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.
So you just bought a fast new computer and dread the process of having to transfer your licenses to your new computer. It can be a hassle, but here is a guide for a few products you may own, to help things go a bit more smoothly. If you have questions, please post a comment below.
Adobe:
If you want to uninstall your product and reinstall it on a different computer, then you must first deactivate it. In the program, click Help > Deactivate, and then follow the instructions in the wizard to deactivate the program. If you have installed a suite product, you can deactivate the entire suite by deactivating any one of the point products included in that suite.
Automatic Duck:
After installing again on the new system, you will get a new Product ID to use for a new Activation Key. DO NOT try to activate the old Product ID on the new system.
Reset your serial number on the registration server so that you will be permitted to activate again. Please reset your serial number at this web page.
Register using your email address that you used to activate and you'll be able to log in and reset your serial number.
Quit After Effects, trash your plug-in's key file, click here to find it. Now you'll need to go through the activation process again.
BorisFX:
Requires a license transfer. Send license transfer request to us with your new Unique Product ID to obtain a new permanent code. Follow your original install instructions to obtain your Unique ID.
Digieffects:
Just reinstall on the new machine. Your serial number will work on either Mac or Windows, and does not require uninstalling your previous system's version.
The Foundry:
To obtain a new license, first fill out the license transfer form. You cannot transfer any of The Foundry products to a different host system.
GenArts Sapphire:
First uninstall the plugin: On Windows: go to Start->Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs. Find 'GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins' in the list, and press the Change/Remove button. On Mac: go to the /Applications/GenArtsSapphireAE folder and double click on Uninstall Sapphire.
During the uninstall, select the option to register that uninstall via the web. As long as the uninstall is successfully registered, you should then be able to install your serial number on the new machine. The license is cross-platform so you can transfer a serial number between Windows and Mac systems in this way.
GridIron:
Requires a license deactivation. Send your old serial number and the MAC Address of the new machine to us.
First uninstall from the old machine by launching the FxFactory application and choose the "Uninstall FxFactory..." command under the Actions menu: Then install as normal on the new machine.
If you uninstall FxFactory, it will uninstall everything, including all the FxPacks.
Furthermore you can also deactivate and remove individual FxPacks. This can be done by launching the FxFactory application.
To turn FxPacks on/off simply click the checkbox to the left of each FxPack in the FxFactory Application interface.
To completely remove an FxPack simply drag it out of the FxFactory application and into the trash.
Red Giant Software:
Just reinstall on the new machine. Your serial number will work on either Mac or Windows, and does not require uninstalling your previous system's version.
Re:Vision Effects:
Request a License Transfer. Delete plug-ins from the old machine, and send an email with serial number requesting a transfer. Note: License transfer fees may apply for certain hosts.
Tiffen Dfx:
First deactvate your license on the old computer by opening the licensing Menu and clicking "Internet Deactivate". On the new computer, select "Activate Dfx" and follow the instructions.
Trapcode:
Just reinstall on the new machine. Your serial number will work on either Mac or Windows, and does not require uninstalling your previous system's version.
San Francisco, CA, April 7, 2009 - Red Giant Software (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/), publisher of the popular Magic Bullet and Trapcode plug-ins, will show four new and updated products at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV (April 20-23, 2009).
All purchases of Toonit and Particular from today will receive a free upgrade to v2 when it ships.
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 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and add sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
New Products at NAB 2009
Visit the Red Giant Software booth SL2529H at NAB in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 20-23, 2008) to see demonstrations of four new products
This set of 15 plug-ins can be in used in combination with any keyer to soften alpha channels, match foreground and background colors, fix outlines, and clean up noise
Generate perfects keys to ensure seamless compositing within Final Cut Pro, eliminating the need for extra compositing tools.
For just $99, Quick Looks is a light version of our full Looks tool (Magic Bullet Looks) with the same speed and quality, but without the editing tools
In just two clicks, users can choose from more than 100 presets from classic films, television shows, or music videos.
Red Giant TV Tuesdays
Be sure to tune in on Tuesdays to catch the next free tutorial on Red Giant's range of motion graphics, compositing and effects plug-ins
The shows feature one or more Red Giant products used in combination with the tools built into After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, and more
Host Aharon Rabinowitz shares his tried-and-true techniques for producing higher quality work in less time
Each episode also offers a corresponding product discount available for a short time after the episode airs
Red Giant Software LLC is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production
Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners
Purchase Magic Bullet Looks and get the LooksPack: Indie Film FREE. Special Offer ends Today! Red Giant Software: LooksPack: Indie Film
Independent film director, Eric Escobar offers a collection of 20 original preset Looks. Inspired by classic American independent films, they 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.
Red Giant Software: Magic Bullet Looks 1.2
Now you can define the style of your video or film with powerful imaging tools. Choose from 100+ Look presets, to help set the mood for everything from a wedding to the next Sundance original.
Come get a copy of Greenscreen Made Easy signed by yours truly at NAB. I'll be at the bookstore in the South Hall on Tuesday, April 21 from 2p-2:30p. If you miss me in that window of time, not to worry, you can find me at several locations throughout the South Hall all week and I'd be happy to sign one for you.
Toolfarm will not have a booth at NAB but instead will be helping out a few of our vendors. Here's where you can catch us.
Digieffects booth - booth SL2529D in the Plug-in Pavilion. Alicia or I will be at the Digieffects booth at various times during the entire show.
Red Giant Software - also in the Plug-in Pavilion. I'll be showing Red Giant Magic Bullet QuickLooks on Monday (4/20) from 4p-5p, Key Correct Pro on Wednesday (4/22) and Thursday (4/23) from 10a-11a. I'll also be helping Red Giant out at the Final Cut Pro SuperMeet on Tuesday night.
Boris FX - Booth SL5320 in the South Hall. I'll be showing some new features of Boris Continuum Complete 6.0 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12p-2p.
