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Getting Started with Radium Glow Video Tutorial

8/19/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
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!

Free trial of Radium Glow | Buy Radium Glow | Radium Glow in Toolfarm's Plug-in Finder

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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New Tutorial: Using the Lighttracer Effect in Digieffects Simulate: Illuma

8/18/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
simulate illumaA quick overview on how to use the Lighttracer effect in the Digieffects Simulate: Illuma Plug-in package. Use Lightracer to enhance light sources, particularly in dark settings. Watch the Tutorial.

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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The Joy of Interlacing

8/12/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Watch this fantastic video about interlacing, something every video artist and editor should know thoroughly, as boring as it may be.


The Joy of Interlacing from Videopia on Vimeo.

Via Create Digital Motion

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Live Webinar: Media 100; New Media 100 Video Tutorial

8/12/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Join Media 100 for a live webinar, Media 100 Version 12.7 Overview for Media 100 i Users, on one of the following dates...

  • Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Noon EDT
  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Noon EDT (in German)
  • Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Noon EDT
  • Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Noon EDT

Space is Limited! Register Now!

New Video Tutorial: Deferred HDV Acquire

Media 100 Version 12.7 provides support for acquiring from HDV devices with Mac systems previously unable to keep up with HDV acquire, such as MacBook Pros and G5 desktops. Watch it now!

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Creating Picture-in-Picture in Premiere Pro

8/08/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Dennis Radeke shows you how to make a Picture-in-Picture effect in Premiere Pro in the latest episode of Adobe TV's Adobe Beginner Classes.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Tutorial: Simulate: Illuma LightTracer

8/07/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
simulate illumaTim Kolb walks you through how to use the LightTracer filter in the newest Digieffects Simulate: Illuma plug-in. The tutorial is actually a fabulous walk through of what the plug-in can do.

If you have questions about any Digieffects products, ask at the Digieffects Forum

Try | Buy

Learn more about Simulate: Illuma in our Plug-in Finder

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New Tutorial: Using the Luminus Effect in Digieffects Simulate: Illuma

8/04/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
simulate illumaA quick overview on how to use the Luminus effect in the Digieffects Simulate: Illuma Plug-in package. Luminus is a fast, smooth and easy to use highlight bloom. Watch the Tutorial.

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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Podcast: Create Animated Video Backgrounds with Boris Continuum Complete

7/30/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Save money on pre-made video backgrounds! Quickly design and animate your own unique video backgrounds by combining Boris Continuum Complete 5's Prism filter with your favorite Apple Final Cut Pro Generator.

Watch the Podcast!

Don't have Boris Continuum Complete? Download a free 14-day trial for After Effects and compatible, FxPlug (Final Cut Pro and Motion) or Avid. Buy Continuum Complete here in multiple flavors.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Tutorial: Compositing Green screen footage

7/29/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
This tutorial provides an overview, pointers, and step by step compositing instructions for a simple special effects composite that yields a very realistic result by using a simple shooting technique and a very easy green screen setup. The composite was done in Final Cut Pro using VKey2f by Oak Street Software, Inc. Download a free FxPlug demo of vKey2 here.

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Media 100 Free Tutorials, Webinar, Demo

7/16/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Free Media 100 Video Tutorials and Training on YouTube

Check out the new Media 100 YouTube channel!

Currently-available videos include:

  • Media 100 Suite Video Tour
  • Multi Channel Audio Input and Track Re-Mapping

Want to be notified automatically when there's something new on the Media 100 YouTube Channel? Subscribe!

Live Webinar: Conform SD to HD in Media 100 Version 12.7
Join Media 100 for a live webinar on one of the following dates...

  • Thursday, July 17th at 1:00pm EST
  • Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:00pm EST
  • Wednesday, July 30th at 1:00pm EST

Space is Limited! Register Now!

Download a trial version of Media 100 Version 12.7

The latest update of Media 100 came out last week, which includes Sony XDCAM support, deferred HDV Acquire, Leopard 10.5.3 support and Quicktime 7.5 support.

Download Trial Version | Release Notes

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Buy Media 100

Media 100 Suite is available for an MSRP of $1,495 USD. In addition, Media 100 Suite is now included with the Boris Box Set. The Boris Box Set gives customers the complete collection of Boris and Media 100 technology for just $1,995 USD!

The Boris Box Set for Mac includes:

  • Media 100 Suite: Broadcast Quality Mac OS X Video Editing
  • RED 4.3: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
  • Continuum Complete 5 AE: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe CS3
  • Continuum Complete 5 FxPlug: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Apple
  • Final Effects Complete 5 AE: 100+ Native Filters for Adobe CS3
  • Final Effects Complete 5 FxPlug: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Apple
  • Final Effects Complete 5 AVX: 100+ Native Filters for Avid
  • Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects

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Tutorial: Vegas, Importing into After Effects

6/25/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
sony vegas tutorialHere's an interesting tutorial from the Creating Digital Motion site on how to export a Vegas timeline into After Effects for finishing.

