Software's policy for upgrading to Adobe CS5. The CS5 upgrades from Red Giant Software are only applicable to users that choose to upgrade to After Effects® CS5 and Premiere Pro® CS5. Customers do NOT need to get the latest version if they are not using Adobe CS5.
Benefits of 64-Bit Computing
The Adobe CS5 updaters for Red Giant Software products offer support for 64-bit computing, which provide many benefits including:
Better use of memory to allow multiple applications to run with increased performance
Support of RAW content with the capacity to handle any resolution up to 5K and beyond
Smooth playback of multiple streams of video in real-time in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
More flexible workflows with the ability to handle multiple open applications at once
Pricing and Availability
All products purchased on or after April 12, 2010 qualify for FREE 64-bit updates (Adobe CS5 compatible) as soon as they are available. (Contact sales@toolfarm.com for more information). Customers that purchased products prior to April 12, 2010 and choose to add 64-bit compatibility will need to pay for upgrades. Pricing is outlined below:
Adobe CS5 upgrades for all individual products purchase will cost $29 USD each.
Trapcode Particular 2 customers have until June 30, 2010 to qualify for a FREE upgrade to Adobe After Effects CS5 / Trapcode Particular 2.1. Customers will be required to enter a valid 2.0 serial number.
Magic Bullet Suite customers will be able to upgrade the entire Suite for a flat price of $99 USD- coming this summer.
Pro Keying Suite customers can upgrade the entire Suite for a flat price of $99. Pro Keying Suite 10 (coming this summer) will include Key Correct, Primatte Keyer, and Warp.
Magic Bullet PhotoLooks and Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop users qualify for a free update to Adobe Photoshop CS5. These updates will be coming in early summer. Customers will be notified when the updates are available and will be provided details on how to obtain them.
About Red Giant Software
Founded in 2002, Red Giant Software publishes and develops software tools made by industry veterans Stu Maschwitz and John Knoll. Red Giant Software’s ever-expanding product line has over 30 packages that run on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid systems. The vast range of visual effects tools features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
In this episode, designer Harry Frank shows you how to create a cool motion graphics "shooters" effect with Trapcode Particular. After that, he also goes into Maxon Cinema 4D and Adobe Illustrator to create a full logo build with this effect.
Red Giant People is coming... Posted By Sean Safreed Published on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at the Red Room Blog
A new sister site to Red Giant Software is debuting at the end of April- Red Giant People. This is a place to browse, share, download and buy presets related to a number of Red Giant Software plug-ins. The site is at www.redgiantpeople.com.
We built this site in response to user requests that we have heard for awhile. First, Magic Bullet Looks users wanted a way to share looks (.ls3) files with others. Second, we wanted to revive a sharing site called Trapcode People that had some great content for Trapcode products. So we combined these into a bigger vision to allow you to share content for all Trapcode products, Magic Bullet Looks, Knoll Light Factory, ToonIt, and more.
When we launch there will be several dozen free presets for 3D stroke, ToonIt, Particular and more. All the presets have video previews for the site. To get any of these free presets, you must sign up and get an account. Please use your real name and a valid email address. Once you validate you account, you can get all the content on the site, and even start sharing presets and projects on your own.
In addition to the free content, you will be able to browse the hundreds of presets that our site leaders -our Gurus- have built. These collections of presets are all professionally designed by broadcast designers. You can browse the paid presets individually, or see related content in a product in the Guru Store. If you like what you see, click the buy button and you will be taken to Red Giant Software to purchase the package.
We will have a video tour, help and other assets on the site to help you get the most from Red Giant People. But to really make this site work, we need your help and hopefully your generosity to share projects and preset files with other Red Giant users so that everyone benefits from the assets that the community creates.
Introducing Seven Preset Packs Designed by Industry Experts
San Francisco, CA, April 21, 2010 - Red Giant Software today announced Guru Presets, a new product line created by hand-picked industry experts. Guru Presets allow users to jump into a project and get it done faster by having access to pre-designed templates and effects presets that work with plug-ins from Red Giant. These presets and templates are ready to go as-is, but can also be easily modified by the user to fit almost any project. Each package offers unique preset animations, graphical elements, or design templates ready for use in After Effects and unique film looks that work in the many hosts supported by Magic Bullet Looks and Magic Bullet Quick Looks. Guru Presets currently include seven preset packs, with additions planned for the near future. The Guru Presets line includes the following titles. Full descriptions follow below.
Cassidy Bisher's Text Effects for Trapcode Suite
David Vinson's Particles Vol 1 for Trapcode Particular
Drop your text or logo into two light-filled, pulsing animations. In Orb Wiper, an organic orb sweeps across the screen in HD. Your logo fluidly transitions from this orb and is revealed within a burst of light flares and texture. In Logo Wiper, a flash of light reveals your logo, light sparkles run along the logo, and then the logo disappears in another bright flash. Sound FX are included and already synced to each animation.
Cassidy 'Cass' Bisher is a motion designer for clients including Verizon and AT&T; an Apple Certified Pro; and owner of DropDrop.com, which creates high quality After Effects templates for sale. David Vinson's Particles Vol 1 for Trapcode Particular
Where there's smoke, there's fire - and rain, clouds, bubbles, sandstorms, swimming tadpoles, and more! They're all in this new package of 55 After Effects animation presets for Trapcode Particular. Use them immediately, or customize them easily with objects or colors that fit your project. Designed by broadcast designer David Vinson, these presets will add snap, crackle and pop to any design.