Peder Norrby will be showing Trapcode Particular v2.0 at NAB, Las Vegas. I thought this was a secret but then I saw it on Ninja Crayon today, so the cat is out of the bag!
Visit the Red Giant Software booth #SL 2529 in the Plug-in Pavilion. He'll be showing Particular 2 at the following times: Monday April 20 at 2 pm, Tuesday April 21 at 2 pm and Wednesday April 22 at 12 noon.
I'll also be demoing some goods at the Red Giant Booth. Come see me show Primatte Keyer Pro and Key Correct Pro. I'll put the schedule up in the near future.
For a limited time, buy Magic Bullet Looks and get the LooksPack: Indie Film FREE. Special Offer ends April 7th, 2009. Red Giant Software: LooksPack: Indie Film
Independent film director, Eric Escobar offers a collection of 20 original preset Looks. Inspired by classic American independent films, they 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.
Red Giant Software: Magic Bullet Looks 1.2
Now you can define the style of your video or film with powerful imaging tools. Choose from 100+ Look presets, to help set the mood for everything from a wedding to the next Sundance original.
Small Budget? Get Big Looks with the Indie Film LooksPack
Independent film director, Eric Escobar, offers a collection of 20 original preset Looks. Inspired by classic American independent films, they 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.
Features
"Color is visceral. I think of coloring as editing the hue and tone of the raw image to reveal the emotion of the frame. My goal has been to balance that emotion while minimizing process - preserving what the story needs."
"Each family of Looks helps tell a common story that you will make unique when you add it to your image. Some of these looks are complicated, some are really simple. Please use them as a jumping-off point to create your own," says Eric Escobar.
Features:
Twenty original Looks give that independent-movie look to your own footage
Looks tailored for both indoor and outdoor shots
Additional video examples and training available at Eric's blog, PrepShootPost
System Requirements
Requires Magic Bullet Looks or Magic Bullet Quick Looks for render output.
About the Publisher
Eric Escobar is a San Francisco-based digital filmmaker. His 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. In addition to making films, Eric has worked in filmmaking software development at Apple Inc., and Adobe Systems. Currently, Eric is working in a directors' collective called Kontent Films, where he directs commercials and his own original work, helps develop tools for filmmakers, and blogs extensively.
Are you going to NAB this year? Do you need a free pass to the show floor?
Yes Apple isn’t going to be there and neither is RED or Quantel … But Avid is, Adobe is, all of the other camera manufacturers are going to be there. Plus there’s a lot of other great small software developers that will be on the show floor so there’s going to be a lot to see. Plus the Final Cut Pro SuperMeet will be happening as well. You might can find a good deal on a flight if you try hard or fly Southwest and you can definitely find a good deal on a hotel. Get a pass to the show floor and get to Vegas. I looks like I’ll be there too and I am very excited. And I will not eat at any buffets this year.
To get your free pass that includes access to the exhibit floor and the opening keynote (a $150 value) go to http://nabshow.com/passport and enter this code: TP01.
If you're NAB alumni, I've also received the code DM01 for a free Alumni Exhibits passport.
I wrote an article last year or the year before called The NAB Survival Guide. I'll dig it up and repost it. I have a busy week planned once again, working between the Red Giant, Digieffects and Boris booths and even doing some book signings for my new book with Jeremy Hanke, Greenscreen Made Easy.
Eric Escobar created a nice tutorial that gives you some insight about Color Correction in Final Cut Pro. He uses Red Giant Magic Bullet Colorista. Eric says:
the one I did for FCP also includes a basic explanation of controlling color using Colorista, although the ideas apply to FCP's 3 Way Color Corrector and pretty much all primary color correction tools out there on the desktop.
Save 35% on the recently acquired and re-released former Digital Anarchy titles from Red Giant! Save even more when purchasing multiple quantities. Save 35% on the newest offerings from Red Giant Software Sale Ends today, February 20th at 11:59pm PST- Don't miss out! Use the code rg35 in the checkout.
Datamator: Animate 3D charts and graphs in After Effects: $65 (Regular Price: $99)
PlaneSpace: Arrange and animate 3D layers: $130 (Regular Price: $199)
Text Anarchy: Create a stunning array of unique text animations like in the Matrix: $130 (Regular Price: $199)
Psunami: The waterworks wonder, used to create the water in Titanic: $130 (Regular Price: $199)
ToonIt: Turn video footage into a cartoon with simple, effective controls: $260 (Regular Price: $399)
Save $383 when you buy all products above included in the DA Effects Bundle for $712 (Regular Price: $1,095)
I'm sure most of you are starting to feel the economic crunch, so we've put together a section for plug-ins that are $99 and under. These are useful plug-ins by well known plug-in developers like Red Giant, Trapcode, Digieffects, Noise Industries, Nattress and others.
If you'd like to take the plug-in for a test drive before you buy it, most of the plug-ins are available for download on our demos/trial page: http://www.toolfarm.com/demo/demo.php
Red Giant Text Anarchy now includes GridSquares and GridLines effects (formerly Digital Anarchy's Geomancy). In this tutorial John Dickinson shows you the basics of using these fantastically useful particle effects.
Red Giant Software: Episode 06: Controling Time with Sound By Aharon Rabinowitz came out a few days ago.
In this episode, Aharon continues to explore how audio can be used to control time, but he expands on that by showing you how it can be used to change the look of the footage as well.
Re-Branding of Digital Anarchy Video Plug-Ins Now Complete
San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2009 - Red Giant Software, with popular products including Magic Bullet Suite, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode Suite, today introduced Datamator, a plug-in set for creating data-driven animations for news programs and corporate videos. Red Giant Datamator (formerly Digital Anarchy Data Animator) turns charts and graphs into compelling animated masterpieces in After Effects. Datamator includes a set of eight plug-ins that make it easier for videographers to create graphs and charts directly in After Effects instead of using PowerPoint or re-creating graphics from scratch.