"Peter and I have been having a serious love-in with Sony's Vegas Video editing software this year. I'm a long-time Premiere user, but it hasn't been getting a look in since I realized just how much faster it is for me to edit video with Vegas. I've had my eyes opened to the flow. Vegas lets you make edits, rearrange, delete, fade, and layer clips without interrupting playback."

Read all about it!

Intrigued about Vegas's unique, on-the-fly workflow?
Learn more and purchase Sony Vegas here.

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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New Imagineer mocha tutorial

6/24/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Check out this free video tutorial for Imagineer mocha, a fantastic point tracker. (Buy mocha here.)

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New Tutorial: Create Subtitles with Boris RED 4.3

6/13/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
boris red subtitlesThose who like making subtitles raise your hand! Adding subtitles to your project may prove daunting, time-consuming, and error-prone. However, subtitle work is much easier if you have a copy of Boris RED 4.3 in your toolbox. RED is a very capable text creation tool that provides a rich environment for static lower-thirds - the common way of treating subtitles. But how do you make hundreds of lower-thirds without going mad? Follow the easy steps in this tutorial to generate any number of subtitles automatically...

Read the Tutorial

Don't own RED? Download a Free 14-day Trial Version

Purchase Boris RED

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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Tutorial: Light-Painting with Boris RED

6/02/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
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Did you know that your video editing software includes a powerful paint system capable of creating colored glowing light strokes? But only if you run Boris RED or Avid FX as a plug-in. In this week's tutorial, we show you how to "draw with light" over any background video using Boris RED as a plug-in to your NLE...

Read the Tutorial

Don't own RED? Download a Free 14-day Trial Version

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Free Training Video Series: Adobe Premiere Pro with Boris Plug-ins Part II: PixelChooser

5/28/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
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Check out this new training video to learn more about the unique Boris PixelChooser feature.

Stay tuned for part III, which will cover Transitions.

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Mocha AE Tutorial

5/16/2008 Permalink 0 Comments

mochaRoss Shain, Vice President, Sales & Product Specialist at Imagineer Systems, walks you through how to use mocha AE, a state-of-the-art planar tracker, with Adobe After Effects.

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Tutorial: Create a Credit Roll with Boris Plug-ins

4/29/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
What is the oldest text animation effect in film history? You guessed right: the credit roll. Traditionally, a long page of text is rolled from the bottom of the screen revealing line after line. In the early days of cinematography, a paper print was physically rolled before the film camera to produce this effect. Hence the name: Credit Roll.

A complete set of tools for creating credit rolls is included with Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, and Boris Blue. The same functionality is available in Boris Calligraphy which is bundled with Apple Final Cut Pro and Apple Final Cut Express and Boris Title Toolkit which is available for Adobe After Effects.

Learn How to Create a Credit Roll with Boris Plug-ins

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Getting Started with Magic Bullet Frames Tutorial

4/07/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
John Dickinson of Motionworks has put together this 17 minute Red Giant Magic Bullet Frames video tutorial.

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Tutorial: Create Glow Effects Using the Boris Glow Filters

2/26/2008 Permalink 0 Comments

There are several Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) filters that were designed to produce the glow effect that is very popular for sports broadcast and commercial spots. In this new tutorial, we will use BCC 5 AE in Adobe After Effects CS3 to give you an overview of the BCC Glow, BCC Colorize Glow, and BCC Glow Alpha Edges filters. These same filters are available for Avid and Apple Final Cut Pro editors with a similar workflow using BCC 5 AVX and BCC 5 FxPlug. In addition, the glow filters are included with RED 4.2, Boris FX 9.2, and Graffiti 5.2.

Read the tutorial

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Basic 3D layers, lights and Cameras

2/21/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
Steve Whatley's After Effects Cookbook blog has a movie that shows you some 3D Layers, lights and cameras in After Effects. They also talk about the Adobe/Maxon Power Integration Tour. The video is being put up in small chunks.

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Tutorial: Create a Title Paint-On Effect With Boris RED 4.2

1/02/2008 Permalink 0 Comments
One of the more interesting text animation techniques is a paint-on effect where brush strokes reveal a title on the screen. To create this effect we will use Boris RED 4.2 for its comprehensive paint features...

London Taxi - Boris Red tutorial

Read the tutorial: Create a Title Paint-On Effect With Boris RED 4.2

While we're talking about Boris Red, I should mention that v4.2 came out not too long ago. Try a demo today!

Learn more about Boris Red in our Plug-in Finder

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New LME Tutorials

12/28/2007 Permalink 0 Comments

lme logoLME has created new tutorials to accompany their handy and extensible preset collections.