A classically trained artist, David Vinson is currently a partner at the Emmy award-winning post facility Outpost Pictures. His freelance clients include ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, TNT, The Weather Channel, and the Atlanta Hawks. David Vinson's Super Rays for Trapcode Shine
Let David's work make your creativity shine. This new collection of 50 presets for Trapcode Shine has light ray effects for earth, sky, water, and fire, plus a range of everyday expression. Your text characters will Blaze, your logos will crackle with Electricity, and your titles will reach an Awakening. Use the effects immediately or customize them easily to your project.
A classically trained artist, David Vinson is currently a partner at the Emmy award-winning post facility Outpost Pictures. His freelance clients include ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, TNT, The Weather Channel, and the Atlanta Hawks.
Inspired by classic American independent films, independent film director Eric Escobar designed a collection of 20 original preset Looks. The Looks are divided into Exterior Day looks, with selections such as Ironic Sunshine, Los Angeles and Mumblefish; and Interior Day looks such as Apartment in the Valley, Actor's Friend and Cheap Drinks.
Eric Escobar is a San Francisco-based digital filmmaker whose films have screened in the US and internationally. In 2005 his short film, One Weekend A Month, won an honorable mention in short filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival.
Perfect for the holiday season, this collection features a collection of elegant and useful compositions using a mix of festive colors. Get seasonal elements like snow, stars, ice, light and ornaments. Includes Particular-based After Effects compositions featuring backgrounds, reveals, and sample type animations composed at 720p and 1080i. Mix and match to create hundreds of combinations that will save time and add value to your production, all before Santa arrives and the eggnog disappears.
Harry Frank is a motion designer whose clients include NBC, Blur Studio and Digital Kitchen, and a community leader who runs the popular motion design portal graymachine.com and the social networking site The Motion Exchange.
Great motion graphics often begin with the designer's asset library of design elements. The challenge is finding good libraries. Video Rock is focused around a retro theme that includes primitives, doodles, and wireframes. It's a terrific collection of pre-rendered design and particle elements that will finesse projects and enhance a design library.
Harry Frank is a motion designer whose clients include NBC, Blur Studio and Digital Kitchen, and a community leader who runs the popular motion design portal graymachine.com and the social networking site The Motion Exchange.
Create rich transitions or add flavor to graphic scenes. This eye-catching package reproduces various kinds of light effects and light aberrations. Most of the presets are customized light flares that can be used when compositing live-action shots. Each preset was built with in/out transitions for ultimate convenience, yet their colors, timing and placement onscreen can be easily adjusted.
Nando Costa has crafted a wide range of animations for brands such as Apple, Nike and Microsoft, and most recently designed and directed an epic multimedia music video for Modest Mouse.
Red Giant Software LLC (www.redgiantsoftware.com) offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and The Mummy 3, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
The sale runs through Sunday, April 18, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST (California). To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit the World Clock site.
"As many of you may have heard, Adobe's next versions of Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro are going 64-bit. Not only are they going 64-bit but these products will be exclusively 64-bit. Here are answers to three common questions about our plug-ins and 64-bit.
So what does this mean for my plug-ins? It means you will need all NEW plug-ins to work in the 64-bit world. We have been working in earnest with Adobe to update all of our currently shipping plug-ins to work in 64-bit mode. In fact, we have had multiple engineers and quality assurance folks rebuilding our plug-ins over the last 5 months to make them work efficiently in After Effects in 64-bit mode.
Will you need to buy an upgrade to the new version? Yes. Many of the products required extensive reworking of code because the product was originally designed when Mac OS 8 and Windows 95 ruled the world. Some of our tools go back to the mid-90s and they were never designed for 64-bit. To recoup the cost of months of engineering, we must charge something. Since this upgrade is mostly about speed (more on this below) and compatibility, we are only charging $29 to upgrade to any single 64-bit version of our plug-ins. For Trapcode and Magic Bullet Suite customers, we will have a special discount price for the whole suite.
Are there any benefits to the new versions in 64-bit mode? Yes. 64-bit applications get to take advantage of all the memory in your system. So on a Mac Pro, the 64-bit native version of After Effects can use a big chunk of the 16 GB (or more) in a system for doing longer RAM previews, better caching, and dealing with larger file sizes like 2K, 4K or even larger images. Anyone who has ever run into memory limits with large 3D comps will find a big benefit to working natively in 64-bit.
As Michael Coleman recently wrote, After Effects will also be faster in 64-bit (you can read about it here). We have found that our own tools are also benefiting from 64-bit. We ran a quick test on Peder Norrby's Trapcode Particular v2- Massive benchmark project (you can find it here) which uses most of the Trapcode plug-ins including Form, Lux, Particular and Horizon and the speed improved by about 34%. The total render time dropped by 11 minutes on the same project compared to CS4. Multiply that out by many renders or RAM previews in a day, and that adds up to significant time savings when you use a 64-bit optimized app and plug-ins.
Rest assured that Red Giant is going to be ready with many of our most popular tools soon after Adobe releases the next version of After Effects. All of our plug-ins will be 64-bit ready in Summer 2010. Welcome to the future."
San Francisco, CA, March 23, 2010 - Red Giant Software introduced today a new family of plug-in applications for Adobe Photoshop: Magic Bullet PhotoLooks and Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop. Magic Bullet PhotoLooks ($199 USD) is a groundbreaking application that lets you manipulate and experiment with light while preserving essential photographic detail. Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop 3.1 ($149 USD), created by Photoshop co-creator John Knoll provides 19 powerful flare tools for creating custom effects and includes over 100 presets and real-time previewing.