"We have worked hard to make Datamator a solid product that delivers fast 3D data charting in After Effects," said Sean Safreed, Co-Founder and Director of Product Management at Red Giant Software. "With this release, we have completed the re-launch of the full line of the former Digital Anarchy video plug-ins for broadcast designers. We are committed to updating and enhancing these tools with user-driven features."
Highlights
True 3D capabilities Most charting software is limited to fake 3D, but with Datamator, users have control over built-in cameras, lighting and rotation, including true After Effects Comp camera support for easier animation.
Complete Control Once the data is inside Datamator, users can easily customize every aspect of their charts and graphs. It is easy to adjust colors, typefaces, grids, legends and labels, and create alpha channels, or choose from popular presets. Datamator even has a way to check for updated data in the original file.
Updated Speed and Hosts Version 1.5 delivers a new render engine that is more than 2x times faster than the previous version. Users with four or eight core machines will see even greater speed increases. This version is specifically updated for Adobe After Effects CS4.
Combine with other Red Giant plug-ins such as Radium Glow for truly eye-popping imagery
Pricing and Availability
Red Giant Datamator supports After Effects 7.0-CS4 on Mac OS X including Intel Mac and Windows (XP and Vista). The product is available now for $99.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Quick Looks is the latest release from Red Giant software and the Magic Bullet collection. Magic Bullet Quick Looks is the light version of the full Magic Bullet Looks, the only difference is that you can't modify the presets like you can with the full Looks. You get the 100 built in presets only, and many users never modify the presets anyway. The presets are awesome. I'll have to put some before and afters up.
Reasons To Buy Magic Bullet Quick Looks
The fastest way to get classic film looks
Professional looks at a budget price
Adjust the mood to match the scene or dialogue throughout your movie
Shoot your video project color neutral, leaving flexibility to choose the best "look" in post
Add warmth to wedding videos, even when shot on cloudy days
Hosts:Adobe After Effects CS4, CS3, 7, 6.5; Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, CS3, 2.0; Apple Final Cut Pro 6; Apple Motion 3.02; Avid Xpress Pro/Media Composer 5.6+,2.6+.
Also, Toolfarm will have a table at the Final Cut Pro SuperMeet in San Francisco tomorrow, January 7, and I will be giving mini-seminars on professional keying techniques using some Red Giant plug-ins and other plug-ins. If any readers are coming, make sure you stop by and say hello. Tickets are still available here.
Red Giant Software Launches Red Giant TV with Aharon Rabinowitz
San Francisco, CA, December 8, 2008 - Red Giant Software, with popular products including Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today launched the beta version of Red Giant TV. Noted expert in the video and animation industry, Aharon Rabinowitz will host the show. Each month Aharon will offer free tips and tutorials, which will be broadcast on the Red Giant Software web site. Aharon's ability to present technical information in a dynamic, entertaining, and understandable manner has earned him the reputation as a renowned trainer and an expert in motion graphics.
Red Giant TV will help users get the most out of Red Giant Software's library of video products. Viewers will learn how to produce complex motion graphics and visual effects. The shows will feature one or more Red Giant products used in combination with the tools built-in to After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, and more. Aharon's techniques are geared to help Red Giant's users produce higher quality work in less time.
"Aharon is a very well-known trainer and animation designer. His breadth of experience will be invaluable to pros and novices alike. We hope that our current users will find his shows to be both entertaining and informative," said Andrew Little, co-founder of Red Giant Software. About Red Giant TV
In the near future, we will add podcast versions and RSS feeds to keep users up to date with the latest episodes. In addition, users can find commentary and provide feedback at the Red Room blog: http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog.
About Aharon Rabinowitz
With over a decade of industry knowledge and experience in broadcast and multimedia, Aharon has a broad view of the entire video production process. He started off as a production intern at Sesame Street, and has since served as Animation Designer, Producer, and Technical Manager for several networks and production companies, before eventually founding his own company, All Bets Are Off Productions.
Aharon has served as a Technology Commentator for National Public Radio, has trained video professionals around the world, and has taught advanced animation courses at NYC's Pratt Manhattan.
In addition, he is the host of several Creative Cow Master Series Training DVD's, co-hosted the highly acclaimed Creative Cow After Effects Podcasts, and is the co-founder of Adobe After Effects New York, the world's largest software user group.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm & Sean Safreed at the Trapcode Party, NAB 2007. Not the best photo, I know...
Studio Daily has a Q&A with Sean Safreed, co-founder, owner and manager of Red Giant Software. Sean discusses the acquisition of the Digital Anarchy video plug-ins and the future of Red Giant. Read it now!
When you order Magic Bullet Suite, you will receive a serial number that will work with multiple hosts, including Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Avid*.
*Due to technical barriers, Steady and Frames do not support Avid.
In addition to the Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles, we're offering Complete training for Trapcode Particular from Class on Demand. (DVD | Download) Learn more about the sale here.
As you've probably heard, our One Day Sale is actually a week of One Day Sales. It starts Monday, November 17 and runs through Friday, November 21. First up....
Monday, November 17, 2008 Only - 12am PST - 11:59pm PST
Primatte Keyer serial number will work in Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion 3, and Avid Xpress Pro. Key Correct Pro is After Effects only.
Red Giant Primatte Keyer
Red Giant Software Key Correct Pro
In addition to the Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles, we're offering Complete training for Trapcode Particular from Class on Demand. (DVD | Download) Learn more about the sale here.
All this week we're selling select Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles at 50% off retail prices! Each day a different bundle will be featured. During this week each promotion will last for 24 hours via the Toolfarm online store.
In addition to the Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles, we're offering Complete training for Trapcode Particular from Class on Demand. (DVD | Download)
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Toolfarm, Inc., the leading source for professional visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins, today announced a colossal Red Giant Software/Trapcode sale from November 17th to November 21st, 2008.
Toolfarm.com will feature one Red Giant/Trapcode Bundle product each day over the course of the week at 50% off the manufacturer's suggested retail price. During this week each promotion will last for 24 hours via the Toolfarm online store. Orders before or after the daily-advertised sales period will not qualify for the discount - no exceptions will be accepted.
