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Tutorial: Stupid Raisins Side Pop - Animated Sidebars Tutorial
Learn how to use the new Side Pop from Stupid Raisins to create animated sidebars in FCPX that make your text, info or logo stand out!
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Tutorial Tuesday: Animating Cartoon Characters in Adobe Software
Today we’re going to share some tutorials and resources for making your cartoon characters come to life with Adobe Software including After Effects, Adobe Character Animator, and Adobe Illustrator.
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New: Re:Vision Effects RE:Lens for Nuke and Fusion is Now Available
RE:Vision Effects has just released RE:Lens for Nuke and Fusion Studio. Fisheye, super-wide angle, spherical and 360 panorama processing and stabilization made easy!
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Tutorial: Substance Designer: Working with the New Curve Node
The Curve Node is a new addition to Substance Designer 6. This tutorial shows you how to use the Curve Node for image processing as well as to generate a profile for height maps.
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Maya Monday: Learning to Model in Maya
Modeling is the most fun part of working in 3D, for me, anyway. Check out this fantastic 2 part tutorial about creating a low-poly lighthouse and it is a wonderful introduction to the Modeling Toolkit in Maya. If you’re just learning Maya, definitely check this one out!
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News: Best VFX Oscar Goes to MPC and Weta Digital, The Jungle Book
The VFX teams of MPC and Weta Digital have won the Best Visual Effects Award of the 89th Academy Awards for their work on “The Jungle Book.”
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Sale Ending: iZotope Vocal Bundle Sale - 40% Off - Sale Ends February 28, 2017
Back by popular demand, the iZotope Vocal Bundle is 40% Off! The Vocal Bundle includes VocalSynth, the Nectar 2 Production Suite, and the FREE VocalSynth Ethereal Preset Pack. But hurry, this offer disappears tomorrow, February 28, 2017.
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Update: Autodesk Maya 2017 Update 3 - Adds New Features, Fixes and more
As of Maya 2017, Autodesk is replacing Service Packs and Extensions with regular software updates to provide you with new features, regular fixes, and revised documentation.
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News: No Hollywood Ending for the Visual-Effects Industry
I’m a big fan of Freakonomics and the most recent episode is about one of the big issues in the visual effects industry - money.
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Update: Avid Pro Tools 12.7.1 - Bug fixes
Avid had updated Pro Tools to version 12.7.1 that brings a slew of bug fixes that add stability.
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Ends Tonight! Insydium X-Particles 3 - Over $100 Off - Toolfarm Exclusive!
Don’t miss your chance to save an additional $100 on our already low price for X-Particles for Cinema 4D when you use the coupon code XPARTICLES. This offer is only available at Toolfarm and it ends Saturday, February 25, 2017.
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New: Stupid Raisins Side Pop is now available
Display text and info in your video in an interesting way using animated sidebars with Side Pop for Final Cut Pro X from Stupid Raisins. Part of the FXFactory family of products.
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Freebie: 3D: Mayang’s Free Texture Library
This texture library has over 4350 high resolution textures, up to 18 megapixel and are free to download.
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Freebie Friday: Audio Extravaganza, Part 5: Plug-ins
We’ve been doing a themed series on Toolfarm of freebies, covering different topics in audio. Here are a few free plug-ins.
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Sale Ending: AutoDesSys form•Z - Anniversary Special - 25% Off - Ends Today!
Today is the last day to save 25% on all new form•Z pro, form•Z jr and RenderZone plugin licenses during AutoDesSys’ Anniversary sale. The discount applies to additional seats for current users as well as new customers. Hurry, sale ends Friday February 24, 2017.
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New: Blackmagic Design Studio Cameras, New Lower Pricing, No-Battery Options
Blackmagic Design has lowered the price of Studio Cameras with new, lower-cost no-battery options.
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Review: Autodesk Maya 2017
The industry leading 3D application, Maya, just got better. Ricky Grove (gToon) reviews the recently released Maya 2017 and finds it to be a super update to an already fantastic program. This review focuses on 4 main areas: rendering, motion graphics, graphic interface (GUI) and the new Time Editor.
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Inspiration: Natural Attraction Short Film and VFX Breakdown
This is a gorgeous short film project by Marc Zimmermann/Epic Scapes in which he used Cinema 4D and X-Particles. Marc has received an unbelievable number of awards for Natural Attraction. See it here plus the breakdown of his work.
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Review: Maxon Cinema 4D Studio Release 18
Brady Betzel takes a look at Cinema 4D Studio R18, specifically the new Voronoi Fracture, Thin Film Shader and the Push Apart Effector.
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News/Event: Toolfarm Sponsors Design Week Portland April 21 - 29
Design Week Portland in Portland, Oregon, is a week-long, citywide series of programs exploring the process, craft, and practice of design across all disciplines. Toolfarm is proud to sponsor this exciting event.
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Midweek Motivations: Autodesk Games Customer Reel 2017
Check out some great work from the Autodesk games customer reel! This will be shown at GDC 2017
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News: Upcoming Changes to BCC Upgrades - Upgrade Now for Best Pricing
Important Notice for Boris Continuum Complete Customers on Legacy Versions. Now is the time to upgrade before legacy renewal pricing takes effect on May 1, 2017!
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Tutorial: Create Nike Flyweave Using X-Particles in Cinema 4D
Right now we have a great 3-day sale happening on X-Particles so we thought it would be a great time to give you a tutorial. This one was new yesterday and comes from Greyscalegorilla.
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News: Boris & GenArts Sapphire Call for Entries - 2017 Customer Reel
Boris FX loves seeing how their users get creative with Boris Continuum and GenArts Sapphire. Help make this year’s Boris/Genarts Customer Reel our best one yet!
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New: Boris Continuum Complete v10 Units Now Available
Created with the freelance artist and editor in mind, Boris Continuum Complete Units are a low cost solution for artists who may only need a segment of the tools in the full BCC bundle. Pick & Choose Your Favorite Filter Category!