"I am not exaggerating when I say that Magic Bullet PhotoLooks will re-invent the way people think about filters in Photoshop - I have never seen anything like it. As a Photoshop user, you expect to be able to control everything...that's where Magic Bullet PhotoLooks delivers, in spades. It is definitely not just a set of presets. These powerful tools, based on how light interacts with your camera, will change the way you approach color correction," said Deke McClelland, award-winning Photoshop author, trainer, and creator of the popular online graphics community.
"Extending our products to Photoshop users was a natural move for Red Giant Software," said Sean Safreed, Co-Founder and Director of Products at Red Giant Software. "There is often a blurred line between people that do video and photography work. Our users have long demanded a version of Looks for Photoshop, and we have built Magic Bullet PhotoLooks specifically for them. We are also bringing the sales, support and engineering of Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop back in house from our publishing partner, Digital Anarchy."
About Magic Bullet PhotoLooks
Created by visual-effects expert Stu Maschwitz, the sophisticated presets and customizable tools in Magic Bullet PhotoLooks make it easy to control lighting conditions and create stylized effects for any image. Instantly take your photos from ordinary to a tropical beach or desert sunrise, or use unique tools like shutter streak or bleach bypass for edgier looks that significantly extend Photoshop capabilities. Regardless of when or where they were shot, set the right mood for portraits, candid wedding shots, and commercial or fine art photography. With Magic Bullet PhotoLooks, "golden hour" can be anytime you like. Free Trial.
Users can share Looks created in Magic Bullet PhotoLooks in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Avid projects through Magic Bullet Looks. Custom Looks created in Magic Bullet Looks are also recognized in Photoshop through Magic Bullet PhotoLooks - allowing users to work seamlessly with digital images and video.
Customers that buy now will qualify for a free upgrade of Magic Bullet PhotoLooks when the next release of Adobe Photoshop becomes available
Save time and money with over 100 stylized looks for photos
Shoot in any condition and adjust the lighting later
Create your own photographic looks quickly and easily
Tools inspired by your real-world camera experience
Ships as both a Photoshop plug-in and a stand-alone version
About Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop
Photoshop co-creator and Star Wars effects guru John Knoll developed Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop to mimic the reflections from a very bright light source as seen through a camera's lens. It's proven to be one of the most popular plug-ins for both Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Free Trial.
Customers that buy now will qualify for a free upgrade of Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop when the next release of Adobe Photoshop becomes available
Try the same presets used in movies such as Planet of the Apes, The Day After Tomorrow, the Star Trek series, and Dreamgirls
Goes far beyond the simple built-in lens flare features of Photoshop
Adds visual interest to images of all kinds
Get the look of expensive lens flares without expensive lenses
What's New in Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop 3.1
New user interface adds previews, undo, and a single editing window
50 new presets in version 3.1
Plugs into Photoshop CS3, CS4, Photoshop Elements 7.0 and 8.0
Works on 32- and 64-bit Vista and Windows 7 systems as well as Mac OSX Snow Leopard
Pricing and Availability
Magic Bullet PhotoLooks is available now for $199 USD. Current Magic Bullet Looks or Magic Bullet QuickLooks customers can buy Magic Bullet PhotoLooks for $99 USD for a limited time. Customers that buy now will qualify for a free upgrade of Magic Bullet PhotoLooks when the next release of Adobe Photoshop becomes available. Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop is available now for $149 USD. Current customers of Knoll Light Factory Pro, which runs on After Effects and Final Cut Pro, can buy Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop for $99 USD for a limited time. Customers that buy now will qualify for a free upgrade of Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop when the next release of Adobe Photoshop becomes available.
About Red Giant Software
Founded in 2002, Red Giant Software publishes and develops software tools made by industry veterans Stu Maschwitz and John Knoll. Red Giant Software's ever-expanding product line has over 30 packages that run on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid systems. The vast range of visual effects tools features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
Yes, we know the video and audio quality are not the best, but first let me tell you about how this video was made. Technology is amazing. This was streaming live from my iPhone from the Lansing Center yesterday. They had video blocked at the convention hall so I couldn't go straight from my computer. This was recorded over 3G. Knowing that, it's not too bad, eh!
Alicia from Toolfarm is demoing Magic Bullet Looks and Video Copilot's new one, Optical Flares, from our table at the show. I finally got to see the video today. Yes, that is one extreme close-up on me! I needed a monitor on the front of the phone.
We are hoping to do some more live broadcasts from future events, like NAB. Hopefully we can work the bugs out by then and have better quality. I know we will not have wifi at NAB. It costs entirely too much.
License Certificate provides a single serial number for each plugin from all 3 suites, for use on up to 99 seats.
HUGE savings with one low price of $4,999.
You must be a full time student or a faculty member to obtain academic pricing. Proof of eligibility must be sent to Toolfarm prior to making an Academic License order. Fax your creditials to Toolfarm for approval: 415-276-1904 or email them to sales@toolfarm.com. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime. We're here for you
In this Adobe After Effects walkthrough by John Dickinson/Motionworks learn how Red Giant Holomatrix was used to give grungy 3D text a dynamic sci-fi look.
Tutorial: Creating a Holographic Interface Effect with Red Giant Holomatrix
Mac Video interviews Stu Maschwitz, director, writer and visual effects artist, who you may know from his fine work on Red Giant's Magic Bullet product line. Stu co-founded The Orphanage and wrote a nice book called The DV Rebels Guide. Watch part 1 of the video interview here
Stu Maschwitz has mocked up a quick concept about running Magic Bullet Looks on the new Apple iPad on his ProLost blog. The gestural interface would be perfect for working with the color wheels in Colorista. Hmmm.... The future is bright! Check out his blog.