Check Toolfarm.com each day during the week of November 17th through November 21st, 2008 to see what product is discounted that day.
About Toolfarm Inc. Founded in 1999, Toolfarm is the world's leading source for professional visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins. In the past ten years Toolfarm has served hundreds of thousands of professionals from all around the world who make a living working with digital video. Toolfarm continues to provide objective, timely information for users of Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk and Sony applications and related third-party plug-ins.
San Francisco, CA, November 10, 2008 - Red Giant Software, publisher of the popular Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode products, today introduced Red Giant Warp. Adding a perfect shadow, a realistic reflection or working with distorted video can be tough. Red Giant Warp makes it easy to generate these effects quickly.
The three powerful plug-ins in the Warp toolset give users ultimate control over shadows, reflections and corner point warps. The Shadow tool renders realistic shadows for text or subjects shot on greenscreen, while the Reflection tool creates perfect mirror-like reflections. The advanced Corner Pin tool includes features for working with warped images, importing tracking data from Mocha for After Effects, and adding secondary transforms and motion blur-everything you need to heighten realism in any scene. Priced at $199, Warp is available for purchase from http://toolfarm.stores.yahoo.net/redgiantwarp10.html.
The capabilities of Red Giant Warp go far beyond those of its application hosts. Designed with input from real-world testers, Warp includes features such as dual-warp corner pinning with full motion blur support, 3D shadows with user-definable bending effects, and powerful reflection compositing that would be complex and time-consuming to generate by hand. With Warp, users can generate these realistic effects quickly and without complex compositing tricks.
Highlights
Pin with Precision
It's tough to take video from a warped source, such as a billboard shot in perspective, and add it to another video. But the dual warping tools in Warp's Corner Pin plug-in make it easy to take any video source, warped or not, and put it into a new place with proper perspective. With advanced offset controls and direct Mocha for After Effects integration, manipulating corner pins with tracking data couldn't be easier.
Play on the Dark Side
Adding depth is easy with the Shadow tool. Three point controls let users set the shadow perspective, and fade controls to create realistic falloff. A unique bend control can warp the shadow to create the illusion of shadows falling on two planes in 3D space.
Reflect your World
Adding a simple reflection is easy in most tools, but making it look real can be a challenge. Reflection provides an easy-to-use setup control for defining a mirror reflection for any source video or image. Extensive controls let you add fade-out or blur to make your reflection look sharp or diffuse.
The three powerful plug-ins in the Warp toolset give you ultimate control over shadows, reflections and corner point warps. The Shadow tool renders realistic shadows for text or subjects shot on greenscreen, while the Reflection tool creates perfect mirror-like reflections. The advanced Corner Pin tool includes features for working with warped images, importing tracking data from Mocha for After Effects, and adding secondary transforms and motion blur, to heighten realism in any scene.
Warp works in Adobe After Effects CS4, CS3, 7; Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, CS3 (Windows only); Apple Final Cut Pro 6, 5.1.4; Apple Motion 3.02; Avid Xpress Pro/Media Composer 5.6, 5.7 / 2.6, 2.7
Adobe After Effects New York (AENY) is an association for professionals and enthusiasts using Adobe After Effects and related software to create imagery for video, film, and other media. Formed in January 2007, AENY’s goals are to foster a community of After Effects users who wish to discuss industry experiences, share ideas, get advice, and keep up with the latest AE news and technology.
The group is co-run by Jim Geduldick, Dennis Radeke and Aharon Rabinowitz. John Kerr, Support Manager from Red Giant Software will present a new product that ties into After Effects CS4. Beth Manning, Corporate Sales Manager from Red Giant Software will also be in attendance. The night will feature a variety of users showing off their amazing work. Hope you can join us on October 23, 2008 in New York. For more information and location details, visit: AE NY User Group.
After Effects and Premiere Pro CS4 Compatibility Chart
From Red Giant: "We have been testing our products against After Effects and Premiere Pro CS4. For After Effects, some products are ready to go as is, while a few products will require a minor update for installer compatibility. Most versions of our software that are compatible with Premiere Pro will need an update due to changes in Premiere Pro." For full details, view the chart.
PlaneSpace eliminates the tedious task of managing the individual layers in multi-layer effects. The Creator tools automatically create layers that form cubic, cylindrical, and spheroid shapes or complex matrices, while the six Distribute tools arrange 3D layers throughout 3D space into the shape of your choice without requiring keyframes or complicated math.
No Keyframes Necessary Unlike keyframe assistants such as The Wiggler, PlaneSpace does not need keyframes to be present in a layer. In fact, these tools weren't designed to set keyframes at all, but are designed to arrange layers in 3D space. Of course, you can still set keyframes to animate the position or orientation of your layers, to make truly sophisticated objects in 3D.
Unlimited Number of Layers The number of layers that PlaneSpace can manipulate is limited only by your computer’s processing power. PlaneSpace can even duplicate and distribute large groups of layers. 400 layers? No problem – PlaneSpace makes it possible, and easy.
Powerful Controls No matter what shape you choose for your layers, you customize settings for size, distribution, distance (how far apart the layers will be), and incremental distance. Set repeat values to save RAM by duplicating 10 layers instead of 100 individual ones.
Red Giant Effects Bundle Also Includes Magic Bullet Looks and Instant HD
San Francisco, CA, October 14, 2008 - Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today announced that Panasonic expanded its long standing bundle with Red Giant Software to include ToonIt with its powerful AG-DVX100B camcorder purchased in the United States. Customers that purchase the AG-DVX100B camcorder between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 will receive a complimentary copy of the Red Giant Effects Bundle, which includes ToonIt, Magic Bullet Looks, and Magic Bullet Instant HD. Panasonic began bundling Red Giant Software products with the AG-DVX100 line of camcorders in the summer of 2004.