The PDF tutorials explain how to use the presets, how to review and find the presets (because there are a TON of them), adjusting the settings of the presets to suit your needs and how to replace the content with your own.

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Toolfarm Tutorial: Installing After Effects CS3 Plug-ins on Windows Vista

11/08/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
windows vista and after effects cs3 pluginsThere has been some questions and confusion about how exactly to install plug-ins for After Effects CS3 on Windows Vista. If you put the plug-ins in the right place, plug-ins can also be used with Premiere Pro CS3... that is, if the plug-ins are Premiere Pro CS3 compatible.

If you're a Vista user and have something to add to the tutorial, please email me at michele [at] toolfarm.com.

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Tutorial: Getting Started with the 3D Camera and Layers- 2

11/05/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
cameraI've recently uploaded the tutorial Getting Started with the 3D Camera and Layers- 2. It's for After Effects 7.0 and higher. I go into a little more detail about camera blur and depth of field, as well as other ideas for bringing life to still images. If you haven't viewed the first tutorial, you can find it here.

If you have any questions about the projects and the technique, please post to Toolfarm's Expert Forums and I'll do my best to help.

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Tutorial: From Business Card to Extruded Logo with Boris RED 4.1

11/01/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
Boris REDIn this new tutorial, Boris FX shows you how to create a 3D extruded logo animation - using a corporate logo scanned from a business card! To tackle this tough job, they turn to Boris RED 4.1's powerful Vector Trace tool.

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Happy Dia de los Muertos Tutorial

10/31/2007 Permalink 1 Comments
puppetI've been working on this tutorial for a week but stuff keeps coming at me - email problems, quick sales (speaking of which, the Wondertouch sale expires in an hour!) but I've finally gotten it done.

I show you how to make a skeleton dance with the Puppet Tool in AE CS3. It's fun stuff and you'll be surprised at how easy it is.

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New Free Trapcode Tutorial from John Dickinson

10/29/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
trapcodeJohn Dickinson shows you how to use Trapcode Starglow and Shine in Final Cut Pro. He shows you some tricks about managing presets in Final Cut Pro.

Learn more about Trapcode Starglow and Trapcode Shine in our Plug-in Finder. These are multi-installer plug-ins meaning that you get the AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, Motion and Avid installers and your serial number works in all of them. How cool is that!

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Maxon Cinema 4D Pumpkin by Ko Maruyama

10/29/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
cinema 4d pumpkinKo has updated a cool old tutorial about how to make a pumpkin in C4D... both the modeling and texturing. View the tutorial.

Hey, did you hear that Maxon Cinema 4D r10.5 came out a couple of weeks ago? It's a great upgrade.

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Toolfarm Tutorial: Getting Started with the 3D Camera and Layers

10/23/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
cameraAlicia VanHeulen, the newest Toolfarm employee, has produced her first tutorial with us Getting Started with the 3D Camera and Layers. It's for After Effects 7.0 and higher. She explains, "In this tutorial, I'll explore how to arrange the layers and add a simple camera move to your composition. In the next tutorial I'll go into more detail about camera motion, adding depth of field, and other ideas to add life to static images."

The photography is beautiful and from her recent trip to Sedona, Arizona. If you have any questions about the project and the technique, please post to Toolfarm's Expert Forums and Alicia can help.

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Create a Green Screen Effect with the Boris Chroma Key Filter

10/09/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
Boris KeyFrom Boris FX:

In this week's tutorial, we illustrate how to create a green screen effect using the BCC Chroma Key filter. BCC Chroma Key is used for compositing camera footage shot using a blue, green, or orange screen as a backdrop over a new background video or a still image from a separate file. BCC Chroma Key and other keying and matte filters are included as part of Boris FX 9.1, Boris RED 4.1, and Boris Continuum Complete 5.

Pull a perfect key in minutes!

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Digital Anarchy ToonIt! Video Tutorial

10/09/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
toonitFrom the Digital Anarchy Newsletter:

ToonIt does a great job of creating a cartoon look from video, but it's also capable of other types of 'painterly' and non-photorealistic looks. In this tutorial, we take a look out how to create some of those looks, by adjusting the ToonIt settings and applying other After Effects' filters before and after ToonIt.

This creates a pretty cool range of interesting effects. Check out the video tutorial and let us know what you think. Or... better yet, submit some of your own receipes for getting more than advertised out of ToonIt!

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Simulate a Videoconference Open in Final Cut Studio 2 with FxFactory Pro

10/07/2007 Permalink 0 Comments
fxfactory proStudioDaily has a new tutorial, Simulate a Videoconference Open in Final Cut Studio 2 with FxFactory Pro. In this tutorial, they explain how to simulate the opening of a videoconference by customizing a preset found in FxFactory Pro, a terrific plu