I actually recorded this a few days before Halloween and hadn't gotten around to finishing it so the freshness has worn off a bit. Please enjoy it anyway!
Please help us by taking this short GPU survey, designed to help Digieffects and Red Giant learn more about After Effects users GPU setup. It will take less than 5 minutes and you have the opportunity to win a copy of Digieffects FreeForm AE, Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite or Digieffects MegaSuite! Thanks for your help!
Planning on attending the San Francisco SuperMeet on Friday, February 5th?
Today (Monday, January 4th) is the last day to get Early Bird $10 pricing on SuperMeet tickets. Earlybird pricing ends Tuesday morning Jan 5, 2010 at 2:00AM PST.
After that, it goes up to $15.00, or $20 at Door. Get your tickets now!
The San Francisco SuperMeet promises to be the single largest Bay Area social gathering of digital filmmakers, content creators, Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid Gurus and users in all of 2010.
SPEND THE DAY WITH US IN SAN FRANCISCO Sign up for Free SuperWorkshops during the day by Canon, Adobe, Autodesk & Red Giant, some sessions almost filled & your choices will be narrowing soon!
WORLD FAMOUS RAFFLE Don't forget! We will be raffling away tens of thousands of dollars in prizes at the SuperMeet. Prizes include:
Canon 5D Mark II HDSLR (with 2010 Firmware Update) and 24mm-105mm F4 L IS lense ($3,499 value)
AJA KiPro ProRes Recorder ($4,495 value)
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium ($1,700 value)
Avid Media Composer 4 w/ Production Suite ($2,295 value)
AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!
Complete details and links to purchase tickets and sign up for workshops at: supermeet.com.
Thanks! Dan ---- Daniel Berube Co-Producer, SuperMeets BOSFCPUG
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Michael Park returns to us with a fantastic tutorial on creating a Christmas tree (complete with lights and star at the top) with Trapcode Particular. You'll also use Trapcode Starglow to enhance the look.
Congrats to our Red Giant Software Twitter contest winners from last Friday: Meg Hughes, Mark Thompson and Richard Williams. The plug-ins included ToonIt, Holomatrix and Red Giant Mojo. Have fun with the plug-ins and happy winter solstice!
Introducing Knoll 3D Flare (Beta), a new free set of tools that allows you to easily create Knoll Lens Flares in After Effects 3D space. This add-on for Knoll Light Factory Pro 2.5 in After Effects includes fantastic features like Edge flare-ups, color linking, Z-depth intensity, and full 3D obscuration.
Features
3D Camera Aware: Link a lens flares to a 3D Light's XYZ position.
Z-Depth: Distance of flare from camera effects flare's intensity.
Multiple Lights: Apply to every light in your comp.
World Scale: Control the amount of flare scaling relative to a light's distance from the camera
Edge Flareup: As flares near the edge of the comp they automatically brighten and flareup replicating natural lens phenomena.
Full 3D Obscuration: All 3D layers in your composition can be used to obscure the flare. As the 3D light travels behind a layer, the flare dims and goes out.
Full RGB Obscuration: As the flare passes behind one or many semi-transparent layers, it mixes the layer colors into the flare.
System Requirements: Adobe After Effects (CS3, CS4) + Knoll Light Factory Pro 2.5
Need multiple units? Save even more! You can put some Magic Bullet Looks in everyone's stocking this year.
To save 40% on Red Giant & Trapcode plug-ins on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, you must enter the coupon code in the Toolfarm checkout: secretsale40
As for the rest of the the Secret Santa month, We have several several giveaways, freebies and special sales lined up each day through December 23, 2009 and we'll be posting it on the Toolfarm homepage/news blog, Twitter and our Facebook page. Stay tuned!
Get the Look of Sci-Fi Holograms with Red Giant Holomatrix
Red Giant Holomatrix lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation. Now you can get the look of your favorite hologram effect in After Effects in just two clicks. The package includes over 30 presets that turn ordinary footage into animated sci-fi holograms, mimics bad TV reception and creates realistic looking digital signage.
30 high-quality presets Get started right away with presets that include Ghost, Bad Reception, Security Cam and more.
Save time Creates complex holographic looks and animations in seconds that would take hours to reproduce by hand
Flexibility and customization Get real control by fine-tuning over 80 properties to get just the look you want
Simplified user interface A single interface handles the complexities of sophisticated scripts and 15 effects
Highlights
Transmissions from a galaxy far, far away Recreate the holographic looks you loved in sci-fi productions like Star Wars and Star Trek, or make your keyed actors look like the Hogwarts ghosts from Harry Potter. Great for logo treatments and other motion graphic elements.
Digital Signs and Screens Get your futuristic funk on with jerky, dystopic Blade Runner-like digital signage, enhance the look of your virtual heads-up displays with different effects and behaviors, or give your perfectly clean visuals a gritty, hyper-digital feel.
Bad Reception Video isn't always pretty - kick it old school by giving your footage a "bad TV" look. With features like color noise, static, TV roll, image ghosting and color separation, you're ready to go from good to bad. Effects can be randomized, or you can keyframe the effect's on/off switches for total control.
Starts in 45 minute! You still have time to join us!