About ToonIt
Red Giant ToonIt uses unique algorithms developed by Toonamation to transform images into beautiful cartoon shading and lines. Users can give video footage that sought-after cartoon look easily and quickly. The four plug-ins free users from time-consuming techniques like rotoscoping and hand painting, and give precise control over styles, shading and outlines. Now it is easy to quickly convert video into a stylized animation with great default settings.
About Magic Bullet Looks
Desert sunrise, Arctic tundra, nighttime urban streets: the look of footage defines the mood. With Magic Bullet Looks, users can define the style of their video or film, regardless of on-set conditions, with powerful imaging tools. Hundreds of presets are available to help set the mood for everything from a wedding to the next Sundance original. Magic Bullet Looks also includes the standalone Magic Bullet LooksBuilder, for pre-visualizing looks on set or anywhere. Portable presets load into any editing hosts, so the same Looks you create on set are the ones you finish with in the editorial suite: no need for an expensive finishing system.
About Magic Bullet Instant HD
Instant HD up-converts DV video into a variety of HD video formats. Users can choose from a list of preset resolutions to easily integrate DV video into a High Definition production. When scaling from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD), Instant HD's algorithms generate the missing pixels with integrated sharpening and anti-aliasing for sharp, clear results inside your favorite video application.
About the AG-DVX100B
The AG-DVX100B debuts as the industry's first DV camera-recorder to allow camera-to-camera time-code synchro and user-settable file transfer. This allows the AG-DVX100B to be used for simultaneous multi-camera recording techniques often used in video production. In addition to superior image quality, high sensitivity, 24P/30P Cinema mode and manual operation, it has the specifications needed for full-fledged professional video production. For more information on Panasonic's complete DV Cinema product line-up, visit http://www.panasonic.com/dvcinema.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Alicia and I will be holding down a booth at the Rocky Mountain VidExpo at the Denver International Airport Crown Plaza Convention Center. I was reading that this is the world's largest Crown Plaza. Woo hoo! We'll be showing plug-ins from Red Giant, Digieffects, Noise Industries, Boris FX, Trapcode and more. Come by and ask us for a demo!
Also, I'll be going over some great Third Party Plug-ins for Video more formallon on Thursday at 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Michele Yamazaki will show you some of the hottest, most useful video, including Red Giant's Magic Bullet Looks, Boris Continuum Complete, Digieffects Damage, a few from Trapcode and more. Need to create an effect or fix a problem with video? Chances are, Michele knows the right tool for the job.
Also, 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Advanced Keying for Professionals, in support of the book I finished recently with Jeremy Hanke of MicroFilmmaker Magazine, called GreenScreen Made Easy (out in April 09).
Michele will walk you through the basics and onto advanced keying techniques in Adobe After Effects using The Foundry Keylight and Red Giant Primatte Keyer Pro. Learn about pre-processing footage, making garbage masks, stacking mattes and everything you need to know about pulling a great key. She'll also show you a fantastic way to match your foreground and background footage and give several tips along the way.
Come on out for the show and meet Alicia and me. If you can't make it, we'll be posting some photos and telling you what happened at the show.
TAs the days are cooling off and the leaves are turning colors, it really is a sign that fall is here. I love Halloween so I look forward to Fall! In case you missed it, Toolfarm has joined forces with a musician named SumKid and we're hosting a video contest with Halloween themed music! This ain't Thriller!
Check out The Nobody Hole for information on how to enter. There are thousands of dollars worth of video and music prizes for the best entry. Prizes include goods from Digieffects, Red Giant, Noise Industries, CHV Plugins and limited edition music from Sum... and more. Download one of three short audio tracks and build your vision of the music. Create. Enter. Profit.
San Francisco, CA, September 2, 2008 - Red Giant Software will sponsor the IBC Final Cut Pro Users Group meeting, which takes place on September 14, 2008 from 7 pm at the "Gashouder" building in the grounds of the Culture Park Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. To celebrate the show and the first annual Final Cut Pro user group meeting in Europe, Red Giant Software is offering a 30% discount on all products purchased from the company's online store from September 10-17, 2008.
Making a guest appearance at the user meeting will be Miguel de Olaso, whose successful production company, Red Lab (www.redlab.es), is based in Spain. Miguel is DOP and a RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera wizard. He will show footage shot on a RED ONE camera and give a talk on workflow featuring Red Giant Software.
Also at the meeting will be Philip Bloom (www.philipbloom.co.uk), leading UK filmmaker with over 20 years of experience. Philip has called Magic Bullet Suite Looks "revolutionary" and has high praise for the integration with Final Cut Pro. Additionally, Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will demonstrate before and after clips to highlight the effective application of Magic Bullet Looks for setting the mood of the footage.
Exclusive IBC 2008 Show Special
Red Giant Software is offering a 30% discount off any purchases made in the company's online store from September 10-17, 2008. Customers are required to enter Coupon Code IBC30 to receive the discount during checkout.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
The photorealistic water simulation plug-in used in feature films
Used in Miramax's movie, "The Aviator," Psunami generates precise 3D geometry of an ocean surface, then produces ultra-realistic ray-traced output that looks like real water, from flat pools to raging high seas. Choose from hundreds of editable controls, and even place your camera underwater for the ultimate immersive effect. Psunami has been used in many feature films, television productions and commercials. Psunami works in After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Motion.
Powerful finishing tools for every editor in one package.
Magic Bullet Suite 2008 is a completely revamped product. Magic Bullet Suite now supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. The full suite of tools includes Magic Bullet Looks (including Misfire), Magic Bullet Frames, Magic Bullet Colorista, Magic Bullet Steady, and Instant HD for high-quality up-conversion.
John Dickinson has just uploaded a new training video for Red Giant Software Radium Glow. The video is 17 minutes(35MB Quicktime) and John explains the basic workflow for the plug-in.
This was the first time I'd used the effect and have been pretty impressed with the results; you have a lot of control over exactly how and where the glow appears on your footage. Definitely worth a look.