Toolfarm is proud to sponsor a free online seminar featuring Adobe After Effects CS4 and its powerful integration with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. Harry Frank will be presenting a project using Trapcode Particular and Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm will be showing the newest plug-in from Red Giant, Magic Bullet Mojo.
In this eSeminar you'll learn how:
Steve Whatley will show the deep integration between After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro delivers time-savings and a smoother workflow on every project, so you can stay focused on doing your creative work.
Particular 2 expands your creative options by offering realistic natural effects, lighting control for shaded particles, 3D camera integration, custom shapes, depth of field, and physics controls
Red Giant's Magic Bullet Mojo helps you achieve a subtle coloring effect to warm up actors' skin tones while backgrounds and shadows get a cool blue treatment - all while keeping your talent in focus.
Newest Version of mocha products Streamline Corner-Pinning Data Export Directly to Red Giant Warp
GUILDFORD, UK (November 3, 2009) - Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) today announced new software point releases of its popular planar tracking and rotoscoping software mocha and mocha for After Effects v2. Most notably with this new release, mocha v1.6 and mocha for After Effects v2 now support tracking data export directly to the Red Giant Warp After Effects plug-in.
mocha for After Effects v2 is a stand alone 2D tracking tool for the After Effects community based on Imagineer Systems' unique 2.5D Planar Tracking technology. mocha for After Effects helps solve problematic shots that traditionally challenge point based trackers, such as footage with objects moving out of frame, lack of detail, motion blur and heavy grain. This helps the artist to generate solid tracks, giving position, scale, rotation, shear and perspective matched tracks and exporting the data to After Effects in less time.
"Many of our users have been requesting a simpler workflow between Red Giant Warp's powerful dual-corner pinning tool and mocha for After Effects' superior planar tracking system," said Sean Safreed, direct of product management for Red Giant Software. "Thanks to Imagineer's work, Warp has direct access to the mocha output. We're excited that users can now use both together seamlessly."
"In the last year, After Effects artists have become reliant on mocha's planar tracker to solve the most challenging shots but are always looking for ways to improve their compositing workflow," added Ross Shain, chief marketing officer for Imagineer Systems. "Red Giant's Warp offers high quality corner pin rendering and the ability to use mocha's data with a simple dual pin interface. This solves some of the existing complexity that can arise when using AE for screen replacements. Partnering with developers like Red Giant to ensure our tools are working effectively and efficiently together ultimately yields the kind of value our customers are looking for."
Imagineer Systems Ltd innovates and markets next-generation visual effects solutions for film, video and broadcast post production markets. Imagineer Systems has made its mark on such marquis Hollywood blockbuster productions as Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter. Imagineer's desktop product line consists of monet - placement station, mokey - removal station, motor - roto station, mocha - tracking station, mocha for After Effects - planar tracker for Adobe After Effects, and mocha shape for After Effects - the new rotoscoping shape import plug in for After Effects users, mocha for Final Cut - planar tracking for Final Cut Pro users, and mocha shape for Final Cut - the new rotoscoping shape import plug in for Final Cut Pro. Imagineer Systems was founded in 2000 and its headquarters is located in Guildford, United Kingdom. For more information visit www.imagineersystems.com.
The Portland After Effects User Group is kicking things off Thursday November 12, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Pop Art, 718 SW Alder Street, Suite 300, Portland, Oregon.
First meeting Agenda:
1st Hour:
Food & drink
Build our contact list
Discover what aspects surrounding AfterEffects and motion graphics people are most interested in learning about and sharing.
Provide access to our working Portland Directory of individuals, firms , and resources surrounding the motion graphics industry.
San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2009 - Red Giant Software has teamed up with SmartSound Software to sponsor Larry Jordan's Final Cut Pro Seminars called PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy.
Working smarter with tools that work harder is a way to stay ahead of the competition. This full-day seminar with Larry Jordan will show you how. Plus, there will be plenty of giveaways, including two copies of Magic Bullet Quick Looks courtesy of Red Giant Software.
Nobody presents like Larry Jordan. Whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned pro, you'll discover dozens of tips, tricks, and techniques you can put to work immediately. ADDED BONUS: Larry has reserved the last hour of the seminar to answer your hardest technical questions. Any question, any subject - this is where to get answers.
About Red Giant Software Red Giant Software offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks v1.2: Includes a fix for Mac users with OS 10.5.7 or 10.5.8 using either a NVIDIA 7300 or a NVIDIA Quadro series card. Read FAQ.
SFMOGRAPH is just around the corner, with our next meeting happening on Thursday, October 22nd, from 6:30 pm - 9:45 pm at Adobe on Townsend in San Francisco.
October is all about inspiration, the seasons are shifting. Its getting cold out there, and you need creative energy and sweet animation to keep you warm. We will be sharing new tools, new films, and tutorials for your viewing and learning pleasure.
Colin Sebestyen & Alexander Tarrant: Will be sharing their short animated film, Catalog # FG -430-7: A Field Guide to Standard Signs in Urban. This film is part of the Twenty 120 Film festival, we will be playing selections from the 2009 Twenty 120 Festival. www.twenty120.com along with a Q&A with the two artists.
Alexander Tarrant is a director at UP Creative, Upper Playground's creative agency in San Francisco. UP Creative provides documentary and animated films, public art campaigns, event planning and branding strategy for select clients and social change.
Colin Sebestyen is a multi-discipline digital artist residing in San Francisco. He has worked as a motion graphics artist is several Bay Area shops: Gunshop, Little Red Robot & Bonfire, as well as freelancing for clients such as Apple, Venables Bell & Partners, Aesop Rock, and Upper Playground. He is currently motion graphics lead at Cobra Creative and also instructs graduate studies in motion graphics in the school of VFX / Animation at the Academy of Art University. He also engages in homebrew bike riding and Sunday park attending.
Using Blender for Motion Graphics: In this session Paolo Ciccone will demonstrate how to integrate Blender 3D in the Motion Graphics artist's workflow.
Blender is one of the most sophisticated, usable and approachable 3D modelers in the market. It's available for all major platforms, and can be used for modeling 3D elements to enhance existing footage, or to create full virtual sets. It has sophisticated animation features and fluid simulation that simply cannot be ignored. Paolo will show how Blender can be used by anybody to add real 3D elements to compositions and how to integrate Blender within After Effects.
Paolo Ciccone is a veteran of the software industry having spent almost 30 years as a software engineer. For the past 9 years, he has dedicated himself to 3D modeling and compositing. His last project is a series of training classes on Blender and After Effects slated to start later this year.
Stash Media 2009 Short film screening & giveaway: Our Brand New sponsor Shash Media and Magazine is sharing the best of short animated film selections from their 2009 DVD. We will be offering an exclusive SFMOGRAPH discount coupon for 25% off all Stash Media, and Screening incredible works from the likes of:
Shilo, The Mill, Blur, The Embassy, The Blackheart Gang, Rushes and others.
Prizes: Of course we couldn't let you go home without the opportunity to walk away with a months rent worth of goods! We have an incredible group of sponsors that make SFMOGRAPH possible, so when your in- between meetings and looking for that special tool to make your project incredibly indelible, visit www.digieffects.com, www.redgiantsoftware.com, and www.toolfarm.com. You needn't look any further.
We better see you at the next meeting. SFMOGRAPH is where all the sickest artist gather to rub elbows, but it only happens once every other month. Don't get left in the dust. RSVP, meet your peers, learns something, and maybe even make a new friend who doesn't mind that you work fifteen hour days behind a console, because they do too.
5 Days Only! Act now to save 25% on Red Giant and Trapcode Suites -- Offer Ends October 5, 2009
Already a great value, the Red Giant and Trapcode Suites are now priced even lower for a limited time! If you own any product in the Magic Bullet Suite, Trapcode Suite or Pro Keying Suite collections, you have the key to unlock the door to a complete Suite. Take this opportunity to save an additional 25% on your purchase of a complete Suite. Enter Coupon Code NL25SUITES to redeem your discount.
The sale runs through tonight, October 5, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST (California). To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit our contact page with a clock.
5 Days Only! Act now to save 25% on Red Giant and Trapcode Suites -- Offer Ends October 5, 2009
Already a great value, the Red Giant and Trapcode Suites are now priced even lower for a limited time! If you own any product in the Magic Bullet Suite, Trapcode Suite or Pro Keying Suite collections, you have the key to unlock the door to a complete Suite. Take this opportunity to save an additional 25% on your purchase of a complete Suite. Enter Coupon Code NL25SUITES to redeem your discount.
The sale runs through Monday, October 5, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST (California). To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit our contact page with a clock.
Here's the final edit of the Magic Bullet Mojo ad, done by Aharon Rabinowitz... The Look of a Modern Hollywood Blockbuster in Seconds. Doesn't it make you want to try it out? Buy it here for just $99!
Today Red Giant Software released Magic Bullet Mojo, which adds the look of a Hollywood blockbuster movie to your footage with one click, making skin tones pop while adding drama and smooth contrast to any shot. Very cool and very easy.
The Look of a Modern Hollywood Blockbuster in Seconds
With Red Giant Magic Bullet Mojo, you can have one of Hollywood's best tricks up your own sleeve. Modern blockbusters often use a subtle coloring effect to warm up actors' skin tones while backgrounds and shadows get a cool blue treatment- but the trick is to do it while keeping your talent in focus. Magic Bullet Mojo gives you this modern Hollywood look in seconds, with easy customizable controls to suit any footage.
Creative Direction for Free The tools and controls have been designed by director and technologist Stu Maschwitz for his work
Support All Hosts Works in all major editing hosts, including Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid systems
Precise Rendering Floating-point support for high-quality precision output
Fast Render Speed The plug-in has been tuned to deliver fast render times on any system- no GPU required
Unique Algorithm Maintains contrast and dynamic range while adjusting colors
Accurate Skin Tones Skin range visualizer draws a grid over colors that are identified as skin tones, making skin color adjustments easier and more accurate
Students, faculty, and all who qualify... Take an additional 25% off our entire catalog of Red Giant & Trapcode plug-ins, which are already discounted products in the Academic Store. Offer ends September 13, 2009. Enter Coupon Code NLEDU0909 during checkout.
Note: All Academic orders are not sent out automatically. Orders must be qualified prior to sending out serial numbers. Email your credentials to sales@toolfarm.com or Fax 415-276-1904 for approval.
If you have additional questions, please send an email to sales@toolfarm.com.
The sale runs through Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST (California). To find out when the sale ends, visit the our contact page and look at the current time at our headquarters.
To redeem your discount, enter Coupon Code NLEDU0909.
The votes have been tallied and the winner of the AE Tuts+ Logo Reveal Competition, sponsored by Toolfarm, is Morten Kühl Christensen and two-penguins.com. It's a gorgeous piece. Morten is the winner of these wonderful prizes!