The tutorial shows the Adobe After Effects version but it the plug-in also works in Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion and Avid AVX2 systems. One license, all host apps on one computer!
San Francisco, CA, August 11, 2008 - Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today launched Magic Bullet Steady, a new tool to remove camera shake, jitter, and noise. Magic Bullet Steady is a plug-in for users of Final Cut Pro 6 and After Effects CS3 (Mac and Windows). The stabilizer function removes unwanted camera movement which can be distracting and disturbing to viewers.
Magic Bullet Steady offers powerful algorithms which analyze the video, detect motion, and apply one of four filtering modes. The result is a smooth, stabilized motion that preserves camera pans and other desired movements while eliminating jarring shake. A second filter removes noise and other low-light artifacts. Priced at $199, Magic Bullet Steady is available for purchase from Toolfarm and Red Giant.
Highlights
Stabilization Camera movement and tough shooting conditions can cause distracting, jerky motion; and film sprocket damage on old footage can cause gate jitter and weave. The Stabilizer feature uses a software-based 2D translation to repair this type of footage in near real-time.
Noise Reduction Too often, noise reduction means everything gets very blurry. Not so with Magic Bullet Steady. It uses spatial and temporal data to work out true image values, and customizable settings give you control over block size. Adjust the optional detail protection feature to find the right results for your desired output.
Blistering Speed Compared to the built-in stabilization features in After Effects or Final Cut Pro, Magic Bullet Steady yields great results in record time.
Faster than built-in solutions available in the host applications
Pricing and Availability
Magic Bullet Steady is available now for $199 USD and supports After Effects CS3 on Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X. The software also runs in Final Cut Pro on Mac OS X.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Toon It is the newest Red Giant release since the acquisition of Digital Anarchy's video plug-ins and it's now available with shiny new installers. ToonIt! 1.1 becomes Red Giant ToonIt and includes support for all platforms including Avid
Give video footage that sought-after cartoon look easily and quickly. Red Giant ToonIt uses unique algorithms to transform your image into beautiful cartoon shading and lines. Its four plug-ins free you from time-consuming techniques like rotoscoping and hand painting, and give precise control over styles, shading and outlines. Quickly convert video into a stylized animation with great default settings.
Sale of Video Products Allows Company to Fully Concentrate on Photoshop and Professional Photography Markets.
San Francisco, CA - August 4, 2008 - Digital Anarchy, known for its high quality creative software in both the broadcast and Photoshop markets, has announced today the sale of their full video product line to Red Giant Software. For seven years, Digital Anarchy has made a name for itself by delivering innovative software for visual effects, video editing and 2D animation in the film and television industry. Effective Monday, August 4th, the company will transfer sales and support of 12 plug-in products for host applications that include Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid systems and Autodesk systems.
This asset sale will allow Digital Anarchy to focus on their other core market, Photoshop plug-ins for photographers and digital artists. Since 2004, the company has released tools that help professional and hobbyist photographers to uniquely create a fully digital portrait studio. The company has recently focused on software that provides custom graphic effects, and plans to release new innovative products by the beginning of Q4 2008. Digital Anarchy is also considering development for related host applications like Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture.
Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy, said, "We have been a leader in the After Effects and related markets since 2001, but have decided to focus on the Photoshop and digital photography markets. We’re excited about some of the opportunities there and are looking closer at current customer needs. Developing more creative and productive technology to service the wide variety of Photoshop artists and digital photographers is an important part of our strategy moving forward. In making this decision, it was important that we find a company who would take excellent care of our current film/video customers, and we think Red Giant Software is that company."
Photoshop Products Kept; Video Products Sold.
The sale of its video products will not affect Digital Anarchy’s Photoshop customers. Digital Anarchy has retained its full Photoshop product line and will continue to provide the quality software and support that the company is known for. These Photoshop products are: Primate Chromakey, Backdrop Designer, Knoll Light Factory, and Texture Anarchy. All sales and support questions for Photoshop products should be directed towards Digital Anarchy at www.digitalanarchy.com.
Digital Anarchy has sold the following video products: 3D Assistants, Data Animator, Anarchy Toolbox, Geomancy, Psunami Water, Text Anarchy, ToonIt!, Microcosm, Color Theory, PlasmaFX, Chaos Stock and Knoll Spark Pack. Already a recognized video plug-in company, Red Giant Software has rebranded and reissued some of the Digital Anarchy products, and pulled others off the market temporarily for future re-release. All sales and support questions for video products should be directed towards Red Giant Software at www.redgiantsoftware.com. Existing Digital Anarchy customers will be fully supported for product upgrades, updates and changes.
About Digital Anarchy.
Digital Anarchy is a privately owned company in San Francisco that creates high-quality creative software for professional photographers, Photoshop artists and graphic designers. Since 2001, our tools have solved a wide range of design issues, from masking out bluescreens for commercial still photography to generating custom lighting effects. Digital Anarchy products work in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop, PS Elements, and related design applications. For more information, please see the company's website at www.digitalanarchy.com or call 415-586-8434.
About Red Giant Software.
Red Giant Software LLC (www.redgiantsoftware.com) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Six New Motion Graphics Packages Expand Product Line
San Francisco, CA, August 4, 2008 - Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory, and Trapcode, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the video plug-in portfolio of Digital Anarchy, a San Francisco-based plug-in developer. Digital Anarchy is known for its high-quality creative software for broadcast designers and 2D animators. The acquisition will add six new products to Red Giant Software's roster, which will be repackaged under Red Giant Software's own product names.
These new products make Red Giant Software a one-stop shop for plug-ins, with over 30 plug-in packages for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. Users can now turn to Red Giant to create a wide variety of effects, including particles, keying, color correction, lighting, cartoon effects, look creation, animated titles, and ultra-realistic water. Several of Digital Anarchy's former products will distributed free of charge, including PlasmaFX, Color Theory, and Microcosm Codec. These free products will be introduced later in 2008.