Software: 1 x Trapcode Suite 2009 (worth $899)
Training: 1 x Class On Demand Complete Training for Trapcode Particular (worth $95)
1 x Toolfarm Trapcode 3S Training (New Release) worth $39)
1 x Trapcode Form Training with Harry J. Frank (worth $24)
Plus membership: 1 x 1 year Plus membership (worth $117)
Come on out to AENY's meeting tomorrow Thursday, July 30, 2009, 6:45p-9:00p at P.S. 41 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Visit AENY for more information.
Guests include freelance animator/artist Eric Epstein. He'll break down how he created this truly gorgeous experimental video using Trapcode particular 2 & PF Hoe 3D for camera matching.
Want to give Particular 2 a try? Download a free trial here!
Also presenting at the meeting is The Molecule, who provide all sorts of digital media. Their top shelf clients include ABC, FX, The History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and others.
Severyal companies are throwing in door prizes, including Video Copilot, Red Giant, Digieffects and yes, of course, Toolfarm!
You knew we'd have a compatibility list! The list is a bit short now with just Automatic Duck, Trapcode and Red giant, but we are going to contact our vendors to find out if more plug-ins are compatible. If you've tested plug-ins and they work, please let us know! Email Michele with the plug-in and the version # that works in FCP7 or Motion 4. Thanks!
San Francisco, CA, July 13, 2009 - Red Giant Software, publisher of the popular Magic Bullet and Trapcode plug-ins, today announced that it has shipped Trapcode Particular 2. Trapcode Particular-award-winning software commonly used by visual effects and motion graphics artists on feature films and TV commercials - generates quick-rendering 3D particles with full camera integration and natural behavior. Many editing programs offer basic particle-generation features. Trapcode Particular, a patent-pending After Effects plug-in, goes way, way beyond the basics of particle generation.
In Angels & Demons, one of the highest-grossing movies of 2009 with more than $470 million in worldwide box office to date, CIS Vancouver used Trapcode Particular to create natural media effects such as sparks and burning embers.
"We used Trapcode Particular on Angels & Demons to help create realistic 3D embers and falling ash. We were amazed at how quickly Particular could set up and render a shot, and then allow us to make changes almost in real time. The embers have to have a specific look, and also animate as they fall. The combination of custom sprites and 3D turbulence fields allowed us to create realistic acting particles that cut seamlessly with practically shot elements. Particular was able to handle the large number of embers easily and quickly, even showing live depth of field as we worked," said Mark Breakspear, Visual Effects Supervisor at CIS Vancouver.
About Angels & Demons
The team behind the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code returned for the making of Angels & Demons, based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
About Trapcode Particular
Users looking for fast renders, bouncing particles, 3D camera integration, particles that emit particles, custom shapes, air resistance, gravity and turbulence controls, and depth of field need to look no further! Trapcode Particular can also produce star fields, asteroid belts, or meteor showers. With Particular 2, users no longer need their favorite 3D modeling/animation program to create virtual 3D textures or adjust lighting as text or objects tumble in 3D space. Particular 2 lets you do it all right inside After Effects.
In this video hosted by Studio Daily, Red Giant's Sean Safreed shows you how to create a custom cartoon style and compares ToonIt's feature set to the bundled cartoon effect inside AE CS4.
If you don't have ToonIt and would like to try it out, download a free trial here. If you'd like to buy ToonIt, save 5% with Toolfarm's everyday discount!
San Francisco, CA, June 23, 2009 - Red Giant Software is proud to announce that Stu Maschwitz is now the new Creative Director for Magic Bullet products. Stu Maschwitz is the original creator of the Magic Bullet Suite of plug-ins.
"In my directing work, on projects big and small, I'm always finding ways that the filmmaking process can be made more efficient, more fun, and more accessible to all budget levels. Over the years I've enjoyed a great relationship with Red Giant Software, who have taken these ideas and turned them into tools that the world can enjoy. It's great to make that relationship official," said Stu Maschwitz.
"The Magic Bullet vision is to create software that gives any production, regardless of budget, the look of a high-end feature film. We are immensely pleased that Stu is dedicating his time and vision to enhance and grow the Magic Bullet tools in 2009 and beyond. He has already begun to work on new Magic Bullet products, and you will see many new and updated tools coming later this year," said Sean Safreed, Co-Founder and Director of Products at Red Giant Software.
About Magic Bullet In 2000, Stu Maschwitz created the Magic Bullet Suite, a set of After Effects plug-ins that allowed users to create film-like output from any video source. Prior to 2007, The Orphanage owned the intellectual property behind Magic Bullet, but the product was published and managed by Red Giant Software. Red Giant Software purchased Magic Bullet from The Orphanage in late 2006. Post-acquisition, Red Giant Software developed the Magic Bullet Colorista and Magic Bullet Looks color tools, which are among the most widely used color correction and enhancements tools on the market. Hundreds of thousands of users rely on Magic Bullet tools to enhance their productions. Consumers turn to Magic Bullet to add style to their home movies and feature film artists add a sense of place, as seen in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
About Stu Maschwitz Stu Maschwitz is a director, author, and champion of what has become known as the "DV Rebel" school of filmmaking, which suggests that high production value can be achieved at any budget level. Hailed by Shoot Magazine as one of the "Ten Commercial Directors To Watch," Maschwitz quickly gained a reputation for tackling extraordinarily complex visual challenges while injecting his signature kinetic style. An innovator in filmmaking technology, Maschwitz is the creator of the revolutionary Magic Bullet software-which gives inexpensive digital video the lush look of film.
About Red Giant SoftwareRed Giant Software offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
Tiffen Dfx for After Effects and Final Cut Pro is 30% off through today, June 22nd, 2009.
Now with over 2000 Filters & Special Effects Professionals and enthusiasts alike can now choose from a palette of more than 2,000 standard, exclusive and special effect filters that simulate Tiffen's award-winning optical equivalents. These can all be quickly and easily customized, then saved to a filter library for later use.
The votes are tallied for the Toolfarm 2009 Plug-in Awards. Thank you for your input!
Congratulations to Trapcode Particular for being the most prized plug-in for After Effects, winning by a landslide! Congratulations also to the winner of the Drobo giveaway - Dan Owen of Ensightful.
We are currently having a sale on the Red Giant Pro Keying Bundle, which includes Primatte Keyer Pro and Key Correct Pro. It's an incredible deal at 50% off because they are such great tools. Primatte Keyer is designed for designers not programmers so it is very visual. There are big buttons to click and you can drag around your mouse to select the colors you want to key out and to adjust your matte, as opposed to tweaking sliders. Key Correct includes tools like Smooth Screen, which evens out your greenscreen, making your foreground easier to key, without worsening spill. Great tools! The sale is over on June 15, next Monday.
If you missed the podcast I did for Red Giant TV last month about Primatte Keyer and Key Correct Pro, check it out here. It's not just another "here's how to use the tools" type of video, but I get deep into keying technique with tips to optimize your keying potential.
Red Giant Pro Keying Suite Half Off, Includes Key Correct Pro and Primatte Keyer
Frizzy hair? Semi-transparent glass? This bundle of Primatte Keyer Pro 4.0 and Key Correct Pro lets you tackle the toughest keying challenges with confidence and in record time. Begin by using Key Correct Pro's pre-key tools to prep your footage for keying in the powerful Primatte Keyer, then touch up your mattes in Key Correct Pro for pixel-perfect results within After Effects. Includes Key Correct Pro, and Primatte Keyer Pro.
Aside from its power, Looks relies on a well-designed custom user interface to edit and apply effects. Maschwitz's breakthrough was to redesign the Looks GUI based on common tools that are part of steps in the production and post chain. Effects can be applied to these stages and in this order: Subject, Matte, Lens, Camera and Post. Some effects, like Fill Light can only be applied to a single stage, like Subject. Others, such as Film-like Curves, may be applied to difference stages in the chain, plus can be applied to more than one stage within the same effect chain. A single "look" is made up of a series of filters chained in sequence. For example, the Mexicali preset look consists of Curves + Exposure + Lift/Gain/Gamma + Curves + Auto Shoulder.
Looks is the unofficial #1 plug-in on my Top 10 Must-Have Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects list. Do you think Looks or another plug-in is the most flexible and user-friendly plug-in out there? Let us know! We're running a Plug-ins Survey and if you fill it out, you will be entered to win a Drobo! Click Here to take survey.
Buy Magic Bullet Looks here. Toolfarm has an everyday 5% discount on pretty much all of the software in our store, so buy it at Toolfarm, mmmmkay.
Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks: Desert sunrise, Arctic tundra, nighttime urban streets: the look of your footage defines the mood. Now you can define the style of your video or film, regardless of on-set conditions, with powerful imaging tools. Choose from more than a hundred Look presets, all neatly organized into 10 categories, to help set the mood for everything from a wedding to the next Sundance original.
You also get Magic Bullet LooksBuilder, a stand-alone application that lets you pre-visualize looks on set or anywhere, using a JPEG or TIFF image. Look presets are portable and load into any of the editing hosts, so the same Looks you create on set are the ones you finish with in the editorial suite. It's no longer necessary to have an expensive finishing system. Magic Bullet Looks provides hundreds of options with one click.
Through May 2009, buy any Adobe product or Apple Final Cut Studio, including upgrades, and you can add Magic Bullet Looks for just $99! Looks normally retails for $399. Offer expires May 31, 2009. View Details.
There are several specials that are ending by April 30 (I know, can you believe April is almost over! Wow, how time flies!) Here's the list:
Red Giant and Trapcode NAB Specials - Save 30% on all products including bundles, upgrades and even academic. Ends Midnight PST April 29. That's tonight, folks!
Digieffects NAB Deals - Digieffects MegaSuite Half off and Save $100 on New Digieffects Freeform! Expires April 30, 2009.
Imagineer NAB Deals - Save 25% on all Imagineer Products Through April 30th!
Next Limit RealFlow 4: - Through April 30, 2009, upgrade your Academic version to the full standard version for 50% Off!
Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator for Photoshop - 3D Invigorator is available for an introductory price of $149 USD through April 30, 2009. It is regularly priced at $199 USD.
Save an extra 30% on Red Giant and Trapcode software, including bundles, upgrades and academic. This sale ends tomorrow, April 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST, so don't miss out! Just how many products are included? Too many to list! Check out all the available products here! Use coupon code NABRG2009 at checkout and save big!
To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit the World Clock site.
Save an extra 30% on Red Giant and Trapcode software, including bundles, upgrades and academic. This NAB sale starts tomorrow, April 20th and ends on April 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST, so don't miss out! Just how many products are included? Too many to list! Check out all the available products here! Use coupon code NABRG2009 at checkout and save big!
To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit the World Clock site.
Red Giant Software Releases Adobe Creative Suite 5 Compatible Plug-Ins 
Created by visual-effects expert Stu Maschwitz, the sophisticated presets and customizable tools in 
Get the Look of Sci-Fi Holograms with Red Giant Holomatrix
San Francisco, CA, June 23, 2009 - 