The six new tools include PlaneSpace (formerly 3D Assistant Lite/Pro), a 3D layer animation tool; Datamator (formerly Data Animator), which creates and animates charts and graphs in 3D space; Psunami (formerly Psunami Water), a photorealistic water and wave generator; ToonIt (formerly Toon It!), which creates cartoon-style art from video footage; and Knoll Light Factory Spark, a version of the popular lens flare generation tool especially for advanced Autodesk platforms.
Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy, said, "As I looked to exit the video plug-in business to fully concentrate on our photography/Photoshop products, I approached Red Giant Software to help ease the transition for our users. Red Giant Software is recognized in the industry for taking care of its customers with a solid record for support and marketing. It was important to find Digital Anarchy's film/video users a good new home - Red Giant Software fits that bill."
Sean Safreed, owner of Red Giant Software, said, "This is an exciting milestone for our company. We entered the plug-in market nearly six years ago, and we are now are one of the largest providers of tools to production professionals. We are dedicated to providing innovative tools for broadcasters, film designers, and independent filmmakers, and Digital Anarchy's video toolset expands our palette. We look forward to providing Digital Anarchy film/video users and future customers with the best support and on-going updates to these new tools, and we're already working on updates and compatibility enhancements."
Digital Anarchy will continue to publish plug-ins and filters for Adobe Photoshop. For more information, visit www.digitalanarchy.com. Frequently Asked Questions
About Red Giant Software Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
About Digital Anarchy Digital Anarchy is a privately owned company in San Francisco that creates high-quality creative software for professional photographers, Photoshop artists and graphic designers. Since 2001, our tools have solved a wide range of design issues, from masking out bluescreens for commercial still photography to generating custom lighting effects. Digital Anarchy products work in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop, PS Elements, and related design applications. For more information, please see the company's website at www.digitalanarchy.com or call 415-586-8434.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Dennis Radeke reviews Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks at The Genesis Project.
Wow. Without diving into the toolsets and giving you a tutorial, let me say that the final output of the clips, the control that is possible, the speed at which the plugins perform, the performance inside of Adobe applications and the quality of the interface thoroughly impressed me.
The trial version of Red Giant Software Magic Bullet Instant HD Advanced... okay, that is a REALLY long name! This new plug-in for Adobe After Effects CS3 delivers the highest possible quality conversion for SD to HD and is well-suited to prepare analog source footage and DV video clips for inclusion in HD projects. Instant HD Advanced combines de-interlacing and de-noising; advanced pan and scan; and a super-resolution algorithm for providing actual resolution enhancement. The easy-to-use preset menu helps users choose the right HD and 2K output formats.
San Francisco, CA, July 2, 2008 - Red Giant Software, publisher of Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode products, today introduced Magic Bullet Instant HD Advanced (formerly named Instant HD Pro). This new plug-in for Adobe After Effects CS3 delivers the highest possible quality conversion for SD to HD and is well-suited to prepare analog source footage and DV video clips for inclusion in HD projects. Instant HD Advanced combines de-interlacing and de-noising; advanced pan and scan; and a super-resolution algorithm for providing actual resolution enhancement. The easy-to-use preset menu helps users choose the right HD and 2K output formats.
Highlights
Powerful Motion Analysis Instant HD Advanced uses sophisticated multi-vector motion analysis to derive accurate and sharp output frames from interlaced material. In addition, motion vectors drive the super-resolution and de-noising tools to maximize quality.
Resolution Squared Super-resolution is a technique for deriving and improving resolution from multiple frames of video. This method compares each pixel over successive frames, determining true edges in order to deliver sharper details and super-crisp results. Other scalers, including Instant HD and After Effects' built-in scaler, only process one frame at a time.
Multi-Core Support Instant HD Advanced's elaborate image processing would have meant minutes-per-frame render times just a short while ago, but thanks to multi-core optimizations on Intel-based platforms, this tool can render in just over a second per frame on the fastest machines. Now the highest quality conversion is possible on normal desktop machines - no expensive conversion hardware required.
Instant HD Advanced offers much higher quality than Instant HD or the scaler in After Effects thanks to the super resolution features in Advanced. The built-in deinterlacing and denoising controls greatly improve the quality of any interlaced material. Users that need faster scaling get the Instant HD plug-in for After Effects and other hosts as part of Instant HD Advanced package.
Red Giant Software LLC (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Alicia VanHeulen of Toolfarm interviews Bryan Paperiski on shooting, editing and finishing a short film in 24 hours for a festival.
We'll be following Bryan, Alicia and others as they finish post on the piece using Red Giant and Digieffects plugins, among others, in After Effects. Check it out!
Toolfarm has begun a total site redesign/overhaul and we would love to have your opinions and feedback. The survey should only take about 10 minutes to fill out and if you give us your email address, you'll be entered to win Red Giant Radium Glow!
Try out the brand new Red Giant Software Radium Glow! This is an unlockable demo, so if you try it and like it, and would like to purchase a serial number, you can use the trial version.
Radium Glow runs in a variety of host applications. Each purchase and serial number allows the owner to use the product on more than one host application, but only on a single computer at any one time. Except where noted, the features are the same in all systems and host applications.
Adobe After Effects CS3, 7 Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Apple Final Cut Pro 6, 5.1.4 Apple Motion 3.02 Avid Xpress Pro/Media Composer 5.6, 5.7 / 2.6, 2.7
Digieffects Simulate: Illuma is also an unlockable trial version and works with: Adobe After Effects 7, CS3 Final Cut Pro FCP 5.1 and higher Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0+ Autodesk Combustion 4
Red Giant Software, publisher of Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today added a new motion graphics tool to its growing line of professional digital video products. Red Giant Radium Glow is used to add optical glows and glitter to projects easily.
Unlike most glow filters that just blur the source video, Radium Glow provides pinpoint control over the glow, with editable shapes that can generate precise outlines or create glimmering points. The advanced edge controls, built-in masking, and output controls in Radium Glow let you mimic real light behavior. The three plug-ins can be used to add neon-shaped glows to text, or be combined with Trapcode Particular or other plug-ins to create dazzling sparkle and shimmer effects. Radium Glow supports numerous host applications for the low price of $99 USD.
Highlights:
Radium's intelligent area selection system makes the image glow where the source is the brightest. Bright parts of the subject glow larger, much like the result of widening a real camera's iris. This yields natural-looking halos and sparkle that cannot be replicated with other glow effects.
Radium Glow offers three different glow plug-ins. The set includes advanced masking and intensity controls, Glow Lite for simple controls to apply a glow quickly, and Glow Edge for applying glows only around the edges of objects. Four quality levels and full 32-bit floating-point rendering let users find the right tradeoff between speed and detail.
Unlike other glow plug-ins, Radium Glow uses shapes to generate a glow. Simple circles and star shapes are included, along with a library of 10 other shapes to enable sophisticated glow effects. Glow can even use any source image as a shape, giving users powerful creative control.
Pricing and Availability:
Red Giant Radium Glow is available now for $99 USD and supports After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid AVX systems.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (http://redgiantsoftware.com/) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
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!
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!
Get the Look of Sci-Fi Holograms with Red Giant Holomatrix
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.
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.
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.
Oliver Peters has a really good blog post on RED One and Magic Bullet Looks.
Marcus Geduld reviews Red Giant Warp 1.0 over at Layers Magazine and gives it an incredible 5 star rating!
San Francisco, CA, April 7, 2009 - Red Giant Software (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/), publisher of the popular Magic Bullet and Trapcode plug-ins, will show four new and updated products at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV (April 20-23, 2009).
Peder Norrby will be showing Trapcode Particular v2.0 at NAB, Las Vegas. I thought this was a secret but then I saw it on Ninja Crayon today, so the cat is out of the bag!
Eric Escobar created a nice tutorial that gives you some insight about Color Correction in Final Cut Pro. He uses Red Giant Magic Bullet Colorista. Eric says: 
Starting tomorrow, save on the recently acquired and re-released former Digital Anarchy titles!
Red Giant Text Anarchy now includes GridSquares and GridLines effects (formerly Digital Anarchy's Geomancy). In this tutorial John Dickinson shows you the basics of using these fantastically useful particle effects. 
San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2009 - Red Giant Software, with popular products including Magic Bullet Suite, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode Suite, today introduced Datamator, a plug-in set for creating data-driven animations for news programs and corporate videos. Red Giant Datamator (formerly Digital Anarchy Data Animator) turns charts and graphs into compelling animated masterpieces in After Effects. Datamator includes a set of eight plug-ins that make it easier for videographers to create graphs and charts directly in After Effects instead of using PowerPoint or re-creating graphics from scratch. 
Aharon Rabinowitz has posted an article about his Super Tight Junk Mattes tutorial and kindly gives me and the book I've written with Jeremy Hanke a shout out, 
Red Giant Software Launches Red Giant TV with Aharon Rabinowitz
All this week we're selling select Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles at 50% off retail prices! Each day a different bundle will be featured. During this week each promotion will last for 24 hours via the Toolfarm online store.
As the days are cooling off and the leaves are turning colors, it really is a sign that fall is here. I love Halloween so I look forward to Fall! In case you missed it, Toolfarm has joined forces with a musician named SumKid and we're hosting a video contest with Halloween themed music! This ain't Thriller!
Save 30% During IBC! Don't miss out, sale ends tonight at midnight PST. Get a 30% discount on Red Giant and Trapcode full versions and bundles of full versions or a 30% discount on Digieffects full versions and bundles of full versions. 30% Discount is applied to already discounted Toolfarm Price! Sale excludes upgrades, crossgrades and academic.
Save 30% During IBC! Get a 30% discount on all Red Giant and Trapcode full versions and bundles of full versions through Sept 17, 2008! Sale excludes upgrades, crossgrades and academic.
Powerful finishing tools for every editor in one package.
John Dickinson has just uploaded a new training video for Red Giant Software Radium Glow. The video is 17 minutes(35MB Quicktime) and John explains the basic workflow for the plug-in.
San Francisco, CA, August 11, 2008 - Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today launched Magic Bullet Steady, a new tool to remove camera shake, jitter, and noise. Magic Bullet Steady is a plug-in for users of Final Cut Pro 6 and After Effects CS3 (Mac and Windows). The stabilizer function removes unwanted camera movement which can be distracting and disturbing to viewers. 
Give video footage that sought-after cartoon look easily and quickly. Red Giant ToonIt uses unique algorithms to transform your image into beautiful cartoon shading and lines. Its four plug-ins free you from time-consuming techniques like rotoscoping and hand painting, and give precise control over styles, shading and outlines. Quickly convert video into a stylized animation with great default settings.
Sale of Video Products Allows Company to Fully Concentrate on Photoshop and Professional Photography Markets.
The trial version of Red Giant Software Magic Bullet Instant HD Advanced... okay, that is a REALLY long name! This new plug-in for Adobe After Effects CS3 delivers the highest possible quality conversion for SD to HD and is well-suited to prepare analog source footage and DV video clips for inclusion in HD projects. Instant HD Advanced combines de-interlacing and de-noising; advanced pan and scan; and a super-resolution algorithm for providing actual resolution enhancement. The easy-to-use preset menu helps users choose the right HD and 2K output formats.
Alicia VanHeulen of Toolfarm interviews Bryan Paperiski on shooting, editing and finishing a short film in 24 hours for a festival. 
Toolfarm has begun a total site redesign/overhaul and we would love to have your opinions and feedback. The survey should only take about 10 minutes to fill out and if you give us your email address, you'll be entered to win Red Giant Radium Glow!
Red Giant Software, publisher of Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today added a new motion graphics tool to its growing line of professional digital video products. Red Giant Radium Glow is used to add optical glows and glitter to projects easily.
After that, Juan Martinez and Andrew Shipsides talked about Sony's EX Cameras.
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.
